Variety show is a form of entertainment, which usually includes music, comedy and other performances, and is usually only broadcast on TV. Most variety shows invite live audiences to participate in video recording, but there are also live programs. Foreign variety shows started relatively early, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of entertainment programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland. On June 6 -8, 20 15, Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and other satellite TV stations announced that they would suspend broadcasting variety shows and entertainment programs to mourn the victims of the sinking of the "Oriental Star" passenger ship. 20 1 5 September1Sunday to September 5, in order to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war, entertainment programs were suspended, and TV dramas focused on the theme of anti-Japanese war.

In 20 10, the proportion of variety shows continued to rise, reaching the highest value of 6.4% in recent years, and the proportion in ratings continued to rise to10.1%; The efficiency of resource utilization reaches 57%, which is slightly lower than that of the previous two years, but it is still the highest compared with other types of programs. Both the broadcast ratio and the viewing ratio have reached a new high, which also shows that both TV stations and viewers are more optimistic about variety shows.