The NFL had a big hit with its Nickelodeon broadcast. MLB should try this.

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty ImagesSunday’s NFL broadcast of the Bears/Saints playoff game on Nickelodeon, designed to attract kids to football, had an unexpected side effect:

The 60+ demo that I have forced to watch the Nickelodeon version of Saints-Bears with me is preferring it to CBS version. Did not expect that reaction

— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) January 10, 2021 That’s something, indeed. The broadcast included the “Slime Zone” for touchdowns:

And fun graphics inserted on highlights:

... and elsewhere:

While the result of the game wasn’t what Bears fans wanted, everyone seemed to enjoy the youthful announcers and irreverent approach:

Penalties were explained by Young Sheldon (again, never…