The Voice Senior premieres on Rai 1 with record viewership

The seventh season of the talent show ‘The Voice Senior’ premiered on Rai 1 on October 9, 2026, hosted by Antonella Clerici. The new edition features Fiorella Mannoia as a coach, replacing Loredana Bertè. Mannoia joins the existing judging panel consisting of Arisa, Nek, and the duo Clementino and Rocco Hunt.

The premiere achieved significant viewership success, recording 3,386,000 viewers and a 24.3% share. This performance marks the highest share for a premiere in the program's history, surpassing previous editions.

In the prime-time competition, ‘The Voice Senior’ outperformed Canale 5’s ‘Grande Fratello Vip’, which drew 1,722,000 viewers (15.2% share). Other notable television results for the evening included ‘Quarto Grado’ on Rete4 with 999,000 viewers and ‘Affari Tuoi’ on Rai 1, which reached 4,350,000 viewers in access prime time.