Christmas battle between NFL and NBA

NBA's Christmas Day slate averaged 5.25 million viewers according to final Nielsen ratings
The NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate averaged about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, in final ratings released by the league and Nielsen on Monday. All of the Yuletide games — San Antonio at New York in Victor Wembanyama’s holiday debut,
The NBA reclaimed its Christmas Day throne from the NFL
There was one good thing to come out of the subpar Wednesday football we got on Christmas. Lamar Jackson cemented his status as the best rushing QB ever. The Ravens quarterback broke Michael Vick’s all-time rushing record for quarterbacks (6,109) after his 87-yard rushing performance against the Texans.
‘Christmas Is Our Day’: NBA Delivers Emphatic Statement Versus NFL
Recently, the National Football League decided to go head-to-head with the National Basketball Association on Christmas Day. It's become a sports turf war of sorts.
LeBron James trolled for saying Christmas belongs to NBA after NFL viewership is revealed
LeBron James declared Christmas "our day," but the NFL had nearly 20 million more viewers than the NBA throughout the holiday this week.
NFL Christmas game viewership on Netflix blows past NBA in latest reminder of football’s dominance
The NBA’s lineup saw an 84 percent rise over 2023. The NFL’s Christmas numbers decreased from last season, but not at the rate that usually happens when something goes from broadcast to streaming.
LeBron brags about NBA’s Christmas Day ratings, gets slam dunked by reality
LeBron James boasted about the NBA's Christmas Day ratings but the league was slam dunked by the NFL's two games on Netflix.
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NBA Christmas games: Getting to watch these players is a true gift
Christmas brings out the NBA stars. From Dolph Schayes to Bill Russell to Oscar Robertson to Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant to LeBron James to Kevin Durant to Steph Curry, the biggest names and ...
NBA delivers most-watched Christmas Day in 5 years
NEW YORK – The NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, averaging 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S ...
Final NBA viewership numbers for Christmas Day games slightly better than originally thought
The final viewership numbers are in for the NBA’s five games on Christmas Day and they were even better than first thought, ...
Ranking NBA's five Christmas Day matchups from can't watch to can't miss
The NBA on Christmas is a tradition that goes back to 1947, the league's second season. In fact, since 1947, there has only ...
Kevin Durant after Suns’ Christmas win: NBA here to stay but ‘in a rough patch’
Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the ...
NBA Claws Back From Ratings Struggles With Record-Breaking Christmas Slate
Is it a Christmas miracle? Despite the ongoing conversation around the NBA's viewership decline, the league delivered its ...
NBA highlights on Christmas: 76ers, Timberwolves, Knicks, Lakers, Suns win
Five NBA games were sprinkled throughout Christmas Day, starting with Spurs-Knicks and ending with Nuggets-Suns. Check out all the highlights here.