Wait, what ? People are expected to spend Christmas Day watching NFL & NBA marathons ??

[eppur_se_muova]

In most of my extended family, any attempt at such would lead to household mutiny.

[Joe Cool]

1. What?

People have to spend Christmas doing (or not doing) things your family does (or doesn’t)?

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Who said that ? Exactly No One, that's who. nt

[Joe Cool]

3. You definitely implied it.

Gee, I suddenly decided not going to watch any NFL or NBA games since your family doesn’t.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-christmas-ratings-viewership-chart/
Plenty of people watch NFL and NBA games on Christmas.

[eppur_se_muova]

16. Ummm, no. Reading comprehension lessons should be next on your schedule. nt

[Joe Cool]

4. Plenty of people watch Christmas Day games.

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2022/12/nfl-nba-christmas-ratings-predictions/

[at140]

11. I will warch both NFL games today! nt

[Joe Cool]

13. There are three today.

1, 4:30, and 8:20pm EST.

[at140]

23. May be all 3 are not televised in Jacksonville FL but I will be looking...

Merry Chirstmas all good people posting and lurking here.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Christmas NBA Games...

...have been scheduled since the league began 75 years ago.
It's generally been the highest ratings day for the NBA regular season for a few decades.
If it weren't popular, they would have quit doing it.
Somebody's watching, mutiny free.

[Joe Cool]

6. Those games need to stop.

Since ONE family doesn’t watch or attend the games on Christmas.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. You're So Strict!

Do we tell the NFL no more games if Christmas falls on a Sunday?

Good one, Joe! Merry Christmas.

[Joe Cool]

9. Christmas falls next on a Sunday in 2033.

The NFL has time to think about whether it’s worth to have games on Christmas in eleven years because one extended family doesn’t watch sports on Christmas.

Merry NFL and NBA Marathon Day!

[Docreed2003]

8. Might as well cancel all those Thanksgiving football games too

🤣🤣

[Joe Cool]

10. Before the NFL cancels those games

They need to check with one extended family.

[at140]

24. You can pray while watching the games?

Double good!

[Iggo]

12. That's their hope, yes.

[Model35mech]

32. And, I was so sure their hope was us watching ADs all day

whether or not they we shown during sporting events.

[JCMach1]

14. How else are you supposed to fall asleep in front of the TV?

Sheesh, 🙄

[Joe Cool]

15. With the Broncos and Rams playing

a lot of people will be falling asleep.

[JCMach1]

33. You are correct,.sir... Hope Romo has some dad jokes lined up

[Diamond_Dog]

17. Years ago

When we would visit my husband’s family you would get tossed out in the snow if you interfered with their sports watching on a holiday. If there was a really “big” game on, his aunt had to serve the meal at half time.

[FakeNoose]

18. Not everyone is Christian, not everyone celebrates Christmas

And even those who are and do, may not be living near their extended families in order to celebrate.

Many of us live far away from the people and places where we grew up. Some of us must work (or volunteer or serve) on the Christmas weekend while others get to relax and celebrate.

Long story short, we aren't living inside a Christmas movie, as much as the Hallmark channel would like us to think so.

When the networks show these types of sports specials, they know they'll capture at least some Americans' attention. I don't have a problem with it.

[onenote]

19. Giving your post the most favorable reading

You seem to be upset that in some (not necessarily all) families everyone is "expected" to spend Christmas Day watching certain sports events. To which my reaction is “so what”?

In some families everyone is “expected” to spend the day watching Its A Wonderful Life, Christmas Story, Live Actually etc. in some families everyone is expected to go to church. And in some families no one is “expected” to do one thing or another.

So what?

And if I may ask— what, if anything, are members of your family expected to do on Christmas Day?

[Elessar Zappa]

20. We're gonna watch the NBA games as a family.

My family of three loves basketball.

[MagickMuffin]

21. No one is forcing anyone to watch nfl or nba games. Use Your Freedom of Choice

It’s not that hard!

[TheProle]

30. Obligatory

[WhiskeyGrinder]

22. Wait, what? People spend time together in a variety of ways when they get together, sometimes in

ways other families wouldn't? Amazing.

[Yavin4]

25. It's either watch games or argue over politics.

Gimme watching sports over trying to combat Fox News talking points about the border.

[Marcus IM]

26. My in laws binge watch all the Die Hard movies.

After disassembling and reassembling their new Armalite AR-15s.

Nothing says Xmas like Bruce Willis murder sprees and warm ARs.

Needless to say, I don't spend Christmas with them.

[USALiberal]

27. Lol, lighten up!

[Torchlight]

29. ok lol nt

[GoCubsGo]

28. Thank goodness for PBS Create.

They're running a marathon, too. But, it's all episodes of their travel and cooking shows, with a Christmas/holidays theme.

And, to be honest, if there was an NHL or other hockey marathon on, I would be watching. That won't happen because the NHL schedules no games the 24th-26th.

[Mysterian]

31. Yes, it's the law

You must watch football and basketball on the telescreen or Big Brother's agents will pay you a visit.