Pre-launch › Hype acceleration · 21 Mar 2026 · T−11
NBC airs The Super Mario Bros. Movie in prime time
NBC broadcast the 2023 film on Saturday 21 March at 8 p.m., eleven days before the sequel opened. NBCUniversal had done the same with Wicked before Wicked For Good.
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- 21 Mar 2026 · T−11
- Phase
- Pre-launch › Hype acceleration
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- TV & content integration
- Markets
- United States
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- Studio-led
- Partners
- NBC
- Channels
- TV
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- NBC to Air Nintendo and Illumination's 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'NBCUniversal · 04 Mar 2026 · nbcuniversal.com · PrimaryVerifies: NBC broadcast of the 2023 film on 21 March at 8 p.m.
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