TV5 DOING BETTER IN THE RATINGS!

In an interview, TV5 top executive Perci Intalan expressed his joy with the overwheliming performance of some TV5 shows. The head of Creative and Entertaniment disclosed that the company (TV5) is overwhelmed with the recognitions the two leading networks is giving them. "Alam naman natin kung gaano kahirap binabangga mo. Hindi lang isa kalaban mo, e...Dalawa e, nag-uumpugang bato, sisingit ka sa gitna, di ba? And we know that, di ba, for every success we have, that means there's gonna be a change sa kanila, which is good. Kasi, yun na nga, nagsi-shake ang industriya kapag meron kaming ginawa at nag-succeed," he told PEP.

Intalan also revealed thier pleasure with the way some of their shows are doing in the ratings game. In the first quarter of last year Talentadong Pinoy was first noticed by the Pinoy viewers, and landed a spot in the top ten. In June of 2009, Midnight DJ and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ranked number two and three, respectively, within their timeslots.

This year, the station's momentum has not slowed down, and some of its new shows have been showing great promise.The data of AGB-Nielsen Media Research dated May 8 showed that Talentado... had gathered a bigger audience share of 28% over GMA-7's Claudine, which generated 21%. The following day, TV5's talent search triumphed over ABS-CBN's Rated K. The difference was only 2%, with the former gaining 24% as opposed to the latter's 22%, but it meant a lot to the network that still considers itself as a neophyte in the ratings rivalry game.

For the period of April 25-May 22, ten TV5 shows made it to the top 20 morning programs. Amy Perez's Face to Face placed fourth, beating Bayani Agbayani's Diz Iz It, which landed the ninth spot.The numbers of Vic Sotto's My Darling Aswang indicated an upward trend during Sundays, from March 21 to May 22. It had already beaten GMA-7's Mel & Joey twice.

Despite the good start, competition—according to Mr. Intalan—still has a long way to go.