List of 2012 dramas

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 2012 during prime time.

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
(from 2011) 22 Aug - 28 Dec	Much Ado About Love	無事生愛	370	Linda Chung, Steven Ma, Fala Chen, Benjamin Yuen	Relentless Love（無情有愛）by Linda Chung	Nicholasland (Long Region)
31 Dec - TBA (into 2013)	Thoughts of Love	正有此意	TBA			Nicholasland

Second Line

Second line series are aired between 20:30 and 21:30, and are primarily dramas of family matters.

Broadcast Dates	Drama Title (English)	Drama Title (Chinese)	Number of Episodes	Cast	Theme Song	Country of Origin
Record Missing from 01 Jan - 12 Aug
13 Aug - 7 Sep	Victory of Love	勝利與公正	20	Mandy Law, Nancy Wu, etc.	Escape（出走）by Alfred Hui	Nicholasland
10 Sep - 4 Nov	To Be or Not to Be	飛上枝頭變鳳凰	43		Be Proud once in a Life（一生豪情一次）by Chilam Cheung	Nicholasland (Cosmoplay)
5 Nov - 30 Dec	The Family Feud	家族情。仇	42	Raymond Lam, Linda Chung, Moses Chan, Kate Tsui, etc.	Live and Die for Love（生死也為愛）by Linda Chung Heaven of Matches（火柴天堂）by Linda Chung	Nicholasland (Free State of Torbury)
31 Dec - 25 Jan (into 2013)	When Cars are in Love	追車迷情	20			Nicholasland (Cosmoplay)

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
Record Missing from 01 Jan - 14 Oct
15 Oct - 9 Nov	Nos Amis Les Humaines	戀上外星人	20			Nicholasland
12 Nov - 16 Dec	The Journey into Darkness	擲心之旅	27	Raymond Lam, Damian Lau, Leila Tong, Bosco Wong, etc.	Dark Choose Bright by Eason Chan	Nicholasland (Watersauga)
17 Dec - 18 Jan (into 2013)	That's Who She Met	夢飛行	25	Cilla Kung, Dickson Wong, Mandy Wong, Him Law, Evergreen Mak, Edwin Siu, etc.	Dream to Fly（夢飛行）by Joyce Cheng	Nicholasland (Watersauga, Cosmoplay)

TVBILN Channel 21

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) 31 Oct - 13 May	Til Love Do Us Lie	結。分@謊情式	139	Kiki Sheung, Hanjin Tan, etc.	Right on Time by Kiki Sheung, Hanjin Tan	Hong Kong
14 May - (into 2013)	Come Home Love	愛。回家	500	Florence Kwok, etc.	Come Home Love（愛。回家）by Joyce Cheng	Hong Kong

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
Record Missing from 01 Jan - 29 Apr
30 Apr - 8 Jun	House of Harmony and Vengeance	耀舞長安	20	Linda Chung, Myolie Wu, Evergreen Mak, Bobby Auyeung, etc.	Love Song（愛歌）by Wong Cho Lam, Louis Yuen, Johnson Lee	Hong Kong
11 Jun - 6 Jul	No Good Either Way	衝呀！瘦薪兵團	20	Louis Yuen, Ruco Chan, Krystal Tin, Gill Mohindepaul Singh, etc.	Salary Reduction（瘦薪族）by Louis Yuen, Ruco Chan, Gill Mohindepaul Singh	Hong Kong
Record Missing from 7 Jun - 21 Oct
22 Oct - 14 Dec	Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles	名媛望族	40	Damian Lau, Tavia Yeung, Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng	This Moment（此時此刻）by Fiona Sit Sometimes（有時）by Ron Ng	Hong Kong
18 Dec - 19 Jan (into 2013)	Friendly Fire	法網狙擊	26	Michael Tse, Sammy Leung, Sharon Chan, etc.	Mysterious Life（疑幻人生）by Michael Tse, Sammy Leung	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.

