This was the second ceremony since 2007 to not present the All-Time Favourite Artiste, in its place was the newly-introduced Honorary TV Award.
The first show, titled "亮闪八方" (Shining Light) was broadcast on 21 April 2013 at the Mediacorp Studios at Caldecott Hill.
In place of the usual opener, artistes and nominated backstage personnel were directly ushered to their seats on Show 1, in view of a special tribute for late television icon Huang Wenyong, who died the previous day.
A five-minute segment begins with host Lee Teng delivering his eulogy, then 30 seconds of silence[2] was observed, and a video of his contributions was played.
[2] The following ceremony a week after, after Huang was posthumously awarded the Honorary TV Award by acting cabinet minister Lawrence Wong, given as representation to his wife and daughter Wenwen, the show announced that any votes cast for Huang from the "Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes" calls will proceed donations to HCA Hospice.
Representative Xiang Yun praised the viewers live and thanked them for voting, and mentioned that nominations for the Top 10 are not easy and are fiercely fought throughout each year; Xiang told that it was Huang's final award, and encouraged the viewers on appreciation to a certain character through love and esteem, which received a standing ovation.
[6] The opening monologue by Young Artiste recipient Tan Jun Sheng and Jia Jia was also well praised by media, which brought several references in the current trends of 2013, including a cold open of Tan parodying Yam Ah Mee, then-returning officer at the time, and several celebrity gossips, including John Quek's announcer role.