Matrix is an Italian news and talk show television program, broadcast on Canale 5, from 2005 to 2020, and rerun on Mediaset Plus.
The program was created in 2005 by Enrico Mentana and Le Iene author Davide Parenti, with Mentana hosting the show.
[1] Broadcast three times a week in the late night slot, the program progressively improved its ratings, reaching a 18% ratings share.
[1] Mentana left the show in 2009, when he resigned after the network opposed his idea of following the Eluana Englaro euthanasia case with a special episode of the program in favour of the reality show Grande Fratello.
[1] He was replaced by CNN journalist Alessio Vinci.