The one-billion-watch broadcast

亿人同观之盛况

Round Table China

2026-02-13

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Forget New Year's Eve in Times Square. The real spectacle unfolds across China, where one broadcast commands a billion viewers. The Spring Festival Gala is less a television show than a shared ritual, part time capsule and part fever dream, weaving ancient tradition with viral spectacle. On the show: Steve, Fei Fei & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Round Table.

  • You're listening to Round Table.

  • I'm Steve Hatherly today with Feifei and Yushin.

  • Coming up, forget the ball drop.

  • Forget the fireworks in a way.

  • The world's biggest viewing party happens here.

  • one show, one night, one billion eyes.

  • That sounds like a line from a movie trailer,

  • and I guess it kind of is because the Spring Festival Gala is not just entertainment.

  • This is a cultural force.

  • It bridges centuries, it bends genres, and somehow keeps the country on the edge of its seat.

  • This is the phenomenon.

  • If you don't know, you have to know.

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  • And now...

  • The dumplings are steaming,