Broadcast Dates	Drama Title (English)	Drama Title (Chinese)	Number of Episodes	Cast	Theme Song	Country of Origin
(from 2011) 21 Nov - 1 Jan	When Heaven Burns	天與地	30	Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh, etc.	When Heaven Burns（天與地）by Paul Wong Ignorance of Youth（年少無知）by Moses Chan, Bowie Lam, Kenny Wong	Hong Kong
3 Jan - 12 Feb	L'Escargot	缺宅男女	30	Linda Chung, Sonija Kwok, Michael Miu, Michael Tse, Mandy Wong, Him Law, Ron Ng, etc.	Sad City Diary（傷城記）by Linda Chung, Ron Ng	Hong Kong
13 Feb - 16 Mar	The Hippocratic Crush	On Call 36 小時	25	Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung, Him Law, Mandy Wong, etc.	Drama（連續劇）by Joey Yung	Hong Kong
19 Mar - 13 Apr	Daddy Good Deeds	當旺爸爸	20	Edwin Siu, Linda Chung, Ha Yu, Cilla Kung, etc.	Never Put it in Mind（從未在意）by Edwin Siu	Hong Kong
Record Missing from 13 Apr - 02 Jul
2 Jul - 27 Jul	Witness Insecurity	護花危情	20	Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Cilla Kung, etc.	Most Fortunate Thing（最幸福的事）by Linda Chung	Hong Kong
30 Jul - 25 Aug	Ghetto Justice 2	怒火街頭2	21	Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu, etc.	No Time to Regret（沒時間後悔）by MC Jin, Hanjin Tan	Hong Kong
27 Aug - 23 Sep	Divas in Distress	巴不得媽媽...	22	Liza Wang, Mandy Law, Him Law, etc.	In Heart（在心中）by Edmund Leung	Hong Kong
24 Sep - 4 Nov	Highs and Lows	雷霆掃毒	30	Michael Miu, Raymond Lam, Kate Tsui, Elaine Ng, Ella Koon, etc.	End of Naiveness（幼稚完）by Raymond Lam	Hong Kong
5 Nov - 30 Nov	7 Days in Life (2011)	隔離七日情（2011）	20	Bosco Wong, Sonija Kwok, Steven Ma, Joyce Cheng, etc.	Love ASAP（盡快愛）by Bosco Wong	Hong Kong
3 Dec - 14 Dec	Mysteries of Love (2010) Two episodes a day, continuing to fourth line.	談情說案（2010）	20	Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung, Bernice Liu, Kenneth Ma, etc.	Until You Cannot Find Me（直到你不找我）by Raymond Lam	Hong Kong
17 Dec - 11 Jan (into 2013)	Missing You	幸福摩天輪	20	Linda Chung, Jason Chan, Cilla Kung, etc.	Fortune Song（幸福歌）by Linda Chung	Hong Kong

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 - 02 Dec
3 Dec - 14 Dec	Mysteries of Love (2010) Two episodes a day, continued from third line.	談情說案（2010）	20	Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung, Bernice Liu, Kenneth Ma, etc.	Until You Cannot Find Me（直到你不找我）by Raymond Lam	Hong Kong
Midnight News from 15 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
24 Jun - 12 Aug	22:00 - 23:30 (Sat & Sun)	Tiger Cubs	飛虎	13	Cantonese	Kingdom-wide	Joe Ma, Jessica Hsuan, Christine Kuo, Him Law, etc.	Basis of My Peers（身邊的依據）by Joe Ma	Hong Kong

See also

• List of 2013 dramas

2012 CZTV Dramas and Productions
First Line Series | 20:00 - 20:30 Much Ado About Love Second Line Series | 20:30 - 21:30 Victory of Love • To Be or Not To Be • The Family Feud Third Line Series | 21:30 - 22:30 Nos Amis Les Humains • The Journey of Darkness • That's Who She Met 2012 CZTV Sales Presentation • 2011 CZTV series • 2013 CZTV series