Sony Pictures Television introduces local production of ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ in China

The 31-episode series Health is most important will air on Zhejiang Satellite TV starting 13 October.

According to a SPT company statement, “The deal represents the first time a US talk show format has been produced in China and is also the first time a Hollywood studio has co-produced a talk show for Chinese television.”

Local celebrity Laing Dong will host the show alongside experts in Western and Chinese medicine. Vitamin and mineral supplements company Centrum has signed on as the show's sponsor.

Kees Abrahams, president of international productions at SPT, said, “SPT is spearheading a new genre of formatted magazine talk shows. The success of The Dr. Oz Show in Russia and the Middle East and the launch of the show in China demonstrate the versatility of this format for adaptation in very different markets around the world.”