China’s Top 10 Variety Shows In 2024

In 2024, a number of new variety shows will emerge in China’s variety show market. These programs are presented in the form of comedy, interaction, reality shows, etc., and have been well received by the audience. Some variety shows are continuations of programs that have been broadcast for many years, while others are newly launched. This post will introduce you to China’s top 10 variety shows in 2024.

1. The Cat in the Box 盒子里的猫

“The Cat in the Box” is an all-star hilarious variety show produced by Youku. The program focuses on the two elements of “hilarious” and “passing through levels”, and uses hot social topics as the basis for creation to create different game themes. Through blind box plots and game challenges, uncover the truth of the story layer by layer and explore the true meaning behind it. When you successfully pass the level, you will also experience an exclusive adventure. The program will be broadcast exclusively on Youku at 12:00 every Saturday starting from March 30, 2024. “The Cat in the Box” means “Schrödinger’s cat” and creates a “parallel world in the box” with the theme of social hot spots. According to Chinese folklore, “Cats have nine lives.” In the game setting of “The Cat in the Box”, when players enter the fictional game space “Box World”, they are given 9 initial health points and complete rounds of levels. Solve puzzle adventure missions and experience an unknown life like “Schrödinger’s Cat”. In addition, different “box worlds” closely follow hot social topics, condensing social pain points such as family relationships, digital life, and modern people’s anxiety into game blueprints, and giving “characters” through the actions of players in the process of hilarious levels. The answer, at the end, is an artistic dismantling of the current core proposition in the form of a pioneering dramatic interpretation.

2. Quan Yuan Jia Su Zhong 2024 全员加速中·对战季

“Quan Yuan Jia Su Zhong 2024” is a real-life survival challenge reality show on Hunan Satellite TV. The Accelerated Orange Team is composed of Chen Chusheng, Su Xing, Wang Yuexin, Zhang Yuan, Wang Zhengliang, Lu Hu, and Wu Xize. Guo Wentao (Wen Tao), Qi Sijun, and Pu Yixing , Li Jinye, Tang Jiuzhou, Huang Zihongfan, and Shi Kai formed the Acceleration Purple Team. In the program, the Accelerator members changed from individual battles in previous seasons to two major team battles. In each task, they accepted the dual test of physical and mental strength, faced off against hunters to resolve crises, and competed in 12 challenges for team honor. The program will be broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV every Friday at 20:10 starting from February 16, 2024. “Quan Yuan Jia Su Zhong 2024” takes the speed of China as the guide and travels to 12 representative locations in the country. Focusing on the core value and far-reaching significance of “telling Chinese stories well”, it focuses on the outstanding talents in different industries in various places. Workers, in overcoming obstacles and accelerating competition, demonstrate the breakthroughs, new achievements and creative practices achieved by various industries in the new era.

3. Keep Running Season Ⅷ 奔跑吧第八季

“Keep Running Season VIII” is an outdoor competitive reality show launched by Zhejiang Satellite TV. It is produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV Program Center Star Map Studio. Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Sha Yi, Bai Lu, Zhou Shen, Fan Chengcheng, Song Yuqi, and Zhang Zhenyuan serve as fixed MCs . The program will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV every Friday at 20:20 starting from April 26, 2024. In the main poster of the “Keep Running Season VIII” program, “Brotherhood” members Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Sha Yi, Bai Lu, Zhou Shen, Song Yuqi, Fan Chengcheng, and Times Youth League-Zhang Zhenyuan stand side by side in a scene full of street feeling , the off-road vehicles, old wooden boxes, bright paint buckets, skateboards, and various retro and trendy devices placed around them accentuate the passionate atmosphere of the poster. The “Brotherhood” is ready to run at any time.

4. Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha 4 哈哈哈哈哈第四季

“Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha 4” is a travel outdoor reality show produced by Tencent Video and iQiyi, and jointly produced by Zhejiang Blue Sky Media Group, Orange Image, and Zhejiang Hexin Media. It is starred by Deng Chao, Chen He, Lu Han, Fan Zhiyi, Baoshi Gem and Wang Mian formed the Wuha Group. In 2024, they will go to the world, embark on a larger range of careless travel, and conquer more mountains, rivers, lakes and seas. The program will be jointly broadcast on Tencent Video and iQiyi every Saturday and Sunday at 12:00 starting from March 23, 2024. The first season of “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” was launched in 2020. Deng Chao, Chen He, and Lu Han formed the “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Tour Group” and embarked on a journey across China from east to west. Since then, the “iron triangle” of Deng Chao, Chen He, and Lu Han has run through all four seasons of “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” and has become the nation’s “wronged” brothers. The third season of “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha”, which will be broadcast in 2023, will take a winter break from north to south. The program will join Fan Zhiyi, Gem Gem, and Wang Mian as permanent guests. The variety show sense of the six people’s powerful combination brought a strong comedy effect to “Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha” and reversed the show’s reputation.

5. Wo Men Sa 我们仨

“Wo Men Sa” is a program jointly launched by Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. It will be broadcast on March 23, 2024. On February 26, 2024, “Wo Men Sa” was released to Reuters; from March 10 to 13, the show was recorded in Hengyang; on March 15, the show released a finalized poster and officially announced the guest lineup, Guo Qilin, Mao Buyi and Wei Daxun join the show; Mango TV will launch Advanced Planning at 12:00 noon on March 17; it will be broadcast simultaneously on Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV dual platforms at 22:00 every Saturday from March 23; on April 6, the program The third episode of the program was broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. The program ranked first in ratings for two consecutive episodes, with China Audiovisual Big Data CVB, National Network, Huan.com, and Kuyun all ranking first. The popularity on all platforms continues to rise, and the second issue received more than 153 hot searches across the entire network.

