| 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 – 26 December 2014 |
| 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 ]
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]
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]
| 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, |