In the 1990s, cable television became widespread in Taiwan and the original three broadcast networks lost their dominance. And though the tradition-minded Yang tried twice to develop a new generation of performers who could take up the mantle, she could not find anyone who could fill her role. At the same time, TTV was making moves to take back the rights to the television show against Yang's will.
民國 80 年代，有線電視興起，台視等無線「老三台」逐漸喪失收視主導地位，再加上重視戲曲傳承的楊麗花，雖然兩度招收新人，企圖培育新生代演員，卻都無人可以接續她的氣勢。