Grade One (TV series)

This article is about Chinese variety show. For other uses, see Grade 1.

Grade One
Also known as	Yi Nian Ji
Traditional Chinese	一 年 級
Simplified Chinese	一 年 级
Hanyu Pinyin	yī nián jí
Genre	Variety show
Starring	Chen Xuedong, Song Jia
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Production location	China
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Hunan Broadcasting System
Original release
Network	Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS)
Release	17 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 ]}

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

China Hunan Broadcasting System premiere ratings (CSM50)
Episode	Date	Rating	Share	Ranking	Remarks
1	2014-10-17	1.06	4.57	3	First broadcast of The Amazing Race China (SZMG)
2	2014-10-24	1.110	5.11	4	First broadcast of Keep Running (ZJTV)
3	2014-10-31	1.122	5.12	4
4	2014-11-7	1.028	4.81	4
5	2014-11-14	1.059	4.70	5
6	2014-11-21	1.227	5.71	5
7	2014-11-28	0.953	4.43	6	First broadcast of Million Fans(百万粉丝) (TJTV) broadcast
8	2014-12-5	1.164	5.79	4
9	2014-12-12	1.029	4.85	5
10	2014-12-19	1.089	5.33	5	Finale of The Amazing Race China (SZMG)
11	2014-12-26	1.220	5.85	4	Finale 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.	Date	Title	Guest
1	2014-10-17	Teachers enter the campus, Ma Haoxuan begins to be wanton
2	2014-10-24	Li Hao Yu proposes to Bai Anqi
3	2014-10-31	Quirky ways of confessing love to Apple from Simon & Li Haoyu
4	2014-11-07	Class monitor chooses Hai Tao to cheer Wang Zixuan
5	2014-11-14	Simon's clash between Eastern and Western values
6	2014-11-21	Zhou Bichang's tantrums and eccentric outbursts	Bibi Zhou
7	2014-11-28	Meng Wa meets the strictest teacher in the universe	Wang Ruihua, Huang Lei
8	2014-12-05	Wang Han teaches fire prevention techniques	Wang Han, Ming Dao
9	2014-12-12	Guo Jingming's assistance, Chen Xuedong & Song Jia's sweet confession	Guo Jingming
10	2014-1219	Jiro Wang's torturous trip to the zoo, Dong Hua's opinion of Grade One	Jiro Wang
11	2014-12-26	Winter flower returns while Huajingyu & Guo Jingming repeats first grade	Guo Jingming, Ming Dao, Hua Chenyu, Du Haitao

References

1. zh:一年級
2. 湖卫投亿元打造一年级 明星老师加盟. Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 2014-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
3. 湖卫投亿元打造一年级 明星老师加盟. Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 2014-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
4. 湖卫投亿元打造一年级 明星老师加盟. Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 2014-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
5. 《一年级》：“秀”在人生起跑线. Sina Entertainment News (in Chinese). 2014-10-07. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2014-10-11.

External links

• Grade One on Weibo (in Chinese)
• MangoTV (World) Official website