Nearly 1 million as Eurovision semifinal – NRK

Yesterday’s Eurovision Song Contest semifinal gave NRK a market share of 59 per cent, and thus became the most watched program that day.

974,000 viewers saw the semifinals where Norway’s contribution, Debrah Scarlett (21 ) and Kjetil Morland (34), sang on to the final.

There are over 182,000 more viewers than last year’s broadcast from Copenhagen, which had 792,000 viewers.

Almost Rybak level

The only higher viewing figures on a Eurovision semi-final was in 2009 when Alexander Rybak gathered 1.2 million viewers in front of the screen.

– These viewing figures are the second highest ESC viewing figures in this millennium. This suggests that interest in Eurovision is ennda greater than it has been for many years, says Kristian Tolonen, chief analyst at NRK.

He adds:

– Eurovision always has good viewing figures, it’s one of the biggest television events in Europe

ANALYSIS MANAGER In NRK: Kristian Tolonen

Photo: Iakob Prebensen

– Extremely

In the morning goes Eurovision Song Contest final held in Vienna, and the probability is high that many benches in front of television screens

– Last year, viewing figures for the final 1.4 million, the year before to 1.5 million, says Tolonen

Seer record for an ESC final came in 2009, when 2 million Norwegians as Alexander Rybak win with the song “Fairytale” in Moscow.

– There was extreme. It should certainly something to beat Rybak says Tolonen.

Impossible it is not.

2.1 million TV viewers saw namely soccer World Cup in 1994, when Kjetil Rekdal scored in the match against Mexico.

Eurovision Song Contest 2015

• Held in Wiener Stadshalle in the Austrian capital Vienna.

• 40 countries are participating, including Australia’s first appearance. Read more here: These participating in ESC 2015.

• First semifinal: 19 May.

• Other semifinal: 21. May.