--- description: Beginning Saturday at 3 p.m. EST, the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest will be broadcast on both Viacom's Logo Network and LogoTV.com. title: Here's How to Watch the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4646875e2be2f29e/6988926eab6d7747c66a99ce/eurovision.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How to Watch the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 10, 2016 4:10 PM CUT  Germany's Jamie-Lee performs the song 'Ghost' at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 8, 2016\. The semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 starts on May 10, 2016.The semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 starts on May 10, 2016\. / AFP / TT News Agency / Jonas Ekstr??mer / Sweden OUT (Photo credit should read JONAS EKSTROMER/AFP/Getty Images) Germany's Jamie-Lee performs the song 'Ghost' at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 8, 2016\. The semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 starts on May 10, 2016.The semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 starts on May 10, 2016\. / AFP / TT News Agency / Jonas Ekstr??mer / Sweden OUT (Photo credit should read JONAS EKSTROMER/AFP/Getty Images)JONAS EKSTROMER/AFP/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer May 10, 2016 4:10 PM CUT Beginning Saturday at 3 p.m. EST, the finals of the 2016 [Eurovision Song Contest](http://time.com/102547/conchita-wurst-parade-russia/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") will air on both Viacom’s Logo Network and [LogoTV.com](http://www.logotv.com "undefined"), marking the competition’s first-ever live broadcast in the United States. Now in its 61st year, the “[biggest, boldest, campiest music competition on Earth](http://www.newnownext.com/eurovision-song-contest-airing-in-the-u-s-for-the-first-time-on-logo/05/2016/ "undefined")” is being held in the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, where performers from [42 countries](http://time.com/95281/conchita-wurst-eurovision/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") will come together to compete for the contest’s top spot and the right for their home country to host next year’s event. Pop star Justin Timberlake will sing during the finale in a [non-competitive performance](http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=justin%5Ftimberlake%5Fmakes%5Fworld%5Fpremiere%5Flive%5Fperformance%5Fin%5Fthe%5Feurovision%5Fsong%5Fcontest "undefined") of his new song “[Can’t Stop the Feeling](http://time.com/4320314/justin-timberlake-new-song-cant-stop-the-feeling/ "undefined").” **Read More:** [Eurovision Song Contest’s Final to Be Broadcast in U.S. for First Time](http://time.com/4316261/eurovision-song-contest-us/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") And don’t worry, for those without cable — or those looking to watch Tuesday and Thursday’s semifinal rounds — the [contest’s live shows](http://search.time.com/?site=time&q=eurovision "undefined") are also being streamed worldwide on [Eurovision.tv](http://www.eurovision.tv/page/timeline "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4323121/eurovision-song-contest-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4323121/eurovision-song-contest-2016/"},"headline":"Here's How to Watch the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest","datePublished":"2016-05-10T16:10:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:15.561Z","description":"The competition will be broadcast live in the U.S. for the first time","url":"https://time.com/4323121/eurovision-song-contest-2016/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Music","europe","TV","Eurovision"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4646875e2be2f29e/6988926eab6d7747c66a99ce/eurovision.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4646875e2be2f29e/6988926eab6d7747c66a99ce/eurovision.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SWEDEN-EUROVISION-SONG-CONTEST","caption":"Germany's Jamie-Lee performs the song 'Ghost' at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 8, 2016. 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