Italian television ratings led by Il giovane Montalbano

Italian television programming and viewership data for late August and early September 2026 show significant success for the series ‘Il giovane Montalbano’. The rerun of the second season on Rai 1 achieved high ratings, drawing approximately 2.2 million viewers with a 17.5% share, outperforming competitors like Canale 5’s ‘Scherzi a Parte’.

Lead actor Michele Riondino, who portrays the younger version of the character created by Andrea Camilleri, noted that the series has become a summer tradition. The show, a prequel to the original series, follows the early investigations of Salvo Montalbano in Sicily.

Other programming highlights include ‘Zona Bianca’ and ‘Filorosso’ on Mediaset networks, which saw competitive viewership, and the upcoming premiere of Giuseppe Giacobazzi’s ‘Osteria Giacobazzi’ on the Nove channel scheduled for September 11. Upcoming schedules for Rai 1 and Rai 3 feature diverse content, including the fiction ‘La legge di Lidua Poet’ and a documentary on musician Riccardo Cocciante.