According to the latest statistics from China Television Data (CVB), the historical series of famous stars such as Yang Zi, Xiao Zhan... all have impressive ratings (viewership rates) in the first half of 2025.
"Tang Hai Truyen" is the historical drama with the highest viewership rating since the beginning of the year with 640 million views in the first broadcast. The film received the support of the audience thanks to its meticulous, attractive script, young cast but has a large fan base and stable acting ability such as Xiao Zhan and Zhang Jingyi.
Recently, the film caused a stir when South Korean SBS bought the broadcasting rights, something that no Chinese film has done in the past 25 years.
"Quoc sac phuong hoa" by Duong Tu achieved a rating of 0.390%, leading among the prime-time dramas on local satellite stations, with a total of 140 million viewers in the first broadcast.
This is an impressive number for a purely entertainment historical drama. Explaining this, netizens said that "Quoc sac phuong hoa" cleverly combined elements related to history, culture, and fine arts, attracting the attention of a large number of young and middle-aged audiences.
Notably, films shown online first and then continue to be shown on TV stations such as "The Nine equal Tides" and "The back of the Red Sea" also received positive feedback. These two films are both on the list of historical works with the highest ratings (viewership rates) to date.
Previously, "The Nine equal Sins" was not highly appreciated because it was only an A-level film with low investment costs, with a small cast of famous actors such as Meng Ziyi and Li Junrui. However, as soon as it aired, the film surprised everyone with its beautiful effects, logical, tight script, and explosive "chemistry" of the main couple.
This success helps Meng Ziyi and Li Junrui's names get closer to the audience, while affirming that quality, well-invested films will always be supported by the audience.
As for "Khom Lung", the film was "shelved" for 2 years due to the tax evasion scandal of the female lead Tong To Nhi. When it aired, the film continued to receive a boycott because of the beauty of the male lead Liu Yu Ning.
As the work became more and more surprising because of its unique plot, the male lead gradually conquered the audience thanks to his improved acting ability and charisma suitable for the role. Even when the film ended, Liu Yu Ning's number of followers on Weibo increased more than Tong To Nhi.
At a time when the Chinese historical drama market has saturated, these are rare films that impressed audiences and achieved impressive results in the first half of 2025.
