The Best TV Shows on CCTV-4
Every CCTV-4 Show Ranked From Best To Worst
Showcasing over 20 shows from 1983 up until 2025, CCTV-4 stands as a beacon of television excellence. Premiering in 1983 and 1996, CCTV Spring Festival Gala and 中国文艺 are among CCTV-4’s most celebrated shows. Our curated list, current as of March 2026, showcases over 20 of CCTV-4’s highest-rated series.
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
CCTV Traveling Along the Border (2011)N/A
北纬30°中国行 (2012)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.
国家荣光 (2020)N/A
Chinese Bridge (2021)N/A
遇鉴文明 (2022)N/A
远方的家·旅行加速度 (2023)N/A
远方的家 (2025)N/A