Guys over at the broadcast complex on Edsa are possibly scratching their heads trying to figure out how they can beat FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano in the ratings. The Kapamilya nightly drama remains at the top of the list of the most watched program in the country. It brought action to more Filipinos on Jan. 29, beating its new rival show in national TV ratings.
The rival network will simply dismiss it as the Kapamilya’s claim based on the network’s anointed ratings agency, Kantar Media, where it recorded a national TV rating of 40.2 percent, or double that of Sherlock Jr.’s pilot episode that only posted 19.4 percent. Netizens were also hooked on the Kapamilya series as the show joined the list of trending topics on Twitter and earned thousands of tweets.
In the episode, Cardo (Coco Martin) got emotional after getting a glimpse of his family and his wife Alyana (Yassi Pressman), after having been separated for a long time. However, he might live away from his family for a bit longer as he continues with his mission, now that his friend Bruno (Janno Gibbs) is in the hands of Sen. De Silva’s (Joko Diaz) troop.
This makes Cardo more determined to expose the senator’s involvement in the country’s drug selling operations.
While Sherlock Jr. offers a refreshing tandem (Ruru Madrid and Gabbi Garcia) with a talking dog (some old trick being given new twist with a female actor’s voice (Mikee Quintos), it seems the audience at this time of the night still wants to know what will happen to Cardo and his friend Bruno so they’d rather stick around and ignore what the talking dog Siri could offer them.
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So, Kapuso’s anointed prime time queen renewed her loyalty vows to the network that gave her the biggest break including a title that she seems unable to drop even if her shows don’t amass queen-worthy figures.
Well, her supposed rival, award-winning actress Angel Locsin had earlier vowed to remain a Kapamilya as she renewed her contract with ABS-CBN on Jan 29.
Angel, who has been a Kapamilya for over 10 years, said, “I want to thank ABS-CBN for trusting me and for taking good care of me. I am looking forward to the projects that I will do for the viewers.”
The Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) judge also revealed that she is slated to star in a movie produced by Star Cinema and in a teleserye with Dreamscape.
During her more than a decade of stay in ABS-CBN, she has done teleseryes that were big hits among audiences, including the The Legal Wife, Lobo, Imortal, and the last installment of the moonstone trilogy, La Luna Sangre. She has also served as a judge for PGT for two consecutive seasons alongside Vice Ganda, Freddie M. Garcia, and Robin Padilla.
MathDali, Knowledge Channel’s educational TV show that makes learning math fun and easy, has introduced 12 new short-form episodes to complement the show’s first season.
The first four episodes are hosted by actor-comedian Igi Boy Flores.
The new episodes follow a successful first season led by Kapamilya host and self-confessed math-geek Robi Domingo and feature relevant math lessons and strategies that adhere to the K to 12 Curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd). Kids can expect to find fun and interesting ways to solve simple to complex math challenges like measuring perimeter, identifying the area of irregular plane figures, and other topics that could often intimidate learners.
Each episode of MathDali illustrates a math concept through real-life situations. According to Knowledge Channel Foundation President and Founder Rina Lopez-Bautista, the show aims to help students learn math by making the learning experience enjoyable and exciting, and by maximizing multimedia technology.
“The show is produced to help students develop conceptual understanding, critical thinking, and problem solving, allowing them to learn in new ways, making their viewing experience both fun and educational,” added Bautista.
The topics recommended by DepEd as cornerstones for higher-grade math topics cover various concepts found to be of the most interest for both educators and students.
MathDali airs every day at 10:20 a.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Knowledge Channel available on ABS-CBN TV Plus, SKY Direct, and SKY Cable.
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ABS-CBN’s newest morning series Sana Dalawa Ang Puso instantly captivated the hearts of viewers as the series with daytime TV king and queen Richard Yap and Jodi Sta. Maria and with blockbuster king Robin Padilla, scored high in national TV ratings on its pilot telecast on Jan29.
According to data from Kantar Media, the show hit a national TV rating of 19.9 percent from combined urban and rural homes, or more than thrice the rating of its rival program Lola’s Beautiful Show ( 6.1 percent).
“Thank you, Kapamilya, for joining us in our pilot episode. We assure you that we will make you enjoy, laugh, cry, and feel ‘kilig,’” said Jodi in an interview with Richard in Tonight with Boy Abunda.
“For the viewers here in the Philippines as well as in other countries, we promise to bring back the hope and love we brought you before. We hope that you will make this a morning habit again,” stated Richard.
Sana Dalawa ang Puso airs before It’s Showtime on ABS-CBN and ABS-CBN HD (SkyCable ch 167).
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Auditions are on for GMA Network’s The Clash airing soon on the Kapuso channel.
Claiming it’s the home of original talent search shows, GMA Network is all set to unveil its newest singing contest, The Clash.
Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, known as Asia’s songbird, hosts the show.
The Clash paves the way to all singer wannabes who will compete against each other via a cutthroat search to be the next solo singing superstar.
The competition is open to all male and female Filipinos, amateur and professional, 16 years old and above.
The auditions will be held on Feb. 24 at Sunshine Park in Baguio City; and March 10 at The Annex Event Center in SM City Davao.
Those interested to join the auditions should bring the original and photocopy of their birth certificate and two recent photos (a. 2×2 and b. full body shot). They also need to prepare at least two songs for the audition with minus-one or if a minus-one is unavailable could perform them along with musical instruments.
The Clash, GMA Network’s newest superstar search, airs this year.