2019 NFL Draft sets records with 47.5M viewers and 600,000 fans attending

Nashville streets were packed with NFL Draft fans.

The 2019 NFL Draft keeps breaking records.

This year’s draft easily shattered records for attendance, as over 600,000 fans fill the streets of Nashville for the three-day event. The previous record came in 2017, when 250,000 attended in Philadelphia.

The 2019 NFL Draft also set new records in media consumption.

With a combined 3.9 HH TV rating and an average of 6.1M viewers across NFL, ESPN and ABC TV and digital channels, this years’ draft is the highest-rated and most-watched draft ever, breaking last year’s record. In total across Nielsen-measured channels, all NFL Draft telecasts combined to reach more than 47.5 million viewers over the three-day event, up +5% vs. 2018, per the NFL.

“The 2019 NFL Draft was a tremendous continuation of the celebration of the NFL’s 100th season and an opportunity to welcome the next generation of stars,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Dramatic and emotional storylines played out in cities across the country with the energetic host city of Nashville serving as a breathtaking backdrop to hundreds of thousands of passionate fans who lined the streets and enjoyed a unique NFL Draft Experience. We congratulate our newest players and their families and thank the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., the city of Nashville, the volunteers, and everyone who made the Draft such a memorable, entertaining, and successful experience.”

Many of those in Nashville not attending the NFL Draft in-person were watching from home, as viewership was at an all time high.

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