ABS-CBN Clinches 16 Out of 20 Most Watched Programs in 2012

ABS-CBN dominated nationwide TV ratings in 2012 by virtue of its weeklong top-caliber primetime offerings that continue to gain significant increases as more and more viewers watch them on both weekday and weekend nights. Sixteen out of the 20 most watched programs nationwide in the June-December 2012 period covering urban and rural homes were produced by ABS-CBN.

Phenomenal TV drama “Walang Hanggan” ruled the list with a whopping national TV rating of 38.4%, followed by “Princess and I” (35.3%), “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (33.4%), and “Wansapanataym” (32.5%).

“TV Patrol” came in fifth with a national TV rating of 31.4%, making it the number one newscast in the country. GMA’s “24 Oras” only managed 17.8%, or 13 points behind “TV Patrol.”

The other ABS-CBN programs included in the top 20 programs for June-December 2012 are “Ina Kapatid Anak” (30.3%), “Dahil sa Pag-ibig” (25.3%), “Kapamilya Deal or No Deal” (25%), “Rated K” (25%), “Aryana” (24%), “Goin’ Bulilit” (23.6%), “Be Careful With My Heart” (22.7%), “Lorenzo’s Time” (21.6%), “The X Factor Philippines” Saturday (20.7%), “Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4” Saturday (19.8%), and “TV Patrol Weekend” Sunday (19.5%).

Here is the list of Top 15 programs nationwide in June to December 2012.

RANK	CHANNEL	PROGRAMS	RTG%
1	ABS-CBN	WALANG HANGGAN	38.4
2	ABS-CBN	PRINCESS AND I	35.3
3	ABS-CBN	MAALAALA MO KAYA	33.4
4	ABS-CBN	WANSAPANATAYM	32.5
5	ABS-CBN	TV PATROL WEEKDAY	31.4
6	ABS-CBN	INA KAPATID ANAK	30.3
7	ABS-CBN	DAHIL SA PAG-IBIG	25.3
8	ABS-CBN	KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL	25.0
9	ABS-CBN	RATED K HANDA NA BA KAYO?	25.0
10	ABS-CBN	ARYANA	24.0
11	ABS-CBN	GOIN’ BULILIT TV PATROL (SUNDAY)	23.6
12	ABS-CBN	BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART	22.7
13	GMA-7	KAPUSO MO JESSICA SOHO (SUNDAY)	21.7
14	ABS-CBN	LORENZO’S TIME	21.6
15	ABS-CBN	THE X FACTOR PHILIPPINES (SATURDAY)	20.7
16	GMA-7	KAPUSO MOVIE NIGHT PINOY FLICKS	20.4
17	GMA-7	PEPITO MANALOTO	20.4
18	GMA-7	THE GOOD DAUGHTER	20.2
19	ABS-CBN	PBB TEEN EDITION 4 (SATURDAY)	19.8
20	ABS-CBN	TV PATROL (SATURDAY)	19.5

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Sarah and Gerald, KathNiel, Carmina-Zoren Wedding on The Buzz 'Big 12 of 2012'

ABS-CBN's Sunday entertainment talk show The Buzz hosted by Boy Abunda, Charlene Gonzales-Muhlach and Toni Gonzaga named the biggest showbiz issues and personalities of the year in its "Big 12 of 2012" aired Sunday, December 30.

Too be able to come up with the list of the biggest celebrities this 2012, The Buzz tapped 100 local "showbiz experts" composed of 20 staff members of the said showbiz-oriented talk show, 20 members of the entertainment press, 20 celebrities, 20 bloggers and 20 ordinary people.

Here is the list of The Buzz "Big 12 of 2012."

