The Monitoring Sample
Ongoing analysis of the original entertainment production between September 1st, 2021 and May 31st, 2022
| Monitored genres | 35 NETWORKS – Commissioners of unscripted original content | 6 OTTs |
| Container shows, Entertainment, Factual, Game shows, Infotainment, Talent/Reality/Dating (T-R-D), Talk shows, Magazine, Docu | Rai1, Rai2, Rai3, Rai4, Rai5, RaiPremium, RaiStoria, Rete4, Canale 5, Italia 1, Canale 20, Iris, La 5, Focus, Mediaset Extra, La7, La7d, TV8, Cielo, Sky Uno, Sky Arte, Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature, Nove, Real Time, Dmax, Food Network, HG TV, Motor Trend, MTV, VH1, Nat Geo, Crime+Investigation, History Channel, TV2000 | Rai Play, Mediaset Infinity/Infinity+, Discovery+, TimVision, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video |
The Unscripted Genres
- Talent/Reality/Dating (T-R-D)
Shows that puts players (NIPs or VIPs) in competition for a prize, based on their skills (talent show) or a condition of altered reality (isolation, deserted island, etc.) or in relation to a potential sentimental affinity.
Tale e Quale Show, Grande Fratello Vip, Primo Appuntamento. - Factuals
Shows where reality is observed or described and adapted to the television context in various themes and genres, including scripted reality and docu (true crime, docu-reality, makeover).
Il collegio, Pechino Express, Quattro matrimoni - Magazines
In-depth shows with a cultural, social, scientific, sporting, current affairs, custom, popular edge, also declined as a column.
Linea Verde, Kilimangiaro, Freedom – Oltre il confine - Game shows
Gioco/quiz che presenta una sfida tra uno o più concorrenti e una esplicita posta in gioco, in denaro o altro, per il/i vincitori.
L’eredità, I soliti ignoti, Caduta Libera, Deal with it. - Infotainment
Shows featuring a mix of news elements with entertainment or magazine and investigative information.
Chi l’ha visto…?, Striscia la notizia, Le iene. - Talk shows
A journalistic show featuring in-studio conversations, interviews or debates, with an informational or political edge.
Zona bianca, Porta a Porta, Otto e mezzo, DiMartedì - Entertainment shows
A light show declined in many subgenres, also hybrids (music, sketch, comedy, satire, etc).
Da grande, Stasera tutto è possibile, Fratelli di Crozza, Lol – Chi ride è fuori - Docus
“Docu” programs are further subdivided into:
Documental: a documentary generally in one / two episodes (one-shot).
Docu-series: a serial documentary articulated in episodes with a sequential narration.
Docu-reality: a program that stages elements of reality edited according to narrative and documentary purposes.
The Ferragnez, Marta – Il delitto della Sapienza - Container Shows
Shows with different content following one another.
Unomattina, Pomeriggio Cinque, La Vita in diretta
The Monitored Sample (I)