Belve () is an Italian television interview show, hosted by journalist Francesca Fagnani. It aired on Nove from 14 March 2018 to 21 June 2019, and then moved to Rai 2 on 14 May 2021. The program consists of face-to-face interviews between Fagnani and "beasts", strong personalities from the world of entertainment, politics or news. It is produced by RAI in collaboration with Fremantle Italia.
A spin-off series named Belve Crime, focusing on figures from crime news, premiered on Rai 2 in June 2025.
Format Hosted by journalist Francesca Fagnani, the show consists of face-to-face interviews between Fagnani and "beasts", strong personalities from the world of entertainment, politics or news.
The theme song is "L'appuntamento", performed by Ornella Vanoni.
Series overview Edition Host Release Episodes Studio Broadcast Director Start End Network Streaming 1 Francesca Fagnani 14 March 2018 4 April 2018 4 Cherubini Studios, Bologna Nove Dplay Matteo Forzano 2 15 June 2018 6 July 2018 4 3 14 December 2018 28 December 2018 3 4 31 May 2019 21 June 2019 4 Dplay Plus 5 14 May 2021 9 July 2021 9 Studi televisivi Fabrizio Frizzi, Studio 3Rai 2RaiPlayFlavia Unfer 6 18 February 2022 22 April 2022 9 8 1 December 2022 23 December 2022 9 Mauro Stancati 8 21 February 2023 21 March 2023 5 Lumina Studios 9 26 September 2023 24 October 2023 5Studi televisivi Fabrizio Frizzi, Studio 3Mauro Stancati 10 2 April 2024 30 April 2024 5 11 19 November 2024 17 December 2024 5 12 29 April 2025 3 June 2025 5 13 28 October 2025 2 December 2025 5 14 7 April 2026 In progress
Episodes First edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 114 March 20181.3% Adriana Faranda0.9% 2 21 March 2018Alessandra Mussolini1.2% Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui0.8% 3 28 March 2018–Cristina Pinto 4 4 April 2018Giuliana De Sio1.2%Marina Cicogna0.9%Average 1.05% –
Second edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 115 June 2018Simona Ventura1.3% 222 June 20181.3% 329 June 2018Claudia Gerini0.9% 46 July 2018Katia Ricciarelli1.1% Average 1.15% –
Third edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 114 December 2018Alfonso Signorini1.7% Nunzia De Girolamo1.3% 2 21 December 2018Giorgia Meloni1.7% Annalisa Chirico1.4% 3 28 December 2018Paola Turci–Marisela FedericiAverage 1.53% –
Fourth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 131 May 2019Mara CarfagnaAlba Parietti1.3% 27 June 2019Maria Giovanna Maglie–314 June 2019Elisa Di Francisca421 June 2019Massimo GilettiDaniela Santanchè2.4% Average 1.85% –
Fifth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 114 May 2021Rosalinda CelentanoArisa3.0% 221 May 2021Bianca BerlinguerSonia Bruganelli2.8% 328 May 2021Sabina BeganBarbara Alberti3.3% 44 June 2021Anna CarrinoLaura Ravetto2.7% 511 June 2021Anna TatangeloMarco Travaglio3.9% 618 June 2021Asia Argento 5.2% 725 June 2021Matteo RenziVirginia Raggi4.1% 82 July 2021Paola PeregoVittoria Schisano3.2% 99 July 2021Antonella EliaChiara Francini4.3% Average 3.61% –Cult16 July 2021 "The Best of the (Fifth) Edition"3.7%
Sixth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 118 February 2022Paola FerrariPamela Prati2.88%225 February 2022MorganCristina Pinto2.73%34 March 2022Paola TavernaMonica Guerritore2.37%411 March 2022Serena Grandi2.73%518 March 2022Valeria MariniAurora Ramazzotti3.35%625 March 2022Ornella MutiFilomena "Malena" Mastromarino3.15%71 April 2022Ilary BlasiIrma Testa2.96%88 April 2022Donatella RettorePaola Barale3.13%922 April 2022 Rita Rusić Teo Teocoli Martina Caironi3.61%Average2.99%–
Seventh edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 11 November 2022Wanna MarchiEva Robin's5.84%22 November 2022Nina MorićMichele Bravi3.92%33 November 2022Monica Graziana Contrafatto2.47%48 November 2022Eva Grimaldi5.82%59 November 2022Vera GemmaAlessandro Di Battista3.7%615 November 2022Rocco SiffrediAnna Foglietta5.07%716 November 2022J-Ax4.70%822 November 2022NoemiNancy Brilli4.99%923 November 2022Massimo Ferrero4.60%Average4.57%–Cult23 November 2022 "The Best of the (Seventh) Edition"5.18%
Eighth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 121 February 2023Anna OxaWanda NaraNaike RivelliIgnazio La Russa4.53%228 February 2023Massimo GilettiCarolina Crescentini4.48%37 March 2023Al Bano Bianca BaltiGiacomo Urtis5.85%414 March 2023Gabriel Garko Concita De GregorioHeather Parisi5.45%521 March 2023Ornella VanoniClaudio AmendolaClaudia Pandolfi7.26%Average 5.51%