Breakthrough Love Team Of The Year Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo (KathNiel)	The Unexpected Love Team Richard Yap and Jodi Sta. Maria
The Big Phenomenon Walang Hanggan cast, particularly Dawn Zulueta, Richard Gomez, Coco Martin and Julia Montes	The Shocking Clash Claudine Barretto and Raymart Santiago versus the Tulfo brothers
The Greatest Love Dolphy and Zsa Zsa Padilla	Fearless Fighter Andi Eigenmann
Wedding of the Year Carmina Villaroel and Zoren Legaspi	The Awaited Reunion Angeline Quinto and mother Rosemarie Mabao
The Most Talked-About Love Story Sarah Geronimo and Gerald Anderson	The Perfect Controversy Angelica Panganiban and John Lloyd Cruz
The Controversial Queen Kris Aquino	The Big Triumph Janine Tugonon

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Lara Quigaman Gives Birth to a Baby Boy; Banana Split Interviews Daniel and Katerina in Heaven

Miss International 2005 Precious Lara Quigaman has given birth to a healthy baby boy, November 11. Lara gave birth at around 12:52 a.m. at the Asian Hospital via Caesarian section.The actress-beauty queen and her husband, actor Marco Alcaraz will name their 7.8 lbs first born Noah Lamar.

Lara and Marco tied the knot last July 8 in an intimate Christian wedding ceremony at Indang, Cavite. The couple then announced that Lara is already five months pregnant and expecting their first baby by November.

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ABS-CBN's comedy show Banana Split "interviewed" Walang Hanggan protagonists "Katherina and Dhaniel" in heaven. Katherina and Dhaniel, who both died in the hit TV drama series, were overjoyed by the high ratings garnered by their show. In appreciation for the overwhelming support, they promised to "visit" their fans.

Watch the video of the said Banana Split interview below:

Photos courtesy of Missosology and Eugene Martinez
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ABS-CBN Sweeps Top 15 Programs Nationwide in October

ABS-CBN dominated nationwide TV ratings for the month of October by virtue of its weeklong top-caliber primetime offerings that continue to gain significant increases as more and more viewers watch them on both weekday and weekend nights. ABS-CBN made a clean sweep taking all 15 out of the top 15 slots in Kantar Media’s list of most watched programs for October.

Phenomenal TV drama “Walang Hanggan,” which Filipinos religiously followed for nine months, ended its successful run by topping the top 15 with a national TV rating of 36.4%. The series’ finale peaked at 45.4% in national TV ratings, almost three times higher than rival program “Luna Blanca” (16.1%).

“Wansapanataym” remained unfazed with a national TV rating of 34.2% and toppled GMA’s recently launched reality game show “Extra Challenge” that lagged behind with 17.3%.

ABS-CBN’s new family drama series “Ina, Kapatid, Anak” (27.8%) and romantic teleserye “A Beautiful Affair” (23.9%) also made a strong entrance to the top 15 by bagging the 6th and 13th spots respectively.

“TV Patrol,” on the other hand, is still the Philippine’s undisputed number one newscast with an average TV rating of 31.1% or 13 points higher than GMA’s “24 Oras” (17.7%).

Meanwhile, noontime show “It’s Showtime” has shown significant improvement in its ratings performance by reaching an all-time high national TV rating of 20.9% and beating rival program “Eat Bulaga” (15%) last October 26. It prevailed during its third anniversary week (Oct 22-27) by averaging 17.5% in national TV ratings over “Eat Bulaga” (14.4%).

Here is the list of Top 15 programs nationwide for the month of October 2012.

RANK	CHANNEL	PROGRAMS	RTG%
1	ABS-CBN	WALANG HANGGAN	36.4
2	ABS-CBN	PRINCESS AND I	34.3
3	ABS-CBN	WANSAPANATAYM	34.2
4	ABS-CBN	MAALAALA MO KAYA	31.9
5	ABS-CBN	TV PATROL WEEKDAY	31.1
6	ABS-CBN	INA KAPATID ANAK	27.8
7	ABS-CBN	KAPAMILYA DEAL OR NO DEAL	27.4
8	ABS-CBN	ARYANA	25.8
9	ABS-CBN	RATED K HANDA NA BA KAYO?	24.9
10	ABS-CBN	GOIN’ BULILIT	24.8
11	ABS-CBN	THE X FACTOR PHILIPPINES SUNDAY	24.5
12	ABS-CBN	LORENZO’S TIME	24.3
13	ABS-CBN	A BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR	23.9
14	GMA-7	BE CAREFUL WITH MY HEART	23.3
15	GMA-7	TV PATROL WEEKEND	21.7

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