NFL Draft ratings dip after strong first round

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After drawing around 12 million viewers on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network for the first round on Thursday, the NFL draft saw its worst ratings for the second and third round on Friday since 2012.

Thursday's viewership was up 6 percent from last year and was the highest it's been since 12.5 million watched in 2021. ESPN led the way this year with 5.6 million, followed by ABC (4.5