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Television in thePhilippines wasintroduced in October 1953, with the first commercial broadcast done by Alto Broadcasting System (nowABS-CBN).[1] This made thePhilippines the firstSoutheast Asian country, and the second country inAsia, to air television broadcasts. During the late 1940s, Filipino engineers and students conducted academic experiments relating to broadcasting.
From 1975 to 1978, the Philippine Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (PATAS) gave out the Sinag Awards.
Star Awards for Television, the country's oldest existing television awards, are handed out annually by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) after being voted on by the press.
The Philippines does not operate any independentpublic broadcasting television networks,[2][3] but there are several government-owned networks.
James Lindenberg, dubbed the "Father of Philippine Television", was an American-born Filipino engineer who establishedBolinao Electronics Corporation (BEC) on July 11, 1946[4], after his work assemblingtransmitters. The company was named after his wife's hometown,Bolinao,Pangasinan. In 1949, he became the first to apply for a license from thePhilippine Congress to create a television station. Lindenberg's application was approved on June 14, 1950. However, due to the scarcity of raw materials and strict imports from the Import Control Act, he was compelled to branch intoradio broadcasting instead.[5]
Lindenberg's attempt to establish a television station failed. This would result in the station falling under new management.Antonio Quirino, a judge and brother of then-president of the PhilippinesElpidio Quirino, had been trying to get a license from Congress that would allow him to set up a television station. Congress denied his request, primarily out of fear that he would use the station as a vehicle for propaganda for his brother, who was then running for a second term in thepresidential elections of 1953. As a result, Quirino bought a 70% share in BEC,[5] which indirectly granted him control of a television franchise. He changed the name of BEC toAlto Broadcasting System (ABS) after the names of its new owners: Aleli and Judge Antonio Quirino. After the name change, Lindenberg continued to serve as co-owner and general manager.[5]
Before its official launch, the television station encountered multiple challenges. TheCentral Bank of the Philippines, for instance, refused to grant Quirino credit, stating the venture was too risky. For this reason, Quirino asked for help from his friend Marvin Gray, whose family was friends withDavid Sarnoff, then-president ofRadio Corporation of America (RCA). Through the intervention of Gray, Quirino was able to get assistance from RCA.
Before the first telecast, Quirino imported 120 television sets using the 60,000 peso loan that he had received from the owner of Joe's Electric. In exchange for the loan, Joe's Electric was the first corporation bestowed with the right to sell television sets in the Philippines.[5]
On October 23, 1953, Quirino marked the first official television broadcast in the Philippines with the launch of ABSDZAQ-TV Channel 3 (DZAQ-TV 3). With the help of RCA, four men underwent technical training in the United States: Arcadio Carandang, Romualdo Carballo, Harry Chaney, and Jose Navarro.[5]
The ABS studio was first established in a makeshift barn along Florentino Torres Street in Manila. Using a transmitter acquired from RCA, its telecasts reached neighboring provinces— far beyond initial expectations that broadcasts would only cover Manila. While four engineers were sent to the United States for training, most ABS personnel gained their expertise through hands-on experience. The station's first transmitter was located in San Juan, Rizal.
DZAQ-TV 3 began with a four-hour daily broadcast schedule, airing from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Although ABS secured 52 advertisers for its premiere telecast, selling commercial spots for regular programming proved challenging as radio advertising remained a more cost-effective option for advertisers than television at the time.
