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2025 NFL Draft delivers second most-watched Day 1 ever

GREEN BAY -- April 25, 2025 -- Round 1 coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay was seen by an average audience of 13.6 million viewers (TV+Digital) last night across ESPN, NFL Network, ABC, ESPN Deportes and digital channels -- up plus-11% versus Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft (12.3 million) and the second most-watched Day 1 on record behind only 2020 (15.5 million).

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

On Thursday night, 205,000 fans attended Round 1 in Green Bay.