Originally Posted by
Mr KLC
An average of 8.2 million viewers watched the second day of the draft across ABC, ESPN, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and digital platforms. That’s a second-day record for NFL draft ratings. The first day also shattered a record, with an average of 15.6 million viewers.
The Friday spike was a 40 percent increase from the second-day ratings last year. The peak audience was 10 million viewers. That’s a monster audience for anything, much less a draft after the 32 best players have already been selected.