In Germany, which television sketch is traditionally broadcast on New Year's Eve?

Dinner for One is the television sketch traditionally broadcast in Germany on New Year's Eve.

The short English-language comedy features an elderly woman, Miss Sophie, celebrating her 90th birthday with a formal dinner. Her butler, James, serves four absent guests and repeatedly drinks their toasts, becoming increasingly unsteady as the meal continues. The recurring line “The same procedure as every year” helped make the sketch a familiar holiday quotation.

Although performed in English, the sketch became a German New Year's institution after television broadcasts made it widely popular. It was recorded in 1963 by the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk, with Freddie Frinton as James and May Warden as Miss Sophie.

A common misconception is that the sketch originated as a German production. Its performers and dialogue are English, and the stage routine had earlier theatrical history, but its strongest annual television association developed in German-speaking countries. Broadcast schedules and versions can vary by broadcaster.