“Alberto Angela Triumphs over Mediaset’s ‘Zelig’: The Battle of Titans for TV Ratings”

Alberto Angela protagonist of a clash between the titans: crushing victory for the famous TV popularizer.

Born in Paris in 1962, Alberto Angela he followed in the footsteps of his late father Pierowho disappeared on August 13, 2022.

Divulgator, paleontologist, journalist and writer, Alberto Angela he has collaborated steadily with the public broadcaster since the beginning of the 90sand has sealed the success of many in-depth and general culture programs.

Among them we remember “Superquark”, “Passaggio a Nord Ovest”, “Meraviglie”, and the most recent “Ulisse”, in which freed from the father figurewhile always keeping it in due consideration. The success of “Ulysses”, in fact, should be considered as a posthumous tribute to the unforgotten parentand Alberto Angela has decided to make a significant choice for the new inaugural episode of the format.

The presenter dedicated the appointment with the spectators solely to his father Piero, retracing the salient stages of his parents 70-year career. Il Biscione has accepted the gauntlet, relaunching the reruns of “Zelig” in prime time on Canale 5. Here’s who won the age-old ratings competition between the two giants of generalist entertainment.

Alberto Angela tears up “Zelig”: here are the percentages

Mediaset has put the reruns of “Zelig 2023” back on track, conducted by the historians and beloved Claudio Bisio and Vanessa Incontrada. The hilarious cabaret totaled respectable Auditel data: a 15.5% sharewith 2,074,000 active viewers.

Alberto Angela, however, made the decisive overtaking without any effort, earning the 16.55% share, translated into 2,649,000 spectators in front of the Rai1 screens. A result which, on the one hand, penalizes the private broadcaster for the recycling of content already seen and assimilated, while on the other it promotes Angela’s solidity and competence in the imagination of the Italian public. Considering also that the first episode of “Ulysses” boasted a exceptional protagonistit is easy to imagine how the preference of spectators fell on the Viale Mazzini proposal.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this special. They were fundamental in telling the thousand faces of my father, his passions and interests and the ability to always look beyond.
Now it’s our turn to do our part. For our future. #PieroAngela #Ulysses pic.twitter.com/HMfCy4dBKB

– Alberto Angela (@albertoangela) May 25, 2023

Alberto Angelo on his father Piero: “I pick up the torch from the ground”

In addition to “Ulysses – The pleasure of discovery”, Alberto Angela also has a new program in the works for the Rai1 summer schedule, a format along the lines of “Superquark”, but with a brand new title and look.

The leaker explained: “I pick up the torch from the ground, and carry it forward, because it should be so. Because the journey of knowledge never stops“. And, considering the current response obtained by Alberto Angela with his “Ulysses”, we can already estimate a warm welcome for his new adventure in Rai!