Thursday’s NFL Draft on ESPN ranked No. 8 in total viewers in Orlando on Thursday night with 73,901 viewers according to Nielsen. The draft coverage on NFL Network had an additional 22,208 viewers in primetime.
In total, the the NFL Draft had 96,109 viewers which puts it as the third most-watched television program in Orlando behind only CBS comedy shows The Big Bang Theory and The Odd Couple.
Top 3 TV Shows on Thursday night primetime in Orlando
- Big Bang Theory on CBS, 196,503
- The Odd Couple on CBS, 110,787
- NFL Draft on ESPN/NFL Network 96,109
The NFL Draft finished No. 2 in TV viewers in Orlando in the demographic age 18-49 behind only The Big Bang Theory. Among TV shows, the NFL Draft defeated includes ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and NBC’s The Blacklist.
It was easily the most-watched sports program of the night defeating Game Six of the Atlanta Hawks-Boston Celtics series on TNT.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason games to air on FOX 35
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ preseason games will have a new home starting this August. Tampa Bay Buccaneers preseason games will now be seen on WOFL-Channel 35 under a new multi-year deal that was announced Thursday.
The Bucs’ preseason games move to FOX WOFL Channel 35 after being previously aired on WFTV-Channel 9 and sister station WRDQ-Channel 27.
In addition to airing Tampa Bay’s preseason games, FOX 35 will provide expanded team coverage during the year. A weekly 30-minute show, with content produced by the team, will air on WOFL.
FOX 35 is the home for the NFC Conference as every Buccaneers road game and most home games air on FOX 35 unless the Bucs are playing an AFC Team at home or if the Bucs are playing on Thursday, Sunday or Monday Nights.
