The Best TV Shows on Eurovision
Every Eurovision Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Check out the most acclaimed shows on Eurovision, with a catalog of over 15 series updated for February 2026. Among Eurovision’s finest offerings are Sanremo Music Festival and Eurovision Song Contest, which debuted in 1951 and 1956, respectively. Showcasing over 15 shows from 1951 up until 2024, Eurovision stands as a beacon of television excellence.
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Sanremo Music Festival (1951)7.8The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.1The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2003)7.0The Junior Eurovision Song Contest, often shortened to JESC, Junior Eurovision or Junior EuroSong, is a song competition which has been organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) annually since 2003 and is open exclusively to broadcasters that are members of the EBU. It is held in a different European city each year, however the same city can host the contest more than once.
- Eurovizija.LT (1998)6.5
„Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka“ is the national final to select the Lithuanian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Benidorm Fest: Spain's Eurovision National Selection (2022)5.3Benidorm Fest is a song festival organized in Spain by the public communication company Radiotelevisión Española in collaboration with the Generalitat Valenciana. The winner of Benidorm Fest will represent Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Melodifestivalen (1959)5.0Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Festivali i Këngës: Albania's Eurovision National Selection (1962)N/AA long-running music competition that debuted in 1962 and has provided Albania's representative for Eurovision since 2004.
Dora: Croatia's Eurovision National Selection (1993)N/ADora is the national selection used by Croatia to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sing for Greece: Greece's Eurovision National Selection (N/A)N/ASing for Greece is the national selection used by Greece to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
- Eurovision Dance Contest (2007)N/A
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 was the 1st Eurovision Dance Contest a dance entertainment co-production between the EBU and the BBC. The first ever pan-European dance competition was held on 1 September 2007 in London, United Kingdom with the participation of 16 countries. Viewers cast their votes by telephone and SMS text message voting on each couple's two dances – the first being ballroom or Latin with the second being freestyle, with a "national" flavour. The first ever winner of the contest was Finland who received a total of 132 points. 2nd place went to Ukraine 3rd to Ireland, 4th to Poland and 5th place to Austria.
Malta Eurovision Song Contest: Malta's Eurovision National Selection (2011)N/ANational music competition to select Malta's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Luxembourg Song Contest: Luxembourg's Eurovision National Selection (2024)N/ANational music competition to select Luxembourg's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Montesong: Montenegro's Eurovision National Selection (2024)N/AMontesong is the national selection used by Montenegro to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.