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The Best TV Shows on CCTV-9

Every CCTV-9 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

CCTV-9 has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 2009 all the way to 2022. Premiering in 2009 and 2010, 汉字五千年 and Life Force are among CCTV-9’s most celebrated shows. Dive into our updated selection of CCTV-9’s finest, featuring more than 20 series as of April 2025.

  • The Pilgrimage of Hsuan Tsang
    The Pilgrimage of Hsuan Tsang (2011)10.0

  • 遇见最极致的中国
    遇见最极致的中国 (2022)10.0

  • HeXi Corridor
    HeXi Corridor (2015)9.5

  • 汉字五千年
    汉字五千年 (2009)9.0

  • 梁思成·林徽因
    梁思成·林徽因 (2010)9.0

  • Two Hundred Years of Surgery
    Two Hundred Years of Surgery (2019)9.0

    A documentary on the history of surgery.

  • A Bite of China
    A Bite of China (2016)8.7

  • Life Force
    Life Force (2010)8.3

    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.

  • A Bite of China
    A Bite of China (2012)8.3

    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.

  • A Century with Cars
    A Century with Cars (2011)8.0

  • 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.

  • Masters in Forbidden City
    Masters in Forbidden City (2016)7.8

    This documentary shines light on the unsung life stories ofrestorers of cultural relics working inside the Forbidden City, together with the history of theantiques and the palace, the procedures of restoration and the development of culturalprotection.

  • China's Mega Projects
    China's Mega Projects (2012)7.0

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 过年
    过年 (2015)N/A

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

  • 了不起的冬天
    了不起的冬天 (2022)N/A

    Why are the Olympic Games divided into winter and summer? The fastest runner and the fastest skater, who is faster? As the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is about to open, the 10-episode documentary "The Great Winter" produced by the Central Radio and Television Film and Television Documentary Center will be broadcast on CCTV-9 from February 1st. An interesting and scientific documentary about the popular science of the Winter Olympics, focusing on the relevant knowledge of the various events of the Winter Olympic Games and the highlights of the construction of the Beijing Winter Olympics venue, using the interesting method of "animation + popular science expert explanation", multi-angle and in-depth Showcasing the unique charm of the Winter Olympics.

  • 四季流转年夜饭
    四季流转年夜饭 (2022)N/A