Vũ Minh Trí (director); Nguyễn Quyến (writer); Hồng Giang, Quốc Khánh, Minh Hằng, Văn Hiệp, Minh Tuấn, Anh Quân, Minh Hiếu, Văn Khánh, Bích Thủy, Mỹ Duyên, Hồng Điệp, Lan Minh, Lê Đức, Mạnh Trường, Hồng Loan, Mai Trang...
VTV1 Friday - Wednesday + Sunday - Monday night dramas
Note: Unlisted airtime periods were spent for special events.
Friday night dramas
Following up the previous year, Friday night time slot was for Vietnamese dramas while Monday + Tuesday + Thursday night and Wednesday + Sunday night time slot were for foreign dramas.
These dramas air on every Friday night from 21:00 to 22:00 on VTV1.
Broadcast
Title
Eps.
Prod.
Cast and crew
Theme song(s)
Genre
Notes
12 Jan
Followed by the playback of Con Vá (Vá, My Puppy) . The single-episode drama was produced and first released on THP channel in 2000.[9][10]
19 Jan
Followed by the playback of Những con đường (Roads) . The single-episode drama was produced and first released on BGTV channel in 2000.[11]
2 Feb
Followed by the playback of Gió quê (Country Wind) . The single-episode drama was produced and first released on THP channel in 2000.[12]
Lê Ngọc Linh (director); Bành Mai Phương (writer); Như Quỳnh, Minh Hiệp, Hoa Thúy, Hùng Khanh, Thu Hương, Tùng Dương, Trần Hồng, Nhật Quang, Lê Thành...
Drama
19 Jan
Followed by the playback of Đạo nhà (Filial) . The single-episode drama was produced and first released on TRT channel in 2000.[17]
Đặng Huy Quyển (writer); Thu Nga, Tạ Ngọc Bảo, Thành An, Quách Thu Phương, Trần Thạch, Anh Tuấn, Ngọc Tản, Bích Huyền, Mỹ Huyền, Minh Đức...
Drama, Romance
Ep 2 was moved to Wed + Sun time slot
22 Jul
Followed by the playback of Ước mơ của má (The Mother's Wish). The single-episode drama was first released on VTV1 channel in 1998.
3 Aug
Followed by the playback of Lời hẹn ngày ra trận (The Promise Before the Battle). The single-episode drama was first released on VTV3 channel in 1998.[29]
During the time from 25 Jul to the end of August, the Wednesday + Sunday night time slot turned into new time slot for Vietnamese dramas, along with Friday night.
These dramas air on every Wednesday and Sunday night from 21:00 to 22:00 on VTV1.
Broadcast
Title
Eps.
Prod.
Cast and crew
Theme song(s)
Genre
Notes
25 Jul
Người ở lại (The Staying One)
1
Drama
1-19 Aug
Followed by the playback of Đất phương Nam (Song of the South), 11 episodes, 2 episodes per night except the final. The drama was produced and first released on HTV9 channel in 1997.[31]
Trần Vịnh (director); Nguyễn Khắc Phục (writer); Tấn Hưng, Hoàng Hải, Phương Bằng, Trần Khiêm, Nguyệt Nhi, Lan Ngọc, Thích Huệ Tâm, Hữu Thành, Cẩm Linh, Sơn Quyên, Đình Thơ, Quang Mẫn, Thạch Kim Phượng, Ngọc Dũng, Thành Lũy, Công Hải, Tchernyshov Slava, Đông Nguyên, Minh Cường, Nguyễn Nam, Hải Bảo, Mai Hân, Kim Phượng, Thúy Lan, Võ Văn Thu, Thanh Minh, Lê Chữ, Phước Toàn, Duy Hòa, Nam Đông, Trần Ước, Minh Thế, Vũ Đình Tân, Văn Việt, Nguyễn Năng, Trần Minh Trí, Kim Thoa, Nguyễn Thị Huyền, Anh Thúy, Phan Bảo Khoa, Minh Ngọc, Quang Minh, Quang Tuấn, Nguyễn Long, Đỗ Quân...
Chiến tranh là gì? (What Is War?) by Mai Hoa
Về một ngày mai (About a Future) by Việt Hoàn
Historical, War, Drama
Ep 5 was moved to Mon, 3 Sep. Originally 2 pts (10 eps) but only 5 eps was produced.
Monday night dramas
Starting from September, the VTV1 night time slots were re-arranged that only Monday night was for Vietnamese dramas while Tuesday to Thursday and Friday + Sunday night time slot (turned into Tuesday to Friday time slot and Sunday time slot since December) was for foreign dramas.
These dramas air on every Monday night from 21:00 to 22:00 on VTV1.
Broadcast
Title
Eps.
Prod.
