中国是当今世界电视剧艺术的生产和消费大国。据统计，2001年度，中国生产完成并进入市场（包括在各级电视台播出）的电视剧达8877集（相当于4437部电影故事片的长度）；而进入中国家庭和社会的电视机已逾3亿8千万台，中国电视观众的日常拥有量当在10至11亿之间。一部在中国中 China is a major producer and consumer of the art of television drama in the world today. According to statistics, during the year of 2001, 8877 episodes (equivalent to the length of 4437 feature film films) of television programs completed and entered the market (including those broadcast on all levels of television stations) were completed in China; more than 300 million television sets have been imported into Chinese families and communities 80 million units, the daily possession of Chinese television viewers when the 10 to 1.1 billion. One in China