Author: JE CC
With tension and the level of action and drama reaching a new height in the country’s number one TV show, the series unsurprisingly hit a new all-time high in live concurrent viewership. Coco Martin’s FPJ’s Batang Quiapo soared to back-to-back live concurrent viewerships, on YouTube and Facebook, this week. After breaking its own record on Wednesday, October 2, with a whopping 776,000 live concurrent viewers from YouTube and Facebook, combined, the Kapamilya action-drama soared to a new peak anew, hitting an incredible, jaw-dropping combined 803,100 viewers from the same platforms. It’s not surprising that these record-breaking feats are happening this…
The nearly two-decade reality show saw another record-setting turn, with its live concurrent viewers peaking at another historic high on YouTube. Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 continues to dazzle not just television viewers, but also netizens who follow the show online. After breaking its own record for two consecutive weeks, it extended its record-breaking streak one week later, pushing its peak to more than 606,000, on YouTube alone. Last week, September 21, Jas Dudley-Scales eviction, generated more than 510,000 concurrent viewers, viewers. A week earlier, DylN Ytturalde’s exit saw a whopping 450k live concurrent viewers. It seems more and more…
The movie is seen to revitalize the local film industry in November. There is a tall order waiting for Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards’ highly-anticipated reunion film, Hello, Love, Again, the sequel of former highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019). Not only the pressure of reclaiming the title from Rewind, which nearly grossed ₱1 billion at the global box office, last year, the challenge to extend Joshua Garcia and Julia Barreto’s success at the local box office via Un/Happy For You, is also on Hello, Love, Again’s shoulders. Despite such intimidating challenges and projections, it seems the KathDen film is in a great…
The actress announced her latest ‘Salsa ni L’ will be her last sexy film, as she will now focus on mainstream projects. Christine Bermas expressed gratitude to Viva for allowing her make her exit from sexy roles. During the press conference for her new movie, Salsa ni L, last Saturday, September 21, at Wingzone, Cubao, Quezon City, she announced the news, sharing her gratefulness to her bosses at Viva. “Sobra-sobra yung pasasalamat ko sa Viva, sa management ko, kina boss Vic at sa lahat ng bumubuo sa Viva, kasi kung hindi sa kanila hindi ko alam kung may Christine Bermas…
At its peak concurrent viewership, the Kapamilya show bested its TV5 counterpart, by nearly twice the latter’s live concurrent viewers. It’s Showtime has kept its unrivaled dominance in the noontime ratings game, since it moved to GMA Network, last April 6 of this year. It continues to pull off such stellar achievement, today, maintaining its significant lead versus the TVJ (Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon)-led noontime show. While EAT Bulaga has seen positive growth in TV viewership, in the past few days, logging an impressive 4.7 people rating, last Friday, September 20 and 4.0 last Saturday, September 21. Those…
The new record comes on the heels of the previous set by Dylan Ytturalde’s eviction last week, September 14. Only 8 housemates remain inside the Pinoy Big Brother house, and it is not surprising that the biggest twists and turns of this season are happening, just weeks before the much-anticipated Big Night or finale. After Ytturalde’s shocking eviction last week, now, it is Dudley-Scales’ turn. Who would have thought, right? She was definitely a frontrunner. Fellow nominees, Kolette Modelo and JM Ibarra, bested her. But what keeps proving that this edition of Pinoy Big Brother is no doubt the most…
The series is planned to be made available on major television networks, as well as radio networks, and online. The arrival of the upcoming advocacy series, WPS (West Philippine Sea), could not be any more relevant, today, as it talks about, the disputed islands, themselves. Hoping to impart timely message, and debunk fake news allegedly being spread by the Chinese government, the series is starred by some familiar names and will also feature up and coming young stars. During the press conference for the series, held last Tuesday, September 17, at Max’s Restaurant in Sct. Borromeo cor. EDSA, Quezon City, …
The cessation is seen one of the long-term impacts of the ongoing consumer migration that sees streaming and OTT platforms, taking the lead in content consumption. Local television continues to erode in terms of viewership, as streaming platforms continue to draw audiences from traditional platforms. As over-the-top media present convenience and variety, consumer migration between traditional television and streaming platforms have been directed towards the latter. True enough, Filipino shows are making waves on Netflix, with some titles topping the local most watched lists. This month, the country’s biggest media network, GMA Network, is shutting down two of its digital…
