L'Isola dei Famosi
L'Isola dei Famosi, is an Italian reality show first aired on Rai 2 in 2003, before moving to Canale 5 in 2015. The first eight seasons of the show were hosted by Simona Ventura: after her departure in June 2011 to Sky Italia, the program underwent a big change in format. Starting in the [|ninth season], the show had two new hosts, Nicola Savino in the studio of Rai 2 and former winner Vladimir Luxuria on the island.
In 2015, both were replaced: Alessia Marcuzzi is now the host in the studio, while Alberto 'Alvin' Bonato is the host on the island. Alvin was replaced in 2017 by Stefano Bettarini, the former husband of Ventura. Bettarini was replaced in 2018 by Stefano De Martino, that was involved in a heavy controversy during the development of the [|thirteenth season], therefore in 2019 De Martino was replaced by Alvin: in 2020 Marcuzzi, as host in the studio, and Alvin, as host on the island, were replaced by Ilary Blasi and Rocco Siffredi.
The program
The format is the Italian version of the international format of Survivor, created by Charlie Parsons. In February 2001, a show with a very similar format, called Survivor, was aired on Italia 1 and hosted by two journalist of TG5, Benedetta Corbi as host in the studio and Pietro Suber as host on the island. In the show L'Isola dei Famosi there is a group of celebrity competitors 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 the 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 seasons took place in the Dominican Republic on the Samaná Peninsula; from the 4th to 6th season the show moved to Cayos Cochinos, Honduras; due to the coup in Honduras, however, the 7th season of the show was held in the Corn Islands, Nicaragua only to return to Honduras from the 8th season.
Seasons
Season 1
- Date: 19 September 2003 – 28 November 2003.
- Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Marco Mazzocchi.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 2
- Date: 24 September 2004 – 13 November 2004.
- Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Massimo Caputi.
Contestants
- Antonella Elia and Aida Yespica were involved in a fight, during which they pull hair.
- During the first week competitors contracted diarrhoea and slightly poisoned after eating the berries mysteries.
Nomination table
- Note 1: Sergio Muñiz and Valerio Merola both agreed to stay on the last beach, but only one of the two would continue his adventure in perfect solitude. It would open remote voting, and Sergio Muñiz won the Spanish model.
- Note 2: Paul Calissano retired from the game on 1 October due to physical problems. Carmen Di Pietro came in his place.
- Note 3: In this episode, two competitors were eliminated from the game.
- Note 4: In the penultimate episode immediately after the elimination of Aida Yespica, public vote was opened among the three contestants remaining on the island – that is, Kabir Bedi, Toto Schillaci and Francesco Facchinetti.
Season 3
- Date: 13 September 2006 – 1 November 2006.
- Location: Samaná, Dominican Republic.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Massimo Caputi.
Contestants
Nomination table
- Note 1: In the first two weeks of play the castaways were divided into two groups, the team from the sea, and the cavern club.
- Note 2: Enzo Paolo Turchi's team passed from the cave to the beach.
- Note 3: Elena Santarelli's team moved from the beach to the cave.
- Note 3.1: On Day 8, Enzo Paolo Turchi retired from the game due to health problems, replaced by Idris.
- Note 4: In the fifth week of play Albano Carrisi and Sandy Marton retired, the first for family problems, the other for health reasons. Zequila Antonio and Maurizio Ferrini replaced them.
- Note 5: At the end of the eighth episode, Simona Ventura opened remote voting among 5 remaining contestants. Arianna David was removed.
- Note 6: After removing Arianna David, another remote vote was held among the last four remaining competitors. The result eliminated Elena Santarelli.
- Note 7: After removing Elena Santarelli, another remote vote was held among the last three remaining competitors for a period of one week. The result eliminated Maria Giovanna Elmi.
- Note 8: The audience vote was not for those who they want to eliminate but for those who they want to win.
- Episodes of particular importance
- Albano October 12 was told directly that his wife Loredana Lecciso was divorcing him.
- Mariagiovanna, age 60, was on the island more than 50 days, showing great strength and vitality
Season 4
- Date: 13 September 2006 – 1 November 2006.
