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Chinese Restaurant (TV series)
2017 Chinese TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chinese Restaurant (simplified Chinese: 中餐厅; traditional Chinese: 中餐廳; pinyin: Zhōngcāntīng) is a Chinese celebrity 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]
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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] The fifth season was taped in China again, and it was premiered on 30 July 2021 with 12 episodes. The sixth season was taped in China the third time, and it was premiered on 12 August 2022 with 12 episodes. The seventh season was taped in 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.
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Cast
Season 1
- Vicky Zhao
- Huang Xiaoming
- Zhou Dongyu
- Sean Zhang
- Enti Jin
Season 2
- Vicky Zhao
- Shu Qi
- Alec Su
- Karry Wang
- Pax Congo
Season 3
- Regular
- Recurring
- Tong Zhuo (start from Episode 3)
Season 4
- Huang Xiaoming
- Zanilia Zhao
- Sean Zhang
- Jack Lin
- Ariel Li
Season 5
- Regular
- Huang Xiaoming
- Ning Jing
- Zhou Ye
- Tenzin Tsundue
- Annabel Yao
- Recurring
- Gong Jun (Changsha)
- Tan Jianci (Guilin)
Season 6
- Huang Xiaoming
- Yin Tao
- Yin Zheng
- Chen Linong
- Zhang Ruonan
Season 7
- Huang Xiaoming
- Mark Chao
- Yue Yunpeng
- Yin Zheng
- Shen Mengchen
- Greg Hsu
- Jelly Lin
- Cheng Xiao
Season 8
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List of guests
Season 1
- Cui Xinqin (Episode 4)
- Mike D. Angelo (Episode 5)
- Hongyok Chansakorn (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)
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
- Deng Yaping (Episode 2 – 3)
- Su Bingtian (Episode 2 – 4)
- Fang Jinlong (Episode 6 – 8)
- Julien Gaudfroy (Episode 7 – 8)
- Peng Jingxuan (Episode 8 – 9)
- Yan Xi (Episode 8 – 9)
- Huang Yi (Episode 9 – 11)
- Lu Chen (Episode 9 – 11)
- Joyce Jonathan (Episode 12)
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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
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Reception
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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 | 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 |
- 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 | 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 | — | — | — |
- Season 3
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM59 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 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 | — | — | — |
- Season 4
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM59 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 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 |
- Season 5
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | ||||||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM63 | CSM national network | CSM national network (metropolitan area) | ||||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Season 6
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | |||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM63 | CCData | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 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
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings | |||||||
| Episode | Date | CSM64 | CCData | ||||
| Rating | Share | Ranking | Rating | Share | Ranking | ||
| 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
| China Hunan Television premiere ratings (ky.live) | ||||
| Episode | Date | Rating | Share | Ranking |
| 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 |
Awards and nominations
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] After premiering of the second season on 20 July 2018, the 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] Both shows are food-themed and work with the concept of 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]
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References
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