KANTAR NATIONAL RATINGS! MARA CLARA & TEMPTATION OF WIFE LEADS THE RACE

GMA's temptation of Wife finally stole the leadership from Eat Bulaga in Kantar Media's National household Ratings placing two of Kaapuso Network's programs on top in the daytime race. However er the much contested prime time battle remains a territory of ABS-CBN as the Kapamilya Network maintains a straight win from Sabel until Bandila. The revived Mara Clara remains to be the country's most watched program nationwide! 

ROSARIO BEATS SUPER INDAY! ANG TANGING INA MO STEALS THE LEAD FROM ANG AGIMAT AT SI ENTENG!

Changes starts to unveal in the 4th day of the MMFF movie race! Star Cinema's Ang Tanging Ina Mo now leads the pack with P13.6M beating Ang Agimat at si Enteng with P12M. TV5's Rosario also changed the rankings for the said day with P1.4M versus Marian Rivera's Super Inday with P0.9M. Dalaw for  the meantime maintains a strong hold for the third place with P7M followed by Shake Rattle an Roll and RPG Metanoia. Father Jejemon remains at the least of the list. 

JEWEL MICHE SASABAK SA ACTINGAN SA MMK!

ABS-CBN’s new contract star, Jewel Mische, is making her acting debut on longest-running drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK).”

Mische said she is honored to appear in the the award-winning television program.

"It feels great. Bata pa lamang ako ay natatandaan kong pinapanood ko ang mga episode ng MMK. I'm just so privileged to be here right now at bilang ito ang aking unang project [sa ABS-CBN]," Mische said.

ANG TANGING INA MO CLOSES-IN THE 3RD DAY! WILL IT BE ABLE TO STEAL THE LEAD?

AFTER an almost P20M advantage in the first two days over ang Tagning Ina Mo, GMA's Ang Agimat at si Enteng narrows lead in the third day to about P1.5M with P18M versus Ang Tanging Ina Mo with P16.5M. However Ang Agimat at si Enteng is still a mile away in total sales with a gross sales of P74.7M for the first 3 days while Star Cinema's most awarded film reached a P54.3M in gross sales.If the trend continues and Ang Tanging Ina Mo steals the momentum it is possible for Star Cinema to be the  top grosser like what happened when Kasal Kasali Kasalo out grossed Enteng Kabisote years ago.

DOES ROSARIO DESERVE THE BEST PICTURE AWARD MORE THAN THE PROCLAIMED WINNER?

A lot of buzz is roaming around the online community regrading the result of the recently concluded MMFF awards night where Star Cinema's Ang Tanging Ina Mo won the Best Picture Award! Many observers believe that Rosario would have been a better choice for the Best Picture because it was rated A by the Cinema Evaluation Board for which majority were also members of the Board in MMFF. The producers of the said film even expressed their disappointment online stressing the Jennelyn Mercado and Albert Martinez where among the best performers in their own field. However MMFF stood firm with their verdict stressing the democracy observed in the selection of awardees. Rosario was held 2nd Best Picture and raked the second most number of awards in this year's MMFF.

ANG TANGING INA MO HAKOT AWARDS SA MMFF! KAPAMILYA WAGING WAGI SA AWARDS NIGHT!

ABS-CBN Film Production emerged as the biggest winner in the MMFF awards night after Ang Tagning Ina MO 3 raked the most number of awards including major categories like Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress! The third installment of the comedy movie also bagged the Best Screen Play award, Best Story, Best Musical Score and most gender sensitive Award. Supporting characters of the said movie, Eugene Dominggo and Xyriel Manabat  also received the Best Supporting Actress and Best Child Performance Award. RPG Metanoia held the 3rd Best Picture Award plus the Best Theme Song, Best Sound Recording and Special Citation for Gender Sensitive animation. Leading Box Office movie Si Agimat at si Enteng won the best Visul Effects award an the Best Make-up. Meanwhile TV5's Rosario settled with the 2nd Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Float and Dennis Trillo as the best Dressed celebrity of the night. Comedy King Dolphy on the other hand recievd the Best Actor and Bst Supporting actor award.

