List of programmes broadcast by 8TV (Malaysian TV network)

This is a list of television programmes broadcast by 8TV either currently broadcast or formerly broadcast on 8TV in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4]

Asian Hour (Chinese drama series)

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These are local drama and international drama series (mainly from China and Singapore studios and production) which broadcast on Weekdays from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

2018

Asian Programmes

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These programmes broadcast in various timeslots, depending on the programmes type. These programmes are mainly from China, Hong Kong, South Korea includes Best of Korea Hanbok (broadcast on Thursdays and Fridays in 2015), Singapore, Hito Theatre segment, Taiwan, and Japan.

2014
2015
  • Misaeng (8 January) (Thursday to Friday 10:30 pm to 12:00 am)
  • Alice in Cheongdam-dong / Cheongdam-dong Scandal (7 March) (Saturday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm)
  • Sing Again, Hera Gu (26 March) (Thursday to Friday 10:30 pm to 12:00 am)
  • Potato Star 2013QR3 (Approximate date: 29 March) From 29 March to 21 June (Sunday 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm) From 27 June to October 3 (Saturday 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm)
2016
2018

Weekdays 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm drama:

2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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2015
2016
2017

Best Of Hokkien (Series imported from Taiwan)

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These Hokkien-language programmes are made by Taiwan studios that are mostly edited to fit in the one-hour period of the broadcast channel. There are six different timeslots for these segments: 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, 1:00  to 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm (formerly on 20 April 2018), and 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (formerly on 24 September 2008) from Weekdays, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Weekends. For Weekdays Taiwan drama segments, there are 2 timeslots, which are 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (since 31 December 2018) and 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm (since 2 January 2019) from Weekdays.

Note: Timeslots are affected by the Chinese Midday News from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm for shows in between 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.

Please do not edit this section temporarily as the drama series here are in a mess and requires a proper subsection based on their respective debut broadcast time, day of broadcast (e.g.: Weekday/Weekends). Only edit this when you are able to help sort them out to their respective subsection.
  • Ma Zu & Guan Yin (Repeated on 13 April 2021) (Weekdays 9:30 am to 10:30 am)
  • Shun Niang
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
  • If God Loves (24 January) (Weekdays 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) (Timeslot on 27 March 2017 onwards, Weekdays 11:30 am to 12:30 pm)
  • Dragon Dance (21 June) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
2018
  • Life of Pearl (20 April) (Weekdays 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm) (Timeslot on 4 June 2018 onwards, Weekdays 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
  • 100% Wife (7 June) (Drama suspended on 31 August 2018, 25 October 2018, 25 December 2018, 31 December 2018) (Drama suspended on 4 February 2019 until 7 February 2019, 11 October 2019, 25 December 2019) (Weekdays 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (Timeslot on 2 January 2019 onwards, Weekdays 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm)
  • The King of Drama (4 October) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) [7]
  • My Sister (31 December) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
2019
  • An Adopted Daughter (18 February) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
  • Sun After The Rain (21 March) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
  • Flavor of Life (10 April) (Weekdays 11:30 am to 12:30 pm)
  • Once Upon a Time in Beitou (11 July) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) (Drama repeated on 12 August 2020, Weekdays 9:30 am to 10:30 am)
  • Father's Wish (29 August) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) (Drama repeated on 1 October 2020, Weekdays 9:30 am to 10:30 am)
  • Beautiful Makeover (31 October) (Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) (Drama suspended on 24 January 2020, 27 January 2020)
  • The Making of an Ordinary Woman (21 December) (Weekends 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm) (Drama repeated on 5 July 2021, Weekends 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
2020
  • The Love Story in Banana Orchard (29 January) (Weekdays 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm) (Drama repeated on 19 April 2021, Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm) (Drama repeated on 19 April 2022, Weekdays 9:45 am to 10:35 am)
  • The Sound Of Happiness (16 March) (Weekdays 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm) (2 episodes back to back) (Only 1 episode broadcast instead of 2 on 16 March) (Only 1 episode broadcast instead of 2 on 15 April 2020 and 22 April 2020) (Drama suspended on 6 November 2020, 11 February 2021, 12 February 2021)
2021
  • Legend of Taiwan Season 13 / Legend of Taiwan (31 July) (Weekends 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm) (Repeated on 24 January 2022) (Weekdays 10:30 am to 11:30 am) (Timeslot change from 8 April 2022 onwards, 9:45 am to 10:30 am)
  • In the Name of Love (22 September) (Weekdays 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm) (2 episodes back to back)
2022
  • Born Into Loving Hands (3 January) (Weekdays 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm) (2 episodes back to back) (Timeslot for first episode on 3 January 2022 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm) (Drama suspended on 31 January until 4 February)
  • Legend of Taiwan Season 14 / Legend of Taiwan (29 January) (Weekends 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm)
  • Great Times (6 May) (2 episodes back to back)

Best Of Local

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These programmes are locally produced Chinese programmes and former programmes in English and Malay. These programmes are broadcast in various timeslots.

