CMG New Year's Gala
The CMG New Year's Gala, formerly known as The CCTV New Year's Gala, also known as the Spring Festival Gala, and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan (literally "Spring evening"), is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese New Year on its flagship CCTV-1 and internationally through the China Global Television Network The Gala has the largest audience of any entertainment show in the world, and is recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's most watched television program. The 2018 edition of the Gala attracted more than one billion viewers.
| CMG New Year's Gala | |
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| Directed by | Huang Yihe Zhao An Jin Yue Lang Kun Ha Wen Feng Xiaogang ... others |
| Presented by | Zhao Zhongxiang Ni Ping Zhou Tao Zhu Jun Li Yong Dong Qing ... others |
| Ending theme | "Can't Forget Tonight" (Chinese: 难忘今宵) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
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| Running time | Around 270 minutes |
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| Network | CCTV CNR CRI |
| Release | February 12, 1983 – present |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中央广播电视总台春节联欢晚会 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中央廣播電視總台春節聯歡晚會 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国中央电视台春节联欢晚会 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國中央電視台春節聯歡晚會 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 央视春晚 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 央視春晚 | ||||||||
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| Chinese | 春晚 | ||||||||
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The program is a variety show, often featuring music, dance, comedy, and drama performances. It has become a ritual for many Chinese families, including overseas Chinese, to watch the show on Chinese New Year's Eve. Many Chunwan performers have emerged as household names in China solely as a result of their recurring appearances on the program.