2021 in Italian television

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2021.

Events

• 6 March – the pop rock band Måneskin win the 2021 edition of Sanremo.^[1]
• 25 March – Stefano Bronzato wins the eleventh season of Italia's Got Talent.^[2]
• 1 May – Concerto del Primo Maggio May Day rock concert broadcast live on Rai 3.^[3]
• 22 May – Italy, represented in 2021 by the Måneskin,^[4] wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, Amsterdam.^[5][6][7]

Debuts

Rai

• A grande richiesta, a television musical variety aired in the early evening of Saturday, on Rai 1.^[8]
• Canzone segreta, a television program broadcast on Rai 1.The program is the Italian adaptation of the French program La Chanson Secrète.^[9]
• Ciao Maschio, a television program, broadcast on Rai 1.^[10]
• Game of Games - Gioco Loco, a game show genre television program broadcast on Rai 2.^[11]
• La musica che gira intorno, a television variety music broadcast in prime time on Rai 1.^[12]
• La caserma, a docu-reality television program, broadcast in prime time on Rai 2.^[13]
• Domani è domenica, a talk show television program, broadcast on Rai 2.^[14]
• Ti sento, a television program broadcast on Rai 2.^[15]
• Magazzini musicali, a musical program broadcast on Rai 2 and replicated on Rai Radio 2 and Rai 4.^[16]
• Via dei Matti n°0, a musical television program broadcast on Rai 3.^[17]

Mediaset

• Felicissima sera, a variety and entertainment television program, broadcast on Canale 5.^[18]
• Zona bianca, a talk show, political and rotogravure television program, broadcast on Rete 4.^[19]
• Salotto Salemi, a program on the internet platform broadcast on the Mediaset Play portal.^[20]

Netflix

• Fate: The Winx Saga, a teen drama series based on the Nickelodeon animated series Winx Club, created by Iginio Straffi.^[21]

Prime Video

• LOL - Chi ride è fuori, a comedy show based on the LOL format.^[22]

Sky

• In compagnia del lupo - Il cuore nero delle fiabe, a television program conducted by Carlo Lucarelli, broadcast on the Sky Arte channel.^[23]
• Crimini da copertina, a documentary television program broadcast on TV8.^[24]
• Scemi da matrimonio, a television program broadcast on TV8.^[25]

Discovery

• Bake Off Italia - Dolci sotto un tetto, the Italian edition of Bake Off, aired on Real Time.^[26]
• Micromostri con Barbascura X, a television program broadcast on DMAX.^[27]

Television shows

1990s

• Le Iene (1997–present)

2000s

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)
• C'è posta per te (2000–present)
• Amici di Maria De Filippi (2001–present)
• Otto e mezzo (2002–present)
• L'isola dei famosi (2003–present)
• Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
• X Factor (2008–present)

2010s

• Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)
• Temptation Island (2014–present)
• Dimartedì (2014–present)

2020s

• Il cantante mascherato (2020–present)
• Top Dieci (2020–present)

Ending this year

• Ricette all'italiana (2010–2021), a tourist and cooking television program broadcast on Rete 4.^[28]
• Viaggio nella grande bellezza (2019–2021), a documentary television program broadcast on Canale 5.^[29]

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Byoblu	Cable and satellite	25 April

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source

Births

Deaths

Date	Name	Age
7 January	Solange	68
16 February	Claudio Sorrentino	75
18 February	Guido Stagnaro	95
19 February	Luigi Albertelli	86
26 March	Enzo Spaltro	91
28 March	Enrico Vaime	84

References

1. "Chi ha vinto Sanremo 2021. Ecco la classifica generale e tutti i primi posti dal 1951 a oggi". Gazzetta del Sud (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
2. "Vincitore Italia's Got Talent 2021: Stefano Bronzato il mago". Il Giorno (in Italian). 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. "Concerto del Primo Maggio 2021: la scaletta, i cantanti e gli ospiti dello show lungo un giorno". la Repubblica (in Italian). 1 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
4. "Watch Eurovision 2021 Winner Maneskin of Italy Perform (Video)". TheWrap. 2021-05-23. Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
5. "Rock band Maneskin wins Eurovision Song Contest for Italy". AP News. 2021-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
6. "Eurovision 2021: Måneskin triumph for Italy in Rotterdam". the Guardian. 2021-05-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
7. "Italy wins Eurovision: 'Rock and roll never dies'". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
8. "Su Rai1 cinque appuntamenti speciali A Grande Richiesta. Si comincia con Parlami d'amore". RAI. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
9. "LIVE CANZONE SEGRETA in DIRETTA: la prima puntata di VENERDI' 12 MARZO. Vecchioni canta per Marco Tardelli, Ron per Carlo Conti, Cocciante per Franca Leosini". OA Plus (in Italian). 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
10. "Nunzia de Girolamo condurrà un programma su Rai1 - Ultima Ora". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 2021-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
11. "Su Rai2 il ritorno di Simona Ventura con Game of Games - Gioco Loco". RAI. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
12. "La musica che gira intorno". RaiPlay (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
13. "Su Rai2 arriva La Caserma". RAI. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
14. "Domani è Domenica". RaiPlay (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
15. "Ti Sento". RaiPlay (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
16. Galanto, Massimo (2020-11-23). "Magazzini Musicali su Rai2 dal 2 gennaio 2021, ed è subito nostalgia Top of the Pops". TvBlog (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
17. "Via Dei Matti n°0". RaiPlay (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
18. "Felicissima Sera: tutti gli ospiti del debutto di Pio e Amedeo su Canale 5". www.davidemaggio.it. Archived from the original on 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
19. "Stasera Italia, Barbara Palombelli via dal prime time. Arriva Giuseppe Brindisi con "Zona bianca"". www.davidemaggio.it. Archived from the original on 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
20. "Giulia Salemi sbarca su Mediaset Play con Salotto Salemi". www.davidemaggio.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
21. Cook, Laurence. "Fate: The Winx Saga". Backstage. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
22. "LOL: Chi ride è fuori - Uscito il trailer dello show comico di Prime Video". MAM-e (in Italian). 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
23. "Su Sky Arte 'In compagnia del lupo, il cuore nero delle fiabe'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.
24. "Crimini da Copertina: su Tv8 Rosanna Cancellieri passa alla cronaca nera". www.davidemaggio.it. Archived from the original on 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
25. "Scemi da matrimonio". TV8 (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
26. "Bake Off Italia - Dolci sotto un tetto". Discovery Plus. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
27. "Micromostri con Barbascura X: dove vederlo in TV e streaming". DMAX (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
28. "Ricette all'italiana 2019/2020". Mediaset Play Infinity. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
29. Catalano, Eliana (2019-12-09). ""Viaggio Nella Grande Bellezza" con Cesare Bocci, mercoledì 18 dicembre". Super Guida TV (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-12.