During television prime time (between 20:00 to 22:30 on weeknights), the two largest television stations - CZTV and TVBILN release three dramas to compete for viewership. This is a list of all dramas played in 2014 during prime time.
Beginning 19 November 2014, the HKTVN-ILN will begin to operate one kingdom-wide, free television channel, providing one drama during prime time to compete for viewership.
CZTV Jade[]
First Line[]
First line series are aired between 20:00 and 20:30, and are sitcoms.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep - 31 Dec |
2014 Hong Kong Protests (Live) News Roundup |
遮打革命直擊報導 | — | — | — |  Hong Kong Nicholasland
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Second Line[]
Second line series are aired between 20:30 and 21:30, and are primarily dramas of familial matters.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct - 19 Dec |
The Days of Sunview | 陽景趣事錄 | 41 | Meal C (C餐) by Kay Tse | Nicholasland (Free State of Torbury)
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Third Line[]
Third line series are aired between 21:30 and 22:30, and are primarily dramas of more mature matters.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|
TVBILN Channel 21[]
TVBILN Channel 21 is a channel that broadcasts to the entire Imaginary Lands of Nicholas, and is primarily in Cantonese.
First Line[]
First line series are aired between 20:00 and 20:30, and are primarily sitcoms. The sitcoms are normally "in sync" with Hong Kong's TVB.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (from 2012) 14 May - 26 Sep |
Come Home Love | 愛。回家 | 700 | Florence Kwok, etc. | Come Home Love（愛。回家）by Joyce Cheng | Hong Kong
|
| 29 Sep - 11 Dec |
2014 Hong Kong Protests (Live) News Roundup |
遮打革命直擊報導 | — | — | — | Hong Kong Nicholasland
|
| 12 Dec - (to 2015) |
Come Home Love | 愛。回家 | 700 | Florence Kwok, etc. | Come Home Love（愛。回家）by Joyce Cheng | Hong Kong
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Second Line[]
Second line series are aired between 20:30 and 21:30. These are primarily re-run classic series that have previously been aired, sometimes they are new series that are "in sync" with Hong Kong's TVB. If a bracket with a year number is marked beside the drama's title, it indicates that this is a rerun of the series from that particular year.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (from 2013) 23 Dec - 17 Jan |
Bounty Lady (2013) | My 盛 Lady（2013） | 20 | Dayo Wong, Kate Tsui, Sharon Chan, etc. | Bounty Lady（My盛Lady）by Dayo Wong Thinking of One Day（想一天）by Sharon Chan |
Hong Kong
|
| 20 Jan - 14 Feb |
Outbound Love | 單戀雙城 | 20 | Aimee Chan, Ruco Chan, Lin Xia Wei, etc. | Want to Hate You（很想討厭你）by Lin Xia Wei Missing Half a Step（差半步）by Ruco Chan |
Hong Kong Malaysia
|
| 17 Feb - 30 Mar |
Eternal Happiness (2002) | 再生緣（2002） | 32 | Michelle Ye, Raymond Lam, Joe Ma, Myolie Wu, Tavia Yeung, etc. | Reborn Flower（再生花）by Kelly Chen Remember to Forget（記得忘記）by Raymond Lam |
Hong Kong
|
| 31 Mar - 25 Apr |
Swipe Tap Love | 愛我請留言 | 20 | Raymond Wong, Priscilla Wong, Eddie Kwan, Tony Hung, Vincent Wong, etc. | Love Me, Please Message（愛我請留言）by Jinny Ng | Hong Kong
|
| 28 Apr - 30 May |
Survivor's Law (2003) | 律政新人王（2003） | 25 | Raymond Lam, Myolie Wu, Bernice Liu, Samuel Chan, etc. | Forget the Wound (忘記傷害) by Raymond Lam | Hong Kong
|
| 02 Jun - 11 Jul |
Maidens' Vow (2006) | 鳳凰四重奏（2006） | 30 | Charmaine Sheh, Joe Ma, etc. | Change into Butterfly (蝶變) by Charmaine Sheh Forbidden Love (禁戀) by Charmaine Sheh |
Hong Kong
|
| 14 Jul - 08 Aug |
A Herbalist Affair (2002) | 情牽百子櫃（2002） | 20 | Charmaine Sheh, Roger Kwok, Melissa Ng, etc. | Bitter Medicine (苦口良藥) by Andy Hui, Flora Chan | Hong Kong
|
| 11 Aug - 05 Sep |
Rear Mirror | 載得有情人 | 20 | Wayne Lai, Louisa So, Tony Hung, Natalie Tong, etc. | Aiming Too High（高攀）by Hubert Wu | Hong Kong
|
| 08 Sep - 17 Oct |
All That is Bitter is Sweet | 大藥坊 | 30 | Linda Chung, Ruco Chan, Raymond Wong, Pierre Ngo, Sammy Shum, Natalie Tong, Shirley Yeung, etc. | Heart Medicine (心藥) by Teresa Cheung Big Love (大愛) by Linda Chung |
Hong Kong
|
| 20 Oct - 30 Nov |
Come On Cousin | 老表，你好Hea！ | 30 | Roger Kwok, Ivana Wong, Cho-Lam Wong, Joey Meng, Louis Cheung, etc. | Well-Rounded Guy (世界仔) by Louis Yuen | Hong Kong
|
| 01 Dec - 26 Dec |
Wars of In-Laws (2005) | 我的野蠻奶奶（2005） | 20 | Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, Bosco Wong, etc. | Home Rules（家規）by Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, and Bosco Wong | Hong Kong
|
| 29 Dec - 23 Jan (to 2015) |
Wars of In-Laws II (2008) | 野蠻奶奶大戰戈師奶（2008） | 20 | Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, Bosco Wong, Vincent Wong, etc. | Goodbye（再見）by Liza Wang, Fama Grateful to Meet You（感激遇到你）by Bosco Wong, Myolie Wu Today is the Saddest（最難過今天）by Vincent Wong, Myolie Wu |
Hong Kong
|
Third Line[]
Third line series are aired between 21:30 and 22:30. These are primarily new top-hit series from TVB, and are typically "in sync" with Hong Kong's TVB. If a bracket with a year number is marked beside the drama's title, it indicates that this is a rerun of the series from that particular year.
