In early September, it became known that one of the most popular programs on television " Wait for me" ceases to exist. It turned out that the TV company "VID" did not renew the contract with the presenter Alexander Galibin, offering to replace him with Sergei Zhigunov or Andrey Sokolov. Representatives of Channel One were against the dismissal of the presenter, so they decided to close the program.
For a long time, the further fate of the program remained unknown. Today, an open letter from the producer of "Wait for me" Alexander Lyubimov appeared in the microblog of the VIDgital company on Instagram. He officially announced the return of the famous program to television. The NTV channel became the new "home" of the program.
« The program "Wait for me" will no longer be aired on Channel One. NTV will become her new home.We are grateful to the First for the fact that almost 20 years ago its producers believed in the then still crude project and supported it.All these years, the program "Wait for me" was released on a weekly basis, not only in Russia. Studios "Wait for me" worked in Yerevan, Chisinau, Minsk, Astana, Kyiv. Special issues for Ukraine and Kazakhstan continue to be aired to this day. Together we managed to find more than 200 thousand people.But times are changing. The priorities of the First Channel have noticeably shifted towards entertainment programs. This is the main reason for the transition "Wait for me" to another federal channel. They became NTV, which has really changed a lot in two years. New projects bring people together and often make them think about something very important. First of all, this is the project “You are super!”, which, in my opinion, has become an event of this year. That is why NTV, in the form and with the content strategy that it is focused on today, is the best platform for Wait for Me.
It seems to us that on NTV, “Wait for me” will begin a new bright life, ”said Lyubimov (the spelling and punctuation of the author are given unchanged. - Note. ed.)
President of VIDgital Alexander Lyubimov officially announced the return of the famous program to television.
Previously, the last host of the program Ksenia Alferova spoke about the fate of "Wait for me". In her microblog on Instagram, Alferova posted a frank and emotional post (spelling and punctuation are given unchanged. - Note. ed.): “Dear friends, for several weeks now you have been asking me if the program “Wait for me” will go on the air. I know the same as you. I know that the VID TV company was preparing a new, updated studio, that the team creating the program had many new ideas, that at the end of August we were supposed to have a new recording, but the first channel did not renew the contract with the TV company. For what reasons? One can only guess. I can assume that the matter is in the painful ambitions of those in power. How do I feel about this? And how can one relate to the fact that at once, with one stroke of the pen of hope, thousands of people have sunk into oblivion?! I'm hurt, I'm sad! It hurts for those people in whose life a miracle will not happen, their life will not turn around 180 degrees, they will not be able to hug their daughters, sons, brothers, fathers and mothers! Bitter for the amazing team of people who, many years ago, under the leadership of the last Romantic of our time, Sergey Anatolyevich Kushnerev, created this unique system for finding people, created this bright, talented, such a real program. And they continued his work, after his sudden departure. After all, this is not just a TV program, this is a phenomenon, this is the truth, this is life! And it doesn't matter who leads it, it is important that it lives, that people believe, wait and find each other! I can't wrap my head around how it was possible to take on such responsibility and stop it. Kind of crazy, in my opinion. But let's hope for a miracle, common sense, God! Let's believe that this program will continue its life, no matter on which channel, and we will see tears of joy and happy smiles on the faces of the heroes who have found their relatives, friends, dear friends! Don't get lost, hope, love, stay and believe no matter what! Your Ksyusha!
Another host of the program, Maria Shukshina, did not stand aside. The actress, who hosted Wait for Me from 1999-2014, was ready to return, but made it a condition to return the same team that started the show in 1998. TV company VID was not satisfied with such conditions.
Screensaver of the program "Wait for me"
Maria Shukshina hosted the Wait for Me program in 1999–2014
According to a source familiar with the situation, the new team, which was recruited by the TV company after the dismissal of the creator of "Wait for me" Sergei Kushnerev, quarreled with the host Alexander Galibin and fired him. At the same time, no one informed the channel about this. In turn, the First, who was completely satisfied with the host, tried to return it, but "VID" refused to do so.
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Ultimately, the manufacturer and the channel did not agree in negotiations. The television company offered the First to leave Ksenia Alferova in this position, making her co-host of the actor Sergei Zhigunov or his colleague Andrei Sokolov. As a result, it was not possible to find a consensus, and now "Wait for me" will be released on "Russia 1".
Recall that in the new season on Channel One there was a global rearrangement of personnel. Andrey Malakhov left, Alexander Oleshko with the show "Just the same", Yulia Menshova with the program "Alone with everyone", Roza Syabitova with "Let's get married!", Alexander Vasilyev with "Fashionable sentence", Timur Kizyakov with “So far, everyone is at home,” and Alexander Galibin left the program “Wait for me”.
