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Striscia la Notizia cancellation confirmed

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Striscia la Notizia cancellation prospects confirmed

In mid‑July 2026, 2026 Mediaset executives, including led by Pier Silvio Berlusconi, began reviewing the future of the long‑running satirical news program *Striscia la Notizia*, citing Notizia* amid falling viewership and a strategic shift toward streaming. No official decision was announced at that time. By late July, July the show program had disappeared from Mediaset’s the primetime lineup, schedule, its official social‑media accounts were taken over by transferred to the broadcaster, broadcaster and staff were reportedly placed on leave. leave, suggesting an imminent shutdown. On 27 July 2026 Berlusconi reiterated that no further information was available, but the removal from the schedule and confirmed during the enforced holiday for presentation of the production team strongly suggested 2026‑2027 line‑up that the program was show would be removed from Mediaset’s schedule, effectively ending its 38‑year run on Canale 5. The social‑media accounts were handed over on 25 July and subsequently ceased posting, marking the brink of termination. final step. The progression from an internal review to visible steps indicating a shutdown marks cancellation follows a rapid narrowing of options for prolonged ratings decline, worsened by competition from Rai 1’s *Affari Tuoi* and the 38‑year‑old staple insertion of Italian television. *La Ruota della Fortuna* in access‑prime‑time in summer 2025. An attempted nine‑episode prime‑time special series in early 2026 averaged only 1.9 million viewers and was quickly discontinued. No other broadcaster has announced a revival, and the longtime production staff remain on leave.

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