2025 NFL Draft is Second Most-Watched Draft Ever

All seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft were presented across ESPN, ABC and NFL Network – the seventh straight year that The Walt Disney Company worked with the National Football League to offer a multi-network presentation of the Draft.

Round 1 coverage on Thursday averaged 13.6 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and digital channels – up +11% versus 2024 and the second most-watched Day 1 on record.

Coverage of Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday averaged 7.5 million viewers across ESPN2, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and digital channels – the second most-watched Day 2 on record and up +48% versus 2024.

Saturday’s coverage of Rounds 4-7 averaged 4.3 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes and digital channels, making it the most-watched Day 3 on record and up +43% versus 2024.

Over the three days, more than 600,000 fans attended the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, matching Nashville’s record in 2019 for the second-highest attendance in Draft history.

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Source: Nielsen panel viewership + first-party streaming

Media Contact: Andrew Howard, Andrew.Howard@nfl.com