First night of NFL draft outdraws Oscars by over 2 million
by Associated Press
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence holds up a jersey after being selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the first pick in the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Seneca, S.C. (Logan Bowles/NFL via AP)
CLEVELAND (AP) — And the winner is ... the NFL draft. Thursday’s broadcast of the first round from Cleveland averaged 12.6 million viewers on television and digital sources according to the NFL and Nielsen.
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That is the second-highest first day on record, surpassing 2014 (12.4 million).
Last year’s first round holds the record at 15.5 million.
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The draft ended up having a larger audience than the April 25 Academy Awards (10.4 million) and also outdrew all but one game of last year’s World Series.
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