2017 Chinese TV series or program
Chinese Restaurant simplified Chinese : 中餐厅 ; traditional Chinese : 中餐廳 ; pinyin : Zhōngcāntīng reality show broadcast by Hunan Television . The show features five celebrities as they run a chinese restaurant abroad in 20 days with the aim to promote Chinese Food culture. It's Vicky Zhao 's first reality show as a regular guest.[ 1] [ 2]
The first season was taped in Thailand , and it was premiered on 22 July 2017 with 11 episodes. The second season was taped in France , and it was premiered on 20 July 2018 with 12 episodes. The third season was taped in Italy , and it was premiered on 26 July 2019 with 13 episodes. The fourth season was taped in China due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , and it was premiered on 31 July 2020 with 12 episodes.[ 3] [ 4] Hungary , and it was premiered on 21 July 2023 with 12 episodes. The eighth season was taped in France again, and it was premiered on 19 July 2024 with 12 episodes.
Cast
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Regular Huang Xiaoming
Qin Hailu Karry Wang (left in Episode 8 due to school work)
Yang Zi Jack Lin Recurring Tong Zhuo (start from Episode 3)
Season 4
Season 5
Regular Recurring
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
List of guests
Season 1
Cui Xinqin (Episode 4)
Mike D. Angelo (Episode 5)
Hongyok Chansakorn (Episode 5)
Boat Sirirod (Episode 5)
Season 2
Season 3
Neil Gao (Episode 3 – 5)
Shen Mengchen (Episode 6 – 7)
Du Haitao (Episode 6 – 7)Dylan Wang (Episode 9 – 11)Alec Su (Episode 11 – 13)
Season 4
Nemo Feng (Episode 4 – 6, 9 – 12)
Casper Chu (Episode 4 – 6, 9 – 12)
Liu Yuning (Episode 6 – 12)Yang Chaoyue (Episode 8 – 12)Du Haitao (Episode 9 – 12)
Karry Wang (Episode 9 – 12)
Li Zifeng (Episode 9 – 12)
Cai Cheng (Episode 9 – 12)
Joy Wang (Episode 9 – 12)
Season 6
Will Liu (Episode 4 – 6)Vivi Wang (Episode 4 – 6)
Huang Xiaolei (Episode 6 – 7)
Hu Lianxin (Episode 6 – 7)
Wu Xingjian (Episode 6 – 7)
Na Ying (Episode 9 – 10)Cai Guoqing (Episode 11)
Wowkie Zhang (Episode 11)
Season 7
Lai Yumeng (Episode 6)
Ge Jiabi (Episode 7 – 8)
Alyssa Chia (Episode 8 – 9)
Season 8
Theme Song
"Chinese Restaurant" (Season 1 – 3)
Composer: Tu Yi
Lyricist:
Meng Xiao (Season 1 & 2)
Meng Xiao and Ye Feng (Season 3)
Performer:
Vicky Zhao and Huang Xiaoming (Season 1)
Zhou Dongyu (Special Edition of Season 1)
Vicky Zhao and Alec Su (Season 2)
Huang Xiaoming, Qin Hailu, Yang Zi and Karry Wang (Season 3)
"Chinese Flavor" (Season 4)
Composer: Casper Chu, Gen Neo
Lyricist: Casper Chu, Zhang Jinghao
Performer:
Huang Xiaoming, Zanilia Zhao, Sean Zhang, Jack Lin, Ariel Li, Liu Yuning and Casper Chu
Liu Yuning and Casper Chu
Casper Chu
"The Flavor of China" (Season 5)
Composer: Mo Yanlin
Lyricist: Xia Nuo
Performer: Huang Xiaoming and Ning Jing
International broadcast
Country/Region
Network
Release
Notes
Singapore E City 1 November 2017
Season 1
9 January 2019
Season 2
26 November 2019
Season 3
18 September 2020
Season 4
10 September 2021
Season 5
16 September 2022
Season 6
25 August 2023
Season 7
2 October 2024
Season 8
Hong Kong TVB Asian Variety13 January 2018
Season 1
TVB J2 28 October 2018
Season 2 (Cantonese & Mandarin)
Malaysia Astro Quan Jia HD 16 February 2018
Season 1
20 July 2018
Season 2 (concurrent)
United States Sky Link TV 25 July 2018
Season 2
Taiwan CTi Variety 5 August 2018
Season 1
CTV Main Channel 9 December 2018
CTi Variety
6 January 2019
Season 2
CTV Main Channel
25 August 2019
CTi Variety
6 September 2020
Season 3
CTV Main Channel
CTi Variety
21 April 2024
Season 7
Reception
Ratings
Season 1
1
22 July 2017
1.369
7.31
3
1.36
8.7
1
1.52
9.04
1
2
29 July 2017
1.486
8.34
2
1.44
9.55
1
1.61
9.8
1
3
5 August 2017
1.351
7.50
1
1.34
8.73
1
1.6
9.48
1
4
12 August 2017
1.353
7.68
1
1.21
8.18
1
1.45
9.07
1
5
19 August 2017
1.544
8.83
1
1.38
9.39
1
1.55
9.64
1
6
26 August 2017
1.531
8.64
2
1.1
7.43
1
1.32
8.16
1
7
2 September 2017
1.129
6.70
3
0.96
7.07
1
1.2
7.86
1
8
9 September 2017
1.193
6.94
1
1.06
7.62
1
—
—
—
9
16 September 2017
1.045
6.30
4
1.09
7.87
1
1.25
8.05
1
10
23 September 2017
1.049
6.30
6
0.98
7.06
1
1.18
7.45
1
11
30 September 2017
1.085
6.74
2
1.08
7.81
1
1.27
8.21
1
The data determined by CSM .
