Quizzes and game shows on TV today, October 2, 2026

The quizzes and game shows on Friday, October 2, 2026, will be concentrated between pre-evening and access prime time. The most-watched match remains the one between Rai 1 and Canale 5 , with two historic titles lined up just minutes apart.

However, the day has a major disruption: Affari Tuoi is off the air. Here are the schedules, hosts, and free-to-air program schedules.

Chain Reaction on Rai 1

On Rai 1 at 18:40 pm , Reazione a Catena , hosted by Pino Insegno , will air . It is one of the last episodes of the season: Intesa Vincente closes on Sunday, October 5th , and then the pre-evening show switches to L'Eredità.

Free Fall on Channel 5

On Canale 5 at 18:45 PM , it's Caduta Libera's turn , starring Max Giusti and Isobel Kinnear . The contestants compete on the steps of the scoreboard: whoever gets the answer wrong is eliminated from the game.

Wheel of Fortune in access prime time

The game show of the evening is Wheel of Fortune , airing on Canale 5 at 20:40 PM . Hosted by Gerry Scotti , Samira Lui is on the scoreboard. After the Tg5 news , there's time for word guessing and cash prizes.

Affari Tuoi is canceled, L'Eredità returns on Monday.

Affari Tuoi will not air on Friday, October 2nd : Rai 1 dedicates prime time to France-Italy , a Nations League match , at 20:30 pm . Stefano De Martino 's game show will return in the next few days. Meanwhile, L'Eredità , with Marco Liorni , will start again on Monday, October 6th at approximately 18:45 pm.

Other free-to-air game shows

Anyone looking for another quiz show will find Cash or Trash – Who offers more? on Nove , at 19:00 pm with Paolo Conticini . The program also airs in the morning at noon.

All the previews and schedules are in the Entertainment section and on the TV series, fiction and TV series page of Napolike.