Rai 1 on Tuesday, February 13 broadcast the mini-series in two episodes, Fabrizio De Andrè - Il Principe Libero - directed by Luca Facchini with the supervision of Dori Ghezzi (wife of the singer). The biopic focused tells the story and the personal and public events of Fabrizio De Andrè, played by Luca Marinelli (candidate for David di Donatello, at the Nastro d'Argento and the Golden Globe for "All Saints Days" and appreciated for his role in "Do not be bad" and "They called him Jeeg Robot"), from childhood to maturity, retracing the musical and human path that led him to become one of the most important Italian singer-songwriters of all time.
The first episode reached 6.178 million viewers with an audience share of 24.1%. Produced by Bibi Film and Rai Fiction.
In the same slot, Canale 5 broadcast the 4th episode of reality adventure L'Isola dei Famosi which recorded 3.807 million viewers and an audience share of 21.6%.