发布时间：12/4/2025
Last week, "Tang Dynasty Strange Cases: Chang'an" maintained its rising popularity backed by positive reviews, joining dramas like "Four Joys" and "Water Dragon Chant" to support the overall market performance. After several major historical romance dramas concluded, the historical romance genre welcomed a new entry last week—《凤凰台上》. Whether this drama can sustain the momentum built by previous historical romances remains to be seen. Meanwhile, the niche hit "News Queen 2" scored a 7.9 on Douban upon its release last week, matching the high audience satisfaction of its first season.
Last week, a total of 10 new dramas launched across major platforms, including 2 satellite TV dramas, 2 web dramas, and 6 micro-dramas. Among these, the historical romance drama 《凤凰台上》 and the urban emotional drama "Why Is He Still Single" garnered high expectations. The former combines popular historical romance elements and has a built-in audience base, while the latter stands out with its fresh theme and high recognition, attracting natural attention.
The chart below shows the top 20 web broadcast index rankings for last week. "Tang Dynasty Strange Cases: Chang'an" took the lead with an index of 88.59. Also in the 80+ range were the urban emotional drama "Four Joys" and the historical romance drama "Water Dragon Chant.
Historical romance dramas like "Mountain River Pillow," "Heaven and Earth Sword Heart," "Dark River Chronicles," and the newly launched 《凤凰台上》 all achieved web broadcast indices above 75 last week, enjoying high popularity among drama fans. The chart below lists the top 10 micro-dramas by web broadcast index last week, with two entries exceeding 40: "Huanzhu" (in its second week) and the new drama "Sheng Yuan.
The chart below presents the top 20 dramas by Douban rating last week. "News Queen 2" made the list with an initial Douban score of 7.9, ranking among the top 3 highest-rated works in the second half of this year. Last week, "Dark River Chronicles" saw a continued rise in audience satisfaction, with its Douban score climbing to 7.2. In contrast, the micro-drama "Haihun Journey" experienced a 0.1-point drop in its Douban rating.
The chart below shows the top 20 character indices for last week. The most recognizable characters were Wang Quanfu Gui from "Heaven and Earth Sword Heart," Tang Li Ci from "Water Dragon Chant," and Su Muyu from "Dark River Chronicles." Even though these dramas have already concluded, their male leads still retain high popularity among fans.
Chu Yu and Wei Yun from "Mountain River Pillow," Ji Bozai from "Rise to the Clouds," and Qing Tong from "Heaven and Earth Sword Heart" also maintained high popularity last week. These protagonists from historical romance dramas have strong appeal among young audiences. Additionally, Lu Lingfeng, the male lead from the highly acclaimed hit "Tang Dynasty Strange Cases: Chang'an," stood out among popular characters and gained significant attention, thanks to the audience rapport built over three seasons.