meanwhile:
In 2023, Christmas fell on a Monday, so the NFL played a tripleheader as opposed to the NBA's usual five games. Football edged out basketball, averaging 28.5 million viewers compared to 2.88 million for basketball. In fact, he had more than twice as many viewers in all five NBA games, with the Raiders/Chiefs drawing his 29.2 million viewers. Combined. In the NBA, there was a game between the Lakers and Celtics that drew 5 million people, but the lowest number in the NFL that day was 27.2 million for the Ravens vs. Niners. The Eagles vs. Giants game drew 29 million viewers.
This is where the NFL comes into play again. I knew they were going to do this, right? They looked at the success in 2023 and said, “Look, we can win any time, any time zone.'' Even if that day falls on a Wednesday, a holiday traditionally not played, unless it falls on a Sunday. or Monday time slot.
Part of me thinks Wednesday's NFL is blasphemous and Tuesday's game will be a slippery slope as well, which means where does it stop? Do we play every day? But then I think:Well, I want to watch the NFL for Christmas.“I'd rather see the Colts and Texans than the Mavericks and Suns. I think some fans think Christmas belongs to the NBA and the NFL should respect that, but it's a much bigger part of “The number of fans who watch the NFL at any time, at any time, at any game, without the slightest care. The NFL is a big dog and we live in a world where they own every time slot they can fill. I hear people saying “there's too much soccer”, but that's not reflected in the ratings.
