RTCG reports 21.54% Eurovision share

RTCG said on May 22 that the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026 delivered Montenegro’s largest audience share of the country’s three broadcasts tied to this year’s contest. The figure, reported by Eurovision Fun in an item published the same day, was 21.54% for the first semi-final. The outlet said that put the opening live show ahead of Montenegro’s other Eurovision 2026 telecasts. The report was framed around broadcaster data and a table comparing the three programs. ### Which Eurovision broadcast drew the biggest share in Montenegro? The 21.54% figure attached to the first semi-final was the highest of the three Eurovision broadcasts cited by RTCG, according to Eurovision Fun’s May 22 report. The same item said the first semi-final was Montenegro’s most-watched Eurovision program this year by audience share. Eurovision Fun attributed the numbers to RTCG and said the broadcaster published a table covering the first semi-final, second semi-final and grand final. The article did not present the result as an estimate from a third party; it described it as broadcaster-reported viewing data. ### What does the 21.54% number refer to? RTCG’s 21.54% number was reported as audience share, not total viewers. Audience share measures the percentage of people watching television at that time who were tuned to a given program, rather than the absolute number of individuals who watched. That distinction matters because the story compares three separate broadcasts within the same market. Eurovision Fun’s summary focused on relative performance across Montenegro’s first semi-final, second semi-final and final coverage, with the first semi-final leading on that measure. ### How did the other two Eurovision broadcasts compare? Eurovision Fun said the first semi-final outperformed Montenegro’s other two Eurovision 2026 broadcasts, though the central headline number in the piece was the 21.54% share for the opening semi-final. The report said RTCG included all three broadcasts in its ratings table. The comparison is notable because Montenegro was not described in the item as posting its top result on the grand final, which is often the contest’s largest television event in many markets. In this case, the broadcaster data cited by Eurovision Fun showed the first semi-final leading the three-way comparison. ### Why would the first semi-final matter more for Montenegro? Montenegro’s participation pattern is the practical reason the first semi-final carried extra weight. Countries tend to see stronger engagement around the semi-final in which their own entry competes, because that is the broadcast that determines whether the act reaches the final. Eurovision Fun’s report did not add a broader market analysis beyond the table and broadcaster statement. It presented the numbers as a post-contest audience update from RTCG following Eurovision 2026. ### Where did the figures appear? Eurovision Fun published the item on May 22, 2026, under the headline about increased Eurovision 2026 ratings in Montenegro. The report said RTCG had released the viewing figures and included a table summarizing the three broadcasts. Readers looking for the underlying comparison would need the broadcaster figures reproduced in Eurovision Fun’s May 22 article, which names RTCG as the source and centers the 21.54% share for the first semi-final.