What to watch on TV from January 1 to January 5, so that you won’t be ashamed later: good films and TV series from the main channels
TJ continues a series of materials about how to spend the crisis New Year holidays without spending money. This time we looked at the program schedule of all major TV channels from January 1 to 5 and chose films and TV series that you can watch without shame.
While working on the material, we noticed several trends: January 1 is almost entirely devoted to Soviet films, many channels shamelessly broadcast the same thing for several days, nothing was found on NTV and, finally, the number of decent programs is rapidly decreasing every day.

"Avatar" January 1
The absolute superiority of Soviet films, but many TV channels still air relatively recent blockbusters. For example, STS is showing two not-so-bad films from 2013. James Cameron's "Avatar", as is typical for truly popular cinema (with such and such box office), is gradually beginning to be associated with the New Year. However, it's better to find Blu-Ray 3D or at least download it than watch it on TV.
We have no idea why the First remembered the documentary about the magician David Blaine.
Hollywood
- 08:40 First - “Ice Age 4” (2012)
- 19:00 STS - “Despicable Me 2” (2013)
- 20:50 STS - “Oz the Great and Powerful” (2013)
- 22:34 First - “Avatar” (2009)
- 00:40 TNT - “The Matrix” (1999)
Soviet
- 10:10 The first is “Cinderella” (1947, colorized version)
- 10:50 Russia 1 - “Carnival Night” (1956)
- 11:30 First - “Barbos the Dog and the Unusual Cross” and “Moonshiners” (1961)
- 12:10 Russia 1 - “Prisoner of the Caucasus, or New Adventures of Shurik” (1966)
- 12:10 First - “Gentlemen of Fortune” (1972)
- 13:35 The first one is “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” (1975)
- 18:20 Russia 1 - “Ivan Vasilyevich changes profession” (1973)
- 01:55 Russia 1 - “Sorcerers” (1982)
Other
- 01:10 First - “David Blaine. Reality or Magic" (2013)
- 12:55 TV Center - “Toy” (1976)
- 16:50 TV Center - “The Count of Monte Cristo” (1961)
Marathons
- 10:00 - 18:00 Home - Old Indian films that your parents loved
- 11:25 - 22:45 2x2— “King of the Hill” (1997)
- 06:00 - 13:30 Pepper - Soviet cartoons
- 14:30 - 20:30 Pepper - Three parts of the French “Fantômas”
- 17:45 - 01:20 Channel 5 - good Soviet cinema
Ice Age 3: Age of the Dinosaurs January 2
Please note that for some reason the First shows parts of the Ice Age in reverse order, starting with the fourth. Obviously, he arranged them according to the price of the license, but still this is some kind of mockery.
The Italian “Signor Robinson” on Domashny is a miracle. It’s a pity that hardly anyone will get up so early.
The former definitely wins the day because it features Home Alone and Home Alone 2.
Hollywood
- 05:40 First - “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” (2008)
- 08:20 First - Ice Age 3: Age of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- 10:50 STS - “Finding Nemo” (2003)
- 19:15 STS - “Rapunzel. Tangled" (2010)
- 01:00 TNT - “The Matrix: Reloaded” (2003)
- 01:05 STS - “Without a Face” (1997)
- 01:35 First - “X-Men” (2000)
Soviet
- 10:10 First - “Morozko” (1964)
- 02:15 Russia - “Straw Hat” (1974)
Other
- 08:20 Home - “Signor Robinson” (1976)
- 23:55 First - “Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Pink” (2010)
- 00:40 Channel 5 - “Bluff” with Celentano (1976)
Marathons
- 12:15 - 16:20 First - “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2”
- 14:30 - 19:30 Pepper—The Naked Gun trilogy with Leslie Nielsen
- 11:50 - 22:45 2x2 - Japanese "Attack on Titan" (2013)
- 10:10 - 18:30 Channel 5 - good Soviet films
- 18:40 - 00:40 Channel 5 - Polish classics: two parts “All-in” and “Sex Mission”
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson" January 3
The star hosts the inevitable marathon of Soviet Sherlock Holmes: it is technically very outdated (the Hound of the Baskervilles is almost invisible), but still remains one of the best.
Meanwhile, the First begins to show reruns of the British “Sherlock” with Cumberbatch in the evenings due to the lack of new episodes.
STS special thanks for “Jumanji”.
Hollywood
- 06:25 First - “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Treader of the Dawn Treader” (2010)
- 08:25 First - Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
- 14:05 STS - “Jumanji” (1996)
- 22:45 STS - “Coyote Ugly Bar” (2000)
- 00:55 TNT - “The Matrix: Revolution” (2003)
- 02:15 First - “X-Men 2” (2003)
Soviet
- 10:10 First - “Old Man Hottabych” (1956)
- 11:40 TV Center - “Seven Old Men and One Girl” (1968)
- 02:10 Russia 1 - “Twelve Chairs” (1977)
Other
- 00:40 First - “Sherlock Holmes: The Blind Banker” (2010)
Marathons
- 12:15 - 16:20 First - two parts of “Night at the Museum”
- 12:00 - 22:10 Star - Soviet “Sherlock Holmes” with Livanov and Solomin
"Sherlock" January 4
The number of films that can be watched on federal channels is sharply reduced by January 4. REN-TV comes out with a powerful reminder that we have been able to make at least crime films in the last two decades.
Hollywood
- 08:30 First - “Ice Age” (2003)
- 12:15 First - “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003)
- 00:30 STS - “Get away!” (2006)
- 02:20 First - “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006)
Other
- 00:35 First - “Sherlock Holmes: The Great Game” (2010)
Marathons
- 07:30 - 03:00 REN-TV - new Russian cinema about crime (“Boomer”, “Zhmurki” and “Brother”; repeated the next day)
"Brother" January 5
STS easily wins the day. If you don't like terrible Problem Child movies, then you didn't have a childhood.
Hollywood
- 16:30 STS - “Shrek Forever After” (2010)
- 18:10 STS - “Puss in Boots” (2011)
- 23:00 STS - “Meet the Parents” (2000)
- 01:55 The first one is “X-Men: Origins.” Wolverine" (2009)
Soviet
- 07:05 Pepper - “Two Captains” (1976)
Other
- 00:15 First - “Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Belgravia” (2011)
Marathons
- 19:45 - 23:00 STS - two parts of “Problem Child”
Important addition
Please note that from January 4, the First will begin to show a good new Russian series “The Thaw”, as well as episodes of KVN almost every evening (if you are still not embarrassed to watch it). On January 2-3, REN-TV shows good new Russian cartoons.
What did we save you from?
The New Adventures of Aladdin and Other Creepy Musical TV Movies Made for the Holidays.

Humorous programs.

“Bumzhikha” and other monstrous Russian films.

TNT marathons.

Use only when absolutely necessary
Vadim Elistratov,
T.J.
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