2002 in Italian television

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Overview of the events of 2002 in Italian television

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This is a list of Italian television-related events from 2002.

## Events

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* 4 December – Bruno Cuomo wins the first season of Operazione Trionfo.

## Debuts

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Rai

* L'eredità: A TV quiz based on the Argentine format El legado. As of 2023, with more than 5000 episodes, it is the longest-running television game show in Italy.

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## Television shows

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### Rai

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#### Drama

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* Resurrection, by the Taviani Brothers, with Silvia Rocca and Timothy Peach, based on Lev Tolstoj's novel; 2 episodes.
* Perlasca un eroe italiano ("An Italian hero") – by Alberto Negrin, with Luca Zingaretti in the title role, Amanda Sandrelli and Giuliana Lojodice, music by Ennio Morricone; 2 episodes.[1]
* The apocalypse – by Raffaele Mertes, with Richard Harris (St. John the Evangelist), Vittoria Bevlvedere and Paolo Villaggio. The thirteenth and final chapter of LUV VIDE's Bible project.[2]

* Maria Josè l'ultima regina ("The last queen") – by Carlo Lizzani, with Barbora Bobulova as title role and Alberto Molinari as Umberto II; 2 episodes.[3]

### Variety

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* Il caso Scarfoglia ("The Scarfoglia affair") – satirical variety show by Corrado Guzzanti (protagonist and director) with Marco Marzocca and Caterina Guzzanti. A cynical TV journalist, assisted by a fanatic priest, investigates the vanishing of an average man. The simulated enquiry serves as a common thread for absurd inventions, such as fake newsreels about the landing of a fascist expedition on Mars (Guzzanti later adapted these sketches into a movie, Fascisti su Marte). [4]

### Mediaset

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* Grande Fratello (2000–present)

## Ending this year

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## Networks and services

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### Launches

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Network  | Type  | Launch date  | Notes  | Source

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GAY.tv | Cable and satellite  | 13 May  |  |
DeeJay TV | Cable and satellite  | 10 June  |  |
ESPN Classic | Cable and satellite  | July  |  |

### Conversions and rebrandings

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Old network name  | New network name  | Type  | Conversion Date  | Notes  | Source

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### Closures

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Network  | Type  | Closure date  | Notes  | Source

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## Births

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## Deaths

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Date | Name | Age | Cinematic credibility

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24 January  | Nunzio Filogamo | 99  | Italian television & radio presenter, actor & singer
16 March  | Carmelo Bene | 64  | Italian stage actor and director[5]

## See also

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* 2002 in Italy
* List of Italian films of 2002

## References

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1. ^ "Perlasca - Un eroe italiano". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
2. ^ "San Giovanni - L'apocalisse". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
3. ^ "Maria José - L'ultima regina". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
4. ^ "Il caso Scafroglia". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
5. ^ "Carmelo Bene Talk Show". RaiPlay (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-18.

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