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Sam Battle performed as Look Mum No Computer as the UK's 2026 Eurovision entry, but after landing one single point in the final, viewers at home were not impressed. However, Sam isn't the one who is taking the brunt of the backlash, it's the BBC who is getting negative comments thrown in their direction. On multiple occasions Sam was seen by himself at various points during the show, prompting viewers at home to beg for him to have some kind of support while he was in Vienna.

After his loss, viewers have since taken to X to share their frustration over the support received by him, with one user writing: "I feel like Sam was probably quite let down by the BBC in the end. Obviously don't know the inside story but it really felt like there wasn't much support there from the very beginning on the broadcaster side."

They added: "From an outsider's point of view it looked like he was left to his own devices at times which doesn't seem fair at all. Those images of him on his own in the green room were heartbreaking to see. Just to clarify, by this I mean lack of support throughout in terms of promotion etc One day he was just announced out of nowhere and then we heard very little about anything to do with it up until a few weeks before the contest."

People seemed to agree too, noting that lots of his other music is "so good" and stated it was a shame they opted for something funny rather than something unique to him.

Another user claimed that winning the Eurovision would come at a huge cost and would be "financially disastrous". And back in 2023 when the UK did host, it was a whopping cost.

It was reported that the BBC spent an estimated £8million as the official host broadcaster, while the government pledged £10million. Liverpool City Council is said to have contributed around £4million to £5million due to it being the host city.

However, while the upfront cost was astronomical, an economic study stated that the influx of visitors resulted in the economy getting a £55million boost. Despite being held in the UK, it didn't do many favours for the acts.

The last time the UK won the Eurovision was in 1997, but the closest win in recent years was Sam Ryder gettting second place in 2022 with his iconic track Space Man, which was a huge success.