CSM63 Cities + Online
Anthology drama Medal of the Republic which takes over Chinese television as it airs on four different channels takes the lead online and on TV. The Justice which garnered 1.617% for its finale on Hunan TV has been replaced by the modern romance Live Your Life starring Lin Yushen and Elvira Cai Wenjing. Live Your Life TV ratings are quite low with an average of only 0.227% though the show manages to break into the top 10 dramas online as it ranks in 4th place.
Historical rom-com A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College bumps down to second place online having been overtaken by Medal of the Republic. It is followed by Forever and Ever, which comes in 3rd.
Once We Get Married, a new rom-com starring Uvin Wang and Wang Ziqi, comes in at number eight on the list. It’s a story about a CEO and a fashion shopper who gradually fall in love during their contract marriage. Tong Liya and Chen Hao‘s The Fiery Years of Gao Da Xia which follows two comrades during the War of Liberation also enters the list in 9th.
TV Ratings
CSM63 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. Medal of the Republic
2. A Female Student Arrives at the Imperial College
3. Forever and Ever
4. Live Your Life
5. The Justice
6. Jun Jiu Ling
7. Our Times
8. Once We Get Married
9. The Fiery Years of Gao Da Xia
10. Cute Programmer
*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. **Celebrity rankings are no longer available as there has been a regulation to remove all celebrity rankings in China.
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Yooi
I tried Once We Get Married and i love it. The chemistry was good. I hope it will get the first position. I wonder how Lusi’s drama got high position? The story of the drama or bcuz of lusi’s popularity?
Still watching Jun jiuling, and im more curious about the 2nd male lead’s ending. His obsession is crazy but i somehow wish he’ll get healed lol.
Ash
Maybe because of Lusi’s popularity, as the script was quite the usual brainless type with all the usual tropes. Anyway, it’s supposed to be a comedy.
Win
More dramas in favor of the chinese communist party/communist party of china have sprung up massively left and right over the past few years. I wouldn’t be surprised if they hired the same wumaos you can find on every foreign site to boost up the ratings that promote the party in a positive light
Anon
You are not even on the same topic as the original post and made some random political comment.
And what’s wrong with a patriotic drama? The past members of the communist party have suffered tremendously and there were countless heroic deeds. They defended their country from multiple foreign invaders and build it up from bankrupt to the 2nd wealthiest economy today in just 60 years. Why shouldn’t they celebrate and remember their heroes? 1.4 billion Chinese choose to remember and honour their dead in various ways. Don’t need any foreigners to like it. And it is none of your business. You can continue to watch your romance dramas.
By the way, patriotic dramas did not just “spring up”. They have always been produced since the beginning of their film industry decades ago.
Fun fact : The CPC started in 1921 with just 50 members. Now, 100 years later, its membership is around 100 million. And this, in spite of the poverty and “shoot on sight” orders from the KMT in the early years, and vilified by the west in later years. Neither is it easy to be admitted as a member. They have to pass tough exams. Failure rate is high. Go figure.