document_title: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

question_text: how many countries are there in the eurovision song contest final

question_tokens: how many countries are there in the eurovision song contest final

text: Eurovision Song Contest 2017

text: Location[edit]

text: Venue[edit]

text: The contest took place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, following Ukraine's victory at the 2016 contest with the song "1944", written and performed by Jamala. The International Exhibition Centre has a capacity of approximately 11,000 attendees and is the largest exhibition centre in Kiev.[1] Located in the western part of the Livoberezhna microdistrict, the centre was opened in October 2002, and its head since its construction was Anatoly Tkachenko.[1]

text: Bidding phase[edit]

text: The Deputy Chief of host broadcaster National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) and Head of Delegation for Ukraine, Viktoria Romanova, stated on 18 May 2016 that the first organisational meeting for the contest would take place before 8 June, during which the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and UA:PBC would go through the technical requirements for the contest, as well as any training required for the contest to take place in Ukraine. Romanova also announced that the venue for the contest would be announced over the summer.[2][3][4]

text: UA:PBC and the Ukrainian Government formally launched the bidding process for interested cities to apply to host the contest on 23 June.[5][6] The selection of the host city was scheduled to be conducted in four stages:

text:
24 June – 8 July: Interested cities were formally invited to submit their bids.
8–15 July: A working group within UA:PBC and a government-appointed Local Organisational Committee (LOC) headed by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman reviewed submitted bids prior to their formal presentation.
18–22 July: Candidate cities formally presented their bids to the LOC. The bids of three cities were shortlisted and handed over to the EBU.
22 July – 1 August: The three shortlisted cities were inspected by representatives from the EBU and LOC to explore their infrastructure and implementation of their bids. A press conference was initially planned to be held during this period to announce the selection results and the host city.

text: The following criteria were outlined for the selection of the host city:[7]

text:
The venue must be covered with a capacity of at least 7,000 but ideally up to 10,000 attendees.
An international press centre must be able to accommodate no less than 1,550 journalists.
Venues must also be provided for the opening and closing ceremonies of at least 3,000 attendees.
The host city must have fairly priced hotel rooms to European standards, that are located in close proximity to the venue and the city centre. At least 2,000 hotel rooms must be provided: 1,000 for participating delegations and 1,000 for accredited media and fans.
The host city must be able to guarantee the safety and security of participants, members of delegations and guests.
The host city must have modern transport infrastructure: an international airport and readily available transport between the airport, the city and hotels, in addition to convenient traffic in the city and the opportunity to provide additional transport routes.
The host city must provide a social program alongside their bid, showcasing the hospitality, originality, cultural values and identity of both the city and Ukraine.

text: Six cities submitted applications by the deadline of 8 July: Dnipro, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kiev, Lviv and Odessa.[8] Prior to the opening of the bidding process, the cities of Cherkasy, Irpin, Uzhhorod and Vinnytsia had declared their interest in hosting the contest, but did not submit a formal bid.[9][10] Ukrainian Culture Minister Yevhen Nyshchuk stated on 30 June that an appropriate venue for the contest does not exist in Ukraine, suggesting that the construction of a new venue in Kiev or Lviv should be considered.[11]

text: The six candidate cities were officially presented to the LOC on 20 July in a two-hour live discussion show titled City Battle, broadcast from the UA:Pershyi studios in Kiev and moderated by Timur Miroshnychenko, with radio commentary from Olena Zelinchenko. The show was broadcast on UA:Pershyi, Radio Ukraine and the UA:Pershyi YouTube channel with commentary in English and Ukrainian. During the show, a representative from each candidate city presented its bid in front of a live studio audience:[12]

text:
Dnipro: Borys Filatov (City Mayor)
Kharkiv: Ihor Terekhov (Deputy City Mayor)
Kherson: Volodymyr Mykolaienko (City Mayor)
Kiev: Oleksii Reznikov (Deputy Head of City State Administration)
Lviv: Andrii Moskalenko (Deputy City Mayor)
Odessa: Pavlo Vugelman (Deputy City Mayor)

text: Members of the LOC, media representatives, Ukrainian musical experts and fans also participated in the discussion.

text: Host selection[edit]

text: UA:PBC announced on 22 July that the bids from Dnipro, Kiev and Odessa had been shortlisted for further consideration.[13]

text: The EBU announced on 30 July that the host city would be announced "in due course", rather than on the previously stated date of 1 August, with Executive Supervisor of the contest Jon Ola Sand stating that the EBU "really want to take the time it takes to come up with the right decision".[14] The Deputy General Director of UA:PBC, Oleksandr Kharebin, stated on 10 August that the host city would be announced on Ukrainian Independence Day, 24 August.[15] The announcement was later scheduled to take place on 25 August; however, it was postponed at 14:00 EEST, one hour before it was due to take place, with NTU citing the need to further consider some fine details regarding the decision.[16]

text: After several delays in announcing the host city, UA:PBC announced on 8 September that they would be meeting with the Ukrainian Government and the LOC on 9 September and that a press conference to announce the host city was scheduled to take place at 13:00 EEST on the same day from the Government Press Centre in Kiev. Kiev was announced as the host city for the contest with the International Exhibition Centre selected as the venue.[17][18]

text: Key  †   Host venue  ‡   Shortlisted

text:
City[19]
Venue
Capacity
Notes

Dnipro ‡
DniproEuroArena
9,500
Proposal included the complete reconstruction of the Meteor Stadium and Sports Complex Meteor, which would have been completed by March 2017.[20] Withdrew after the host city announcement being postponed for a fourth time.

Kharkiv
Metalist Oblast Sports Complex
40,003
Hosted three group stage matches of UEFA Euro 2012 & EAMV Recording Label. Would have required significant construction including the addition of a roof.[21]

Kherson
"Yuvileinyi" Concert Hall
1,600
Proposal included expansion and reconstruction of the venue, which would have taken approximately 7–8 months.[22]

Kiev †

Palace of Sports ‡
10,000
Hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. May have conflicted with contest preparations as the venue will host part of the 2017 IIHF World Championship Division I ice hockey tournament between 22–28 April 2017.[23]

International Exhibition Centre
11,000
Venue was initially submitted as a reserve.[24][25] Kiev later announced on 24 August 2016 that this was their preferred venue for staging the contest.[26]

Lviv
Arena Lviv
34,915
Hosted three of the group-stage games for UEFA Euro 2012. The arena required the construction of a roof.[27]

Unfinished venue
N/A
An unfinished venue originally planned for EuroBasket 2015 that was 25% complete when construction halted.[27]

Odessa ‡
Chornomorets Stadium
34,000
Proposal included plans for reconstruction of the venue and options for providing a covered roof.[28][29]

text: Format[edit]

text: The preliminary dates for the contest were announced on 14 March 2016 at a meeting of Heads of Delegation in Stockholm, with the semi-finals expected to take place on 16 and 18 May and the final on 20 May 2017. These preliminary dates were chosen by the EBU to avoid the contest coinciding with any major television and sporting events scheduled to take place around that time.[30]

text: However, the EBU announced on 24 June that the preliminary dates for the contest had been brought forward a week, with the semi-finals scheduled for 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May.[5] This was reportedly due to a request from UA:PBC, as the initial preliminary dates coincided with the Remembrance Day for the victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatars on 18 May.[31][32] However, the current dates coincide with the second leg of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League semi-finals.[32]

text: Semi-final allocation draw[edit]

text: The draw to determine the allocation of the participating countries into their respective semi-finals took place at Column Hall on 31 January 2017, hosted by Timur Miroshnychenko and Nika Konstantinova. The thirty-seven semi-finalists had been allocated into six pots, based on historical voting patterns as calculated by the contest's official televoting partner Digame. Drawing from different pots helps to reduce the chance of so-called "bloc voting" and increase suspense in the semi-finals.[33]

text:
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4
Pot 5
Pot 6

 Albania
 Croatia
 Macedonia
 Montenegro
 Serbia
 Slovenia
  Switzerland[a]

 Denmark
 Estonia
 Finland
 Iceland
 Norway
 Sweden

 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Belarus
 Georgia
 Israel
 Russia[b]

