Genre: | Game show |
Creator: | Amadeus Stefano Santucci |
Director: | Stefano Vicario (2002–2006) Maurizio Pagnussat (2006–2014) Sabrina Busiello (2014–2018) David Marcotulli (2018–2019) Paola Baccini (2019–2022) Luigi Rizza (2022–present) |
Presenter: | Amadeus (2002–2006) Carlo Conti (2006–2016; 2017–2018) Fabrizio Frizzi (2014–2018) Flavio Insinna (1 April 2015 episode; 2018–2023) Marco Liorni (2024–present) |
Country: | Italy |
Language: | Italian |
Network: | Rai 1 |
Location: | Summer 2002, 2006–2012: studio 5, Studi Dear (Rome);Autumn 2002–2006: TV3, Centro di produzione Rai di Milano (Milan);2012–2015: studio 6, Studi Dear (Rome);2015–2017: studio 18, Cinecittà (Rome);2017–present: studio 4, Studi televisivi Fabrizio Frizzi (ex Dear) (Rome) |
Company: | Magnolia, RAI |
Num Seasons: | 22 |
Runtime: | 70 minutes approx including commercials |
Last Aired: | present |
L'eredità (The inheritance) is an Italian Rai 1 game show currently hosted by Marco Liorni. It premiered on 29 July 2002. From 29 July 2002 to 10 June 2006, it was hosted by Italian presenter Amadeus. He was succeeded by Carlo Conti, who hosted the show until 14 April 2014, when he was replaced by Fabrizio Frizzi. Frizzi hosted until 23 October 2017, when he became ill during the taping of the next show and was taken to the hospital. Carlo Conti substituted for Frizzi from 30 October 2017 to 15 December 2017, and he hosted the special episode in tandem with Fabrizio Frizzi when the latter returned to host the quiz. On 16 December 2017, Fabrizio Frizzi resumed hosting the show by himself until 25 March 2018. The next day, Frizzi died of a brain haemorrhage.[1] Following a hiatus due to Frizzi's death, the game returned from 3 April 2018 until the end of the season with the host Carlo Conti. Flavio Insinna presented the show from 24 September 2018 until 2023.
The show reached 1,000 episodes on 19 November 2010 and with more than 5,000 episodes, it is the longest-running game show on Italian television. A video game based on the series was developed by Milestone srl and released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows in 2003.
The current on-air talent for L'eredità consists of:
Each episode features seven contestants, one being a returning champion, who compete to win a jackpot over the course of seven rounds. Only one contestant is allowed to answer a question at a time; if the contestant answers a question correctly, control is passed to the next contestant in a clockwise fashion. Each round continues until two questions are answered incorrectly by one contestant, after which the contestant who gave a second incorrect answer must challenge another contestant to an elimination duel known as the "Scalata Doppia" ("Double Climb"). For the duration of the duel, each contestant has 45 seconds (60 seconds until 18 December 2022) to correctly identify as many words as possible from a standard list of definitions; the first letter of each word is automatically given (with one letter added to the word every two seconds until a correct response is given or until one letter remains), and the contestant in control can make as many guesses as possible (the round is played in a chess clock format). Correctly identifying a word freezes the contestant's timer and passes control to the other contestant. When a contestant has no time left on their clock, they are eliminated from the game and leave with no money; the eliminated contestant's money sum is transferred to the contestant who won the duel.
From the 2019–2020 season onwards, a mystery option associated with an unknown category was added (indicated onscreen by a question mark) where the competitor who chooses this option, once the matter has been disclosed, can decide whether to assign a value of €20,000 (two options), €40,000 (three options), or €60,000 (all four options) to the question. Only the contestant who selected the mystery category can play the question; if they answer correctly, they add the value to their jackpot, whereas if they answer incorrectly, the question is discarded, with the value of the question being equally divided between the other two challengers, thus €10,000 each if the question had two answers, €20,000 each if it had three and €30,000 if all four answers were shown. Furthermore, the three competitors who qualify for the "Triello" acquire the right to return for the next episode, with the winner of the next round being immune from the first round of the next game. From the 2022-2023 edition, the two competitors with the highest prize pool qualify for the next game.
In the case of tie between two contestants, there will be a double climb which will last 30 seconds and the one who wins the tie-breaker will go to the next game.
At the end of the round, the competitor who has kept the playing hand until the time runs out will go to the final game.
