The Conquest (TV series)

The Conquest
The Conquest intertitle
GenreHistorical drama
Developed by
  • Xun Yifeng
  • Liang Bai
Written byLau Choi-wan
Directed byRaymond Chai
Starring
Opening theme"The Legendary Conquest" (争霸传奇) by Chen Kun
Ending theme"True Forever" (真永远) by Chen Kun
ComposerBen Li
Countries of origin
  • Hong Kong
  • China
Original languages
  • Cantonese (Hong Kong)
  • Mandarin (Mainland China)
No. of episodes
  • 42 (Hong Kong)
  • 49 (Mainland China)
Production
Executive producers
  • Tommy Leung
  • Raymond Chai
ProducerFei Yu
Production locationChina
Running time≈45 minutes per episode
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release18 December 2006 (2006-12-18) –
10 February 2007 (2007-02-10)
TVB promotional poster

The Conquest (爭霸) is a historical television series based on the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. The series was jointly produced by Hong Kong's TVB and mainland China's CCTV under executive producers Tommy Leung and Raymond Chai. It was renamed to Legend of the Heroic Duo (争霸传奇) for the mainland China release, where it aired two episodes every night on Zhejiang Satellite TV (ZJSTV) from 6 June to 28 June 2006, totalling 49 episodes. In Hong Kong, The Conquest aired five days a week on the TVB Jade network from 18 December 2006 to 10 February 2007, totalling 42 episodes.

Cast

Viewership ratings

The following is a table that includes a list of the total ratings points based on television viewership, derived from the TVB Jade network ratings in Hong Kong.

WeekEpisodeAverage pointsPeaking pointsReferences
1December 18–22, 20061–525[1]
2December 25–29, 20066–1025[2]
3January 1–5, 200711–1527[3]
4January 8–12, 200716–202830[4]
5January 15–19, 200721–2528[5]
6January 22–26, 200726–302829[6]
7January 29 – February 2, 200731–352932[7]
8February 5–9, 200736–4029[8]
9February 10, 200741–422830[9]

Awards and nominations

40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)

  • "Best Drama"
  • "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Joe Ma)
  • "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Power Chan)

See also

References

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