The Conquest () 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 () 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.
Week Episode Average points Peaking points References 1 December 18–22, 2006 1–5 25 Week 1 Ratings 2 December 25–29, 2006 6–10 25 Week 2 Ratings 3 January 1–5, 2007 11–15 27 Week 3 Ratings 4 January 8–12, 2007 16–20 28 30 Week 4 Ratings 5 January 15–19, 2007 21–25 28 Week 5 Ratings 6 January 22–26, 2007 26–30 28 29 Week 6 Ratings 7 January 29 – February 2, 2007 31–35 29 32 Week 7 Ratings 8 February 5–9, 2007 36–40 29 Week 8 Ratings 9 February 10, 2007 41–42 28 30 Finale Ratings
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 The Rebirth of a King The Great Revival List of historical drama films of Asia
References
External links TVB.com The Conquest official page on TVB's website The Conquest on Sina.com