As of this writing, some SM cinemas slated to shos the film on November 13, have already been filling up, proving the phenomenal anticipation for this reunion film Still two months before its official debut on the big screen, Hello, Love, Again, is already raking up moviegoers. Judging the movie tickets already purchased by fans at SM Cinemas official site, it will be no surprise, if cinemas get fully filled up before the November 13 date. As of today, September 15, at 4:00 PM, the film has already raked in ₱426,000 advanced purchases via smcinemas.com. This amount is equivalent to…
The new feat was achieved barely a day after the record-breaking weekday episode. Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 extends its record-breaking streak, as it once again hit a new milestone in the concurrent viewership game, a day it logged a 351k live concurreny viewers online, for its regular Friday episode (September 13). That said episode broke records for any local series airing on the late weekday primetime slot. The eviction episode last Saturday, September 14, however, had more fans and casual viewers glued on their screens, as fans supporting nominated housemates, Jas Dudley-Scales, Kolette Modelo, and Dylan Ytturalde, anticipated for…
After debuting on the chart at no. 3 last week, the series catapulted to no.1 spot, this week. Lavender Fields continues to reflect its incredible victory in the ratings game, online. The series does not only top the daily chart for Netflix Philippines’ most streamed TV shows, it also dominates the streaming giant’s weekly chart. For the week covering 2-8 September, the series reigned supreme at number one, beating major international titles, Love Next Door, The Frog, and even currently airing Kapuso series, Pulang Araw. The series’ number three debut on Netflix’s weekly chart, was already impressive enough, as compared…
With many local releases meeting unfavorable results at the box office, the industry finds hope in the enormous success of a few films. Is local cinema alive? The truth is, it remains struggling. With many mainstream releases flunking tragically at the box office, one could bot help but wonder, ‘will local cinema’s pre-pandemic might, make a comeback’? Or has it already? Rewind’s more than ₱900million at the global box office, seems to suggest, there is hope. But one should also note, it took more than six months, before the next blockbuster, arrived. Thanks again to Star Cinema and to the…
As tension brew among housemates, viewers seem to get drawn closely to the drama unfolding inside the most popular house in the country. The Pinoy Big Brother house has again opened its doors. It has welcomed a new batch of interesting and colorful housemates, and along with it, loyal PBB fans come alive, showing their endless support to the show and to their favorite housemates. Fandoms in support of each housemate and pairs shipped by fans, have once again overtaken social media, with the drama inside the house becoming the most talked-about topic on X, Tiktok, and other social media…
Three Kapamilya primetime programs has been ruling their respective time slots, since a major programming shake-up, last week. Let’s not even make mention of FPJ’s Batang Quiapo remaining the overall number one TV show in the country, for 17 months now, ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida block is definitely inching closer to overtaking leadership from GMA Network’s GMA Prime. With all Kapamilya dramas, defeating their respective timeslot rivals, on primetime, it seems gloomy days has come to GMA Network’s primetime line-up. Aside from the Coco Martin-topbilled, FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, new Kapamilya series, Lavender Fields, has consistently won the ratings battle, versus rival show, Widows’ War. It’s…
The series now trails fellow Kapamilya series FPJ’s Batang Quiapo, in the ratings game, transcending its extra-ordinary popularity on the streaming app, Netflix. Lavender Fields keeps pulling off surprises, not just with how the series, itself, delivers a compelling story to viewers, but also with how it dominates various charts, including Netflix’s top streamed shows, and Nielsen Philippines’ highest rated TV shows This week, the series catapulted to no.1 spot in Netflix Philippines’ weekly Top TV shows, beating fellow currently-airing local TV show, Pulang Araw, which has been relegated to number four. It continues to extend its stellar winning streak, as well,…
There is an eternal sense of familiarity in Dado Lumibao-helmed ’40’. You get the feel of knowing what will happen next, and yet, despite the predicatability, you follow the story, and brace yourself for the heartbreaking tragedy it is set to unfold. ’40’ a story of melancholic love, follows social media influencer, Megan (Miranda), whose contents feature her helping the needy, by giving them cash. But all is for clout, for Megan; she’s a scammer who uses poor people to fool her audience, she is doing something good. When one video, showing her taking back the money she has supposedly…