American Song Contest

*American Song Contest*
American Song Contest
Genre	Music competition
Created by	European Broadcasting Union
Based on	Eurovision Song Contest
Directed by	Ivan Dudynsky ; Robin Hofwander
Presented by	Snoop Dogg; Kelly Clarkson;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Ben Silverman; Howard T. Owens; Audrey Morrissey; Anders Lenhoff; Brittany Martin Porter; Christer Björkman; Peter Settman; Ola Melzig; Gregory Lipstone; Snoop Dogg; Kelly Clarkson;
Production locations	NBCUniversal Lot, Universal City, California
Cinematography	Erik Rubner
Running time	86 minutes
Production companies	Voxovation, Inc.; American Song Contest, Inc.; Universal Television Alternative Studio; Propagate Content;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 21 –; May 9, 2022
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The American Song Contest is a one-off American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. Hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson, it consists of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. The series sees acts representing all fifty U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semi-final, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof.

NBC acquired the rights to broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in the United States starting in 2021 and shortly after announced the American Song Contest with a 2022 premiere date. Promotion for the series was organized by NBC and included a commercial during the 2022 Super Bowl and a sweepstakes for listeners on iHeartRadio stations. The winner was the state of Oklahoma, represented by AleXa with the song "Wonderland". Reception for the series was largely mixed, with many critics noting that it did not live up to its Eurovision inspiration; it was ultimately not renewed for a 2023 season.