The program "Wait for me" has been released since 1998. The first episodes were shown by the RTR channel (now Rossiya-1), since 1999 it has been broadcast on ORT (now Channel One). The hosts of "Wait for me" were artists Igor Kvasha, Maria Shukshina, Mikhail Efremov, Alexander Domogarov, Yegor Beroev, Chulpan Khamatova. The program is dedicated to the search for missing and lost people. The transmission website provides data on more than 200 thousand missing people found with the help of "Wait for me".
The legendary project "Wait for me" - from October 27 on the air of NTV! The program, beloved by viewers for almost 20 years, will retain its individual style and social significance on NTV.
Over 200,000 people were found during the existence of "Wait for me". On its basis, a network of voluntary assistants has been created in Russia, the CIS countries and abroad. Today, "Wait for me" helps more than 500 people. In addition, the program fruitfully cooperates with the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Wait for me on NTV: program hosts, who will host the program
The program will be hosted by a popular actress and TV presenter, winner of the TEFI and Nika awards Yulia Vysotskaya (“Eat at Home”, “Smart Home”, etc.), as well as a well-known theater and film actor, winner of the TEFI and Golden Eagle awards Sergey Shakurov and the founder of the search and rescue organization "Lisa Alert" Grigory Sergeev.
Timur Weinstein about the program Wait for me on NTV
“It was hard to imagine two years ago that such a project as “Wait for me” could appear on NTV. However, today "Wait for me" harmoniously fits into the new content policy of NTV. This is a project with a long history that has absorbed a huge number of good deeds, and we are proud that it will appear on the channel’s air, adding to the line of socially oriented projects,” says Timur Vainshtein, general producer of the NTV channel.
Alexander Lyubimov about the program Wait for me on NTV
Alexander Lyubimov, general producer of the TV company VID: “As before, every week in the program“ Wait for me ”people who have lost each other will meet. As before, these will be incredible stories about real life. But now all this will take place in a new, modern studio, the boundaries of which will expand. For the first time, viewers will see how the search is actually carried out: in direct connection with the studio there will be a search center "Wait for me" working daily and around the clock. A third presenter will appear in it, who will talk about how the search is going. This is Grigory Sergeev, head of the Lisa Alert search team, which has recently been closely cooperating with the Wait for Me program.
Why was the program "Wait for me" on Channel One closed?
Wait for me: watch the last episode of the program in 2017 online on Channel One. Issue dated September 1, 2017 (YouTube video).
According to RBC's interlocutor on Channel One, the contract for the production of another popular VID production program, Field of Miracles, has been re-signed. “From the “Field of Miracles” everything is in order. The contract for it was extended, as it has been done automatically over the past 20 years,” he explained.
As a source on Channel One explained to RBC, the main reason for the non-renewal of the contract with VID for the production of Wait for Me is "the personnel policy of the new program team."
Why is there no program Wait for me on Channel One? Causes.
“They [the new Wait for Me team] fired Alexander Galibin, the host of the program, without agreement with Channel One. And at the moment, the manufacturer has not presented a host candidate that would suit Channel One,” he said, adding that as a result it was decided not to renew the contract with VID for the production of the program.
A source told RBC that the TV company nominated actor and producer Sergei Zhigunov for the role of the host of Wait for Me, but Channel One rejected her.
“The show will no longer be aired on Channel One,” another RBC source clarified. - On September 15, a repeat of one of the old episodes will be on the air.
He confirms that "the conflict between the producer and the TV channel was provoked by creative disagreements over the candidacy of the host of the program."
The producer of the program, TV Company VID, declined to comment on RBC. Channel One did not respond to RBC's request.
We are grateful to the First for the fact that almost 20 years ago its producers believed in the then still crude project and supported it.
All these years, the program "Wait for me" was released on a weekly basis, not only in Russia. Studios "Wait for me" worked in Yerevan, Chisinau, Minsk, Astana, Kyiv. Special issues for Ukraine and Kazakhstan continue to be aired to this day. Together we managed to find more than 200 thousand people.
But times are changing. The priorities of the First Channel have noticeably shifted towards entertainment programs. This is the main reason for the transition "Wait for me" to another federal channel.
They became NTV, which has really changed a lot in two years. New projects bring people together and often make them think about something very important. First of all, this is the project “You are super!”, which, in my opinion, has become an event of this year. That is why NTV, in the form and with the content strategy that it is focused on today, is the best platform for Wait for Me.
It seems to us that on NTV "Wait for me" will begin a new bright life.
The program "Wait for me" when it will be aired again
The program "Wait for me" is not yet indicated in the NTV program grid. When exactly the show will be restarted, Alexander Lyubimov did not specify. This is expected to happen in October.