The final round, which was introduced in the 2005–06 season, was the idea of Stefano Santucci, the creator of the show. The contestant is presented with five pairs of words (one pair at a time), of which only one in each pair is the correct word. The jackpot is retained for every correct response and is halved for every incorrect response. Once all five pairs are played, the contestant is given 60 seconds to study the five correct words and then must write a word that bears a thematic connection to the other five words. If the word that was written is identical to the word on the host's card, the contestant wins all of the prize money they have retained; if the word does not match the one on the host's card, the contestant leaves empty-handed and returns to the next episode.[2]
In the table sorted below, the order in which each game is played is denoted by a number, while "P" indicates a game that was played as a preliminary round prior to the start of the main game.
Season | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
La scalata (The Climb) | P | P | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gli abbinamenti (The Pairings) | P | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Continua tu (You continue) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Il Cubo (The Cube) | P | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Il Tris (The Three) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fuori il primo (Out the First) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Usa la testa (Use the Head) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prendere o lasciare (Take or Leave) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Vero o falso (True or False) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Il domino musicale (The Musical Domino) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chi l'ha detto (Who Said That?) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Il domino (The Domino) | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L'una o l'altra (One or the Other) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cambia-Aggiungi-Leva (Change-Add-Remove) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chi, Come, Cosa (Who, How, What) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
I Fantastici Quattro (The Fantastic Four) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
Prendilo per la coda (Take it by the Tail) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
La patata bollente (Hot Potato) | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lei o l'altra (She or the Other) | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
La scossa (The Shock) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
L'indiziato (The Suspect) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L'Identikit (The Identikit) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cos'è? (What's This?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hit Parade | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chi o cosa? (Who or What?) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Il bivio (The Crossroads) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Il Duello (The Duel) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Di cosa stiamo parlando? (What Are We Talking About?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
La parola (The Word) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Il Triello | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
L'ultima sfida (The Final Task) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I calci di rigore (The Penalties) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
I 2 Passi (The 2 Steps) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
La Stoccata (The Jab) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I 100 secondi (100 Seconds) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
La Ghigliottina (The Guillotine) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
L'Eredità (The Inheritance) | 7 | 7 | 7 |
This game is an Italian adaptation of the Argentinian game show El legado created by Marcelo Ferrero aired on Telefe and sold all over the world, particularly in Latin American countries.
All the international versions except the French and the original are inspired by the Italian version.
Country | Title | Network | Host(s) | Date aired |
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Argentina (original version) | El legado El legado Kids | Telefe | Jorge Guinzburg | 15 January 2002 – 2003 |
El Trece | Matías Martin and Luca Martin | 8 January 2024 – present | ||
[3] | Les Associés | La Une | Sara de Paduwa | 24 September 2018 – 27 March 2022 |
Brazil[4] [5] | O Céu É o Limite | RedeTV! | Marcelo de Carvalho | 11 March 2017 – 8 September 2018 |
France[6] | Crésus | TF1 | Vincent Lagaf' | 4 July 2005 – 1 September 2006 |
Les 12 Coups de Midi | Jean-Luc Reichmann | 28 June 2010 – present | ||
Italy | L'eredità | Rai 1 | Amadeus (2002–2006) Carlo Conti (2006–2016; 2017–2018) Fabrizio Frizzi (2014–2018) Flavio Insinna (1 April 2015 episode; 2018–2023) Marco Liorni (2024–present) | 29 July 2002 – present |
Mexico | El legado | Azteca Trece | Sergio Sepúlveda | 25 April 2015 – 28 November 2015 |
Poland[7] | Gilotyna | TVP 2 | Roman Czejarek | 5 October 2009 – 2 June 2011 |
Portugal | A Herança A Herança de Verão | RTP1 | José Carlos Malato Tânia Ribas de Oliveira | 31 January 2006 – 2007 |
Spain[8] | La quinta esfera | Telecinco | Jorge Fernández | 26 May 2003 – 3 November 2003 |
La guillotina | Jesús Vázquez | 13 March 2010 – 20 June 2010 | ||
El legado | La 1 | Ramón García | 19 January 2015 – 15 February 2015 | |
Turkey | Miras | TRT 1 | Metin Uca (January–April 2005) Gani Müjde (May–June 2005) İbrahim Sadri (September–November 2005) | January 2005 – November 2005 |
Vay Arkadaş | Star TV | Oktay Kaynarca and Ferzan Hekimoğlu | 2 July 2014 – 21 March 2015 |