Daddy Dearest (2016 TV series)

Daddy Dearest 爸B有話兒
Daddy Dearest official poster
Also known as	Daddy Has Something to Say
Genre	Modern, Comedy
Created by	Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written by	Lo Mei-wan
Starring	Johnson Lee Jason Chan Chi-san Mandy Wong Carat Cheung Candice Chiu Pat Poon Alice Chan Jerry Ku
Theme music composer	Alan Cheung
Opening theme	Daddy (爸爸) by Hubert Wu
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original language(s)	Cantonese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Catherine Tsang
Producer(s)	Poon Ka-tak
Production location(s)	Hong Kong
Editor(s)	Lo Mei-wan
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	TVB
Release
Original network	Jade
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	11 July (2016-07-11) – 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)

Daddy Dearest
Traditional Chinese	爸B有話兒
Simplified Chinese	爸B有话儿
Literal meaning	"Daddy Has Something to Say"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin bà B yǒu huà er Yue: Cantonese Jyutping baa1 B jau5 waa2 ji4

Daddy Dearest (Chinese: 爸B有話兒; literally "Daddy Has Something to Say") is an upcoming 2016 Hong Kong modern comedy television drama produced by TVB, starring Johnson Lee, Jason Chan Chi-san and Mandy Wong as the main leads, produced by Poon Ka-tak. It will premiere on July 11, 2016, airing every Monday to Friday on Hong Kong's TVB Jade, Malaysia's Astro On Demand and Australia's TVBJ channels during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot, concluding August 5, 2016 with a total of 20 episodes.

Cast

Ku family

• Johnson Lee as Ku Tse-keung (谷自強)
• Marcus Lo as Ku Tui-nam (谷莜楠)

Chu family

• Alice Chan as Chu Lei-san (諸麗仙)
• Mandy Wong as Chu Lei-fa (諸麗花)

Seung family

• Pat Poon as Seung Sun (常新)
• Jason Chan Chi-san as Seung Nim-shu (常念書)
• Candice Chiu as Ho Lok-ti (何樂姿)
• Pearl Chan as Seung Yi (常逸)
• Chan Pak-hei as Seung Yi (常懿)

Extended cast

• Jerry Ku as Sek Dong (石冬)
• Carat Cheung as Ka Ka 家嘉
• Toby Chan as
• Ceci So as
• King Lam as
• Snow Suen as
• Brian Burrell as
• Aaryn Cheung as
• Henry Lo as
• Li Shing-cheong as
• Deborah Poon as

Development

• The costume fitting ceremony was held together on August 5, 2015 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.
• The blessing ceremony was held on September 22, 2015 at 2:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio sixteen.
• Daddy Dearest was originally scheduled to premiere on March 28, 2016 to take over TVB's 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot following after Short End of the Stick. The broadcast schedule was changed two weeks before the drama was to premiere with The Last Healer In Forbidden City premiering on March 28, 2016. Daddy Dearest was then pushed back to premiere after The Last Healer In Forbidden City on April 25, 2016.
• Due to concerns with ratings, Daddy Dearest has been pushed back further with My Dangerous Mafia Retirement Plan premiering on April 25, 2016 and Presumed Accidents premiering on May 30, 2016. The new tentative date for Daddy Dearest to premiere is July 11, 2016.

Viewership ratings

Timeslot (HKT)	#	Week	Episode(s)	Average points	Peaking points
Mon – Fri (8:30-9:30 pm) 20:30–21:30	1	11 – 15 Jul 2016	1 – 5
	2	18 – 22 Jul 2016	6 – 10
	3	25 – 29 Jul 2016	11 – 15
	4	01 – 05 Aug 2016	16 – 20
Total average

International broadcast

Network	Country	Airing Date	Timeslot
Astro On Demand	Malaysia	July 11, 2016	Monday – Friday 8:30 – 9:15 pm
TVBJ	Australia	July 11, 2016	Monday – Friday 7:15 – 8:15 pm
Starhub TV	Singapore	September 5, 2016	Monday – Friday 8:00 – 9:00 pm