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NFL Draft telecast latest example of ESPN’s live events’ ratings success

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May 3, 2017

| Dave Nagle

Men’s College Basketball Championship Week: Total Live Audience (TV + Streaming) was up 19% over last year, with an average minute audience of 728,000. Also, the TV audience alone was up 18%.