The viewing figures of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 are now being released in the various countries, and information regarding more than half of the participating countries is already available.

There are three types of data included in viewing figures information:

Rating (RT, %): The percentage of the total population of the country that watched the Eurovision Song Contest

(RT, %): The percentage of the total population of the country that watched the Eurovision Song Contest Market Share (MS, %): The percentage that watched the Eurovision Song Contest out of the people watching TV at the country at the same time

(MS, %): The percentage that watched the Eurovision Song Contest out of the people watching TV at the country at the same time Viewers (in Thousands): Approximate amount of viewers

Taking a look at the market share, we can see that the highest figures come from Sweden with 84.7%. Also tops the list are Belgium with 73.5%, Cyprus with 67.1% and The Netherlands with 66%. In most of the countries, the general interest of the Eurovision Song Contest this year was higher than in previous years, breaking records especially in the Big 5 countries.

Here is the full viewing figures report for the available data. For some countries there is missing information due to one of the semifinals not being broadcasted or due to low interest, which made the program to not appear on the charts. Information regarding more countries will be added when possible. The data corresponds to TV viewers only, and does not include online viewers.

Country Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final RT MS Viewers RT MS Viewers RT MS Viewers Australia SBS 407 Austria ORF 8.9 29 650 4.95 16 362 14.9 51.5 1085 Belgium RTBF 32.6 406 Belgium VRT 10.7 30.3 640 16.6 46.3 997 25.5 73.5 1532 Cyprus CyBC 13.5 35.1 107 18.9 67.1 150 Denmark DR 438 681 711 Finland YLE 1188 607 1392 France FTV 2.4 533 2.3 482 28.5 4970 Georgia GPB 1.13 4.29 39 3.45 13.7 119 3.84 33.19 132 Germany NDR 36.8 9330 Greece ERT 9.4 22.8 953 10.3 30.9 1039 Hungary MTVA 12.2 415 6.7 232 21.2 640 Iceland RÚV 55.5 73.3 181 36.2 56 137 62.2 78 191 Israel IBA 10.3 20.4 822 18 41 1440 Italy RAI 1.35 355 16.94 3300 Norway NRK 923 889 Poland TVP 10.18 3626 41.66 5100 Portugal RTP 12.7 505 Slovenia RTVSLO 5.5 14 108 9.6 23 188 10.6 34 207 Spain TVE 29.8 4292 Sweden SVT 14.8 1391 15.6 1462 38.6 84.7 3632 Switzerland RTS 8.9 40 Switzerland SRF 12.1 143 16.6 233 29.1 329 The Netherlands NPO 18.7 46.7 2916 7.9 23.6 1232 27.3 66 4254 United Kingdom BBC 37.20 7100

According to the rough calculation of the figures above, more than 75 million people were watching the three Eurovision shows in these countries. Last year, a total of 197 million people watched the Eurovision Song Contest live, and the number is expected to reach a total of more than 200 million viewers. An official statement by the EBU should be released within the following weeks.

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