The finale episode attained a viewership rating of 14.87%, breaking CCTV's all-time high record set in 2003.
The Legend of Bruce Lee has been watched by over 400 million viewers in China, making it the most-watched Chinese television drama series of all time, as of 2017.
Bruce notices to his dismay that there was a subtle discrimination against his race in the school, which urges him to excel in order to prove that Chinese people are also competent and talented.
Along with his childhood friend Qin Xiao Man, Bruce participates in a cha-cha competition and wins, much to the annoyance of his British schoolmate Blair Lewis.
This competition, in addition to Blair's evident dislike of the Chinese, creates tension between the two, leading to a number of physical fights.
Bruce meets Yellow Brat, a servant and student of Wang Yunsheng's Kung Fu Center, who he fights and loses to.
In the boxing championship, Bruce applies the Wing Chun techniques he has learned from Master Ye and beats David Cafeld.
Now adept at fighting, Bruce uses his skills to protect the businessmen in his neighborhood from the extortions of Wang Li Chao's gang.
This incident prompts Bruce's parents to send him to America, realizing that staying in Hong Kong will inevitably lead to his death.
Fearing that the attempt on Bruce's life will be traced back to his gang, Wang Li Chao orders Yellow Brat to kill Ah Liang.
He enrolls at Edison Technical School, and, with the help of Jesse, was able to rent a small room and get a job of delivering papers.
This makes Kimura question his beliefs about martial arts and become fascinated with Bruce's Kung Fu that he asks to be taught more about it.
Bruce soon shares with Kimura the secret of his Kung Fu, which is actually a mixture of moves from Wing Chun, Boxing, and even from cha-cha.
At the end of the match, it was apparent that Bruce will win, but he chooses to let the duel in a draw so that Wally Jay may keep his prestige.
This trade was actually a ruse on Yamamoto's part, which allowed another martial artist named Ed Parker to learn all of Bruce's moves.
Bruce buys a house for him and Linda and opens a bigger Kung Fu school with the help of his friends Jesse, Kimura and Uncle Shao.
However, stern and encouraging words from Linda makes him become determined to walk again even while knowing it would take a miracle for him to heal.
They reopen the Kung Fu school, and the news of Bruce's miraculous recovery entices many people to become his students.
Inosanto tells him that Bruce's only true rivals in the competition are Rolex, the defending champion and Piao Zhengyi, a taekwondo genius.
George's boss Mr. William sees the great potential in the movie; however, he was not convinced that a Chinese man like Bruce should play the lead.
Nevertheless, Bruce refuses to go back to Oakland, and makes a living by training Los Angeles police officers instead.
The Green Hornet turns into a hit series and a second season is promised, but Mr. William decides to discontinue the show.
While the movie was being made, the master Thai boxer King Charles sends Bruce a letter of challenge.
The Big Boss becomes a box office success and Bruce becomes a famous and sought-after movie star in Hong Kong and in other nearby Asian countries.
Though he receives other offers from other companies, Bruce decides to stay with Golden Harvest, to the relief and appreciation of Mr. Chow.
Wary of yet another possibility of being lied to, in addition to the fact that he is currently making the movie Game of Death, Bruce refuses at first.
A series of prank calls in the middle of the night starts to occur in the Lee household, promptly scaring Linda.
Linda, Kimura, Professor Inosanto, along with Bruce's brothers from Yong Chun Quan serve as spectators in the fight.
The last part of the episode features the original newspaper articles, as well as old footage on the nationwide mourning of Bruce's death.
Also, in the United States, Lions Gate Entertainment edited the series into a 183 minute long film and released it on DVD on September 21, 2010.