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
Information source: 卫视这些事儿 , 卫视小露电 , TV未知数 , Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 2
1
20 July 2018
1.056
7.80
1
1.13
9.55
1
1.43
10.8
1
2
27 July 2018
0.884
6.19
3
1.09
8.69
1
—
—
—
3
3 August 2018
0.748
5.36
4
0.83
6.72
2
—
—
—
4
10 August 2018
0.817
5.83
3
0.99
7.83
1
—
—
—
5
17 August 2018
0.693
4.79
5
0.78
6.44
2
—
—
—
6
24 August 2018
0.628
4.51
3
0.74
6.19
2
—
—
—
7
31 August 2018
0.615
4.39
3
0.68
5.5
2
—
—
—
8
7 September 2018
0.615
4.34
3
0.64
5.63
2
—
—
—
9
14 September 2018
0.673
4.78
4
0.6
4.95
2
—
—
—
10
21 September 2018
0.631
4.36
4
0.56
4.79
2
—
—
—
11
30 September 2018
0.485
4.03
6
0.45
4.47
2
—
—
—
12
5 October 2018
0.553
3.93
4
0.42
3.71
1
—
—
—
The data determined by CSM .
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
Information source: 卫视这些事儿 , 卫视小露电 , TV未知数 , Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 3
1
26 July 2019
0.904
7.03
4
0.76
6.92
2
0.97
7.94
2
2
2 August 2019
0.628
5.06
3
0.61
5.76
2
—
—
—
3
9 August 2019
0.685
5.63
3
0.64
6.68
2
—
—
—
4
16 August 2019
0.708
5.94
4
0.57
5.99
2
0.75
6.87
2
5
23 August 2019
0.703
5.89
4
0.56
5.7
2
—
—
—
6
30 August 2019
0.641
5.98
3
0.53
6.36
2
—
—
—
7
6 September 2019
0.655
5.55
5
0.55
6.19
2
—
—
—
8
13 September 2019
0.609
4.47
8
0.45
4.49
2
—
—
—
9
20 September 2019
0.573
4.94
4
0.35
4.29
2
—
—
—
10
27 September 2019
0.544
4.84
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
4 October 2019
0.552
4.72
6
0.42
4.74
2
—
—
—
12
11 October 2019
0.490
4.16
4
0.26
3.49
1
—
—
—
13
18 October 2019
0.430
3.29
8
0.27
2.91
1
—
—
—
The data determined by CSM .
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
Information source: 卫视这些事儿 , 卫视小露电 , TV未知数 , Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 4
1
31 July 2020
1.027
5.97
9
0.65
5.52
2
—
—
—
2
7 August 2020
2.152
14.43
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
14 August 2020
1.911
13.45
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
21 August 2020
2.030
15.84
3
0.81
9.24
2
1.12
10.86
2
5
28 August 2020
1.789
13.59
3
0.67
7.40
2
0.93
8.69
2
6
4 September 2020
1.507
11.97
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
11 September 2020
0.983
10.02
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
18 September 2020
1.693
17.14
3
—
—
—
0.75
—
2
9
25 September 2020
1.516
12.35
4
0.61
7.37
2
0.84
8.67
2
10
2 October 2020
1.363
10.83
3
0.64
7.19
2
—
—
—
11
9 October 2020
0.405
4.38
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
16 October 2020
1.493
11.09
3
0.68
7.39
2
1.02
9.43
2
The data determined by CSM .
