CSM59 Cities + Online
With Chinese primetime showing mainly reruns lately, there’s one that’s far ahead of the rest as it has contended against new shows on the same time slot. This week, the rerun of Love and Redemption has been breaking CSM59 ratings above 3% to place 1st in TV ratings. In comparison, Brilliant Girls has achieved CSM59 ratings above 2%. Storm Eye finished its run to be replaced with two shows – Road to Rebirth starring Jerry Jia Nailiang and Ivy Chen and Sunshine of My Life starring Zhang Han and Lulu Xu.
Meanwhile, Jing Tian and Vin Zhang Binbin’s fantasy romance Rattan which has been garnering attention for being visually stunning climbs to the number one spot online as it overtakes both The Sword and The Brocade and Word of Honor. The newly-premiered Palace of Devotion starring Tamia Liu and Vic Chou makes it to the list at 10th.
New actors making this week’s celebrity rankings are You Are My Hero actress Sandra Ma in 8th place and her co-star Bai Jingting in 10th place. Bai Jingting joins his Ping Pong co-star Timmy Xu Weizhou who has moved up from 10th last week to 7th place.
TV Ratings
CSM59 Cities
*The table includes primetime shows that air at 19:30, those highlighted in blue air at 22:00. **Overall rankings are for the shows airing on the same night, regardless of air time. *** Reruns are not included. **** Dramas that air on CCTV (the state television broadcaster in China) are not included.
Web Rankings
Top Dramas (7-Day)
1. Rattan
2. The Sword and The Brocade
3. Word of Honor
4. You Are My Hero
5. Storm Eye
6. My Heroic Husband
7. Brilliant Girls
8. Country Love 13
9. Douluo Continent
10. Palace of Devotion
Top Celebrities (7-Day)
1. Xiao Zhan
2. Zhang Zhehan
3. Simon Gong Jun
4. Yang Mi
5. Sally Jing Tian
6. Seven Tan Songyun
7. Timmy Xu Weizhou
8. Sandra Ma
9. Wang Yibo
10. Bai Jingting
*Vlinkage Daily Views Index is based on view count, iQIYI Popularity, Youku Popularity, community and media discussions and Baidu search. The 7-day rankings is the calculated average from the daily index. ** Vlinkage Star Popularity is based on view count, weibo, douban, tieba, search results, etc
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