Author: Bernardo
Kapuso programs continue to dominate the weekend programming, while season two of Idol Philippines stood as the flagbearer of ABS-CBN on the weekend, as per data from AGB Nielsen. On August 13 and August 14, the Top 10 programs are all from the GMA Network. For Saturday, the variety show Eat Bulaga secured the 10th spot with a 6.3% rating. Daddy’s Gurl earned 6.5% and settled in the #9 spot. Wish Ko Lang and Tadhana tied for the 7-8th spot with 7.5% while Imbestigador earned 7.6%. Apoy Sa Langit ranked 5th with 8.4%, on the 4th spot is Pepito Manaloto:…
On August 11, Matteo Guidicelli asked Alex Gonzaga to refrain from talking about their exes on TV to give respect to their spouses, however, this turned out to be a prank. During the closing spiels of Tropang LOL on Thursday, Guidicelli confronted Gonzaga regarding the jokes she made in the previous episode. In a viral clip from the said episode, he seemed to have confronted the female host on live TV. “May konting mensahe po ako sa Tropang LOL, especially sa ’yo, Alex,” he said. Guidicelli believes that they should be sensitive about their jokes especially when they tackle their…
The longest-running Kapamilya series FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano is now down to its last airing week, which is expected to end on August 12. Before entering its finale week, starting August 8, the Coco Martin-starrer was maintained as top-rated. From August 1 to August 3, the week before its last airing week, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano secured the #3 spot on the rating chart released by AGB Nielsen. On August 1, it earned a 12.9% rating, pushing Bolera to the #4 spot with 11.7%. It was 2.5% behind GMA Network’s Lolong and more than 5.0% behind the #1 program, 24 Oras. On…
On August 4, TV5 chairman and business tycoon Manny Pangilinan (MVP) said that their joint venture with ABS-CBN is at its ‘closing stage’ and is bound to be signed. “It’s fair to characterize that we’re at the closing stages. I think the likelihood of an agreement with them is high, and it’s near,” Pangilinan said during PLDT financial briefing. However, MVP clarified that they would not acquire ABS-CBN; instead, the latter will invest in their network with a 35-65 share agreement—35% for ABS-CBN, 65% for Media Quest, the mother company of TV5. “The model we are working on is it…
According to the July 30-31 survey of AGB Nielsen, the weekend leaderboards are still dominated by GMA Network programs, while A2Z and TV5 shows struggled to penetrate the chart. On July 30, all programs in the Top 10 are from GMA Network, and out of the Top 20 shows, only four came from TV5 and A2Z—Idol Philippines (11th, 4.9%), Maalala Mo Kaya (14-15th, 3.4%), It’s Showtime (19-20th, 2.6%), Rolling In It Philippines (19-20th, 2.6%). On the said day, 24 Oras Weekend scored the highest with 13.6%, followed by Magpakailanman with 13.2%, Jose and Maria’s Bonggang Villa with 13.1%, Pepito Manaloto:…
The Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes-starrer ‘Jose and Maria’s Bonggang Villa’ is the most-watched weekend comedy show last July 23 to July 24. According to the survey of AGB Nielsen, Jose and Maria’s Bonggang Villa secured the number 2 spot on the July 23 rating chart with a 12.2% rating, following Magpakailanman, the #1 Saturday program. Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy Ang Kwento ranked fourth in the chart with 10.5%, while Daddy’s Gurl earned 7.3%, settling in the #6 spot. Coming very close to Jose and Maria’s Bonggang Villa’s rating was John Lloyd Cruz’s Happy Together, which earned 12.1%, also the second…
GMA Network continues to prove its free TV supremacy even on weekends, as its programs dominate Saturday and Sunday programming. On Saturday, July 16, Tropang LOL and It’s Showtime joined forces and aired on TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Jeepney TV as pre-noontime and noontime programs, facing GMA Network’s Eat Bulaga. Despite that, Eat Bulaga still led the timeslot with a 5.3% rating, while Tropang LOL and It’s Showtime earned 2.9% and 3.2%, respectively. GMA Network’s Apoy sa Langit also faced It’s Showtime but, the TV series earned 6.2%. The afternoon programs of GMA Network, Tadhana, Wish Ko Lang, and…
After dropping to the fourth spot in mid-July, Bolera recovered ratings and returned to the #3 spot, beating ABS-CBN’s FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano. From July 18 to 21, GMA Network’s Bolera secured the #3 spot on the AGB Nielsen rating chart, pushing FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano down to the fourth spot. On July 18, Bolera earned a 14.5% rating while FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano earned 11.9%. On July 19, Bolera’s gap against FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano minimized to 1.6% as they earned 15.9% and 14.3%, respectively. In terms of YouTube views, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano garnered an average of 1.3 million views while Bolera settled…
As FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano announced its upcoming finale, netizens believe that Lolong caused the longest-running Kapamilya series to end, but Ruru Madrid disagreed. Since Lolong premiered on GMA Telebabad on July 4, it has remained in the #2 spot on the rating chart and established the best primetime lineup of GMA Network amidst the pandemic alongside 24 Oras and Bolera. FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano penetrated the Top 3 only twice eversince Lolong aired on free TV. Recently, the Kapamilya series announced that it would end an era as it is down to its last three weeks of airing. With this, netizens alleged that…
For the longest time, the Kapuso magazine show–Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, remained at the top of the weekend rating chart. On the latest weekend survey of AGB Nielsen, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho earned 16.8% on July 17. The drama anthology Magpakailanman also topped the Saturday schedule with 12.4%. But for the overall weekend ranking, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho ranked #1 as it beats the rating of Magpakailanman. Happy Together ranked #2 overall with 13.0%, followed by 24 Oras Weekend (July 17) in the #3 spot, Magpakailanman in the #4 spot, and 24 Oras Weekend (July 16) in the #4 spot.…
Did Vice Ganda reply to Bayani Agbayani’s shady statement about It’s Showtime after going overtime? On July 18, It’s Showtime exceeded its 12:45 to 3:00 pm schedule and was cut off on TV5. Days after, Agbayani greeted their director during Tropang LOL’s airing and said their show never went over time. Netizens picked up this statement, and Agbayani earned the ire of netizens who thought he threw shade at It’s Showtime. On Friday, Vice Ganda seemed to have retaliated this tirade of Agbayani. While exchanging banters with fellow hosts during the Sexy Babe Wild Wild Card Finals, Vice Ganda advised…
Bayani Agbayani recently created a buzz online after netizens alleged that he threw tirades against It’s Showtime for being overtime. On July 16, It’s Showtime, and Tropang LOL (Lunch Out Loud) started airing back-to-back on TV5 but the latter adjusted its timeslot to pre-noontime, 11:00 am. Two days after their first airing on TV5, netizens appealed to the network to extend the airing time of It’s Showtime. It was because the show was cut off from airing on July 18 for exceeding its schedule. Following this overtime of It’s Showtime, Agbayani, during Tropang LOL’s July 20 episode, greeted their director and mentioned…
Kapuso actress Barbie Forteza directly claimed that she is better than Julie Anne San Jose, Gabbi Garcia, and Kyline Alcantara; but in terms of what? In a recent vlog of Bea Alonzo released on July 9, Forteza took the Lie Detector Challenge, where she answered intriguing questions from the actress-vlogger. In the vlog, Forteza revealed that she had a crush on Andre Paras and confirmed that she had a relationship with Kiko Estrada. She also admitted that she once got jealous of Jak Roberto’s co-star. When they proceeded to the ‘Friendship’ category, she got asked about her fellow All Out…
FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano beats GMA Network’s Bolera in TV ratings and takes the third spot on the leaderboards on July 13. In the pilot week of GMA Network’s Lolong, the Top 3 spots on the leaderboards were dominated by Kapuso programs—24 Oras, Lolong, and Bolera. Despite FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s improving ratings, it remained in the fourth spot due to this powerful primetime line up of GMA Network. However, the following week, the competition became more intense as FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano managed to overtake Bolera and penetrate the Top 3. On July 12, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano settled in the 4th spot with 13.2%, only 1% behind…
GMA Telebabad programs 24 Oras, Lolong, and Bolera continues to dominate the primetime schedule in free TV despite FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano’s improvement in ratings. From July 4 to July 8, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano recorded an upward trend in ratings. But, despite its continuously improving ratings, GMA Telebabad still hinders it from climbing up to the fourth spot on the chart. On July 4, FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano earned 11.6%, which increased to 12.0% the following day. On Wednesday, it dropped to an 11.8% rating but eventually recovered on July 7 and July 8, where it earned 12.9% and 13.1%, respectively. On July 8, when FPJ’s…
After criticizing Bea Alonzo in her previous posts, Lolit Solis now believes that the actress is the only one who will be happy once she’s gone. Recently, the veteran columnist admitted that she feels ill most of the time but prefers to ignore that feeling. According to her, she experiences fatigue even without doing physically-demanding activities. She understands that this is because of her age. “There are times na parang pagod na pagod ako without doing anything, meron naman hindi ako makatulog dahil uncomfortable ang katawan ko. Lately nga parang may napi feel akong weakness kaya ayoko muna na madalas nasa labas.…