How to watch Eurovision 2022 in the UK: All the BBC’s coverage of 66th Song Contest
Here's everything you need to know about the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in the UK.
The 66th Eurovision Song Contest is in full swing, and we now have all our finalists!
20 finalists secured their places during the semi-finals this week to join the Big Five in Saturday’s hotly-anticipated final (14th May).
And luckily for us, the Eurovision odds are in our favour, with the UK's Sam Ryder currently tipped to finish in third place, though he’ll have to beat Ukraine, who are the odds-on favourite to win.
This year’s Song Contest is being held in Pala Alipitour in Turin following Italy’s victory in last year’s final.
As for hosts, Rylan and Scott Mills are on commentating duties for the semi-finals, but on the global stage, Grace Kelly singer Mika is presenting the show alongside Laura Pausini and Alessandro Cattelan.
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But how can you watch Eurovision 2022 in the UK?
So you don't miss a single moment of this year's show, RadioTimes.com has put together a guide for UK viewers.
How to watch Eurovision 2022 in the UK
Semi-finals
Tuesday 10th May
The first of the semi-final shows kicked off on 10th May, with 17 countries competing for one of the 10 places in Saturday's Grand Final.
The countries performing are: Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, Norway, Portugal and Armenia.
The event will air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer at 8pm, with Rylan Clark and Scott Mills commentating.
Thursday 12th May
The second semi-final will take place on 12th May and will see performances from Australia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Finland, Georgia, Malta, San Marino, Serbia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Israel, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
The UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy do not have to go through the semi-final process and automatically qualify for the Grand Final.
The second semi-final will air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer at 8pm.
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Grand Final
Saturday 14th May
The Eurovision Grand Final will be broadcast on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds from 8pm on Saturday 14th May.
It will see the countries in the final performing one last time, before the 2022 winner is crowned - but who will it be?
The current Eurovision odds tips Ukraine as this year's champion, with the UK not far behind in third place.
The 2022 Eurovision Song Contest will air on the BBC from Tuesday 10th May to Saturday 14th May – listen to all of this year's Eurovision songs on TIDAL, while the full album of tracks is also available on CD and vinyl now.
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