TV ratings surge amid coronavirus outbreak, medical dramas and films popular

Chinese people spent about seven hours a day watching television from January 25 to February 9, when the whole nation was fighting against the epidemic of COVID-19, said China's National Radio and Television Administration.

The average daily number of cable TV and IPTV viewers nationwide increased 23.5 percent from that in December, and the total viewing time rose 41.7 percent, according to data released by the administration on Friday.

In the previous years, the first week of the Lunar New Year, which is a public holiday, viewing figures usually hit their peak.

This year, however, the number of people watching TV programs has continued to rise days after the Spring Festival.

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TV ratings surge amid coronavirus outbreak, medical dramas and films popular