ABC’s coverage of the NFL Draft on Thursday drew a preliminary 1.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.14 million viewers, easily the best performance in primetime. The first round o…
Draft on Thursday drew a preliminary 1.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.14 million viewers, easily the best performance in primetime. The first round of the draft, a welcome tonic for sports fans amid the coronavirus crisis, came as NBC wrapped four shows, including the second series finale ofThe three-hour draft broadcast was a virtual affair that also aired live on ESPN, NFL Network and ESPN Deportes.
1 million viewers across NFL, ESPN and ABC and their digital outlets, meaning this year’s Round 1 coverage likely topped that. marked the NBC comedy’s most-watched show in more than a year. The show wrapped its second run — spanning 11 seasons and 246 episodes in all, first from 1998-2006 and resuming in 2017 — on par in the demo with its season averages.
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