Beyoncé was the star performer during the Netflix Christmas Gameday Live broadcast—and she shared the spotlight with her 12-year-old daughter.
The two games had more than 24 million viewers on average in the United States, Netflix said. Viewership peaked when Beyoncé performed.
While the NFL halftime show performance landed to critical acclaim, some people were offended by a hand gesture. During the performance of 'Texas Hold 'Em', when singing the word 'bang', Beyoncé made a gun gesture with her hand. The same move has left NFL players facing hefty fines.
Netflix’s second major foray into live sports broadcasting comes one month after users complained of glitches and delays during its stream of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight.
Beyoncé will return to her hometown in Houston to perform live at the Ravens-Texans game, one of Netflix's first live streamed NFL games
Beyoncé's halftime livestream during the Ravens-Texans game will be on Netflix in the U.S. for up to three hours after the end of the NFL game.
Netflix scored a total of 65 million viewers for its Christmas Day NFL games between the Ravens-Texans and the Chiefs-Steelers
Beyonce’s show-stopping inaugural performance of songs from ‘Cowboy Carter’ drew more viewers for Netflix than the Chiefs vs. the Steelers and the Ravens vs. the Texans
Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd in a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.
There are some online just hating on Beyoncé's Christmas Halftime performance and Ms. Tina Knowles is not having it. Hitting Instagram, Ms. Knowles let off a clip.
During her iconic Christmas Day halftime show on Netflix, Beyoncé gifted fans the live debuts of several songs from her latest couple of albums, including nine from Cowboy Carter. She performed during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
Beyoncé advertised her historic Netflix Christmas gig with a streaming gag that gives viewers the impression the preview hit a buffering error.