2013 in Italian television

Last updated January 06, 2026

This is a list of Italian television related events from 2013.

Events

16 March – 22-year-old singer Daniel Adomako wins the fourth season of Italia's Got Talent .
30 May – Elhaida Dani wins the first season of The Voice of Italy .^[1]
9 November – 50-year-old ventriloquist Samuel Barletti wins the fifth season of Italia's Got Talent .
7 December – Olympic gold medal fencer Elisa Di Francisca and her partner Raimondo Todaro win the ninth season of Ballando con le stelle.
12 December – Michele Bravi wins the seventh season of X Factor .

Debuts

7 March – The Voice of Italy (2013–present)

Television shows

Drama

Gli anni spezzati ("The broken years") – by Graziano Diana, cycle of three TV-movies in 2 episodes about the Italian red terrorism: The superintendent (with Emilio Solfrizzi as Lugi Calabresi), The judge (with Alessandro Preziosi as Mario Sossi) and The engineer (with Alessio Boni as an imaginary FIAT manager).
Barabbas – by Roger Young, from the Par Lagerkvist's novel, with Billy Zane in the title role and Cristiana Capotondi; 2 episodes.^[2]
Trilussa, storia d'amore e di poesia ("History of love and poetry") biopic by Ludovico Gasparini, with Michele Placido in the title role; 2 episodes.^[3]
Volare, la grande storia di Domenico Modugno ("Domenico Modugno's great story") – biopic by Riccardo Milani, with Giuseppe Fiorello in the title role and Kasia Smutniak as the wife Franca Gandolfi; 2 episodes.^[4]
Anna Karenina – by Christian Duguay, from the Lev Tolstoj's novel, with Vittoria Puccini and Santiago Cabrera; 2 episodes. International coproduction.

Serials

I Saurini e i racconti della fonte magica ("The little dinosaurs and the magic source's tales") – cartoon by Raffaele Bortone.^[5]

2000s

Grande Fratello (2000–present)
Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
X Factor (2008–present)

2010s

Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date
Sky Sport F1	Cable and satellite	18 February
Sky Sport F1 HD	Cable and satellite	18 February
Top Crime	Cable and satellite	1 June
Fox Sports	Cable and satellite	9 August
Ka-Boom	Cable and satellite	23 September
Fox Sports 2	Cable and satellite	20 December

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date
Steel	Cable and satellite	1 April
Repubblica TV	Cable and satellite	11 May
Sportitalia 24	Cable and satellite	10 November
Music Box Italia	Cable and satellite	31 December

Deaths

References

↑ "The Voice, vince Elhaida Dani". VanityFair.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2018.
↑ "Barabba". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
↑ "Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
↑ "Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.
↑ "I Saurini". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-24.

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[1] "The Voice, vince Elhaida Dani". VanityFair.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2018.

[2] "Barabba". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.

[3] "Trilussa - Storia d'amore e di poesia". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.

[4] "Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-22.

[5] "I Saurini". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-24.

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