The figures are a decrease from 2021. NRK believes that last year’s high figures were related to the pandemic, and emphasizes that this year’s figures are close to the figures for the last finals that took place under normal circumstances.
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Last year, just over 1.5 million viewers watched the final. The figures are combined from linear viewing and via digital NRK TV.
In 2020, no ESC finals were held, due to the pandemic.
In 2019, 1.3 million watched the final on NRK, while 1.38 million watched it in 2018.
A press release from NRK emphasizes that Saturday’s final broadcast had a market share of 89 percent – according to the state channel the highest they have measured with modern TV measurements, which is since the year 2000.
The exact decline from 2021 to 2022 is 275,000 viewers – from 1.504 million last year to 1.229 million this year.
– The viewership last year of over 1.5 million was probably affected by the corona pandemic, and this year’s viewership is almost in line with 2018 and 2019, says NRK’s media analyst Maren Eline Fossan.
Ukrainian Kalush Orchestra took home one historic victory in the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night.
Along the way, there was some drama surrounding the question of whether the Ukrainians broke the ESC rules, by conveying a political message from the stage. This was later rejected of the European Broadcasting Union, EBU.
The Norwegian contribution, Subwoolfer’s “Give That Wolf A Banana”, finished in 10th place. Along the way it was further speculation about who is hiding behind the masks – who still have not fallen.
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