The programs aired at that time were usually borrowed films from foreign embassies, imported cowboy movies, and coverage of a variety of real-world events. When the station ran out of new features, stage plays were adapted to television. In 1953, less than a month after the first telecast, FatherJames ReuterSJ, who had radio and television training, produced the first play on Philippine television entitledCyrano de Bergerac. The three-hour-long play was aired live, and all the talents were students.[5]
In the beginning, Philippine TV networks would buy the rights to air American TV programs and serials since it was cheaper than producing local shows. To entice advertisers, as well as to encourage increased viewership, simultaneous airing of programs on radio and television resorted to promotional gimmicks. Many popular radio shows, includingTawag ng Tanghalan,Kuwentong Kutsero andStudent Canteen, started their life on TV this way.[5]
In 1955, radio manufacturer Radiowealth Inc. began producing television sets. Other local manufacturers, such as Carlsound and Rehco, also began setting up assembly plants. In 1958, the high taxes imposed on imported television shows were removed, which made American shows less expensive than locally produced live programming. In April 1955,the Chronicle Broadcasting Network (CBN) was established as a radio medium in 1956 by businessmenEugenio andFernando Lopez. In the same year, CBN acquired ABS fromQuirino, and merged the two companies under Bolinao Electronics Corporation.[5]
With the establishment of DZXL-TV Channel 9 on April 19, 1958, the Lopez brothers controlled the ABS and CBN television channels.
In 1958, the combined ABS (DZAQ-TV Channel 3) and CBN (DZXL-TV Channel 9) television stations moved to their new studios inRoxas Boulevard in Pasay, and the ABS radio facilities moved to the Chronicle Building inManila’s Intramuros District, which also housed the CBN Radio studios..
At the turn of the next decade, TV set demand in urban areas soared.[5] OtherVHF TV stations also opened around this period. These includeDZTV-TV (established on March 1, 1960, byInter-Island Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), owned by Dick Baldwin and laterAndrés Soriano Sr. ofSan Miguel Corporation),DZBB-TV (established on October 29, 1961, byRepublic Broadcasting System (RBS), owned byRobert Stewart),[6] DZFM-TV (established in 1961 by thePhilippine Broadcasting Service of thePhilippine government, now defunct),[7]DZRH-TV (established on April 11, 1962, by theManila Broadcasting Company (MBC), owned byManuel "Manolo" Elizalde Sr.),DZTM-TV (established in July 1962, byAssociated Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), owned byChino Roces, the publisher ofThe Manila Times),[8] DZFU-TV (established in August 1962, byFEATI University, now defunct),[8] andDZKB-TV (established on October 15, 1969, byKanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS), owned byRoberto Benedicto). Among the top-rated programs in the 1960s wereThe Nida-Nestor Show,Buhay Artista, andPancho Loves Tita. Another top-rated local show wasTawag ng Tanghalan, the amateur singing contest hosted by Lopito and Patsy.
Following the success of the first-ever locally produced television dramaHiwaga sa Bahay na Bato in 1963, BEC's DZAQ-TV Channel 3 staged the first colorized test television broadcast using the NTSC system of theRadio Corporation of America, and would begin to broadcast in color in 1966. Channel 3 also beat others when it came toeducational television initiatives with a one-hour daily slot in the early years of the decade, with Inter-Island 13 following suit.
On February 1, 1967, the corporate name of BEC was changed to ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation. In August 2007, the company changed its nameABS-CBN Corporation to reflect the media conglomerate's diversification, with the name ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation being used secondarily in some contexts since then. During the same year, Radiowealth Inc. pioneered the production of 19-, 21-, and 25-inch models of color TV sets. Moreover, ABS-CBN was favored by advertisers likeProcter and Gamble,the Philippine Refining Company,Colgate-Palmolive, Del Rosario Brothers, andCaltex. On November 14–15, ABS-CBN broadcast a 36-hour marathon coverage of the1967 Philippine Senate elections under its coverage nameHalalan '67.
In 1969, Filipinos witnessed the live television coverage of the Apollo 11 historic Moon landing. It was the first live telecast via satellite in the country. Channels 5, 7, and 13 tied up for this, while ABS-CBN produced its color coverage on DZXL-TV Channel 9 under the nameMan on the Moon.[5] On November 14, 1969, DZAQ-TV transferred from Channel 3 to Channel 2, while its sister station DZXL-TV transferred from Channel 9 to Channel 4. On October 15, 1969,Kanlaon Broadcasting System (KBS) launched its television network withDZKB-TV Channel 9, which would broadcast in full color. On November 11, ABS-CBN became the first network to use chroma key inHalalan '69, for the1969 Philippine Presidential elections, while ABC-5, RBS-7, and IBC-13, once again collaborated for the multi-network coverage withElection '69.