- Location: Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Paolo Brosio.
Contestants
Nomination table
- Note 1: On 25 September, Domiziana Giordano withdrew; she was replaced by Den Harrow.
- Note 2: On 27 September, Kris & Kris withdrew; they were replaced by Marina Occhiena.
- Note 3: On 13 October, Den Harrow withdrew; he was replaced by Linda Santaguida.
- Note 4: On 18 October, Massimo Ceccherini was ejected. He was replaced by Leone Di Lernia.
- Note 5: After Leone di Lernia's eviction, each contestant gave two names. The 3 with the most votes faced a public vote; one was evicted the same day, while the other two faced the public vote for all of the next week.
- Note 6: Public vote was not to evict but to win.
Season 5
- Date: 19 September 2007 – 28 November 2007.
- Location: Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Francesco Facchinetti.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 6
- Date: 15 September 2008 – 24 November 2008.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Filippo Magnini.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 7
- Date: 24 February 2010 – 5 May 2010.
- Location: Corn Island, Nicaragua.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Rossano Rubicondi.
Contestants
| Contestant | Profession | Finish |
 Daniele Battaglia | Dodi Battaglia's son | Winner |
| Luca Rossetto | Engineer | Runner-Up |
| Guenda Goria | Maria Teresa Ruta's daughter | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Domenico Nesci | TV Character | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Silvia Zanchi | Event hostess | Evicted |
| Sandra Milo | Actress | Evicted |
 Clarissa Burt | Actress | Evicted |
| Denis Dallan | Rugby Player | Evicted |
 Nina Senicar | Model | Evicted |
| Dario Nanni | Manager | Evicted |
| Pamela Compagnucci | Showgirl | Evicted |
| Aura Rolenzetti | Model | Evicted |
| Davide Di Porto | personal trainer | Evicted |
| Federico Mastrostefano | TV Character | Evicted |
| Roberto Fiacchini | Renato Zero's son | Evicted |
 Claudia Galanti | Model | Evicted |
| Aldo Busi | Writer | Walked |
| Loredana Lecciso | Writer | Evicted |
| Tracy Fraddosio | Beautician | Evicted |
| Luca Ward | Actor | Walked |
| Simone Rugiati | Chef | Evicted |
| Manuela Boldi | Massimo Boldi's daughter | Walked |
Nomination table
Season 8
- Date: 14 February 2011 – 26 April 2011.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Simona Ventura and Daniele Battaglia.
Contestants
| Contestant | Profession | Finish |
| Giorgia Palmas | Showgirl | Winner |
 Thyago Alves | Model | Runner-up |
| Laerte Pappalardo | Adriano Pappalardo's son | 2nd Runner-up |
| Roberta Allegretti | Butcher and sommelier | 3rd Runner-up |
| Eleonora Brigliadori | Actress | Evicted |
| Kilian Nielsen | Brigitte Nielsen and Mark Gastineau's son | Evicted |
| Francesca Fogar | Ambrogio Fogar's daughter | Evicted |
| Gianna Orrù | Valeria Marini's mother | Evicted |
 Nina Moric | Showgirl and Model | Evicted |
| Raffaella Fico | Showgirl and Model | Evicted |
| Daniel McVicar | Actor | Evicted |
| Raffaele Paganini | Dancer | Evicted |
| Magda Gomes | Showgirl and Model | Evicted |
 Abigail Barwuah | Mario Balotelli's natural sister | Evicted |
| Walter Garibaldi | Giuseppe Garibaldi's great-grandson | Evicted |
| Francesco Mogol | Mogol's son | Evicted |
| Luca Dirisio | Singer | Evicted |
| Matteo Materazzi | Marco Materazzi's brother | Walked |
| Francesca De André | Fabrizio De André's granddaughter | Evicted |
| Davide Fabbri | Dancer | Evicted |
| Marzio Boschetti | Former nightclub bouncer | Evicted |
Nomination table
- Celebrity.
- Relative of celebrity.
- Non-celebrity.
