Saturday night’s television ratings delivered a split verdict between Rai 1 and Canale 5. Milly Carlucci secured the highest share with Ballando con le Stelle at 26.9%, while Maria De Filippi drew the largest overall audience for Tù Sí Que Vales with 3,555,000 total viewers, according to Auditel data reported.
Auditel data for Saturday night
The primetime clash on November 7 pitted two major entertainment formats against each other. Ballando con le Stelle on Rai 1 entertained 2,874,000 viewers with a 26.9% share, as reported by Libero. Adnkronos noted that the preceding segment, Ballando Tutti in Pista, added 3,733,000 viewers and a 21.7% share.
On Canale 5, Tú Sí Que Vales—featuring Maria De Filippi, Paolo Bonolis, Rudy Zerbi, and Sabrina Ferilli—attracted 3,555,000 viewers with a 24.3% share, according to Libero and Il Fatto Quotidiano. Il Giornale reported that the show reached a peak of over 4,300,000 total viewers and a 27.8% individual share.
Other networks pulled smaller figures during the same time slot. Italia 1 broadcast Animali fantastici e dove trovarli, gathering 706,000 viewers and a 4.6% share, while Rai 2 aired S.W.A.T. for 598,000 viewers and 3.7%, according to Libero. Rai 3 reached 449,000 viewers and 3.1% with Sapiens – Un Solo Pianeta.
Rete 4 recorded 335,000 viewers and 2.2% for 3 Days to Kill. La7 drew 1,185,000 viewers and a 6.7% share in the first part of In Altre Parole, per Adnkronos. On the Nove, Accordi & Disaccordi registered 478,000 viewers (3.2%), and Tv8 collected 383,000 viewers (2.8%) with the Formula 1 Sprint Gran Premio.
Ballando con le Stelle e i programmi in sovrapposizione ottengono quote diverse
Il Fatto Quotidiano reported that Ballando con le Stelle benefited from a runtime about an hour and twenty minutes longer than its direct competitor, which helped lift its overall share percentage. During the exact overlap window from 21:24 to 24:15, Canale 5 edged ahead in share by a narrow margin. Il Giornale specified that Tú Sí Que Vales achieved 3,555,000 viewers and a 24.42% individual share during this period.
Rai 1 recorded 3,516,000 viewers and a 24.15% share during the same minutes, according to figures cited by Libero. Rai 1 game show Affari Tuoi led with 4,207,000 viewers and a 23.2% share, outpacing Canale 5 rival La Ruota della Fortuna, which reached 3,802,000 viewers and a 21% share after Gira La Ruota della Fortuna pulled 3,230,000 viewers and 18.1%.
Noemi Bocchi vince il turno e Jimmy Ghione viene salvato
Virgilio reported that Noemi Bocchi won the competitive round of Ballando con le Stelle on November 7. Jimmy Ghione faced an initial elimination from the dance competition.
That elimination was reversed when professional dancer Matteo Addino used his wild card to save him, according to Virgilio. The outlet noted that the former Striscia la Notizia correspondent will return to the dance floor next Saturday with a 20-point penalty.