  • 5 Jingga
  • 8 Chart Show
  • 8 Corners
  • 8TV 18th Anniversary Bonanza (Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories - Ensure Malaysia - Ensure Gold) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 15 January 2022)
  • 8 E-News (8 January 2004 - present)
  • 8 Mini Century
  • 8 Style
  • Alert
  • Alice in Wonderland (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Amusing Race
  • Away from Home (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • A New Journey (February 2021)
  • A beautiful world (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Behind The Scam
  • Best In The World
  • The Best of Latte
  • Blogger Boy
  • Brilliant Mind
  • CJ Wow Shop
  • Celebrity Chat
  • China Star
  • Crime Scene
  • Da Funki Monkee
  • Destinasi Bajet (Reality Television - Travel Show)
  • Discover Smiles Zoom Malaysia
  • Double Triple or Nothing
    • Double Triple or Nothing Kidsgirls
  • Durian, Kaya, Teh Tarik (Season Two) (2020) (Reality Television - Game Show)
  • Eve's Diary (2013)
  • Eyes on You
  • Famous Chinese Cuisine
  • Fantasia: A Modern Fairy Tale
  • Folks and Tales
  • Footprints in history
  • G-Thang
  • Ghost
  • Go-Go-Go
  • Go Travel (Reality Television - Travel Show)
  • The Gossip World
  • Hey Morning
  • Hip Hoppin Asia
  • Ho Chak! (Reality Television)
    • Ho Chak! Japan (2017)
  • Hot Chef
  • Hot FM AM KREW
  • I am not a loser (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • I Can See Your Voice Malaysia (Chinese version)
  • I Dare You!
  • I Wanna Be A Model (Reality Television - Modelling Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Identity Switched (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • In-Laws 2 (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Journey To Royal Cuisine
  • Kan-Cheong Kitchen (Reality Television - Cooking Competition Show)
  • King of Dessert
  • KL Lights
  • Latte @ 8
  • Let's Cycle
  • Let's Cycle (Season Two) (Repeat broadcast on 8 September 2021)
  • Let's Cycle (Season Three) (Repeat broadcast on 8 December 2021)
  • Love in Seoul
  • Majalah 3: All Covid-19 Specials Series (Mandarin Subtitled) (Reality Television - Documentary)
  • Malaysian Idol (Reality Television - Sing Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Malaysia's Most Beautiful
  • The Memoir Of Majie (Repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Memories Puzzle (Repeat broadcast on 23 August 2021) (Reality Television)
  • Midday Mandarin News
  • Mission I'm Possible
  • Money Matters (Season Three) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 23 August 2021)
  • Move It!
  • Nescafé Kick-Start
  • A New Journey
  • Next Miss Universe Malaysia
  • Now Everyone Can Fly To Australia
  • Ohayo
  • On The Brink (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • One in a Million (2006-2009) (Reality Television - Sing Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Oppa! Oppa! (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Part Of The Game
  • Perfect Match
  • Persona (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Please Give Me a Job!
  • Project Runway Malaysia (Reality Television - Fashion Design Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Project Superstar (Reality Television - Sing Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Pulse of life (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Punch and Jude
  • Realiti
  • Reel Review
  • Revolving Heart (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Secret of Success
  • So You Think You Can Dance (Reality Television - Dance Talent Search Competition Show)
  • Spec-Ops
  • Star Avenue (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Step Forward
  • Summer Live Concert [8]
  • Summer Brothers (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Superhero at home (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Taste of Malaysia: Martin Yan (Chinese) (Reality Television - Cooking Show)
  • Taste of Chinese New Year
  • Taste of life
  • Teman
  • The Injustice Stranger (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • The Liar (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • The Precedents (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • The Pulse Of Life (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • The Turning Point (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • The Undercover (repeat of NTV7 drama)
  • Total Europe Explore
  • Top Student (2019) (Reality Television)
  • Treasure Hunt in Malaysia
  • Trippin
  • Twenty Hundred
  • The Ultimate Power Group
  • The Ultimate Power Song
  • The Ultimate Power Star
  • The Ultimate Prom Nite
  • Unchained Fate
  • Unveil The Truth
  • Upin & Ipin (Singapore Mandarin dub)
  • We Are One Malaysia
  • Welcome to the Rail World
    • Welcome to the Rail World Japan
  • Without Boundaries
  • Wow Shop (Formerly known as CJ Wow Shop) [9][10] (1 November 2020) (Daily) (Reality Television - Teleshopping/Shopping channels)
  • The Z Power (2019) (Sponsored by Massimo and V soy) (Reality Television)
2006
2007
2008