By the late 1960s, news and public affairs programs were pioneered by ABS-CBN and ABC.The Big News (in English) on ABC'sDZTM-TV Channel 5, first anchored by Bong Lapira and later,Jose Mari Velez andThe World Tonight (in English) on ABS-CBN's DZAQ-TV Channel 2, anchored by Henry Halasan were the first news programs on Philippine television, followed in that same period byNewsWatch (in English) of KBS's DZKB-TV Channel 9 andNewsBreak (in English) on ABS-CBN's DZXL-TV Channel 4 featuring Lapira. ABS-CBN pioneered Filipino language news programming in the primetime slots, with DZAQ-TV Channel 2 havingBalita Ngayon, once anchored by Ric Tierro, and DZXL-TV Channel 4 havingApat na Sulok ng Daigdig, withOrly Mercado as its first presenter. IBC-13 followed up withMayor Villegas Reports, co-produced with the Manila city government, andNational Television News (in English) featuring futureNewsWatch anchorHarry Gasser. MBC's DZRH-TV Channel 11 dominated late-night news programs withThe 11th Hour News. In 1969, ABS-CBN debutedThis Week's News, the first weekend news broadcast in the nation.
By 1971, the Philippines, through Radiowealth Inc., had become the third country in the world to manufacture color TV sets.[5] By January 1972, the growth of the Philippine television industry had become unstoppable. Following ABS-CBN's pioneering satellite broadcasts, television stations began opening across the country, starting in 1961 with DYCB-TV Channel 3 in Cebu City, the first provincial television station. It featured four hours of locally produced programming alongside relays of Manila-based shows.
When PresidentFerdinand Marcos declaredmartial law in September 1972, he ordered the takeover of media firms. Government troops entered radio and television stations and placed them under military control. All media outlets that were critical of the Marcos administration were padlocked and sequestered.
ABS-CBN was seized by the Office of Press Secretary and theNational Media Production Center, and DZXL-TV Channel 4 was renamedDWGT-TV Channel 4 (PTV-4), the government-owned channel. KBS, IBC, and RBS were later allowed to operate with limited three-month permits. ABS-CBN was seized from the Lopez family, andEugenio Lopez Jr., president of ABS-CBN, was imprisoned. By late 1973, RBS, which was then under blocktimer Philippine Productions, was sold to Felipe Gozon, who was also the lawyer of Robert Stewart, because foreigners were not allowed to own businesses in the Philippines. RBS later changed its name to GMA Radio-Television Arts (nowGMA Network), popularly known as GMA-7.[6]
On June 6, 1973, a fire destroyed the KBS television studios (originally, the ABS and CBN television studios) onRoxas Boulevard, Pasay. Benedicto took control of the ABS-CBN broadcast center on Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. ABS-CBN, as a network, ceased operations for the next 14 years, and its studios became the broadcasting center of Benedicto's KBS and the government's GTV. A year later, ABS-CBN's DZAQ-TV Channel 2 would reopen asDWWX-TV Channel 2 under Benedicto'sBanahaw Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In 1976, GTV-4 began color broadcasts.
The Benedicto networks—BBC, KBS, which becameRadio Philippines Network (RPN) in 1975, and IBC—served as vehicles of propaganda for the Marcos government while also broadcasting local and overseas entertainment and sports. In 1979, the Benedicto networks moved to the newly builtBroadcast City in Diliman, Quezon City. In the same year, Gregorio Cendaña was named Minister of Information. In 1980, GTV-4 was relaunched asMaharlika Broadcasting System (MBS-4).
Initially, the Department of Public Information (later Ministry of Public Information) reviewed everything that was to be aired on radio and TV and set up the rules and regulations. Through other government agencies, policies on ownership, allocation of frequencies, station distribution, and program standards were promulgated. In 1973, theKapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas was created, and this agency allowed for self-regulation. A year later, a presidential decree created the Broadcast Media Council.
