This is a list of Italian television related events from 2016.
Events
- 13 May – 26-year-old harmonica player Moses wins the seventh season of Italia's Got Talent.
- 23 May – Alice Paba wins the fourth season of The Voice of Italy.
Debuts
RAI
Serials
- L'allieva ("The pupil") – by various directors, with Alessandra Mastronardi and Lino Guanciale, from the Alessia Gazzola's novels; 3 seasons (till now). It's the most successful among the Italian forensic dramas and has for protagonist Alice Allievi, a young would-be coroner, professionally capable but maladroit in the private life.[1]
- Medici, by various directors, with Richard Madden (Cosimo de' Medici), Daniel Sharman (Lorenzo il Magnifico) and Dustin Hoffman (Giovanni di Bicci de Medici); 3 seasons (till now); coproduction with Great Britain. The series, despite its great production values, gets mixed critics, moreover for the excessive historical inaccuracies.[2]
- The mafia kills only in summer, by Luca Ribuoli, with Claudio Gioè, Licia Foglietta and Pif (as the teller), from the Pif's movie; 2 seasons.[3]
- Thou shalt not kill, procedural set in Turin, with Miriam Leone and Monica Guerritore; 2 seasons.[4]
- Rocco Schiavone – procedural set in Aosta, from the Antonio Manzini's novels, with Marco Giallini in the title role, an unruly and contemptuous but gifted deputy-commissioner, transferred from Rome as a punishment; 4 seasons (till now).
Television shows
RAI
Drama
- Io non mi arrendo ("I don't give up") – by Enzo Monteleone, with Beppe Fiorello; 2 episodes. A police inspector fights against both the traffic of toxic waste and a cancer gotten because his field investigations.[5]
- Io sono Libero ("I'm Libero, or I'm free") – docudrama by Francesco Micicchè, with Adriano Chiaramida as Libero Grassi.[6]
- Luisa Spagnoli – biopic by Ludovico Gasparini, with Luisa Ranieri in the title role; 2 episodes.[7]
Serials
- Come fai sbagli ("Everything you do, you wrong") – by Riccardo Donna and Tiziana Aristarco, remake of the French Fais pas ci, fais pas ça, with Daniele Pecci, Francesca Inaudi and Caterina Guzzanti; 12 episodes. Two couples of parents raise their sons with opposite methods (authoritarian and permissive), both with disappointing results.[8]
News and educational
- Alla scoperta dei musei vaticani ("Discovering the Vatican Museums") – by Alberto Angela; 3 episodes.[9]
2000s
- Grande Fratello (2000–present)
- Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
- X Factor (2008–present)
2010s
- Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)
- The Voice of Italy (2013–present)
Ending this year
Networks and services
Launches
| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Network | Cable and satellite | 1 October | ||
| VH1 | Cable and satellite | 1 July |
Conversions and rebrandings
| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion Date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paramount Network | Cable and satellite | 1 October |
Closures
| Network | Type | Closure date | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvolari | Nuvola61 | Cable and satellite | Unknown |
Births
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "L'allieva". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "I Medici". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "La mafia uccide solo d'estate - La serie". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Non uccidere". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ "Io non mi arrendo". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Io sono Libero". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Luisa Spagnoli". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Come fai sbagli". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-04-15.
- ^ "rai-consumer » Alla scoperta dei Musei Vaticani". Retrieved 2021-04-15.