After closing the most successful season in its history (October 2024 – June 2025), La7 has revealed its 2025/2026 schedule, backed by steady and structural growth sustained over the past 20 months. This progress spans every day of the week and all time slots, with audience figures marking an unprecedented achievement: +16% in the morning, +23% in the afternoon, +8% in late night, and +11% on weekends.
The most significant milestone comes in prime time, where La7 now holds a 6.3% audience share and reaches over 1.2 million average viewers, securing its place as the third most-watched channel in Italy during the prime time slot—widely considered the crown jewel of television programming.
As the network prepares to say goodbye to the game show Famiglie d’Italia, hosted by Flavio Insinna—which will be replaced by the crime drama Grantchester—La7 reaffirms its trust in the network’s most recognized personalities and long-time hosts who have shaped its unique editorial identity.
“We are consolidating the work of the past years. We pursued Augias for a long time, and he’s staying with us. La Torre di Babele and Gramellini are both confirmed, with Gramellini continuing with us for the third consecutive year. As we’ve done over the years, we reconfirm everything we’ve built, starting with Floris. After a season like this, it’s simply a matter of continuity,” stated Urbano Cairo, President of La7 and Cairo Communication.
Key figures returning to the network include Enrico Mentana leading TgLa7, Lilli Gruber with Otto e Mezzo, Aldo Cazzullo with Una Giornata Particolare, Corrado Formigli with Piazzapulita, and Diego Bianchi with Propaganda Live.
Daytime programming also retains its successful core with Omnibus, Coffee Break, L’Aria che Tira, and Tagadà, which remain at the center of La7’s daily news coverage.
The upcoming season will also introduce several significant new features: Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri will lead a four-episode special titled Lezioni di Mafie, Roberto Saviano will present six special episodes of La Giusta Distanza, focusing on the same theme, Ezio Mauro will deliver two special prime-time documentaries: one on the life of Vladimir Putin and one on Pope Francis, Actor Fabrizio Gifuni, together with Gherardo Colombo, will host a prime-time special focused on the case of the P2 Masonic Lodge, Gerardo Greco will join the hosting team of Omnibus.
The future of the network’s secondary channel, La7d, remains uncertain. It appears to be undergoing a significant transformation, with further details expected in the coming months.
In closing, Urbano Cairo reaffirmed La7's commitment to free and independent journalism: “Every one of our hosts enjoys complete editorial freedom—to invite whoever they choose and to cover the topics they deem important. This has always been and must always remain one of our core values. This freedom is what gives us credibility with our audience—and for us, that’s the only thing that really matters.”
This editorial mission is also reflected in the audience data: La7 ranks as the second most-watched national network in prime time among university graduates (14.9% share) and among viewers from higher socio-economic backgrounds (13.1%), underscoring its ability to engage a discerning and informed public.
