From Danwei blog:
Following the drop-off of costume dramas, emotional dramas of family ethics were on the increase, but the administrators have already begun privately discussing rules and policies to clean up what’s currently on screen, and the next step will be to limit domestic dramas and period comedies.
Crime dramas, costume dramas, and emotional dramas had been the three pillars of Chinese TV. But out of consideration for the effect of crime dramas on the youth, SARFT ultimately kicked them out of prime-time. Subsequently SARFT overhauled costume dramas, placing limitations on the number that could be shown. [Full Text]
