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NFL Draft's first round moves to Thursday night for 2010National Football League The NFL Draft will kick off in prime time for the first time in 2010, it was announced Thursday. The first round of the 2010 NFL Draft will start on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. ET with the second and third rounds on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. ET followed by Rounds 4-7 on Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m. ET. The draft will continue to be televised by ESPN and NFL Network. The 2010 NFL Draft -- the 75th draft in NFL history -- will again be held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "We continue to look for ways to make the draft more accessible to more fans," said Commissioner Roger Goodell. "Moving the first round to prime time on Thursday night will make the first round of the draft available to fans on what is typically the most-watched night of television." The 2009 NFL Draft (Saturday, April 25-Sunday, April 26) drew a record 39 million viewers on NFL Network, ESPN and ESPN2. Total NFL Draft viewership increased 66 percent from 2001 to 2009 (from 23.5 million to 39 million). The first round of last year's draft on ESPN and NFL Network drew a combined average of 6.3 million viewers, topping all basketball, hockey and baseball games that weekend. The NFL Draft was a Saturday-Sunday event from 1995-2009. It took place on Sunday-Monday from 1988-94 and prior to 1988 was held on one or two weekdays NFL.com
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"We continue to look for ways to milk as much money as we can from the draft," said Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Fixed it for ya.
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... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
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While that's true, I don't see any harm in it. More people will watch with the new format.......which equals more money. No reason to turn down money if it's there to take.
That's going to be one long weekend though.
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Thank goodness for DVRs 
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"We continue to look for ways to milk as much money as we can from the draft," said Commissioner Roger Goodell.
It's televised on ESPN and NFL Network.. if they have to pay the NFL more revenue for this format, I don't really care. I'm still watching it for free. 
Fixed it for ya.
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"We continue to look for ways to milk as much money as we can from the draft," said Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Fixed it for ya.
LoL, pretty much. A lot of people will be getting drunk twice that day. They'll have to be more brisk if they go PT...I'd bet that after the first round (maybe even before then) TV viewership will drop. But it does now anyway for the most part... I stop watching after we pick in the first round, and then monitor Dawgtalkers to see who we drafted in the 2nd and beyond.
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And with pick number 32 the Cleveland Browns select........ 
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"Moving the first round to prime time on Thursday night will make the first round of the draft available to fans on what is typically the most-watched night of television."
Its the most watched night of TV cause all the best shows are on - Viewing is going to be cut down considerably - well either that or Divorce rates will be going up... 
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I am excited about this.
Watching the whole 1st and 2nd rounds of the draft in one day can be pretty tedious at times. With the way they split it up it should be much easier to watch.
And if nothing else, it means the draft will be a couple days earlier so we all don't have to wait as long for it.
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I think this is stupid. I won't head to the bar like I would on a Saturday around noon. This will probably hurt bar owners and beer sales more than anything. 
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I always took off for the draft too... I enjoyed taking off on Saturday to just chill and drink beer.. and watch to see who my favorite team will draft...
I don't particularly like this new format... but I can't do anything about it... so.. I guess I will be watching the draft over 3 days now...
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And with pick number 32 the Cleveland Browns select........
We traded back AGAIN ?
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We traded back AGAIN ?
No we actually moved up 1 pick from the 2nd round 
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Geez.. this is gonna hammer my annual draft party with CapitalGG 
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Eh, this doesn't effect me much. I'll make time to watch it whenever it is.
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Mr. Goodell, this is simply brilliant. Going head to head with many of the highest rated shows on television is a sure fire ratings boost for the Draft. And killing virtually every draft party? Pure genius. Now, only the die hard draftnics will tune in. I'll bet your advertisers are pissing themselves in glee.
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Wow, I don't like this at all. Personally I enjoy heading to CBS for their draft party - now when will the part be? For a couple hours on a Thurs night?  Not a fan of this change at all...
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j/k
For me personnely, I like it, I've missed alot of drafts due to other things on Saturday afternoons, & being inside on a nice late April day after having been pinned up all winter is crazy for me.
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I'm used to the NBA draft on Thursday night..not the NFL draft..Friday night draft..ugh... Saturday at 10am???? Afternoon people...not morning.
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this was an idiotic idea. Yes, thursday is a big night for television- thank CBS and CSI for that one. I think the ratings for the draft are going to take a huge hit. Friday night might have made some sense, thursday night is just a bad idea- most need to work the next day. The only thing possibly good about this is teams can have their draft party on saturday and introduce the 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks.
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Thank goodness for DVRs
Amen to that.
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No reason to turn down money if it's there to take.
When our government does this, we complain. 
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This sucks. 
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Think this will hurt the ratings, particularly out West. I don't picture myself rushing home from work and turning on the TV. It'll be like Monday night football, it is usually around the start of the 3rd quarter when I usually get around to sitting in front of the TV in the evening. Guess I am talking myself into liking it, I'll catch the last half hour of it on Thursday night and miss most of the BS.
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Some of us CAN'T rush home from work. I never get home on Thursdays before 8:30 and many Thursday nights it's 10, 11, or 12 before I get home.
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Not fond of this, but with the DVR it doesn't really matter all that much. However, it was nice to sit and watch the draft on Saturdays...
Can't imaging the draftees will care all that much for the new format as most will now have to sit in suspense for an extra day.
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The Office, 30 Rock, Bones, Fringe, Survivor, CSI are all on Thursdays according to my TV Guide. Those shows are some of the most popular on TV and cover pretty much every demographic. I guess the NFL can settle for being either DVRd or watched on commercials because no one is going to sit there for 4 hours of one pick, commercial break, one pick, commercial break.
Just a stupid move IMO.
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Geez.. this is gonna hammer my annual draft party with CapitalGG
That was exactly what I was thinking.
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