Skip to content
Michelle topham logo with white border

Michelle Topham

British-American journalist writing about C-drama and K-drama

Primary Menu
  • C-Drama News
  • Reviews
  • Drama Titles
  • Posters and Stills
  • Drama Music
  • My Favorite Douban Comment
  • Who is Michelle Topham?
  • C-Drama News

Time Raiders hits 22,000 on heat index – drops Francis Ng, Cao Lei and Xu Zhen Xuan visuals to celebrate

Michelle Topham September 20, 2025
Time Raiders hits 22000 on Tencent heat index Xu Zhen Xuan
Celebratory visual for 22,000 on the heat index featuring Xu Zhen Xuan

Well, that hit 22,000 on the Tencent Video index quickly, didn’t it?

That being Time Raiders, the Chinese mystery action adventure drama that has just-premiered on Tencent Video/WeTV with only four episodes out, and has already exceeded 22,000 on the platform’s heat index.

Having just watched the first two episodes of the supernatural-themed Chinese drama this morning, no, I am not surprised as it’s one of those dramas that gets off to a superb (and incredibly exciting) start right from its first few seconds.

RELATED: 6 cool Time Raiders character visuals have also just dropped – do they include your favorite?

In fact, my only disappointment with the C-drama so far is Tencent came up with the horribly bland English title Time Raiders instead of the more dynamic Wu Xie’s Private Notes (ie: 吴邪私家笔记) of its original Chinese version.

To celebrate Time Raiders‘ 22,000 milestone, Tencent also released several visuals beginning as the C-drama climbed to 20,000, followed by another for 21,000 and then a final one of protagonist Wu Xie for the 22,000 by the end of the first episodes’ streaming. (see above and below)

They also commented:

#Time Raiders on Tencent Video breaks 22,000 heat index#

The challenges never stop—great news just in! 🚨
This time it’s a desperate breakthrough + high-stakes survival match, and the Iron Triangle’s very first collaboration—one word: explosive!

Catch it every night at 18:00 sharp on Tencent Video and watch Wu Xie (@徐振轩xzx-999) in #Time Raiders# as the twists and high-energy surprises keep coming—there’s no way to guess what happens next!

Time Raiders hits 21000 on heat index Cao Lei
Visual for 21,000 on the heat index featuring Cao Lei
20000 on heat index for Time Raiders Francis Ng
20,000 on the heat index with Francis Ng

Time Raiders has three episodes streaming on WeTV so far, with Episode 4 also available for those willing to pay extra for Tencent’s ‘Express’ program.

More episodes will premiere tomorrow at 18:00 Beijing Time. Look out for them.

If you enjoy Tomb Raider-esq dramas that have pretty fast pacing, with a fair number of characters introduced, and some sit-on-the-edge-of-your-seat scenes, I think you will enjoy this. I know I am so far.

And back to Time Raiders quick climb up the heat index for a minute, if you are not familiar with the importance of Tencent’s heat index, here is exactly what it means.

About the Author

Michelle Topham

Michelle Topham

Administrator

British-American journalist currently residing in Vienna, Austria and obsessed beyond measure with C-dramas, a subject I have been writing about for more than two decades. How many C-dramas have I watched? Many many hundreds. How many are still in my backlog? Hundreds more.

View All Posts
Tags: Cao Lei Cheng Xiang Chinese Contemporary Drama Chinese Supernatural Drama Daisy Li Francis Ng heat index Sun Ge Chuan Ye Tencent Video Time Raiders Xu Zhen Xuan

Post navigation

Previous: 6 Time Raiders character visuals drop – as tomb raider-themed C-drama premieres on WeTV
Next: Time Raiders hits 24,000 on heat index – Tencent releases celebratory visual of Sun Ge Chuan Ye

What is Michelle Topham?

Mmm

A blog dedicated to Chinese dramas founded by Michelle Topham -- a British-American journalist who spent almost two decades living in Asia, and wrote about Chinese series for most of that time. That's me!

Come on, if I'm this obsessed with C-dramas, you need to be as well.

CURRENTLY WATCHING

The epoch of miyu

The Epoch of Miyu starring Wallace Chung and Zhu Zhu. Streaming on WeTV.

FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA

X - @AnimePowered

Flipboard -  @MichelleTopham

Pinterest - Michelle Topham

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy and GDPR Statement
Michelle Topham ©2026 - All rights reserved.