OAN Staff James Myers
2:24 PM – Friday, December 27, 2024
The NFL's two Christmas Day games broke records on Netflix as the most streamed games in NFL history, with more than 24 million people watching each game on the streaming platform. Axios.
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According to , the first game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers drew 24.1 million viewers. Nielsen. Additionally, a Netflix spokesperson said: Axios Roughly a third of the streaming service's global concurrent audience tuned in to the game at some point. As a result, the Chiefs-Steelers game became Netflix's most-watched syndication in the past four years.
The next game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million viewers. Back in 2001, the Texans-Ravens game was the most-watched Christmas game for the popular 18-34 demographic. Additionally, when Beyoncé performed during the halftime show, the game's viewership hit an all-time high of 27 million viewers.
Both Christmas Day games drew more viewers than the streamed 2023 AFC Wild Card matchup between the Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. NBC's Peacock. All told, both NFL Christmas Day games drew nearly 65 million people, including the pregame show and Beyoncé's halftime performance. Associated Press Reported.
Meanwhile, the NBA has been scheduling games on Christmas Day for decades, and while viewership was up on Wednesdays, the numbers didn't even come close to the NFL. NBA broadcast the game ABC and ESPNthe average viewership for the five games on Christmas Day was about 5 million people. Additionally, viewership for this year's Christmas Day NBA game increased by 84% compared to last year.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers even said during Wednesday night's win over the Golden State Warriors, “I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day.”
Hans Schroder, vice president of NFL media, responded to James' comments by saying, “The numbers speak for themselves, LeBron can have his own opinion, and this brings more people to it. I am confident that it will be.”
“But, you know, we're focused on the NFL and we're excited about how Christmas on Netflix turned out this year and we're excited to continue to build on that in the years to come.” Schroeder added.
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