What's on Italian TV Sunday, September 13
On Sunday 13 September, Italian media reported on the evening's television lineup, including films, programmes, and series shown that night.
The news website Tgcom24 published a video about what was being shown on Mediaset's channels. Mediaset is one of the biggest television companies in Italy, running several popular channels.
Along with the schedule, there was also a report on the audience ratings from the previous Sunday night's broadcasts. Ratings measure how many viewers watched a particular show, and they are often used to compare the success of different programmes.
Three specific shows were mentioned as part of this ratings comparison: Racconto di una notte, Il principe abusivo, and Le Iene. The report focused on which of these had attracted the most viewers.
This type of daily TV listing and ratings update is a regular feature in Italian entertainment news. Newspapers and websites often publish this information so that readers can decide what to watch and see which programmes are the most popular with the public.
While the source material does not give exact viewer numbers or say which show ultimately won, it shows how closely Italian media follows television viewership trends, especially for Sunday evening entertainment, which is traditionally a competitive time slot for broadcasters.
Vocabulary7 words
- film
- a movie shown on TV or in a cinema
- programme
- a TV show of any type
- series
- a TV show broadcast in multiple episodes
- channel
- a specific TV station you can watch
- audience ratings
- numbers showing how many people watched a show
- comparison
- looking at two or more things to see differences
- viewership
- the total number of people watching something
Quiz
Answer key
1. A video about TV shows 2. How many people watched a show 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
On Sunday 13 September, Italian media reported on the evening's television _____, including films, programmes, and series shown that night.
The news website Tgcom24 published a video about what was being shown on Mediaset's _____.
Along with the schedule, there was also a report on the audience _____ from the previous Sunday night's broadcasts.
Ratings measure how many _____ watched a particular show.
Three specific shows were mentioned as part of this ratings _____: Racconto di una notte, Il principe abusivo, and Le Iene.
This type of daily TV listing and ratings update is a regular feature in Italian _____ news.
It shows how closely Italian media follows television _____ trends.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think TV ratings are important to broadcasters?
- Do you follow daily TV listings in your own country? Why or why not?
- What kinds of shows do you think are most popular on Sunday evenings, and why?
- How has the way people find out what's on TV changed over the years?