Eurovision Song Contest 2023: How to Watch, What to Expect

2023 Eurovision Song Contest airs today at 8 pm EDT. Eurovision will air live from the Liverpool arena in Liverpool. UK will host the competition on behalf of 2022’s winners Ukraine. UK finished second last year.

In the UK, Alesha Dixon, Graham Norton, Hannah Waddingham, and Julia Sanina will host the grand finale along with Mel Giedroyc, Rylan, Scott Mills, Claire Sweeney, Sam Quek and Timur Miroshnychenko. In the UK the event will air on BBC One and online via BBC iPlayer.

Fans in the United States can watch Eurovision on the Peacock streaming network. Ice skater Johnny Weir will host. Or, for those who are technically savvy, fire up a VPN, tunnel in from a European country (France works. The UK is blocked until tomorrow) and watch on the Eurovision Youtube channel.

For the first time, U.S. voters can vote for the winners. But it will cost ya

And this year, for the first time ever, U.S. viewers can vote for the winners! Our votes will be counted in the “Rest of the World” category. You can learn more and cast your vote live at https://eurovision.tv/about/voting. A payment method is required to cast up to 20 votes.

What is the Eurovision Song Contest?

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international songwriting competition organized annually by the European Broadcasting Union. Broadcasters from every participating country select one song to represent them at Eurovision, usually through a national competition. This year, 37 different countries from Europe and beyond will be competing. The songs must be original and no more than three minutes long, and no more than six performers can take the stage for any performance. The winner of Eurovision is decided by two forms of voting — a jury of five music industry experts from each country, and live votes cast by viewers, who can vote by telephone, SMS, or via the official Eurovision app.

The Grand Final features winning artists from two semi-finals that aired earlier this week. If you want to watch it all, Peacock is streaming all three events.