CSM63 Cities + Online
A Lifelong Journey continues to be the most successful drama online and on television, hitting over 3% in CMS63 ratings as it ushered in its finale on CCTV-1. The Old Dreams starring Jelly Lin and Gao Zhiting also ended its run with the show hitting over 1% in CMS63 ratings for its finale on CCTV-8. As for dramas on provincial channels, Challenges at Midlife garnered an average of 0.7% for the week while romance drama Two Conjectures About Marriage isn’t far behind with similar statistics.
Vacation Love 2 which ranks among the top 3 online along with television dramas A Lifelong Journey and Challenges at Midlife remains the top web drama. New shows on the list include Modern Marriage in 5th and Zhang Lixin, Gao Ren, and Cai Yida’s mystery thriller Talking Bones 2 in 7th. Dine With Love, a romance drama for foodies that airs at the 10pm slot on Hunan TV, also enters the web rankings in 9th place.
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. A Lifelong Journey
2. Challenges at Midlife
3. Vacation Of Love 2
4. Royal Feast
5. Modern Marriage
6. The Autumn Ballad
7. Talking Bones 2
8. Hello, the Sharpshooter
9. Dine With Love
10. Country Love 14
*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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