The performance by Spain at Eurovision 2022 entered the record as a standout moment in television history, celebrated by a large and engaged audience. The broadcast on La 1 attracted an impressive crowd, with peak interest touching around 6.8 million viewers and a share near 51 percent. That level of engagement marked a high point for the year in which Spain previously topped viewership in 2008 during another memorable moment, when Rodolfo Chikilicuatre brought a distinctive spark to the contest.
Across the night, special coverage and the main event drew a broad audience. The festival’s core broadcast, airing during prime time, drew approximately 7.26 million viewers between 21:59 and 22:02, achieving a share just over 52 percent. The voting phase then refined the audience data further, as the distribution of points tracked a total audience of about 7.94 million viewers, with the share climbing to just over 61 percent. These moments underscored the national passion for the contest and Spain’s continued influence in the broadcast’s overall reach.
The decisive moment—the golden minute—arrived around 00:57, when the final scores were announced and viewers joined in anticipating Spain’s potential results. At that time, viewership surged to roughly 8.85 million, and La 1’s audience share spiked to an extraordinary 71.6 percent. In total, more than 15.6 million viewers connected with Eurovision at some point during the broadcast, illustrating the event’s status as a unifying cultural moment across households, bars, and public venues alike.
These strong numbers stood in stark relief against the rest of the night’s programming on competing channels. Saturday evening’s slate saw Saturday Deluxe rank second with about 914,000 viewers and a 7.5 percent share. On Antena 3, El Millionario fell to 858,000 viewers and roughly 5.8 percent. Cuatro’s El blockbuster remained around 4 percent, while La Sexta faced the largest drop with laSexta Noche, which experienced a notable decline during the night. The contrast highlights how Eurovision served as a dominant force in Spain’s television landscape that evening, drawing audiences away from other prime-time offerings and shaping the night’s viewing habits.
Looking beyond the prime time, daylong data aligned with typical patterns for major live events. Noon programming saw Sociéité surpassing 14.7 percent and gathering over a million viewers, while the afternoon featured Viva la Vida pulling in about 1.2 million viewers and a 13.7 percent share. These numbers reflect a broader audience that followed the event across different time blocks, confirming Eurovision as a multi-horizon viewing event that anchors audience attention across a wide window of programming. The sustained interest through the day indicates a cultural moment in Spain that resonates with viewers beyond the immediate spectacle of the performance and voting phases.