Chinese Variety Shows - Currently Watching & Plan to Watch

currently watching

Super fun episodes:
- ep6 (2026-02-07) with Wang Xingyue and Bai Lu
- ep7 (2026-02-14) with Zeng Shunxi, Zhang Hao, Guo Junchen
- ep18 (2026-05-02) with Chen Zheyuan

boring/drw: ep12 (2026-03-21), ep22 (2026-06-06 - didn't even feel like a real episode; was so lame; vibe felt off; had no live audience)

currently watching

Ep1 with TNT is so fun! All new and exciting activities. And I absolutely loved the name tag ripping game!

Ep6 was another fun episode. The shape guessing game and the water chair were so entertaining. The rules for the name tag ripping game this episode made it super interesting and fun to watch.

Ep7 was also fun. Loved the new format for the name tag ripping at the start, and the final game at the end was so well played and entertaining to watch.

currently watching

(For future reference, filming started April 1, 2026. Second batch of filming ~May 6-10.)

plan to watch when it airs

Airing June 27.

(For future reference, filming started Feb 23, 2026.)

currently watching

So far, show is more entertaining than I had expected (maybe because I went in with extremely low expectations, lol) though some of the cast don't seem like they want to be here.

Ep0 was kinda fun (especially seeing everyone so awkward meeting for the first time).
Ep1 was entertaining and seemed like the HJL+XZS show because there was so much focus on them.
Ep2 had some fun pranking activities in the first half.
Ep4 started with a fun "catching criminals" segment. The room selection outcome was hilarious. (Ep4 bonus part1 has more funny scenes of the "criminals.")
Ep5 - the whole beginning and the wedding is cracking me up!

(For future reference, filming started March 18, 2026.)

currently watching

currently watching
(Watching for Wu Junting.)

currently watching

currently watching
(Watching for Ding Chengxin.)

(For future reference, filming started March 24, 2026.)

plan to check out

Airing June 21.

currently watching

currently watching, ongoing series

currently watching, ongoing series

A lot of fun games.

currently watching / on hold

currently watching / on hold - There were subtitles for ep1 and ep2, but then they stopped adding subtitles.....

currently watching / on hold

plan to watch - Qin Xiaoxian!

plan to watch when it airs

Will have Zhang Zhenyuan!

(For future reference, filming started May 11, 2026.)

plan to watch if/when it airs