List of 2013 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 2013 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 2012) 31 Dec - TBA	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
(from 2012) 31 Dec - 25 Jan	When Cars are in Love	追車迷情	20			Nicholasland (Cosmoplay)
28 Jan - 23 Feb	Sweet Stories about Love	甜蜜戀事	22			Nicholasland
25 Feb - 22 Mar	Women at War	洗衣院	20	Fala Chen, etc.		Nicholasland
25 Mar - 19 Apr	To Rule and Play	二世掌門人	20	Myolie Wu, Bosco Wong, Ella Koon, etc.		Nicholasland
22 Apr - 16 Jun	The Mysteries of Every Move	神探說案	42	Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung, Bowie Lam, Bosco Wong, Kenneth Ma, Aimee Chan, etc.	Until I Find You in my Heart（直到心中找到你）by Raymond Lam, Bowie Lam	Nicholasland (Periodic Table)
17 Jun - 4 Oct	Fruits Action News	生果動新聞	80	Liza Wang, Louis Yuen, Wong Cho Lam, etc.		Nicholasland

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
(from 2012) 17 Dec - 18 Jan	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)
21 Jan - 3 Mar	The Cost of One Penny	物超所值	33	Kiki Sheung, etc.		Nicholasland (Long)
4 Mar - 28 Apr	The Temptation	毒誘	43			Nicholasland
29 Apr - 23 Jun	The Price of Greed	貪字得個貧	41	Har Yu, Leanne Li, etc.		Nicholasland
24 Jun - 28 Jul	Copy and Paste	同是天涯複製人	27	Law Lok Lam, etc.	Meet does not have to Know（相逢何必曾相識）by Ram Chiang, Rita Carpio	Nicholasland
29 Jul - 6 Sep	Love at Castle Peak	青山奇遇	30	Ron Ng, Bernice Liu, Loretta Chow, Him Law, Michael Tse, etc.		Nicholasland

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 - TBA (into 2014)	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
(from 2012) 24 Dec - 18 Jan	Friendly Fire	法網狙擊	20	Michael Tse, Sammy Leung, Sharon Chan, etc.	Mysterious Life（疑幻人生）by Michael Tse, Sammy Leung	Hong Kong
21 Jan - 15 Feb	The Rippling Blossom (2011)	魚躍在花見（2011）	20	Chilam (Julian) Cheung, Michael Tse, Tavia Yeung, Myolie Wu, etc.	How Deep is the Sea（究竟海有幾深）by Chilam (Julian) Cheung	Hong Kong
15 Feb - 8 Mar	Virtues of Harmony (2003 - 5)	皆大歡喜 II（2003－5）	15 (Truncated)	Nancy Sit, Kingdom Yuen, Michael Tse, Louis Yuen, etc.	Virtues of Harmony（皆大歡喜）by Nancy Sit	Hong Kong
11 Mar - 7 Apr	My Family (2005)	甜孫爺爺（2005）	20	Alex Fong, Shirley Yeung, etc.	Fortune Family（幸福家庭）by Alex Fong	Hong Kong
8 Apr - 19 May	Life Made Simple (2005)	阿旺新傳（2005）	32	Roger Kwok, Jessica Hsuan, Angela Tong, Bosco Wong, Leila Tong, etc.	Ten Thousand Whys（十萬個為什麼）by Roger Kwok, Jessica Hsuan Soft Candy（軟糖）by Roger Kwok, Jessica Hsuan	Hong Kong
20 May - 12 Jul	Triumph in the Skies (2003)	衝上雲霄（2003）	40	Francis Ng, Flora Chan, Myolie Wu, Ron Ng, Kenneth Ma, Bosco Wong, Joe Ma, etc.	Time like a Song（歲月如歌）by Eason Chan I don't Love You（我不愛你）by Flora Chan	Hong Kong
15 Jul - 9 Aug	Feminine Masculinity (1999)	先生貴性（1999）	20	Flora Chan, Gallen Lo, Angela Tong, Florence Kwok, Kwong Wa, etc.	To You, I Never Give Up（對你，我永不放棄）by Flora Chan, Gallen Lo Future is Impossible to Predict（未來沒法計算）by Gallen Lo	Hong Kong
12 Aug - 22 Sep	Always and Ever	情逆三世緣	31	Bobby Auyeung, Esther Kwan, Mandy Wong	It's Just a Coincidence（實屬巧合）by Shirley Kwan	Hong Kong
23 Sep - 2 Nov	Brother's Keeper	巨輪	32	Edwin Siu, Linda Chung, Ruco Chan, Louise Lee, Krystal Tin, etc.	Big Wheel（巨輪）by Edwin Siu, Ruco Chan	Hong Kong
4 Nov - 15 Dec	The Hippocratic Crushes II	On Call 36 小時 II	30	Tavia Yeung, Kenneth Ma, Lawrence Ng, Mandy Wong, Him Law, etc.	Sequel（續集）by Joey Yung Serial Drama（連續劇）by Joey Yung	Hong Kong
16 Dec - 20 Dec	Virtues of Harmony (2003 - 5)	皆大歡喜 II（2003－5）	5 (Truncated)	Nancy Sit, Kingdom Yuen, Michael Tse, Louis Yuen, etc.	Virtues of Harmony（皆大歡喜）by Nancy Sit	Hong Kong
23 Dec - 17 Jan (into 2014)	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

