Eurovision Viewing Figures Drop to 131 Million After Boycott
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Mohammed Samaana Informed Comment Hypocrisy and double standard are the words that come to mind in relation to how the west in general deals with the plight of the Palestinian people. This is well manifested in culture and sports. Two major events this year have demonstrated just that. The first is the popular annual European singing contest Eurovision which was no different this year to any other year with Israel allowed to participate despite …
In Rome, a Jewish LGBTIQ group is being canceled, and in Vienna, against the participation of Israel in the Songcontest, is being agitated. The political attitude of the individual? No matter.
The Eurovision Song Contest final was watched by 20 percent fewer people this year than last year. Bulgaria's Dara's victory with the song "Bagaranga" was watched by 131 million viewers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said in Geneva. The 2025 final in Basel was watched by 166 million people.
The Eurovision Song Contest held in Vienna this year reached a total of 131 million television viewers, with a significant increase in youth participation and increased attendance on digital platforms.
The Netherlands, Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia withdrew from the 70th edition. Eurovision 2026 attracted 131 million viewers, 35 million less than the year
The drop in viewership is partly explained by the fact that a few boycotting countries did not televise the contests at all.
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