The Best TV Shows on CCTV-4
Every CCTV-4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Discover the best of CCTV-4 with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for November 2025. Among CCTV-4’s finest offerings are CCTV Spring Festival Gala and 中国文艺, which debuted in 1983 and 1996, respectively. Showcasing over 20 shows from 1983 up until 2023, CCTV-4 stands as a beacon of television excellence.
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
大国粮仓 (2021)8.0
CCTV Spring Festival Gala (1983)5.8
中国文艺 (1996)N/A
世界著名大学 (2003)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
长城内外 (2015)N/A
传承 (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.
Unexplored Land (2021)N/A
遇鉴文明 (2022)N/A
远方的家·旅行加速度 (2023)N/A
一带一路上的中国名片 (2023)N/A