NEW YORK (NBC 26) — Not only did the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay exceed expectations in the league's smallest market with 600,000 people attending, but it also delivered in terms of viewership.
The NFL announced Tuesday that this year's Draft was the second-most watched ever, averaging 7.5 million viewers over the three-day event.
- The first round drew an average of 13.6 million viewers
- Rounds two and three averaged 7.5 million viewers
- Rounds 4-7 averaged 4.3 million viewers, the highest-watched Day 3 in NFL Draft history
🚨2025 NFL Draft Viewership🚨
— NFL Media (@NFLMedia) April 29, 2025
2nd most-watched NFL Draft ever!
7.5 million avg. viewers across @ESPNNFL, @nflnetwork, ABC & digital channels -- up +27% vs. 2024
Most-watched Day 3 on record!
Release: https://t.co/zANf9EV9ah pic.twitter.com/OPifrJg0iQ
Viewership for this year's NFL Draft was up 27% compared to the 2024 event in Detroit, according to the NFL.
The most-watched Draft on record was in 2020, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
