THEthe Big Brother is about to return to prime time on Canale 5: Ilary Blasi will host. Ten years after its debut, it returns for a short and openly renewed edition. Six weeks of planning, accelerated pace and a single goal: bringing order to a reality show that in recent years and especially in recent weeks has often attracted more attention due to external controversies than for what was happening in the House.
Big Brother returns in March on Canale 5 with Ilary Blasi
Ilary Blasi’s return does not come by chance. Despite the explosion of the “2016” social trend, which at the beginning of 2026 saw users re-proposing images from ten years ago, the management of Francesco Totti’s ex-wife cannot be considered a nostalgia operation. The reality is different. A strong name was needed to replace Alfonso Signorini who, until the end of 2025, was the designated host. In 2026 it would have been his seventh time. But no.
Ilary Blasi takes over from Alfonso Signorini
Alfonso Signorini ended up at the center of a media fuss raised by Fabrizio Corona in Extremely falsehis format on YouTube. Following the Corona accusationsaccording to which Signorini promised entry into the House of Big Brother in the face of very private personal advantages, these he self-suspended from Mediaset, exactly on 29 December 2025. From that moment on a tirade began (“Il Big Brother will it be done? The Big Brother skip for a year? The Big Brother closes forever?”) which ended today, just over a couple of hours ago. The professionals, those who al Big Brother they will work, they found out after lunch.
Big Brother 2026: will it be a VIP edition?
The story of Ilary Blasi al Big Brother VIP began in 2016: with her disenchanted attitude and the ironic tone that distinguishes her, she hosted three editions of the reality show, until 2018. With her at the helm, well-known personalities entered the House (at the time still in Cinecittà) for the first time: Valeria Marini, Costantino Vitagliano, Pamela Prati, Stefano Bettarini, Antonella Mosetti, just to name a few.
Today’s official Mediaset press release does not clarify whether the one starting in March will be a normal or VIP edition. In the rush to confirm one of the most anticipated returns, it was not specified whether the contestants will be famous or not. But, considering the fact that in September Simona Ventura hosted a “totally nip” edition, with unknown competitors, one might think that this time in front of the cameras there will be faces that have already been filmed by the cameras. In short: VIP.
The Big Brother will air in March and April
Compared to the “usual” Monday, the new edition of Big Brother it should be broadcast on Tuesday and the most likely date is March 17th. The imprisonment will last six weeks: the last episode should be broadcast on April 28. But, if the ratings reward Ilary, despite today’s communication it is not difficult to hypothesize a lengthening of the broth. After all, The island of the famous this year he skips a lap. And in the end the reality genre, with all its limitations, can count on a hard core of decidedly loyal audiences.
Speaking of “Isola”: before Ilary Blasi’s return was made official, the hypothesis of Veronica Gentili as host had also circulated. In such a delicate moment, however, Mediaset has chosen to rely on those who know that game well.
