{{Short description|Russian television program}} thumb|Original title '''Wait for Me''' ({{langx|ru|Жди меня|Zhdi menya}}) is an international telecast, talk show and also a popular public search service. It appeared on Russian television since March 14, 1998. It was originally broadcast on Russia-1 (1998), before being broadcast on ORT (since 2002 on Channel One Russia) (1999–2017) and currently is being broadcast on NTV. ''Wait for Me'' is also a TEFI TV Award winner (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sobesednik.ru/kultura-i-tv/20181004-tatyana-mitkova-priznala-proval-ntv-na-tefi-2018 |title=Tatyana Mitkova acknowledged the failure of NTV on TEFI 2018 |access-date=2018-12-12 |archive-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000302/https://sobesednik.ru/kultura-i-tv/20181004-tatyana-mitkova-priznala-proval-ntv-na-tefi-2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The production of the program is handled by the television company VIDgital.<ref name="VID">[https://ru.hellomagazine.com/kino-i-televidenie/teleshou/22607-kseniya-alferova-o-programme-zhdi-menya-mne-bolno-i-gorko.html Ксения Алфёрова о программе «Жди меня»: Мне больно и горько] // Hello!</ref> The authors of idea were journalists Oksana Naychuk and Victoria El-Mualla.<ref>[http://www.tele.ru/tv/off-camera/mariya-shukshina-k-roli-vedushchey-zhdi-menya-ya-privykala-tri-goda/ Мария Шукшина: К роли ведущей «Жди меня» я привыкала три года]</ref>
In the first years of the program's existence, it was possible to find 15-20 people each month with its help,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=jeGgAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT469 Блеск и нищета российского ТВ]</ref> and in 10 years about 150 thousand people were found.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.elle.ru/stil-zhizni/events/pervyiy-kanal-prazdnuet-20-letie/ |title=Номер один: Первый канал празднует 20-летие |access-date=2018-12-12 |archive-date=2017-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925225904/https://www.elle.ru/stil-zhizni/events/pervyiy-kanal-prazdnuet-20-letie/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> By October 2017, their number had increased to 200 thousand.<ref name="НТВ">[http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/1939599/ Ведущими «Жди меня» на НТВ станут Юлия Высоцкая и Сергей Шакуров] // NTV</ref>
Since 2005, VID has begun production of ''Wait for Me'' for viewing in other countries. Since then, the program has come out in an international format.<ref>[https://www.kp.ru/daily/22503/7986/ «Жди меня» покупают американцы]</ref><ref>[https://1tv.kz/zhdi-menya/ «Жди меня» на Первом канале Казахстана]</ref>
Also, from October 2000 to 2004 a newspaper was published with the same name.<ref>[https://www.vokrug.tv/product/show/zdi_menya/ Жди меня] // vokrug.tv</ref>
==Presenters== * Oksana Naychuk (1998) * Igor Kvasha (1998–2012)<ref>[https://www.kp.ru/daily/25941/2886982/ Игорь Кваша: Каждый выпуск «Жди меня» рвал мне сердце]</ref> * Maria Shukshina (1999–2014) * Sergei Nikonenko (2000, 2008) * Chulpan Khamatova (2005–2006) * Aleksandr Domogarov (2005) * Mikhail Yefremov (2009–2014) * Egor Beroev (2014) * Aleksandr Galibin (2014–2017)<ref name="VID"/> * Ksenia Alfyorova (2014–2017)<ref name="VID"/> * Sergei Shakurov (2017–2018) * Julia Vysotskaya (2017–2018) * Grigory Sergeev (2017–2018) * Aleksandr Lazarev Jr. (since 2018) * Tatyana Arntgolts (since 2018) * Alyona Babenko (since 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-09-28 |title=Стало известно, кто заменил Татьяну Арнтгольц в передаче "Жди меня" |url=https://ria.ru/20230928/babenko-1899215647.html |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=РИА Новости |language=ru}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://poisk.vid.ru Official Website]
Category:Russian television shows Category:1998 Russian television series debuts Category:Channel One (Russia) original programming Category:Russia-1 original programming Category:NTV (Russia) original programming Category:2000s Russian television series Category:2010s Russian television series