Fourth Line[]
Occasionally, TVBILN chooses to air more series during the segment 22:30 to 23:30. These series are either replay of midnight news, or the specific series listed below during these dates. In case of a series airing, the midnight news will be moved to air between 23:30 and 00:30 instead.
| Broadcast Dates |
Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight News from 01 Jan - 17 Aug | ||||||
| 18 Aug - 12 Sep |
Links to Temptation (2010) | 誘情轉駁（2010） | 20 | Fala Chen, Yoyo Mung, Steven Ma, etc. | Love Redirect（愛情轉駁）by Fala Chen | Hong Kong
|
| 15 Sep - 11 Oct |
Last One Standing (2008) | 與敵同行（2008） | 21 | Roger Kwok, Kevin Cheng, Elaine Yiu, etc. | N/A | Hong Kong
|
| 13 Oct - 07 Nov |
Return of the Cuckoo (2000) | 十月初五的月光（2000） | 20 | Chilam Cheung, Charmaine Sheh, Nancy Sit, Steven Ma, etc. | Wishing You Well（祝君好）by Chilam Cheung | Hong Kong Macau
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| Midnight News from 08 Nov - 14 Dec | ||||||
| 15 Dec - 26 Dec |
Every Move You Make (2010) | 讀心神探（2010） | 10[1] | Bowie Lam, Krystal Tin, Bosco Wong, Aimee Chan, Loretta Chow, etc. | Know It in Heart（心中有數）by Bowie Lam | Hong Kong
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| Midnight News from 26 Dec - 31 Dec | ||||||
TVBILN Channel 25[]
TVBILN Channel 25 airs different contents in different administrative divisions, and are primarily contents in regional languages and other languages. If a bracket with a year number is marked beside the drama's title, it indicates that this is a rerun of the series from that particular year. Records are incomplete as dramas are aired on an irregular schedule on Channel 25.
| Broadcast Dates |
Time Slot | Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
# of Ep. |
Language | Region that is aired | Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan | 20:00 - 21:00 | A Time of Love - Malaysia | 愛情來的時候－馬來西亞篇 | 1 | Cantonese Mandarin |
Kingdom-wide | Kate Tsui, James Wen, Chris Wang | Love Not Forget（愛莫忘）by Joyce Cheng | Malaysia
|
| 2 Feb | 20:00 - 21:00 | A Time of Love - Singapore | 愛情來的時候－新加坡篇 | 1 | Cantonese Mandarin English |
Kingdom-wide | Charmaine Sheh, Kenneth Ma, 6Wing, Born Li, Chris Tong | Rest Note（休止符）by Jinny Ng |  Singapore
|
| 9 Feb | 20:00 - 21:00 | A Time of Love - Korea | 愛情來的時候－韓國篇 | 1 | Cantonese Korean |
Kingdom-wide | Linda Chung, Yeon Jung-hoon | Piano Cry（鋼琴哭）by Linda Chung |  South Korea
|
| 16 Feb | 20:00 - 21:00 | A Time of Love - Japan | 愛情來的時候－日本篇 | 1 | Cantonese Mandarin Japanese |
Kingdom-wide | Wong Cho Lam, Aaron Yan, Naomi Watanabe, Ben Wong |  Japan
| |
| 6 Apr - 28 Sep |
22:00 - 23:30 (Sundays only) |
Fall in Love with Me | 愛上兩個我 | 23 | Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien |
Nicholasland
|
Aaron Yan, Tia Li, etc. | Half（二分之一）by Aaron Yan, G.NA This is Not Me（這不是我）by Aaron Yan |
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| 02 Aug - 31 Aug |
21:00 - 22:00 | Criminal Minds IX | 心理追兇（九） | 24 | English | Nicholasland
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Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, etc. |  United States
| |
| 19 Oct - 04 Jan (to 2015) |
21:00 - 23:00 (Sundays only) |
Tiger Cubs II | 飛虎 II | 10 | Cantonese | Kingdom-wide | Joe Ma, Linda Chung, Christine Kuo, Him Law, etc. | Blood and Sweat（血與汗）by Joe Ma | Hong Kong
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HKTVN-ILN[]
In October 2014, the Broadcasting Authority of the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas (BAILN) has approved the application of a free Cantonese television channel in the kingdom. Under content provision from the Hong Kong Television Network, the BAILN has allocated Channel 64 for the company. As the channel debuts on 19 November, one drama will be aired during prime time (21:00 - 22:00).
| Broadcast Dates |
Time Slot | Drama Title (English) |
Drama Title (Chinese) |
Number of Episodes |
Cast | Theme Song | Country of Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov - 21 Feb (to 2015) |
Saturdays 21:00 - 22:00 |
The Election | 選戰 | 15 | Angelica Lee, Liu Kai-Chi, Gregory Wong, Samuel Kwok, etc. | I'll Be There by Eva Chan | Hong Kong
|
| 12 Dec - 15 Jan (to 2015) |
Mondays to Fridays 21:00 - 22:30 |
To Be or Not to Be | 來生不做香港人 | 25 | Maggie Cheung, Prudence Liew, Savio Tsang, etc. | Two Cups of Tea（兩杯茶）by Prudence Liew | Hong Kong
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See also[]
Footnotes[]
| Television Prime Time content by years |
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| 2010s: 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 |