Grade One (TV series)

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Grade One
Also known asYi Nian Ji
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin yī nián jí
Genre Variety show
Starring Chen Xuedong, Song Jia
Country of originChina
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes11
Production
Production location China
Running time90 minutes
Production company Hunan Broadcasting System
Original release
Network Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS)
Release17 October (2014-10-17) 
26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Related
Grand One: Freshman (2015)

Grade One is a Chinese variety show produced by Hunan Broadcasting System. The reality show adopts a parent-child style of interaction was shot at "Xiangjun Future Experimental School". In the show, Chen Xuedong served as homeroom teacher while Xiao Song Jia served as a teacher. It was first aired on October 17, 2014, and was broadcast on every Friday. [1] [ circular reference ]

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Summary

The theme decided by the production team was the "growth diary of a fresh newbie teacher". There were 7 elementary school students who participated the show, each from different family background. These seven students were on their day of elementary school, with previously transited from their respective pre-schools. Without their friends and parents, these students with only the two newbie teachers will have to independently spend the rest of the semester in the dormitory. [2]

Production

According to media reports, Hunan TV invested more than 100 million yuan of funds, but 80% of the funds are used in the equipment and post-editing. Cost for the cast were less than what netizens and the outside world expected. [3]

Shooting of the program was conducted in a fully enclosed campus, and the producers installed 120 cameras in the filming area and 15 movie cameras. The scale of filming was far greater than that of "I Am a Singer" and "Where Are We Going? Dad" and other reality shows. [4]

The reality show shared the same director and creator with "Super Girl" and "Super Boys", Xia Qing, the same producer with "X-Change", Xu Qing, and the same production team with "Divas Hit the Road". [5]

Ratings

Hunan Broadcasting System

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hunan Broadcasting System premiere ratings (CSM50)
EpisodeDateRatingShareRankingRemarks
12014-10-171.064.573First broadcast of
The Amazing Race China (SZMG)
22014-10-241.1105.114First broadcast of
Keep Running (ZJTV)
32014-10-311.1225.124
42014-11-71.0284.814
52014-11-141.0594.705
62014-11-211.2275.715
72014-11-280.9534.436First broadcast of
Million Fans(百万粉丝) (TJTV) broadcast
82014-12-51.1645.794
92014-12-121.0294.855
102014-12-191.0895.335Finale of
The Amazing Race China (SZMG)
112014-12-261.2205.854Finale of
She's My Family (Jiangsu Television)
  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.
  4. Ranking for all the variety shows on Friday night, not necessarily for the same period

List of episodes

Ep.DateTitleGuest
12014-10-17Teachers enter the campus, Ma Haoxuan begins to be wanton
22014-10-24Li Hao Yu proposes to Bai Anqi
32014-10-31Quirky ways of confessing love to Apple from Simon & Li Haoyu
42014-11-07Class monitor chooses Hai Tao to cheer Wang Zixuan
52014-11-14Simon's clash between Eastern and Western values
62014-11-21Zhou Bichang's tantrums and eccentric outbursts Bibi Zhou
72014-11-28Meng Wa meets the strictest teacher in the universeWang Ruihua, Huang Lei
82014-12-05Wang Han teaches fire prevention techniques Wang Han, Ming Dao
92014-12-12Guo Jingming's assistance, Chen Xuedong & Song Jia's sweet confession Guo Jingming
102014-1219Jiro Wang's torturous trip to the zoo, Dong Hua's opinion of Grade One Jiro Wang
112014-12-26Winter flower returns while Huajingyu & Guo Jingming repeats first grade Guo Jingming, Ming Dao,

Hua Chenyu, Du Haitao

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