Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Court Battle

Drama: Court Battle
Chinese Title: 决胜法庭 / Jue Sheng Fa Ting
Broadcast Network: Jiangsu TV, Zhejiang TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Youku, Tencent

Broadcast Period: February 2, 2020 - February 23, 2020

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps), released online 24:00
Genre: Legal, Police
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 40
Director: Lian Yiming
Screenwriter: He Yongli, Zhao Peng
Production Company: Tianyi Media, China Procuratorial Press
Producer: Wu Yi, Li Guangsen, Chen Weizhong
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

It tells the story of prosecutor Gao Jian, assistant prosecutor Fu Xiaorou and other individuals who strive to restore the truth through the justice system.

Gao Jian (Yu Hewei) is a special prosecutor of the Jiangdong Procuratorate. Strict and prudent, he is the type of person who does not tolerate even a single mistake. Fu Xiaorou's (Zhang Jianing) addition to the team as an assistant brings new vitality to the office.

At the same time, several corruption cases shake up the established Jiangdong Group. Tie Rongguang (Du Yuan) commits suicide in prison. Although his son Tie Li (Han Dong) and Gao Jian have been friends for many years, Tie Li finds himself unable to let go so he chooses to leave Jiangdong.

Meanwhile, traces of Jiangdong Group remain in Gao Jian's prosecution case. While investigating an illegal fundraising case, it was discovered that Tie Li has returned with a goal to track down his father's killers. A showdown between righteousness and evil begins.

Fun Facts

It is part of the 86 recommended dramas to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Filming took place in Xiamen.

Cast

	Yu Hewei as Gao Jian
	Karlina Zhang Jianing as Fu Xiaorou
	Han Dong as Tie Li
	David Wang Yaoqing as Deng Kaiwen
	Lian Yiming as Ma Lixing
	Hu Jing as Ye Ziqi

Supporting Cast

Du Yuan as Tie Rongguang
Wang Qingxiang as Ye Longen
Tie Zheng as Zhang Xiaobo
Wang Yichan as Zuo Qin
Wang Quanyou as Lan Hepei

Episode Ratings

Zhejiang TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2020-02-02	1-2	1.989	5.142	2
2020-02-03	3-4	2.016	5.220	2
2020-02-04	5-6	1.950	5.044	3
2020-02-05	7-8	1.880	4.839	4
2020-02-06	9-10	2.071	5.271	3
2020-02-07	11-12	1.986	4.960	2
2020-02-08	13	2.109	5.214	1
2020-02-09	14-15	2.188	5.542	2
2020-02-10	16-17	2.281	5.947	2
2020-02-11	18-19	2.277	5.855	4
2020-02-12	20-21	2.268	5.888	4
2020-02-13	22-23	2.298	5.886	3
2020-02-14	24-25	2.293	5.950	2
2020-02-15	26	2.329	5.830	2
2020-02-16	27-28	2.355	6.059	3
2020-02-17	29-30	2.535	6.670	2
2020-02-18	31-32	2.384	6.362	2
2020-02-19	33-34	2.471	6.618	1
2020-02-20	35-36	2.452	6.615	2
2020-02-21	37-38	2.301	6.162	2
2020-02-22	39	2.013	5.287	3
2020-02-23	40	2.192	6.143	3
Average	1 - 40	2.216	5.763

Jiangsu TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2020-02-02	1-2	1.689	4.362	5
2020-02-03	3-4	1.372	3.552	5
2020-02-04	5-6	1.389	3.594	5
2020-02-05	7-8	1.661	4.274	5
2020-02-06	9-10	1.517	3.866	5
2020-02-07	11-12	1.528	3.815	5
2020-02-08	13	1.882	4.656	4
2020-02-09	14-15	1.883	4.766	5
2020-02-10	16-17	1.890	4.930	5
2020-02-11	18-19	1.910	4.913	5
2020-02-12	20-21	1.887	4.894	5
2020-02-13	22-23	2.059	5.278	5
2020-02-14	24-25	1.905	4.950	5
2020-02-15	26	2.019	5.054	5
2020-02-16	27-28	2.061	5.302	4
2020-02-17	29-30	1.388	3.647	5
2020-02-18	31-32	1.553	4.148	6
2020-02-19	33-34	1.426	3.822	5
2020-02-20	35-36	1.462	3.943	5
2020-02-21	37-38	1.830	4.925	5
2020-02-22	39	2.101	5.508	2
2020-02-23	40	0.997	2.778	7
Average	1 - 40	1.695	4.399