In recent years, all four of Taiwan's broadcast TV networks have shown many 8: 00 p.m. prime-time drama series in which the characters have spoken principally in Taiwanese. The most successful of these programs have featured a realistic focus on life in modern-day Taiwan (including city life), and television stations have relied heavily on such programs to attract advertisers and win stronger ratings.
近年來，台灣四家無線電視台都紛紛在八點檔演出以台語為主要語言的連續劇，其中屬主流的鄉土劇（含有新時代都市寫實的元素），已成為電視台招徠廣告與提高收視率的來源。