Looking back to five years ago, you would think of Happy Camp and Super Girl made by the Hunan Satellite TV as the most popular Chinese TV shows.
Five years later, the answer seems to be completely different.
Let us take a look at the 10 most popular Chinese television shows in the first half of 2016.
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Five years later, the answer seems to be completely different.
Let us take a look at the 10 most popular Chinese television shows in the first half of 2016.
No. 1 The Great Challenge
China's national news broadcast channel CCTV created a live reality show called The Great Challenge with a down-to-earth style attracting a large segment of youth audience.
Introduced from the Super Seven made by the South Korea MBC TV, The Great Challenge has set different tasks in various industries to finish on each episode.
Compared with other all-star lineups, The Great Challenge blazes a new trail on choosing guests on the basis of qualities other than fame.
No. 2 Come Sing With Me
A live music show was launched by the Hunan Satellite TV this year; Come Sing With Me invites ordinary people to sing together with renowned singers.
The singing part is divided into two parts. In the first part, singers sing their most well-known song in the studio while participants sing through a computer or mobile phone at different places at the same time.
In the second part, several selected music-lovers are invited to a live show to sing an adapted song with the help of the singer.
No. 3 Stars V.S. Stars
As an innovative indoor reality show made by the Zhejiang Satellite TV on January 29 this year, Stars V.S. Stars choose one star to be the leader of each team. The leader then invites popular celebrities to join in the game in the following episodes.
The two teams constantly compete with each other.
The competition takes on different forms of challenges including quiz shows, puzzle games, talents show and improvisation.
No. 4 Beat the Champions
Zhejiang Satellite TV tackles the impossible with their sports reality show Beat the Champions.
Sport-lovers compete against professional athletes in their respective sport. Considering the different capabilities between professional and amateur players, professional athletes are faced with many obstacles during the competition.
A total of 12 episodes covering football, basketball, swimming, diving, and boxing were featured so far.
No. 5 Hidden Singer
Hidden Singer, a Korea-based live music show from Joongang Tongyang Broadcasting Company, has caused a sensation in China.
Six guests are invited to each episode with five followers and one singer. Four rounds of competition are held between them with one contestant eliminated each round.
The singers are judged by the jury and the audience who can cast their votes from home. The last one on the stage wins the game.
No.6 Go Fighting
If Ode to Joy was a well-received urban life drama reflecting a Chinese women's life in modern society, then Dragon TV-led outdoor show Go Fighting is the perfect choice for men.
Characterized by male celebrities, Go Fighting centers on the pressure Chinese men have from every corner of society.
Many seemingly dangerous tasks are arranged on each episode to attract the attention of the TV audience.
No.7 Twenty-Four Hours Taking advantage of well-known Chinese story The Grand Voyages of Zheng He, Twenty-Four Hours brings the audience back to ancient society to start a mysterious journey.
There are 12 independent episodes in the season, each one connecting with another in a hidden manner.
Invited celebrities are divided into two teams and they have to compete with each other while finding clues to finish the tasks one by one during the journey.
There are 12 independent episodes in the season, each one connecting with another in a hidden manner.
Invited celebrities are divided into two teams and they have to compete with each other while finding clues to finish the tasks one by one during the journey.
No.8 Law of the Jungle
Introducing from the Seoul Broadcasting System, the Chinese version of Law of the Jungle is a reality-documentary show integrating reality-variety television, natural documentaries, and human dramas.
A cast of celebrities travel to rural areas to survive on their own and experience life with local tribes and people.
It airs every Saturday on the Anhui Satellite TV.A cast of celebrities travel to rural areas to survive on their own and experience life with local tribes and people.
No.9 I Am a Singer
Gaining huge success from the previous three seasons, I Am a Singer still performs well despite competition from other networks.
Seven talented singers from all over the world perform for a selected audience, who votes to eliminate one singer after each week's performance. The following week, another singer joins the competition. The artists compete against each other throughout the course of the show.
In the fourth season, Chinese dancing queen Coco Lee won I Am a Singer.
No.10 Top Funny Comedian
Positioning as a humor talk show, Top Funny Comedian season two seems to commit to making you laugh from start to end.
Ten teams will go for the final championship by performing in a variety of ways including comedy, opera, acrobatics and mask-changing.
Five hundred public judges will vote to the contests in the principle of innovation and originality.
Source: By Zhang Xingjian ( chinadaily.com.cn )