Chinese Restaurant (TV series)
| Chinese Restaurant | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Cooking show Reality show |
| Directed by | Wang Tian |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Standard Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Season 1: Ko Chang, Thailand Season 2: Colmar, France |
| Camera setup | Multicamera setup |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Hunan Broadcasting System |
| Original release | |
| Network | Hunan Television |
| Release | July 22, 2017 – October 5, 2018 |
Chinese Restaurant (simplified Chinese: 中餐厅; traditional Chinese: 中餐廳; pinyin: Zhōngcāntīng) is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast by Hunan Television. Season 1 premiered on July 22, 2017 and had 11 episodes. Season 2 premiered on July 20, 2018 and had 12 episodes. It's Vicky Zhao's first reality/variety show as a regular guest.[1][2]
Cast
Current
- Vicky Zhao
- Shu Qi
- Alec Su
- Karry Wang
- Bai Jugang
Past
- Huang Xiaoming (Season 1)
- Zhou Dongyu (Season 1)
- Sean Zhang (Season 1)
- Enti Jin (Season 1)
List of guests
Season 1
- Cui Xinqin (Episode 4)
- Mike D. Angelo (Episode 5)
- Pornpun Rerkatakar (Episode 5)
- Boat Sirirod (Episode 5)
Season 2
- Zhang Tielin (Episode 4 – 5)
- Bao Bei'er (Episode 8 – 9)
- Yang Zishan (Episode 8 – 9)
- Huang Xiaoming (Episode 9 – 10)
Theme Song
- "Chinese Restaurant"
- Composer: Tu Yi
- Lyricist: Meng Xiao
- Performer:
- Vicky Zhao and Huang Xiaoming (Season 1)
- Zhou Dongyu (Special Edition of Season 1)
- Vicky Zhao and Alec Su (Season 2)
Reception
Ratings
- Season 1
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 22, 2017 | 1.369 | 7.31 | 3 | 1.36 | 8.7 | 1 | 1.52 | 9.04 | 1 |
| 2 | July 29, 2017 | 1.486 | 8.34 | 2 | 1.44 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.61 | 9.8 | 1 |
| 3 | August 5, 2017 | 1.351 | 7.50 | 1 | 1.34 | 8.73 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.48 | 1 |
| 4 | August 12, 2017 | 1.353 | 7.68 | 1 | 1.21 | 8.18 | 1 | 1.45 | 9.07 | 1 |
| 5 | August 19, 2017 | 1.544 | 8.83 | 1 | 1.38 | 9.39 | 1 | 1.55 | 9.64 | 1 |
| 6 | August 26, 2017 | 1.531 | 8.64 | 2 | 1.1 | 7.43 | 1 | 1.32 | 8.16 | 1 |
| 7 | September 2, 2017 | 1.129 | 6.70 | 3 | 0.96 | 7.07 | 1 | 1.2 | 7.86 | 1 |
| 8 | September 9, 2017 | 1.193 | 6.94 | 1 | 1.06 | 7.62 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 16, 2017 | 1.045 | 6.30 | 4 | 1.09 | 7.87 | 1 | 1.25 | 8.05 | 1 |
| 10 | September 23, 2017 | 1.049 | 6.30 | 6 | 0.98 | 7.06 | 1 | 1.18 | 7.45 | 1 |
| 11 | September 30, 2017 | 1.085 | 6.74 | 2 | 1.08 | 7.81 | 1 | 1.27 | 8.21 | 1 |
- Season 2
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM52 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 1 | July 20, 2018 | 1.056 | 7.80 | 1 | 1.13 | 9.55 | 1 | 1.43 | 10.8 | 1 |
| 2 | July 27, 2018 | 0.884 | 6.19 | 3 | 1.09 | 8.69 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 3 | August 3, 2018 | 0.748 | 5.36 | 4 | 0.83 | 6.72 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 4 | August 10, 2018 | 0.817 | 5.83 | 3 | 0.99 | 7.83 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 5 | August 17, 2018 | 0.693 | 4.79 | 5 | 0.78 | 6.44 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 6 | August 24, 2018 | 0.628 | 4.51 | 3 | 0.74 | 6.19 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 7 | August 31, 2018 | 0.615 | 4.39 | 3 | 0.68 | 5.5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 8 | September 7, 2018 | 0.615 | 4.34 | 3 | 0.64 | 5.63 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 9 | September 14, 2018 | 0.673 | 4.78 | 4 | 0.6 | 4.95 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 10 | September 21, 2018 | 0.631 | 4.36 | 4 | 0.56 | 4.79 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 11 | September 30, 2018 | 0.485 | 4.03 | 6 | 0.45 | 4.47 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 12 | October 5, 2018 | 0.553 | 3.93 | 4 | 0.42 | 3.71 | 1 | — | — | — |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Tencent Star Award | Variety Show of the Year | Chinese Restaurant | Won |
Influences
After premiering of the first season on 22 July 2017, the canned bacon, labeled "SPAM", sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several hours, which Vicky Zhao bought in a Thailand supermarket and cooking in the show.[3] After premiering of the second season on 20 July 2018, the white stork toy sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several days, which repeated Vicky Zhao's words in the show.[4]
Controversy
There is a plagiarism controversy over Chinese Restaurant that its format is very similar to tvN's Youn's Kitchen in Korea.[5] Na Young-seok, producer of Youn's Kitchen responded that "The format is not expensive to purchase. If they purchase the format, I can help them on specific details as well."[6][7]
References
- ^ Mo, Dengzhi (June 29, 2017). "Hunan TV "Chinese restaurant" will announce the official announcement Zhao Wei joined the program". BestChinaNews. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ 苏有朋发文力挺赵薇综艺首秀 还顺带调侃了一把. Sina (in Chinese). July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ 《中餐厅》里赵薇同款午餐肉火了，听说都快卖断货了？ Eastday.com July 25, 2017
- ^ Zhao, Li (24 July 2018). 《中餐厅2》首播双网第一 还火了一只"复读鸡". China.com.cn (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Kim, Jung-kyoon (June 1, 2017). "Chinese TV network accused of plagiarism". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ DY_Kim (1 June 2017). "PD Na Young Suk Responds To Reports Of "Youn's Kitchen" Being Plagiarized In China". Soompi. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Baek, Yunghui (June 28, 2017). [M+방송진단] 中 후난TV ‘윤식당’ 표절 논란, 나영석의 ‘돌직구’ 한마디. MBN Star (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2017.
External links
- Chinese Restaurant at IMDb
- Chinese Restaurant on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Chinese Restaurant (season 1) on Mango TV Template:Zh icon
- Chinese Restaurant (season 2) on Mango TV Template:Zh icon
- Season 1 playlist on YouTube
- Season 2 playlist on YouTube
- Chinese Restaurant (season 2) on TVB.com Template:Zh-icon
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