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.
Seasons Specials1 episodes 1983 Gui-Hai Year of the Pig1 episodes 1984 Jia-Zi Year of the Rat1 episodes 1985 Yi-Chou Year of the Ox1 episodes 1986 Bing-Yin Year of the Tiger1 episodes 1987 Ding-Mao Year of the Rabbit1 episodes 1988 Wu-Chen Year of the Dragon1 episodes 1989 Ji-Si Year of the Snake1 episodes 1990 Geng-Wu Year of the Horse1 episodes 1991 Xin-Wei Year of the Goat1 episodes 1992 Ren-Shen Year of the Monkey1 episodes 1993 Gui-You Year of the Rooster1 episodes 1994 Jia-Xu Year of the Dog1 episodes 1995 Yi-Hai Year of the Pig1 episodes 1996 Bing-Zi Year of the Rat1 episodes 1997 Ding-Chou Year of the Ox1 episodes 1998 Wu-Yin Year of the Tiger1 episodes 1999 Ji-Mao Year of the Rabbit1 episodes 2000 Geng-Chen Year of the Dragon1 episodes 2001 Xin-Si Year of the Snake1 episodes 2002 Ren-Wu Year of the Horse1 episodes 2003 Gui-Wei Year of the Goat1 episodes 2004 Jia-Shen Year of the Monkey1 episodes 2005 Yi-You Year of the Rooster1 episodes 2006 Bing-Xu Year of the Horse1 episodes 2007 Ding-Hai Year of the Pig1 episodes 2008 Wu-Zi Year of the Rat1 episodes 2009 Ji-Chou Year of the Ox1 episodes 2010 Geng-Yin Year of the Tiger1 episodes 2011 Xin-Mao Year of the Rabbit1 episodes 2012 Ren-Chen Year of the Dragon1 episodes 2013 Gui-Si Year of the Snake1 episodes 2014 Jia-Wu Year of the Horse1 episodes 2015 Yi-Wei Year of the Goat1 episodes 2016 Bing-Shen Year of the Monkey1 episodes 2017 Ding-You Year of the Rooster1 episodes 2018 Wu-Xu Year of the Dog1 episodes 2019 Ji-Hai Year of the Pig1 episodes 2020 Geng-Zi Year of the Rat1 episodes 2021 Xin-Chou Year of the Ox1 episodes 2022 Ren-Yin Year of the Tiger1 episodes 2023 Gui-Mao Year of the Rabbit1 episodes 2024 Ja-Chen Year of the Loong1 episodes 2025 Yi-Si Year of the Snake1 episodes Season 441 episodes 
