2011 in Italian television

• 4 February – Viacom (the American company that owns Nickelodeon) becomes a co-owner of the Italian television studio Rainbow S.p.A. after purchasing a 30% stake.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/viacom-takes-stake-in-rainbow-1118031575/|title=Viacom takes stake in Rainbow|work=Variety|date=4 February 2011|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick}}
• 18 April – Andrea Cocco wins the eleventh season of Grande Fratello.
• 30 April – Il Commissario Rex actor Kaspar Capparoni and his partner Yulia Musikhina win the seventh season of Ballando con le stelle.
• 11 June – 48-year-old painter Fabrizio Vendramin wins the second season of Italia's Got Talent.

• 29 August – /My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Italia 1) (2010–present)
• 19 October – /Octonauts (Disney Junior) (2010–present)

• Atelier Fontana, le sorelle della moda ("Fashion sisters") – biopic by Riccardo Milani, with Alessandra Mastonardi, Anna Valle and Federica De Cola as Micol, Zoe and Giovanna Fontana; 2 episodes.
• Tiberio Mitri, il campione e la miss ("The champ and the miss") – biopic by Angelo Longoni, with Luca Argentero in the title role and Martina Stella as Fulvia Franco; 2 episodes.{{Cite web|title=Tiberio Mitri – Il Campione e la Miss|url=https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/tiberiomitri-ilcampioneelamiss|access-date=2021-03-19|website=RaiPlay|language=it}} The airing of the movie is delayed of six months, for a lawsuit by the Mitri's family.

• Il segreto dell'acqua ("The secret of the water") – by Renato De Maria, with Riccardo Scamarcio and Valentina Lodovini; 6 episodes. An edgy policeman investigates the Mafia traffic of drinking water in Palermo, in which his family too is involved.{{Cite web|title=Il segreto dell'acqua|url=https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/ilsegretodellacqua|access-date=2021-03-19|website=RaiPlay|language=it}}

• La mala del Brenta, la vera storia ("Mala del Brenta, the true story") – documentary by Nicola Prosatore, two episodes.
• Tutta un'altra storia ("Another story at all") – care of Andrea Camilleri. Eight famous writers, from Camilleri himself to Giancarlo De Cataldo tells the history of Italy since 1861.{{Cite web|title=rai-consumer » Tutta un'altra storia|url=http://www.consumerproducts.rai.it/movie/tutta-unaltra-storia/|access-date=2021-03-19}}
• Sostiene Bollani ("Bollani Maintains") – mix of variety and educational program about music, both classic and popular, hosted by the pianist Stefano Bollani, with Caterina Guzzanti as constant guest; two seasons.{{Cite web|title=Sostiene Bollani Reloaded|url=https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/sostienebollanireloaded|access-date=2021-03-19|website=RaiPlay|language=it}}

• Grande Fratello (2000–present)
• Ballando con le stelle (2005–present)
• X Factor (2008–present)

• Italia's Got Talent (2010–present)

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• 2011 in Italy
• List of Italian films of 2011

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