- Loser immune: immediately eliminates another losing contestant without public vote.
- Leader: he/she is exempt from nominations and immediately nominates a contestant.
- Immune contestant.
- Due to absence of leaders or immunes, this contestant decides who has to face a public vote when there's a tie.
- Nominated for fail challenge or nominated by a loser immune.
- Nominated but, winning a challenge, replaces himself/herself with another contestant to face the public vote.
Season 9
- Date: 25 January 2012 – 5 April 2012.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Nicola Savino and Vladimir Luxuria.
Contestants
| Contestant | Profession | Previous season | Finish |
| Antonella Elia | Actress and hostess | L'Isola dei Famosi 2 | Winner |
| Manuel Casella | Actor and model | L'Isola dei Famosi 3 | Runner-up |
 Andrea Lehotská | Model and showgirl | none | 3rd place |
| Max Bertolani | Athlete | none | 4th place |
 Aída Yéspica | Actress and model | L'Isola dei Famosi 2 and | 5th place |
| Nina Morić | Model and hostess | L'Isola dei Famosi 8 | Evicted |
| Jivago Santinni | Model | none | Evicted |
| Guendalina Tavassi | Grande Fratello 11's ex-housemate | Non previous season | Evicted |
| Carmen Russo | Actress and vedette | L'Isola dei Famosi 1 and | Evicted |
| Divino Otelma | Showman | none | Evicted |
| Rossano Rubicondi | Actor and model | L'Isola dei Famosi 6 and L'Isola dei Famosi 7 | Evicted |
| Valeria Marini | Actress, producer and writer | L'Isola dei Famosi 6 | Evicted |
| Enzo Paolo Turchi | Dancer and Carmen Russo's husband | L'Isola dei Famosi 3 | Walked |
| Alessandro Cecchi Paone | Journalist | L'Isola dei Famosi 5 | Evicted |
| Mariano Apicella | Singer | none | Evicted |
| Cristiano Malgioglio | Singer | L'Isola dei Famosi 5 | Walked |
| Den Harrow | Singer | L'Isola dei Famosi 4 | Evicted |
| Eliana Cartella | Model | none | Walked |
| Arianna David | Actress and model | L'Isola dei Famosi 3 | Evicted |
| Flavia Vento | Showgirl | L'Isola dei Famosi 6 | Walked |
Nomination table
- 3 votes that a contestant can give
Season 10
- Date: 2 February 2015 – 23 March 2015.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Alvin.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 11
- Date: 9 March 2016 – 9 May 2016.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Alvin.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 12
- Date: 30 January 2017 – 12 April 2017.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Stefano Bettarini.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 13
- Date: 22 January 2018 – 16 April 2018.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Stefano De Martino.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 14
- Date: 24 January 2019 – 1 April 2019.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Alessia Marcuzzi and Alvin.
Contestants
Nomination table
Season 15
- Date: 7 September 2020 – 2020.
- Location: Cayo Cochinos, Honduras.
- Hosted: Ilary Blasi and Rocco Siffredi.
Contestants
Nomination table
TV Ratings
TV ratings for the Final Live Show- Season 01: Final Show - Audience: 10,451,000 | Share: 42.75%
- Season 02: Final Show - Audience: 10,977,000 | Share: 46.02%
- Season 03: Final Show - Audience: 9,513,000 | Share: 42.53%
- Season 04: Final Show - Audience: 6,148,000 | Share: 34.40%
- Season 05: Final Show - Audience: 6,339,000 | Share: 28.93%
- Season 06: Final Show - Audience: 7,214,000 | Share: 31.49%
- Season 07: Final Show - Audience: 4,367,000 | Share: 21.50%
- Season 08: Final Show - Audience: 4,842,000 | Share: 21.90%
- Season 09: 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: 4,253,000 | Share: 24.57%
- Season 13: Final Show - Audience: 4,545,000 | Share: 26.43%
- Season 14: Final Show - Audience: 3,231,000 | Share: 18.06%
- Season 15: Final Show - Audience:,0, | Share:.%