TV encore unlikely for The Same Song

One of China Central Television's most influential programs is unlikely to return to the nation's small screens.

Zhong Siqian, the longtime producer of The Same Song, a televised tour of star-studded concerts, told West China Metropolis Daily on Thursday that the series will not be aired this or any other season.

If The Same Song has indeed ended its run, its cancellation as well as changes to several of China's more popular TV shows coincide with a notice issued by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee opposing expensive galas.