  • Goodnight DJ Season 1 (6 January) (Repeat broadcast on 16 August 2021) (Timeslot on 23 August 2021 onwards)
  • Step of Dance (6 July)
  • Alam's Story (3 August)
  • Love Is Not Blind (23 November)
2009
  • A Cup of Love (5 July)
  • Cheer 2009 (24 July) (Friday 9:30 pm onwards) (Reality Television - Cheerleading Documentary Show)
  • The Adjusters (25 October) (Repeat broadcast on 15 November 2021)
2010
2011
2012
  • The Beat (18 November)
2013
  • Dive into Love (3 March) (Repeat broadcast on 7 June 2021)
  • What If (5 June)
  • Justice Bao Jr. (17 August)
  • Mr. Bun (1 December)
2014
  • 3.15 AM (3 August)
2015
  • The Stalker (10 December)
2016
  • I Wanna Sing (9 October) (Sunday 8:30 pm onwards) (Reality Television - Sing Talent Search Competition Show)
2017
2018
2019
  • Durian, Kaya, Teh Tarik (24 February) (Reality Television - Game Show)
  • Behind The Scam (Season 2) (10 November) (Repeat broadcast on 3 October 2020) (10 episodes) (Repeat broadcast on 24 June 2021) (3 episodes) (Repeat broadcast on 2 October 2021) (4 episodes)
2020
  • Family Singing Show (2 August) (Sponsored by Ebene) (Reality Television - Family Singing Competition Show)
  • The Z Power 2020 (11 October) (Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline - Scott's DHA Gummies) (Reality Television)
  • Top Student 2020 (20 December) (Reality Television)
2021
  • Fortune Special 2021 (31 January) (Reality Television - Festive: Chinese New Year Seasonal Fortune Telling Show)
  • Family Singing Show CNY Special (12 February) (Reality Television) (Festive: Chinese New Year Singing Show)
  • Bonus Vacation (13 February)
  • The Z Power Special (11 April, 18 April) (Reality Television)
  • Durian, Kaya, Teh Tarik (Season Three) (18 April) (Reality Television - Game Show)
  • Ho Chak! 2021/Ho Chak! Eat Live Well (18 April) (Show resume on 7 November 2021) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 12 November 2021)
  • Taste of Memory (5 June) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 24 July 2021) (Repeat broadcast on 6 February 2022)
  • Family Singing Show Season 2 (6 June) (Sponsored by Ginvera) (Reality Television - Family Singing Competition Show)
  • A New Journey (Season 8) (11 June) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 21 June 2021)
  • ACCCIM Centennial History Documentary (25 June) (Reality Television)
  • Celebrities Living REC (2 July) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 2 October 2021) (2 episodes back to back)
  • Family Health (11 July) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 15 July 2021)
  • Back to the Foodture (8 August) (Reality Television)
  • Click to Health (10 October) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 14 October 2021)
  • The Elite Talk (5 November) (Reality Television)
  • Love At First Song (7 November) (Sponsored by Cuckoo Malaysia - Wonderdewi by Wonderlab) (Reality Television - Couple Search Singing Talent Competition Show)
  • Girls Day Out (26 November) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 29 November 2021), (Repeat broadcast on 26 March 2022)
  • Shila Amzah Masterclass (27 November) (Broadcast suspended on 8 January) (Broadcast resumed on 15 January) (Sponsored by Duopharma - Flavettes Effervescent H-Drate) (Reality Television - Singing Competition Show)
2022
  • Majalah 3: The Cries for Help of Klang Valley (2 January) (Mandarin Subtitled) (Reality Television - Documentary)
  • 8 E-News Mini Concert (8 January)
  • Fortune Special 2022 (9 January) (Reality Television - Festive: Chinese New Year Seasonal Fortune Telling Show) (Repeat broadcast on 24 January, 25 January, 31 January and 8 February 2022)
  • Cook Vs Chef (16 January) (Sponsored by Panasonic Malaysia - Panasonic Cooking) (Reality Television - Cooking Competition Show)
  • Ho Chak! CNY Special 2022 (30 January) (Repeat broadcast on 2 February 2022)
  • A New Journey CNY Special 2022 (31 January) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 2 February 2022)
  • Durian, Kaya, Teh Tarik CNY Special 2022 (1 February, 2 February), (Repeat broadcast on 4 February 2022, 5 February 2022)
  • Yoohoo 2022 (1 February) (Reality Television)
  • Anticipating the World (Sponsored by S P Setia) (3 February)
  • King Of Travelogue (11 February) (Reality Television - Travel Show) (Repeat broadcast on 15 February 2022)
  • Durian, Kaya, Teh Tarik (Season Four) (13 February) (Reality Television - Game Show)
  • Ho Chak! 2022/Ho Chak! Food Transformer (3 April) (Sponsored by Ginvera) (Reality Television) (Repeat broadcast on 8 April 2022)
  • Journey To Homeland (23 April) (Saturday 9:00 pm to 9:30 pm) (Reality Television - Travel Show)
  • Dream It! Do It! (8 May) (Sunday 6:00 pm onwards) (Reality Television)
  • I Am The Show (8 May) (Sunday 9:00 pm onwards) (Reality Television - Acting Talent Search Competition Show)
  • The Hidden Gems (23 July)
  • Family Singing Show Season 3 (24 July)
  • Money Matters Season 4 (12 August)
  • The Z Power Season 3 (10 September)
  • Click to Health Season 2 (2 October)
  • Ultimate Dance Crew (23 October) (Sponsored by Celcom Xpax) (Reality Television)

