List of TVB series (2009)


This is a list of series released by TVB in 2009.

Top ten drama series in ratings

The following is a list of TVB's top serial dramas in 2009 by average ratings. The list includes premiere week and final week ratings, as well as the average overall count of live Hong Kong viewers.
RankEnglish titleChinese titleAveragePeakPremiere
week		Final
week		HK viewers
1Beyond the Realm of Conscience宮心計
35
50
33
35
2.22
2Rosy Business巾幗梟雄
33
47
28
39
2.09
3Burning Flame III烈火雄心3
33
38
33
34
2.09
4You're Hired絕代商驕
32
40
31
36
2.03
5D.I.E. Again古靈精探B
31
38
29
33
1.97
6E.U.學警狙擊
30
43
29
34
1.90
7The Threshold of a PersonaID精英
30
41
28
32
1.90
8A Chip Off the Old Block巴不得爸爸...
30
37
31
28
1.90
9A Bride for a Ride王老虎搶親
30
34
30
31
1.90
10The Stew of Life有營煮婦
30
38
30
32
1.90

Awards

First line series

These dramas air in Hong Kong from 8:00pm to 8:30pm, Monday to Friday on Jade.
BroadcastEnglish title
Eps.Cast and crewTheme songAvg. ratingGenreNotesOfficial website
20 Oct 2008–
12 Feb 2010		Off Pedder
畢打自己人		337Catherine Tsang, Lo Jan-ok ; Teresa Mo, Elaine Jin, Wayne Lai, Stephen Au, Ivan Ho, Aimee Chan, Joyce Cheng, Elvina KongOpening: "Serenade No. 13"

Ending: "無人完美"
27SitcomHD format

Second line series

These dramas air in Hong Kong from 8:30pm to 9:30pm, Monday to Friday on Jade.
BroadcastEnglish title
Eps.Cast and crewTheme songAvg. ratingGenreNotesOfficial website
8 Dec 2008–
2 Jan 2009		Pages of Treasures
Click入黃金屋		20Mui Siu-ching ; Paul Chun, Wayne Lai, Eric Suen, Sonija Kwok, Shirley Yeung, Sharon Chan, Mary Hon, Vivien Yeo"我的最愛"
26Drama
5 Jan–
6 Mar		Royal Tramp
鹿鼎記		45Zhang Jizhong ; Huang Xiaoming, Wallace Chung, Cherrie YingOpening: "中間人"

Ending: "始終會行運"
27Costume drama, ComedyHD format
Overseas production
9 Mar–
3 Apr		The Winter Melon Tale
大冬瓜		20Poon Ka-tak ; Liu Kai-chi, Sunny Chan, Louisa So"大冬瓜"
26Costume drama, FantasyCopyright notice: 2008.
6 Apr–
1 May		Man in Charge
幕後大老爺		20Lee Tim-shing ; Kenneth Ma, Kate Tsui, Leila Tong, Matthew Ko"幕後人"
28Costume dramaHD format
Copyright notice: 2007.
4 May–
5 Jun		Just Love II
老婆大人II		25Chong Wai-kin ; Jessica Hsuan, Sunny Chan, Benz Hui, Joyce Tang, Natalie Tong, Johnson Lee, Timothy Ip"老婆大人"
28DramaCopyright notice: 2008.
8 Jun–
10 Jul		Sweetness in the Salt
碧血鹽梟		25Lee Tim-shing ; Steven Ma, Tavia Yeung, Raymond Wong, Kwok Fung, Halina Tam, Ngo Ka-nin, Joel Chan, Ram Chiang"愛怎麼說"
28Costume dramaHD format
Released overseas on January 5, 2009. Copyright notice: 2008.
13 Jul–
9 Aug		A Bride for a Ride
王老虎搶親		21Poon Ka-tak ; Chin Ka Lok, Sammul Chan, Louisa So, Nancy Wu, Gigi Wong, Rain Lau, Joseph Lee, Mimi Chu"合法搶親"
30Costume drama, ComedyHD format
10 Aug–
5 Sep		You're Hired
絕代商驕		20Nelson Cheung ; Dayo Wong, Charmaine Sheh, Theresa Lee, Benz Hui, Michael Tse, Power Chan, Mandy Cho"冇問題?"
32Comedy-dramaHD format
7 Sep–
18 Oct		The Stew of Life
有營煮婦		30Louise Lee, Chung King-fai, Christine Ng, Fala Chen, Timmy Hung, Evergreen Mak, Johnson Lee"絕配的一對"
30Comedy-drama
19 Oct–
29 Nov		Beyond the Realm of Conscience
宮心計		33Mui Siu-ching ; Charmaine Sheh, Tavia Yeung, Moses Chan, Kevin Cheng, Susanna Kwan, Michelle Yim, Selena Li, Mary Hon, Susan Tse, Joseph Lee, Kara Hui, Ching Hor-wai"攻心計"

Insert: "風車"
35Costume dramaHD format
42nd Anniversary Drama
30 Nov–
27 Dec		A Chip Off the Old Block
巴不得爸爸		21Poon Ka-tak ; Ron Ng, Sunny Chan, Myolie Wu, Shirley Yeung, David Chiang, Gigi Wong, Nancy Wu, Louis Yuen, Carlo Ng"咪話唔就你"
30Period drama, Comedy
28 Dec–
22 Jan 2010		A Watchdog's Tale
老友狗狗		20Leung Choi-yuen ; Steven Ma, Linda Chung, Kent Cheng, Maggie Shiu, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Natalie Tong"老友狗狗"
31Comedy-drama

