The NBA has long dominated Christmas, just as Thanksgiving has become synonymous with football, but viewers got the best of both worlds on Wednesday with a NFL doubleheader and five NBA games.

The two NFL games streamed Christmas Day on Netflix received about 24 million viewers each, the company said. The streaming platform showcased the Kansas City Chiefs versus Pittsburgh Steelers ...

By Hank Sanders The Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens notched big Christmas Day victories on their way to the playoffs, and the Netflix streams of those games reaped record ratings.

Dec. 27 (UPI) --Netflix's Christmas football games scored record-breaking viewership. According to the streamer, over 24 million people tuned in for both the 1 p.m. match-up between the Kansas ...

with an average audience of more than 24 million people in the U.S. watching each of the two Christmas Day games, according to preliminary Nielsen data. The Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the ...

About 65 million combined viewers watched a pair of NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day to set streaming records. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers scored an ...

Global numbers for the Netflix Christmas games weren’t immediately available. The audience is expected to grow to about 30 million a game when final U.S. numbers and international audiences are ...

Streamer says 65 million U.S. viewers sampled some portion of Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans game telecast; subscribers in more than 200 countries also tune in As it turns out, more than just ...

The NFL's Christmas numbers decreased from last season, but not at the rate that usually happens when something goes from broadcast to streaming. Last year’s three games averaged 28.68 million ...

The NBA's annual Christmas showcase also grows substantially, with all five games up year to year. By Rick Porter Television Writer The first NFL games on Netflix brought in big audiences for the ...

Kamari Lassiter #4 of the Houston Texans tackles Derrick Henry #22 of the Baltimore Ravens (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) Netflix’s Christmas NFL games — and Beyoncé’s halftime show ...

Knowing this, the NBA strategically decided early on to schedule games on Christmas Day that showcase the league's top teams and best players in an effort to captivate television audiences.