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 scored a total of 65 million viewers for its Christmas Day NFL games between the Ravens-Texans and the Chiefs-Steelers

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.

The most magical time of the year is here and the NFL is giving us the gift of a Christmas Day Beyoncé performance. Here’s a guide on how to watch the festivities.

Beyoncé's performance will take place during the second of Netflix’s two Christmas Day games, when the Houston Texans host the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium at 4:30 p.m. EST. The games will be broadcast live on Netflix. However, that isn't the only place to watch.

Beyonce’s show-stopping inaugural performance of songs from ‘Cowboy Carter’ drew more viewers for Netflix than the Chiefs vs. the Steelers and the Ravens vs. the Texans

Netflix’s inaugural NFL Christmas Gameday presentation of Chiefs vs. Steelers and Ravens vs. Texans averaged more than 24 million viewers for each gridiron match-up. Ravens-Texans averaged 24.3 million viewers,

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 paid $150 million to air two NFL games exclusively on the streaming platform on Christmas Day and it yielded record-breaking viewing figures.