''Number One Surprise'' is a Chinese comedy variety show television series developed by

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and produced by STXtelevision and XG Entertainment. It premiered on

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and

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on 21 November 2016. It had almost 300 million viewers on its premiere and, as of January 2017, was the most watched program on Hunan TV. It was cancelled after 4 episodes on TV and went straight to online only broadcast.

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Chinese comedy television series Chinese variety television shows Hunan Television original programming 2016 Chinese television series debuts STX Entertainment Mandarin-language television shows {{PRChina-tv-stub