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A trio of college football bowl games were the most-watched sporting events of December 26.
The first NFL game on Peacock averaged a reasonably decent audience.
The NFL dominated in the ratings on Christmas Day, while the NBA took a considerable hit from the competition.
With Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday, the NFL was especially dominant on a day otherwise light on live sports.
As it usually does, the NFL topped the sports ratings charts for Saturday, December 23.
College football's Gasparilla Bowl topped the sports ratings charts for Friday, December 22. The Georgia Tech-UCF Gasparilla Bowl was the...
Stronger NFL competition and fewer ABC games combined to sack NBA Christmas viewership for a loss.
As big as Christmas Day has been for the NFL, it was Christmas Eve that delivered the largest audience of...
The NFL's increased push onto Christmas Day continues to pay off in the ratings.

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