The third and final episode of the program will not be broadcast due to the low ratings recorded in the prime time of Rai 1
April 20 – 09:59 – MILAN
Chiara Francini’s adventure in the prime time of Rai 1 will end sooner than expected. The third and final episode of Forte e Chiara, initially scheduled for Wednesday 24 April, will not be broadcast due to the low ratings of the first two episodes.
Rai’s decision
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The announcement came yesterday, Friday 19 April, from Rai’s Prime Time Management: “The last episode of the “Forte e Chiara” program will not be broadcast. The Prime Time Management communicates this. The project, conceived with experimental purposes, despite conveying important and original values, it did not however produce the desired results. The Management thanks Chiara Francini who confirmed that she is a great artist by accepting the challenge of bringing this idea of hers to the prime time of Rai 1”.
Forte and Chiara’s ratings on Rai 1
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The first episode of Forte e Chiara, broadcast on Wednesday 10 April, attracted 2,176,000 viewers with a share of 13.90%, while for the second episode, the following week, 1,784,000 viewers tuned in to Rai 1 with a share of 11.20%. Given these results, it was decided to discontinue the program with immediate effect.
Chiara Francini’s comment
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“Ladies, gentlemen and everything in between, we didn’t go easy. Sorry if we were too strong, like a gintonic without tonic”, began Chiara Francini’s comment on the decision taken by Rai. On Instagram the actress did a bit of self-criticism, thanking the many guests who had believed in her and decided to take part in this experiment which brought together “Cardinals and war envoys, clichés about women and porn stars, ballets with feathers and stories of children in a concentration camp, cartoon songs and Drag queens”.
“Maybe I exaggerated. But the risk includes a dose of courage”, continued the 44-year-old Florentine: “Let’s close here with a well-feathered guitar playing. Let’s take it as a diet: instead of one size less, one bet less. But even if more subtle, the joy, the passion, the desire to tell will continue to feed us with large spoonfuls!”.
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