The Best TV Shows on Beijing Television

Every Beijing Television Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Notable series such as 3000 Whys of Blue Cat and Idler: Sister Ma from Beijing Television first graced the screens in 1999 and 2000. Boasting a rich catalog, Beijing Television features more than 20 shows, with broadcasting dates ranging from 1999 to 2025. Dive into our updated selection of Beijing Television’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of October 2025.

  • 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.

  • Control by Zhen Guan
    Control by Zhen Guan (2006)9.7

  • 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.

  • Lurk
    Lurk (2009)8.1

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

  • The Good Fellas
    The Good Fellas (2016)8.0

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A Passionate Life
    A Passionate Life (2001)7.0

  • Fighting Time
    Fighting Time (2017)7.0

    White collar worker Xu Nuo and her company’s chairman Chen Zhi Ze start out as enemies but later become lovers. Hand in hand, they fight against their opponents.

  • 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)5.6

  • 亲爱的学弟学妹
    亲爱的学弟学妹 (2023)N/A