6. Zhong Di Ba 2 种地吧2

“Zhong Di Ba 2” is a labor documentary interactive reality show produced by iQiyi, Lantianxia Media and jointly produced by Haixi Media. It is starred by Chen Shaoxi, He Haonan, Jiang Dunhao, Li Gengyun, Li Hao, Lu Zhuo, Wang Yiheng, Zhao Xiaotong, Zhuo Yuan and Zhao Yibo formed the “Farming Team”. In the program, ten young farming people unlock a new field of agricultural planting, improve their personal labor skills, use the “Ten Diligent Days” to make their enterprises bigger and stronger, and demonstrate “science and technology help agriculture, industry promotes agriculture”, and use down-to-earth work to write about the growth of contemporary youth. poetry. The program will be broadcast on iQiyi every Friday and Saturday at 12:00 from February 23, 2024, and will be broadcast on Jiangsu Satellite TV at 21:20 every Sunday from March 17, 2024.

7. Wu Xian Chao Yue Ban 2 无限超越班第二季

As the common memory of a generation, Hong Kong film and television productions have created many classic screen images and clips, and practitioners have also left a professional image of hard work, down-to-earth and dedication. The light and shadow of the film record the brilliance of the times, while also engraved with the attempts and creations of the pioneers. Countless classic Hong Kong films have left many happy memories for a generation that people often recall. “Wu Xian Chao Yue Ban” learns from the classics, transcends in retrospect, and explores the Hong Kong drama memories deep in the memory. “Wu Xian Chao Yue Ban 2” is an inspirational reality show for actors’ professional art training jointly produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku. It is jointly produced by Zhejiang Satellite TV Program Center and Youku. Er Dongsheng is the director producer, Hao Lei, Ning Jing, and Wu Zhenyu are the producers. Liang Jiahui , Ye Tong, and Zhao Yazhi are guest producers, and Han Xue is the director of the artist department; artists Gao Haining, Huang Ling, He Luoluo, Jin Chao, Ji Lingchen, Jin Sha, Li Fei’er, Li Mingde, Rong Zixi, Sun Chengxiao, and Wang Qiang were also summoned , Wang Ziwei, Xu Juncong, Xu Ruohan, Xiang Zuo, Yan Xujia, Zhang Dongliang, Zheng Hehuizi, Zhang Rui, Zhao Qing, Zhao Yihuan, Zhu Zixiao, through the reinterpretation of classic Hong Kong film themes, launched a fierce competition in acting and artistic ability. The program will be jointly broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV and Youku every Saturday at 20:20 starting from February 24, 2024.

8. Cheng Feng 2024 乘风2024

“Cheng Feng 2024” is an international female cultural exchange and music competition variety show launched by Mango TV. Huang Xiaoming serves as Cheng Feng witness, Zhao Zhao serves as music director, Jing Wei serves as stage director, and Du Hua and Yang Tianzhen serve as Cheng Feng promoters Qi Sijun serves as the host of Chengfeng. The program implements the two cores of “spreading cultural confidence” and “deepening international exchanges” throughout the program, and truly records 36 women of all ages from all over the world who have dreams of singing, dancing and stage, completing different forms of performances on the Chengfeng stage. Collaborative performance. The program will be launched on Mango TV at 12:00 every Friday and Saturday starting from April 19, 2024.

9. DIVAS HIT THE ROAD 2024 花儿与少年·好友记

“DIVAS HIT THE ROAD 2024” is a self-guided travel program for a large-scale sister and brother group produced by Mango TV. As a special project for the 10th anniversary of the “DIVAS HIT THE ROAD” series, this program invites previous guests to return to the stage and explore the country of the “Chinese Friends Circle” with their old friends. The program will be broadcast on Mango TV at 12:00 on April 21 and 22, 2024; the first episode will be broadcast on April 23 and 24 at 12:00, and will be broadcast every day on April 30, 2024. Airs on Tuesday at 12:00. 2024 is the 10th anniversary of “DIVAS HIT THE ROAD”. The five seasons of Hua Shao guests will return, and friends and friends will gather together to visit the “Chinese Circle of Friends” countries. In recent years, more and more countries have started mutual visa exemption/visa on arrival with China, and the frequency of small and long holidays in 2024 will be higher, making short-term travel more suitable for young people’s travel choices with friends. In order to implement the important deployment of the country and Hunan Province to strengthen international communication and promote the “Mango Overseas 2024 Operation” with high quality, the third leg of “DIVAS HIT THE ROAD 2024” will be recorded in Singapore in early May 2024. This is a collaboration between Hunan Radio and Television and Singapore Culture and Tourism In order to jointly develop the project, the two parties signed a letter of intent to jointly promote the project “Flowers and Youth·Friends”.

10. Ban Shu Lian Ren 3 半熟恋人第三季

“Ban Shu Lian Ren 3” is a young and mature love observation reality show launched by Tencent Video. In the program, a group of urban men and women around the age of 30 move into a “half-baked apartment” and start a month-long love and social experience. “Semi-mature observers” observe the process of getting along with male and female guests from their own perspectives, and jointly discuss the emotions, marriage and growth of mature groups. The program will be broadcast on Tencent Video every Tuesday and Wednesday at 19:00 starting from February 27, 2024. In the program, a group of urban men and women around the age of 30 move into a “half-baked apartment” and start a month-long love and social experience. “Semi-mature observers” observe the process of getting along with male and female guests from their own perspectives, and jointly discuss the emotions, marriage and growth of mature groups.