Eurovision 2022 Will Stream on Peacock

The Eurovision Song Contest celebrates 66 years with the 2022 edition, a yearly tradition that is one of the world's longest-running television programs and Europe's longest-running international televised music competition. For decades it wasn't something noticed by America. However, with the wild success of American Idol and The Voice (both based on the national competitions to find yearly Eurovis contestants) coinciding with the internet making international TV programs more accessible, the contest eventually found an American home, first on Logo from 2015-2018, and then on Peacock starting last year.

Peacock's pick-up of the Eurovision contest in 2021 came as a last-minute surprise. Since the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) walked away from Logo, there were rumors Netflix might pick it up. But this year, with Peacock's parent company NBC Universal debuting a 50-state version of the show (The American Song Contest, which sadly is not called Amerivision), Eurovision has found a long-term home, at least for the moment.

Unlike the nationalist song contests we are used to here in the states, Eurovision only broadcasts three live episodes. There are two semi-final rounds and the Grand Final, which means fans must familiarize themselves with the competition online ahead of time since there aren't weeks and weeks of run-up where well editing framing pushes viewers towards one contestant. With all 40 competitors selected, the two semi-finals competitors drawn, and official videos in for each song, the Eurovision 2022 Top 40 recap is now out and ready for everyone's perusal.