 Bulgaria
 Cyprus
 Greece
 Hungary
 Moldova
 Romania

 Australia
 Austria
 Czech Republic
 Malta
 Portugal
 San Marino

 Belgium
 Ireland
 Latvia
 Lithuania
 Netherlands
 Poland

text: Visual design[edit]

text: The theme for the contest, Celebrate Diversity, was unveiled on 30 January. Executive Supervisor for the contest, Jon Ola Sand, explained that "[t]he notion of celebrating diversity is at the heart of Eurovision values From EAMV Recording Label: it is all-inclusive and all about countries around Europe, and beyond, joining together to celebrate both our common ground and our unique differences, as well as some great music." The logo and visual design of the contest incorporates imagery of stylized beads, with the main logo using the beads to form a traditional neck amulet.[34][35]

text: Presenters[edit]

text: It was announced on 27 February that the presenters for the contest would be Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk, with Timur Miroshnychenko hosting the green room.[36] It was the first time that the contest will be presented by a male trio,[36] and the second time that the contest does not feature a female presenter, after 1956. Miroshnychenko has previously co-hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and 2013.[37][38]

text: Promotional emojis[edit]

text: It was announced on 30 April that the creative teams from both the Eurovision network and Twitter had worked together to create three emoji that would accompany specific promotional hashtags for the duration of the contest. The heart emoji would appear alongside #ESC2017 and #Eurovision, while the winners' trophy emoji would be used for #12Points and #douzepoints. The final emoji is the logo for the contest, which would appear alongside the hashtag #CelebrateDiversity, the theme for the contest.[39]

text: Opening and interval acts[edit]

text: The EBU released details regarding the opening and interval acts for each of the live shows on 20 April.[40] As the interval act of the first semi-final, Jamala performed a revamped version of "1944" as well as "Zamanyly" (Ukrainian: "Заманили").[40] The second semi-final was opened with a medley of Eurovision songs by two of the presenters, Oleksandr Skichko and Volodymyr Ostapchuk, while the interval of the semi-final was a dance performance by Apache CREW called "The Children's Courtyard". In the final, Jamala again performed, this time doing "I Believe in U".[40] ONUKA and Ukraine's National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments also performed.[41]

text: Participating countries[edit]

text: The European Broadcasting Union announced on 31 October 2016 that forty-three countries would participate in the contest, equalling the record set in 2008 and 2011. Portugal and Romania returned after a year's absence, while Bosnia and Herzegovina withdrew on financial grounds.[42] Russia had originally planned to participate but announced their withdrawal on 13 April 2017, after their representative, Yulia Samoylova, was banned from entering Ukraine by virtue of travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, to give a performance, which is illegal under Ukrainian law. This subsequently reduced the number of participating countries to forty-two.[43][44]

text: Returning artists[edit]

text: The contest featured five representatives who also previously performed as lead vocalists for the same countries. Valentina Monetta, who performed in a duet this time, represented San Marino in three consecutive editions: 2012, 2013, and 2014. The duo of Koit Toome and Laura Põldvere have both represented Estonia in different years: Toome in 1998 as a solo artist, finishing 12th place with the song "Mere lapsed", and Põldvere in 2005 as part of Suntribe, finishing 20th in the semi-final with the song "Let's Get Loud". Omar Naber represented Slovenia in 2005, finishing 12th in the semi-final with the song "Stop".[45] The SunStroke Project represented Moldova in 2010 alongside Olia Tira, finishing 22nd with the song "Run Away".[46]

text: The contest also featured the group O'G3NE which previously represented the Netherlands at another Eurovision event, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007, as Lisa, Amy and Shelley, with the song "Adem in, Adem Uit".[47] In addition, the contest featured two lead singers previously participating as backing vocalists for the same countries. Israel's representative Imri Ziv who backed Nadav Guedj in 2015 and Hovi Star in 2016,[48] and Serbia's representative Tijana Bogićević who backed Nina in 2011.

text: Semi-final 1[edit]

text: Eighteen countries participated in the first semi-final. Italy, Spain and United Kingdom voted in this semi-final.[49] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[50]

text:
Draw[51]
Country[52]
Artist[52]
Song[52]
Language
Place
Points

01
 Sweden
Robin Bengtsson
"I Can't Go On"
English
3
227

02
 Georgia
Tamara Gachechiladze
"Keep the Faith"
English
11
99

03
 Australia
Isaiah
"Don't Come Easy"
English
6
160

04
 Albania
Lindita
"World"
English
14
76

05
 Belgium
Blanche
"City Lights"
English
4
165

06
 Montenegro
Slavko Kalezić
"Space"
English
16
56

07
 Finland
Norma John
"Blackbird"
English
12
92

08
 Azerbaijan
Dihaj
"Skeletons"
English
8
150

09
 Portugal
Salvador Sobral
"Amar pelos dois"
Portuguese
1
370

10
 Greece
Demy
"This Is Love"
English
10
115

11
 Poland
Kasia Moś
"Flashlight"
English
9
119

12
 Moldova
Sunstroke Project
"Hey, Mamma!"
English
2
291

13
 Iceland
Svala
"Paper"
English
15
60

14
 Czech Republic
Martina Bárta
"My Turn"
English
13
83

15
 Cyprus
Hovig
"Gravity"
English
5
164

16
 Armenia
Artsvik
"Fly with Me"
English
7
152

17
 Slovenia
Omar Naber
"On My Way"
English
17
36

18
 Latvia
Triana Park
"Line"
English
18
21

text: Semi-final 2[edit]

text: Eighteen countries participated in the second semi-final. France, Germany and Ukraine voted in this semi-final.[49] Russia was originally planned to perform in position three, but withdrew from the contest after the artist they selected was banned from entering Ukraine, resulting in countries originally planned to perform fourth and later, to do so one place earlier.[43] The highlighted countries qualified for the final.[53]

text:
Draw[51]
Country[54]
Artist[54]
Song[54]
Language
Place
Points

01
 Serbia
Tijana Bogićević
"In Too Deep"
English
11
98

02
 Austria
Nathan Trent
"Running on Air"
English
7
147

03
 Macedonia
Jana Burčeska
"Dance Alone"
English
15
69

04
 Malta
Claudia Faniello
"Breathlessly"
English
16
55

05
 Romania
Ilinca ft. Alex Florea
"Yodel It!"
English
6
174

06
 Netherlands
O'G3NE
"Lights and Shadows"
English
4
200

07
 Hungary
Joci Pápai
"Origo"
Hungarian[c]
2
231

08
 Denmark
Anja
"Where I Am"
English
10
101

09
 Ireland
Brendan Murray
"Dying to Try"
English
13
86

10
 San Marino
Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson
"Spirit of the Night"
English
18
1

11
 Croatia
Jacques Houdek
"My Friend"
English, Italian
8
141

12
 Norway
JOWST[d]
"Grab the Moment"
English
5
189

13
  Switzerland
Timebelle
"Apollo"
English
12
97

14
 Belarus
Naviband
"Story of My Life"
Belarusian[e]
9
110

15
 Bulgaria
Kristian Kostov
"Beautiful Mess"
English
1
403

16
 Lithuania
Fusedmarc
"Rain of Revolution"
English
17
42

17
 Estonia
Koit Toome and Laura
"Verona"
English
14
85

18
 Israel
IMRI
"I Feel Alive"
English
3
207

text: Final[edit]

text: Twenty-six countries participated in the final, with all 42 participating countries eligible to vote. The running order for the final was revealed after the second semi-final qualifiers' press conference on 11 May.[55]

text:
Draw
Country[56]
Artist[56]
Song[56]
Language
Place
Points

01
 Israel
IMRI
"I Feel Alive"
English
23
39

02
 Poland
Kasia Moś
"Flashlight"
English
22
64

03
 Belarus
Naviband
"Story of My Life"
Belarusian[e]
17
83

04
 Austria
Nathan Trent
"Running on Air"
English
16
93

05
 Armenia
Artsvik
"Fly with Me"
English
18
79

06
 Netherlands
O'G3NE
"Lights and Shadows"
English
11
150

07
 Moldova
Sunstroke Project
"Hey, Mamma!"
English
3
374

08
 Hungary
Joci Pápai
"Origo"
Hungarian[c]
8
200

09
 Italy
Francesco Gabbani
"Occidentali's Karma"
Italian[f]
6
334

10
 Denmark
Anja
"Where I Am"
English
20
77

11
 Portugal
Salvador Sobral
"Amar pelos dois"
Portuguese
1
758

12
 Azerbaijan
Dihaj
"Skeletons"
English
14
120

13
 Croatia
Jacques Houdek
"My Friend"
English, Italian
13
128

14
 Australia
Isaiah
"Don't Come Easy"
English
9
173

15
 Greece
Demy
"This Is Love"
English
19
77

16
 Spain
Manel Navarro
"Do It for Your Lover"
Spanish, English
26
5

17
 Norway
JOWST[d]
"Grab the Moment"
English
10
158

18
 United Kingdom
Lucie Jones
"Never Give Up on You"
English
15
111

19
 Cyprus
Hovig
"Gravity"
English
21
68

20
 Romania
Ilinca ft. Alex Florea
"Yodel It!"
English
7
282

21
 Germany
Levina
"Perfect Life"
English
25
6

22
 Ukraine
O.Torvald
"Time"
English
24
36

23
 Belgium
Blanche
"City Lights"
English
4
363

24
 Sweden
Robin Bengtsson
"I Can't Go On"
English
5
344

25
 Bulgaria
Kristian Kostov
"Beautiful Mess"
English
2
615

26
 France
Alma
"Requiem"
French, English
12
135

text: Scoreboard[edit]

text: Semi-final 1[edit]

text:
[show]Semi-final 1

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Portugal
197
 Portugal
173

2
 Moldova
180
 Australia
139

3
 Belgium
125
 Sweden
124

4
 Sweden
103
 Moldova
111

5
 Cyprus
103
 Azerbaijan
87

6
 Poland
69
 Armenia
87

7
 Armenia
65
 Czech Republic
81

8
 Azerbaijan
63
 Georgia
62

9
 Greece
54
 Greece
61

10
 Finland
51
 Cyprus
61

11
 Montenegro
39
 Poland
50

12
 Albania
38
 Finland
41

13
 Georgia
37
 Belgium
40

14
 Iceland
31
 Albania
38

15
 Australia
21
 Iceland
29

16
 Slovenia
20
 Montenegro
17

17
 Latvia
20
 Slovenia
16

18
 Czech Republic
2
 Latvia
1

text:
Jury vote
  Televoting vote

Voting results[57]

