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- ↑ "Medici: Masters Of Florence Season 1 Episode 3 — Pestilence". Sbs.com.au . SBS on Demand . Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ "Medici: Masters of Florence". Netflix.com . Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ↑ Buonocore, Mattia (26 October 2016). "MARTEDI 25 OTTOBRE 2016. I MEDICI SI ASSESTANO SUL 25.7% (6,5 MLN), CANALE 5 AL 9.9%. LA7 (4.2%) BATTE RETE 4 (4%), MEDIASET EXTRA OTTAVO CANALE (1.8%) FA QUASI IL DOPPIO DI TV8 (0.9%) E DI NOVE (1%)". Ascolti TV (in Italian). NanoPress. Retrieved 2 November 2018.