With Ogonyok: what to watch on New Year's Eve on TV
The anniversary "Irony of Fate", "New Year's Light", the main film premieres of 2025 — "Red Silk", "Vasily" and "Anora", as well as "The Nutcracker" straight from the Bolshoi Theater, Timur Batrutdinov in the form of Forrest Gump and an hour-long dance floor on the other side of the screen: in the upcoming New Year's Eve and long festive Over the weekend, viewers will enjoy a marathon of TV entertainment, which was prepared by the main channels of the country. Izvestia studied the broadcast schedule and compiled a guide to the most anticipated programs.
From "Irony of Fate" to the main film premieres of 2025
New Year's Eve is not only about family feasts and champagne to the sound of the chimes after the president's speech, but also well—established television traditions. Perhaps the most important of them is the screening of the beloved Soviet classic "The Irony of Fate, or With a light steam!". This year it will be special: for the first time, Eldar Ryazanov's comedy was shown on central television exactly 50 years ago — on January 1, 1976. On the eve of the anniversary date, the film will be broadcast on the Russia 1 channel.
A shot from the movie "The Irony of fate, or with a light steam!"
For those viewers who want to rearrange the route, while Lukashin, Nadia and Hippolyte are once again trying to find something superfluous in the triangle, the New Year's broadcast offers stops at other proven hits and new high-profile projects.
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, performed by Vasily Livanov and Vitaly Solomin, will see off the year 2025 on REN TV — from the early morning of December 31, the channel will begin showing all parts of Igor Maslennikov's detective classics based on the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle. At one time, this Soviet film adaptation was highly appreciated in the homeland of the original source, in Great Britain. On New Year's Eve, the artists of the Legends of Retro FM festival will be responsible for the festive mood, performing the golden hits of three decades.
A shot from the movie "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson"
A gift for the viewers of REN TV is the television premieres of films that were released in 2025. The first, on January 6, will be the Russian—Chinese historical action film "Red Silk" starring Milos Bikovic, Gosha Kutsenko, Elena Podkaminskaya, Gleb Kalyuzhny and Zheng Hanyi. In addition, on this day, the miniseries "The Evil City" will be shown for the first time on the channel — an expanded version of the film of the same name starring Alexei Guskov.
A shot from the movie "Red Silk"
The next day, the film marathon will be continued by the crime comedies "Gelya" and "Koresh", as well as another international project — "Vasily" with Alexander Petrov, who played two twin brothers at once, and the Mexican actress Barbara de Rehil.
A shot from the movie "Basil"
On January 8, the program includes the adventure film "Zhiga. At full speed", which will immerse viewers in the exciting world of drift, and "Run" with Nikita Kologrivy and Mikhail Porechenkov. January 9 — premiere of the adventure film "The Last Ronin" starring Yuri Kolokolnikov, Daniil Vorobyov and Tikhon Zhiznevsky. The film marathon on REN TV will end on January 11 with a foreign novelty — "The Master" starring Jason Statham.
A shot from the movie "The Master"
In the rhythm of the dance
The symbol of the year 2026 according to the Eastern calendar is a Red Fiery Horse. The Predictions program will tell about what it promises in the festive broadcast of the Domashny TV channel. MUZ TV also offers a glimpse into the future on December 31: in the morning, the stars of Russian show business will present a musical horoscope. Among the participants are Sergey Lazarev, Lucy Chebotina, Anna Asti and Larisa Dolina, who, contrary to rumors, the TV channels did not cut out of New Year's programs amid the scandal with the apartment.
In 2026, MUZ TV viewers will break into the rhythm of the dance: immediately after the chimes strike, a large-scale multi-hour dance floor "Dancing! The Christmas tree! MUZ TV!". It will bring together a record number of superstars, from freshmen to masters. Among them are Sergey Shnurov and the Leningrad group, Dima Bilan, Grigory Leps, Zivert, The Hatters, Vadim Samoilov (Agatha Christie) and many others. For the most persistent, at seven in the morning on January 1— "New Year's Karaoking" is on the air.
TNT is once again turning to rethinking classic plots. On New Year's Eve, a TV premiere of the musical film "The Incredible Adventures of Shurik" will take place in the evening, where a variety of films are intertwined — from "Office Romance" and "Caucasian Captive" to "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Shawshank Redemption". Timur Batrutdinov will transform into the hero of Gaidai and Forrest Gump at the same time, Larisa Dolina will perform the Instasamka song "Yes for money", and Klava Coca and Bearwolf will perform the teen hit "Sigma Boy". Before the President's New Year's address, the audience will have a traditional celebration on the stage of the Comedy Club. The TV channel is also betting on film premieres — "Alice in Wonderland", "Anora" and "Raven" are on the holiday schedule.
An image from the movie "The Incredible Adventures of Shurik"
Children's content occupies a separate place in this series. The Karusel TV channel invites you to spend New Year's Eve with the whole family: in the festive atmosphere of the Kremlin Palace, Tatiana Kurtukova, DABRO, Vova Solodkov, Viki Show, Miroslava and Zlata Bykov, Taya Skomorokhova, Milana Filimonova, Kamil KiKiDO, Alya Yenikeeva and other performers will meet the year 2026 together with young viewers.
What else to watch on New Year's Eve
On December 31, viewers will once again see the traditional broadcast of the most coveted New Year's ballet, The Nutcracker, staged by the Bolshoi Theater. For the theater, this is not just a tradition, but more than half a century of scenic history and the standard of New Year's magic, and for TV viewers it is an opportunity to hear Tchaikovsky's music and enjoy the art of dance from the comfort of their homes.
Rossiya 1 offers to celebrate the New Year in the atmosphere of a warm home holiday. The New Year's edition of Andrey Malakhov's show "Songs from the Bottom of my Heart" will be broadcast, bringing together performers from different regions of the country and guest stars. After the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the chiming of the bells, the legendary "New Year's Light" will take over the baton — a format that has remained one of the main traditions of the festive broadcast for more than half a century. Unexpected musical duets will be responsible for the mood: Sergey Lazarev with his daughter Anya, Lyusya Chebotina with Igor Nikolaev, Nikolai Baskov with Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Ildar Abdrazakov with Alexandra Pakhmutova accompanied by Yuri Bashmet's orchestra will appear on stage. Among the guests are film actors, TV presenters, as well as war correspondents and heroes of the SVO.
He is faithful to his own traditions and traditions. On New Year's Eve, the TV channel offers to spend time in the company of "Ural dumplings". They have two festive releases in their arsenal: "Champagne Shame" and "Geography of dumplings. Lapland", where Ilana Dyldina will appear in the role of the Snow Maiden, and Andrey Rozhkov and Vyacheslav Myasnikov will transform into the grandmothers who caused the free Santa Claus.
Presenter Vyacheslav Makarov will get lost in search of a TV studio, Lera Kudryavtseva will offer Azamat Musagaliev an envelope with a million-dollar question, and the dog Mukhtar will become a symbol of a new home in NTV's New Year's Housewarming. On December 31, the channel will open the doors of a new television complex to viewers: Leonid Kanevsky will begin a tour of it in the spirit of "The investigation was conducted ...", and musical numbers will continue..
The New Year's broadcast in the 2025/26 season promises to become a big television kaleidoscope, where Soviet classics, experiments and hits from TikTok are juxtaposed and where everyone will find their own rhythm and mood — from nostalgia to high-profile premieres, from family concerts to dancing until the morning.
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