Third line series

These dramas air in Hong Kong from 9:30pm to 10:30pm, Monday to Friday on Jade.
BroadcastEnglish title
Eps.Cast and crewTheme songAvg. ratingGenreNotesOfficial website
20 Oct 2008–
13 Feb		The Gem of Life
珠光寶氣		82Jonathan Chik ; Gigi Lai, Ada Choi, Maggie Siu, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Louise Lee, David Chiang, Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Wong He, Kenny Wong, Eddie Kwan, Chen Hung-lieh"鑽禧"

Insert: "無情有愛"

Insert: "相戀兩個字"

Insert: "我還在等什麼"
28DramaHD format
41st Anniversary Drama
16 Feb–
27 Mar		E.U.
學警狙擊		30Wong Wai-sing ; Ron Ng, Sammul Chan, Michael Miu, Kathy Chow, Michael Tse, Elanne Kong, King Kong, Dominic Lam"黑白變奏"

Insert: "手掌印"

Insert: "無愧於心"
30Crime dramaHD format
Copyright notice: 2008.
30 Mar–
24 Apr		The King of Snooker
桌球天王		20Terry Tong ; Adam Cheng, Niki Chow, Patrick Tang, Joyce Tang, Derek Kok, Benz Hui, Halina Tam"命運遊戲"

Insert: "相信童話"
27Drama
27 Apr–
29 May		Rosy Business
巾幗梟雄		25Lee Tim-shing ; Sheren Tang, Wayne Lai, Ron Ng, Elliot Ngok, Kiki Sheung, Susan Tse, Kara Hui, Nancy Wu, Suki Chui, Pierre Ngo"紅蝴蝶"
33Costume dramaHD format
1 Jun–
5 Jul		The Threshold of a Persona
ID精英		27Marco Law ; Roger Kwok, Yoyo Mung, Patrick Tang, Raymond Cho, David Chiang, Toby Leung, Natalie Tong, Power Chan, Kenny Wong"掩飾"
30DramaCopyright notice: 2008.
6 Jul–
15 Aug		Burning Flame III
烈火雄心III		31Amy Wong ; Wong He, Kevin Cheng, Bosco Wong, Myolie Wu, Aimee Chan"有意"
33Action dramaHD format
18 Aug–
19 Sep		D.I.E. Again
古靈精探B		24Kwan Wing-chung ; Roger Kwok, Sonija Kwok, Nancy Wu, Edwin Siu, Derek Kok, Kwok Fung, Mimi Lo, Kitty Yuen"追根究柢"
31Comedy-drama, Fantasy mystery
21 Se–
16 Oct		In the Chamber of Bliss
蔡鍔與小鳳仙		20Wong Wai-sing ; Damian Lau, Kathy Chow, Kenneth Ma, Dominic Lam, Toby Leung, Kristal Tin"傷愛一生"
29Period drama
19 Oct–
13 Dec		Born Rich
富貴門		41Chong Wai-kin ; Ray Lui, Gallen Lo Joe Ma, Anita Yuen, Kenix Kwok, Jaime Chik, Nancy Sit, Benz Hui, Lau Siu-ming, Kenneth Ma, Sharon Chan, Vincent Wong"差一剎的地老天荒"

Insert: "兩生關"
30DramaHD format
42nd Anniversary Drama
14 Dec–
8 Jan 2010		The Beauty of the Game
美麗高解像		20Tsui Yu-on ; Kate Tsui, Christine Ng, Raymond Cho, Sharon Chan, Lai Lok-yi, Kingdom Yuen, Wong Cho-lam, Mimi Lo"愛無愧"
27Drama

Warehoused series

These dramas were released overseas and have not broadcast on the TVB Jade Channel.
English title
Eps.Cast and crewTheme songGenreNotesRef.
The Greatness of a Hero
盛世仁傑		20Leung Choi-yuen ; Kent Cheng, Sunny Chan, Sonija Kwok, Bernice Liu, Wayne Lai, Lee Heung-kam, Rebecca Chan, Leila Tong"定局"
Historical fictionAired on TVB Jade
2 – 27 Apr 2012. Copyright notice: 2008.
A Great Way to Care
仁心解碼		20Marco Law ; Alex Fong, Kate Tsui, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Ram Chiang, Ben Wong"荒島隔岸"
Medical dramaAired on TVB Jade
10 Jan – 5 Feb 2011

Weekend Dramas

Saturday Series

These dramas air in Hong Kong from 8:30pm to 9:30pm, on TVB.
Airing
date		English title
Number of episodesMain castTheme song
Sub-theme song 		HD
format		Highest average
point ratings		GenreNotesOfficial website
26 Sep-
24 Oct		ICAC Investigators 2009
廉政行動2009		5Part 1: Bowie Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Crystal Tin, Vivien Yeo, Raymond Wong
Part 2: Sonjia Kwok, Yoyo Mung, Halina Tam, Raymond Cho
Part 3: Miriam Yeung, Pakho Chau, Kenny Wong
Part 4: Maggie Siu, Raymond Wong, Joe Cheung
Part 5: Andy Hui, Sammul Chan, Stephanie Cheng, Evergreen Mak, JJ Jia		Yes24Modern dramaCollaboration with TVB and ICAC Hong Kong