| Native Name: | 媽咪的男朋友 |
| Alt Name: | Mommy's Boyfriend |
| Genre: | Romance, Comedy |
| Creator: | Sanlih E-Television |
| Director: | Xu Pei Shan (許珮珊) |
| Starring: | Cheryl Yang 楊謹華 Nylon Chen 陳乃榮 Kingone Wang 王傳一 |
| Opentheme: | "打呼" (Snore) by Will Pan and Rainie Yang |
| Endtheme: | "每一次戀愛" (Mei Yi Ci Lian Ai) by Rachel Liang |
| Country: | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 70 |
| Producer: | Liu Qiu Ping (劉秋平) |
| Location: | Taiwan |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Sanlih E-Television 三立電視 Golden Bloom Production Co., Ltd. 金牌風華影像製作公司 XieLi Video Production Co., Ltd. 協利影像製作股份有限公司 |
| Channel: | SETTV |
Tie the Knot (literally, "Mommy's Boyfriend") is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television (SETTV), with Cheryl Yang as the female lead and Nylon Chen and Kingone Wang as the male leads. Shooting began on May 9, 2014, and the first episode aired on May 28, 2014 on SETTV.
Li Xiao Mei (Cheryl Yang) is a career woman who has a new boss, Huang Shi Jia (Nylon Chen), at the wedding-planning firm where she works. Ironically, she finds it difficult to find a man to marry because of past experiences with her father, but she has had a child using donated sperm and is raising the girl as a single parent. Wedding gown designer Liu Zi Jun (Kingone Wang) and her boss Shi Jia start to fall in love with her and each tries to win her over.[1]
The series marked the first time that singer Nylon Chen had landed a leading role. In preparation for his acting break, Chen stepped up his exercise regime, running and training in the gym, as well as dieting to improve his fitness.[3]
Cheryl Yang returned to SETTV after four years away from the network; she had appeared in a succession of female lead roles on other networks since her career break on My Queen in 2009.[4] She again took on the role of a mother,[5] having previously starred as a single mother in the 2012 series Once Upon a Love.[6]
The series mainly filmed at Minsheng Pavilion (民生館進行劇中場地) and Amazing Hall (晶宴會館) in Taiwan; these locations were used as banquet halls and wedding reception venues for the characters.[7]
| Network | Country/Location | Airing Date | Timeslot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SETTV[8] | Taiwan | May 28, 2014 | Mondays to Fridays, 8pm to 10pm | |
| Eastern Integrated Taiwan[9] | Mondays to Fridays, 10pm to 11pm | |||
| Astro Shuang Xing[10] | Malaysia | June 12, 2014 | Mondays to Fridays, 6:30pm to 7:30pm | |
| VV Drama[11] | Singapore | July 1, 2014 | Mondays to Fridays, 7:00pm to 8:00pm | |
| Amarin TV[12] | Thailand | January 24, 2015 | Mondays to Fridays, 2:00pm to 3:00pm |
| Tie the Knot | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Released: | September 5, 2014 |
| Genre: | Mandopop |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Label: | Universal Music Taiwan |
The Tie the Knot Original Soundtrack (媽咪的男朋友 電視原聲帶) CD was released on September 5, 2014 by Universal Music Taiwan. It contains 12 songs performed by various artists, including five original songs and seven instrumental versions. The opening theme song is "打呼" or "Snore" by Will Pan and Rainie Yang, while the closing theme song, "每一次戀愛" or "Every Time I Fall In Love", is by Rachel Liang.[13]