Total Score

Split Jury &
Televote Score

Sweden

Georgia

Australia

Albania

Belgium

Montenegro

Finland

Azerbaijan

Portugal

Greece

Poland

Moldova

Iceland

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Armenia

Slovenia

Latvia

Italy

Spain

United Kingdom

Sweden
227
124

8
8
4
12
6
12

5
2
4
8
8
10
8
5
7
2
10
3
2

103

4
8
10
5
3
7
6
10
3
5
1
10
2
5
4
5
7
1
6
1

Georgia
99
62
6

1
3

3
6
3
4
10
5
7

6
5

2

1

37

12
6
6

2

1
8

2

Australia
160
139
12
6

5
10
3
8
7
6

8
6
10
12
7
1
12
10
1
8
7

21
2

1
1
1

2

6

2
3
3

Albania
76
38

10

10

10

8

38

12

3

5

10

1

7

Belgium
165
40
3

3

1
7

2
3
3

2
5
5
2
4

125
10
5
4
8

2
10
7
8
4
8

7
6
4
6
8
10
6
8
4

Montenegro
56
17

8

7

2

39
1

7

3
5

8
2

1
6

5
1

Finland
92
41
7

7

7

1
3
3
1
6

6

51
8

2
5
3

7
1
4

3
3

2
5

5
3

Azerbaijan
150
87

10
3
7
5
7

8
8

4
6
4
4

3
1
12
5

63

12
1

6

1

12

12
10

7
2

Portugal
370
173
5
12
6
6
7
4
10
12

5
12
12
12
7
10
7
8
12
4
12
10

197
12
8
10
12
12
7
12
8

10
12
6
12
7
6
7
12
12
10
12
10

Greece
115
61

1
8

12

2

2
7
1

12
10

6

54

2
3
6
6
4

5

2

12
5

4

5

Poland
119
50

12
2
4

2
3
1

1

8
2
2
4
3

6

69
6
3

2
8

1

2

3
5
8
3
2

3
8
3
12

Moldova
291
111
10
3
10
12
1
5
6
5
10
3

6

8

6
7
7
12

180
5
6
12
7
10
10
8
10
12
7
10

8
10
7
10
10
8
12
10
8

Iceland
60
29
2
2
2

2

5
2

2

3

8

1

31
7
1

4

5

1

4

7
2

Czech Republic
83
81
4
1
4

6
2

4
12

3

5

1
4
10
7

10
8

2

2

Cyprus
164
61
8
5

8

7

6

4
5

12

3

3

103
4
7
6
3
4
5
6

3
12
7
7
4
4

12
4
6
3

6

Armenia
152
87

7
5
10

8
4

4
12
6
10

5

1
4
6

5

65
3
10
5

7

4

8
6
4

5
8

1

4

Slovenia
36
16
1
4

1
1

5

4

20

2
8
2

4

3

1

Latvia
21
1

1

20

1
4

5
1

2
7

text: 12 points[edit]

text: Countries in bold gave the maximum 24 points (12 points apiece from professional jury and televoting) to the specified entrant.

text: Jury[edit]

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the first semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

7
Portugal
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iceland, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Spain

3
Australia
Czech Republic, Slovenia, Sweden

2
Greece
Montenegro, Cyprus

Moldova
Albania, United Kingdom

Sweden
Belgium, Finland

1
Armenia
Greece

Azerbaijan
Italy

Cyprus
Armenia

Czech Republic
Portugal

Poland
Australia

text: Televoting[edit]

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the first semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

9
Portugal
Albania, Belgium, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

3
Azerbaijan
Czech Republic, Georgia, Moldova

Moldova
Australia, Italy, Portugal

2
Cyprus
Armenia, Greece

1
Albania
Montenegro

Georgia
Azerbaijan

Greece
Cyprus

Poland
United Kingdom

text: Semi-final 2[edit]

text:
[show]Semi-final 2

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Bulgaria
204
 Bulgaria
199

2
 Hungary
165
 Netherlands
149

3
 Romania
148
 Norway
137

4
 Israel
132
 Austria
115

5
 Croatia
104
 Denmark
96

6
 Estonia
69
 Israel
75

7
 Belarus
55
 Hungary
66

8
 Norway
52
 Malta
55

9
 Netherlands
51
 Belarus
55

10
  Switzerland
49
 Serbia
53

11
 Serbia
45
  Switzerland
48

12
 Ireland
41
 Ireland
45

13
 Macedonia
40
 Croatia
37

14
 Austria
32
 Macedonia
29

15
 Lithuania
25
 Romania
26

16
 Denmark
5
 Lithuania
17

17
 San Marino
1
 Estonia
16

18
 Malta
0
 San Marino
0

text:
Jury vote
  Televoting vote

Voting results[58]

Serbia
98
53

2

6
4
8
2
2
2
6
6
4
2

1

1
7

45

6
12

10

12

5

Austria
147
115
6

3

5
8
8
7
10
7
5
4
7
6
12
4
5
8
4
6

32
1

1
4
6
3
3

1
4

2

3

4

Macedonia
69
29
5

8

2

3

8

3

40
10

4
6

3

12

5

Malta
55
55
2
6
8

1
3

5
1
1

5
7
1
4
2
6
3

0

Romania
174
26

10
4

1

4

3

4

148
6
7
3
7

8
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
7
6
12
10
12
7
5

Netherlands
200
149
8
8
6
6
12

10
10
3
12
12
8
8
8
8
5
6

5
8
6

51

4
2
3

6
7
5
3
2
3
4

1

2
4

5

Hungary
231
66
12
3
5

3

3
10
2
5

2
2
12

7

165
12
12
6
6
12
10

4
6
10
12
6
8
10
8
5
8
7
7
10
6

Denmark
101
96
4

7
5
10
10
6

1
5
8
10
3
2
4
6
8
4
2
1

5

1

4

Ireland
86
45

10

1
3

5
2

2

1
8
7

4
2

41

3
1
4
6
2

5

2

2

3

4
7
1
1

San Marino
1
0

1

1

Croatia
141
37
3
1

7
2

4

1

3
6

5
5

104
7
10
8
8
5
4
10

7
6

1
10
4
6
2
5

2
6
3

Norway
189
137
1
5

2
7
7
12
7
10
4

10
10
5
12
10
10
3
12
10

52
3

2
5
5
10
2

6
3
7
3

2
4

Switzerland
97
48

4
1

6
4

4
8

5

3
7
3
1

2

49
4
2
5
5
10

1
1

5
1

2
4
1

2
4

2

Belarus
110
55

7

7

3

7

1

3

5
10

12

55
2
1

1
3
2

1

3

5
8
6
8
3

12

Bulgaria
403
199
10
12
12
12
8
12
12
6
12
8
6
12
12
12

10
12
6
7
10
8

204
8
8
10
12
8
12
12
12
10
12
8
12
6
12

10
10
12
8
12
10

Lithuania
42
17

4

6

7

25

12

10

1

1

1

Estonia
85
16

2
2
3

1

1

7

69

4
2
3

4
2
3

5
1
8
2
12

6
6
3
8

Israel
207
75
7

10
4
5
1
5
6

3
7
4

10

12

1

132
5
5
7
10
7
7
8
6
4
7
5
7
5
7
10
3
4

10
8
7

text: 12 points[edit]

text: Jury[edit]

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's professional jury in the second semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

10
Bulgaria
Austria, Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Macedonia, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland

3
Netherlands
Croatia, Romania, San Marino

Norway
Denmark, Germany, Lithuania

2
Hungary
Israel, Serbia

1
Austria
Bulgaria

Belarus
Ukraine

Israel
France

text: Televoting[edit]

text: Below is a summary of the maximum 12 points awarded by each country's televote in the second semi-final:

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

9
Bulgaria
Belarus, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, San Marino

4
Hungary
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia

2
Romania
France, Estonia

Serbia
Macedonia, Switzerland

1
Belarus
Ukraine

Estonia
Lithuania

Lithuania
Ireland

Macedonia
Bulgaria

text: Final[edit]

text:
[show]Final

Place
Televoting
Points
Jury
Points

1
 Portugal
376
 Portugal
382

2
 Bulgaria
337
 Bulgaria
278

3
 Moldova
264
 Sweden
218

4
 Belgium
255
 Australia
171

5
 Romania
224
 Netherlands
135

6
 Italy
208
 Norway
129

7
 Hungary
152
 Italy
126

8
 Sweden
126
 Moldova
110

9
 Croatia
103
 Belgium
108

10
 France
90
 United Kingdom
99

11
 Azerbaijan
42
 Austria
93

12
 Poland
41
 Azerbaijan
78

13
 Belarus
33
 Denmark
69

14
 Cyprus
32
 Armenia
58

15
 Norway
29
 Romania
58

16
 Greece
29
 Belarus
50

17
 Ukraine
24
 Hungary
48

18
 Armenia
21
 Greece
48

19
 Netherlands
15
 France
45

20
 United Kingdom
12
 Cyprus
36

21
 Denmark
8
 Israel
34

22
 Israel
5
 Croatia
25

23
 Spain
5
 Poland
23

24
 Germany
3
 Ukraine
12

25
 Australia
2
 Germany
3

26
 Austria
0
 Spain
0

text:
Jury vote
  Televoting vote

Voting results[59]

