A cold winter chill has kept people from going out as much in Beijing lately. But for those curled up in front of the TV every night, there have been a lot of hot new shows to select from. Today we bring you the five most popular TV series on the Chinese small screen.

NO.5 PAWN SHOP

The TV series Pawn Shop started with a murder case, which develops into a chronic conflict of interest between Beijing's two biggest pawn shops, the Juyuan and Deheng. It's the first TV series to be told from the perspective of the pawn shop business in China. The show has sparked both academic and popular interest.