Who Is Showing the NFL Draft?
The NFL draft is upon us and everyone is wondering who will be showing it. Here’s a look at the networks that will be televising the event.
ESPN
The NFL Draft is just around the corner, and ESPN is your home for complete coverage. Watch live as the top prospects in the country find out where they’ll be playing on Thursday, April 27, starting at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Live Stream
The NFL draft will be shown live on ESPN and the NFL Network on April 25-27.
TV Schedule
The 2020 NFL Draft will be televised by ESPN and NFL Network. Round 1 will air on both networks Thursday, April 23, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Rounds 2-3 will air Friday, April 24, also on both networks, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. And Rounds 4-7 will air Saturday, April 25, on ESPN and NFLN beginning at noon ET.
NFL Network
The NFL Network will have complete coverage of the NFL Draft. This will include all seven rounds of the draft. They will have live coverage of every pick made. They will also have analysis of every pick made.
Live Stream
You can catch the NFL draft live on the NFL Network. If you don’t have cable, you can still watch it by signing up for one of the many popular streaming services that offer the NFL Network.
Some of the most popular streaming services that offer the NFL Network include:
Sling TV
DirecTV Now
PlayStation Vue
YouTube TV
Hulu with Live TV
AT&T Watch TV
TV Schedule
The 2020 NFL Draft will be held April 23-25 in Las Vegas, and for the first time ever, all seven rounds will air live on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network.
This will be the first time the NFL Draft airs on ABC since 1964, when the league held its inaugural draft. It will also mark the first time that all three networks have simulcast the event.
The NFL Draft will begin with Round 1 on Thursday, April 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN and NFL Network. Rounds 2-3 will air on Friday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET on ABC, ESPN/2 and NFL Network, and Rounds 4-7 will take place on Saturday, April 25 at noon ET on ABC and NFL Network.
ESPN’s draft coverage will be led by host Rece Davis, with Mel Kiper Jr., Louis Riddick and Booger McFarland serving as analysts during Rounds 1-3. Round 4 coverage will feature Kiper Jr., Riddick and Todd McShay, while Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen will provide news updates throughout all seven rounds.
ABC’s draft coverage will feature host Robin Roberts, with Jesse Palmer and Maria Taylor serving as sideline reporters. They’ll be joined by analyst Joe Tessitore for Rounds 1-3, with Ryan Day joining for Rounds 4-7.
NFL Network’s coverage will be led by Rich Eisen, who will be joined by Daniel Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks, David Carr and Charles Davis during all seven rounds of the draft. Melissa Stark will serve as a sideline reporter for the event.
ABC
The NFL Draft is set to begin on Thursday, April 27 and will continue through Saturday, April 29. The first round will air on Thursday night at 8 p.m. ET, and rounds 2-3 will air on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET. Rounds 4-7 will be held on Saturday afternoon at noon ET.
Live Stream
The NFL Draft will be shown live on ABC for the first time ever in 2020. The event will be held April 23-25 in Las Vegas.
This will mark the first time that the NFL Draft will be televised on ABC. The event will air on ESPN and the NFL Network, as well as streamed live on NFL.com, ESPN.com and ABC News Live.
The NFL Draft was previously televised on ESPN from 1980 to 2014, and then shared by ESPN and NFL Network from 2015 to 2019. This year’s draft will be held in Las Vegas from April 23-25.
TV Schedule
The 2020 NFL Draft will be televised on ABC for the first time in the event’s history, it was announced today. The three-day draft will air on ABC, ESPN and the NFL Network beginning Thursday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
ABC will televise Rounds 1-3 on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Saturday’s coverage of Rounds 4-7 will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET on both ABC and the NFL Network. ESPN will air live coverage of Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday at 7:00 p.m. rounds 4-7 on Saturday at noon.
ESPN’s live draft coverage on Day 1 will also be available simultaneously via the ESPN App across all major platforms – Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku and more – as well as through ESPN on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS and Android devices and WatchESPN.com
