Chinese Variety Shows - Currently Watching & Plan to Watch

currently watching

currently watching

absolutely loved ep6 - every game was so fun to watch!!!

currently watching

The race in ep3 was nail-bitingly good action and suspense.  The competition in ep6 was also exciting to watch.

Note: For the extra/special episodes, some of the hot pot sessions might be interesting (though the hot pot sessions in Street Dance of China were way better), but the rest was pretty unmemorable.

Highly recommend Racing Youth S2 if anyone is looking for more racing/driving variety shows.

currently watching

ep1 - good start to the series, surprised at how good DYX's English is!

Just for my own benefit, filming took place from May20 (arrival at airport) to June 9 (closing ceremony).

plan to watch when it airs; scheduled for June 24

currently watching

ep1 - loved Chen Chusheng's song; ep2 - loved Chen Chusheng's performance again, haha; ep4 - loved Chen Chusheng's performance

currently watching

- ep1 - the performance towards the end with Winwin and Zhou Yiran was hilarious;
- ep2 - had great Winwin and ZYR moments (pawning off his smile was like a whole show in itself);
- ep4 - new household voting was entertaining, sports activity was fun to watch;
- ep6 - the short films were so enjoyable (and some were hilarious!)

currently "watching" (actually skimming); show doesn't seem good at all, very cringe and awkward, humor feels extremely forced, not that funny or entertaining, not well polished/produced, only watch if your favorite stars are on a particular episode otherwise I don't recommend this at all

currently "watching"

Only watching the beginning parts (the games they play to release the hunters) because those are entertaining.  Once they all scatter, I just skim through.

"watched" ep6 for Ao Ziyi (didn't have much screentime).

currently "watching"  (depends on who guests are)

ep1 - had fun TNT moments, especially in the games where they were acting/pretending;
ep2 & 3 - boring, skimmed through;

This show seems like I'd only watch an episode if it has a guest I like.  Has similar vibe as other shows that I don't like (Hahahahaha, Mystery in the Box).

plan to watch when it airs; releasing June 9.  Lin Yi.

plan to watch when it airs

plan to watch

currently watching, ongoing series

currently watching / on hold

currently watching / on hold

plan to watch - Qin Xiaoxian!

plan to check out; currently recording (June/July 2025); might have Ao Ruipeng, Guo Junchen, etc.

plan to check out; currently recording (June/July 2025); Lin Yi is a guest (in Madrid and Barcelona, Spain)

plan to watch when it airs; scheduled to start recording at end of July

plan to watch when it airs; scheduled to start recording at end of July

plan to watch when it airs; absolutely loved season 1

Rumored to start recording in September for release in November 2025.

plan to watch when it airs

plan to watch when it airs

plan to watch when it airs, but Mango did not list this show as one that they plan to release in 2025 (i.e., most likely this show won't happen)