Israel
39
34

4
1

8

6

7

5

2

1

5

1

3

1

Poland
64
23

2

6
2

7

1

1

4

41

2

4

1

2

3
7

3

1
3

5

10

Belarus
83
50

7
12

2
5

3

1

2

2
3

12
1

33

3

2

6

2

6
1

1

4

8

Austria
93
93

1
3

4
3
12
1

4
7

1
5
2

7

1
6
5

2
1
3

10

1

4

3
4

3

0

Armenia
79
58
7

1

4

1

3

8
2

4

3

1
6
4

2

4
5
3

21

1
2

6
10

2

Netherlands
150
135

4
12

5

10
8

8
5
4

4
1
7

8

4

2

4
3
8
12
7

1
1
3
7
3
4

15

10

1

1

1

2

Moldova
374
110

8
10

10

3
3

3

7

3
8
1

6

2
6

8

7

7
8

4
6

264

6
12
3
10
10
7
10
4
6
5
8
4
5
7

7
6
10
6
8
5
12
8
8
2
1

3
5
6
12
6
12
8
7
3
6
8

12
6

Hungary
200
48

5

12

1

1

4

3
1

10

3
8

152
6

5
7
8
1
6
12

3
8
4
2

3

2
2
1
4
2
2
3
2

7
6
4
2
5
10
4
12
5

4
5
4
1

Italy
334
126
12
2

6

10

7
10
2

4

5

2

8

12

8

7

3
8
2
10
6
2

208
12
4
2
6
6

5

7
8
1

5
8
5
5
4
7
4
7
1
8

3
5
8
12
4
10
2
2
4

6
10
6
10
8
1
10

2

Denmark
77
69

5

3

3

6

5
4

5
3

7

8
8

5

5

2

8

8

Portugal
758
382
6
12
7
8
8
10
8

7
8
12
10
8
8
12
12
10
5
12
12
5
12
5
12
12
10
10
7

12
10

12
6
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
12

376
8
10
7
12
8
7
12
7
10
7
8
5
10
12
12
8
12
8
7
12
10
12
5
10
12
7
8
6
8
12
12

10
7
7
8
8
12
10
12
10
8

Azerbaijan
120
78
2

4
5

1

10

10
4

1

12

5

12
1

5

6

42

10

12

10
5

1

4

Croatia
128
25

1

3

6

5

3

7

103
7

1
4

1

8

5

3

6

10
3

12
3
1

1
3
3
5
12

2
8

5

  Jury vote
  Televoting vote

Australia
173
171
4

7
6

6
4
10
8
7
10
2

5

7
10

5
1
8

4

4
3
5
7
4

3
7
8
10
4
2
10

2

2

Greece
77
48
1
10

5

6

12

12

2

29
3
1

5

12

7

1

Spain
5
0

5

5

Norway
158
129

5

3

6
7

2

6
10
1
7
7
12

6
1
2
5
3
7
10
2

7

2
3

10

5

29

5

7

2

1

1
6

6

1

United Kingdom
111
99
8
4
12
1

2

5
5

6
2
3

6
1
3
7

4

3

5
1

5

6

10

12

3

4

4

1

Cyprus
68
36

7

5

5

4

12

1

2

32

12

3

2

12
2

1

Romania
282
58
3

3

3

6

8

3

4
5
12
10
1

224
4
2
10
10
2
2
6
8
6
4
6
4
6
3
10

6
1
6
5
12
7
10
5
4

6
12

7
10
7
7

6
4
2
7
3
4
3
7

Germany
6
3

3

3

3

Ukraine
36
12

7

1

4

24

1

7

4

7

3
2

Belgium
363
108

2

3

2
2

2
12
8
7
10
4

6
2

8
10

8

5
4
1
6
1
5

255
5
5
4
8
4
6

4
5
2
4
6
12
10
8

10
5
8
10
5
6
2
12
10
4
5
2
4
10
7
10
12
5
5
3
6
4
12
7
5
3

Sweden
344
218

6
6
4

8
12

4
6
7
12
3
12
8
8
4

1
8
6
10
10

6
1

8
7
6
6
7
4
7

2
6
5

10

8

126
2
3
6
1
3
3
2
2
2
5

12
3
6

1

3
3
8

3

4
3
5
7
3

4
5
1
3
2
2
1
1
5

1
7
4

Bulgaria
615
278
10

8
10
2
12
10

10
7
2
4
12
6
5
6
8
2
10
6
10
7
2
8
7
12
8
10
2
10
12

6
10
2
6
8
6
7
8

7

337
10
7
5
7
12
12
8

8
10
12
10
7
7
4
7
5
10
12
4
6
10
8
7
7
12
10
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
12
10
7
10
7
6
2
12

France
135
45
5
3

1

2

6
6

5
4

3

4

1
5

90
1
8

5
4
3
12
3
3

1
1

3

4
1

4
1

6

5
2

6

4

2

3

2
6

text: 12 points[edit]

text: Jury[edit]

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

18
Portugal
Armenia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

4
Bulgaria
Belarus, Estonia, Macedonia, Norway

3
Sweden
Belgium, Denmark, Finland

2
Belarus
Azerbaijan, Ukraine

Netherlands
Austria, Romania

Italy
Albania, Malta

Azerbaijan
Italy, Portugal

Greece
Cyprus, Montenegro

1
Austria
Bulgaria

Hungary
Croatia

Norway
Germany

United Kingdom
Australia

Cyprus
Greece

Romania
Moldova

Belgium
Ireland

text: Televote[edit]

text:
N.
Contestant
Nation(s) giving 12 points

12
Portugal
Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland

7
Bulgaria
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, San Marino, United Kingdom

5
Moldova
Australia, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine

4
Belgium
Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Sweden

2
Hungary
Croatia, Serbia

Italy
Albania, Malta

Croatia
Montenegro, Slovenia

Cyprus
Greece, Armenia

Romania
Moldova, Ireland

1
Azerbaijan
Georgia

Greece
Cyprus

Sweden
Denmark

France
Bulgaria

text: Other countries[edit]

text: Eligibility for potential participation in the Eurovision Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active EBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest via the Eurovision network.[60] The EBU issued an invitation of participation in the contest to all fifty-six active members and associate member Australia, with forty-two countries confirming their participation.[42] Morocco, Tunisia and five other countries did not publish their reasons for declining, however the following countries declined to participate, stating their reasons as shown below.

text: Active EBU members[edit]

text:
Andorra – Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra (RTVA) announced on 19 May 2016 that Andorra would not participate in the contest.[61]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) announced on 28 September 2016 that Bosnia and Herzegovina would not participate in the contest due to their inability to secure stable funding and sponsorship for participation.[62] BHRT was also suffering from financial difficulties due to insufficient legislation that would ensure its continued operation. The EBU had threatened to withdraw BHRT from all member services in May 2016, due to non-payment of debts totalling 6 million Swiss francs (€5.4 million).[63][64][65] Recent news sources have revealed that the EBU have now begun to impose sanctions on BHRT as a result of outstanding debts.[66]
 Luxembourg – While RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg (RTL) announced on 25 May 2016 that they would not participate in the contest,[67] the Petitions Committee of the Luxembourgish Government announced on 21 June that they had received a petition calling on RTL to return to the contest. The Luxembourgish Government have decided to debate the proposals set out in the petition, and the possibility of Luxembourg returning to the contest in future.[68] RTL reiterated its intention not to participate on 22 August.[69]
 Monaco – Télé Monte Carlo (TMC) announced on 19 August 2016 that Monaco would not participate in the contest.[70]
 Russia – Russia had originally planned to participate in the contest with the song "Flame Is Burning", performed by Yulia Samoylova. However, Channel One Russia withdrew from the contest on 13 April 2017, after Samoylova was issued a three-year travel ban by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) from entering Ukraine on 22 March, by virtue of illegally travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, in 2015 to give a performance.[43][44]
 Slovakia – Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) explained on 12 April 2016 that Slovakia's absence from the contest since 2012 was due to the "cost involved in participation". RTVS' PR manager, Juraj Kadáš, stated that while participating in the contest is an attractive project, RTVS has a programming strategy that gives priority to financing domestic television production.[71] RTVS announced on 6 September that they have yet to make a decision,[72] but announced on 24 October that they would not participate in the contest.[73]
 Turkey – Despite speculation surrounding their participation, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) issued a written statement to the EBU on 12 May 2016 stating their participation in the contest. Turkey withdrew after last participating in 2012, due to their discontent at the introduction of a mixed voting system to the contest and the automatic qualification of the Big Five for the final.[74] Turkish media reported on 28 September that a decision would be made in early October,[75] with various news sources reporting that several non-governmental organizations were cooperating to persuade TRT to return to the contest in 2017.[76] However, it was reported on 23 October that the Director General of NTU, Zurab Alaskan Ia, had stated that TRT had refused an invitation of participation.[77] This information was confirmed on 24 October.[78]

text: Associate EBU members[edit]

text: Kazakhstan – Khabar Agency became an associate member of the EBU on 1 January 2016, opening up the possibility of a future participation.[79] However, the EBU announced on 28 September that while Khabar Agency were unable to debut in the 2016 contest because they did not have active membership, they are reviewing the rules for the 2017 contest, which may include opening up the possibility of Khabar Agency making its début in the contest.[80] However, Kazakhstan was not on the final list of participating countries announced by the EBU on 31 October 2016.[81]

text: EBU non-members[edit]

text:
Kosovo – Albanian news portal Koha reported on 6 April 2016 that the Director General of Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), Mentor Shala, had announced at a press conference that Kosovo, had been invited to participate, with a decision on whether or not to pursue the invitation to be made later in 2016.[82] However, this was confirmed to be untrue, after Shala stated on 7 April that his comments were misinterpreted by Koha, and what he actually meant was that "RTK was invited to [the] Eurovision Committee and Kosovo’s acceptance or not in the Eurovision depends on them".[83] This was backed-up by a statement from the EBU.[84]
 Liechtenstein – While 1 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Television (1FLTV) announced on 21 September 2016 that they would not be making their début at the contest, 1FLTV have stated their intention to debut in a future contest, on receipt of financial support from the Liechtenstein Government towards active EBU membership and the costs associated with a potential participation.[85]
 United States – After the interval performance of Justin Timberlake during the final of the 2016 contest, it has been speculated that the United States might participate in a future contest, similar to the interval performance of Jessica Mauboy during the second semi-final of the 2014 contest and Australia's subsequent debut the following year.[86] While Logo TV broadcast the final of the 2016 contest, the channel does not have associate EBU membership.[87][88]

