The first part of Music Competition Festival di Sanremo edition 68 broadcast by Rai 1 on Tuesday, February 6 in prime time was the most watched edition ever with 13.776 million viewers and an audience share of 51.4%.
Hosted by singer Claudio Baglioni and Michelle Hunziker with actor Pierfrancesco Favino the first night was also enriched by the a special guest star Fiorello who performed a celeb song with Baglioni.