offGrid NFL - Over 54 million fans watch the 2023 NFL Draft

The 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City had a total unduplicated audience in the United States of 54.4 million viewers for the three-day event, as announced by the NFL.

Overall, the 2023 event was seen by an average audience of 6.0 million viewers across the major TV and digital channels broadcasting the coverage, up more than 12% from 2022 (5.3 million).

Additionally, each day of the 2023 NFL Draft was up year-over-year in average audience compared to 2022.

This year's #NFLDraft had 312,000 attendees in total

The average audience for round 1 across TV and digital was 11.4 million (+11% over last year)

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The figures may seem small number in comparison to NFL regular-season and postseason games, but it underscores the ability of the NFL to bring together a live audience like nothing else, even in the middle of the offseason.

Over the three days, a total of 312,000 fans attended the NFL Draft in Kansas City.