''Italia's Got Talent'' is the Italian version of the international ''

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'' series. The pilot episode was aired on 12 December 2009 on

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and it was seen by 5.3 million people. After this episode,

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decided to hold on this show with a full-length season. The first season started on 12 April 2010 with high ratings and continued broadcasting. Rudy Zerbi,

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, and Gerry Scotti are the three judges. The sixth series (2015) will face many changes. It has been aired by pay-TV Sky Uno, the entertainment-purposed channel of Sky Italy, owned by News Corporation. The host is Spanish-born Italian actress and model

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. No judges from the previous series have been confirmed: the new panel face the arrival of actor Claudio Bisio, actress and comedian Luciana Littizzetto, singer Nina Zilli and YouTube star Frank Matano. Talents are competing for €100,000. The final has been simulcast by

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and Cielo. In the ninth series (2018) the judging panel have been changed. Singer-songwriter Nina Zilli has been replaced by Olympic Swimmer

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and Actress-Comedian Luciana Littizzetto will be replaced by Mara Maionchi. Claudio Bisio and Frank Matano will stay on the show with

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. The seventh season, starting in March 2016, is being aired in simulcast on

and TV8, a brand-new free channel of

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, together with Planet's Got Talent, and a new host, Lodovica Comello. Starting with the thirteenth season, the show will air on

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Judges and host

Season 1 (2009–2010)

Final

Ratings

Season 2 (2011)

Final

Ratings

Season 3 (2012)

Final

Ratings

Season 4 (2013)

Final

Ratings

References

External links

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