The Best TV Shows on CCTV-9

Every CCTV-9 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

As of October 2026, we’ve curated over 20 of CCTV-9’s premier shows for your viewing pleasure. Showcasing over 20 shows from 2002 up until 2026, CCTV-9 stands as a beacon of television excellence. Among CCTV-9’s finest offerings are 曾国藩 and Life Force, which debuted in 2002 and 2010, respectively.

  • China: The Sublime
    China: The Sublime (2022)10.0

  • HeXi Corridor
    HeXi Corridor (2015)9.3

  • Life Force
    Life Force (2010)8.5

    Extraordinary show that reveals how forces of nature through sheer power of evolution shaped life in all it's unexpected and glorious forms, and filled our planet with amazing diversity of animals and plants.

  • 寻味顺德
    寻味顺德 (2016)8.5

  • A Bite of China
    A Bite of China (2016)8.5

  • A Bite of China
    A Bite of China (2012)8.4

    This series explores the history, traditions and culture of Chinese food. Filmed at over 160 locations across China, this series truly is a feast for the senses. The seven-episode documentary series introduces the history and story behind foods of various kinds in more than 160 locations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The documentary has also been actively encouraged as a means of introducing Chinese food culture to those unfamiliar with local cuisine.

  • The Forbidden City 100
    The Forbidden City 100 (2012)8.0

    100 timeless images of the Forbidden City

  • Every Treasure Tells a Story
    Every Treasure Tells a Story (2018)8.0

    "Every Treasure Tells a Story" has a total of 100 episodes, divided into four seasons. To shoot this documentary, the film crew traveled all over the country, filming nearly a hundred museums and archaeological institutes and more than 50 archaeological sites.

  • From Qin Shihuang to Han Wudi
    From Qin Shihuang to Han Wudi (2016)7.5

  • 四季流转年夜饭
    四季流转年夜饭 (2022)7.0

  • 过年
    过年 (2015)1.0

  • 曾国藩
    曾国藩 (2002)N/A

  • South of the Ocean
    South of the Ocean (2013)N/A

    The film will show the development process of the Chinese in Southeast Asia and their living conditions in various periods. It will use an open global perspective to sort out history and pay attention to the present, and strive to create a historical and humanistic documentary that can shed some light on the construction of the future development of Chinese society.

  • 丝路,重新开始的旅程
    丝路,重新开始的旅程 (2013)N/A

  • 长城:中国的故事
    长城:中国的故事 (2015)N/A

    长城.中国的故事 documented the history of the great wall of China

  • 大数据时代
    大数据时代 (2019)N/A

  • 藏着的武林
    藏着的武林 (2020)N/A

  • 战旗
    战旗 (2021)N/A

  • 敦煌,千年不散的宴席
    敦煌,千年不散的宴席 (2021)N/A

  • 千年徽州
    千年徽州 (2026)N/A