The Best TV Shows on Beijing Television

Every Beijing Television Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Dive into our updated selection of Beijing Television’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of September 2025. Highlighting Beijing Television’s quality programming, 3000 Whys of Blue Cat and Idler: Sister Ma stand out, premiering in 1999 and 2000. Beijing Television has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1999 all the way to 2024.

  • 3000 Whys of Blue Cat
    3000 Whys of Blue Cat (1999)10.0

    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.

  • 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.

  • Nirvana in Fire
    Nirvana in Fire (2015)8.9

    Weakened by illness but strong in mind, Mei Changsu enters court politics to seek justice for a tragedy long forgotten.

  • Young Justice Bao
    Young Justice Bao (2000)8.4

  • The Bronze Teeth
    The Bronze Teeth (2001)8.3

  • Like a Flowing River
    Like a Flowing River (2018)8.3

    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.

  • 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.

  • With You
    With You (2020)8.0

    Based on real people and stories during the fight against the new coronavirus epidemic in mainland China.

  • Medal of the Republic
    Medal of the Republic (2021)7.5

    An anthology about the lives of eight legendary figures in China: Yu Min, Shen Jilan, Sun Jiadong, Li Yannian, Zhang Fuqing, Yuan Longping, Huang Xuhua, and Tu Youyou.

  • Legend of Mi Yue
    Legend of Mi Yue (2015)7.3

    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.

  • Trident
    Trident (2020)7.3

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

  • In the Name of the Brother
    In the Name of the Brother (2024)7.2

    In 1945, Harbin has come under the rule of Japan's puppet state known as Manchukuo. Communist agent Song Zhuo Wen successfully infiltrates Harbin Secret Service where Guan Xue holds a post as the chief of special police.

  • Home with Kids
    Home with Kids (2005)7.1

    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.

  • Surgeons
    Surgeons (2017)6.5

    Renhe Hospital nurse Zhang Shumei is forced to resign after being suspected of accidentally killing a patient. Zhang Shumei’s 4 year old daughter is abducted, and she herself dies in a car accident a couple of years later. 30 years later, Zhang Shumei’s son Zhuang Shu returns to the hospital as a surgeon who is intent on unraveling the secret behind his family’s misfortune.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Love Stories in the Countryside
    Love Stories in the Countryside (2006)5.5

  • Midnight Diner
    Midnight Diner (2017)5.5

    Chinese adaptation of the original Japanese drama.

  • In Spite of the Strong Wind
    In Spite of the Strong Wind (2023)5.2

    When Tang Chen's career was booming, he had to declare bankruptcy when he was "sold out" by his girlfriend Shuo Bing. But soon he withdrew from the swamp of failure and actively devoted himself to a second venture. Sha Zhou, a good friend for many years, has an excellent writing style, but he has always been a depressed little reporter. With the persuasion of Tang Chen and the support of his wife, he was the first to join the entrepreneurial team. According to the division of labor within the team, Tang Chen and Sha Zhou worked together to find Hou Zhi, Zhu Ran, and Bai Ying, and set up a gray whale public relations company. Tang Chen used his industry acumen for many years to actively search for customers, lead his partners to overcome difficulties, help pig feed magnate Xie Liqiang to build a public image, push the furious divine comedy, and win Feida's public relations contract.

  • The King of Comedy
    The King of Comedy (2016)N/A