TV PATROL FELL TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN MEGA MANILA! GMA-7 CRUSHED RIVALS IN DAYTIME!

 Sebel's failure in the numbers game has proven to be a big problem for ABS-CBN as its nightly newscast TV Patrol and early Primetime program NOAH consistently losses their battles with their Kapuso rivals. TV Patrol even dipped to historic low levels last Wednesday as a result of low viewership level of its pre-program. Noah is also hurting the in this trend as it loses consistently with  Jilian's show. However Kapamilya programs regains pride in the late primetime line-up as Mara Clara, Imortal and Kristine beat rivals from GMA, but noteworthy Beuaty Queen has been doing well against the ever thrilling IMORTAL as its kept rival at a narrow distance. Nevertheless GMA continues to conquer the daytime battle as it wiped out rivals in Mega Manila in all time slots.

SI AGIMAT AT SI ENTENG LEADS MMFF BOX OFFICE RACE!

First unofficial tally of this year's MMFF as of December 25 show GMA's co-produced film Ang Agimat at si Entng leading the race with a gross of P31M, a healthy lead against the Comedy Queen's Ang Tanging Ina Mo with P20M. Placing third is the currently box office horror queen Ms. Kris Aquino with her DALAW at P12.5M, followed by Shake Rattle and Roll XII P11.8M and the very fisrt Pinoy 3D animation RPG Metanoia  with P5.1M. Marian Rivera's Super Inday raked P4.7M while TV5's Rosario stood 7th with P3.2M and Father Jejemon at P1.4M. Watch out for more updates only here at Networkwar.

GMA-7 GAGASTUHAN NG HUSTO ANG CAPTAIN BARBEL! 3D SA PILOT EPISODE PINAGHAHANDAAAN NA!

Talagang determminado ang siete na mapalakas muli ang kanilang primetime line-up sa 2011 dahi malalaking telefantasya ang pinaghahandaan ng mga kapuso!Gagastusan nang malaki ng GMA-7 ang Captain Barbell at malakas ang balitang gagawing 3D ang pilot episode nito. Kapag natuloy, makapagmamalaki si Richard na ang show niya ang unang 3D show ng Channel 7 kahit pilot episode lang.

Hindi lang 'yon kundi pati sa cast ay ibinigay na ng GMA7 dito at ang hindi matatawarang ganda ng special effects. Bagong  bago rin ang costume ni Richard sa Captain Barbell at mas maganda ito kumpara sa dating costume na ginamit niya.

Personal na humingi ng permiso si Richard sa pamilya ni Mars Ravelo para magkaroon ng bagong design at kulay ang costume ng original at sikat na Pinoy superhero.

GRAZILDA NEARS FINALE! TELEBABAD TO ROCK 2011!

Nalalapit na ang pagwawakas na Cinederella inspired fantaserye ng siete na GRAZILDA! Ang Prime time series na unang pinagbidahan ni Glaiza De Castro, na nagkataong malapit na kaibigan ng kalabang programa ni Angel Locson,  ay nasa week 15 na. Sa kasalukuyan ang Grazilda ang highest rating program ng siete sa gabi pagkatapos ng 24 Oras. Aabangan ang malaking pasabog na pasasabugin ng Grazilda sa nalalapit na pagtatapos ng higanteng serye!

SHALANI DEMANDS A TF HIKE! WOULD WILLIE ALLOW THIS?

Mula sa original na ta-lent fee ni Shalani na P500,000 per month , humihingi raw ng dagdag na suweldo ang ex-GF ni P’Noy.

At shocking, dahil ang request umano nito, dahil siya (Shalani) rin daw ang reason kung bakit pinapasok ng commercial ang WillingWillie, dagdagan siya ng another P300,000.

QTV TO BE RE-LAUCHED AS GMA NEWS TV!

Broadcast giant GMA Network, Inc. said on Tuesday it will be reformatting its lifestyle channel QTV 11 by first quarter of next year.

From a lifestyle channel it will become GMA News TV to recapture audience share, according to an official.

