2005 in Italian television explained

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2005.

Events

• 26 February – Actress and TV host Hoara Borselli and her partner Simone Di Pasquale win the first season of Ballando con le stelle.

Debuts

Domestic

• 8 January – Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)

International

• October – BB3B (Disney Channel) (2005)

Television shows

RAI

Miniseries

• La maledizione dei templari (The Templars' curse) – by Josée Dayan, from Maurice Druon’s The accursed kings, with Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Depardieu and Luca Barbareschi; 5 episodes. Coproduced with France and Romania.

Variety

• Speciale per me, ovvero meno siamo meglio stiamo (Special for me, or The less, the merrier) – musical show, hosted by Renzo Arbore and Antonio Stornaiolo. The program, ideated in 4 episodes, is dilated until 17 ones, thanks to its public success.^[1]
• Bla bla bla – fake talk-show, (actually, a demented parody of the genre) hosted by Lilo and Greg.^[2]

Mediaset

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Animal Planet	Cable and satellite	1 May
Sportitalia 2	Cable and satellite	1 September
MediaShopping	Cable and satellite	30 September
Discovery Real Time	Cable and satellite	1 October
AXN	Cable and satellite	29 October
Fox Crime	Cable and satellite	31 October
XXXX	Cable and satellite	30 November

Closures

See also

• List of Italian films of 2005

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speciale per me, ovvero meno siamo meglio stiamo . 2023-07-31 . RaiPlay . it.
2. Web site: Bla bla bla . 2022-07-28 . RaiPlay . it.