The Best TV Shows on CCTV-4
Every CCTV-4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst
A broadcaster of distinction, CCTV-4 has aired more than 20 shows between 1983 and 2025. Icons of CCTV-4, CCTV Spring Festival Gala and 中国文艺 made their debut in 1983 and 1996, setting industry standards. As of April 2026, our compilation of CCTV-4’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.
Resist U.S. aggressors and aid Korea to defend the motherland (2020)9.5
Road of Millennia Bodhi (2010)9.0After Buddhism was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago, it not only made up for the shortcomings of Confucianism in terms of ultimate concern for human beings, but also continuously collided and merged with Chinese local culture.
沿海行 (2011)9.0
一带一路 (2017)9.0
Roof of the World (2015)8.2The Third Pole (Roof of the World) shows us how Tibetan people live in harmony with nature in an extreme environment, immersing us in the unique charms of Tibet. What we are trying to depict for you are here is the relationship between people living in Tibetan Plateau and nature. We will focus on the incredible and unique nature state, continuous and erect snow mountains, rich and productive land steps, cyclical and round streams, soil and nature, animals, plants, and men coexisting and surviving together on earth.
CCTV Spring Festival Gala (1983)5.8
中国文艺 (1996)N/A
上将许世友 (2006)N/A
我的祖国——万里海疆印象 (2009)N/A
CCTV Traveling Along the Border (2011)N/A
百山百川行 (2013)N/A
传承 (2015)N/A
长城内外 (2015)N/A
国家记忆 (2016)N/A
Chinese Geographical Name Congress (2019)N/AIt is a cultural program originally produced by CCTV.
平凡匠心 (2019)N/A
遇鉴文明 (2022)N/A
远方的家·旅行加速度 (2023)N/A
山河锦绣 (2023)N/A
远方的家 (2025)N/A