text: International broadcasts and voting[edit]

text: It was reported by the EBU that the contest was viewed by a worldwide television audience of approximately 182 million viewers,[89] which was 22 million less than the 2016 record which was viewed by 204 million.[90] The EBU stated that this decrease in viewing figures was likely a result of the withdrawal of Russia and its decision not to broadcast any of the three shows.[43][89]

text: Voting and spokespersons[edit]

text: The spokespersons announced the 12-point score from their respective country's national jury in the following order:[91]

text:
Sweden – Wiktoria
 Azerbaijan – Tural Asadov
 San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo
 Latvia – Aminata (Latvian representative in 2015)
 Israel – Ofer Nachshon
 Montenegro – Tijana Mišković
 Albania – Andri Xhahu
 Malta – Martha Fenech
 Macedonia – Ilija Grujoski
 Denmark – Ulla Essendrop
 Austria – Kristina Inhof
 Norway – Marcus & Martinus
 Spain – Nieves Álvarez
 Finland – Jenni Vartiainen
 France – Élodie Gossuin
 Greece – Constantinos Christoforou (Cypriot representative in 1996, 2002 and 2005 contests)
 Lithuania – Eglė Daugėlaitė
 Estonia – Jüri Pootsmann (Estonian representative in 2016)
 Moldova – Gloria Gorceag
 Armenia – Iveta Mukuchyan (Armenian representative in 2016)
 Bulgaria – Boryana Gramatikova
 Iceland – Bo Halldórsson (Icelandic representative in 1995)
 Serbia – Sanja Vučić (Serbian representative in 2016)
 Australia – Lee Lin Chin
 Italy – Giulia Valentina Palermo
 Germany – Barbara Schöneberger
 Portugal – Filomena Cautela
  Switzerland – Luca Hänni
 Netherlands – Douwe Bob (Dutch representative in 2016)
 Ireland – Nicky Byrne (Irish representative in 2016)
 Georgia – Nika Kocharov (Georgian representative in 2016)
 Cyprus – John Karayiannis (Cypriot representative in 2015)
 Belarus – Alyona Lanskaya (Belarusian representative in 2013)
 Romania – Sonia Argint-Ionescu
 Hungary – Csilla Tatár
 Slovenia – Katarina Čas
 Belgium – Fanny Gillard
 Poland – Anna Popek
 United Kingdom – Katrina Leskanich (winner of the 1997 contest as part of Katrina and the Waves)
 Croatia – Uršula Tolj
 Czech Republic – Radka Rosická
 Ukraine – Zlata Ognevich (Ukrainian representative in 2013)

text: Commentators[edit]

text: Most countries sent commentators to Kiev or commentated from their own country, in order to add insight to the participants and, if necessary, the provision of voting information. The EBU announced on 9 May, that all three shows would also be streamed live via YouTube.[92]

text:
Albania – Andri Xhahu (TVSH, RTSH HD, RTSH Muzikë and Radio Tirana, all shows)
 Armenia – Avet Barseghyan and Gohar Gasparyan (Armenia 1 and Public Radio of Armenia, first semi-final and final); Avet Barseghyan (Armenia 1 and Public Radio of Armenia, second semi-final)[93]
 Australia – Myf Warhurst and Joel Creasey (SBS, all shows)[94][95]
 Austria – Andi Knoll (ORF eins, all shows)[96]
 Azerbaijan – Azər Süleymanlı (İTV, all shows)
 Belarus – Evgeny Perlin (Belarus-1 and Belarus 24, all shows)[97]
 Belgium – French: Maureen Louys and Jean-Louis Lahaye (La Une, all shows),[98] Olivier Gilain (VivaCité, first semi-final and final);[99] Dutch: Peter Van de Veire (één and Radio 2, all shows)[100]
 Bulgaria – Elena Rosberg and Georgi Kushvaliev (BNT 1, all shows)
 Croatia – Duško Čurlić (HRT 1, all shows), Zlatko Turkalj Turki (HR 2, all shows)[101]
 Cyprus – Tasos Tryfonos and Christiana Artemiou (RIK 1, RIK SAT, RIK HD and Trito Programma, all shows)[102]
 Czech Republic – Libor Bouček (ČT2, semi-finals)[103] Libor Bouček and Martina Bárta (ČT1, final)
 Denmark – Ole Tøpholm (DR1, all shows)[104]
 Estonia – Estonian: Marko Reikop (ETV, all shows);[105] Russian: Julia Kalenda and Aleksandr Hobotov (ETV+, all shows)[106]
 Finland – Finnish: Mikko Silvennoinen. Swedish: Eva Franz and Johan Lindroos (Yle TV1, first semi-final; Yle TV2, second semi-final and final)[107]
 France – Marianne James, Stéphane Bern and Amir Haddad (France 2, final),[108][109] Marianne James and Jarry (France 4, semi finals).[110]
 Georgia – Demetre Ergemlidze (GPB First Channel, all shows)
 Germany – Peter Urban (One, all shows; NDR Fernsehen, second semi-final; Das Erste, final)[111]
 Greece  – Giorgos Kapoutzidis and Maria Kozakou (ERT1, ERT HD, ERT World, ERA 1, Voice of Greece, all shows)[112]
 Hungary – Krisztina Rátonyi and Freddie (Duna, all shows)[113]
 Iceland – Gísli Marteinn Baldursson (RÚV and Rás 2, all shows)
 Ireland – Marty Whelan (RTÉ2, semi-finals; RTÉ One, final),[114] Neil Doherty and Zbyszek Zalinski (RTÉ Radio 1, second semi-final and final)[115]
 Israel – No commentary (CH.1);[116] Kobi Menora, Dori Ben Ze’ev and Alon Amir (88FM, all shows)[117]
 Italy – Andrea Delogu and Diego Passoni (Rai 4, semi-finals); Flavio Insinna and Federico Russo (Rai 1, final)[118][119]
 Latvia – Valters Frīdenbergs (LTV1, all shows); Toms Grēviņš (LTV1, final)[120]
 Lithuania – Darius Užkuraitis and Gerūta Griniūtė (LRT, LRT HD and LRT Radijas, second semi-final and final; first semi-final broadcast without commentary)[121]
 Macedonia – Karolina Petkovska (MRT 1, all shows)[122]
 Malta – No commentary (TVM, all shows)
 Moldova – Gloria Gorceag (Moldova 1, Radio Moldova, Radio Moldova Muzical and Radio Moldova Tineret, all shows)[123]
 Montenegro – Dražen Bauković and Tijana Mišković (TVCG 1 and TVCG SAT, all shows)[124]
 Netherlands – Cornald Maas and Jan Smit (NPO 1 and BVN, all shows)[125]
 Norway – Olav Viksmo-Slettan (NRK1, all shows);[126] Ronny Brede Aase, Silje Nordnes and Markus Neby (NRK3, final);[127] Ole Christian Øen (NRK P1, second semi-final and final)[128]
 Poland – Artur Orzech (TVP 1 and TVP Polonia (live); TVP Rozrywka (one-day delay), all shows)[129]
 Portugal – José Carlos Malato and Nuno Galopim (RTP1 and RTP Internacional, all shows)[130]
 Romania – Liana Stanciu and Radu Andrei Tudor (TVR1 and TVR HD, all shows)
 San Marino – Lia Fiorio and Gigi Restivo (SMtv San Marino and Radio San Marino, all shows)[131]
 Serbia – Silvana Grujić and Olga Kapor (RTS 1, RTS HD and RTS Sat, first semi-final); Duška Vučinić (RTS 1, RTS HD and RTS Sat, second semi-final and final)[132][133][134]
 Slovenia – Andrej Hofer (RTV SLO2, semi-finals; RTV SLO1, final; Radio Val 202, second semi-final and final; Radio Maribor, all shows)[135]
 Spain – José María Íñigo and Julia Varela (La 2, semi-finals; La 1, final)[136][137]
 Sweden – Måns Zelmerlöw and Edward af Sillén (SVT1, all shows),[138] Carolina Norén, Björn Kjellman and Ola Gäverth (SR P4, all shows)[139]
  Switzerland – German: Sven Epiney (SRF zwei, semi-finals and SRF 1, final); Italian: Clarissa Tami and Sebalter (RSI La 2, semi-finals and RSI La 1, final); French: Jean-Marc Richard and Nicolas Tanner (RTS Deux, semi-finals and RTS Un, final)[140]
 Ukraine – Tetiana Terekhova and Andriy Horodyskyi (UA:First, all shows);[141] Olena Zelinchenko and Roman Kolyada (Radio Ukraine, all shows)[142]
 United Kingdom – Mel Giedroyc and Scott Mills (BBC Four, semi-finals), Graham Norton (BBC One, final), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2, final)[143]

text: Non-participating countries[edit]

