Che tempo che fa

Che tempo che fa
Presented byFabio Fazio
Filippa Lagerbäck
Country of originItaly
Original languageItalian
No. of seasons21
Production
Executive producersEnrico Rimoldi (2003–06)
Duccio Forzano (2006–16)
Cristian Biondani (2016–21)
Stefano Vicario (2021–22)
Cristiano d'Alisera (since 2022)
Production locationsMilan's Rai studios (2003–23)
Milan's Soul Movie Centro di Produzione 6 (since 2023)
Running time180 minutes
270 minutes (since 2023)
Original release
NetworkRai 3 (2003–17; 2020–23)
Rai 1 (2017–19)
Rai 2 (2019–20)
Nove (since 2023)
Release13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) –
present

Che tempo che fa (Italian for 'What the weather is like' / 'What the times are like'; Italian: [ke tˈtɛmpo ke fˈfa]) is an Italian television late-night talk show hosted by Fabio Fazio.[1] It has been broadcast live on Saturdays and Sundays on the Italian TV since 2003.

The show has been aired since 13 September 2003 on Rai 3 up to 4 June 2017. On 24 September 2017 it moved to Rai 1, until 2 June 2019.[2] On 29 September 2019 the show moved to Rai 2, and in September 2020 it went back on Rai 3. In May 2023, public broadcaster RAI decided to not renew the show for a new season. On 15 October 2023 the show premiered for its 21st season on Nove.

Che tempo che fa is a one-to-one talk show with guests every weekend night. Current events, political, economic, sporting, musical, literary, cinematic, scientific, nature and environmental issues of topical interest are discussed. Fazio's feature is having friendly conversations rather than formal interviews. During its permanence on Rai 3, its prime-time share was of 15%, with an audience of 3,500,000 people, which raised up to 21% (around 5,000,000 people) with its first venue on Rai 1.[2]

Notable guests

Through years the show hosted many Italian and international guests. Amongst them there are: Pope Francis, Mikhail Gorbachev, John Landis, Bill Gates, Coldplay, Mark Knopfler, Kylie Minogue, Oasis, Cherie Blair, Condoleezza Rice, Pedro Almodóvar, Hugh Grant, Vandana Shiva, Tony Blair, Phil Collins, Robert Plant, Annie Lennox, Ricky Martin, Zygmunt Bauman, Lou Reed, James Taylor, Penélope Cruz, Diego Armando Maradona, Jean Dujardin, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Stromae, Novak Đoković, U2, Jane Fonda, Madonna, Noel Gallagher, Yanis Varoufakis, Adele, Charlize Theron, Dua Lipa, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, LP, Tony Hawk, Naomi Campbell, Ed Sheeran, Olivia O'Brien, Carl Lewis, Anastacia, Vincent Cassel, Lewis Hamilton, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Boris Becker, Alice Merton, Alain Delon, Rowan Atkinson, Michael Bublé, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Claude Juncker, John Travolta, Ron Howard, John Bercow, Uma Thurman, Charles Leclerc, Sebastian Vettel, Anthony Fauci, Ken Follett, Whoopi Goldberg, Dan Brown, Greta Thunberg, Michael Houghton, Glenn Close, Robbie Williams, Susan Sarandon, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Pelé, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Brian May, Quentin Tarantino, Lady Gaga, Christine Lagarde, Roberta Metsola, Sean Penn, Jens Stoltenberg, Carlo Rovelli, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gere, Austin Butler, Magic Johnson, Timothée Chalamet, Daniel Pennac, Emmanuel Carrère, Ben Affleck, Steve Martin, Anthony Hopkins, David Grossman, Willem Dafoe, Wim Wenders, Martin Scorsese, António Guterres, Josh O'Connor, Mike Faist, Zendaya, Ursula von der Leyen, Pep Guardiola, Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Sting and Angela Merkel.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1102[a]13 September 2003 (2003-09-13)23 May 2004 (2004-05-23)Rai 3
282[b]2 October 2004 (2004-10-02)28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)
36010 October 2005 (2005-10-10)4 June 2006 (2006-06-04)
4611 October 2006 (2006-10-01)27 May 2007 (2007-05-27)
56630 September 2007 (2007-09-30)25 May 2008 (2008-05-25)
6665 October 2008 (2008-10-05)31 May 2009 (2009-05-31)
76410 October 2009 (2009-10-10)6 June 2010 (2010-06-06)
8652 October 2010 (2010-10-02)29 May 2011 (2011-05-29)
97018 September 2011 (2011-09-18)27 May 2012 (2012-05-27)
106530 September 2012 (2012-09-30)26 May 2013 (2013-05-26)
116629 September 2013 (2013-09-29)25 May 2014 (2014-05-25)
1234[c]28 September 2014 (2014-09-28)13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
133427 September 2015 (2015-09-27)12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)
1435[d]25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)4 June 2017 (2017-06-04)
1532[e]24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)Rai 1
163123 September 2018 (2018-09-23)2 June 2019 (2019-06-02)
1731[f]29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)24 May 2020 (2020-05-24)Rai 2
1831[g]27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)30 May 2021 (2021-05-30)Rai 3
19303 October 2021 (2021-10-03)29 May 2022 (2022-05-29)
20319 October 2022 (2022-10-09)28 May 2023 (2023-05-28)
212615 October 2023 (2023-10-15)12 May 2024 (2024-05-12)Nove
22TBA6 October 2024 (2024-10-06)TBA
Notes
  1. ^ On season 1 the show aired on Friday from 8.10 pm to 8.30 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 8.10 pm to 9 pm.
  2. ^ From season 2 the show aired on Saturday and Sunday from 8.10 pm to 9 pm.
  3. ^ From season 12 the show aired only on Sunday from 8 pm to 9.45 pm, while on Saturday it was substituted by the spin-off Che Fuori Tempo Che Fa hosted by Fabio Fazio.
  4. ^ From season 14 the show aired on Sunday from 8 pm to 9.30 pm and Che Fuori Tempo Che Fa moved on Sunday from 9.30 pm to 10.45 pm.
  5. ^ From season 15 the show aired on Sunday from 8.30 pm to 12 am, while Che Fuori che Tempo Che Fa moved on Monday from 11 pm to 12 am.
  6. ^ From season 17 the show aired on Sunday from 9 pm to 12 am.
  7. ^ From season 18 the show has aired on Sunday from 8 pm to 12 am.

References

  1. ^ Italy: Be Fluent in Italian Life and Culture, Andrew Whittaker, page 219; Thorogood Publishing, year 2010, see Google books
  2. ^ a b "Ascolti tv, Che tempo che fa esordio su Rai1 con oltre 5 milioni di telespettatori" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 October 2017.


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