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Canale 5
Launched	1980
Owned by	Mediaset
Audience share	22,07% (Prime time of Dec '05, [1])
Country	Italy
Formerly called	TeleMilano 58 (until 1980)
Website	www.canale5.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Analogue	PAL, in Italy. Normally tuned on channel 5
Digital	DVB-T (on Mediaset Mux), in Italy
Satellite
Analogue	Not available
Digital	DVB-S (scrambled in Mediaguard 2 during some events) on Hotbird

Canale 5 is an Italian television station of Mediaset network, the media branch of Fininvest (controlled by Silvio Berlusconi). Canale 5 has been the first private television network to be founded in Italy in the year 1978 as TeleMilano 58 (it changed its name in 1980).

Much of the earliest content came from American televisions shows dubbed over in Italian, a common trait in most Italian television today. These shows often sold the idea of the American Dream, but critics have said the programming also made Italians lose their closeness to family and instead be vapid consumers. Mike Bongiorno, the host of Lascia o Raddoppia?, was also wooed away from RAI to host an early quiz shows on TeleMilano - an important step in building a following of Mediaset's newest channel.

Today Fininvest controls 35% of Mediaset. The logo of Canale 5 is formed by the number five with the head of the biscione (a snake, the ancient symbol of Milan). The difference from the original one is a flower put in his mouth. In 2000 Canale 5 launched Grande Fratello (Big Brother), the first reality show in Italy. This was the beginning of a new era of television marked by the medium of television referring to itself both as an important part of daily life and treated itself as a member of the family or a close friend, sometimes called as "autoreferencia." In 2005 R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti was launched, an Italian fiction inspired by CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. There are many Italian fictions (loved by the public) and the most famous are: Carabinieri, Distretto di Polizia, R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti and Elisa di Rivombrosa.

In 2005 due to the 2006 upcoming General Elections news editor Enrico Mentana was replaced by Carlo Rossella considered to be closer to Berlusconi's point of view. Rossella innovated a lot, transforming Canale 5's newscast in the fanciest newscast in Italy with lots of gossips, weather and food reports.

Mediaset exported its main network, Canale 5, to Spain, naming it Telecinco.

Contents 1 Programs 1.1 Variety Shows 1.2 Reality shows 1.3 Cancelled Reality shows 1.4 Soap operas 1.5 TV series 1.6 Italian fiction 1.7 Games 1.8 Talk Shows 1.9 News 1.10 Magazine 1.11 Sport 1.12 Children 2 External links

• Buona Domenica
• Striscia la notizia
• Mio fratello è Pakistano
• C'è posta per te
• Zelig
• Zelig off
• Il senso della vita
• Uomini e donne
• Gran Premio Internazionale della Tv
• Cultura moderna

• Grande Fratello (2001-????) (Big Brother)
• Amici di Maria de Filippi (2002-2006) (Fame)
• Changing Rooms (2005-????) (Changing Rooms)
• La Fattoria (2005-????) (The Farm)
• Volere o Volare (2005)
• Vero Amore (2005) (Temptation Island)
• Unan1mous (2006-????)
• Reality Circus (2006)
• Armi e Bagagli (2006)

• L'uomo dei sogni (2003, Only Eight Episode) (The Bachelor)

• Beautiful (The Bold and the Beautiful)
• Centovetrine
• Vivere

• Baby Bob
• Diagnosis Murder (Un detective in corsia)
• Doc
• Early Edition (Ultime dal cielo)
• Everybody Loves Raymond (Tutti amano Raymond)
• Family Law (TV series) (In tribunale con Lynn)
• Family Ties (Casa Keaton)
• The Guardian
• Highlander: The Series (Highlander)
• Hope & Faith
• Invasion
• Judging Amy (Giudice Amy)
• L.A. Heat
• Miss Match
• NYPD
• The Sopranos (I Soprano)
• Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (Agente speciale Sue Thomas)
• Wild Card (Una nuova vita per Zoe)
• Yes, Dear (Doppia coppia)

• Caro Maestro (Dear Teacher) - 2 seasons (1995, 1996)
• La dottoressa Giò (Doctor Giò) - 2 seasons (1998, 1999)
• Amico mio 2 (My Friend) - 1 season(1998)
• Ciao professore (Hi teacher!) - 1 season (1999)
• Valeria medico legale (Medical examiner Valeria) - 2 seasons (2000, 2002)
• Distretto di Polizia (Police District) - 6 seasons (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
• Sei Forte Maestro (Teacher, you're great!) - 2 seasons (2001, 2001)
• Il Bello delle Donne (The Beauty of Women) - 3 seasons (2001, 2002, 2003)
• Ma il portiere non c'è mai? (But the caretaker is never there?)- 1 season (2002)
• Cuore (Heart) - 1 season (2002)
• Carabinieri - 5 seasons (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
• Elisa di Rivombrosa (Elisa of Rivombrosa) - 2 seasons (2003, 2005)
• Le Stagioni del cuore (Seasons of the Heart) - 1 season (2004)
• Cuore contro cuore (Heart against Heart) - 1 season (2005)
• R.I.S. - Delitti Imperfetti (R.I.S. - Imperfect Crimes) - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)
• Un ciclone in famiglia (Family Storm) - 2 seasons (2005, 2006)
• Caterina e le sue figlie (Caterina and her daughters) - 1 season (2005)
• Ricomincio da me (I start from myself again) - 1 season (2005)
• Questa è la mia terra (This is my land) - 1 season (2006)
• I Cesaroni-1 season (2006)

• Chi vuol essere milionario? (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?)
• Passaparola

• Tutte le mattine
• Mai dire

• TG5
• Verissimo
• Terra!
• Matrix
• L'antipatico

• Nonsolomoda
• Loggione

• Nothing

• Mumfie
• Kipper
• I conigli Massimo e Ruby
• Sailor Moon

• Official Site (Italian)

Television stations in Italy
Broadcast national networks
RAI group: Rai Uno | Rai Due | Rai Tre
Mediaset group: Canale 5 | Italia 1 | Rete 4
Telecom Italia Media: La7 | MTV Italy
L'Espresso: All Music TV
Other: 7 Gold | SAT2000 | Odeon TV
Digital Terrestrial channels
RAI group: Rainews 24 | Rai Sport Satellite | Rai Utile | Rai Doc-Futura | Rai Edu 1
Mediaset group: Boing | Media Shopping | Mediaset Premium
Telecom Italia Media: La 7 Cartapiù | La7 Sport | QOOB TV
L'Espresso: Repubblica RadioTv
Other: Sportitalia | Sport Italia Live 24 | SitCom Uno
Satellite and cable platforms
SKY Italia