ESPN NFL Draft Telecast Attracts Record 36.7 Million Viewers

The NFL Draft on ESPN and ESPN2 this past weekend was the most-viewed in ESPN’s 30-year history of televising the event with 36.7 million people tuned in to at least part of the 15 1/2 hours of NFL Draft coverage.  It was the highest number of total NFL Draft viewers in ESPN history -- an increase of 5% over last year’s 34.8 million and just above the previous high of 36.3 million viewers in 2006. ESPN’s five hours of Day 1 coverage on Saturday, April 25 (4-9 p.m. ET), was seen in an average of 3.896 million households and garnered a 4.0 HH rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. Both figures represent an increase of 3% over last year’s event which averaged 3.785 million households and a 3.9 rating. Highest-Rated Markets for ESPN's Saturday coverage (4-9 p.m. ET): 1. Columbus, Ohio (7.4) 2. New Orleans (6.9) 3. Cleveland (6.8) 4. Milwaukee (...