The 1974 Miss Universe Pageant, the 1975Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier heavyweight fight, and the 1981 visit ofPope John Paul II were shown worldwide. WhenBenigno Aquino wasassassinated in 1983, it was a small item on television news. During his historic funeral procession, GMA was allowed only ten seconds of airtime coverage exclusively on the late-night news programThe 11:30 Report.[5] For most of the late 1970s to the early 1980s, RPN and IBC were the most-watched channels in terms of ratings. However, in the years leading up to thePeople Power Revolution, GMA – which was the only independent station – managed to beat the Benedicto-owned duopoly and stayed in the position for the next two years.
The martial law era also jump-started the beginnings of satellite broadcasts linking the entire country by ABS-CBN through trial runs, soon followed by RPN and MBS, which started simulcasts of programs from Manila to the provinces across the country, followed by GMA and BBC. Cable television also began in the late 1970s when the government, through the DPI, created the first true cable television firm after years of trials that began in 1969: the Benedicto-ownedSining Makulay Inc..
In 1984,Imee Marcos, daughter ofFerdinand Marcos, tried to take over the GMA network, but she was successfully prevented by GMA executives, Menardo Jimenez andFelipe Gozon. Afterward, GMA founder Robert Stewart decided to move back to the United States and retire following his utter dissatisfaction with the Marcos regime.[5] The resistance of network leadership would trigger the beginning of the end of Marcos's dominance in the television industry. In 1985, GMA broke from the pack when it began airing interviews by Benigno's widow, Corazon, in the lead-up to her presidential campaign and the 1986 snap presidential elections that followed.
In addition, the martial law period also jump-started an offshoot of current affairs programming – public service and non-news informative programs. GMA Network'sKapwa Ko, Mahal Ko, launched in the fall of 1975, was the first and longest public service TV program in the Philippines. It helped millions of viewers to be aware of medical issues, especially among the poor and lower middle class. Its success in providing medical care to indigent and poor families, as well as its revelations on the state of health facilities in far-flung communities, led to the creation of the namesake foundation in 1976. This would also begin a new form of Philippine TV programming, that of medical and health-related programs, which would inform the public on health matters and on healthy living. This concept helped BBC-2 launch its medical affairs TV program in the early 1980s.
In 1986, in the aftermath of the historicPeople Power Revolution which ended the 20-year dictatorship of Marcos, the Benedicto networks BBC, RPN, and IBC were sequestered by the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG). The BBC was returned to ABS-CBN through an executive order, while RPN and IBC were handed over to the Government Communications Group. ABS-CBN would begin both satellite and international broadcasts (the latter a first for a Philippine TV station) in 1989.
During the late 1980s, as the once insurmountable RPN and IBC suffered from gross mismanagement and financial crisis, which took a toll on their ratings, the struggling ABS-CBN surged ahead to be the undisputed number 1 from 1988 onward. GMA, which retained its owners, faced an uphill battle for ratings supremacy as it ended the 1980s as the No. 2 network after a brief stint in the lead, though it did maintain its position as a leading player in the industry.
Despite financial troubles, RPN became the first Philippine station to broadcast 24 hours a day in 1990. By that time, ABS-CBN had taken a significant lead—not only over GMA, but also the now-faltering RPN and IBC.
On February 24, 1986, during the third day of the EDSA Revolution, MBS was rebranded as the New TV-4 after soldiers loyal to President Corazon Aquino and civilian supporters took over its broadcast facilities. It was later officially renamed the People's Television Network (PTV) in April 1986. In 2001, it was relaunched as the National Broadcasting Network (NBN), before reverting to PTV in 2011. The network has operated from its current Visayas Avenue studios since 1992.
ABC returned to broadcast on February 21, 1992. On August 9, 2008, ABC became TV5.
IBC became a 100% government-owned station in the 1990s under a compromise agreement between PCGG and Roberto Benedicto; management and marketing were returned to the IBC Board of Directors.
