Sitcoms, superheroes and shady politicians: the most popular US TV programmes in China, according to a website's searches
What kind of American television series attracts audiences in China the most?
Over a decade ago it was the classic sitcom Friends, which has frequently been used as teaching material in English classes on the mainland. Today, it’s still a sitcom, according to Baidu, the most used search engine by mainlanders.
2 Broke Girls, which premiered in the United States on CBS in 2011 and is currently commissioned for a fifth season, was the most searched American TV series on Baidu, according to the website’s latest statistics.
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Its fourth season was played over 100 million times on the Chinese video site Tv.sohu.com.
The show tells the story of two young waitresses at a greasy spoon diner striking up an unlikely friendship in the hope of launching a successful business.
Following 2 Broke Girls were four different types of dramas on Baidu’s top five list of most searched US TV programmes, suggesting mainland television enthusiasts had varied interests when it comes to series made in America.
The Flash, a spin-off from super hero drama Arrow, ranked second.