Ratings for the NFL Draft since 1999. National rating listed first, with coverage area rating in parentheses.
From 2001 to 2006, ratings for the NFL Draft increased each year, from a 2.1 in 2001 to a 3.8 in 2006 — an increase of 81%. Last year, ratings for the draft decreased for the first time since ’01. From 1999 to 2003, the NFL Draft never drew a 3.0 national rating; since 2004, the draft has never failed to draw a 3.0 national rating.
2007
3.5 (4.2): Day one (Sat., 4/28 ESPN)
2006
3.8 (4.6): Day one (Sat., 4/29 ESPN)
1.6 (1.9): Day two (Sun., 4/30 ESPN)
2005
3.5 (4.3): Day one (Sat., 4/24 ESPN)
1.5 (1.9): Day one (Sat., 4/24 ESPN2)
1.5 (1.8): Day two (Sun., 4/25 ESPN)
2004
3.1 (3.8): Day one (Sat., 4/24 ESPN)
Ratings for Day two of the NFL Draft are unavailable.
2003
2.4 (3.0): Day one (Sat., 4/26 ESPN)
Ratings for Day two of the NFL Draft are unavailable.
2002
2.3 (2.9): Day one (Sat., 4/20 ESPN)
1.2 (1.5): Day two (Sun., 4/21 ESPN)
2001
2.1 (2.6): Day one (Sat., 4/21 ESPN)
1.4 (1.7): Day two (Sun., 4/22 ESPN)
2000
2.4 (3.2): Day one (Sat., 4/15 ESPN)
1.3 (1.6): Day two (Sun., 4/16 ESPN)
1999
2.8 (3.7): Day one (Sat., 4/17 ESPN)
1.4 (1.9): Day two (Sun., 4/18 ESPN)
