Bodyguard, which was first broadcast (by CTS) in 1974, was Taiwan's first highly successful martial arts series. Zhao Yanling, a bodyguard for a private security service in imperial times, protected the good and loyal and overcame countless obstacles to fulfill his duty. The streets virtually emptied when the program came on.
同為民國六十三年播出的華視八點檔連續劇《保鑣》，是台灣第一齣膾炙人口的武俠劇，描寫中原鑣局的保鑣趙燕玲護送忠良，歷經重重阻撓，終於完成任務的故事，據聞播出之時，萬人空巷。