Time slots
Italian broadcasters generally program their TV fiction in primetime, with the exception of Disney Channel, Rai Gulp and Raidue but for Camera Cafè only.
TV fiction programming (in hours)
Rai, Mediaset, Sky, Disney, Discovery
Season 2016-2017 vs season 2017-2018
TV fiction programming (in hours)
Rai, Mediaset, Sky, Disney, Netflix % absolute values and interseasonal differences
| 2017-2018 (hours) | Interseasonal differences (hours) | |
| Prime time | 384 | -18 |
| Outside PT | 36 | -6 |
| Netflix | 8 | +8 |
- In terms of volume of hours, changes have been minimum compared to the past season.
- Italian TV fiction is still almost entirely produced for a peak audience time slot.
- The novelty lies in Netflix but the dynamics of its offer cannot yet be classified according to time slots.