Who will host "Wait for me", new presenters
The names of the new hosts of the program "Wait for me", which will be aired on the NTV channel from the end of October, have become known. By tradition, these are actors: instead of Alexander Galibin and Ksenia Alferova, the people's artist of Russia Sergey Shakurov and Yulia Vysotskaya will be the hosts. A third permanent presenter will also appear - as KP reported, this is the founder of the Liza Alert volunteer rescue squad, Grigory Sergeev, who previously participated in the program as an expert.
On NTV "Wait for me" will be released in a new format.
As before, these will be incredible stories about real life. But now all this will take place in a new studio, the boundaries of which will expand. For the first time, viewers will see how searches are actually carried out: the search center “Wait for me” will be working daily and around the clock,” says Alexander Lyubimov, general producer of the VIDgital television company. The creators of the program will join forces with the famous volunteer search squad "Lisa Alert", and one of the leaders will be its leader Grigory Sergeev.
Why was the program "Wait for me" closed?
Wait for me: watch the last episode of the program in 2017 online on Channel One. Issue dated September 1, 2017 (YouTube video).
According to RBC's interlocutor on Channel One, the contract for the production of another popular VID production program, Field of Miracles, has been re-signed. “From the “Field of Miracles” everything is in order. The contract for it was extended, as it has been done automatically over the past 20 years,” he explained.
As a source on Channel One explained to RBC, the main reason for the non-renewal of the contract with VID for the production of Wait for Me is "the personnel policy of the new program team."
Why is there no program Wait for me on Channel One? Causes.
“They [the new Wait for Me team] fired Alexander Galibin, the host of the program, without agreement with Channel One. And at the moment, the manufacturer has not presented a host candidate that would suit Channel One,” he said, adding that as a result it was decided not to renew the contract with VID for the production of the program.
A source told RBC that the TV company nominated actor and producer Sergei Zhigunov for the role of the host of Wait for Me, but Channel One rejected her.
“The show will no longer be aired on Channel One,” another RBC source clarified. - On September 15, a repeat of one of the old episodes will be on the air.
He confirms that "the conflict between the producer and the TV channel was provoked by creative disagreements over the candidacy of the host of the program."
The producer of the program, TV Company VID, declined to comment on RBC. Channel One did not respond to RBC's request.
The TV company "VID" refused to renew the contract with the presenter Alexander Galibin, offering to replace him with Sergei Zhigunov or Andrey Sokolov. Representatives of Channel One were against the dismissal of the presenter, so they decided to close the program. Representatives of The program's producer, TV Company VID, declined to comment.
The “Wait for me” program was a huge social project that included a unique computer database of people wanted, an Internet site, a “Wait for me” kiosk at the Kazansky railway station in the capital, where applications for people search were accepted. "Wait for me" had more than 500 voluntary assistants - people who were imbued with someone else's grief, both in Russia and in the CIS countries and far abroad. In 2003, the program reunited people who had not seen each other for 73 years.
Screensaver of the program "Wait for me"
This year, Channel One has seen a record number of changes. The programs “Alone with everyone” and “While everyone is at home” closed. But if Yulia Menshova remained on Channel One and is preparing new projects, then Timur Kizyakov is not. The legendary program “So far, everyone is at home”, which had been on the air for 25 years, was decided to be closed due to the scandal with orphans. After information appeared in the media that the project hosts Timur and Elena Kizyakovs take money for the production of video passports for orphans from several sources at once, Channel One began an internal audit and discovered the fact of fraud. In turn, Kizyakov did not agree with this version of what happened. He claims that the television company that supplies the content acted as the initiator of the termination of cooperation. According to the TV presenter, the letter about the termination of the contract was received by Channel One on May 28.
But even the scandal with orphans faded against the background of the news about Andrei Malakhov's departure from Channel One. "Let them talk" continued to exist at the same time and on the same channel, but with a new presenter - Dmitry Borisov. Andrey Malakhov left beautifully: he wrote an open letter in which he recalled the brightest moments during his 25-year career on the First and thanked his colleagues, including Konstantin Lvovich Ernst. Another presenter who will no longer work on the First in the new television season is Alexander Oleshko. Initially, information appeared that they simply decided not to renew the contract with him, since they did not find suitable projects. The TV presenter himself explained what happened differently. "Dear friends! No official statements, clarifications, clarifications, farewells and other things. Only gratitude for the long-term, bright, diverse, very rich and very interesting, good cooperation, which ended of its own accord at the beginning of June this year! Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the management of Channel One for their trust, support, attention and endless possibilities! To everyone with whom I worked, thanks for the help, passion and common cause! As a freelance artist, he accepted an offer he couldn't refuse! Wherever and with whomever you are, the main task remains to give the viewer joy, peace of mind and good mood! The viewer knows it from the heart. World Peace!!!" - Oleshko wrote on Instagram.
