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

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

currently watching

This show has so many funny moments!!!

(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 - fun to see everyone so awkward meeting for the first time.
Ep1 - 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!
Ep7 - the pond part was funny, love how they're all leaning on the CXH+LJQ couple, the twin game is entertaining, and the dialect game at the end was hilarious.
Ep8 - the games in the beginning were so fun to watch!!! and the billiard competition, too!
Ep9 - without spoiling anything, the endings with Chen Xinhai and He Junlin were so heartwarming

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

currently watching

currently watching

Lars makes this show so entertaining! And so many wonderful moments between Lars and Justin.

airing July 22

Will have Zhang Zhenyuan!

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

currently watching

currently watching

Ep2 was a good episode (including the extra episode). Chen Zheyuan makes everything so entertaining!

currently watching
(Watching for Ding Chengxin.)

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

plan to watch

Zhou Yiran. Justin. Lin Yi. Lai Weiming.

(For future reference, filming started first week of July 2026.)

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 if/when it airs