Weaning (TV series)

Weaning is a 2013 Chinese romance/family TV series starring Tong Liya and Lei Jiayin. While a love story at heart, the show also explores the Chinese issue of overprotective parents and overdependent children (some of whom need to be "weaned" in their 30s).

Weaning
Taiwan DVD cover
Traditional Chinese	斷奶
Simplified Chinese	断奶
Hanyu Pinyin	duànnǎi
Written by	Qing Hua Zhang Jie
Directed by	Li Li'an
Starring	Tong Liya Lei Jiayin Lin Yuan Luo Jin Ma Ge
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	45 minutes

Ratings

Dragon TV CSM46 ratings[1]
Original broadcast date	Episode (%)	Ratings (%)	Audience share (%)	Rank
May 28, 2013	1-3	0.700	1.96	6
May 29, 2013	4-6	0.710	1.98	5
May 30, 2013	7-9	0.788	2.24	2
May 31, 2013	10-12	0.718	2.06	2
June 1, 2013	13-14	0.709	2.04	2
June 2, 2013	15-16	0.782	2.25	3
June 3, 2013	17-19	0.833	2.42	2
June 4, 2013	20-22	0.856	2.45	2
June 5, 2013	23-25	1.077	3.01	2
June 6, 2013	26-28	0.965	2.72	2
June 7, 2013	29-31	1.049	2.98	1
June 8, 2013	32-33	0.918	2.57	1

Broadcast

• China

• Regional (terrestrial) channels: Tianjin Television (April 26, 2013), Wuhan Television (April 26, 2013), Shaanxi Television (May 3, 2013), Shandong Television (May 5, 2013), Heilongjiang Television (May 2013), Henan Television (May 2013),^[2] Shanghai Television (September 5, 2013, dubbed in Shanghainese^[3]), etc.
• National (satellite) channels: Dragon Television (May 28, 2013), Hebei Television (July 11, 2013)

• United States: KSCI (March 10, 2014)^[4]
• Taiwan: TNTV (June 2, 2014)^[5]

Awards

• 2014 13th Huading Awards
  • Won—Best Actress in a Television Series, Tong Liya
  • Nominated—Best Actor in a Contemporary Drama Series, Lei Jiayin

See also

• How Long Will I Love U, a 2018 film starring Lei and Tong