Key Takeaways Netflix said it set a streaming record with its Christmas Day broadcasts of two National Football League (NFL) games. The streaming giant said the two games had an average of 24 million viewers,

NFL's first Netflix Christmas game shatter streaming records with 65 million viewers, featuring Chiefs vs Steelers, Ravens vs Texans, and a Beyoncé p

In the NBA, the Christmas lineup averaged 5.25 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a big increase from the all-time low of 2.85 million in 2023. ABC simulcast all five games this year, whereas the broadcaster only carried two a year ago due in part to its Monday Night Football obligation.