New Year, new telly! 2024 kicks off with a bang with a jam-packed schedule on the likes of the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
New Year's Eve and Day telly is the perfect excuse to help us recover from a bit too much overindulging over the festive period.
We have rounded up all the programmes you can tune into over the festive days on BBC One and Two, ITV and Channel 4 as well.
From James Bond epic No Time To Die to the Graham Norton New Year Special, viewers will be able to enjoy tonnes of new TV and family favourites.
To help you choose what to watch quicker - and have more time to unwind instead - here is a full TV schedule for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
New Year's Eve TV schedule
BBC One
- 6am to 8.30am - BBC Breakfast
- 8.30am to 9.55am - Match of the Day
- 9.55am to 11.30am - Cars 3
- 11.30am to 1pm - The Famous Five
- 1pm to 1.15pm - BBC News
- 1.15pm to 1.50pm - Songs of Praise
- 1.50pm to 2.20pm - Zog and the Flying Doctors
- 2.20pm to 4.20pm - Saving Mr Banks
- 4.20pm to 6pm - The Jungle Book (2016)
- 6pm to 6.25pm - BBC News
- 6.25pm to 7.25pm - Countryfile
- 7.25pm to 8.25pm - Antiques Roadshow
- 8.35pm to 10pm - Marry Me
- 10pm to 10.25pm - BBC News
- 10.25pm to 11.30pm - Graham Norton New Year's Eve Show
- 11.30pm to 12am - Rick Astley Rocks New Year's Eve
- 12am to 12.10am - New Year's Eve Fireworks 2023
BBC Two
- 6.15am to 6.45am - A Vicar's Life
- 6.45am to 7.30am - Glorious Gardens from Above
- 7.30am to 8.30am - Countryfile: A Cumbrian Christmas
- 8.30am to 9am - BBC Breakfast
- 9am to 10am - Land of the Tiger: Our Wild Adventures
- 10am to 11.30am - Saturday Kitchen Best Bites
- 11.30am to 12.15pm - Home Comforts at Christmas: New Year
- 12.15pm to 1.15pm - MasterChef: Battle of the Critics 2023
- 1.15pm to 3.20pm - The Heroes of Telemark
- 3.20pm to 4.20pm - Inside the Factory
- 4.20pm to 5.20pm - Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby
- 5.20pm to 6.55pm - Whisky Galore! (2016)
- 6.55pm to 8.25pm - Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now
- 8.25pm to 9.25pm - Wild Scandinavia
- 9.25pm to 10.30pm - The Beatles & The BBC
- 10.30pm to 11.30pm - Match of the Day 2
- 11.30pm to 1.30am - Jools' Annual Hootenanny
ITV1
- 6am to 6.30am - Ainsley's Food We Love
- 6.30am to 7.30am - James Martin's Spanish Adventure
- 7.30am to 9.25am - James Martin's Saturday Morning
- 9.25am to 9.30am - ITV News
- 9.30am to 11.05am - Over the Hedge
- 11.05am to 12.55pm - About a Boy
- 12.55pm to 1.05pm - ITV News
- 1.05pm to 2.55pm - Evan Almighty
- 2.55pm to 4.45pm - Matilda
- 4.45pm to 5.45pm - The Chase Celebrity Special
- 5.45pm to 6pm - ITV News
- 6pm to 8pm - The National Lottery's New Year's Eve Big Bash
- 8pm to 8.30pm - Coronation Street
- 8.30pm to 11.40pm - No Time to Die
- 11.40pm to 12.10am - ITV News
Channel 4
- 6.10am to 6.35am - The King of Queens (Season 4, Episode 17)
- 6.35am to 6.55am - The King of Queens (Season 4, Episode 18)
- 6.55am to 7.20am - The King of Queens (Season 4, Episode 19)
- 7.20am to 7.45am - 3rd Rock from the Sun (Season 4, Episode 9)
- 7.45am to 8.10am - The Simpsons (Season 17, Episode 21)
- 8.10am to 8.35am - The Simpsons (Season 17, Episode 22)
- 8.35am to 9.05am - The Simpsons (Season 11, Episode 15)
- 9.05am to 9.35am - The Simpsons (Season 23, Episode 6)
- 9.35am to 12.35pm - Sunday Brunch
- 12.35pm to 1.05pm - A Place in the Sun (2020 episode)
- 1.05pm to 2.05pm - A Place in the Sun (2023 episode)
- 2.05pm to 4pm - Dad's Army (1971)
- 4pm to 6.35pm - Zulu
- 6.35pm to 6.55pm - Channel 4 News
- 6.55pm to 9pm - Men in Black: International
- 9pm to 11pm - The Last Leg of the Year
