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How Eurovision Affects Sleep

On Eurovision final night 2026, Brits slept within a couple of minutes of a typical Saturday night.

The Eurovision final runs for around four hours on a Saturday night, with voting often finishing after midnight in the UK. We compared Eurovision night with the Saturdays around it.

Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Sleep vs normal

+2 min

6h 52m vs 6h 50m

Wake-ups vs normal

−1%

3.6 vs 3.6 per night

Bedtime

10:41pm

+1 min vs usual 10:39pm

Under 6 hours of sleep

28%

−1 pts vs usual 29%

What the data shows

  • Brits slept an average of 6h 52m, compared with 6h 50m on a typical Saturday night.
  • 28% of sleepers got less than six hours, against 29% on a normal Saturday.
  • The effect was smaller than in 2025, when the change in sleep was +9 min.

Sleep in the nights around Eurovision final 2026

United Kingdom · dashed line is a typical Saturday

  • Sleep
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Sleep in the nights around Eurovision final 2026
NightSleepWake-upsBedtime
May 9, 20266h 58m3.5710:37pm
May 10, 20266h 42m3.3710:20pm
May 11, 20266h 39m3.2610:24pm
May 12, 20266h 45m3.4810:24pm
May 13, 20266h 40m3.3310:29pm
May 14, 20266h 31m3.2510:21pm
May 15, 20266h 47m3.4310:30pm
May 16, 20266h 52m3.5810:41pm
May 17, 20266h 39m3.4310:26pm
May 18, 20266h 34m3.3510:27pm
May 19, 20266h 31m3.3210:31pm
May 20, 20266h 33m3.3910:28pm
May 21, 20266h 37m3.2910:29pm
May 22, 20266h 42m3.5910:29pm
May 23, 20266h 46m3.4910:35pm

Wake-ups in the nights around Eurovision final 2026

United Kingdom · average times sleep was broken per night

  • Wake-ups
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Wake-ups in the nights around Eurovision final 2026
NightWake-ups
May 9, 20263.57
May 10, 20263.37
May 11, 20263.26
May 12, 20263.48
May 13, 20263.33
May 14, 20263.25
May 15, 20263.43
May 16, 20263.58
May 17, 20263.43
May 18, 20263.35
May 19, 20263.32
May 20, 20263.39
May 21, 20263.29
May 22, 20263.59
May 23, 20263.49

Eurovision final, year on year

United Kingdom · minutes of sleep vs a typical night

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Eurovision final, year on year
YearNightSleep vs normalWake-ups vs normalBedtime vs normal
2025May 17, 2025+9 min−2%−4 min
2026May 16, 2026+2 min−1%+1 min

Frequently asked questions

Do people stay up late for Eurovision?

The figures above show how bedtimes and sleep in the UK on Eurovision night compared with a typical Saturday.

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