More than 55 million viewers across the country watched some part of the three-day NFL draft, a record high for the event, according to Nielsen figures released Sunday by the NFL.
At any given time, the average national audience was a draft-record 8.4 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, NFL Network and digital channels.
Compared with 2019, the average audience was up 35% and the total viewers up 16%, the NFL said.
The first round Thursday averaged 15.6 million viewers (up 37% vs. 2019), Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday averaged 8.2 million (up 40%), and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday averaged 4.