The Best TV Shows on Beijing Television

Every Beijing Television Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Beijing Television has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1993 and as recent as 2025. I Love My Family and 3000 Whys of Blue Cat represent the pinnacle of Beijing Television’s programming, launching in 1993 and 1999. Dive into our updated selection of Beijing Television’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of September 2026.

  • All Quiet in Peking
    All Quiet in Peking (2014)9.6

    In 1948, as China's civil war reaches a critical point and the Kuomintang's economy collapses, Communist agent Fang Meng'ao goes undercover as an Air Force colonel. Assigned to investigate corruption—led by his own father—and later to help transport national assets to Taiwan, he becomes entangled in a complex power struggle. Caught between duty, family, and political shifts, Fang plays a pivotal role in a covert mission tied to the peaceful liberation of Beijing.

  • 风筝·送审版
    风筝·送审版 (2017)9.0

  • I Love My Family
    I Love My Family (1993)8.8

    The first Mandarin-language sitcom.

  • 3000 Whys of Blue Cat
    3000 Whys of Blue Cat (1999)8.5

    3000 Whys of Blue Cat is the first large-scale Chinese animated series in mainland China with an emphasis on science. The series is produced by "Beijing Sunchime Happy Culture Company". The show remains one of the longest running children's cartoon series in the world. It is most commonly referred to as "Blue Cat". An English version was made for the first episode titled "The Adventures of the Blue Cat" and was made as a pilot for a series titled "Lucky's Adventures" but due to lack of intrerests, the series was canceled. The show uses a combination of 2D animation and CGI.

  • Like a Flowing River
    Like a Flowing River (2018)8.5

    The story of Song Yunhui, Lei Dongbao, and Yang Xun as they take part in China’s economic reform from the 1980s to the 1990s.

  • The Bronze Teeth
    The Bronze Teeth (2001)8.4

  • Lurk
    Lurk (2009)8.4

    Lurk is a 2009 Chinese television series based on a spy novel. The series is directed by Jiang Wei.

  • The Young Detective
    The Young Detective (2000)8.3

  • Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
    Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty (2022)8.3

    General Lu Lingfeng and Detective Su Wuming uncover supernatural mysteries and hidden conspiracies threatening the empire during Emperor Xuanzong’s reign.

  • Ⅵ Group of Fatal Case
    Ⅵ Group of Fatal Case (2001)8.2

    Six very different but equally determined and dedicated police officers comprise a group specializing in serious criminal cases involving homicide, mafia activity, terrorism, drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, and robbery.

  • Genuine Heroes
    Genuine Heroes (2025)8.0

    An anthology revealing the hidden stories behind significant cases, drawing inspiration from real-life heroes across five major legal and security institutions—public security, prosecution, courts, justice, and state security.

  • Home with Kids
    Home with Kids (2005)7.5

    Xia Donghai returns to China with his son to reunite with his daughter and marries Liu Mei, a nurse with her own son. The blended family navigates different parenting styles and the mischievous behavior of their children, leading to both humorous and challenging situations.

  • Trident
    Trident (2020)7.5

    Cui Tiejun, Xu Guozhu, and Pan Jianghai, known as the Trident of the city police come together to fight crime.

  • Legend of Mi Yue
    Legend of Mi Yue (2015)7.0

    Mi Yue, a princess from Chu, is sent to Qin as a concubine. She loses her first love and becomes entangled in royal power struggles. After being exiled with her son, she returns during a time of chaos to try to defeat her rival and secure the throne for her child.

  • Vacation of Love
    Vacation of Love (2021)6.3

    Heartbroken showbiz agent Li Yi finds an unexpected chance at love and a fresh start when the attentive Hou Hao enters her life during a fateful New Year’s Eve.

  • The Glory of Tang Dynasty
    The Glory of Tang Dynasty (2017)6.2

    The life of an intelligent and kind woman who becomes a concubine of the inner court whose love for the people enables her to do great things for the country.

  • Love Stories in the Countryside
    Love Stories in the Countryside (2006)6.1

  • Idler: Sister Ma
    Idler: Sister Ma (2000)6.0

    Chinese sitcom set in a residential neighborhood in Beijing, centered on Ma Xiao Yan, a middle aged woman known as Sister Ma, her relatives and friends.

  • Belief
    Belief (2021)6.0

    In 1931, due to betrayal by traitors, the party's underground organization in Shanghai was severely damaged, and the revolutionary cause fell into white terror. Ma Tian Mu, a young party member who was injured in the Northern Expedition was ordered to go to France. Under the guidance of his superior Wu Zhong Xin and the cooperation of comrades, he walked among all kinds of bureaucratic gentry and police gangs.

  • Hunted to the End of the World
    Hunted to the End of the World (2005)N/A