CANALE 5

'Canale 5' is an Italian television station of Mediaset network, the media branch of Fininvest (controlled by Silvio Berlusconi). Canale 5 was the first private television network to be founded in Italy in 1978 as 'TeleMilano 58' (it changed its name in 1980).
Much of the earliest content came from American televisions shows dubbed over in Italian, a common trait in most Italian television today. These shows often sold the idea of the American Dream, but critics have said the programming also made Italians lose their closeness to family and instead be vapid consumers. Mike Bongiorno, the host of ''Lascia o Raddoppia?'', was also wooed away from RAI to host an early quiz shows on TeleMilano - an important step in building a following of Mediaset's newest channel.
Today Fininvest controls 35% of Mediaset. The logo of ''Canale 5'' was originally formed by the number five beside a long ''biscione'' (a snake, the ancient symbol of Milan). In the eighties the reptile was replaced by a bigger number leaving only a stylized head on the top, and a flower was added (see picture). In 2000 Canale 5 launched ''Grande Fratello'' (Big Brother), the first reality show in Italy. This was the beginning of a new era of television marked by the medium of television referring to itself both as an important part of daily life and treated itself as a member of the family or a close friend, sometimes called as "autoreferencia." In 2005, ''R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti'' was launched, an Italian fiction inspired by ''. There are many Italian fictions (loved by the public) and the most famous are: ''Carabinieri'', ''Distretto di Polizia'', ''R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti'' and ''Elisa di Rivombrosa''.
In 2005 due to the 2006 upcoming General Elections news editor Enrico Mentana was replaced by Carlo Rossella considered to be closer to Berlusconi's point of view. Rossella innovated a lot, transforming Canale 5's newscast in the fanciest newscast in Italy with lots of gossips, weather and food reports.
Mediaset exported its main network, Canale 5, to Spain, naming it Telecinco.

Contents

Programs

Variety Shows

Reality shows

Cancelled Reality shows

Soap operas

TV series

Italian fiction

Games

Talk Shows

News

Magazine

Children

External links

Programs

Variety Shows

★ ''Buona Domenica'' (''Happy Sunday'')

★ ''Striscia la notizia''

★ ''Mio fratello è Pakistano'' (''My brother is a Pakistani'')

★ ''C'è posta per te'' (''You've got mail'')

★ ''Zelig''

★ ''Zelig off''

★ ''Il senso della vita'' (''The sense of life'')

★ ''Uomini e donne'' (''Men and women'')

★ ''Gran Premio Internazionale della TV'' (''International TV Award'')

★ ''Cultura moderna'' (''Guess who?'')

★ ''Ciao Darwin''

Reality shows

★ ''Grande Fratello'' (2001-...) (''Big Brother'')

★ ''Amici di Maria de Filippi'' (2002-...) ''(Fame)''

★ ''Changing Rooms'' (2004) (''Changing Rooms'')

★ ''La Fattoria'' (2005-2006) (''The Farm'')

★ ''Volere o Volare'' (2005)

★ ''Vero Amore'' (2005) (''Temptation Island'') (''True love'')

★ ''Unan1mous'' (2006)

★ ''Reality Circus'' (2006)

★ ''Armi e Bagagli'' (2006)

★ ''Uno due tre stalla'' (2007)

Cancelled Reality shows

★ ''L'uomo dei sogni'' (2003, Only Eight Episode) (''The Bachelor'')

Soap operas

★ ''Beautiful'' (''The Bold and the Beautiful'')

★ ''Centovetrine''

★ ''Vivere''

★ ''Tempesta d'amore''

TV series

★ ''Baby Bob''

★ ''Diagnosis Murder'' (''Un detective in corsia'')

★ ''Doc''

★ ''Early Edition'' (''Ultime dal cielo'')

★ ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' (''Tutti amano Raymond'')

★ ''Family Law'' (''In tribunale con Lynn'')

★ ''Family Ties'' (''Casa Keaton'')

★ ''The Guardian''

★ '' (''Highlander'')

★ ''Hope & Faith''

★ ''Invasion''

★ ''Judging Amy'' (''Giudice Amy'')

★ ''L.A. Heat''

★ ''Miss Match''

★ ''NYPD''

★ ''The Sopranos'' (''I Soprano'')

★ '' (''Agente speciale Sue Thomas'')

★ ''Wild Card'' (''Una nuova vita per Zoe'')

★ ''Yes, Dear'' (Doppia coppia)

Italian fiction

★ ''Caro Maestro'' (''Dear Teacher'') - 2 seasons (1995, 1996)

★ ''La dottoressa Giò'' (''Doctor Giò'') - 2 seasons (1998, 1999)

★ ''Amico mio 2'' (''My Friend'') - 1 season(1998)

★ ''Ciao professore'' (''Hi teacher!'') - 1 season (1999)

★ ''Valeria medico legale'' (''Medical examiner Valeria'') - 2 seasons (2000, 2002)

★ ''Distretto di Polizia'' (''Police District'') - 6 seasons (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)

★ ''Sei Forte Maestro'' (''Teacher, you're great!'') - 2 seasons (2001, 2001)

★ ''Il Bello delle Donne'' (''The Beauty of Women'') - 3 seasons (2001, 2002, 2003)

★ ''Ma il portiere non c'è mai?'' (''But the caretaker is never there?'')- 1 season (2002)

★ ''Cuore'' (''Heart'') - 1 season (2002)

★ ''Carabinieri'' - 5 seasons (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

★ ''Elisa di Rivombrosa'' (''Elisa of Rivombrosa'') - 2 seasons (2003, 2005)

★ ''Le Stagioni del cuore'' (''Seasons of the Heart'') - 1 season (2004)

★ ''Cuore contro cuore'' (''Heart against Heart'') - 1 season (2005)

★ ''R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti'' (''R.I.S. - Imperfect Crimes'') - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)

★ ''Un ciclone in famiglia'' (''Family Storm'') - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)

★ ''Caterina e le sue figlie'' (''Caterina and her daughters'') - 1 season (2005)

★ ''Ricomincio da me'' (''I start from myself again'') - 1 season (2005)

★ ''Questa è la mia terra'' (''This is my land'') - 1 season (2006)

★ ''I Cesaroni''-1 season (2006)

Games

★ ''1 contro 100'' (''1 vs. 100'')

★ ''Chi vuol essere milionario?'' (''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'')

★ ''Passaparola''

★ ''L'imbroglione'' (''Dirty Rotten Cheater'')

★ ''Bis''

★ ''Superflash''

★ ''Il pranzo è servito''

★ ''OK il prezzo è giusto'' (The Price is Right)

★ ''Tra moglie e marito''

★ ''Tira e molla''

Talk Shows

★ ''Tutte le mattine'' (''Every morning'')

★ ''Mai dire...'' (''Never say...'')

★ ''Maurizio Costanzo Show''

News

★ ''TG5''

★ ''Verissimo''

★ ''Terra!'' (''Earth!'')

★ ''Matrix''

★ ''L'antipatico''

Magazine

★ ''Nonsolomoda''

★ ''Loggione''

Children

★ ''Mumfie

★ ''Kipper''

★ ''I conigli Massimo e Ruby''

★ ''Sailor Moon''

External links

★ Official Site