The Best TV Shows on CCTV

Every CCTV Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of September 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of CCTV’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Premiering in 1983 and 1986, CMG Spring Festival Gala and Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are among CCTV’s most celebrated shows. CCTV has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1983 all the way to 2019.

  • A Son of the Good Earth
    A Son of the Good Earth (1995)10.0

    This Japanese-Chinese production based on a novel by Toyoko Yamazaki tells the story of Lu Yixin, a Japanese orphan left behind in Manchuria after Japan's defeat in World War II. Torn between his love for his Chinese adoptive parents and his love-hate relationship with his Japanese biological father, he navigates the turbulent waters of the Cultural Revolution.

  • Dong bei yi jia ren
    Dong bei yi jia ren (2002)9.5

  • For the Sake of the Republic
    For the Sake of the Republic (2003)9.3

    Towards the Republic, also known as For the Sake of the Republic and Zou Xiang Gong He, is a Chinese historical television series first broadcast on CCTV in China from April to May 2003. The series is based on events that occurred in China between the late 19th century and early 20th century that led to the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and the founding of the Republic of China. Owing to its portrayal of historical issues deemed politically sensitive by the Chinese government, the series has been subject to censorship in mainland China.

  • Year After Year
    Year After Year (1999)9.0

  • World Heritage In China
    World Heritage In China (2008)9.0

    "Every estate is unique. Like Coliseum, an arena not only so in Italy, but all over the world on an ancient Roman arena. Great Wall of China, Dujiangyan, Huangshan, also opera ...... is the world's only our movie is hard to interpret the intentions behind these substances to the image of the 'unique' reason can not be copied, and its history along the way from the tortuous experience. "" documentary records themselves are in need of guide words "language, not a tourist manual, so this is not a purely beautiful piece. Crews find and organize is a story of a rich history, "boring narrative and interesting coincidences in history." In the face of the vicissitudes of the scene, with their efforts to understand the cultural and spiritual being numerous times to pay tribute to these antiquities, ruins to explore every tortuous experience in historical events. We look through the lens of their hands is not only seen

  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms (2009)9.0

    Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a 2009 animated television series joint produced by the Beijing Huihuang Animation Company of China and Future Planet of Japan. It was broadcast in Japan starting April 2010.

  • AI Football GGO
    AI Football GGO (2010)8.8

    Artificial Intelligent Football GGO is made by Puzzle Animation studio Ltd. It's an animation series about football and future technology.

  • Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King
    Journey to the West – Legends of the Monkey King (1999)8.4

    Sun Wukong, who was born from a magic stone, has been imprisoned underneath a mountain for five centuries for his mischief in the heavens. One day, the Guanyin told Monkey that the Monk Tang Sanzang will set him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free, and the two started their Journey to the West. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Zhu Bajie and the Hermit Sha Wujing, who join them on the journey; together, they face many dangers and evil creatures and sorcerers and learn to get along.

  • Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
    Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (1986)8.3

  • Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series
    Hongmao and Lantu: Martial Arts Series (2006)8.2

    An animation series produced by Hongmeng Cartoon Communication Co., Ltd. There are two branches: martial arts series and preschool education series. And the martial arts series is China's first animation series on the theme of traditional Chinese martial arts.

  • 西游记续集
    西游记续集 (2000)7.5

  • The Return of the Condor Heroes
    The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006)6.5

    The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It is the second installment of a trilogy produced by Zhang Jizhong, preceded by The Legend of the Condor Heroes and followed by The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. It was first broadcast on 17 March 2006 in China and subsequently broadcast in other Asian countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.

  • The Spirit of the Sword
    The Spirit of the Sword (2007)6.0

  • CMG Spring Festival Gala
    CMG Spring Festival Gala (1983)5.7

    The CMG Spring Festival Gala (formerly known as the CCTV New Year's Gala; commonly abbreviated in Chinese as Chunwan or 春晚) is a Chinese New Year special gala produced by China Media Group (CMG). The Gala is a live variety show featuring music, dance, and comedy performances alongside official messaging, held annually on Chinese New Year's Eve since it was first aired in February 1983. It was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most watched national network TV broadcast in 2012 and is widely recognized as the world's most watched television program.

  • Merry Go Round
    Merry Go Round (2003)N/A

    This drama follow the lives of two young sisters as they grow from children to adults. They each face many twists and turns before achieving true happiness.

  • Carrying Grandma Into Town
    Carrying Grandma Into Town (2015)N/A

  • Heart and Greed
    Heart and Greed (2017)N/A

    Ling Lai-Ying and her husband Wong Wing-Ching have worked hard to develop their modest tea restaurant into an entrepreneurial success involving real estate investing and business. Lai-Ying’s younger brother Ling Shing-Fung even tries to help them get the company listed on the stock market. Initially, Wing-Ching does not agree with this. After seeing the century-old family print business run by his benefactor Hui Nga-Lun, who helped him get acquitted of a charge years ago, on the verge of bankruptcy, Wing-Ching agrees to Shing-Fung’s proposal by merging the two families’ businesses for mutual benefit. However, complications arise when other family members oppose the idea, and the social inequality between the two families causes more conflicts. Soon, the two families find themselves on the brink of open hostility and a massive war for revenge brews.

  • 昆塔因为所以
    昆塔因为所以 (2018)N/A

  • 锻刀之绝地重生
    锻刀之绝地重生 (2019)N/A

  • 无名卫士
    无名卫士 (2019)N/A