Yle published the viewership figures for the Eurovision final.
Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen finished sixth. Inka Soveri
According to Finnpanel, the Eurovision final broadcast on Yle’s TV1 channel reached more than 2.6 million Finns, Yle says in its press release.
On Saturday, the broadcast was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers. The final broadcast was started online 1.4 million times on Saturday. Tuesday’s TV broadcast of Finland’s semi-final, on the other hand, reached around 1.8 million viewers.
Regarding TV, the viewership of the finale was at the same level as last year KAJ- and Erika Vikman -intoxicated, when TV1’s broadcast reached the same approximately 2.6 million viewers. The average viewership of the broadcast last year was 1.7 million. Online startups, on the other hand, exploded from last year’s approximately 500 thousand to almost triple the number.
Finland’s representative piece, Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen Flamethrowerfinished sixth in the final. The result has been considered a disappointment, because, for example, in the light of the betting odds, Finland went to the final as a clear early favorite.
– Linda and Pete’s show was wonderful, and our team worked a lot for it. It is a pleasure to notice how many Finns have been excited A flamethrower success on home sofas and in race stands. We have once again been at the edge of a shared cultural experience, the director of Yle’s Culture and Affairs unit and responsible editor-in-chief Johanna Törn-Mangs says in the announcement.
The victory of Eurovision was taken by the representative of Bulgaria Dara with his piece Bangaranga. The song was number one in both the judges’ and the audience’s scores. Last time, the winner of 2017, Portugal, succeeded in a similar trick Salvador Sobral.
