The report examines 34 national and provincial television stations with 96 TV channels and 474 TV programs. The media power score ranking of TV stations is based on the performance on television sets, their websites, Weibo accounts, WeChat accounts, Douyin accounts, and client-network video aggregators, as well as the TV stations' own dedicated apps.
The index ranges from zero to 100 with 100 as the highest value.
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Leading TV stations in China 2020, based on media power score
With a media power score of points, the Chinese state-run television broadcaster CCTV ranked first as the most influential television station in China in 2020. Hunan Television, a Chinese provincial television channel famous for its reality and variety shows, took the second place.
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Tencent QQ. (April 28, 2021). Leading television stations in China in 2020, based on media power score [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1128059/china-media-influence-index-of-leading-television-stations-and-channels/
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