List of TVB series (2005)
This is a list of series released by TVB in 2005.
Top ten drama series in ratings
The following is a list of the highest-rated drama series released by TVB in 2005. The list includes premiere week, final week ratings, as well as the average overall count of live Hong Kong viewers.Rank | English title | Chinese title | Average | Peak | Premiere week | Final week | HK viewers |
1 | Jewel in the Palace | 大長今 | |||||
2 | Wars of In-laws | 我的野蠻奶奶 | |||||
3 | Life Made Simple | 阿旺新傳 | |||||
4 | The Academy | 學警雄心 | |||||
5 | Love Bond | 心花放 | |||||
6 | The Prince's Shadow | 御用閒人 | |||||
7 | Just Love | 老婆大人 | |||||
8 | Scavengers' Paradise | 同撈同煲 | |||||
9 | Revolving Doors of Vengeance | 酒店風雲 | |||||
10 | The Gentle Crackdown | 秀才遇著兵 |
First line series
These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 8:00 to 9:00 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.Airing date | English title | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song Sub-theme song | Genre | Notes | Official website |
6 Dec 2004- 9 Jan 2005 | Kung Fu Soccer 功夫足球 | 25 | Dicky Cheung, Joey Yung, Anthony Wong, Sandra Ng, Bowie Lam | T: "足球小將" ST: "貪慕虛榮" | Modern drama | China series | |
10 Jan- 13 Feb | Wong Fei Hung – Master of Kung Fu 我師傅係黃飛鴻 | 25 | Bosco Wong, Sammul Chan, Rain Li | T: "鴻飛萬里" | Period action | Released overseas on November 7, 2004. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
14 Feb- 11 Mar | Lost in the Chamber of Love 西廂奇緣 | 20 | Ron Ng, Myolie Wu, Michelle Ye, Kenneth Ma | T: "嫁衣裳" | Costume drama | Released overseas on December 6, 2004. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
14 Mar- 8 Apr | The Prince's Shadow 御用閒人 | 20 | Adam Cheng, Sheren Tang, Tavia Yeung, Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai | T: "絕世閒人" | Costume drama | Copyright notice: 2004. | |
11 Apr- 6 May | Scavengers' Paradise 同撈同煲 | 20 | Roger Kwok, Myolie Wu, Kenneth Ma, Cherie Kong | T: "沙煲兄弟闖情關" | Period drama | Copyright notice: 2004. | |
9 May- 3 Jun | Just Love 老婆大人 | 20 | Jessica Hsuan, Sunny Chan, Dave Wong, Patrick Tang, Selena Li | Modern drama | Prequel to 2009's Just Love II. Copyright notice: 2004. | ||
6 Jun- 1 Jul | The Gâteau Affairs 情迷黑森林 | 20 | Joe Ma, Myolie Wu, Annie Man, Bobo Chan, Jack Wu | T: "調味人生" | Modern drama | ||
3 Jul- 29 Jul | Fantasy Hotel 開心賓館 | 20 | Michael Tao, Melissa Ng, Wayne Lai, Angela Tong, Michael Tong | T: "再高一線" | Modern drama | ||
1 Aug- 9 Sep | Yummy Yummy | 30 | Charmaine Sheh, Kevin Cheng, Raymond Lam, Tavia Yeung | T: "與朋友共" ST: "三角兩面" | Modern drama | Co-production with Singapore. | |
12 Sep- 14 Oct | Hidden Treasures 翻新大少 | 25 | Bobby Au Yeung, Sonija Kwok, Wayne Lai, Anne Heung, Shirley Yeung | T: "你有寶" ST: "沒有月亮的日子" | Modern drama | Released overseas on May 24, 2004. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
17 Oct- 25 Nov | The Charm Beneath 胭脂水粉 | 30 | Moses Chan, Gigi Lai, Yoyo Mung, Anne Heung | T: "鏡花" ST: "痕跡" | Period drama | Anniversary series | |
28 Nov- 30 Dec | The Herbalist's Manual 本草藥王 | 25 | Frankie Lam, Michelle Ye, Kenneth Ma, Selena Li | T: "世上無難事" | Costume drama | Released overseas on June 20, 2005. |
Second line series
These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 9:00 to 10:00 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.Airing date | English title | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song Sub-theme song | Genre | Notes | Official website |
27 Dec 2004- 29 Jan 2005 | Shades of Truth 水滸無間道 | 25 | Wong He, Julian Cheung, Gigi Lai, Tavia Yeung, Yuen Wah | T: "沒有半分空間" | Modern action | ||
31 Jan- 25 Feb | My Family 甜孫爺爺 | 20 | Hawick Lau, Alex Fong, Shirley Yeung, Chung King Fai, Ha Yu | T: "幸福家庭" ST: "頭等" | Modern comedy | Copyright notice: 2004. | |
28 Feb- 8 Apr | Love Bond 心花放 | 30 | Michael Tao, Kenix Kwok, Moses Chan, Bernice Liu, Anne Heung | T: "心花無限" ST: "心裡話" | Modern drama | Copyright notice: 2004. | |
