American Song Contest

American Song Contest
Genre	Music competition
Created by	European Broadcasting Union
Based on	Eurovision Song Contest
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[1][2]
Production locations	NBCUniversal Lot, Universal City, California[2]
Running time	86 minutes
Production companies	Voxovation, Inc.[3] American Song Contest, Inc. Universal Television Alternative Studio Propagate Content
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	March 21 (2022-03-21) – May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)
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The American Song Contest was an American music reality competition television series based on the Eurovision Song Contest. The sole season of the series was hosted by Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson; it consisted of eight episodes airing between March 21 and May 9, 2022 on NBC. It saw acts representing all 50 U.S. states, five territories, as well as Washington, D.C. compete for the title of Best Original Song. Over the course of the season, 56 competing entries were divided into five qualifying rounds leading to two 11-participant semi-finals, and culminating with a 10-participant final round, which aired as the season finale. Participants advanced from a qualifying round to a semifinal, and then to a final based on votes received by public voting or jury voting, or a combination thereof. The contest was won by the state of Oklahoma, which was represented by the song "Wonderland", performed by AleXa.

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. 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.