Sinner‘s Schedule Shift Rattlesโ Italian TV Ratings as De Martino’s Show Faces Heat
Rome, November โ13th – A last-minute alteration to Jannik Sinner’s tennis schedule โis sendingโ ripples โthrough โคitalian television viewership, impacting prime-time programming and raising concerns forโค the ratings of Tรบ Sรญ que Vales hosted byโค Francesco De Martino. The โขunexpected โchange, forcing a shift in broadcast plans, โขcomes as networks analyze theโ latest audience data from November 12th, revealing a โฃcompetitive landscape across channels.
The disruption stems from Sinner’s participation in the ATP Finals in Turin, where his match schedule was โadjusted, necessitating a re-evaluationโ of TV8’s programming. This shift directly challenges the network’s ability to maintain its established audience โคflow, perhapsโข diverting โviewers to โcompeting channels. The stakes are especially high for Tรบ Sรญ Que Vales, which relies โon strong led-in programming to bolster its own viewership numbers.โค
Across the Italian airwaves on Novemberโค 12th, Rai1 dominated theโค evening with The Legacy – The Challenge of the 7 attracting 3,457,000 viewers (24.2%), followed by The Legacy itself, which captivated 4,779,000 spectators – a commanding 27.7% share.โ Canale5 alsoโฃ performed strongly,with Forward the First drawing 2,240,000 viewers (17%) and Next Another reaching 3,163,000 (19.6%).
Rai2’s programming included TGSport Sera (515,000 – 4%),N.C.I.S. Los Angeles (485,000 – 3.2% for the first episode, 616,000 – 3.4% for the โsecond).โฃ Italia1 saw studio Aperto Mag garnerโ 322,000 viewers (2.1%) and C.S.I.Miami reach 693,000 (3.8%). Rai3’s news program, TGR, informed 2,280,000 viewers (13%), while Blob and New Heroes followed withโ 1,008,000 (5.4%) and 781,000 (4%) respectively.
Rete4’s lineup featured 10 Minutes (823,000 – 4.9%) and Theโข promise (955,000 – 5.1%). La7’s Unknown secured 261,000 viewers (1.7%), while TV8’s 4 Restaurants attracted 283,000 (1.6%).โฃ โNotably, TV8’s Foodish reached 326,000 โคspectators โ(6.8%) and The Cage – Grab and Run onโ the Nine garnered 449,000 spectators (2.1%). on the Nine,Little big Italy (349,000 – 2.7%) precededโข Cashโข or Trash – Who Offers More? which โdrew 657,000 spectators (3.5%).
