at least when it comes to viewership and attendance numbers, was a massive success. The league and ESPN announced on Tuesday that the NFL Draft was the second most-watched draft in history.

This year's draft also had the second most-watched Day 2 on record with 7.5 million viewers, a 48% increase from 2024. The viewership rise in Days 2 and 3 could be linked to the drama with Colorado ...

The first round Thursday of the NFL draft averaged 13.6 million viewers across television and digital platforms, according to the league and Nielsen. It was the second-most watched first round on ...

Coverage of Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday averaged 7.5 million viewers — the second most-watched Day 2 on record and up 48 percent versus 2024. Advertisement The 2020 NFL Draft holds the current ...

NFL Draft in Green Bay was seen by an average audience of 7.5 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN2, ESPN ...

The NFL draft averaged 7.5 million viewers per day for the three-day event, making it the second-most watched draft ever, ...

Unsurprisingly, the Shedeur Sanders draft saga, which extended into the event’s final day, resulted in the most-watched Day 3 in NFL Draft history ... 4.3 million viewers across ABC, ESPN ...

Notably, the 40% year-over-year rise for the second round was much larger than the 11% year-over-year rise for the first round (which was the most-viewed outside of the unique 2020 draft).

Put it in the record books! 🏈 The '25 #NFLDraft viewership concluded w/most-watched Day 3, ever! The 3-day event ranks as the most-watched NFL Draft outside of '20 (during the pandemic ...