Cast and crew
Theme song(s)
Genre
Notes
10 Sep
Followed by the playback of 2000 feature film Vào Nam ra Bắc (Down South Up North) .[34]
24 Sep
Followed by the playback of 1999 feature film Dưới tán rừng lặng lẽ (Quiet in the Woods) .[35]
Tuệ Minh (director & writer); Lan Hương, An Chinh, Tuệ Minh, Mạnh Cường, Phú Kiên, Kim Quý, Hồng Chương, Văn Toản, Thanh Thủy, Kim Thoa, Thanh Toàn, Hữu Phương, Lê Thị Bá, Phương Thảo, Phương Linh, Bảo Anh, Hải Anh, Mai Hòa, Thanh Tùng, Thùy Dương, Thu Hương...
Ước gì anh lấy được nàng (Wish I Could Marry You) by Tô Lịch & Bảo Lan
Drama, Rural, War, Romance
3-10 Dec
Followed by the playback of Hoa trong bão (Flower in the Storm) , 2 episodes. The drama was first released on VTV1 channel in 1995.[41]
Trần Vịnh (director); Chu Lai (writer); Ngọc Thủy, Lê Khanh, Hà Xuyên, Trang Nhung, Vũ Linh, Mai Huỳnh, Ngọc Thảo, Tôn Thất Chương ...
Giữa chốn không em (In the Middle of a Place Without You) by Mỹ Tâm
Post-war, Drama, Crime
Based on the novel of the same name by Chu Lai. Ep 2-3-4 air on 19-20-21 Dec 2001 (Wed-Thu-Fri).
VTV3 Cinema For Saturday Afternoon dramas
These dramas air in early Saturday afternoon on VTV3 with the duration approximately 70 minutes as a part of the program Cinema for Saturday afternoon (Vietnamese: Điện ảnh chiều thứ Bảy).
Note: The time slot was delayed on 27 Jan due to the broadcast schedule for Tết programs.
Followed by the playback of Những người dớ dẩn (The Silly Ones) . The single-episode drama was first released also in Cinema For Saturday Afternoon in Oct 2000.
Lưu Trọng Ninh (director & writer); Quỳnh Anh/Vi Cầm, Ngọc Trung/Danh Sơn, Minh Đức/Hải Anh, Thương Hà/Khánh Ly, Trung Quân/Ngọc Quỳnh, Tuyết Mai/Hồ Ngọc Hà, Ngọc Tú/Quyết Thắng, Thùy Dương, Việt Thao, Hương Dung, Trần Nhượng, Tố Uyên, Anh Dũng, Mai Hòa, Xuân Thức, Minh Phương, Quốc Tuấn, Ngọc Trâm, Thái An, Bích Huyền/Ngọc Thủy, Mạnh Hùng, Công Dũng, Tuyết Trinh...
Hoa cỏ may (Lovegrass) by Hằng Nga
Romance, Drama, Youth
Delayed after first 2 eps due to broadcast schedule for Tet holiday.
Its 3rd part was released by VFC in 2017, aired in VTV3's weeknight prime-time slot.
Phạm Đông, Trần Nhượng, Doãn Bằng (directors); Trần Hoàng Anh Phương, Nguyễn Quang Vinh (writers); Võ Hoài Nam, Tấn Đạt, Ngọc Bích, Kim Quí, Tuyết Mai, Trần Hạnh, Thu An, Thu Hương, Trang Ngân...
Drama
15 Dec
Followed by the playback of Ti-vi về làng (TV to the Village). The single-episode drama was originally produced for Cinema For Saturday Afternoon but first released as a 2001 Tet drama.
Vũ Hồng Sơn (director); Nguyễn Toàn Thắng, Hồ Cúc Phương (writer); Công Dũng, Thanh Giang, Lê Quốc Thắng, Hữu Độ, Minh Hằng, Tuyết Mai, Tiến Mộc, Mỹ Linh, Mai Lan, Xuân Bắc, Hồng Quang...
Vũ Trường Khoa (director); Hoàng Ngọc Sơn, Nguyễn Xuân Thành (writer); Vân Anh, Hồng Giang, Huyền Thanh, Hoàng Sơn, Thành Tuấn, Lê Hiếu, Lê Minh, Văn Phúc, Hồng Gấm, Việt Anh, Nam Cường, Văn Hải...
Vũ Trường Khoa (director); Khánh Vi (writer); Thành Tuấn, Trần Hạnh, Hoàng Dũng, Thanh Huyền, Vũ Hạnh, Lệ Mỹ, Thanh Hương, Hoàng Sơn, Văn Hải, Tạ Thu, Mai Lan, Khôi Nguyên, Lê Hải...