- 11pm to 12.55am - Gogglebox 2023
New Year's Day TV schedule
BBC One
- 6am to 9am - BBC Breakfast
- 9am to 9.25am - The Highway Rat
- 9.25am to 9.55am - The Farmer's Llamas
- 9.55am to 11.15am - A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
- 11.15am to 12.55pm - The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
- 12.55pm to 1pm - The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message
- 1pm to 1.25pm - BBC News & Weather
- 1.25pm to 1.55pm - The Smeds and the Smoos
- 1.55pm to 2.20pm - Quentin Blake's Box
- 2.20pm to 4pm - Moana
- 4pm to 4.30pm - Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death
- 4.30pm to 5.30pm - Planet Earth III: Wonders of Nature
- 5.30pm to 5.55pm - BBC News & Weather
- 5.55pm to 7.30pm - The Witches (2020)
- 7.30pm to 8pm - EastEnders
- 8pm to 9pm - Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster
- 9pm to 10pm - The Tourist
- 10pm to 10.30pm - Mrs Brown's Boys New Year
- 10.30pm to 10.55pm - BBC News & Weather
- 10.55pm to 12.45am - Ghostbusters (2016)
BBC Two
- 6.20am to 6.50am - A Vicar's Life
- 6.50am to 7.50am - Celebrity Race Across the World
- 7.50am to 8.50am - The Great British Sewing Bee: Celebrity New Year Special
- 8.50am to 10.15am - Letter from an Unknown Woman
- 10.15am to 12.45pm - New Year's Day Concert Live from Vienna 2024
- 12.45pm to 2.30pm - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 2.30pm to 4.40pm - The Magnificent Seven
- 4.40pm to 4.45pm - The Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message
- 4.45pm to 5.35pm - Flog It!
- 5.35pm to 6.30pm - Great Railway Journeys
- 6.30pm to 7pm - Richard Osman's House of Games
- 7pm to 7.30pm - Robson Greene's Weekend Escapes
- 7.30pm to 8pm - Mastermind
- 8pm to 8.30pm - Only Connect
- 8.30pm to 9pm - University Challenge
- 9pm to 10pm - Wild Scandinavia
- 10pm to 11.50pm - Bonnie and Clyde
- 11.50pm to 1.35am - In the Heat of the Night
ITV1
- 6am to 6.30am - Ainsley's Caribbean Kitchen
- 6.30am to 8pm - The Masked Singer
- 8am to 10.30am - Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 100
- 10.30am to 12.15pm - Babe
- 12.15pm to 12.30pm - ITV Lunchtime News
- 12.30pm to 3.45pm - ITV Racing: Live from Cheltenham
- 3.45pm to 4.45pm - Riddiculous
- 4.45pm to 5.45pm - The Chase
- 5.45pm to 6.45pm - Jeopardy!
- 6.45pm to 7pm - ITV Evening News
- 7pm to 8pm - Emmerdale
- 8pm to 9pm - Coronation Street
- 9pm to 10pm - Mr Bates vs the Post Office
- 10pm to 10.15pm - ITV News & Weather
- 10.15pm to 1.05am - Gladiator
Channel 4
- 6.35am to to 7am - 3rd Rock from the Sun (Season 6, Episode 1)
- 7am to 7.20am - 3rd Rock from the Sun (Season 6, Episode 2)
- 7.20am to 7.45am - 3rd Rock from the Sun (Season 6, Episode 3)
- 7.45am to 8.10am - The Simpsons (Season 17, Episode 12)
- 8.10am to 8.35am - The Simpsons (Season 17, Episode 13)
- 8.35am to 9.05am - The King of Queens (Season 4, Episode 20)
- 9.05am to 9.35am - The King of Queens (Season 4, Episode 21)
- 9.35am to 10.05am - Frasier (Season 7, Episode 18)
- 10.05am to 10.35am - Frasier (Season 7, Episode 19)
- 10.35am to 11.05am - Frasier (Season 7, Episode 20)
- 11.05am to 12.55pm - Daddy Daycare
- 12.55pm to 2.40pm - Paw Patrol: The Movie
- 2.40pm to 2.55pm - Channel 4 News
- 2.55pm to 5.20pm - Mrs Doubtfire
- 5.20pm to 7.40pm - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- 7.40pm to 9pm - The Great New Year Bake Off
- 9pm to 10.30pm - Gogglebox Festive Special
- 10.30pm to 12.30am - Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2023
Full schedules for TV can be found on the websites of the respective channels or on the Radio Times.
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