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 2012) 18 Dec - 11 Jan	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
14 Jan - 8 Feb	Inbound Troubles	老表，你好嘢！	20	Wong Cho Lam, Ivana Wong, Mimi Chu, etc.	Together（大家）by Wong Cho Lam, Ivana Wong	Hong Kong
11 Feb - 15 Feb	Season of Love (Spring)	戀愛季節（春）	5	Toby Leung, Him Law, etc.	Little Something by Mag Lam	Hong Kong
18 Feb - 15 Mar	Reality Check	心路 GPS	20	Ruco Chan, Louise Lee, Priscilla Wong, etc.	Little Grass（小草）by Ruco Chan	Hong Kong
18 Mar - 19 Apr	A Great Way to Care II	仁心解碼 II	20	Edwin Siu, Alex Fong, Yoyo Mung, etc.	Wall（圍牆）by Edwin Siu	Hong Kong
22 Apr - 31 May	Beauty at War	金枝慾孽貳	30	Sheren Tang, Christine Ng, Ada Choi, Moses Chan, etc.	Red Sin（紅孽）by Christine Ng	Hong Kong
3 Jun - 12 Jul	A Change of Heart	好心作怪	30	Niki Chow, Bosco Wong, Michael Miu, etc.	Change of Heart（心變）by Niki Chow Final Blessing（最後祝福）by Bosco Wong	Hong Kong
15 Jul - 8 Sep	Triumph in the Skies II	衝上雲霄 II	43	Fala Chen, Francis Ng, Chilam Cheung, Ron Ng, Kenneth Ma, Nancy Wu, Myolie Wu, etc.	Triumph in the Skies（衝上雲霄）by George Lam Lovers in the Skies（空中戀人）by Mag Lam On My Way by Raymond Lam	Hong Kong
9 Sep - 27 Sep	Slim Chances (2002) Transferred from fourth line	我要Fit一Fit（2002）	15	Lydia Shum, Kevin Cheng, etc.	Pilot Project（展翅計劃）by Miriam Yeung	Hong Kong
30 Sep - 11 Oct	Virtues of Harmony (2003 - 5)	皆大歡喜 II（2003－5）	10 (Truncated)	Nancy Sit, Kingdom Yuen, Michael Tse, Louis Yuen, etc.	Virtues of Harmony（皆大歡喜）by Nancy Sit	Hong Kong
14 Oct - 24 Nov	Will Power	法外風雲	32	Wayne Lai, Moses Chan, Christine Ng, Fala Chen, Sire Ma, etc.	Relict（遺物）by Alfred Hui	Hong Kong
25 Nov - 20 Dec	Bounty Lady	My盛Lady	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
23 Dec - 17 Jan (into 2014)	Coffee Cat Mama	貓屎媽媽	20	Bosco Wong, Michelle Yim, Nancy Wu, Elisa Sam, etc.	Race（鬥快）by Hubert Wu	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 - 21 Jul
22 Jul - 25 Aug	Women on the Run (2005)	窈窕熟女（2005）	26	Natalis Chan, Louis Yuen, Kingdom Yuen, Christine Ng, etc.	Her Idealism（她的主義）by Natalis Chan	Hong Kong
26 Aug - 6 Sep	Slim Chances (2002) Transferred to third line after 8 Sep	我要Fit一Fit（2002）	10	Lydia Shum, Kevin Cheng, etc.	Pilot Project（展翅計劃）by Miriam Yeung	Hong Kong
Midnight News from 07 Sep - 13 Oct
14 Oct - 16 Nov	Women on the Run (2005)	窈窕熟女（2005）	26	Natalis Chan, Louis Yuen, Kingdom Yuen, Christine Ng, etc.	Her Idealism（她的主義）by Natalis Chan	Hong Kong
Midnight News from 17 Nov - 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)	Number of Episodes	Language	Region that is aired	Theme Song	Country of Origin
12 Aug - 6 Sep	20:30 - 21:30	City Hunter (2011)	城市獵人（2011）	20	Korean	Nicholasland Cosmoplay Region Gravenhurst Region (Vandehogan only)	—	South Korea
9 Oct - 12 Dec	20:30 - 22:00 Every Wed. & Thur. only	The Inheritors	欲戴王冠，必承其重－繼承者們	20	Korean	Nicholasland Cosmoplay Region Gravenhurst Region (Vandehogan only)	—	South Korea

See also

• List of 2012 dramas
• List of 2014 dramas