A Date With Luyu

A Date With Luyu
鲁豫有约
Genre Talk show
Created by Chen Luyu
Presented by Chen Luyu
Starring Chen Luyu
Narrated by Chen Luyu
Country of origin China
Language(s) Mandarin Chinese, English
Production
Location(s) Beijing
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s) Phoenix New Media Inc.
Broadcast
Original channel PHTV, HBS, AHTV
Picture format 480i SDTV
720p HDTV
1080i HDTV
Audio format MTS stereo
Original run 1998 – present
Chronology
Related shows The Oprah Winfrey Show
External links
Website

A Date With Luyu (also spelled A Date With Lu Yu) (simplified Chinese: 鲁豫有约; traditional Chinese: 魯豫有約; pinyin: Lǔyù Yǒu Yuē) is a popular Chinese television talk show that airs on Phoenix Television. Because the show emulates the success and format of The Oprah Winfrey Show, its host and creator, Chen Luyu, has been called "China's Oprah". The show includes a studio audience of about 300, and tackles issues that traditionally have been censored by Chinese media officials; its guests have included people who are HIV-positive, lesbians, and transsexuals. Despite discussing some taboo subjects, the show has yet to run afoul of Chinese censors, according to Luyu. Many of her guests are celebrities.

It is noted that some interviews are conducted in English, with Chinese subtitles, as was the cases when Lu Yu interviewed Wentworth Miller, Nick Vujicic, and Hillary Clinton with Timothy Geithner. [1] Audience members are required to understand English in these instances, because Lu Yu has warned about problems with interviews being done entirely in a single language, i.e. Mandarin Chinese

Luyu averages 140 million viewers per show.

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