Felipe L. Gozon, GMA Network chairman and chief executive officer, told reporters at the sidelines of an appreciation dinner on Tuesday that the move will change most of the programs in the TV channel but will retain other shows that are gaining ratings.

“It will be a news-oriented TV station. GMA News TV will have shows on sports, and news and current affairs,” he said.

Mr. Gozon said the company may not be able to meet its year-end target of P3 billion in profits as it posted a net income of P2.272 billion from January to September, up by 6% from last year.

KIM & MATEO TEAM-UP TO BLAST PRIMETIME IN "BINONDO"!

The Prime time kapamilya Princess Kim Chui with the Agua Bendita leading star Metteo Gudechelli joins forces in 2011 in the much awaited  evening drama, BINONDO! The ever successful love team KIMERALD officially closes as Gerald Anderson finds his fate on the new kapuso turned kapamilya star Jewel Mische in BAGWIS! The KIMERALD tandem is behind of ABS-CBN's highest rating series Sana'y Maulit Muli, My Girl, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and Tayong Dalawa.

JUDY ANN AT CLAUDINE MAGSASAMA SA ISANG SA HORROR FILM SA GMA!

Sa 2011 na raw ang inaabangang pagsasama ng mga drama royalties na sila Claudine Bareto at Judy Ann Santos sa isang malaking horror movie na gagawin ng GMA Films next year. Ito raw gagawin sa direksyon ni Topel Lee na kilala dahil sa tagumpay ng "Ouija". Tutok ngayon sa mga horror movies ang film production arm ng siete pagkatapos ng success ng movie ni Juday with them. Ang tanong lang, ano kaya ang reaction ng kapamilya network sa pangyayaring ito?

PILIPINAS WIN NA WIN MAGPAPAALAM NA!

Bago matapos ang taon magpapaalam na sa ere ang kontrobersyal na programa ng Dos na Pilipinas Win na Win! Bagamat  wala pang kompirmasyon mula sa Management ay napapabalitang ipinaalam na ito ng ABS-CBN sa mga hosts nito. Lubha daw itong ikinalungkot ni Pokwang na isa sa mga nagdadala ng programa, habang si Valerie naman ay mukhang kukunin ni Willie sa TV5. Halos kalahating taon lang ang itninagal ng Show mula ng ipalit ito sa Wowowee. Ayon sa mga sources bagamat maganda na ang numero nito laban sa kalabang programa na Ang Yaman ni Lola kailangan na raw na tanggalin ang show upang pagtuunan ng pansin ang pagpapabuti ng noontime block ng Dos. Wala pang balita kung ano ang magiging pagbabago sa afternoon line-up ng ABS-CBN ngayong pang magtatapos na rin ang season two ng SHOWTIME! Isang malaking pasabog ang pasasabugin ng kapamilya Network sa 2011!

SI AGIMAT AT SI ENTENG KABISOTE SURE NO.1? MOVIE TRAILER!

ATTY GOZON UMAMING HINDI NILA MAAABOT ANG P3-B NET INCOME TARGET!

GMA Network Inc. is unlikely to meet its P3 billion net income target this year due to lower earnings in the third quarter and higher expenses.

"We’re not revising our target but we will not able to achieve it," Felipe L. Gozon GMA chairman and CEO, said yesterday.

Gozon said although revenue would reach P12 billion for the whole year, a 26 percent drop in third quarter earnings would drag down income.

KAP'S AMAZING STORIES STEALS NATIONAL PRIMETIME LAEDERSHIP!

While the fantasy based weekend series Wansapanataym dominates Saturday rankings, GMA's Kap's Amazing Stories is breaking grounds in the Urban Ratings as it tops Kantar's TV viewing household SURVEY! Kap's Amazing stories garnered 20.4% against Rated K's 18.7%.  Other kapuso programs on Sunday won thier respective battles with Pepito Manaloto beating Goin Bulilit by 1%. Nevertheless ABS-CBN still holds weekend dominance in the Urban regions as it leads overall Saturday and Sunday Ratings!

