Those of the third evening of the Sanremo Festival are still record numbers.
But for Amadeus one of the greatest satisfactions is having received the compliments of the newly resettled President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, to whom a tribute was paid yesterday at the opening: the orchestra mentioned Mina's masterpiece, "Grande, grande, grande" .
"I received a phone call from President Mattarella - said Amadeus in the traditional press conference at noon - if I hadn't seen 06 and the person who called me saying he would pass me the president, I wouldn't have believed it. It was a phone call. beautiful: the president followed the festival, complimented him and thanked him for the gift that moved him ". "It is his phone call that moves me, I told him - he added -. It was a simple tribute, made with the heart. The president recalled the evening at La Bussola, being a big fan of Mina he really liked our homage. I sincerely thank him ".
THE LISTENINGS - The third evening - from 9.30 pm to 1.46 am on Rai1 - was seen by 9 million 369 thousand spectators with a share of 54.1 percent. The first part (21.30 - 23.42) had 12 million 849 thousand viewers, with a share of 53.2 per cent, while the second part (23.46 - 1.46) was seen by 5 million 455 thousand spectators, with a share of 56.8 per cent.
On social media, there were 5.3 million interactions in 24 hours, 80 percent of the total generated yesterday by TV programming. In total, Sanremo 2022 in just three days generated 17 million interactions, up 9 percent compared to the same days in 2021.
THE PROGRAM - Tonight, alongside Amadeus there will be Maria Chiara Giannetta, the protagonist of Blanca, the revelation fiction of the TV season.
For the competition it is time for duets and covers: on stage the reinterpretations of songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.
