The UK coverage is always humorous and often snarky, but it's always well informed. I marked Germany as my favorite with Ukraine second. The German song did badly, but I've been listening to it since the competition and I really do like it. You really didn't miss much with JT. It was very underwhelming. The rest of the halftime show was good though. Our commentator said we should expect more big names in future as it'll be treated like the Superbowl show he thinks. The new scoring system worked well I thought. It looked like a foregone conclusion at one point.
They didn't pace themselves, and were pretty much exhausted by the 90 minute mark. You heard them about 2 hours after that (which was also after Twitter had handed them their asses on a platter for doing such a lousy job). If you'd like to hear what they were like when America first tuned in, they've posted the entire broadcast here, although I can't guarantee they haven't altered it. Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Full Episode | S + E - The 61st Annual Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final | LOGOTV.com You'll need a VPN to access it if you're outside the USA.
