CMG Spring Festival Gala
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.
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1983 Gui-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 12, 1983
1984 Jia-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 1, 1984
1985 Yi-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 19, 1985
1986 Bing-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 8, 1986
1987 Ding-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 28, 1987
1988 Wu-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 16, 1988
1989 Ji-Si Year of the Snake
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 5, 1989
1990 Geng-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 26, 1990
1991 Xin-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 14, 1991
1992 Ren-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 3, 1992
1993 Gui-You Year of the Rooster
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 22, 1993
1994 Jia-Xu Year of the Dog
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 9, 1994
1995 Yi-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 30, 1995
1996 Bing-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 18, 1996
1997 Ding-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 6, 1997
1998 Wu-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 27, 1998
1999 Ji-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 15, 1999
2000 Geng-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 4, 2000
2001 Xin-Si Year of the Snake
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2001
2002 Ren-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 11, 2002
2003 Gui-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 31, 2003
2004 Jia-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2004
2005 Yi-You Year of the Rooster
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 8, 2005
2006 Bing-Xu Year of the Horse
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 28, 2006
2007 Ding-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 17, 2007
2008 Wu-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 6, 2008
2009 Ji-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 25, 2009
2010 Geng-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 13, 2010
2011 Xin-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 2, 2011
2012 Ren-Chen Year of the Dragon
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 22, 2012
2013 Gui-Si Year of the Snake
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 9, 2013
2014 Jia-Wu Year of the Horse
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 30, 2014
2015 Yi-Wei Year of the Goat
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 18, 2015
2016 Bing-Shen Year of the Monkey
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 7, 2016
2017 Ding-You Year of the Rooster
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 27, 2017
2018 Wu-Xu Year of the Dog
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 15, 2018
2019 Ji-Hai Year of the Pig
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 4, 2019
2020 Geng-Zi Year of the Rat
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 24, 2020
2021 Xin-Chou Year of the Ox
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 11, 2021
2022 Ren-Yin Year of the Tiger
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 31, 2022
2023 Gui-Mao Year of the Rabbit
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2023
2024 Ja-Chen Year of the Loong
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 9, 2024
2025 Yi-Si Year of the Snake
1 episodes
Premiered Jan 28, 2025
Season 44
1 episodes
Premiered Feb 16, 2026
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