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Fiorello says his variety show will return to Rai 1
Italian entertainer Fiorello says his show will return to Rai 1, Italy’s main public television channel.
He made the surprise announcement on La Pennicanza, his radio show with Fabrizio Biggio on Rai Radio2.
The return has no confirmed date or time slot, and Fiorello says it will not happen in October.
The show has previously appeared after Bruno Vespa’s programme and after the evening edition of the Tg1 news.
Its format is built around short, unpredictable variety segments, with jokes, guests and involvement from newsroom journalists.
A 15-minute edition aired after Tg1 on 18 October and drew 4.8 million viewers, according to one account.
The strong audience figures help explain the interest in its return, but no further details have been announced.
Fiorello announced that his variety show will return to Rai 1, but gave no date or details about the format.
He made the announcement on 26 October during La Pennicanza, his Rai Radio2 programme co-hosted with Fabrizio Biggio.
The following day, Fiorello said the show’s place in Rai 1’s schedule was still undecided and that it would not return in October.
He said the programme had previously appeared after Bruno Vespa’s show in its first year and after Tg1 in its second year.
A 15-minute special aired on 18 October and drew 4,826,000 viewers, with a 26.3% share, according to La Stampa.
- Who
- Fiorello, with co-host Fabrizio Biggio, announced the return.
- What
- Fiorello said his variety show will return to Rai 1. The date, schedule slot and format were not specified.
- When
- The announcement was made on 26 October 2026. Fiorello said on 27 October that the return would not be in October.
- Where
- Rai 1; Fiorello made the announcement on La Pennicanza, broadcast on Rai Radio2.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Fiorello’s 15-minute variety special aired after the evening Tg1, drawing 4,826,000 viewers and a 26.3% share, according to La Stampa.
Fiorello announced during La Pennicanza that the show would return to Rai 1.
Fiorello said the programme’s scheduling was undecided and that the return would not be in October.
- Announced return
- Rai 1
- Announcement date
- 26 October 2026
- Programme
- La Pennicanza, on Rai Radio2
- Co-host
- Fabrizio Biggio
- Previous special audience
- 4,826,000 viewers; 26.3% share
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