Large viewership tuned into controversial 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

With politically charged and somewhat chaotic aspects, the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest attracted a lot of attention and reached more viewers than in the previous year. The controversial 2024 Eurovision Song Contest met with strong viewer interest: 163 million people watched the three live shows across its 37 broadcasters, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on Thursday. That is one million more viewers than last year’s contest, held in Liverpool, and an increase of two million since the 2022 edition in Turin.