Ninth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 126 September 2023Stefano De MartinoArisaFabrizio Corona10.00%23 October 2023Raoul BovaPatty PravoEmanuele Filiberto di Savoia6.30%310 October 2023Emma Bonino7.71%417 October 2023Ivana SpagnaEva RiccobonoAntonio Conte6.06%524 October 2023Isabella FerrariAlba PariettiMelissa Satta5.79%Average 7.17%
Tenth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 12 April 2024Loredana BertèCarla BruniMatteo Salvini10.38%29 April 2024FedezAlessandro BorghiFrancesca Cipriani12.55%316 April 2024Marcella BellaSimona VenturaIlenia Pastorelli9.27%423 April 2024Antonella ClericiLory Del SantoMargherita Buy10.25%530 April 2024Francesca PascaleMara MaionchiPiero Chiambretti11.61%Average10.81%
Eleventh edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 119 November 2024 Mara Venier Riccardo Scamarcio 9.11%226 November 2024 Gianmarco Tamberi Valeria Golino7.06%33 December 2024 Sonia Bruganelli Elisabetta Canalis Fabio Volo9.89%410 December 2024 Teo Mammucari Elena Sofia Ricci Valeria Bruni Tedeschi10.62%517 December 2024 Jovanotti Vittorio Feltri12.19%Average9.77%
Twelfth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 129 April 2025 Sabrina Impacciatore Marcell Jacobs Nathalie Guetta9.10%26 May 2025 Alessandro Preziosi Paola Iezzi Milly D'Abbraccio6.40%320 May 2025 Michele Morrone Raz Degan 9.90%427 May 2025 Mario Balotelli Lunetta Savino Massimo Ferrero10.10%53 June 2025 Bianca Balti Guè Lucrezia Lante della Rovere9.70%Average 9.04%
Thirteenth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 128 October 2025 Belén Rodríguez Isabella Rossellini Rita De Crescenzo12,90%24 November 2025Iva ZanicchiAdriano PappalardoIrene Pivetti9,00%318 November 2025The episode was postponed by a week due to the 2025 ATP Finals in Turin, also broadcast on Rai 2.Cristiano Malgioglio Eva Herzigova Genny Urtis BigMama8,40%425 November 2025Orietta BertiMartina ColombariFilippo Magnini7,40%52 December 2025 Stefania SandrelliSabrina SalernoFabio FogniniMaria De Filippi 8,90%Average9,32%
Fourteenth edition Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 17 April 2026Amanda LearMicaela Ramazzotti8,80%214 April 2026Carlo ContiGiulia MicheliniFrancesco Chiofalo8,60%321 April 2026Brigitte NielsenElettra LamborghiniShiva11,40%428 April 2026Romina Power Elena Santarelli Sal Da Vinci55 May 2026 Average9,60%
Broadcast
Belve debuted in Italy on Nove on 14 March 2018. The show was produced by Loft Produzioni, and aired until 21 June 2019. The program was revived on Rai 2 on 14 May 2021, produced by RAI, with Fremantle Italia sharing production as of 2023.
Reception Marzia Apice of ANSA described Fagnani's driving style as "ironic and biting", and wrote that it is "difficult to sit on Belve stool, and not only because it is uncomfortable, but because you have to accept an interview that is a kind of tug-of-war". Il Messaggero described Belve as the most feared seat on Italian television, as Fagnani does not take it easy on anyone. Andrea Parrella of Fanpage.it described Belve as "the television translation of the most successful format of the moment: the podcast", allowing Fagnani to "gossip without getting [her] hands dirty." Mario Manca of Vanity Fair Italia complimented Fagnani's "biting but very elegant style", and Beatrice Dondi of L'Espresso called Fagnani "very incisive", with the ability to give "few concessions to sentimentality and real attention to questions".
In her podcast, called Belve "overrated", and suggested that Fagnani is more interested in the show making news and generating sound bites than producing a program that is "enjoyable in its entirety". Lucarelli added, "It's a formula designed to enhance the personality of the interviewer: you go there to make the host win."
Belve Crime A spin-off series, Belve Crime, debuted on 10 June 2025. It focuses on figures from crime news, a subject Fagnani has covered since the beginning of her career as a journalist.
Overview Edition Host Release Episodes Studio Broadcast Director Start End Network Streaming 1 Francesca Fagnani 10 June 2025 In progress 1 Studi televisivi Fabrizio Frizzi, Studio 3 Rai 2 RaiPlay Mauro Stancati
Edition 1 Episode Airdate Interviewed Ratings Viewers Share 110 June 2025Tamara Ianni Massimo Bossetti Eva Mikula 12.40%
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