China Targets Entertainment TV In Cultural Purge

According to new directives, China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has cut almost 70 percent of entertainment shows from prime time, with 126 entertainment shows pruned down to just 38. Broadcasters are allowed to air only two entertainment shows a week, with a maximum of 90 minutes of entertainment daily between 7:30 and 10 p.m. Online there's been an outcry, with netizens decrying the killjoy moves as "doomsday for entertainment."