MGA SERENA MAGBABALIK SA MUTYA NG ABS-CBN!

 Isa na namang beauty queen sa katauhan ni Precious Lara Quigaman ang ilulunsad ng ABS-CBN bilang lead actress sa aabangang teleserye sa 2011 na "Mutya". Wala pang masyadong spoilers kung gaano tatakbo ang kwento nito pero sure na raw na si Alfred Vargas ang magiging leading man niya sa seryeng ito.Taliwas sa akala ng marami na mala-Beauty Queen o Magkaribal ang takbo ng istorya, mukhang fantaserye raw ito kung saan muling makikita ang mga sirena ayon sa isang source. Mukha namang handa na siya na magbida sa dami ng teleserye na niyang nagampanan sa Dos kung saan ay nagpakita rin siya ng galing sa pag-arte. Ngunit napansin nyo bang sumusugal ang Dos ngayon sa mga bagong Lead characters? isa ba itong paraan upang makahanap ng preskong mga mukha sa telebisyon? ano sa tingin nyo?

MEGA MANILA WEEKEND BATTLE STILL A STRUGGLE BETWEEN GMA-7 & TV5! SCQ FAILED TO BEAT RIVALS!

ABS-CBN's new Saturday line-up, with the entrance of Star Circle Kid Quest and Laugh out Loud, failed to impact the battle arena in weekend primetime as TV5 and GMA-7 remained strong leaders last December 11, 2010! AGB's Mega Manila People Rating survey indicates GMA's Kapuso Mo Jessica Sojo maintaining the number 1 spot in the evening rankings while News and Public affairs programs 24 Oras and Imbestigador followed closely with 10.5 and 9.5 points respectively. TV5 is closely behind with Willing Willie at 8.2 and Talentadong Pinoy at 9.4 points. SCQ only managed to get 6.4 while Wansapanatym and MMK only garnered 7.2 and 5.4 repectively.

TEMPTATION OF WIFE DROWNS SHOUTOUT! WILLING WILLIE BEATS 24 ORAS!

AGB's Mega Manila viewer survey last Friday reveals GMA's Korean Franchise Temptation of Wife beating rivals Down with Love and Shoutout by a mile! Temptation of Wife registered 8.9 points ranking next to Eat Bulaga with 10.2 while Shout out and Down with Love only gathered 2.5 points each. ABS-CBN's new series, SABEL, continues to lose against Bantatay while Willing Willie snatched the Lead in early Primetime with an 11.2% versus TVP's  7.9 and 24 Oras at 9.3. However ABS-CBN's IMORTAL still leads the pack at 12%, while GMA's xmas specials Puso ng Pasko Challenge and Jilian's Primetime program lost their respective battles the said day. 

CRISTINE REYES DECLARES WAR AGAINST SARAH GERONIMO!

Cristine Reyes is making a big buzzon twitter over her ASAP XV Co-star Sarah Geronimo. She tweeted that Sarah spoke bad words against her during the ASAP XV rehearsal. Though she never named Sarah in her tweets, it is so obvious when the clues Dram Princess and Idol were mentioned on her tweets.

MAGUUMPISA NA ANG LABANANG PANGIL SA PANGIL! SA IMORTAL!

Mas tumitindi na ang kaganapan  sa numero unung program ng bayan na IMORTAL! Sa pagdakip sa punong bantay, lalabas na ang mga lupon ng mga IMORTAL na bampira na syang yayanig sa lakas ng mga WAYA! Aabangan ang labanang pangil sa pangil sa pagitan ng mga taong lobo at mga bampira! Alin kaya ang magwawagi? Sino kaya ang magtataksil? ano kaya ang magiging papel ni Mateo sa nalalapit na digmaan ng mga...IMORTAL!

ANGELIKA VS GRETCHEN TELESERYE KASADO NA!

Erstwhile enemies Gretchen Barretto and Angelica Panganiban are finally working on their first soap opera together.

After being each other’s nemesis for a while, the rivals-turned-friends are now about to share a still-untitled soap under ABS-CBN.

