Editorial

The NFL Draft Gets Huge TV Ratings, Dominates The Oscars

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David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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The first round of the NFL draft put up great TV ratings Thursday night.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the opening round of the NFL draft had a combined audience of 12.52 viewers on ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network as 32 young men were selected to join the league. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

For comparison, the Oscars averaged 9.85 million viewers on ABC.

 

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Oh, I wish you could all see the smile on my face right now. I wish you could all see me grinning ear-to-ear knowing that the NFL draft dominated the Oscars in the TV ratings.

It’s a sign that this country still loves football and hates Hollywood.

 

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It’s not hard to understand why the NFL dominated the Oscars. It’s not hard at all. The NFL and football in general are about teams coming together as a common unit to win. People rally around that.

The Oscars are about millionaires from Hollywood lecturing the rest of America. Who the hell wants to watch that?

 

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Now, we wait to see what the total viewership for the draft is after Saturday. I have a feeling it’s going to be huge.

*This post has been updated to reflect the total viewership data.