Eurovision hosts Rylan Clark and Scott Mills forced to address complaints
The Eurovision semi-final was inundated with gripes from viewers irate over their inability to vote.
The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which kicked off on Tuesday evening (May 14) with its first semi-final in Basel, Switzerland, saw eighteen nations out of thirty-seven contenders perform, with Swedish act KAJ leading the betting odds.
Rylan Clark and Scott Mills served up the commentary, only to clarify later that UK viewers couldn't cast votes, prompting Rylan to announce: "So as we told you earlier, you can't vote tonight but you will get a chance on Thursday."
In response to persistent grumbles from the audience, Rylan asserted: "Stop messaging us and moaning!" Scott chimed in with his own take, stating: "Also, some people are going 'well, that's not fair', no, no for other countries, they will vote in one and not in the other."
Nevertheless, the bafflement spilled onto X as audiences aired their vexations about the voting procedures.
A disgruntled viewer pointed out: "Why does the Rest of the World #Eurovision vote open 24 hours BEFORE the show, before anyone's even seen the performances? Yeah, I get time zones exist, but if you're not watching live, should you really be voting? Feels like BS," reports the Express.
Another viewer joked about bypassing restrictions by saying: "Will have to fiddle the international calls to vote today, as the @BBC are blocking UK from voting in Eurovision."
Another viewer quipped: "UK viewers cannot vote tonight. B****y Starmer again!"
However, this wasn't the only gripe from viewers on Tuesday night, as some also pointed out a sound discrepancy.
One viewer noted: "What's wrong with @bbceurovision @Eurovision this year all the music I way louder than the vocals so it's hard to hear anything what any of the countries are singing. I hope it won't be like this on the final on Saturday #Eurovision2025 #Eurovision #Eurovisión #Eurovisión2025."
"Why is the sound on the BBC so low for #Eurovision? It's like they've forgot to mute Scott and Rylan's microphones during the performances," another echoed.
The Eurovision Song Contest Semi-Finals airs Thursday 15 May on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.
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