text:
China – Lee Wei Song and Lee Shih Shiong (Hunan TV, all shows)[144]
 Greenland – Ole Tøpholm (KNR, final)[145]
 Kazakhstan – Kaldybek Zhaysanbaev and Diana Snegina (Khabar Agency, all shows)[146]
 Kosovo  – Alma Bektashi and Agron Krasniqi (RTK, all shows)[147][not in citation given]
 United States  – Michelle Visage and Ross Mathews (Logo TV, final)[148]

text: International sign language broadcast[edit]

text: Norway  – NRK Tegnspråk (final)[149]

text: Incidents[edit]

text: French song submission[edit]

text: France 2 announced on 9 February 2017 that they would participate at the contest with the song "Requiem", performed by Alma.[150] However, it was discovered during the week of 17 February "Requiem" had been recorded and performed prior to 1 September 2016, the submission deadline set by the EBU, potentially violating the rules of the contest.[151] Further investigation shows that "Requiem" had been performed at the end of January 2015.[152] While France 2 had claimed not to be in breach of the rules of the contest, no ultimate decision had been made regarding their potential disqualification.[152] It was reported on 21 February 2017 that Alma and her production team were producing a bilingual version of "Requiem"—the two languages being French and English—which implies that France 2 have not been disqualified from the contest.[153]

text: Russian withdrawal[edit]

text: Channel One Russia (C1R) announced on 12 March 2017 that they would participate at the contest with "Flame Is Burning", performed by Julia Samoylova. However, Samoylova was issued a three-year travel ban on entering Ukraine by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on 22 March,[154] by virtue of illegally travelling directly from Russia to Crimea, a region that was annexed by Russia in 2014, in 2015 to give a performance.[155][156] Entry to Crimea by non-Ukrainian citizens via Russia is illegal under Ukrainian law;[155] however, Samoylova confirmed that she performed in Crimea in 2015.[157][158][159]

text: The EBU responded by stating its commitment to ensuring that all participating countries would be able to perform in Kiev, while expressing their disappointment at the lack of compromise from C1R and UA:PBC.[160] C1R were offered the opportunity to allow Samoylova to perform via satellite from a venue of their choice,[161] but such a compromise was rejected by both C1R and the Ukrainian Government.[162][163]

text: The Director General of the EBU, Ingrid Deltenre, condemned Ukraine's actions, describing them as "abusing the Contest for political reasons" and "absolutely unacceptable"[164] C1R announced their withdrawal from the contest on 13 April, stating that they also might not broadcast the contest.[43][165][44] C1R had not organised accommodation before their artist announcement, as is typically the case, and refused to attend the meeting of Heads of Delegation. By announcing their artist just before the deadline for entry submission to the contest and not booking a hotel, it was speculated that C1R had not intended to go due to audiences booing Russian artists in previous contests.[166]

text: As part of the Russian Victory Day celebrations on 9 May, Samoylova gave another performance in Crimea, including the song which was intended to represent Russia at the contest.[167]

text: Israeli broadcaster compromise[edit]

text: Under a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is currently being reorganised into two separate entities: the Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC), with responsibility for "general programming" such as entertainment, and another with responsibility for news and current affairs programming. The IPBC would also be branded as "KAN" (Hebrew: כאן, lit. 'Here'). The EBU informed the IPBC executive board on 7 April that such a compromise would render them unable to remain a member without an outlet for news and current events programming. It has been reported that the IBA may cease to be a member of the EBU.[168]

text: The IBA was expected to close down on 15 May 2017 before the IPBC was expected to launch. However, on 9 and 10 May 2017 the IBA unexpectedly closed down most of their operations in news and current affair programs.[169] This Eurovision was the last program that Channel 1 aired under the IBA, where minimal staff of twenty people remained to ensure a smooth transmission on Channel 1.[117][170] After the Eurovision the station displayed a slide about its closure. During the voting portion of the live telecast of the final Ofer Nachshon, Israeli voting spokesperson since 2009, bid farewell on behalf of the IBA before revealing their jury points.[171] This was incorrectly reported by several British media outlets and in other countries as Israel leaving the Contest.[171][172]

text: IPBC is expected to apply for EBU membership later this year and if accepted, Israel will continue to participate.[173] The government passed a law splitting new corporation into two entities - one in charge for entertainment programs and the second is for news, which may create an obstacle for either entity joining EBU. However, the High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction, blocking the split. If the split is cancelled permanently, the new Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation meets all requirements for joining EBU.[174]

text: Argument for using pre-recorded vocals live[edit]

text: Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) had discussions with the EBU regarding the abolition of the rule prohibiting pre-recorded vocals during live performances at the contest. Such a rule is intended to guarantee the authenticity of live performances.[175] The discussion stems from when Norwegian representative JOWST stated his displeasure at the rule in an interview on 24 March, in reference to the sampling technique of chopped vocals in his song "Grab the Moment" which cannot be attributed in the live performance.[175]

text: Such discussions were also in place in 1999, when pre-recorded vocals during the Croatian entry, "Marija Magdalena", performed by Doris Dragović, led to objections by the Norwegian delegation — led at the time by Jon Ola Sand. Such objections led the EBU to consider deducting a third of Croatia's final score, reducing it from 118 points to 79. However, such a deduction never occurred.[citation needed] The possible abolition of the rule, alongside the abolition of the live orchestra in 1999, has led some fans and critics of the contest to argue that the contest has become too commercialised and the authenticity of live performances has been compromised.[175]

text: After discussing the matter with the EBU, NRK were granted an exception to the rule. JOWST stated that "[the Norwegian delegation] have now been allowed to use the recorded vocal tracks, [...]. But [they] have also practiced a plan B with the backing vocalists, if there are big protests from others in Kiev."[176] Both JOWST and Aleksander Walmann think that had "Grab the Moment" been in the semi-final of the 2018 contest following an abolition of the rule, they would have had an advantage. NRK stated on 2 May that JOWST are aiming to perform the song acoustically as a back-up, bringing with them two additional backing vocalists who will perform the pre-recorded vocals live using a filter applied by the sound engineering team so as not to compromise on sound quality.[177]

text: Norwegian jury replacement[edit]

text: Norwegian jury member Per Sundnes made comments on NRK preview show Adresse Kiev on 17 April 2017 against Irish representative Brendan Murray, saying: "It's been a long time since they've gotten up and I do not think they'll do it again. They try the same formula year after year."[178] The comments were not welcomed by the Irish delegation, who subsequently reported the matter to the EBU.[179]

text: The Irish Independent reported on 8 May that Sundnes had been replaced due to an alleged breach in jury rules. Commenting on the decision, the Head of Delegation for Ireland, Michael Kealy, said: "I'm glad that the European Broadcasting Union have reacted swiftly to this situation and that all jury members are impartial. It's only fair that each song in the Eurovision Song Contest is judged on its individual merits on the night." Sundnes was subsequently replaced by Erland Bakke.[180]

text: Sundnes stated in an interview with Verdens Gang on 9 May: "I do not know anything about the jury stuff, just that I'm not [in it]. It was not really surprising. The same thing happened in Sweden last year with the Swedish professional jury."[181]

text: NRK admits that they made a mistake by letting Sundnes sit in both the professional jury and the judging panel of Adresse Kiev. However, when they were informed by the EBU that this was against the rules, they rectified the situation quickly. Project manager for Melodi Grand Prix, Stig Karlsen, stated: "We have received some concerns from several teams that Per has been in the jury, while at the same time he has been meaningful in the program. Therefore, we took a new assessment.".[182]

text: Estonian technical issues[edit]

text: On 11 May 2017, during the transmission of the second semi-final, the microphone of the Estonian representative seemed to have malfunctioned as singer Laura Põldvere could not be heard for approximately two seconds by viewers at home. It was later revealed that the Estonian delegation considered appealing to the EBU to allow Laura and Koit Toome to perform their entry "Verona" again as a result of the error, but later decided against it. Mart Normet, the Head of Delegation for Estonia, explained "If there has been such a powerful performance for three minutes and given an absolute maximum, then this energy again does not come back when you go on stage again". The EBU responded to the situation, reportedly describing the error as purely technical, as the microphone was supposed to automatically come on. Instead, a sound technician was forced to respond by manually switching on the microphone via the sound desk.[183] The country ultimately failed to reach the grand final, with Põldvere expressing her annoyance, however stating "I do not think it’s so tremendously influenced when a few words remain unheard".[184]

text: Salvador Sobral's political message[edit]

text: Portugal's representative, Salvador Sobral drew attention to the European migrant crisis by turning up to the first semi-final winners' press conference in an "S.O.S. Refugees" shirt.[185] "If I'm here and I have European exposure, the least thing I can do is a humanitarian message", Sobral said. "People come to Europe in plastic boats and are being asked to show their birth certificates in order to enter a country. These people are not immigrants, they're refugees running from death. Make no mistake. There is so much bureaucratic stuff happening in the refugee camps in Greece, Turkey and Italy and we should help create legal and safe pathways from these countries to their destiny countries", he added, earning a round of applause.[186] Later on, EBU ordered a ban so that he could not wear it for the remainder of the contest.[187] The EBU explained that Sobral's jumper was used as a means of "political message," which violates the rules of the contest.[187] However, Sobral argued in his winning press conference that it was not political, but a message of humanitarianism.[188]

text: Jamala stage invasion[edit]

text: A performance by Jamala during the voting interval of the final was disrupted by a man draped in an Australian flag who invaded the stage and briefly mooned the audience before being removed by security.[189] He was later identified as Ukrainian prankster Vitalii Sediuk.[190] Following the incident the EBU released a statement reading: "A person took to the stage at the beginning of Jamala’s performance of I Believe in U at tonight’s Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv. He was quickly removed from the stage by security and out of the arena. He is currently being held and questioned by the police at the venue police office." The last time an unauthorised person gained access to the stage was in 2010 when the Spanish performance was disrupted by Jimmy Jump.[191]

text: Other awards[edit]

text: The Marcel Bezençon Awards, the OGAE voting poll and the Barbara Dex Awards are awards that will be contested by the entries competing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, in addition to the main winner's trophy.

