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Dinner for One’ Airs Throughout New Year’s Eve Across ARD, With Dialect Editions and a Jubilee Repeat

Viewers return to a 1963 NDR recording thanks to decades of regional remakes plus a revived anniversary show.

Overview

  • Broadcasters across the ARD network schedule multiple showings on December 31, including 18:40 on Das Erste, 19:40 on NDR or BR, 23:35 on NDR, and 00:05 on BR after midnight.
  • NDR rebroadcasts the extended special “60 Jahre Dinner for One” at 14:40, revisiting the previously produced 60‑year television jubilee.
  • Several localized renditions air during the day, such as the Plattdeutsch version at 11:40 on NDR, the Ruhrpott “Dinner vor Wan(ne)” at 16:45 on WDR, and “Dinner op Kölsch” at 17:10 on WDR and 19:30 on ONE.
  • Additional dialect performances include the North Hessian edition at 18:15 and the Hessian version at 18:40 on HR, plus Swabian stagings at 18:45 and 23:30 on SWR.
  • The sketch streams free in the ARD‑Mediathek, with purchase options on Prime Video and Apple TV, including a colorized edition.