Midnight Diner (Chinese TV series)

*Midnight Diner*
Midnight Diner
	Promotional poster
Genre	Drama; Slice-of-life
Based on	Shinya Shokudō
Directed by	Tsai Yueh-Hsun; Hu Hanqing
Starring	Huang Lei
Country of origin	Taiwan; China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	40
Original release
Network	Beijing TV, Zhejiang TV
Release	12 June –; 30 June 2017

Midnight Diner (Chinese: 深夜食堂) is a 2017 Chinese television series adapted from the Japanese manga series Shinya Shokudō.^[1] A co-production between mainland China and Taiwan, the series is directed by Taiwan's Tsai Yueh-Hsun and stars Huang Lei as the Master, and features numerous celebrities in cameo roles as guests.^[1] The series aired on 12 June to 30 June 2017 via Beijing TV and Zhejiang TV.^[2]^[3]

Unlike its predecessors, the series was widely panned by the audience and received the a rating of 2.3, the lowest-ever rating for a television show on Douban. It was criticized for its rigid adaptation, failure to include Chinese elements, excessive product placement, and unrealistic characters and stories.^[4]^[5]

Synopsis edit

The story follows a mysterious chef and his late night restaurant which open from midnight to dawn. There are no fixed items on his menu, but the Master will take orders from any customer and cook up whatever they ask for. As the Master cooks, his patrons tell him their life stories.

Cast edit

Huang Lei as Master

Patrons edit

Mark Chao as Mark
Janine Chang as Sun Kewei
He Jiong
Hai Qing
Ivy Chen
Ma Su
Liu Haoran
Jam Hsiao as Li Ang
Richie Ren
Qi Wei
Liang Jing
Cherrie Ying
Xu Jiao
Hu Bingqing as Xi Xi
Wu Xin
Wang Xun
Chin Shih-chieh
Kelly Niu Tien
Yu Hsiao-hui
Shawn Wei
Ye Qing
Xiu Jiekai
Yedda Chen
Song Yang
Kan Qingzi
Jason Tsou
Zhang Wen
Qian Yongchen
Kirsten Ren
Jiang Qilin
Lu Qian
Sui Yongliang
Hong Chenying
Yang Yitong
Jia Jinghui
Gao Feng
Li Mingzhong
Shi Shi
Guo Lin
Zhu Yan Man Zi
Zhang Ruihan
Chi Jia
Cai Lu
Fang Jiayi
Xu Wei
Huang Haoyong
Sun Yang
Zhang Han
Li Jiacheng
Li Jiatong
Xie Chengying
Zhou Shuai
Jiang Xueming
Zhai Aohui
Zhou Houan
Guo Xin
Xie Donghai
Feng Ruoqi
Xu Kaicheng
Jian Zezheng
Cai Fengze
Heaven Hai

Ratings edit

Air date	Beijing TV CMS52 City ratings^[6]			Zhejiang TV CMS52 City ratings
Air date	Ratings (%)	Audience share (%)	Rank during its time slot	Ratings (%)	Audience share (%)	Rank during its time slot
2017.6.12	0.653	2.22	5	0.48	1.639	8
2017.6.13	0.537	1.845	6	0.459	1.583	8
2017.6.14	0.553	1.92	6	0.442	1.54	9
2017.6.15	0.505	1.75	7	0.486	1.69	8
2017.6.16	0.565	1.99	5	0.512	1.8	6
2017.6.17	0.585	2.16	5	0.33	1.23	8
2017.6.18	0.551	1.91	7	0.38	1.32	9
2017.6.19	0.559	1.94	6	0.389	1.36	8
2017.6.20	0.561	1.98	6	0.453	1.6	8
2017.6.21	0.613	2.11	6	0.385	1.33	8
2017.6.22	0.537	1.84	5	0.367	1.28	8
2017.6.23	0.65	2.2	5	0.533	1.84	7
2017.6.24	0.54	1.93	5	0.413	1.5	7
2017.6.25	0.588	1.98	4	0.506	1.71	5
2017.6.26	0.597	2.10	4	0.44	1.56	7
2017.6.27	0.513	1.85	5	0.392	1.42	8
2017.6.28	0.513	1.84	5	0.368	1.32	8
2017.6.29	0.584	2.05	5	0.262	0.98	13
2017.6.30	0.579	1.95	5	0.549	1.88	6

Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Huang Lei to star in 'Midnight Diner'". China.org.cn. 30 March 2016.
^ "《深夜食堂》曝花絮黄磊：难度超越所有过往角色". Sina Corp. 24 May 2017.
^ "Restaurant comic series heads to TV". China Daily.
^ "Chinese version of 'Midnight Diner' fails to win over audiences". People's Daily. 14 June 2017.
^ "Remake of 'Midnight Diner' tasteless". Shenzhen Daily.
^ "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-07.

External links edit

[huang-1] "Huang Lei to star in 'Midnight Diner'". China.org.cn. 30 March 2016.

[2] "《深夜食堂》曝花絮黄磊：难度超越所有过往角色". Sina Corp. 24 May 2017.

[3] "Restaurant comic series heads to TV". China Daily.

[4] "Chinese version of 'Midnight Diner' fails to win over audiences". People's Daily. 14 June 2017.

[5] "Remake of 'Midnight Diner' tasteless". Shenzhen Daily.

[6] "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-07.

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