January 2018 to March 2018 – Top 10 Local Programmes on Channel 5 am ong People 4+ Rank Programme Genre Synopsis The programme showcases crimes solved by the 1 Singapore Police Force and dispenses crime prevention Crimewatch 2018 Information advice to promote public awareness. “Buzzing Hawkers” is Channel 5’s adaption of Channel 8’s wildly successful ‘Buzzing Cashier’ where the hosts will 2 Buzzing Hawkers Variety extend a helping hand to struggling hawkers hoping to keep their stalls afloat. Tanglin is a daily drama that centres on the lives of multiracial and multigenerational families – mainly the 3 Tanglin Drama Tongs, Bhaskars, Rahmans and Lims. Belinda Lee is back, championing the cause of the needy! In the 7th season of RenovAID, we reach out to an 4 RenovAID 7 Information emotional hoarder who has trouble letting go as well as a large family struggling to make ends meet… Join world traveller and food – adventurer Tyson Mayr on the fiercest, fieriest and scariest culinary quest in Asia. 5 Chilli Hunter Variety Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. With a fresh approach to tackling the issues of the day, Talking Point investigates a current issue or event, 6 Talking Point 2017 Information offering different perspectives to local stories. Get ready to feast your eyes on home renovations by our Designer in the House bespoke designers as they take mere spaces and 7 Variety 2 transform them into dream homes for our owners. Four local chefs go on a mission to bring back a recipe On The Red Dot 2017 that is disappearing from Singapore’s dining tables and 8 Information – Recover A Recipe reinvent the dish to make us fall in love with it again. Join us on a savoury food crawl as we hunt down the best and tastiest meat dishes Singapore has to offer. 9 Meat and Greed 2 Information This 6-part reality observational documentary series gives us an intimate look into what exactly it does take to 10 Being A Nurse Information be a nurse. Visit <https://tv.toggle.sg/en/channel5> to view these and other programmes from Channel 5* Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. January 2018 to March 2018 – Top 10 Local Programmes on Channel 8 among People 4+ Rank Programme Genre Synopsis Lunar New Year's Eve Two families from different era (helmed by Mediacorp 1 artistes) will separately anchor the show at two locations Special 2018 Variety – Mediacorp Studio and Chinatown… (阿狗狗旺旺过好年) Far away in the universe, a planet AMIKUS is facing My Friends from Afar serious pollution and a depletion of its natural 2 Drama (知星人) resources… Hosted by Pornsak, news anchor Zhao Wenbei and Thye Hua Kwan veteran Hong Kong actor and radio deejay Lawrence 3 Charity Show 2018 Cheng, the three-hour-long programme opened with a Variety (太和观一心一德为善 song performed by Desmond Ng, Bonnie Loo, Mei Xin 乐 2018) and a group of children from THK EIPIC Centres as well as THK Student Care Centres. This drama revolves around the original cast of “118”, 118 Reunion telling the story of love and kinship. 4 Drama (118 大团圆) Looking back at five years ago, Zhou JinShu was a rising Mind Matters celebrity psychiatrist and one of the sought-after 5 Drama (心。情) psychiatrists in the social elites’ circle… Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. After being betrayed by good friend, Tian Shun, Li Wei Doppelganger kills him out of anger. He goes on a cruise, with the 6 Drama (入侵者) thought of ending his life but meets Li Rui Ming… Watch the Chingay Parade Singapore 2018 – the largest Chingay 2018 street performance and float parade in Asia. 7 Variety (妆艺大遊行 2018) The Sheng Siong Show is back! Be entertained as this live The Sheng Siong Show variety show brings to you popular children’s singing 8 Variety (缤纷万千在昇菘) competition, games and performances from local and foreign artistes. What's In The Fridge? "What's In The Fridge" is back. The challenge has upgraded. Let us continue to explore the secrets of 9 2 Variety health and the delicious! (冰箱的秘密 2) Tuesday Report – A This new series of “Tuesday Report” features various 10 Moment in Light and players in the local arts scenes which include television, movies, getai, nanyin, and Chinese orchestra, showing Shadow Information (星期二特写: the characteristics of Singapore’s artistic style. 光影回音) Visit <https://tv.toggle.sg/en/channel8> to view these and other programmes from Channel 8* Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. January 2018 to March 2018 – Top 10 Local Programmes on Channel U among People 15 + Rank Programme Genre Synopsis There are many cuisines and ingredients that are known 1 Deluxe-licious to everyone by their jaw-dropping price tags, but the Information (有何贵食) chance to taste them are exclusive to the richest among us. There is one case study in each episode. The focus is on Move On 2 what he/she needs to let go of in order to move on. 2 Information (放下 2) Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival, which New Year, Old Taste is celebrated with a feast. This programme will lead 3 Information (年味) audience to regain the old customs and delicacies of yesteryears. From school bullies in Japan to net addicts in China and Forgotten Youths acid victims in Cambodia, “Forgotten Youths” meets 4 Information (边缘青年) these youths and sheds light on the juvenile situations in the most heartfelt and poignant way. “Hey DJ” is a YES 933 transmedia talent search 5 Hey DJ competition where all 9 DJs combed the grounds of 5 Information local tertiaries (NTU, LASALLE College of the Arts, SP, (校园新声代) SUTD and ITE College Central) to search for the ultimate student representatives of their institutions! Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. Voices is an investigative talk show which delves deep Voices into current issues that Singaporeans face. 6 Information (听我说) #Less than 10 programme titles available for ranking in the period of review. Visit <https://tv.toggle.sg/en/channelu> to view these and other programmes from Channel U* Source of Viewership Ranking: SG-TAM Source of Photo and Synopsis: Toggle.sg (copyright by Mediacorp) Viewership figures are based on first telecast only (i.e. repeated series/ episodes are excluded), across 3 key genres – (1) Information, (2) Variety and (3) Drama. Titles were ranked based on Average Daily Ratings according to each channel’s target demography. “Average Daily Ratings’ is the average number of viewers tuned in at any one point during the programme’s telecast across all episodes on a daily basis. *Subject to the availability of on-demand viewing options. January 2018 to March 2018 – Top 10 Local Programmes on Channel NewsAsia among People 15+ Rank Programme Genre Synopsis Raffles: Remaking an Icon is an exclusive invitation to this 1 Raffles: Remaking An grand hotel in Singapore as it undergoes the most Information Icon extensive restoration and renovation in its 130-year history. "Blueprint for Survival" is a three-part documentary series showcasing crises that threatened Singapore's 2 Blueprint for Survival Information survival and how rising to meet these challenges strengthened and sharpened the mettle of Singaporeans.