NBA, NFL and Christmas

At least 65 million tune in for Christmas Day NFL games on Netflix, while NBA holiday ratings also skyrocket
LeBron James and the NBA will have to make room for the NFL on Christmas. That shouldn’t be a problem. Both leagues were winners on Wednesday.
‘Christmas Is Our Day’: NBA Delivers Emphatic Statement Versus NFL
Recently, the National Football League decided to go head-to-head with the National Basketball Association on Christmas Day. It's become a sports turf war of sorts.
NFL Christmas game viewership on Netflix blows past NBA in latest reminder of football’s dominance
The NBA’s lineup saw an 84 percent rise over 2023. The NFL’s Christmas numbers decreased from last season, but not at the rate that usually happens when something goes from broadcast to streaming.
NFL, Netflix set ratings record in battle with NBA on Christmas Day
The battle for Christmas is on between the NFL and the NBA after both leagues released viewership numbers for the Christmas Day slate of games on Thursday.
Sorry, LeBron: Christmas Day now belongs to the NFL, not the NBA
The NFL's U.S. viewership numbers on Netflix for two games dwarfed the NBA's number of viewers for its five-contest holiday slate.
Netflix averages more than 30 million viewers globally for its NFL Christmas Day doubleheader
Netflix's first NFL Christmas Day doubleheader ended up being successful globally. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 31.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 30 million worldwide,
Netflix Boasts Impressive Audiences For Christmas Day NFL Games; 27M Viewers Tune In For Beyoncé
D: As expected, Netflix boasted quite an impressive audience for its two Christmas Day NFL matchups. The Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans games, the first-ever NFL games on the streamer, put up an unduplicated audience of nearly 65 million U.
Netflix breaks Christmas Day viewing record with NFL games after $150m gamble
Netflix paid $150 million to air two NFL games exclusively on the streaming platform on Christmas Day and it yielded record-breaking viewing figures.
Netflix sets new Christmas Day record as $150M NFL experiment justified despite criticism
Netflix registered its most-watched Christmas Day ever after splashing $150 million on the exclusive rights to two NFL games on December 25 this year
LeBron James trolled for saying Christmas belongs to NBA after NFL viewership is revealed
LeBron James declared Christmas "our day," but the NFL had nearly 20 million more viewers than the NBA throughout the holiday ...
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The NBA reclaimed its Christmas Day throne from the NFL
The NFL has gone out of its way to ensure it has some Christmas Day programming through the years despite it ...
LeBron James says Christmas Day belongs to NBA, not NFL. Here's what TV ratings show
The NBA has long dominated Christmas, just as Thanksgiving has become synonymous with football, but viewers got the best of ...
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Jerry Jones, NFL plotting on NBA's turf, Christmas games just the beginning
The Cowboys owner hopes Christmas Day games stay for the NFL, and other pursuits are showing gloves are off with holiday ...
Takeaways from Netflix’s NFL Christmas ratings door-buster: The streaming giant could be here to stay
Netflix’s NFL debut broke the record for a U.S. streaming audience for an NFL game, as an average of more than 24 million ...
LeBron James takes shot at NFL over scheduling turf war: 'Christmas is our day'
The NBA can really only respond by putting out a good product. The Christmas teams obliged for the most part this year, with ...
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NFL Who? LeBron James Stamping Christmas As The NBA’s Day Launches Debate On Social Media
Amid the NFL-NBA debate, James spoke to the media after the game and made it clear which sports league owns Christmas.