Over 200 million people watched this year's Eurovision Song Contest, a rise of five million on last year's figures.
The three live shows from Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, 12 and 14 reached 204 million people in 42 countries, according to the European Broadcasting Union.
In Ireland the average consolidated viewing figures for the show saw 170,600 viewers watch the first semi final on May 10, 351,000 watch the second semi on May 12, and 318,500 viewers watch the final on May 14.
“We are thrilled that the Eurovision Song Contest continues to grow its audience and now reaches over 200 million people around the world,” said the EBU’s Director General Ingrid Deltenre.
Host country Sweden delivered its largest audience since 2000 when the Globen Arena also hosted the event. 3.6 million viewers tuned in for the 3.5 hour show.
Ireland's entry Nicky Byrne didn't make it beyond the semi-finals
Iceland once again delivered the largest viewing share of all 42 countries (95.3%). Despite its entry not making it to the final for a second consecutive year, 95.3% of those watching TV in the country saw the Grand Final.
Winning country Ukraine delivered its highest viewing figures for the Eurovision Song Contest since 2010, with 1.5 million viewers watching the Grand Final.
Online audiences around the globe also tuned into the Eurovision Song Contest in huge numbers. There were 2.6 million live streaming sessions in 196 territories across the three shows on Eurovision.tv and YouTube and a total of 5.3 million on-demand requests.
