CBS has unveiled a new score bug for the 2025 NFL season, and fans seem to like it a lot better than that of the network’s biggest competitor.
The reviews for CBS’ new score bug were largely positive. Most people feel that the new graphic is clean and easy to read. Some fans were bothered by the score bug taking up more of the viewing area than the old one, which was a bit more horizontal.
Many viewers compared the new CBS score bug to the one that FOX debuted during Super Bowl LIX earlier this year. That graphic was wildly unpopular, but FOX decided to only make a minor tweak to it for the 2025 season. The small change was met with just as much criticism.
Fans on Sunday declared CBS the clear winner in the new score bug department.
cbs saw the fox scorebug and thought "…what if we just added a background to the whole thing?" and it's much better pic.twitter.com/1ker5zrrlj
— matt (@matt_mondays) September 7, 2025
The new CBS score bug just looks like the finished version of the FOX score bug. pic.twitter.com/ZlmN9B4QDi
— sportswithben (@sportswithben1) September 7, 2025
New CBS scorebug. Very nice. Not hard, Fox pic.twitter.com/TYtwZoSQ4U
— Jarrett Bailey (@JBaileyNFL) September 7, 2025
CBS scorebug >>>>>> FOX scorebug pic.twitter.com/xOyVX5ICeB
— BetMGM 🦁 (@BetMGM) September 7, 2025
Digging the new CBS scorebug. Colorful. Simple. Easy to read. pic.twitter.com/YxmtXmXkH6
— Kurtis Seaboldt 🎤 (@KSeaboldt) September 7, 2025
The main gripe with the FOX score bug is that there is no solid background, so the numbers, words and logos can be difficult to read depending on which natural background they are laid over during the game. CBS does not have that issue with their new graphic.
Fans typically are not receptive to changes when it comes to on-screen graphics, but CBS seems to have done a better job than FOX.
Here is a look at all of the current score bugs for NFL games on streaming services and TV networks:
With CBS debuting a new bug today, here is a look at every current NFL national TV scorebug: pic.twitter.com/YEOcgX7QLK
— Sports TV News & Updates (@TVSportsUpdates) September 7, 2025
