It became known that half of Russians refused to watch New Year's shows.

Half of the Russians surveyed will refuse to watch New Year's shows, and about a third will watch classic programs on federal channels. The relevant data was published on December 27 by Rambler&Co.

"Half of Russians (50%) admitted that they do not watch New Year's shows. Among those who are still close to the format, classics are in the lead on federal channels — 31% choose it. Viewers are much less likely to turn to online versions and cuts of the "lights" of previous years in social networks (8%), holiday projects of independent studios on the Internet (7%) and New Year's streams or special editions of bloggers (4%)," RIA Novosti research reports.

2,069 users participated in the online survey. Among those watching New Year's TV shows, most turn on New Year's TV shows for background, not paying attention to the content. It is specified that about a quarter watch the show fragmentally, and another 10% postpone the program for later.

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