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.