Drama
Based on the short story "Phút cám dỗ cuối cùng" by Trần Chinh Vũ
Đỗ Chí Hướng (director); Phạm Minh Châu (writer); Hồng Giang, Linh Huệ, Hồ Lan, Văn Hiệp, Vũ Tăng, Mạnh Tuấn, Anh Quân, Thành Chung, Đức Hải, Lan Minh, Văn Hồng, Lê Hiếu, Ngọc Thúy, Lê Minh, Mai Hòa, Khôi Nguyên, Thu An, Đức Long, Văn Phương, Đức Thắng, Văn Hòa, Văn Kiên, Văn Toàn, Thanh Toàn, Mai Ngọc Căn, Thanh Đô...
Một đời người một rừng cây (A Life A Forest) by Quang Huy
Drama, Slice-of-Life
Adapted from the novel of 'Bốn chín chưa qua' by Trần Chiến
Đỗ Thanh Hải (director); Đặng Diệu Hương, Nguyễn Kim Thoa, Trần Thanh Linh (writers); Thu Nga, Hà Hương, Kiều Anh, Nguyễn Thành Vinh, Kiều Thanh, Hoàng Tuấn, Diệu Thảo, Trang Nhung, Nguyễn Hoàng, Văn Anh, Mỹ Linh, Việt Linh, Danh Sơn, Hán Văn Tình, Hoàng Dũng, Trí Đức, Đức Thuận, Diệp Bích, Lim Yong Hoon, Xuân Thức, Thu Hương, Lan Minh, Thành An, Trí Chung, Minh Đức, Kim Anh, Park Ji Hoon, Vân Anh, Huyền Thanh, Hà Quân, Hoàng Mai, Khôi Nguyên, Thế Bình, Thu Hương, Hồng Hân, Ngọc Vân, Minh Hòa...
Lời chưa nói (Unspoken Words) by Trần Thu Hà
Romance, Youth, Drama
Follow its fame was raised backin 2018, VFC produced a short extra story which combined Phía trước là bầu trời, Người phán xử & Cả một đời ân oán
For The First Time On VTV3 Screen dramas
Starting from January 2001, the time slot was moved from Tuesday night to Sunday night.
These dramas air in every Sunday night after the 19:00 News Report (aired later or delayed in occasions of special events) under the name of the program For The First Time On VTV3 Screen (Vietnamese: Lần đầu tiên trên màn ảnh VTV3).
Note: Unlisted airtime periods were spent for special events.
Vũ Minh Trí (director); Lương Xuân Thủy (writer); Mai Châu, Hoàng Hải, Quách Thu Phương, Diễm Loan, Quốc Khánh, Hoàng Vi, Linh Huệ, Vũ Mai Huê, Phạm Cường, Huyền Thanh, Kim Oanh, Phú Thăng, Lan Minh, Ngân Hoa, Hồng Tuấn, Minh Nguyệt, Thanh Huyền, Thu Thủy, Minh Châu, Thu Hương, Trần Anh...
Drama, Family, Marriage, Business
8 Apr-13 May
Followed by the playback of Người từ cung trăng (You From the Moon), 3 episodes. The drama was produced and first released on HTV9 channel in 1997.[112] *Note: Episode 3 was delayed 3 weeks (on 22 & 29 Apr, 6 May).
27 May-24 Jun
Followed by the playback of Con nhà nghèo (Children of the Poor), 5 episodes. The drama was produced and first released on HTV9 channel in 1999.[113]
1-8 Jul
Followed by the playback of Cõi tình (Love Realm), 2 episodes. The drama was produced and first released on HTV9 channel in 1998.[114]
15 Jul
Followed by the playback of Bao giờ thuyền lại sang sông (When Will the Boat Cross the River Again). The single-episode drama was produced and first released on VTV1 channel in 1997.[115]
22 Jul-5 Aug
Followed by the playback of Bến nước... Đời người (The Wharf, the Human Life), 3 episodes. The drama was produced and first released one month ago on VTV1 channel.[116]
12 Aug
Followed by the playback of 1996 feature film Ai xuôi vạn lý (The Long Journey).[117]
19 Aug
Followed by the playback of 2001 feature film Chiếc chìa khóa vàng (The Golden Key).[118]
26 Aug
Followed by the playback of 1995 feature film Trận đấu cuối cùng (The Last Fight).[119]
9-16 Sep
Followed by the playback of 1995 feature film Lưỡi dao (Blade), divided into 2 episodes.[120]
23 Sep-7 Oct
Followed by the playback of Tiếng xưa (The Old Sound), 2 episodes. The drama was produced and first released on VTV3 channel in 1999.. *Note: Delayed 1 weeks (on 30 Sep).
14-28 Oct
Followed by the playback of Tình bạn (Friendship), 3 episodes. The drama was released beforehand.[121]
11-18 Nov
Followed by the playback of Bằng lăng tím (Purple Lagerstroemia), 2 episodes. The drama was first released earlier in 2001 on BPTV.[122]