I dont think turkey after years of rapidly becoming more Islamist under Erdogan should be making a return ,dont support It. Is that enough to justify their invitation? Ukraine was not measured this year. The artist who is currently the bookmakers' favourite act to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest . What can be done in markets like Czech Republic and Austria to get people excited? Plus how many people watch online, im in the UK and i stream SVT. I dont think SBS competes with other TV networks on Australia considering it is public service media. Who cares about the best studio playback song winning. Since its turning into some lip sync playback contest it will be very deserved that by 2030 the bankrupt will be there with people not watching it anymore. The platform saw a total of 189million video views on the official Eurovision account during the two weeks leading up to the Grand Final. The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 delivered stellar ratings, with 161 million viewers watching the three live shows (the first and second semi final and the grand final) in Turin, Italy just over te Our Renske is a graduated Slavicist from the Netherlands. To still get such high numbers and social media interaction in this day and age is quite the achievement. Website by Smile. In 2014, Valentina Monetta took part for San Marino for the third time in a row and qualified for the Grand Final! Before we breakdown the social stats, make sure to follow the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, TwitterandFacebook channels and subscribe to the Official Eurovision Song Contest Podcast. We will keep your email address safe in line with our Privacy Policy. And belarus and with significant parts of Ukraine down.. plus theres abour 8 countries whose ratings havent been included.. plus all the live streaming oj youtube and tiktok. Streaming is the next great frontier. Spain and the United Kingdoms success at the Contest (finishing 3rd and 2nd respectively) was also reflected in their ratings; both countries delivered their best TV audiences of the past decade. Songs where pretty good this year, including the winner and runner up. 'Once again, we have seen the enormous popularity of the Contest among young audiences, some of whom are discovering the event for the first time. ups and downs occur when countries dont do well, withdraw or when big countries pull out and thats to be expected. Almost half the population of Iceland watched the last Eurovision, as viewership increased by 80% on the previous year. Eurovision song contest was one of the topics discussed at the event. 10.39%, Switzerland: 2019 Viewers 660,000 against 2018 Viewers 234,000. If their much-vaunted long history of thirty nine years still results in such low numbers, I think its very misleading to paint their participation as based on huge popularity. A total of 8.9 million Brits tuned in to see Sam Ryder finish second. . I wouldnt be surprised if the readings dropped because Russia has been excluded and thats a huge viewer market. Overall viewing figures for the Eurovision Song Contest have steadily decreased over the past three years yet the show still strikes a chord in the United Kingdom. The Contest once again proved hugely popular with younger audiences. On average, 417,000 Austrians tuned in to . Yet another example of how their media team is a bit of a joke. Still, congrats to her for her top 3, and congrats to Sam. It really is not bad at all if you consider Russia being out and Ukraine not being counted as they were 29 million last year. Website by Smile. Even though the Eurovision Song Contest took place 64 times, it has 67 winners. The orchestra at the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest. What about all the other countries? *, Share of persons thinking the Eurovision Song Contest is obsolete in France 2016. In a third of markets (13out of 34) the ESC claimed over 50% of the viewing share, led by Iceland with 96.4% and followed closely by other Nordic markets (Norway 89.1%, Sweden 81.4% and Finland 72.1%). EBU 2002-2023. In 1969, 4 countries topped the scoreboard with an equal amount of points; the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and France. Viewers of the Eurovision Song Contest were dismayed by the amount of ballads in this year's competition.. Portugal's act Maro to take to the stage in Turin, Italy on Saturday to sing a slow song . I think we lost a chance to provide more visibility to a well-rounded artist, and i doubt we will see a character like her any time soon. Johnny Logan won the Eurovision Song Contest 3 times. lol. Organizers expect a global audience of 200 million, which would be almost double the U.S. viewership of this year's Super Bowl. No shade on Chanel, but I cant see her going further in the music industry than Sam Ryder, tbh. Watch Graham Nortons live coverage of the grand final this Saturday at 8pm on BBC One. Hey Resnke, if you plan on being a real journalist you should keep your rightfully got the boot comments to yourself. I understand my opinion is not widely shared (if Spaceman reached the second spot, it was very much liked), but i agree the second place is a stretch. In total, 5,435,000 viewers tuned in to RAI 1 to follow along with the show that took place in their home country. listen to all of this year's Eurovision songs on TIDAL, . The other markets which saw more than 50% of total TV viewers watch the Grand Final were Armenia, Flemish-speaking Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. They were a struggling small broadcaster who needed something to fill their schedule. The prime minister doesnt get to decide, the EBU does. The Eurovision Song Contest is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, the world's foremost alliance of public service media, representing 112 member organizations in 56 countries and an additional 31 Associates in Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas. It would explain why Cyprus didnt give 12 points to Greece , 90% of the displaced Ukrainians now in Poland, what about other 38 countries? Germany, the second-biggest, has 84 million people. 63% say they have watched the contest at least once. Over 1,500 songs have taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest (not including the 7 songs that didnt make it in the 1996 pre-qualification round). EBU 2002-2023. This year, it took place on Saturday, May 14 . THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2021 drew to a close last night (May 22), and the highly anticipated final show concluded with Italy crowned as winners. If they had counted San Marino, the measurement would have probably been like 161M and 20 lol. And on top of that, Belarus is still a big question mark. On Saturday May 14 the Eurovision 2022 semi-final 2 evening primetime replay featuring Sheldon Riley garnered 221,000 viewers. Eurovision Semi-finals were introduced in 2004. select year or country. Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell in Netflix's 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga' Netflix. 45.9%, Sweden: 2019 Viewers 2,566,000 against 2018 Viewers 2,583,000. 63% of all those watching on YouTube were aged 1834years old. EBU has already set the limit to just 40 countries to make the contest more manageable. I heard the lower Czech numbers reflect the broadcast being moved to a secondary channel. **Source: Results produced by EBU and based on Glance and relevant partners data and EBU Members data. While Eurovision could count on a market share of around 30 to 40% in the mid-2010s, by 2020, this had already dropped to 23%. Preview shows - 30-280. That needs to never be on the cards. 2022 Final 17,5% or 47,1% market share Thats chilling. Something felt off. The interval acts etc . The best take on this argument was directly from the community here, the comments of Polegend Godnova and other users about the numbers are spot on, Quite disappointing compared to previous years in numbers, but the market share saved a bit because it seems nobody watched the TV that evening : 2009 : 5,71 millions / ??? Ratings matter more than viewer figures. 46.7%, Australia: 2019 Viewers 412,000 against 2018 Viewers 266,000. Tickets for nine live shows for this year's Eurovision Song Contest will go on sale next week. The numbers of viewers is the lowest since Eurovision 2013 in Malm: Many Broadcasters are revealing their country's average viewing numbers during the Grand Final. If i could, I would cross out one of those Australias in the first sentence. This only annoys me because the supposed popularity of the contest in Australia is how the EBU justifies inviting a non-member. It will take place in Liverpool in May after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of . Also, Im happy that Ukraine won, so Im not questioning anything really. we also have to consider that more and more people are no longer watching tv overall and moving to streaming platforms. The two Semi-finals and the final had in total 182 million viewers, according to EBU's statistics.The numbers of viewers is the lowest since Eurovision 2013 in Malm: Eurovision - Viewing Figures by year No need to be alarmed. We Europeans are tired of political manipulation and cronyism within ESC, If so then why did we europeans vote for ukraine en masse? It doesnt have a particularly large share in the ratings pie there but it usually have, from what I understand, higher than their average amount of their main audience tuning to Eurovision in two particular time periods. Lol. Sweden won the contest 6 times, while Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom won 5 times. Please note the following participating countries are not included in the TV analysis as either they do not have TV audience measurement systems or our broadcaster is not measured: Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Israel, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino and Ukraine. Sadly, the UK came last, scoring zero points in . Eurovision final moved to CT2. The Eurovision Song Contest is a European music competition with over 60 years of history. Eurovision is a labour of love, one tradition of humanitys. Completely transparent and out of touch. Hungary reported the greatest drop, 64%, closely followed by Ireland who lost almost 60% of their viewers in 2019. This was the least enjoyable by far. I understand the EBU has to spin things to the positive, but their assessment that the viewing figures were somehow AMAZING was mind-boggling. Nobody except for eurofans check out all the songs before the show. Built by Tigerfish, Strictly Come Dancings Shirley Ballas gives Brixton schoolchildren dance lessons, Major countries warned of rising carbon dioxide emissions after pandemic, Meet the London born 2022 Strictly Come Dancing contestants, UK activists call to end hunger, improve womens rights in Afghanistan, Innovating Industries Episode 3: Theatres, Innovating Industries Episode 2: Restaurants, Innovating Industries Episode 1: Fashion. I dont know if it was the war in Ukraine, or the fact that Im Irish and we never qualify that Ive become just numb to it. 44.9%, Romania: 2019 Viewers 147,000 against 2018 Viewers 158,000. Speaking of Russia, it is now official that they have been suspended from the EBU indefinitely, I think Eurovision is such an establishment that i doubt the viewerships are of any concern. The final show has become 4 hours long and they show the recap 4-5 times, which is a nightmare. 73% share 16-34 year olds. Follow Eurovisionworld. Lord of the Lost is Germany's pick for Liverpool, Moldova: Preview the 'Etapa Naional' final, Iceland: A guide to the 'Sngvakeppnin' final, Germany set to select its song for Liverpool. Did you know. The song has been covered by famous stars such as Dean Martin, Cliff Richard, David Bowie and many more. well obviously going down, when they couldve had over 200 million viewers if Malta just had Aidan competing in the contest and in the final with Ritmu, now this year was just a very boring year all in all. 2010 : 3,9 millions / ??? Whatever our ratings, it seems the Eurovision fire is burning strong in the UK. 2023 the contest will not be held in Switzerland. Uncertainty created by the spread of COVID-19 throughout Europe and the restrictions put in place by the governments of the participating broadcasters and Dutch authorities - meant the live event could not continue as planned. Ratings have been going down everywhere for everything, its just the way it is. It was the only contest with 2 songs per country. Although Serbia & Montenegro was represented twice before, it was the first time that Serbia took part as an independent country. Tickets for Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will go on sale next week as the host city Liverpool is preparing to welcome an anticipated 100,000 tourists to the song contest in May I dont believe in special treatment for just one associate member. Thats up 20% on last year. from the contest throughout 2013. The rise in seven million, however, wont make up for the long-term hit in viewership taken by Russias exclusion. I personally have stopped watching the contest on TV and started watching it on their YouTube channel. Despite Lesley Roys quirky and inventive performance of Maps in the 2021 semi-finals, they didnt get the votes to take them through. With a legacy of more than 60 years, which brought hundreds of hours of live television and over 1,500 songs from some 50 countries, the Eurovision Song Contest is a great source of historic facts and mind-blowing figures. In the no-to-distant future, the contest will comprise TikTok clips as entries and TikTok views as votes. Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest fans can look forward to buying tickets for the show next week. lol, and if you dont know almost 1.1 million already have returned to Ukraine month ago after Russian army was pushed back from north of the country.