That s why in most weekdays, viewers can be forgiven for thinking that they are in Taipei. Too many shows are Taiwanese, not exactly famous for their excitement. It also has a few Korean and Japanese serials dubbed in Mandarin without English subtitles, which turn away non-Chinese fans. Currently its top serial is Healing Hearts , which gets a poorer rating than Channel 8 s similar Healing Hands, although they run at different times . Viewers generally want to test their own ability against the questions and of course, kiasu parents insist their children watch it for general knowledge.
Weekends are slightly better.
The new channel is like a rich kid who finds there are few great shows left in the market to buy. In fact, given the choice, its parent, Singapore Press Holding, would have preferred to buy over Mediacorp lock stock and barrel. It has the money. As a television operator, MediaCorp has been around for a long time under different names. This reverse is true with newspapers.