Bidding phase and host city selection

Armenia's hosting had been confirmed by the EBU on 21 December 2021, following their win at the 2021 contest two days before.^[10] Originally, unlike in the Eurovision Song Contest, the winning country did not receive the automatic rights to host the next contest. However, since 2019, each contest has been hosted by the previous year's winning country. The venue was revealed on 17 February 2022 during a cabinet meeting of the Armenian government, where Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made the announcement. Pashinyan also mentioned that the government had allocated funds to the venue to prepare for the event.^[5] It was already reported earlier in that week that Yerevan would be the host city.^[11]

Visual design

The reveal of the contest's theme art had been delayed due to the September clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In a press release, AMPTV stated that "preparations for the contest are ongoing, and according to the schedule, it was no longer possible to change the deadlines", while expressing hope that the contest would be held in peaceful conditions.^[14] The theme art and slogan for the contest, "Spin the Magic", was later revealed on 26 September 2022. The artwork features an Armenian-styled spinning top as the main motif.^[15]

Postcards

Contestants were featured in "postcard" video introductions, set in different locations across Armenia. Each began with a short clip of the upcoming performer using the Armenian-style spinning top on a particular piece of structure. Following that, a stream of light in the colours of the upcoming country's flag emanated from the structure and traveled to the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex, signalling the start of the upcoming performance.^[16]

Presenters

Iveta Mukuchyan, Garik Papoyan and Karina Ignatyan were the presenters of the show. Ignatyan was the Armenian entrant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Mukuchyan was the Armenian entrant in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The hosts were revealed on 18 November.^[17] Robin the Robot, a robot with artificial emotions developed by Armenian IT company Expper Technologies, was revealed as the guest presenter on 1 December.^[18][19]

Spokespersons

The 12 points from the juries were announced live by a spokesperson from each country. Countries that did not provide their own spokesperson had their 12 points announced by a former winner or participant.^{[32][additional citation(s) needed]}

Active EBU members

•  Azerbaijan – In January 2022, Eldar Rasulov, a member of Azerbaijani delegation, stated that the country must participate regardless where the contest is held in response to rumours that they would withdraw due to the upcoming contest being held in Armenia.^[34] However, the country ultimately did not appear on the final list of participants.^[4]
•  Germany – In August 2022, German broadcaster NDR confirmed that they would not be participating in 2022 due to a creative break and partial travel warnings for Armenia issued by the Federal Foreign Office. NDR and KiKa would, however, still broadcast the contest, with a view of returning in 2023.^[35]
•  Slovenia – In May 2022, Slovenian broadcaster RTVSLO initially stated that it was considering a return to the contest.^[36] However, the country did not end up participating.^[37] Slovenia last participated in 2015.

Active EBU member broadcasters in Australia,^[38] Austria,^[39] Cyprus,^[40] Czech Republic,^[41] Denmark,^[42] Estonia,^[43] Finland,^[44] Greece,^[45] Iceland,^[46] Israel,^[47] Latvia,^[42] Lithuania,^[48] Moldova,^[42] Montenegro,^[49] Norway,^[39] Romania,^[50] San Marino,^[51] Sweden^[52] and Wales^[53] (which would still participate as part of the United Kingdom) also confirmed non-participation prior to the announcement of the participants list by the EBU.

Non-EBU members

•  Russia – Despite having initially confirmed their participation on 13 February 2022,^[54] all EBU members from Russia announced their withdrawal from the union on 26 February, in response to their exclusion from the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[55][56] On 26 May, the EBU made effective the suspension of its Russian members, causing Russia to indefinitely lose broadcasting and participation rights for future Eurovision events, including Junior Eurovision.^[57][58] The Russian selection process for the 2022 contest was therefore cancelled, with the Russian broadcasters instead devising an alternative competition similar in format to Junior Eurovision, titled Nashe pokoleniye (English: Our Generation), which was held on 18 November 2023, with 13 countries participating.^{[59][60][61][62][63]}

Viewing figures

According to the EBU, 33 million people watched the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with a viewing share of 12.8% across 13 measured markets.^[88] Armenia had record high viewing figures for the contest, seeing 4 in 10 Armenians tune in to watch the contest. Other countries also saw their viewership increase; the Netherlands received 40% more viewers than in 2021, and Italy saw 100 times more viewers than in 2021. Poland delivered the biggest audience for the fourth year in a row. For the following countries, viewership information is known:

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Estimated viewership by country

Country	Viewership	Ref(s)
France	1,110,000	[89]
Germany[lower-alpha 7]	170,000	[90]
Ireland	15,300	[90]
Italy	1,523,000	[90]
Netherlands	279,000	[90]
Poland	2,100,000	[90]
Portugal	319,400	[90]
Serbia	32,503	[90]
Spain	1,183,150	[90]
United Kingdom	5,200,000[lower-alpha 8]	[88]

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