"Chinese Restaurant" has been filmed for five consecutive seasons, and each season will make some changes on the basis of the original, but it still can't recover the decline of ratings from one season to the next. Personally, I think the main reason is the solidification of program mode; The program guests are not running in enough and lack of topicality; The chef was cancelled, and the star guests cooked generally.
The program mode is fixed and there is no fundamental innovation. Every season, the program content of "Chinese Restaurant" is similar, repeating the process of opening a restaurant, plus the pictures of some star guests getting along during the break. The overall model is old-fashioned and indifferent. After watching it for several seasons, the audience has been tired of watching and basically found out the routine. And this season, due to the epidemic situation, I can't shoot abroad, so I chose to open a restaurant in the mode of RV in China, but the RV restaurant is obviously not as good as the past restaurants, which is extremely perfunctory.
There is insufficient interaction among the guests and lack of topic. For most viewers, they don't want to see the stars cleaning up the storefront, washing dishes and wiping tables conscientiously in the restaurant, but want to explore different topics and interactions. However, the star guests of "Chinese Restaurant" will change their blood almost every season. Obviously, in the first issue, everyone is not familiar with each other, and the chat is blunt, which makes the program have great uncertainty. For example, the star guests in the fifth season are quite different in personality, so they get along more prudently. Tranquility belongs to a domineering and strong type, while Ding Zhen and Yao Anna look rather stiff and don't take the initiative to talk, so watching them get along with each other makes them feel uncomfortable in front of the TV.
In addition, as a food program, the most important food is a little ordinary. This season's program canceled the real chef, and the stars learned to make local specialties. However, I feel that everyone is not good at cooking, and the fried dishes have a general effect and don't look very delicious. Chinese Restaurant is supposed to be a variety show for most people, and the audience likes to watch it while eating. But if the food inside doesn't play its due role, it will naturally make the audience lose interest in the program.