[Douban Ratings] The Best and Worst Dramas of 2018

Since 2018 has come to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the dramas 2018 has brought to us. While the TV ratings and online ratings tell you how popular a drama was, they don’t necessarily tell you anything about the quality. Douban is China’s most used website where viewers can rate dramas, and the Douban ratings are said to reflect quality rather than popularity. So let’s see which are the highest and lowest rated dramas of 2018 in Douban.

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[TV Ratings] Week 52, 2018

Here are the TV ratings for Week 52, December 24 – December 30 (including reruns, average numbers in %):
1 Like a Flowing River (BTV) 1.342
2 Like a Flowing River (Dragon TV) 0.959
3 The Great River (JSTV) 0.941
4 Special Force Behind the Enemy Line (ZJSTV) 0.812
5 The King of Blaze 2 (Hunan TV) 0.711
6 The Sound of the Bell at Shanghai Bund (ZJSTV) 0.696
7 The Story of Ming Lan (Hunan TV) 0.679
8 The Lady in Cubicle (ZJSTV) 0.669
9 That City, This Family (Hunan TV) 0.454
10 The Story of Xijing (Anhui TV) 0.374

Source: Calculated myself.

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[TV Ratings] Week 51, 2018

Here are the TV ratings for Week 51, December 17 – December 23 (including reruns, average numbers in %):
1 Like a Flowing River (BTV) 1.276
2 Like a Flowing River (Dragon TV) 0.885
3 The Great River (JSTV) 0.768
4 The Sound of the Bell at Shanghai Bund (ZJSTV) 0.742
5 Special Force Behind the Enemy Line (ZJSTV) 0.684
6 The King of Blaze (Hunan TV) 0.651
7 The King of Blaze 2 (Hunan TV) 0.575
8 The Way We Were (SZTV) 0.378
9 The Story of Zheng Yang Gate 2 (Dragon TV) 0.377
10 The Sound of the Bell at Shanghai Bund (Anhui TV) 0.364

Source: Calculated myself.

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[TV Ratings] Week 50, 2018

Here are the TV ratings for Week 50, December 10 – December 16 (including reruns, average numbers in %):
1 Like a Flowing River (BTV) 1.1
2 Forty Years We Walked (JSTV) 0.803
3 Like a Flowing River (Dragon TV) 0.72
4 The Great River (JSTV) 0.711
5 The King of Blaze (Hunan TV) 0.69
6 The Sound of the Bell at Shanghai Bund (ZJSTV) 0.666
7 Special Force Behind the Enemy Line (ZJSTV) 0.527
8 The Sound of the Bell at Shanghai Bund (Anhui TV) 0.385
9 The Way We Were (SZTV) 0.367
10 The Red of Persimmon (HLJTV) 0.321

Source: Calculated myself.

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[Finished Airing] Like a Flowing River

Song Yun Hui (Wang Kai) is a smart lad who was often discriminated against due to his background (his father worked as a doctor for the Kuomintang), but took advantage of the reinstitution of the university entrance exams. He starts working at a state-owned enterprise and slowly climbed his way to the top (including by marrying the factory owner’s daughter), but began to lose himself in the changing times. His brother-in-law Lei Dong Bao (Yang Shuo) comes from a rural village, and is always the first to respond to the latest trends in farming. He spearheaded village projects from setting up electricity to building factories, but is often set back by his short-sightedness and impulses. From roaming the streets to sell bread to running a successful private company, Yang Xun (Dong Zi Jian) had to fight tooth and nail to where he is. The rapid growth of science and technology eventually allowed him to become part of China’s first group of successful entrepreneurs. However, even as he’s reached the upper echelons of society, Yang Xun still plays by street rules, causing major rifts between him and his business partner.
(Source: Cfensi)

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