Best Of TVB (Series imported from Hong Kong)

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These series are produced by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Ltd. Sometimes the timeslot may be replaced by a Chinese TV series (Asian Hour) or a non-TVB Cantonese TV series as an interim. The timeslot is set at 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm from Monday to Friday.[11]

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2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

These series are produced by Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Ltd. The timeslot is set at 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Saturday and Sunday.

2018
2019
2020
2021

TVB Weekend

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This is a new segment from 2022 onwards, which broadcast series from Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Ltd. The drama timeslot for this segment is set at Weekends 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

2022
2023

Best Of The East (Chinese and formerly Korean drama series)

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These series are produced by Chinese TV studios (mostly mainland), South Korean TV studios (known as Korean drama), and Taiwanese studios; their drama broadcast timeslot is set at 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm from Monday to Thursday (Friday included since 2019). These series also include the overlapping of Hito Theatre. These series also includes Primori 8 segment which are 8TV Chinese local drama series. Due to 8TV Mandarin News broadcast time changes, the timeslot was adjusted starting from the week of 8 June 2020 onwards, which is from 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm. During the same week, the drama broadcast days change again which is from every Monday to Thursday.[12][13][14][unreliable source?]

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2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
  • Ming Dynasty (2019 TV series) / Ming Dynasty (19 February) (Drama repeated on 28 September 2021, Monday 11:00 pm to Tuesday 12:30 am and Tuesday 11:00 pm to Wednesday 12:30 am) (Timeslot for first episode on 28 September 2021 from 11:50 pm to 12:30 am)
  • Joy of Life (TV series) / Joy of Life (15 May) (Drama repeated on 18 March 2021, Wednesday 11:00 pm to Thursday 12:30 am and Thursday 11:00  pm to Friday 12:30 am) (Timeslot for first episode on 18 March 2021 from 11:50 pm to 12:30 am)
  • Shimmering Fireworks (29 July) (Local drama series) (Drama repeated on 20 November 2021, Saturday 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm) (Timeslot on 19 December 2021 onwards, Weekends 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
  • Princess Silver / Princess Silver (2 September) (Drama repeated on 9 June 2021, Wednesday 11:00 pm to Thursday 12:30 am and Thursday 11:00 pm to Friday 12:30 am)
  • The Romance of Tiger and Rose / The Romance of Tiger and Rose (14 December) (Drama repeated on 23 November 2021, Weekdays 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm) (Drama repeated on 3 April 2022, Sunday 12:00 am to 2:00 am) (Timeslot change on 1 May 2022 onwards, Sunday 1:00 am to 2:30 am) (2 episodes back to back)
2021
2022
  • Gong Xi Fa Cai (2022 Chinese New Year's local drama series) (Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Malaysia - Caltrate 600 Plus, Nivea Malaysia - Whitening Deep Serum Hokkaido Rose, 10 Super Vitamins & Skin Foods, etc...) (12 January 2022)
  • Express Happiness (2022 Chinese New Year's local short drama series) (7 January 2022) (Friday and Saturday 9:00 pm to 9:30 pm) (Drama repeated on 26 March 2022, Saturday 11:00 pm to 11:30 pm and Saturday 11:30 pm to Sunday 12:00 am) (2 episodes back to back)
  • The Long Ballad / The Long Ballad (7 February)
  • Novoland: Pearl Eclipse / Novoland: Pearl Eclipse (3 May)

