Here’s what you need to know about Puppy Bowl 2022
Super Bowl Sunday's ultimate counter-programming will be back for another year of cuteness
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For 17 years, Animal Planet has offered what just may be the only successful counter-programming that the Super Bowl has ever had to endure with the annual Puppy Bowl. The Puppy Bowl is a glorified cute animal YouTube video meant to promote animal adoption and raise awareness of… cute animals.
Whether you don’t care about the teams in the Super Bowl or if you’re morally opposed to such a violent and dangerous sport, the Puppy Bowl is generally the best way to spend a few hours watching television on Super Bowl Sunday without having to see any actual football or check out whatever’s happening on the other networks. If you do want to watch the Super Bowl, though, here’s how to do that.
When is Puppy Bowl 2022?
Puppy Bowl XVIII is happening on Sunday, February 13 at 2 p.m. ET. There will be a pre-game show an hour before that where—as the official website describes it—“fan-favorite PUPPY BOWL sportscasters Rodt Weiler, Sheena Inu, James Hound, and field reporters Mini Pinscher and Greta Dane provide the inside scoop on this year’s Puppy Bowl Draft ahead of the big game.” (Hopefully you like dog puns, because there are more coming.)
Where can I watch the Puppy Bowl?
The Puppy Bowl will air on regular TV on Animal Planet, and it will be available to stream on Discovery+ at the same time.
Will any famous people be at the Puppy Bowl?
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg will be both hosting and serving as coaches for Puppy Bowl XVIII. Stewart will be working with Team Ruff, the dogs in orange, and Snoop Dogg will be working with Team Fluff, the dogs in blue. In a statement, Snoop Dogg said he’s honored to co-host “the only sporting event on the planet guaranteed to raise the ‘woof.’”
Regular Puppy Bowl “Ruff-eree” Dan Schachner will also be there to call “the puppy penalties, ruff stumbles and tumbles, and awesome touchdowns.” Steve Levy and Taylor Rooks will provide play-by-play coverage as the puppies run back and forth on the little field.
Will there be a Kitty Half-Time Show?
Yes, thankfully. The theme this year is apparently “purr-fect beach party,” with the official site saying that, “at this ocean-side getaway, audiences will experience the beach-tastic party with these felines having some fun in the sun and learning about their heartwarming adoption stories.” If you’d like to see humans at halftime instead, here’s what’s up with the Super Bowl Halftime show.
What else do I need to know about the Puppy Bowl?
You can meet the players at this link, which would be silly if this weren’t all about getting these dogs adopted, but it’s still a little silly. (The kitties will also be up for adoption, if you’re in the market for a cat.) Also, if you like your feel-good animal entertainment to come with some meaningless JPEGs that have a negative impact on the environment, there are now Puppy Bowl NFTs available with “a portion of the proceeds from all the sales” going to Orange Twins Rescue, an animal rescue organization co-founded by Ariana Grande.
And if you’re looking for something to eat, Lifehacker has a round-up of Super Bowl-related deals on food. You don’t have to tell anyone you’ll actually be watching the Puppy Bowl.
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Here’s what you need to know about Puppy Bowl:It’s cute. It’s also stupid.
I feel all cute is stupid.
Or at least cruel. On an ad, when some little kid falls down and starts crying, the response shouldn’t be, “Aw, how cute.” The response should be, “Go comfort that kid!”
Only if the kid is cute, though.
Also, as it’s been going on for 17 years, all those puppies from 2005 are now dead. You’re welcome.
Well that’s not surprising, is it?
Also, it runs on a loop all day.
So does Witchi Tai To. In my head. All day.
It’s sad that the losing team gets put down, but hey I don’t write the rules.
Squiggles has had a really strong season with the Cincinnatti Floofs, but we shouldn’t underestimate Beanbags, the fast-rising cuddleback of the LA Goodest Boys. If I were a betting man I’d put all my treats on adorableness being the big winner this year.
My barber’s puppy is in this! This is the closest I’ve come to having a stake in the Super Bowl!
So what you are saying is, you’ve got a dog in this fight?
I thought they were all orphans!
I guess one orphan has their Daddy Warbucks!
Hm she just got it, so maybe it was adoptable when the Bowl was filmed, but has since been adopted?
A lot of times, by the time the Puppy Bowl airs, most of the puppies have been adopted already.
Snoop Dogg said he’s honored to co-host “the only sporting event on the planet guaranteed to raise the ‘woof.’”
Torn between “Snoop Dogg NEVER said that” and “Yeah that checks out for Grandpa Snoop in 2022.”
The Super Bowl is a better game, usually, but at least the Puppy Bowl offers both teams an equal number of overtime possessions.
They actually play for most of the game unlike The Superbowl where alot of the times the players just stand around.
And unlike the Super Bowl, it’s accepted when the players shit on the field.
I love how half assed this whole thing always is. There website currently is screwed up so that you can look at pics of all the players but the name never changes. Unless they are all named Moby and are French bulldogs
I’m rooting for whoever is playing for the Detroit Mange.
Shame the Utah Heartworms didn’t make it to the final round.
I thought for sure this article was reporting on some perceived cultural insensitivity or other heinous outrage committed by one of the participants. That’s just the way the AV Club has conditioned me, I guess.
I kind of miss Discovery Channel’s Fish Bowl.
Also, it’s pre-taped, so don’t bet on it.