“Approve na sa first and second stage. So ipe-present sa akin ang full script next week bago ako umalis patungong Amerika. Isa na naman itong napakagandang pamasko na maibibigay sa akin ng ABS-CBN,” Gretchen said on “Showbiz News Ngayon,” December 9.

Gretchen wishes only the best for Angelica this Christmas. She’s glad that the latter has finally found her real father recently.

SABEL LOSES THE FIRST BATTLE! BANTATAY STILL RULES MEGA MANILA!

AGB Neilsen (Mega Manila Only) - People Ratings : December 7, 2010 (Tuesday)

Love ni Mister, Love ni Misis 2.1%
Banana Split 2.3%

Kapamilya Blockbusters 4.3%

KRIS AQUINO AND TED FAILON TANDEM! LIKE MO?

Just as announced in Pep, the queen of all media, Ms. Kris Aquino will soon be paired with the controvertial News anchor, Ted Failon next year in a talk show! This is a queer surprise but a worth waiting event! will this new tandem be a huge hit? we'll see!

KATAR NATIONAL RATINGS! GMA-7 CLOSING IN!

KANTAR NATIONAL RATINGS

DECEMBER 05, 2010

Matanglawin 9.7%
Aha 6.2%

Peligro: In Harm’s Way 15.0%
Kapuso Movie Sunday Festival ‘Ako Ang Huhusga” 14.2%

ASAP XV 11.0%
Party Pilipinas 10.4%
Reel Love Presents Tween Hearts 8.7%

VIVA: SARAH G NOT TRANSFERRING TO TV5! WILLIE LYING?

As confirmed by Viva Artist Agency, the Pop Princess Sarah Geronimo will remain a kapamilya refuting Revillame's claim that the fromer will soon become a kapatid talent. This washed out rumors of talent transfers from ABS-CBN to TV5, as Vic Del Rosario, Sarah's manager and which happened to be the co-producer of Willing Willie denied the news of Geronimo's transfer. The manager also denied rumors of Sarah joining Gerald and Jewel in Bagwis, but confirmed of a movie with Anderson set for release early nest year. Sarah has recently signed an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN.

KRIS AQUINO TO APPEAR IN SHOWTIME AS GUEST JUDGE! EAT BULAGA MAYAYANIG BA?

Lalabas ang queen of all media na si Kris Aquino sa Showtime mula December 20-24 para sa promo ng pelikula niyang Dalaw. Ito marahil ay dala na rin ng gumagandang samahan ng aktres at ng host ng show na si Vice Ganda. Aabangan ng Madlang people kung papatulan ng prangkang aktres ang maiging stint ni Vice sa kanaya. Ngayon pa lang daw ay pinaghahandaan na niya ang sample niya kasama si Bimby (Baby James). ANg tanong nalang magiging hit kaya ito sa mga tao? Mauungasan na kaya ng showtime sa wakas ang higanteng Eat Bulaga kahit sa National Ratings? abangan!

PIOLO PASCUAL TO TRANSFER IN TV5? KAPATID CHANNEL CONTINUES STEALING KAPAMILYA TALENTS!

After news of Sarah G's possible transfer to TV5, reports now spread that even the much celebrated NOAH starer Piolo Pascual is also offered to transfer in the Kapatid Network. TV5's aggressive campaign on stealing kapamilya talents had affected much of ABS-CBN's numbers as loyal Kapamilya viewers gradually shifts channels with well established talents like Revillame, Cosim, Fermin and Guttierez now in the arms of Intalan's TV5. And now well loved kapamilya stars Piolo Pascual and Sarah Geronimo are now the new targets of Pangilinan's growing network. ANd with Viva's back-up its no surprise TV5 will soon pose a mre serious threat to both ABS-CBN and GMA7.

GMA-7 MAINTAINS LEAD IN MEGA MANILA!

Napanatili ng GMA Network ang kapit sa kalamangan sa TV ratings sa viewer-rich Luzon at Mega Manila nitong Nobyembre sa kabila ng mga pagbabago ng mga kalaban nito sa programming na sinabayan ng agresibong promosyon.

