L'Isola dei Famosi is an Italian reality show first aired on Rai Due in 2003, before moving to Canale 5 in 2015. The first eight seasons of the show, held between 2003 and 2012, were hosted by Simona Ventura. After her departure to Sky Italia, the show underwent a change in format. Starting in the ninth season, the show had two hosts, Nicola Savino in studio and Vladimir Luxuria on the island. In 2015, both were replaced. Alessia Marcuzzi is now in the studio, while Alberto 'Alvin' Bonato is the host on the island. Alvin was replaced in 2017 by Stefano Bettarini.
The format is the Italian season of the programme Celebrity Survivor, created by Charlie Parsons. In February 2001, a show with a similar format, called Survivor, aired on Italia 1, hosted by Benedetta Corbi.
On The Island of the Famous a group of celebrity competitors, and beginning with the fifth season a non-celebrity competitor, must survive on a desert island with no facilities. Competitors must survive by building shelter, procuring food and water, and finding ways to maintain warmth. Candidates have a basic survival kit which, through group efforts, can be enhanced with new objects.
Once a week there is a challenge winner, determined through contests of skill, balance, strength, or other factors. The competitor who wins the week’s challenge becomes immune from elimination in the next episode.
A live "nomination" takes place weekly, in which competitors are gradually eliminated. The last remaining contenders compete for the final prize during the season finale.
The first three season took place in the Dominican Republic on the Samaná Peninsula. From fourth to sixth season the show moved to Cayos Cochinos, Honduras. Due to the coup in Honduras, however, the seventh season of the show was held in Corn Islands, Nicaragua only to return to Honduras for the eighth season.
After some uncertainty at RAI about scheduling during the 2011/2012 season, due to the loss of Simona Ventura upon her transfer to Sky, on September 15, 2011 the Board of RAI gave the green light to the ninth season of the program with the dual hosts, Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria.
Season 1: Walter NudoSeason 2: Sergio MuñizSeason 3: Lory Del SantoSeason 4: Luca CalvaniSeason 5: Manuela VillaSeason 6: Vladimir LuxuriaSeason 7: Daniele BattagliaSeason 8: Giorgia PalmasSeason 9: Antonella EliaSeason 10: Le DonatellaSeason 11: Giacobbe FragomeniSeason 12: TBAThe first nine seasons of the reality were aired by Rai 2. Thanks to the broadcast change and a three-year hiatus, the show has gained more viewership and popularity.
Season 1: Final Show - Audience: 10.451.000 | Share: 42,75%.Season 2: Final Show - Audience: 10.977.000 | Share: 46,02%.Season 3: Final Show - Audience: 9.513.000 | Share: 42,53%.Season 4: Final Show - Audience: 6.148.000 | Share: 34,40%.Season 5: Final Show - Audience: 6.339.000 | Share: 28,93%.Season 6: Final Show - Audience: 7.214.000 | Share: 31,49%.Season 7: Final Show - Audience: 4.367.000 | Share: 21,50%.Season 8: Final Show - Audience: 4.842.000 | Share: 21,90%.Season 9: Final Show - Audience: 4.366.000 | Share: 21,98%.Season 10: Final Show - Audience: 6.545.000 | Share: 31,99%.Season 11: Final Show - Audience: 4.760.000 | Share: 24,71%.Season 12: Final Show - Audience: x.yx0.000 | Share: xy,xy%.Date: 19 September 2003 – 28 November 2003 (57 days).Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Marco Mazzocchi (From the island).Date: 24 September 2004 – 13 November 2004 (57 days).Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Massimo Caputi (From the island).Episode of particular importance:
Antonella Elia and Aida Yespica are involved in a fight, during which pull hair.During the first week competitors contracted diarrhea and slightly poisoned after eating the berries mysteries.Date: 13 September 2006 – 1 November 2006 (57 days).Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Massimo Caputi (From the island).Episodes of particular importanceAlbano October 12 is communicated directly to divorce from his wife Loredana LeccisoMariagiovanna age of 60 is more than 50 days of the famous island showing great strength and vitalityDate: 13 September 2006 – 1 November 2006 (57 days).Location: Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Paolo Brosio (From the island).Date: 19 September 2007 – 28 November 2007 (71 days).Location: Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Francesco Facchinetti (From the island). Celebrity's Contestants.
Non-Celebrity's Contestants.
Date: 15 September 2008 – 24 November 2008 (71 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Filippo Magnini (From the island). Celebrity's Contestants.
Non-Celebrity's Contestants.
Date: 24 February 2010 – 5 May 2010 (71 days).Location: Corn Island, Nicaragua.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Rossano Rubicondi (From the island). Celebrity's Contestants.
Non-Celebrity's Contestants.
Celebrity's son/daughter Contestants.
Date: 14 February 2011 – 26 April 2011 (72 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Simona Ventura and Daniele Battaglia (From the island). Celebrity's Contestants.
Non-Celebrity's Contestants.
Family Celebrity's Contestants.
Date: 25 January 2012 – 5 April 2012 (72 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria (From the island). Hero Contestants.
Elected Contestants.
(3x) 3 votes that a contestant can giveDate: 2 February 2015 – 23 March 2015 (50 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Alvin (From the island).Date: 9 March 2016 – 9 May 2016 (60 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Alvin (From the island).Date: 30 January 2017 – ? April 2017 (00 days).Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Stefano Bettarini (From the island).
