Netflix’s Christmas NFL game drew more than 64 million viewers.

Netflix said there was a large audience for the live NFL game on Christmas Day, with Nielsen ratings designating it as the “most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history.” The Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers had 24.1 million average minutes of viewers (AMA), while the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens had 24.3 million AMAs, for a total of nearly 65 million viewers.

Netflix struggled with the 60 million households that watched the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last month, but its system is still struggling after two NFL games and Mariah Carey’s performance. and Beyoncé managed to hold out for most of the star-studded performance.

The NBA, which has traditionally broadcast basketball around the holidays without competition from the NFL, said that despite the competitive Netflix broadcast, the schedule “recorded its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, averaging 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S. “He said. ” All five games saw year-over-year increases, with viewership up 84% overall compared to 2023.

On Wednesday, the NFL gave a sneak peek at its viewership numbers, saying the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers was already the second most popular live title on Netflix, with a third of Netflix viewers watching the game at the time.