The first round averaged 4,928,000 viewers acrossESPNandABC, up 24% from last years first round on both platforms.
It peaked with 6,085,000 viewers in the 8 p.m. 2, followed by Scoot Henderson of the G-League at No.
3 to the Portland Trailblazers.
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The average audience was up 23% from last year.
The NBA Draft started airing on ESPN and ABC in 2021.
Viewership totals do not include fullstreamingdata because of a Nielsen holiday delay.
ESPN and the NBA will make the final viewership number available on Monday, June 26.