In 1998,ZOE TV was finally launched on channel 11. The channel was blocktimed by GMA Network in 2005 and was relaunched as QTV in November. The channel was again relaunched in February 2011, this time as GMA News TV. The channel was blocktimed by ABS-CBN in 2020 and was relaunched as A2Z in October.
During the mid-1990s to 2000s, many UHF stations were launched such asSBN 21,Studio 23,Net 25,Citynet 27,RJTV 29,CTV 31,UNTV 37,and NBC 41 among others.
Filipino shows began to be exported to other Asian and non-Asian countries. After the international success of Philippine television (with many TV dramas being broadcast to many countries),Eat Bulaga! became the first Philippine variety show to be franchised in another country, with its original franchise beingEat Bulaga! Indonesia.
Cable television was removed as a state responsibility in 1988, in keeping with the 1987 Constitution and the Aquino government policies. In this new atmosphere of privatized cable came what is today the cable firmSky Cable, created in 1990. 11 years later,Dream Satellite TV began operations as the country's firstDirect-broadcast satellite television service, lasting until 2017.
In 2007, ABS-CBN Corporation applied for a license from the National Telecommunications Commission to operate adigital terrestrial television service in the country.
In 2008, Sky Cable became the first cable network to adopt digital television, andCignal, the country's first digital direct-broadcast satellite television service, made its debut in February 2009.
In 2009, ABS-CBN started to test digital transmission using the EuropeanDVB-T standard. On July 11, 2009, ABS-CBN launchedBalls HD inSky Cable, the first-everhigh-definition television channel in the country. On the same day, Balls also showed the live broadcast of the first-ever locally produced coverage of an event in high definition.
In 2010, Government-controlled television stations in Manila started to test digital transmission using the BrazilianISDB-Tb standard. In June 2010, NTC announced that the country would formally adopt the ISDB-Tb standard for digital terrestrial television. In 2011, ABS-CBN started to test ISDB-Tb transmission and released a trial version of its set-top boxes manufactured by American communications equipment supplier Atlanta DTH, Inc. GMA Network, TV5, and other commercial television networks also started their test during this time. However, GMA Network opposed the decision made by NTC and asked NTC to reconsider the European DVB-T for its superior quality.
On February 11, 2015, ABS-CBN Corporation formally launched itsABS-CBN TV Plus service to the public during a ceremony in Quezon City. On October 3, 2015, ABS-CBN became the first national Philippine television network to broadcast in high definition on cable.
On May 25, 2018,Solar Entertainment Corporation released a DTV product calledEasy TV (Philippines). Originally a mobile TV dongle service, it later distributed digital set-top boxes, as well asfreemium digital TV channels until its discontinuation on September 30, 2019.
On July 30, 2018, ABS-CBN TVplus conducted a free trial of the new set of freemium channels using UHF Channel 16 (485.143 MHz). It includes cable channels from sister companyCreative Programs:O Shopping (also aired as overnight programming for ABS-CBN),Jeepney TV, andMyx (which previously had a complimentary channel Myx2 before TVplus launched in 2015). Also included in the lineup are two new exclusive digital channels,Asianovela Channel andMovie Central. Initially, the five new channels will be beamed fromMetro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Cagayan de Oro, with plans to extend its coverage to existing ABS-CBN DTV stations.
On June 1, 2019, ABS-CBN launched a digital TV dongle called ABS-CBN TVplus Go for Android smartphones. It was initially available in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Benguet, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Iloilo, Bacolod, Metro Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, and Metro Davao.
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN TVplus was affected by thecease-and-desist order (CDO) issued by theNational Telecommunications Commission (NTC) andSolicitor GeneralJose Calida due tothe expiration of ABS-CBN's franchise. ABS-CBN's main channel and S+A ceased broadcasting, as well as the regional digital stations operated by ABS-CBN. Some TVplus channels resumed broadcasting on May 8, but in a limited coverage (Metro Manila,Laguna province,Iloilo province, and selected areas ofBaguio) through ablocktime agreement with an unnamed third-party broadcast company. On June 1, 2020, Jeepney TV and Asianovela Channel resumed broadcasting and took over the channel spaces of ABS-CBN and S+A, respectively.
