Popularity ranking · Italy

The 100 most popular TV Shows in Italy

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 179 tv shows tracked in Italy, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. The Bold and the Beautiful, Verissimo (TV series) and The Simpsons lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 11M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 181k, and the largest, The Bold and the Beautiful, reaches around 7.7M people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Italy. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Italy, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Italy. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 The Bold and the Beautiful 7.7M 43.7 60.6% TV show
2 Verissimo (TV series) 1.9M 44.9 83.2% TV show
3 The Simpsons 977k 33.8 41.0% TV show
4 SketchUp 913k 36.6 45.0% TV show
5 Planet Earth (TV series) 798k 41.1 54.1% TV show
6 Cheers 495k 41.3 54.3% TV show
7 America's Got Talent 373k 39.7 57.1% TV show
8 Storm of Love 330k 53.0 81.7% TV show
9 The Voice 294k 34.9 58.5% TV show
10 Shark Tank 271k 35.2 42.8% TV show
11 American Idol 251k 36.5 59.5% TV show
12 Garfield 224k 43.2 33.1% TV show
13 Dance Moms 207k 34.5 75.3% TV show
14 Ugly Betty 203k 39.5 60.1% TV show
15 The Cosby Show 168k 32.8 72.3% TV show
16 Will & Grace 158k 36.6 58.7% TV show
17 Mamamia 153k 36.9 63.3% TV show
18 Geordie Shore 136k 30.2 57.9% TV show
19 Sportschau 121k 39.4 50.6% TV show
20 Heute 120k 41.1 44.3% TV show
21 Big Brother (TV series) 118k 39.9 65.1% TV show
22 Takeshi's Castle 105k 47.0 58.8% TV show
23 The Young and the Restless 100k 44.2 61.7% TV show
24 WWE Raw 100k 42.2 43.7% TV show
25 CNN Breaking News 95k 41.3 68.2% TV show

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular tv shows compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each tv show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv show in Italy?

The Bold and the Beautiful currently leads with an estimated audience of 7.7M people in Italy.

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