We're still trying to find out what sort of jobs they do and what countries they're from, "says FTV English Edition's producer, Tang Shen-shen. It's clear that the target audience is foreign residents of Taiwan, and the producers don't want to let the program turn into an ESL show. But the rise in the number of Taiwanese viewers cannot be ignored.
「在台灣的老外分布愈來愈廣，從事的工作、國籍也呈現多樣化，我們還在摸索，」民視英語新聞製作人唐深深說，該節目雖然表面上目標觀眾群──在台灣的外籍人士──十分明顯，製播團隊也不願意把英語新聞經營成全民英檢的加油站，但國內觀眾升高的態勢明顯，令製作團隊無法忽視。