On April 2, it was reported that the large-scale dating program "If You Are the One", which has been on the air for seven years, has been suspended, and the last episode was aired last weekend. Although the program team stated that it will be revised and relaunched in the future, according to people familiar with the matter, the gap between the revised program and the old version is very large.
Earlier, there were repeated rumors on the Internet that "If You Are the One" will be discontinued. In response to online comments, the official WeChat account of "If You Are the One" issued a statement yesterday, saying that the show was only temporarily suspended and was being revised and would be launched in May. Some netizens discovered that the "If You Are the One" broadcast last night was no longer new content, but a rebroadcast of previous programs, which seemed to confirm the rumor that all the programs recorded by "If You Are the One" have been broadcast.
Some media also learned from people familiar with the matter that the old version of "If You Are the One" was last recorded in January 2017, and there has been no recording for three months. The content broadcast last Tuesday (March 25) was the last episode of the old version of "If You Are the One". Currently, the old version of the program has been completely stopped. It is reported that the program team is making a major revision of the program. The format and content of this revision have major changes from the old version, but Meng Fei is still the fixed host.
When "If You Are the One" first aired, it received extremely high ratings and attention, triggering a craze for dating programs. In early 2016, "If You Are the One" was renamed "If You Are the One" and underwent its first revision six years after its launch. The program team swapped the male and female guests and selected one male guest from the original 24 female guests to 24. Each male guest selects one female guest. Although the program's ratings are far from those at its peak, the current ratings remain at around 1.5, which is still the best-performing regular program on Jiangsu Satellite TV. Together with "Happy Camp", it is also known as the most popular TV program on Chinese TV.
Some netizens analyzed that the reason why "If You Are the One" was suspended is because the program has been on the air for 7 years and is also facing the dilemma of being unable to make breakthroughs in ratings. At the same time, with the explosion of dating programs, several eye-catching dating programs have emerged this year. The traditional dating model can no longer satisfy the audience's taste. However, there are also many netizens who feel sad that "If You Are the One" has stopped broadcasting. Watching "If You Are the One" every Saturday with the whole family has become a regular family communication activity in the past few years. They have left messages in the comment area of ??the official Weibo, hoping that "If You Are the One" will continue to be broadcast. .