On June 26, 2020,GMA Network launched its digitalset-top box service,GMA Affordabox to the public.
On June 30, 2020, all the digital channels of ABS-CBN TVplus stopped operations due to thealias cease-and-desist order (ACDO) issued by the National Telecommunications Commission, until it was resumed in 2021 as Digital TV Receiver.[citation needed]
On September 10, 2021,TV5 Network Inc. launched its digitalset-top box service,Sulit TV to the public.
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While TV programs vary from station to station, some generalizations can be made. Most commercial television stations sign on between the hours of 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. every morning. Early morning hours are dominated by breakfast and news programs, and these run from around 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. They are then followed by acquired cartoon or anime programming that targets children, and later programs movie blocks which air blockbuster films, whether foreign or Filipino-made films. Some television stations air morning talk shows. For example,GMA airs a mid-morning variety noontime show at 11:00 a.m., whileTV5 airs mid-morningteleseryes at 11:15 a.m. from June 10, 2024, to April 11, 2025. These run until noon, when thenoontime shows start. These shows also air on the channel frequencies that both were formerly used byABS-CBN.[9][10][11][12] These run until 2:30 p.m. which is followed by afternoonteleseryes or movie blocks in some TV stations.
GMA starts airing regional newscasts at 5:10 p.m. for around 30 minutes. After these regional newscasts, most stations air either an afternoon game/variety show orKorean dramas. At 6:00 p.m. and/or 4:00 p.m. flagship newscasts likeUlat Bayan,TV Patrol,24 Oras,Tutok 13 andFrontline Pilipinas start airing to deliver latest updates for up to 90 minutes. They formerly only ran up to 60 minutes.[citation needed] These newscasts run until 8:00 p.m.
After the updates, GMA starts airing primetimeteleseryes that run until 10:20 p.m. with delayed telecast onGTV weeknights at 9:40 p.m. to 11:05 p.m. and 11:25 p.m. to 12:10 a.m. on Monday-Thursday and 9:35 p.m. for Friday. On the other hand,Kapamilya Channel/A2Z runs these teleseryes until 9:30 p.m with delayed telecast from 10:15 p.m. to 12 a.m. onJeepney TV weeknights. TV5 starts airing their teleseryes from 7:00 p.m. until 10:45 p.m., with delayed telecast onSari-Sari Channel weeknights at 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m..
Around 10:45 p.m., 11 p.m., or 11:30 p.m., they start to air late-night newscasts, which air for 30 to 45 minutes. Formerly, they aired weekly current/public affairs programs after late-night newscasts, but now these only air during weekends; they were replaced by K-dramas or religious programs. During the 2000s to 2010s they aired late-night programs likeWalang Tulugan with the Master Showman (GMA);The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. (RJTV/Q/TV5/GMA/PTV);Games Uplate Live,Music Uplate Live,O Shopping (ABS-CBN). These programs ran from around 12:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Formerly, stations also aired weekly primetime programs, whether they be comedy, drama, or horror. These also included foreign series, cartoons, and anime. The programs used to air between 8:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m., but the usage was stopped sometime between August 28, 2006, for ABS-CBN and April 12, 2010, for GMA due to the competition for higher ratings in primetime.[citation needed] From the 1990s to 2001, they also used to air weekly foreign cartoons and anime targeted to children 12 years old and below on their evening timeslots.[citation needed] These shows included the likes ofPokémon (GMA);The Simpsons (RPN),Dragon Ball (RPN);The Real Ghostbusters (ABS-CBN),Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (ABS-CBN),Batman: The Animated Series (ABS-CBN),Beast Wars: Transformers (ABS-CBN), andDigimon (ABS-CBN).
