TG2

2010 has been characterised by numerous events of international importance covered by the TG. The tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti with a global humanitarian mobilization, the oil that leaked out of a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the dramatic story of the Chilean miners, trapped underground for weeks on end, with its happy ending. In 2010, 13 Italian soldiers were killed in service in Afghanistan, in the Taleban ambush on 4 October. The Italian news was dominated by the disappearance of two teenage girls, with the discovery of the body of Sarah Scazzi and the search for Yara Gambirasio.

The television system in 2010, with the switchover to DTT of important regions, including Lombardy last November, is gradually changing the television habits of Italians, as the free offering of channels is much greater than on the analogue platform and, even during the traditional time slots occupied by the television news, the viewing figures of children's programmes broadcast on free digital channels is rising.

We ought to mention that RaiDue was the first Rai channel to be switched off from the analogue platform in many regions, to encourage families to switch to digital. For months this had a negative influence on the viewing figures of the channel and the Tg, considering that the Tg2 is often the most watched programme of RaiDue. Over the last year the Tg2 has broadcast the record number of 4,372 events among news reports, specials, features, analyses and live events, totalling about 1,198 hours.

The 8.30 p.m. edition of the Tg2 which, with an average viewer age of 53, represents Rai's youngest news programme, reached an average 2,314,000 viewers in 2010 with a 9.7% share.

The 1.00 p.m. edition of the Tg2 over the last year has recorded an increase in viewers of almost 30,000, reaching an average of 2,866,000 viewers (18.1% share); Tg2 Costume e Società an average of 2,125,000 viewers (12.8% share); and Tg2 Medicina 33, on air at 1.50 p.m., recorded 1,727,000 viewers and a share of 10.3%. The early evening Tg2, broadcast at 6.30 p.m. until 9 July, with an average of 849,000 viewers (6.8% share), was brought forward to 6.15. p.m. from 10 July, reaching an average of 813,000 viewers in this new time slot (7.0 % share).

The night time edition of the Tg2, with an increase in viewers of almost 30,000 in 2010, reached an average of 842,000 viewers (6.8% share), securing its place as the most-watched late evening television news programme. In the morning time slot, the journalistic "container" Tg2 Punto.it is broadcast at around 10.00 a.m. from Monday to Friday, reaching 244,000 viewers in 2010 (5.5% share). It is followed at 11.00 a.m. by the feature on domestic economy Tg2 Nonsolosoldi, with an average of 238,000 viewers (5.5 % share). The Tg2 feature Cinematinée, dedicated to the films currently in the programming schedule, is broadcast at 10.55 a.m. on Friday. The 32 episodes broadcast had an average of 319,000 viewers (7.2% share).

Until the end of May 2010, RaiDue's weekend container broadcast three editions of the Tg2 on Saturday and Sunday, at 7.00, 8.00 and 9.00 a.m. Since September the morning television news programmes have been moved to the Tg1.

During the year the Tg2 produces numerous journalistic analysis features, including Achab libri in onda, Eat parade, Tg2 Mizar, Dossier, Tg2 punto di vista, Tg2Motori, Tg2 Storie and Tg2 Si viaggiare.