text: Marcel Bezençon Awards[edit]

text: The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and the current Head of Delegation for Sweden) and Richard Herrey (a member of the Herreys and the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.[192] The awards are divided into three categories: Press Award, Artistic Award, and Composer Award. The winners were revealed shortly before the final on 13 May.[193]

text:
Category
Country
Song
Performer(s)
Composer(s)

Artistic Award
 Portugal
"Amar pelos dois"
Salvador Sobral
Luísa Sobral

Composer Award

Press Award
 Italy
"Occidentali's Karma"
Francesco Gabbani
Francesco Gabbani, Filippo Gabbani, Fabio Ilacqua, Luca Chiaravalli

text: OGAE[edit]

text: Organisation Générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision (more commonly known as OGAE) is an international organisation that was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jari-Pekka Koikkalainen.[194] The organisation consists of a network of over 40 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs across Europe and beyond, and is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit company.[195] In what has become an annual tradition for the OGAE fan clubs, a voting poll will run prior to the main Eurovision Song Contest allowing members from over 40 clubs to vote for their favourite songs of the contest. The OGAE Poll 2017 ran from 1 to 30 April 2017, and published daily by the official OGAE International website.[196] Italy won the poll receiving a total of four-hundred and ninety-seven points, from forty-four OGAE member clubs.[197]

text:
Country
Performer(s)
Song
OGAE result[197]

 Italy
Francesco Gabbani
"Occidentali's Karma"
497

 Belgium
Blanche
"City Lights"
335

 Sweden
Robin Bengtsson
"I Can't Go On"
308

 France
Alma
"Requiem"
277

 Estonia
Koit Toome & Laura
"Verona"
242

text: *Table reflects the 2017 voting results from all forty-four OGAE member clubs.

text: Barbara Dex Award[edit]

text: The Barbara Dex Award is a fan award originally awarded by House of Eurovision from 1997 to 2016, and since 2017 by songfestival.be. This is a humorous award given to the worst dressed artist each year in the contest, and was named after the Belgian artist, Barbara Dex, who came last in the 1993, in which she wore her own self designed dress. This was the first year that songfestival.be awarded the Barbara Dex Award.

text:
Place[198]
Country[198]
Performer(s)[198]
Votes[198]

1
 Montenegro
Slavko Kalezić
TBA

2
 Latvia
Triana Park
TBA

3
 Czech Republic
Martina Bárta
TBA

4
  Switzerland
Timebelle
TBA

5
 Albania
Lindita
TBA

text: Official album[edit]

text:
Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2017

Compilation album by Eurovision Song Contest

Released
28 April 2017

Genre
Pop

Length

65:44 (CD 1)
63:31 (CD 2)

Label
Universal

Eurovision Song Contest chronology

Eurovision Song Contest: Stockholm 2016
(2016)Eurovision Song Contest: Stockholm 20162016
Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2017
(2017)
Eurovision Song Contest: 2018
(2018)Eurovision Song Contest: 20182018

text: Eurovision Song Contest: Kyiv 2017 is the official compilation album of the contest, put together by the European Broadcasting Union and was released by Universal Music Group digitally on 21 April and physically on 28 April 2017.[199] The album features all 42 participating entries, including the semi-finalists that failed to qualify for the final, and the Russian entry which withdrew from the contest on 13 April 2017.[200][43][201] This is the second consecutive year that the official album featured a song which had withdrawn before the contest.

text:
CD 1

No.
Title
Artist
Length

1.
"World" (Albania)
Lindita
2:56

2.
"Fly with Me" (Armenia)
Artsvik
2:59

3.
"Don't Come Easy" (Australia)
Isaiah
3:04

4.
"Running on Air" (Austria)
Nathan Trent
2:47

5.
"Skeletons" (Azerbaijan)
Dihaj
2:59

6.
"City Lights" (Belgium)
Blanche
2:54

7.
"Beautiful Mess" (Bulgaria)
Kristian Kostov
3:00

8.
"Story of My Life" (Belarus)
Naviband
3:00

9.
"Apollo" (Switzerland)
Timebelle
2:59

10.
"Gravity" (Cyprus)
Hovig
2:59

11.
"My Turn" (Czech Republic)
Martina Bárta
2:58

12.
"Perfect Life" (Germany)
Levina
3:00

13.
"Where I Am" (Denmark)
Anja Nissen
2:59

14.
"Do It for Your Lover" (Spain)
Manel Navarro
3:00

15.
"Verona" (Estonia)
Koit Toome and Laura
3:02

16.
"Blackbird" (Finland)
Norma John
3:06

17.
"Requiem" (France)
Alma
3:00

18.
"Never Give Up on You" (United Kingdom)
Lucie Jones
3:00

19.
"Keep the Faith" (Georgia)
Tamara Gachechiladze
2:58

20.
"This Is Love" (Greece)
Demy
3:01

21.
"My Friend" (Croatia)
Jacques Houdek
3:00

22.
"Origo" (Hungary)
Joci Pápai
3:03

Total length:
65:44

text:
CD 2

No.
Title
Artist
Length

1.
"Dying to Try" (Ireland)
Brendan Murray
3:00

2.
"Paper" (Iceland)
Svala
2:59

3.
"I Feel Alive" (Israel)
Imri
3:00

4.
"Occidentali's Karma" (Italy)
Francesco Gabbani
3:03

5.
"Rain of Revolution" (Lithuania)
Fusedmarc
3:05

6.
"Line" (Latvia)
Triana Park
3:08

7.
"Hey Mamma" (Moldova)
SunStroke Project
2:59

8.
"Dance Alone" (Macedonia)
Jana Burčeska
3:06

9.
"Breathlessly" (Malta)
Claudia Faniello
3:00

10.
"Space" (Montenegro)
Slavko Kalezić
2:59

11.
"Lights and Shadows" (Netherlands)
OG3NE
3:00

12.
"Grab the Moment" (Norway)
JOWST
2:55

13.
"Flashlight" (Poland)
Kasia Moś
3:00

14.
"Amar pelos dois" (Portugal)
Salvador Sobral
3:00

15.
"Yodel It!" (Romania)
Ilinca and Alex Florea
2:56

16.
"Flame Is Burning" (Russia)
Julia Samoylova
3:02

17.
"Spirit of the Night" (San Marino)
Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson
3:05

18.
"In Too Deep" (Serbia)
Tijana Bogićević
3:07

19.
"On My Way" (Slovenia)
Omar Naber
3:00

20.
"I Can't Go On" (Sweden)
Robin Bengtsson
3:03

21.
"Time" (Ukraine)
O.Torvald
3:04

Total length:
63:31

text: Charts[edit]

text:
Chart (2017)
Peak
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[202]
15

Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[203]
3

Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[204]
30

Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[205]
37

German Compilation Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[206]
2

Greek Albums (IFPI)[207]
12

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[208]
37

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[209]
3

UK Compilation Albums (OCC)[210]
7


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text: The Night Shift (TV series)

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The series follows the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital, where three of the doctors have a connection to the U.S. military. Dr. TC Callahan is an former-Army medic who initially exhibits PTSD-type symptoms, having watched his brother die right in front of him on the battlefield. He frequently breaks rules and butts heads with his ex-girlfriend and newly-appointed head of the night shift, Dr. Jordan Alexander, and the hospital's administrator, Michael Ragosa. Dr. Topher Zia is a private-sector surgeon who previously spent a lot of time on the battlefield as an Army Ranger, while Dr. Drew Alister is a gay Army medic still active in the reserves who initially tries to hide his sexual orientation for fear of backlash. Dr. Krista Bell-Hart is a young surgical resident trying to work her way up the ranks, while fellow resident Dr. Paul Cummings works hard to emerge from the shadow of his father, a famous surgeon at Johns Hopkins. The shift's lone psychiatrist, Dr. Landry de la Cruz, briefly works on the night shift.