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Weekend programming differs from weekday programming. Depending on the network, they start signing on from around 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. They air medical programs at 6:00 a.m. likePinoy M.D. on GMA at 6:30 a.m.,Health @ Home on PTV at 7:00 a.m.,Dok True Ba? on IBC at 8:00 a.m. on Saturdays and air Sunday Mass for Sundays. Around 7:00 a.m., they air educational programs targeting children. Later, they start airing cartoons or anime that also target children. After that, the stations air movie blocks from around 11:30 a.m. (forEat Bulaga! on TV5 andRPTV) or 12:00 p.m. (forIt's Showtime on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z,All TV and GMA) (every Saturday) and 12:00 p.m. (every Sunday). They start to air noontime shows and noontime newscasts (likeSentro Balita Weekend on PTV). For Sunday, they air musical variety shows reserved specifically for the day.
After airing noontime shows, they air either a movie block or an original series. These includeSunday Blockbusters on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z at 2:15 p.m.,Cine Cinco Astig Sunday on TV5 and RPTV at 3:15 p.m.,FPJ saGMA on GMA also at 3:15 p.m.,Sine Date Weekends at 12:00 p.m. andAfternoon Movie Break at 2:00 p.m. on GTV.
During the afternoon, they air current/public affairs programs and switch to weekend newscasts that formerly airs around midnight. These includeTV Patrol Weekend on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, All TV, ANC, DZMM TeleRadyo and PRTV Prime Media,Ulat Bayan Weekend on PTV,Frontline Pilipinas Weekend on TV5, One PH and RPTV (sometimes as a delayed telecast), and24 Oras Weekend on GMA and GTV. Comedy Programs are aired around 6:00 p.m.. By 7:00 p.m., reality programs, and sometimes acquired game shows, are aired.
By 8:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m., they start to air anthology programs on Saturdays, and public service programs (likeKapatid Mo, Idol Raffy Tulfo on TV5 at 6:00 p.m. andOne PH at 8:00 p.m.) and news magazine-type programs (likeKapuso Mo, Jessica Soho on GMA at 8:15 p.m. and GTV at 9:25 p.m. orRated Korina on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and All TV at 8:15 p.m. and TV5 at 9:30 p.m.) on Sundays. Current/Public affairs programs start to air around 10:00 p.m. until midnight.
Teleseryes are a staple and popular genre on Philippine television, typically broadcast on weekdays. All major TV networks in the Philippines produce a variety of drama series, including genres such as romance, comedy, horror, and fantasy.
Fantaserye and telefantasya are genres of Philippine television programming that blend elements of soap opera, telenovela, fantasy, myth, magic, and enchantment. The episodes are typically 30 minutes long and are broadcast daily during the evening primetime slot. Popular fantaseryes includeMarina, while notable telefantasyas includeEncantadia.
Sitcoms are popular on Philippine television, typically aired on weekends, although they were formerly broadcast on weeknights. Notable sitcoms includePalibhasa Lalake (ABS-CBN's first sitcom after its re-opening in 1986),Pepito Manaloto (GMA's longest-running sitcom),Iskul Bukol (IBC's longest-running sitcom), O, Mare Ko (QTV's first sitcom after its launch in 2005), andEverybody Hapi (TV5's first sitcom after its rebrand).
Since 1958, network television programs in the Philippines have featured variety shows as staples at the midday hour. The popularity of bodabil (vaudeville) in the first half of the 20th century had an impact on the earliest noontime variety television shows in the Philippines. Since then, the format has changed to reflect the times, adding aspects of reality television in the 2000s. The majority of noontime variety shows on television are independently produced by blocktimers, who pay television networks a certain length of time to screen their show. However, a few TV networks have succeeded in producing only these kinds of shows, with varying degrees of success in terms of viewership and ad income.
Most of the variety shows air around the noontime slot.Willing Willie was the first variety show that aired primetime, airing againstTV Patrol of ABS-CBN and24 Oras of GMA. It was a variety show that aired in primetime after the main host Willie Revillame left ABS-CBN, causing the end ofWowowee which airs at the noontime slot.
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