The NFL wild-card round over the past week saw a decline in TV viewership compared to last year, including the weekend's most competitive contest, according to figures released Wednesday.

The NFL Playoffs are in full swing with Wild Card Weekend complete and the Divisional Round set to begin on Saturday. For 18 teams, the 2024 campaign was over just a few days into the new year when the 17-game regular season wrapped up.

Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced during the regular season. According to the league and Nielsen,

With the wild-card round officially in the books, here’s the latest draft order heading into the divisional round matchups.