Satyamev Jayate (TV series) where it received the most interest was China, where it was initially watched online before being licensed to air on Chinese television in 2014, due to Aamir Khan's popularity there after the success of his film "3 Idiots" (2009). His work on "Satyamev Jayate", as well as similar issues raised in his films, such as "Taare Zameen Par" (2007), "3 Idiots", "PK" (2014), and "Dangal" (2016), has led to Khan being referred to as a "national treasure of India" or "conscience of India" by Chinese media. The show is highly regarded in China, where it is one of the highest-rated
Satyamev Jayate (TV series) productions on popular Chinese site Douban. Indian television producer-director Siddhartha Basu compared the show with "The Oprah Winfrey Show" stating, "I think Aamir makes for a pensive and studied Oprah. More power to him and even more power to issues he raises that affect us all. Hopefully, it will get people thinking and acting on it on a much bigger scale". The "Hindustan Times" and "Wall Street Journal" also compared the show with "The Oprah Winfrey Show". Parmita Uniyal from "Hindustan Times" felt the show succeeds in convincing people of the outcomes of such practices better than a government campaign