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Most Watched Channel
Channel 8, a 24-hour, Mandarin-language channel is the highest-rated channel in Singapore.
First Tamil Drama With Overseas Cast And Director
Chinna Kuyili, a 13-part 1997 Tamil drama series and co-production between Singapore Television Twelve and New Vision Asia, was the fi rst local Tamil drama to feature an internationally renowned cast and the award- winning director, S Krishnaswamy.
First News Anchor On International News Station
Longest-Running Sitcom
Phua Chu Kang is the longest running sitcom in Singapore’s television history. It featured the hi- larious adventures of a local renovation contractor and his family, with Gurmit Singh in the title role. The locally-produced show aired for seven seasons from 1997, capping its fi nal episode on 11 Feb 2007. In 2009, Phua Chu Kang Sdn Bhd was spinned off on Malaysia’s ntv7.
First TV Singing Contest The fi rst talentime contest was held in 1964.
First English TV Soap Drama
Singapore’s fi rst English drama Masters of the Sea, which revolved around the lives of a wealthy family, was aired in 1994.
First English TV Superhero
The fi rst English TV drama to feature a local superhero was VR Man, aired in 1998. James Lye played the lead role.
First Local English Sitcom
The fi rst English sitcom was Under One Roof, which aired in 1994. Starring a multiracial cast, the show captured the Best Comedy Programme or Series Award at the Asian Television Awards in 1996 and 1997.
Longest-Running Variety Show
The longest variety show in Singapore history was Comedy Night, running from 1990 to 2000. It returned in 2003 to celebrate MediaCorp TV’s 40th anniversary for a brief period.
Record Fundraising For A TV Charity Show
In 2001, the NKF Charity Show, organised by the National Kidney Foundation, broke fundraising history in Singapore when it raised more than S$11.6 million through 1.8 million calls and 477,000 SMS donations.
First Four-Language TV Commercial
This fi rst local TV commercial to feature all four offi cial languages in one advertisement is the McDonald’s commercial, A Day In Singapore, screened on Oct 1991.
First Star Search Competition
The fi rst biennial Star Search competition, organised by Channel 8, was held in 1988. The competition was fi rst opened to contestants from Malaysia in 1993, and Taiwan in 1998. The fi rst winners of the inaugural Mandarin Star Search were Zoe Tay, Jazreel Low and Aileen Tan.
First Multiple Star Awards Winner
In 1995, Fann Wong was the fi rst actress to get three awards at the Star Awards – Best Newcomer, Best Actress and Top Most Popular Female Artiste.
Most Watched Live Telecast From Singapore
On 6 Jul 2005, at the 117th IOC Session when the 2012 Olympic Games host city was announced from Raffl es City, an estimated one billion people worldwide saw the programme live.
Pek Siok Lian became the fi rst Singaporean to be headhunted in 1999 to be a news anchor on CNN. Pek has written and directed plays like the 1997 Mail Order Brides and Other Oriental Take-Aways.
Most
Expensive Mandarin Drama
The Unbeatables II, which aired in 1996, was the most expensive drama produced by MediaCorp. It was shot in San Francisco and Las Vegas, and cost above S$100,000.
Most
Expensive Mandarin Wuxia Drama
The Return of the Condor Heroes, which aired in 1998, was the most expensive blockbuster wuxia drama produced by MediaCorp. Based on Louis Cha’s novel, the serial made waves in Taiwan and China. Fann Wong and Christopher Lee played lead roles in the show.
Longest Mandarin Drama
Double Happiness, shown in 2004, was the longest Chinese drama on Singapore television. It had 130 episodes in two parts. The fi rst part was shown from May to Aug, while the second part began in Oct.
Mandarin Drama With Highest Viewership
The Little Nyonya was the highest rated Chinese drama, with an average viewership of 993,000 people. The fi nale itself was watched by 1,672,000 viewers, which roughly equaled 33.85 percent of the television-view- ing audience in Singapore. The 34-episode drama serial was aired from 2008-2009.
Mandarin Drama With Most Star Awards
Holland V, which aired in 2003, collected seven awards at the MediaCorp Star Awards, the
highest Mandarin drama so far. They are for Best Drama Serial, Top Rated Drama Serial, Best Screenplay (Ang Eng Tee), Best Actor (Xie Shaoguang), Best Actress (Chen Liping), Best Supporting Actor (Huang Yiliang) and Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Mok).
MediaCorp Artiste With Most Acting Accolades
Xie Shaoguang won seven awards at the MediaCorp Star Awards in ten years as Best Actor in 1996 (The Last Rhythm), 1998 (Stand By Me), 1999 (Stepping Out), 2003 (Holland V), and 2004 (Double Happiness I). He won the Best Supporting Actor title in 1995 (Larceny Of Love) and 1996 (Golden Pillow). He has consistently been voted as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes.
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