The pilot episode of Tie the Knot ranked fifth amongst the television shows airing in the same time slot. It went up to the fourth spot on the day the second episode aired, and stayed at that spot until the end of the series, with the exception of the tenth week. The total viewer average garnered a rating of 1.22 percent. Its drama competitors were SETTV's Ordinary Love; FTV's Dragon Dance; TTV's Monga Woman, Super M, and Sun After The Rain; CTV's Happiness on the Moon and Perfect Couple; CTS' Unique Flavor and 綜藝王見王; and DaAi TV's 幸福魔法師, 頂坡角上的家, and 情牽萬里. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.[14]
| Tie the Knot Ratings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings (per week) | Rank | |
| May 28, 2014 | 1 | 1.32 | 5 | |
| May 29, 2014 | 2 | |||
| May 30, 2014 | 3 | |||
| June 2, 2014 | 4 | 1.28 | 4 | |
| June 3, 2014 | 5 | |||
| June 4, 2014 | 6 | |||
| June 5, 2014 | 7 | |||
| June 6, 2014 | 8 | |||
| June 9, 2014 | 9 | 1.35 | 4 | |
| June 10, 2014 | 10 | |||
| June 11, 2014 | 11 | |||
| June 12, 2014 | 12 | |||
| June 13, 2014 | 13 | |||
| June 16, 2014 | 14 | 1.25 | 4 | |
| June 17, 2014 | 15 | |||
| June 18, 2014 | 16 | |||
| June 19, 2014 | 17 | |||
| June 20, 2014 | 18 | |||
| June 23, 2014 | 19 | 1.24 | 4 | |
| June 24, 2014 | 20 | |||
| June 25, 2014 | 21 | |||
| June 26, 2014 | 22 | |||
| June 27, 2014 | 23 | |||
| June 30, 2014 | 24 | 1.29 | 4 | |
| July 1, 2014 | 25 | |||
| July 2, 2014 | 26 | |||
| July 3, 2014 | 27 | |||
| July 4, 2014 | 28 | |||
| July 7, 2014 | 29 | 1.20 | 4 | |
| July 8, 2014 | 30 | |||
| July 9, 2014 | 31 | |||
| July 10, 2014 | 32 | |||
| July 11, 2014 | 33 | |||
| July 14, 2014 | 34 | 1.13 | 4 | |
| July 15, 2014 | 35 | |||
| July 16, 2014 | 36 | |||
| July 17, 2014 | 37 | |||
| July 18, 2014 | 38 | |||
| July 21, 2014 | 39 | 1.20 | 4 | |
| July 22, 2014 | 40 | |||
| July 23, 2014 | 41 | |||
| July 24, 2014 | 42 | |||
| July 25, 2014 | 43 | |||
| July 28, 2014 | 44 | 1.06 | 5 | |
| July 29, 2014 | 45 | |||
| July 30, 2014 | 46 | |||
| July 31, 2014 | 47 | |||
| August 1, 2014 | 48 | |||
| August 4, 2014 | 49 | 1.06 | 4 | |
| August 5, 2014 | 50 | |||
| August 6, 2014 | 51 | |||
| August 7, 2014 | 52 | |||
| August 8, 2014 | 53 | |||
| August 11, 2014 | 54 | 1.11 | 4 | |
| August 12, 2014 | 55 | |||
| August 13, 2014 | 56 | |||
| August 14, 2014 | 57 | |||
| August 15, 2014 | 58 | |||
| August 18, 2014 | 59 | 1.32 | 4 | |
| August 19, 2014 | 60 | |||
| August 20, 2014 | 61 | |||
| August 21, 2014 | 62 | |||
| August 22, 2014 | 63 | |||
| August 25, 2014 | 64 | 1.18 | 4 | |
| August 26, 2014 | 65 | |||
| August 27, 2014 | 66 | |||
| August 28, 2014 | 67 | |||
| August 29, 2014 | 68 | |||
| September 1, 2014 | 69 | 1.43 | 4 | |
| September 2, 2014 | 70 | |||
| Average Ratings | 1.22 | |||
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sanlih Drama Awards[15] | Best Ladykiller Award Zhang Pei Hua (張佩華) | |
| Best Actress Award Cheryl Yang | |||
| Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Drama |