These series are produced by local and foreign Chinese TV studios; the timeslot is usually set at 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm from Monday to Thursday. Due to 8TV Mandarin News broadcast time changes, the timeslot was adjusted starting from the week of 8 June 2020 onwards, which is from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

2018
2019
  • Sweet Delicacy (24 January) (Local drama series)
  • Hello From the Other Side (11 March)
  • How Are You? (TV series) / How are you? (15 April)
  • The Promise (13 May) (Local drama series)
  • PTU (26 June) (Also available at ViuTV) (Drama repeated on 5 January 2021, Tuesday to Friday 12:30 am to 1:30 am) (Timeslot on 19 January, 26 January 1:00 am to 2:00 am)
  • Turning Point 2 (19 August) (Local drama series) (sequel of The Turning Point) (Drama repeated on 26 June 2021, Weekends 9:30 am to 10:30 am)
  • All Is Well (2 October) (1 episode consists of 2 parts, part 1 from Taiwan scene, part 2 from Singapore scene) (Drama repeated on 7 September 2020, Monday 11:00 pm to Tuesday 12:30 am and Tuesday 11:00 pm to Wednesday 12:30 am)
  • Blessings 2 (11 December)
2020
  • Singing In The Spring 2020 (15 January) (Local drama series) (Drama repeated on 30 January 2022, Monday 12:30 am to 2:00 am)
  • After The Stars (3 February)
  • Coolie (11 March) (Taiwan drama series) (Drama repeated on 24 May 2021, Weekdays 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm)
  • I Court You (4 May) (Local drama series) (Drama repeated on 19 September 2021, Weekends 9:30 am to 10:30 am)
  • While You Were Away (24 June)
  • C.L.I.F. 5 (29 July) (Drama repeated on 5 June 2021) (Timeslot on 5 June from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm), (Timeslot on 12 June onwards, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
  • My One In A Million (2 September) (Drama repeated on 14 August 2021) (Saturday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (Timeslot on 14 August from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm), (Timeslot on 21 August onwards, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
  • Daybreak (15 October)
  • Dear Neighbours (19 November)
  • The Good Fight (29 December)
2021
  • Hello, My Little Fortune (8 January) (Local drama series) (Friday 9:00 pm to 9:30 pm) (Seasonal local drama series)
  • Happy Prince (2 February) (Timeslot on 8 February 2021, 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm), (Timeslot on 9 February 2021 to 11 February 2021, return to normal hours), (Timeslot on 15 February 2021, return to normal hours), (Timeslot on 3 March 2021 onwards, drama broadcast Wednesday and Thursday at normal hours)
  • Invisible Life (Wednesday and Thursday) (25 March) (Drama repeated on 13 April 2022, Tuesday 12:30 am to 1:30 am, Wednesday 12:30 am to 1:30 am, Thursday 1:30 am to 2:30 am, Friday 1:30 am to 2:30 am, Saturday 1:00 am to 2:00 am)
  • You're My Destiny (Wednesday until Friday) (18 August) (Local drama series)
  • My Best Friend's Story / My Best Friend's Story (16 September)
2022