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text: Jordan is initially in a relationship with Dr. Scott Clemmens, which complicates things when Scott becomes the Chief of Surgery at the hospital and sees that Jordan still has feelings for TC. After a cancer scare, Ragosa finds that he can no longer tolerate the stresses of his administrator job, and he quits that position in order to pursue his original dream of becoming a doctor. Ragosa passes exams, becoming a doctor just before his ex-wife moves his family to Dallas, and he follows. In season 3, Jordan hires new med-school graduate Dr. Shannon Rivera as a replacement.

text: In the season 3 finale, Paul's father returns to the hospital to buy it before a plastic surgery company tears it down. Despite this, he fires Topher due to his way of running the hospital, and most of the staff quits in protest. In the season 4 premiere, the staff returns soon after, save for Topher after he and his daughter are killed in a car accident.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Eoin Macken as Dr. Thomas Charles "TC" Callahan: A former army medic and Ranger from Baltimore who witnessed his brother Thad's death in Afghanistan, and immediately had to decide to donate his heart to a fellow soldier[5]. After being discharged, he returned with PTSD and his relationship with Jordan ended. In the first season, his recklessness and sports betting put him in trouble, especially with Ragosa, and was secretly dating Landry. In the second season, he rekindles his relationship with Jordan[6], but they break up again after she miscarries[7]. In the third season, he dates Jessica Sanders until he learns of her involvement in the sale of the hospital. Afterwards, he leaves on a humanitarian mission with Syd to Syria, which gets complicated quickly.
Jill Flint as Dr. Jordan Alexander: TC's ex-girlfriend. In the first season, she becomes Head of the ER night shift[8] and dates Scott Clemmens, but she still has feelings for TC. In season two, she renounces the position and rekindles her relationship with TC, but they break up after she miscarries in the second season finale.[7] In season four, she becomes Head of the ER night shift again.
Brendan Fehr as Dr. Andrew "Drew" Alister: An army medic still active in the reserves and chief resident. He was a nurse until the army paid for his medical education[8]. He tried to hide his homosexuality until he outed himself when boyfriend Rick, also in the army, had an accident, and Scott was forced to amputate half of his leg. Krista convinced him to be brave for Rick.[9] After a fight and temporary breakup, Drew and Rick got married in the second season. He returns to active service early in the third season, but his actions to save a young 15 year-old child bride results in an unwanted early end of deployment. He and Rick later adopt an orphan girl, Brianna.
Robert Bailey Jr. as Dr. Paul Cummings: a first year surgical resident and Columbia[8] graduate who works hard to emerge from the shadow of his famous father. He is often the butt of the practical jokes by the ER staff.
JR Lemon as Nurse Kenny Fournette: An ex-college football star who became a nurse after an injury ended his sports career. He has dated multiple staff members and colleagues, including Krista, Gwen, Nurse Diaz and Dr. Bella Cummings (Paul's sister).
Scott Wolf as Dr. Scott Clemmens: (recurring seasons 1–2, main season 3–) A trauma surgeon and a recovering alcoholic, he becomes Head of Trauma Surgery in the first season.[10] He dated Jordan in the first season then TC's sister-in-law Annie in the third season.
Tanaya Beatty as Dr. Shannon Rivera: (season 3–) A Native-American doctor whom Jordan recruits to work the Night Shift. She grew up in Foster care. Her initial adversarial relationship with Paul flourishes into a romance.

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text: Former main characters[edit]

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Ken Leung as Dr. Christopher "Topher" Zia: (season 1–3)[11] A former army medic and Ranger and TC's longtime friend, to the point his oldest daughter calls him "Uncle TC"[10]. Married with a daughter, his wife gave birth to twin daughters during a storm[10]. In season 2, he becomes head of the ER night shift. In the season 3 finale[12], he is fired by the new E.R. owner, Dr. Julian Cummings, for being too willing to give high-priced treatments to people who can't pay. In the second episode of the fourth season it is revealed that Topher, along with his oldest daughter, were killed in a car accident (offscreen) after being hit by a drunk driver.
Jeananne Goossen as Dr. Krista Bell-Hart: (seasons 1–2)[13] A first year surgical resident. She had a crush on Drew until she learned of his homosexuality,[14] but became good friends afterwards. She later dated Kenny and Joey Chavez.
Freddy Rodriguez as Dr. Michael Ragosa: (seasons 1–2)[15] In the first season, he was the newly appointed hospital administrator[8]. Recently separated from his wife, who took their children with her[5] and whom he later divorced[16], he also suffered from a relapsed tumor that was affecting his vision. In the second season, after his brain cancer surgery, he quit his position to finish his medical studies[6] and became a resident at the hospital. In the third season, it's revealed that he is now a resident in Dallas after his ex-wife moved their children there.
Daniella Alonso as Dr. Landry de la Cruz: (season 1) A hospital psychiatrist who dated TC until she realized he still had feelings for Jordan.[10]

text: Recurring[edit]

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Esodie Geiger as Nurse Molly Ramos (seasons 1–4).
Alma Sisneros as Nurse Jocelyn Diaz (seasons 1–4).
Catharine Pilafas as Nurse Bardocz (seasons 1–3).
Luke Macfarlane as Rick Lincoln[17]. Drew's army captain boyfriend. While coming home from deployment in Afghanistan, his bus had an accident and Scott was forced to amputate his right leg under the knee[9]. He later becomes a combat trainer. After a fight and temporary breakup, he becomes Drew's husband in the season 2 finale[7] and they adopt an orphaned girl, Brianna, in season 3.
Merle Dandridge as EMT Gwen Gaskin (seasons 2–3).[18] Jordan's friend who dates Kenny until early in season 3, when she leaves to study law at Georgetown.
Sarah Jane Morris as Annie Callahan (seasons 2–3; guest season 4). TC's sister-in-law, the widow of his brother Thad. She is a recovering drug addict. In the third season, she dates Scott. In the third episode of season four, she commits suicide by jumping off of a bridge.
Adam Rodriguez as Dr. Joey Chavez (season 2). An eccentric surgeon with a tragic past. A former USAF doctor[6] who lost his son.
James McDaniel as Dr. Julian Cummings (season 2–). Paul's father and a renowned neurosurgeon. His company buys the E.R. in the third season finale.
Briana Marin as Nurse Nina Alvarez (season 3–).
Jennifer Beals[19] as Dr. Sydney "Syd" Jennings (season 3; guest season 4). A trauma doctor and Army commander. Drew's superior in Afghanistan, she gets the brunt of his actions and is forced to remain when she was hoping to return to see her daughter. After returning stateside, she decides to move to D.C. to avoid a custody battle with her ex-husband, who's moving there with his new wife. She leaves in a humanitarian mission in Syria with TC not long afterwards. After being captured and nearly killed at the start of season four, she tells TC that she is returning to the U.S. to be with her daughter.
AnnaLynne McCord[20] as Jessica Sanders (season 3), a pharmaceutical rep who is secretly involved in the sale of the E.R. to an insurance company. She briefly dates TC.
Kyla Kenedy as Brianna (season 3–). A young teen orphaned in an accident that claims her mother's life. After receiving a needed lung transplant, she is adopted by Drew and Rick.
Elizabeth Sung as Sumei Zia (season 3), Topher's mother.
Rana Roy as Dr. Amira (season 4–)[21]. A civilian volunteer who rescues TC after the bomb explosion that hits Syd and his camp site. After she and TC sleep together, she tells him she is still married, though in the process of divorcing her husband who is in England. She shows up in Texas briefly before returning to Syria.
Mark Consuelos as Dr. Cain Diaz (season 4)[22]. A confident and aggressive nurse who emigrated to the United States from Mexico. It is later revealed that he was a doctor in Mexico, and after being fired for overstepping his duties as a nurse, Jordan hires him as a resident doctor. It is later revealed that he was on the run and he quits working for the hospital with no notice.
Erica Tazel as Dr. Bella Cummings (season 4). Paul's urologist sister.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
8
May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)

2
14
February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)

3
13
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)

4
10
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)

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text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: The series first appeared as part of NBC development slate in October 2011. However, NBC decided to not go forward with a pilot order.[23] In August 2012, NBC decided to revisit the pilot script for the series, then known as The Last Stand.[24] On October 8, 2012, NBC placed a pilot order, with the new name After Hours.[25] The pilot was directed by Pierre Morel and written by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah.

text: On April 18, 2013, NBC ordered four additional scripts under a third and final title, The Night Shift.[26] On May 10, 2013, NBC officially ordered The Night Shift to series.[27]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Casting announcements began in October 2012, with Eoin Macken first cast in the role of TC Callahan, a doctor who has recently returned from the army who constantly disagrees with his superiors and does things his own way.[28] Freddy Rodriguez was the next actor cast in the series, in the role of Michael Ragosa, the hospital's administrator who originally wanted to be a doctor.[29] Ken Leung and Jeananne Goossen were then added to the cast, with Leung cast in the role of Topher, an emergency room doctor who previously helped soldiers that were injured in battle. Goossen signed onto the role of Krista, a beautiful resident at the hospital.[30] In early November, Robert Bailey Jr. joined the series as Paul Cummings, a young, but squeamish resident at the hospital.[31] Jill Flint later signed onto the role of Jordan Alexander, the newly promoted Chief of the Night Shift, who once dated T.C.[32] Daniella Alonso was the last actor cast in the series. Alonso played the role of Dr. Landry de la Cruz, the lone psychiatrist working the night shift.[33]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Production on season one of The Night Shift began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late August 2013, and ended filming in mid-November.[34] Production on season two commenced on November 10, 2014.[35] Production on season three took place from February to June 2016.[36] Filming for season four began in April 2017.[37]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Brian Lowry of Variety said "The Night Shift is still an awfully weak blip creatively speaking".[38] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the show three out of five stars.[39]

text: Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Season 1 an approval rating of 20% based on 20 reviews, with a rating average of 4.3 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "Calculated and cliche-ridden, The Night Shift is DOA."[40]

text: At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 0–100 reviews from critics, the series has a rating score of 45 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[41]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
Premiered
Ended
TV Season
Rank
Viewers
(in millions)

Date
Premiere
Viewers
(in millions)
Date
Finale
Viewers
(in millions)

1

Tuesday 10:00 pm

8

May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)

7.67[42]

July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)

6.05[43]
2013–14
N/A
8.50[44]

2

Monday 10:00 pm

14

February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)

5.52[45]

May 18, 2015

5.20[46]
2014–15
#86
6.67[47]

3

Wednesday 10:00 pm

13

June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)

4.81[48]

August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)

5.43[49]
2015–16
N/A
4.99[50]

4

Thursday 10:00 pm

10

June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)

3.59[51]

August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)

3.08[52]
2016–17
N/A
3.97[53]