
CSM63 Cities + Online
A huge congrats to historical romance A Dream of Splendor, which dominated this week’s Vlinkage online rankings. It’s really no surprisse as the show has been generating positive buzz since its premiere and now has over 600 million views on Tencent as well as a Douban score that opened at 8.3, the highest among c-dramas this 2022, and has risen to 8.8 as of today! ◝(^ᗜ^)◜ It stars Crystal Liu Yifei, Chen Xiao, Ada Liu Yan, and Jelly Lin Yun in a story about a teashop owner overcoming hardships after being abandoned by her fiancé and her sisterhood with two women. Police drama Ordinary Greatness, in 2nd place, also celebrates a milestone as it now has a Douban score of 8.1. Day Breaker rounds up the top three dramas online.
Meanwhile, Defying the Storm remains the top drama on television, with a CSM63 average of 1.3% for the week. The Republican drama also returns to the online top ten, in 9th place. My Superhero, a contemporary romance, is not far behind with a CSM63 average for the week of 1.2%. The rest of the shows have yet to break 1% in CSM63 ratings. The newly-released CCTV family drama Mom Wow, starring Zhang Yuqi and Li Zefeng received a CSM63 average rating of 0.4% for its first week.
TV Ratings
CSM63 Cities

*The table includes primetime shows that air at 19:30, while 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 Dream of Splendor
2. Ordinary Greatness
3. Day Breaker
4. Legacy
5. My Superhero
6. Heroes
7. The Fight
8. Medical Examiner Dr. Qin: The Mind Reader
9. Defying the Storm
10. Be Reborn
*Vlinkage Daily Views Index is based on view count, iQIYI Popularity, Youku Popularity, community and media discussions, and Baidu search. The 7-day rankings are the calculated average of the daily index. **Celebrity rankings are no longer available as there has been a regulation to remove all celebrity rankings in China.
Crystal
I’m loving A Dream Of Splendor!!
Tammy
where do you get your data? Because you compare the CSM63 Satellite TV Rating to CCTV Rating,, can your data count compare one on one with the CCTV Rating data?
why not you use the valid CVB data?
It include all China TV Channel Primetime (the Satellite TV and CCTV ) with the same Rating generate. So this one the most valid, accurate and in China the most credible.
According to CVB : (I will get you 2 dramas example)
– Defying the Storm average Rating only got 0.348%, No. 6
– Ordinary Greatness average Rating was 0.989%, No. 3
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4777786964970
884#&gid=1&pid=
Because many ppl rely on your Rating please provide the Accurate, Valid and Credible Rating Data next time 🙂
Tammy
Edit CVB link :
https://m.weibo.cn/detail/4777786964970884#&gid=1&pid=
Admin
Hi Tammy – Thank you for your comments. The CSM data is linked in source 2. It’s based on the CSM cities daily report. The report includes Satellite TV and CCTV dramas, so the comparison is one on one as we look solely at ratings from CSM cities for both.
As for CVB, we are aware it’s a newer weekly report that came along in recent years from China’s NRTA no less. Although we have stuck to CSM, we’ve been considering making the switch to CVB. Or whether it’s even worth continuing the ratings report, since as you may notice, ratings on CSM and CVB yield different results. Actually curious to hear everyone’s thoughts as well.