2005 in Italian television

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2005.

Events

• 26 February – Actress and TV host Hoara Borselli and her partner Simone Di Pasquale win the first season of Ballando con le stelle.

Debuts

Domestic

• 8 January – Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)

International

• October – BB3B (Disney Channel) (2005)

Television shows

Miniseries

• La maledizione dei templari (The Templars' curse) – by Josée Dayan, from Maurice Druon’s The accursed kings, with Jeanne Moreau, Gerard Depardieu and Luca Barbareschi; 5 episodes. Coproduced with France and Romania.

Variety

• Speciale per me, ovvero meno siamo meglio stiamo (Special for me, or The less, the merrier) – musical show, hosted by Renzo Arbore and Antonio Stornaiolo. The program, ideated in 4 episodes, is dilated until 17 ones, thanks to its public success.
• Bla bla bla – fake talk-show, (actually, a demented parody of the genre) hosted by Lilo and Greg.

Mediaset

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Births

Deaths

See also

• List of Italian films of 2005

References