{"id":15608,"date":"2026-05-08T07:34:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T04:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=15608"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:39:56","slug":"eurovision-live","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2026 Live Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>[vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_single_image image=\"8540\" img_size=\"full\" alignment=\"center\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\"\"]\r\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 36px;\"><strong>Eurovision 2026 Live Online<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Below is everything you need to know about where to watch Eurovision 2026 live online in the UK.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>[vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t<div id=\"widget-913\" class=\"widget_nav_mega_menu shortcode-mega-menu \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"basel-navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-eurovizija-2025-container\"><ul id=\"menu-eurovizija-2025\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-11780\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11780 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-semi-final-1\/\">Semi-Final 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11779\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11779 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-semi-final-2\/\">Semi-Final 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11778\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11778 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-song-contest-grand-final\/\">Grand Final<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11776\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11776 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-song-contest-favourites\/\">TOP 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15647\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-15647 menu-item-design-default item-event-hover\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7bet.co.uk\/blog\/eurovision-live\/\">Live<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>How to Watch Eurovision 2026 Live in the UK<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Semi-Final 1: Tuesday, 12 May at 9:00 PM CEST (8:00 PM BST)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Semi-Final 2: Thursday, 14 May at 9:00 PM CEST (8:00 PM BST)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Grand Final: Saturday, 16 May at 9:00 PM CEST (8:00 PM BST)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Where to Watch<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>TV: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be aired live on BBC One across all three shows.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Streaming: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC iPlayer carries the live streams and will have catch-up available shortly after each broadcast.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Radio: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds will have live commentary throughout the week, with additional Eurovision-themed programming in the lead-up to the shows.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Additional Viewing Options<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>YouTube: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International audiences can watch live streams of the Semis and the Grand Final on the official <\/span><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@EurovisionSongContest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s free.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Please note that due to broadcasting rights, live streams on YouTube may be geoblocked in the UK during the live broadcasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Who\u2019s Commentating on the BBC?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">There are some changes to the BBC commentary team this year. Graham Norton returns as ever to commentate on the Grand Final on TV. For the semi-finals, Rylan Clark will be joined for the first time by Angela Scanlon. On the radio, Sara Cox will handle the semi-finals, and Rylan will join her for the Grand Final broadcast. RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK star Ti Kofi will be hosting digital coverage across the BBC\u2019s social media channels. This includes coverage from the Turquoise Carpet and the Eurovision Village.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Eurovision 2026: Semi-Final 1 Live (Tuesday 12 May)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Fifteen countries compete in this one. Germany and Italy will perform in the interlude as non-competing acts. They also get the voting rights for this Semi-Final. A panel of judges alongside televotes will decide the top 10 that will go through to Saturday\u2019s Grand Final.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Eurovision 2026: Semi-Final 2 Live (Thursday 14 May)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The second Semi-Final follows on Thursday, 14th May, again at 8:00 PM BST. The remaining 15 countries will compete,\u00a0 and Austria, France, and the UK will perform alongside them as automatic qualifiers. At the end of the 2.5-hour show, 10 winners will be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Eurovision 2026: Grand Final Live (Saturday 16 May)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">Clear your Saturday evening well in advance because the Grand Final will begin at 8:00 PM BST and is expected to run past midnight!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">All 25 finalists will take to the stage. After the performances finish, there will be a short break for voting, and then the famous scoreboard will be revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #ffffff;\">The voting procedure is a dramatic part of the whole night. First, the professional jury votes are read out country by country, and each nation gets a spokesperson to announce their top points in ascending order. Once the jury totals are in, the televote results come rolling in in reverse order, from lowest to highest. Usually, the televote produces the biggest swings and the most tension, and many times the jury leader and the public\u2019s favourite turn out to be very different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b><i>Betting is only available to participants above 18 years. Please bet responsibly. 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