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
Information source: 卫视这些事儿 , 卫视小露电 , TV未知数 , Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 5
1
30 July 2021
1.879
14.83
2
0.72
7.77
1
1.06
9.9
1
2
6 August 2021
2.113
15.15
2
0.87
8.79
1
1.25
10.74
1
3
13 August 2021
1.789
13.70
3
0.74
7.7
1
1.08
9.81
1
4
20 August 2021
1.838
14.44
2
0.65
7.31
1
0.92
8.94
1
5
27 August 2021
1.884
14.44
1
0.75
8.27
1
1.05
9.95
1
6
3 September 2021
1.797
13.85
2
0.68
7.77
1
0.99
9.8
1
7
10 September 2021
1.813
15.65
1
0.68
8.58
1
1.0
10.67
1
8
17 September 2021
1.720
17.96
3
0.56
9.29
1
0.84
11.82
1
9
24 September 2021
1.832
14.53
2
0.61
6.89
1
—
—
—
10
1 October 2021
1.135
8.70
3
0.5
4.94
2
—
—
—
11
8 October 2021
1.318
13.41
3
0.39
6.27
2
—
—
—
12
15 October 2021
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
The data determined by CSM .
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
Information source: 卫视这些事儿 , 卫视小露电 , TV未知数 , Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 6
1
12 August 2022
1.376
11.60
5
1.52
4.93
1
2
19 August 2022
1.643
13.50
5
1.54
4.94
1
3
26 August 2022
1.568
12.39
5
1.48
4.68
1
4
2 September 2022
2.044
17.52
3
1.28
3.78
2
5
9 September 2022
1.181
10.49
6
1.47
4.41
2
6
16 September 2022
1.769
15.82
2
1.54
4.75
2
7
23 September 2022
1.828
17.01
2
1.82
5.65
2
8
30 September 2022
2.153
16.85
3
1.52
4.4
2
9
28 October 2022
1.634
13.68
4
1.13
3.5
2
10
4 November 2022
1.944
16.40
2
1.26
3.9
1
11
11 November 2022
1.981
16.42
2
1.26
3.9
2
12
18 November 2222
—
—
—
1.30
4.1
2
Season 7
OP
14 July 2023
1.533
7.73
5
0.90
1.97
4
1
21 July 2023
1.249
5.09
6
1.06
2.25
4
2
28 July 2023
1.238
4.76
7
0.99
1.97
4
3
4 August 2023
1.324
5.30
7
1.05
2.23
7
4
11 August 2023
1.526
6.04
4
0.95
1.98
3
5
18 August 2023
1.620
6.50
6
0.94
1.97
4
6
25 August 2023
1.595
6.28
2
0.96
1.94
2
7
1 September 2023
1.491
5.73
4
1.0
1.95
1
8I
8 September 2023
1.671
6.78
1
0.75
1.56
3
8II
0.90
1.74
1
9
15 September 2023
1.925
7.87
1
—
—
—
10
22 September 2023
1.639
6.22
4
0.91
1.79
1
11
6 October 2023
1.343
4.86
2
0.78
1.51
1
12
13 October 2023
1.522
5.96
3
0.92
1.83
2
Season 8
1
19 July 2024
0.3845
6.6306
2
2
26 July 2024
0.3917
7.1233
2
3
2 August 2024
0.3064
2.8067
2
4
9 August 2024
0.2340
1.5290
2
5
16 August 2024
0.3108
4.1541
2
6
23 August 2024
0.3208
4.0893
2
7
30 August 2024
0.2946
4.1718
2
8
6 September 2024
0.2433
4.1526
2
9
13 September 2024
0.1923
3.2487
2
10
20 September 2024
0.2918
3.6616
2
11
27 September 2024
0.0853
3.6601
7
12
4 October 2024
0.2085
3.1299
2
Ratings ranked above not including CCTV .
The data determined by ky
Awards and nominations
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
26th Magnolia Awards
Best Variety Program
Chinese Restaurant 3 Nominated
Influences
After premiering of the first season on 22 July 2017, the canned bacon labeled "SPAM " was sold out in Chinese online shopping in several hours, which Vicky Zhao bought in a Thailand supermarket and cooking in the show.[ 5] white stork toy was sold out in Chinese online shopping in several days, which repeated Vicky Zhao's words in the show.[ 6]
Controversy
Chinese Restaurant has been accused of plagiarism in regards to its format being very similar to South Korean reality show tvN 's Youn's Kitchen [ 7] overseas restaurants . Na Young-seok , producer of Youn's Kitchen responded to the claim, stating that "The [Youn's Kitchen] format is not expensive to purchase. If they purchase the format, I can help them on specific details as well."[ 8] [ 9]
References
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