Chinese Restaurant (TV series)

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 is about five business partners using 20 days to run a chinese restaurant in a foreign country with the aim to promote the Chinese Food culture.

Chinese Restaurant
Traditional中餐廳
Simplified中餐厅
MandarinZhōngcāntīng
GenreCooking show
Reality show
Directed byWang Tian
StarringSee below
Country of originChina
Original languageStandard Chinese
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes48
Production
Production locationsSeason 1: Ko Chang, Thailand
Season 2: Colmar, France
Season 3: Taormina, Italy
Season 4: Yangtze River Basin, China
Camera setupMulticamera setup
Running time90 minutes
Production companyHunan Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkHunan Television
Picture formatSDTV 576i
HDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseJuly 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) –
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)

Season 1 was premiered on July 22, 2017 and had 11 episodes. Season 2 was premiered on July 20, 2018 and had 12 episodes. Season 3 was premiered on July 26, 2019 and had 13 episodes. Season 4 was premiered on July 31, 2020 and had 12 episodes. It's Vicky Zhao's first reality/variety show as a regular guest.[1][2]

Cast

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3
Regular
  • Huang Xiaoming
  • Qin Hailu
  • Karry Wang (left in Episode 8 due to school work)
  • Yang Zi
  • Jack Lin
Recurring
  • Tong Zhuo (start from Episode 3)

Season 4

List of guests

Season 1
  • Cui Xinqin (Episode 4)
  • Mike D. Angelo (Episode 5)
  • Hongyok Chansakorn (Episode 5)
  • Boat Sirirod (Episode 5)

Season 2

Season 3

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)

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

International broadcast
Country/RegionNetworkReleaseNotes
 SingaporeE CityNovember 1, 2017Season 1
January 9, 2019Season 2
November 26, 2019Season 3
September 18, 2020Season 4
 Hong KongTVB Asian VarietyJanuary 13, 2018Season 1
TVB J2October 28, 2018Season 2 (Cantonese & Mandarin)
 MalaysiaAstro Quan Jia HDFebruary 16, 2018Season 1
July 20, 2018Season 2 (concurrent)
 United StatesSky Link TVJuly 25, 2018Season 2
 TaiwanCTi VarietyAugust 5, 2018Season 1
CTV Main ChannelDecember 9, 2018
CTi VarietyJanuary 6, 2019Season 2
CTV Main ChannelAugust 25, 2019
CTi VarietySeptember 6, 2020Season 3
CTV Main Channel

