The fifth edition is marked by many changes , such as the change of the producer from Corrado Grego to Lino Tatalo ( who brought the program to a new course ) , the increase in the duration of the program from 45 minutes to an hour and therefore also of the number of competitors and games ( from 4 to 5 ) , the return to the weekly strip of 6 episodes ( on Sunday was no longer on the air ) , the graphics of the games completely changed , the involvement of viewers from home through phone games with jackpots at dedicated to them ( only in this edition ) and the presentation of the competitors , who entered the studio ( the latter slightly renewed ) one at a time presented by the tenant , while before they were present at the station since the beginning of the program . The management of Saraband passed to Massimo Idà . The beginning of this edition suffered a decline in ratings due above all to the concomitance with the September 11 attacks ; to attract viewers , from this edition on , it was not uncommon for certain challenges to be prolonged across different advertising blocks , thus creating a certain suspense , or postponing the final game to the next day . It was then with the arrival of Valentina Locchi that the listeners had a strong rise : the maximum point of listening reached in an episode of the transmission was recorded on 6 May 2002 when 8.794.000 viewers ( share of 31.50 % ) followed the final part of the episode that saw its elimination . Given the very high ratings and to protect Canale 5 , Mediaset 's flagship network , towards the end of the edition , from May 17 , 2002 , it was unexpectedly decided to bring the program to an early start from 8.00 pm to 7.40 pm , keeping the duration unchanged of an hour , returning to the usual start time from 22 May but being shortened by 20 minutes in the final part , suppressing a game and making the competitors fall from 5 to 4 . This fact and the controversy with of '' Striscia la notizia '' probably contributed to the resignation of the then director of the network , Stefano Magnaghi , which was replaced by Luca Tiraboschi , director of Italia 1 until 2014
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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