The embodiments of present invention disclose a direct type backlight module, comprising a backplate and a plurality of strip lamps provided on the backplate, each of the strip lamps is provided with a lamp set composed of a plurality of light-emitting diodes. The direct type backlight module further comprises a plurality of wires, the lamp set of at least one strip lamp of the plurality of strip lamps is electrically connected to the power supply via the plurality of wires. The lamp set of the at least one strip lamp has two terminals, i.e., positive/negative terminals, the positive/negative terminals of the lamp set of the at least one strip lamp are electrically connected to the corresponding wires via a pair of mated connectors.