Best Of The East K

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Starting 1 April 2016, the Korean drama broadcast timeslot is broadcast separately at 9:30 pm, instead of 8:30 pm from Monday to Thursday, currently moved to the timeslot at 10:30 pm and Every Saturday and Sunday from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Unless stated, the series here are all in original language. Since 2018, the Korean drama retain the broadcast timeslot at 10.30 pm to 11.30 pm. One of the Korean drama broadcast on Monday and Tuesday, while the other Korean drama broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday. Although rare, the day of broadcast may be adjust to broadcast either one of the two Korean drama when there is no new Korean drama available after the Korean drama series was finished, thus overwriting the current slot. The timeslot may also be used to broadcast other drama series (e.g.: Singapore and Thai drama series). Due to 8TV Mandarin News broadcast time changes, the timeslot was adjusted starting from the week of 8 June 2020 onwards, which is from 11:00 pm to 12:00 am. Korean drama series cease broadcasting from 7 July 2020, and completely migrated to TV3 on 10 August 2020 without Chinese subtitles. Korean drama series resume under Best Of The East K segment on 1 March 2021, where the broadcast timeslot 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Best Of The East K segment broadcast on Monday and Tuesday and may broadcast as an interim on Wednesday and Thursday at 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm timeslot. Starting from the week of 4 April 2022, Best Of The East K segment broadcast only on Monday and Tuesday, due to Drama@10 new segment occupy on Wednesday and Thursday.[17]

Date listed for dramas are of debut date unless stated otherwise.
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Best Of The East T

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These series are produced by Thailand, it has replace English slot on Thursday in 2017. The segment target audience are Malay viewers and the timeslot given is after 8TV Express. Starting 23 February 2018, the segment timeslot had been changed to Friday at 11.30 pm and available on original Thai language. Due to 8TV Mandarin News broadcast time changes, the timeslot was adjusted starting from the week of 8 June 2020 onwards, which is from 11:00 pm to 12:00 pm.

2018
  • I See You (24 August) (Original language)
  • Pure Intention (1 December) (Original language)
2020
  • In Time with You (26 February) (Original language) (Drama repeated on 19 October 2020, Tuesday to Friday 12:30 am to 1:30 am) (Drama repeated on 6 November 2021, Saturday 12:30 am to 1:30 am) (2 episodes back to back)
  • My Ambulance (20 May) (Original language) (Drama repeated on 30 November 2020, Tuesday to Friday 12:30 am to 1:30 am) (Drama repeated on 12 February 2022, Saturday 12:30 am to 2:30 am) (2 episodes back to back)
2021

Drama@10

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This is a new segment from 6 April 2022 onwards, which broadcast series from Singapore. Drama broadcast are 2 episodes back to back. The drama timeslot for these segment is set at Wednesday 10:00 pm to Thursday 12:00 am and Thursday 10:00 pm to Friday 12:00 am.

2022

Dramedy

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This segment which begin from 14 May 2019 onwards, broadcast local and international drama series (mainly from China and Singapore studios). The drama timeslot for these segment is set at Weekdays 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

2019
2020
2021
2022

Drama O'Clock (Series imported from Singapore)

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This segment which begin from 20 November 2021 onwards, broadcast drama series from Singapore. The drama timeslot for these segment is set at Weekends 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

2021
  • Old Is Gold (20 November 2021) (Saturday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (4 episodes back to back) (Repeat broadcast on 4 April 2022, 8:00 am to 8:30 am)

Hito Idol Theatre (Korean and Taiwanese drama series)

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These are programmes made by Korean and Taiwanese studios. The drama timeslot for these segment is set at Saturday 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

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2016
2017
2018
  • To Love To Heal (22 April) (Sunday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm)
  • Excellent Investor (1 July) (Saturday and Sunday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (Timeslot broadcast on 1 July onwards, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (Timeslot broadcast on 2 September onwards, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (Drama suspended on 16 September 2018 due to Malaysia Day programmes.) (Drama finished on 23 September) (Drama repeated on 30 December 2020, Wednesday 11:00 pm to Thursday 12:30 am and Thursday 11:00 pm to Friday 12:30 am)
  • Meet In Youth Love In Foods (30 September) (Sunday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm) (2 episodes back to back) (Timeslot broadcast on 20 October 2018 onwards, broadcast on Weekends) (Drama repeated on 7 May 2020)

International Programmes

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These programmes were broadcast during the 8TV Urban period which is usually at night, especially midnight or early in the morning. Although the last remaining English programme concluded its broadcast on 9 February 2018, the English programmes were eventually migrated on 5 March 2018 to NTV7.

Live and Delayed Telecasts

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These programmes were broadcast live or delayed, they are mainly local and international programmes. These programmes consists of daily news, talkshows, sports, musical/entertainment awards, festive celebration, latest happenings in the entertainment industry and many more.

