NFL vs NBA TV Ratings: Who had the highest viewership on Christmas Day 2023?
This past week was a great example of how the NFL still dominates Sports television. Despite Christmas Day falling on a Monday, the NFL offered viewers a tripleheader that went up against the NBA , with three exciting matchups broadcasted nationally. CBS aired the Chiefs-Raiders, followed by Giants-Eagles on Fox, and finally the thrilling Ravens-49ers Game on ABC. It was rare to see ABC broadcasting a standalone NFL Game like the old days of Monday Night Football . The NFL ratings Since 2016, the NFL has started putting emphasis on scheduling games on Christmas Day, a day usually reserved for NBA games. Before 2016, they had played only 15 Christmas Day regular season games, but since then, they have played 13 games. The first NFL Christmas Day regular season game was played in 1989. In contrast, the NBA has played games on Christmas Day every year since 1947, the year the League was born. NFL Ratings: The #Raiders-#Chiefs Christmas Day game on CBS Sports & Nickelodeon had ...