| Weaning | |
|---|---|
 Taiwan DVD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 斷奶 |
| Simplified Chinese | 断奶 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | duànnǎi |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Li Li'an |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
Weaning is a 2013 Chinese romance/family TV series starring Tong Liya and Lei Jiayin. While a love story at heart, the show also explores the Chinese issue of overprotective parents and overdependent children (some of whom need to be "weaned" in their 30s).
| Dragon TV CSM46 ratings [1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original broadcast date | Episode (%) | Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank |
| May 28, 2013 | 1-3 | 0.700 | 1.96 | 6 |
| May 29, 2013 | 4-6 | 0.710 | 1.98 | 5 |
| May 30, 2013 | 7-9 | 0.788 | 2.24 | 2 |
| May 31, 2013 | 10-12 | 0.718 | 2.06 | 2 |
| June 1, 2013 | 13-14 | 0.709 | 2.04 | 2 |
| June 2, 2013 | 15-16 | 0.782 | 2.25 | 3 |
| June 3, 2013 | 17-19 | 0.833 | 2.42 | 2 |
| June 4, 2013 | 20-22 | 0.856 | 2.45 | 2 |
| June 5, 2013 | 23-25 | 1.077 | 3.01 | 2 |
| June 6, 2013 | 26-28 | 0.965 | 2.72 | 2 |
| June 7, 2013 | 29-31 | 1.049 | 2.98 | 1 |
| June 8, 2013 | 32-33 | 0.918 | 2.57 | 1 |
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