In 2018，China’s TV variety shows continued exploration during the downturn. Despite the problems of continued decline in ratings，less view counts and support than online variety shows，and the overall market being slightly cold，there are still bright spots worth acknowledging. Reality shows are still the mainstay of view counts. Comprehensive N generations have achieved a strong counterattack. Cultural programs have continued to heat up. At the same time，a number of new TV variety shows that have been inherited and innovative have emerged. Therefore，this article aims to deeply discuss the overall performance and development of China’s 2018 TV variety shows. At the same time，it explored and summarized the annual hot topics of Chinese TV variety shows such as thought guidance，topic manufacturing，two-dimensional “broken wall”，celebrities with huge followings，reversed human settings，fragmented editing，and immersive scene experience. It analyzes the classic cases of TV variety shows，such as “National Treasure”，“Super Vocal”，“Go Fighting” and so on and then proposes the development path of China’s TV variety industry under the dual perspective of macro and micro. In the future，Chinese TV variety shows should develop in a more professional，refined and innovative direction，deepen cultural heritage and ideological guidance，further actively adjust the production mechanism of variety shows，strengthen program innovation and excellence，and fully meet the needs of audiences in the new era. Under the new media environment，the status of TV variety shows will be stabilized，and TV variety will return to the production of the show itself.