CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

There’s a reason why even streamers like Netflix now want a piece of the live sports action. It’s what rules our viewing habits, as witnessed by Variety‘s annual list of the year’s 100 most-watched primetime telecasts.

A full 75 out of those 100 slots went to sports (up from 56 last year), thanks to 45 NFL games (the same as last year), 19 Paris Summer Olympics installments and both the NBA Finals (four out of five games) and a big World Series.

The World Series didn’t make the list last year, but in 2024 it was back with all five games — thanks to the major market Los Angeles Dodgers/New York Yankees matchup.

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The 11 most-watched telecasts of 2024 were NFL games, with the Super Bowl in the No. 1 spot with 121 million viewers.

The Presidential Debate came in at No. 12 with 20,257,000 viewers, followed by the 96th Oscars at No. 13 with 20,215,000 viewers.https://t.co/vMXhTA0oWc

— Variety (@Variety) December 27, 2024