2006 in Italian television explained

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2006.

Events

• 6 January – The 2004 Miss Italia Cristina Chiabotto and her partner Raimondo Todaro win the second season of Ballando con le stelle.
• 27 April – Augusto De Megni wins the sixth season of Grande Fratello.

Debuts

Miniseries

• Raccontami ("Tell me the story") – by Riccardo Donna and Tiziana Aristarco, with Massimo Ghini and Lunetta Savino; 2 seasons. Italian version of the Spanish Cuéntame cómo pasó.^[1]

Serials

• L’ispettore Coliandro ("Inspector Coliandro") – by the Manetti bros, with Giampaolo Morelli; 7 seasons. The series has for protagonist Marco Coliandro (created by Carlo Lucarelli), a young police inspector in Bologna, seemingly a "tough guy" but actually naïve and bungling.^[2]

International

• 2 October – / Get Ed (Rai 2) (2005–2006)
• // The Baskervilles (Boing) (2000)

Television shows

Rai

Drama

• Bartali: The iron man, by Alberto Negrin, with Pierfrancesco Favino in the title role and Simone Gandolfo as Fausto Coppi; 2 episodes.^[3]

Variety

• Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)

Mediaset

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Repubblica TV	Cable and satellite	10 April
FX	Cable and satellite	21 May
E!	Cable and satellite	Summer
	Cable and satellite	10 July
Sky Sport Arena HD	Cable and satellite	10 July
Sky Sport Football HD	Cable and satellite	10 July
Sky Show	Cable and satellite	12 December

Closures

See also

• List of Italian films of 2006

References

1. Web site: Raccontami. 2021-03-18. RaiPlay. it.
2. Web site: L'Ispettore Coliandro. 2021-03-17. RaiPlay. it.
3. Web site: Gino Bartali: l'intramontabile. 2021-03-17. RaiPlay. it.