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.

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

Beyoncé delivered a high-energy halftime show performance for Netflix’s first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday. The music superstar performed during the second of the two matches, the Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans.

Beyoncé performed a medley of hits from her record-breaking "Cowboy Carter" album during Netflix's first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show on Wednesday. The big picture: Guests at the show in Houston,

Instead, Beyoncé was joined by backup dancers—including daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who got a shoutout in the lyrics to one of her songs—and a marching band, plus Post Malone and Shaboozey. That was during the live part of the performance because there was also a pre-recorded intro set in the stadium tunnels,

Beyoncé's Christmas Day halftime show is now streaming as its own standalone special on Netflix for anyone who might have missed it

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.

Fans were surprised this week by Beyoncé’s performance during the NFL holiday program on Netflix.

Beyoncé's revolutionary NFL Christmas halftime show draws 65 million viewers smashing records and outshining the game while debuting Cowboy Carter.