Reception

Ratings
Season 1
China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM52CSM national networkCSM national network (metropolitan area)
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1 July 22, 2017 1.369 7.31 3 1.36 8.7 1 1.52 9.04 1
2 July 29, 2017 1.486 8.34 2 1.44 9.55 1 1.61 9.8 1
3 August 5, 2017 1.351 7.50 1 1.34 8.73 1 1.6 9.48 1
4 August 12, 2017 1.353 7.68 1 1.21 8.18 1 1.45 9.07 1
5 August 19, 2017 1.544 8.83 1 1.38 9.39 1 1.55 9.64 1
6 August 26, 2017 1.531 8.64 2 1.1 7.43 1 1.32 8.16 1
7 September 2, 2017 1.129 6.70 3 0.96 7.07 1 1.2 7.86 1
8 September 9, 2017 1.193 6.94 1 1.06 7.62 1 — — —
9 September 16, 2017 1.045 6.30 4 1.09 7.87 1 1.25 8.05 1
10 September 23, 2017 1.049 6.30 6 0.98 7.06 1 1.18 7.45 1
11 September 30, 2017 1.085 6.74 2 1.08 7.81 1 1.27 8.21 1
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, TV未知数, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 2
China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM52CSM national networkCSM national network (metropolitan area)
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1 July 20, 2018 1.056 7.80 1 1.13 9.55 1 1.43 10.8 1
2 July 27, 2018 0.884 6.19 3 1.09 8.69 1 — — —
3 August 3, 2018 0.748 5.36 4 0.83 6.72 2 — — —
4 August 10, 2018 0.817 5.83 3 0.99 7.83 1 — — —
5 August 17, 2018 0.693 4.79 5 0.78 6.44 2 — — —
6 August 24, 2018 0.628 4.51 3 0.74 6.19 2 — — —
7 August 31, 2018 0.615 4.39 3 0.68 5.5 2 — — —
8 September 7, 2018 0.615 4.34 3 0.64 5.63 2 — — —
9 September 14, 2018 0.673 4.78 4 0.6 4.95 2 — — —
10 September 21, 2018 0.631 4.36 4 0.56 4.79 2 — — —
11 September 30, 2018 0.485 4.03 6 0.45 4.47 2 — — —
12 October 5, 2018 0.553 3.93 4 0.42 3.71 1 — — —
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, TV未知数, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 3
China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM59CSM national networkCSM national network (metropolitan area)
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1 July 26, 2019 0.904 7.03 4 0.76 6.92 2 0.97 7.94 2
2 August 2, 2019 0.628 5.06 3 0.61 5.76 2 — — —
3 August 9, 2019 0.685 5.63 3 0.64 6.68 2 — — —
4 August 16, 2019 0.708 5.94 4 0.57 5.99 2 0.75 6.87 2
5 August 23, 2019 0.703 5.89 4 0.56 5.7 2 — — —
6 August 30, 2019 0.641 5.98 3 0.53 6.36 2 — — —
7 September 6, 2019 0.655 5.55 5 0.55 6.19 2 — — —
8 September 13, 2019 0.609 4.47 8 0.45 4.49 2 — — —
9 September 20, 2019 0.573 4.94 4 0.35 4.29 2 — — —
10 September 27, 2019 0.544 4.84 5 — — — — — —
11 October 4, 2019 0.552 4.72 6 0.42 4.74 2 — — —
12 October 11, 2019 0.490 4.16 4 0.26 3.49 1 — — —
13 October 18, 2019 0.430 3.29 8 0.27 2.91 1 — — —
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, TV未知数, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).
Season 4
China Hunan Television premiere ratings
EpisodeDateCSM59CSM national networkCSM national network (metropolitan area)
RatingShareRankingRatingShareRankingRatingShareRanking
1 July 31, 2020 1.027 5.97 9 0.65 5.52 2 — — —
2 August 7, 2020 2.152 14.43 4 — — — — — —
3 August 14, 2020 1.911 13.45 4 — — — — — —
4 August 21, 2020 2.030 15.84 3 0.81 9.24 2 1.12 10.86 2
5 August 28, 2020 1.789 13.59 3 0.67 7.40 2 0.93 8.69 2
6 September 4, 2020 1.507 11.97 3 — — — — — —
7 September 11, 2020 0.983 10.02 2 — — — — — —
8 September 18, 2020 1.693 17.14 3 — — — 0.75 — 2
9 September 25, 2020 1.516 12.35 4 0.61 7.37 2 0.84 8.67 2
10 October 2, 2020 1.363 10.83 3 0.64 7.19 2 — — —
11 October 9, 2020 0.405 4.38 7 — — — — — —
12 October 16, 2020 1.493 11.09 3 0.68 7.39 2 1.02 9.43 2
  1. The data determined by CSM.
  2. Ratings ranked above not including CCTV.
  3. Information source: 卫视这些事儿, 卫视小露电, TV未知数, Hunan Television's WeChat Official Account (ID: happychina1997).

Awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
26th Magnolia AwardsBest Variety ProgramChinese Restaurant 3Nominated

Influences

After premiering of the first season on 22 July 2017, the canned bacon, labeled "SPAM", sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several hours, which Vicky Zhao bought in a Thailand supermarket and cooking in the show.[3] After premiering of the second season on 20 July 2018, the white stork toy sold out in Mainland China online shopping in several days, which repeated Vicky Zhao's words in the show.[4]

Controversy

There is a plagiarism controversy over Chinese Restaurant that its format is very similar to tvN's Youn's Kitchen in Korea.[5] Na Young-seok, producer of Youn's Kitchen responded that "The format is not expensive to purchase. If they purchase the format, I can help them on specific details as well."[6][7]

References
  1. Mo, Dengzhi (June 29, 2017). "Hunan TV "Chinese restaurant" will announce the official announcement Zhao Wei joined the program". BestChinaNews. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. 苏有朋发文力挺赵薇综艺首秀 还顺带调侃了一把. Sina (in Chinese). July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  3. 《中餐厅》里赵薇同款午餐肉火了，听说都快卖断货了？ Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine Eastday.com July 25, 2017
  4. Zhao, Li (24 July 2018). 《中餐厅2》首播双网第一 还火了一只"复读鸡". China.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. Kim, Jung-kyoon (June 1, 2017). "Chinese TV network accused of plagiarism". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. DY_Kim (1 June 2017). "PD Na Young Suk Responds To Reports Of "Youn's Kitchen" Being Plagiarized In China". Soompi. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  7. Baek, Yunghui (June 28, 2017). [M+방송진단] 中 후난TV ‘윤식당’ 표절 논란, 나영석의 ‘돌직구’ 한마디. MBN Star (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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