hunan satellite television introduced a second season of "super girl" on march 19, 2005. the preliminary rounds were filmed in five cities: changsha in hunan province, guangzhou in guangdong province, zhengzhou in henan province, hangzhou in zhejiang province, and chengdu in sichuan province. by the middle of the season, the competition captivated a nationwide audience and became one of the most watched television entertainment shows in china with tens of millions of viewers.