Batay sa people data nitong Nobyembre (November 28-30 base sa overnight ratings) mula sa Nielsen TV Audience Measurement, nagtala ang GMA ng 35.4% audience share sa Mega Manila kumpara sa 27.4% ng ABS-CBN.

TV5 PLAYING DIRTY! NOT RESPECTING CONTRACTS!

Is TV5 stepping beyond the rules of law in thier quest to steal market leaderhip in Philippine Television? It started with Willie Revillame's transfer to TV5 despite the existing contract binding the TV host and ABS-CBN. And now,  TV5 reportedly will pull Sarah Geronimo out from the Kapamilya Network and will soon have her own show on the said station at the back of the newly signed contract between Geronimo and ABS-CBN. So what will happen then?Is TV5 playing the cards dirty? Will TV5's ignorance of the law prove justice in the country is conditional? What do you think?

A BIGGER, BETTER, BOLDER! ASAP ROCKS 2011!

WILLIE: SARAH GERONIMO SOON TO BE KAPATID!

THE KAPATID STATION ID! GANDA BA?

TV5 GAGAYAHIN ANG MMK? UP COMING SHOWS NG KAPATID NETWORK NARITO NA!

Hindi na talaga paawat ang TV5 sa pagsulong dahil sa darating na taon, mas malalaking pasabog  pa ang gagawin ng kapatid network with their brand of new shows! Isa sa mga bagong programa na aabangan sa TV5 ay ang mala MMk na Star Confessions, na hahawakan ni Cristy Fermin. Sinasabing isang weekly program din ito ngunit wala pang kompirmasyon ukol dito. 

Malakas din ang ugong ugong na tatapatan na ng TV5 ang weekday Primetime ng ABS-CBN at GMA7 dahil gagawa na rin sila ng sarilli nilang mga serye. Malakas daw ang loob ng TV5 na makakalaban na sila sa 2 higanteng Network pagkatapos ng matagumpay na pag ariba ng Willing Willie sa ratings at pagiging numero uno nito ng mga programa nito sa Weekend Primetime.

AKIHIRO CHAMPS SURVIVOR PHILS CELEBRITY EDITION!

Akihiro Sato, a Brazilian-Japanese model-actor,  is the first Celebrity Sole Survivor! Aki triumphs other survivor finalists with 3 votes while Ervic and Solenn both got 2 votes. Moi, Jon and Aira voted for Aki; Elma and Michelle voted for Solenn; and Aubrey and Ahron voted for Ervic.As a crowd favorite Aki will surely enjoy a bloom in his acting career in GMA, so watch out for his up-coming project as a KAPUSO!

ERICH GONZALES AS MARIA DEL BARIO! SWAK BA?

Sa ABS-CBN Trade Launch noong huwebes ipinakilala si Erich Gonzales bilang Maria Del Barrio na mapapanood ngayong 2011. Ang Maria La del Barrio ay isang Mexicanovela series noon ni Thalia kasama sina Fernando Colunga at Itatí Cantoral. Ito ay ipinalabas na sa RPN 9 noong 1996-1997 at nireplay naman ng GMA7 noong 2002-2003.

 Naging maganda ang pagtanggap ng mga manonod sa seryeng ito kaya naman napakaswerte ni Erich dahil sa kanya naibigay ang proyektong ito na siguradong papatok ulit dahil sa ganda ng istorya. Ang tanong na lang ngayon, sino kaya ang gaganap sa mga role bilang sina Luis Fernando de la Vega at Soraya Montenegro de la Vega Montalban na mga importanteng lalaki sa istorya ng Maria la del Barrio?

WILLIE NAGPAPAAWA! KAKAMPI NGA BA NG MASA?

Tama ang kaibigang Vinia Vivar, parang aping-api si Willie Revillame sa mga nang­yayari sa kanya. Para bang pinagtutulungan siya at nagsusumbong sa kanyang nanay at tatay matapos siyang sampahan ng P127M Copyright Infringement Case sa Makati RTC ng ABS-CBN na nagkaroon ng unang hearing kahapon at dinagsa ng mga mandurukot.