CMG Spring Festival Gala
Plot Summary
The CMG Spring Festival Gala (formerly known as the CCTV New Year's Gala; commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan or 春晚) is a Chinese New Year special gala produced by China Media Group (CMG). The Gala is a live variety show featuring music, dance, and comedy performances alongside official messaging, held annually on Chinese New Year's Eve since it was first aired in February 1983. It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most watched national network TV broadcast in 2012 and is widely recognized as the world's most watched television program.
Cast & Characters
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Seasons (45)
1983 Gui-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episode
Aired: 1983
1984 Jia-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episode
Aired: 1984
1985 Yi-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episode
Aired: 1985
1986 Bing-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episode
Aired: 1986
1987 Ding-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episode
Aired: 1987
1988 Wu-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episode
Aired: 1988
1989 Ji-Si Year of the Snake
1 episode
Aired: 1989
1990 Geng-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episode
Aired: 1990
1991 Xin-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episode
Aired: 1991
1992 Ren-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episode
Aired: 1992
1993 Gui-You Year of the Rooster
1 episode
Aired: 1993
1994 Jia-Xu Year of the Dog
1 episode
Aired: 1994
1995 Yi-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episode
Aired: 1995
1996 Bing-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episode
Aired: 1996
1997 Ding-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episode
Aired: 1997
1998 Wu-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episode
Aired: 1998
1999 Ji-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episode
Aired: 1999
2000 Geng-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episode
Aired: 2000
2001 Xin-Si Year of the Snake
1 episode
Aired: 2001
2002 Ren-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episode
Aired: 2002
2003 Gui-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episode
Aired: 2003
2004 Jia-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episode
Aired: 2004
2005 Yi-You Year of the Rooster
1 episode
Aired: 2005
2006 Bing-Xu Year of the Horse
1 episode
Aired: 2006
2007 Ding-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episode
Aired: 2007
2008 Wu-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episode
Aired: 2008
2009 Ji-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episode
Aired: 2009
2010 Geng-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episode
Aired: 2010
2011 Xin-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episode
Aired: 2011
2012 Ren-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episode
Aired: 2012
2013 Gui-Si Year of the Snake
1 episode
Aired: 2013
2014 Jia-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episode
Aired: 2014
2015 Yi-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episode
Aired: 2015
2016 Bing-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episode
Aired: 2016
2017 Ding-You Year of the Rooster
1 episode
Aired: 2017
2018 Wu-Xu Year of the Dog
1 episode
Aired: 2018
2019 Ji-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episode
Aired: 2019
2020 Geng-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episode
Aired: 2020
2021 Xin-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episode
Aired: 2021
2022 Ren-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episode
Aired: 2022
2023 Gui-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episode
Aired: 2023
2024 Ja-Chen Year of the Loong
1 episode
Aired: 2024
2025 Yi-Si Year of the Snake
1 episode
Aired: 2025
Season 44
1 episode
Aired: 2026
Production
China Media Group 中央广播电视总台 (CMG)