Overview
- Rai1 opened the anniversary edition live from the Fabrizio Frizzi studios in Rome with Mara Venier at the helm.
- The host was supported on air by Tommaso Cerno for current affairs, Teo Mammucari for the Il Tabellone game, and Enzo Miccio for lifestyle features.
- The lineup included tributes to Pippo Baudo and Giorgio Armani alongside interviews with TV veterans such as Loretta Goggi and Pier Francesco Pingitore.
- Al Bano performed "Vai Italia," the anthem for the Italian cuisine UNESCO 2025 bid, with the Antoniano children’s choir and the Caivano choir, and singer Alfa appeared.
- The Il pranzo della domenica segment promoted the UNESCO candidacy with chef Massimo Bottura and nationwide link-ups, including a Rome table with Premier Giorgia Meloni, while a planned appearance by Katia Ricciarelli was cancelled after Venier’s comments.