11 Apr- 22 May | The Academy 學警雄心 | 32 | Ron Ng, Sammul Chan, Michael Miu, Tavia Yeung, Fiona Sit | T: "勇者" | Modern drama | Prequel to 2007's On the First Beat. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
23 May- 17 Jun | The Gentle Crackdown 秀才遇著兵 | 20 | Moses Chan, Niki Chow, Michelle Yim, Wayne Lai | T: "明知不知傻痴痴" | Costume comedy | Indirect prequel to 2008's The Gentle Crackdown II. | |
20 Jun- 16 Jul | Misleading Track 奪命真夫 | 20 | Louisa So, Bowie Lam, Christine Ng, Deric Wan | T: "灰色錯對" | Modern drama | Released overseas on February 28, 2005. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
18 Jul- 12 Aug | Wars of In-Laws 我的野蠻奶奶 | 20 | Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, Bosco Wong, Bill Chan, Christine Ng | T: "我的野蠻奶奶" | Costume comedy | Indirect prequel to 2008's Wars of In-Laws II. | |
15 Aug- 23 Sep | Revolving Doors of Vengeance 酒店風雲 | 30 | Joe Ma, Kenix Kwok, Ron Ng, Ella Koon, Elaine Yiu, Derek Kok | T: "心計" ST: "別怪她" | Modern drama | ||
26 Sep- 21 Oct | Into Thin Air 人間蒸發 | 20 | Michael Miu, Melissa Ng, Bernice Liu, Kenneth Ma | T: "實情" | Modern drama | ||
24 Oct- 6 Dec | Life Made Simple 阿旺新傳 | 32 | Jessica Hsuan, Roger Kwok, Bosco Wong, Leila Tong, Paul Chun, Angela Tong | T: "十萬個為甚麼" ST: "軟糖" | Modern drama | Anniversary series Indirect sequel to 2002's Square Pegs. | |
7 Dec 2005- 4 Jan 2006 | When Rules Turn Loose 識法代言人 | 21 | Liza Wang, Myolie Wu, Sammul Chan, Ha Yu, Wayne Lai, Marco Ngai | Modern drama |
Third line series
These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 10:00 to 11:00 pm, Monday to Friday on TVB.Airing date | English title | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song Sub-theme song | Genre | Notes | Official website |
5 May 2003- 22 Jan 2005 | Virtues of Harmony II 皆大歡喜 | 443 | Nancy Sit, Frankie Lam, Bernice Liu, Michael Tse, Cutie Mui, Kingdom Yuen, Bondy Chiu, Joyce Chen, Louis Yuen, Stephanie Che, Lau Dan, Hawick Lau, Steven Ma, Linda Chung | T: "皆大歡喜" ST: "寸草心" | Modern sitcom | Indirect sequel to 2001's Virtues of Harmony. | |
24 Jan- 1 May | Jewel in the Palace 大長今 | 70 | Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee, Park Eun-hye, Hong Ri-na, Im Ho | T: "希望" ST: "思念" ST: "不配相擁" ST: "思念" | Costume drama | Korean series | |
2 May- 22 Jul | The Legendary Doctor - Hur Jun 醫道 | 60 | Jeon Kwang Ryul | T: "醫道" | Costume drama | Korean series | |
25 Jul- 16 Sep | Healing Hands III 妙手仁心III | 40 | Lawrence Ng, Bowie Lam, Gigi Lai, Moses Chan, Melissa Ng, Bernice Liu, Maggie Siu, Raymond Cho, Michael Tong | ST: "和你的每一天" | Modern drama | Grand production Sequel to 2000's Healing Hands II. | |
19 Sep- 22 Oct | Ōoku 大奧 | 22 | Miho Kanno, Yuko Asano, Chizuru Ikewaki, Yumi Adachi, Ryuji Harada, Kazuki Kitamura, Vandon Linstein | Costume drama | Japanese series | ||
24 Oct- 18 Nov | Real Kung Fu 佛山贊師父 | 20 | Maggie Siu, Yuen Biao | T: "武是道" | Costume drama | Anniversary series | |
21 Nov- 30 Dec | Always Ready 隨時候命 | 30 | Ekin Cheng, Bowie Lam, Charmaine Sheh, Linda Chung, Shirley Yeung, Chris Lai | T: "隨時候命" | Modern drama |
Weekend Dramas
Sunday series
These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 9:30 to 10:30 pm, Sunday on TVB.Airing date | English title | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song Sub-theme song | Genre | Notes | Official website |
31 Jul 2005- 5 Feb 2006 | Women on the Run 窈窕熟女 | 26 | Natalis Chan, Joyce Tang, Kingdom Yuen, Christine Ng, Belinda Hamnett, Louis Yuen | ST: "她的主義" | Modern drama |
Warehoused series
These dramas were released overseas and have not broadcast on TVB Jade Channel.Oversea released date | English title | Number of episodes | Main cast | Theme song Sub-theme song | Genre | Notes | Official website |
10 Jan | Strike at Heart 驚艷一槍 | 20 | Joe Ma, Sunny Chan, Charmaine Sheh, Stephen Au, Nadia Chan, Annie Man | T: "真相" | Costume action | Aired on TVB Pay Vision Channel in May 2009. Copyright notice: 2004. | |
2 May- 27 May | Guts of Man 肝膽崑崙 | 20 | Ron Ng, Sammul Chan, Louisa So, Joyce Koi, Mandy Cho, Yuen Wah | T: "真心英雄" | Costume action | Aired on TVB Pay Vision Channel in May 2006. |