ALT Rylan, AJ Odudu, Sam Ryder, Graham Norton and Scott Mills appear in a collage to celebrate Eurovision 2022. Text reads: 2.22 million streams for the final on BBC iPlayer, up 73% on 2021. 10.6 million peak and 8.9 million average with 80.3% share on BBC One.

ALT A BBC spokesperson says: “Sam’s performance was simply out of this world and we couldn’t be prouder of him, achieving the best result in 20 years for the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, including winning the jury vote. “Kalush Orchestra’s performance was incredible and generated a reaction both in the arena and around the globe like no other – we offer huge congratulations to Ukraine on their win. “We’d like to thank everyone who has worked tirelessly over the past few months to deliver an amazing performance for the UK, including TaP Music, Parlophone, Warner Music UK, Sam’s management, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 for their support, plus the staging team, Dan Shipton and Marvin Dietmann. Plus of course the fantastic production team at BBC Studios.”