This year’s Eurovision is most watched final in song contest’s history, says BBC

During a five-minute peak in the UK, 11m people were watching, while the average viewing figure was 9.9m

Saturday night’s Eurovision song contest in Liverpool was the most watched grand final in the competition’s history, the BBC has said.

In the UK, there was a five-minute peak of 11 million people watching and an average viewing figure of 9.9 million, which equates to a 63% television audience share.