2009 in Italian television

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2009.

Events

• 21 March – Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont and his partner Natalia Titova win the fifth season of Ballando con le stelle.
• 19 April – Matteo Becucci wins the second season of X Factor.
• 20 April – Ferdi Berisa wins the ninth season of Grande Fratello.
• 2 December – Marco Mengoni wins the third season of X Factor.

Debuts

Serials

• Il commissario Manara – mix of procedural and romantic comedy, with Guido Caprino and Roberta Giarrusso, spin-off of Una famiglia in giallo; 2 seasons.^[1]

International

• 2 December – United States of Tara (Mya) (2009–2011)

Television shows

Drama

• Una sera di ottobre ("An october evening") – by Vittorio Sindoni, with Vanessa Hessler, Gabriele Greco and Ottavia Piccolo; 2 episodes. A naive young girl becomes a detective to save her boy-friend, charged of murder.
• Tutta la verità ("The whole truth") – by Cinzia Th. Torrini, with Vittoria Puccini and Daniele Pecci; 2 episodes. The quiet life of a female lawyer is upset by the passion for an ambiguous surgeon, till to be accused for the murder of her lover's wife.^{[citation needed]}

Variety

• Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
• X Factor (2008–present)

News and educational

• L'incantatore di serpenti, la vita senza freno di Giancarlo Fusco ("The snake charmer, Giancarlo Fusco's boundless life") – documentary by Salvatore Allocca.^[2]

2000s

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Lei	Cable and satellite	25 January
Salute!	Cable and satellite	1 February
Dahlia TV	Cable and satellite	7 March
Sky Uno	Cable and satellite	1 April
Live!	Cable and satellite	8 April
Sky Uno +1	Cable and satellite	21 April
K2	Cable and satellite	15 June
Nick Jr.	Cable and satellite	31 July
Onda Latina	Cable and satellite	31 July
Fox Retro	Cable and satellite	1 August
MyDeejay	Cable and satellite	1 October
Südtirol Digital Fernsehen	Cable and satellite	28 October
Cielo	Cable and satellite	16 December

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source
Sky Show	Satellite television	21 April
Next:HD	Satellite television	30 June

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Cinematic Credibility
28 March	Renata Mauro	74	Italian television presenter
8 September	Mike Bongiorno	85	American-born Italian TV host

See also

• 2009 in Italy
• List of Italian films of 2009

References

1. "Il commissario Manara". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
2. "L'incantatore di serpenti". Salvatore Allocca - Director, Creative Producer, Screenplay Writer (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-18.