  • 8TV Express Live
  • 8TV Express
  • 8TV Nite Live
    • Living Delight x Wow Shop (2021–present) (Weekdays 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm) (Broadcast suspended on 4 April 2022 for The 2022 64th Annual Grammy Awards)
2004
  • 8 E-News (8 January 2004 - Present) (Daily broadcast on Weekdays) (formerly known as 8 E-Channel)
  • 8TV Mandarin News (8 January - present) (Daily broadcast)[18]
  • The 8TV Quickie (8 January - 31 March 2016) (Daily broadcast) (replaced by 8TV Express)
  • UEFA Euro 2004 (13 June to 5 July) (Repeat Matches) (Reality Television)
2009
  • Shout! Awards (17 July) (Friday 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm) (1st Edition) (Reality Television - Entertainment Awards Show)
2010
  • Shout! Awards (20 November) (Saturday 8:30 pm onwards) (2nd Edition) (Reality Television - Entertainment Awards Show)
2011
  • Mnet Asian Music Awards (29 November) (Tuesday 9:30 pm to Wednesday 1:30 am) (Reality Television - Music Awards Show)
2012
  • Shout! Awards (23 November) (Friday 8:30 pm onwards) (3rd Edition) (Reality Television - Entertainment Awards Show)
2013
  • Shout! Awards (9 November) (Saturday 8:30 pm onwards) (4th Edition) (Reality Television - Entertainment Awards Show)
2014
  • Mnet Asian Music Awards (3 December) (Delayed telecast from Wednesday 9:30 pm to Thursday 1:30 am) (Reality Television - Music Awards Show)
2015
2018
  • Living Delight (1 January - present) (Weekdays 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm) (Programme migrated from NTV7) (Broadcast suspended on 4 April 2022 for The 2022 64th Annual Grammy Awards)
  • 8TV Global Watch (30 April - 31 December 2019) (Reality Television - Current Affairs) (Last broadcast by NTV7 on 2 March 2018 before migrating to 8TV)
2020
2021
  • Shopee Fortune Box (18 January - 8 February) (Reality Television)
  • Money Matters (Season Two) (5 March) (Reality Television - Current Affairs)
  • Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant 2021 (1 May) (Reality Television)
  • Money Matters (Season Three) (20 August) (Reality Television - Current Affairs)
  • Pre-Budget Talk Show (29 October) (Reality Television)
  • Budget 2022 (29 October) (Reality Television)
  • Miss Tourism International 2021/22 (19 December) (Reality Television)
2022
  • 8 E-News 2021-2023 (6 September 2021 - 2023) (Weekdays 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm)
  • 8TV 18th Anniversary Bonanza (8 January) (Saturday 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm) (Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories - Ensure Malaysia - Ensure Gold) (Reality Television)
  • CCTV Spring Festival Gala 2022 (31 January) (Monday 11:00 pm to Tuesday 2:00 am) delayed telecast (Reality Television)
  • 2022 JSBC Lantern Festival Gala (15 February) (Tuesday 11:00 pm to Wednesday 12:30 am) delayed telecast (Reality Television)
  • Shall We Talk (1 April) (Friday 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm) (Reality Television - Current Affairs) (Repeat broadcast on 5 April 2022, Tuesday 7:00 am to 8:00 am)
  • The 2022 64th Annual Grammy Awards (4 April) (Live from Monday 8:00 am onwards via Tonton website) (Delayed telecast from Monday 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm) (Reality Television - Music Awards Show)
  • 8TV Morning Express (8 April) (Weekdays 9:30 am to 9:45 am)

Online Programming

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  • Eight FM @ 8TV (Broadcast as 8FM since 3 August 2021 after rebranding exercise announced on the previous day) (Formerly broadcast as One FM since 10 May 2021) (Monday 2:00 am to 7:00 am) (Tuesday to Friday 1:30 am to 7:00 am) (Saturday and Sunday 2:30 am to 7:00 am) (Timeslot change from 7 April 2022 onwards, Monday 2:00 am to 7:00 am, Tuesday and Wednesday 1:30 am to 7:00 am, Thursday and Friday 2:30 am to 7:00 am, Weekends 2:00 am to 7:00 am) (Timeslot change from 1 June 2023 onwards, Everyday 12:00 midnight to 7:00 am)

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