Tough Battle Between ABS-CBN Primetime Bida and GMA-7's Telebabad (Feb 12-14 Mega Manila TV Ratings)

Tough Battle Between ABS-CBN Primetime Bida and GMA-7's Telebabad (Feb 12-14 Mega Manila TV Ratings)-.Despite the ongoing ratings dispute between the country's two giant networks, ABS-CBN and GMA-7, the Kapuso network's Telebabad block is not giving any room to their counterparts in the Primetime Bida block of ABS-CBN as far as the


Top 5 spots are concerned.



According to the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households from February 12 to 14, the Top 5 primetime shows are all from GMA-7.



Marimar is consistent in its position as the No. 1 overall program while the second to the fifth spots are being occupied by Kamandag, Joaquin Bordado, Coffee Prince, and 24 Oras.



Marimar, starring Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes, posted one of its highest ratings Wednesday, February 13, at 46.7 percent. It garnered 44.2 percent on February 12 (Monday) and 40.5 percent on Valentine's day (Thursday).



Kamandag, headlined by Richard Gutierrez, took the second spot Tuesday (40.5 percent) and Wednesday (41.6 percent). But Joaquin Bordado took over the lead Thursday with 37.5 percent.



Robin Padilla's Joaquin Bordado placed fourth Monday with 36.5 percent and moved to third place Wednesday with 39.7 percent.



After taking third spot last Tuesday with 37.6 percent, the Koreanovela Coffee Prince dropped to fourth place Wednesday (35.2 percent) and Thursday (31.5 percent).



GMA-7's primetime newscast 24 Oras was untouchable at No. 5.



Meanwhile, ABS-CBN's primetime newscast, TV Patrol World, was the highest-rated Kapamilya show, taking the sixth spot from Tuesday to Wednesday.



The action-adventure series Kung Fu Kids was also consistent at No. 7 while Lobo, starring the tandem of Piolo Pascual and Angel Locsin, was untouchable at No. 8.



Cesar Montano and Jake Cuenca's Palos, meanwhile, took the last spot in the Top 10 Tuesday and Wednesday before moving up to No. 9 Thursday.



GMA-7's reality show Kung Ako Ikaw grabbed the ninth place Tuesday and Wednesday while Iza Calzado's new horror-drama anthology E.S.P. took the No. 10 position Thursday.



In the daytime race, Eat Bulaga! was on top Tuesday and Thursday, but Daisy Siete grabbed the lead Wednesday.



Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs from February 12-14 based on the overnight ratings conducted by AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:



February 12 (Tuesday)

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 22.6%
2. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 21.1%
3. Wheel of Fortune (ABS-CBN) - 18.1%
4. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 16.5%
5. My Only Love (GMA-7) - 15.4%
6. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 15.1%
7. Takeshi's Castle (GMA-7) - 15%
8. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 13.9%
9. Come Back Soon-Ae (GMA-7) - 12.8%
10. Hana Yori Dango 2 (GMA-7) - 11.1%

Primetime:

1. Marimar (GMA-7) - 44.2%
2. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 40.5%
3. Coffee Prince (GMA-7) - 37.6%
4. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 36.5%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 28.7%
6. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 24.8%
7. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 23.9%
8. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 22.5%
9. Kung Ako Ikaw (GMA-7) - 21.5%
10. Palos (ABS-CBN) - 18.5%



February 13 (Wednesday)

Daytime:

1. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 24.4%
2. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 21.7%
3. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 19.4%
4. My Only Love (GMA-7) / Hana Yori Dango 2 (GMA-7) - 16.6%
5. Wheel of Fortune (ABS-CBN) - 16%
6. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 15.4%
7. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 14.1%
8. Takeshi's Castle (GMA-7) - 13.6%
9. Come Back Soon-Ae (GMA-7) - 13.5%
10. SiS (GMA-7) / Prinsesa ng Banyera (ABS-CBN) - 10.4%

Primetime:

1. Marimar (GMA-7) - 46.7%
2. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 41.6%
3. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 39.7%
4. Coffee Prince (GMA-7) - 35.2%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 31.5%
6. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 22.6%
7. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 22.4%
8. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 20.2%
9. Kung Ako Ikaw (GMA-7) - 17.3%
10. Palos (ABS-CBN) - 16.4%



February 14 (Thursday)

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 21.4%
2. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 20.5%
3. Wheel of Fortune (ABS-CBN) - 19%
4. My Only Love (GMA-7) - 18%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 17.5%
6. Maging Akin Ka Lamang (GMA-7) - 17.2%
7. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 15.8%
8. Takeshi's Castle (GMA-7) - 15.3%
9. Hana Yori Dango 2 (GMA-7) - 14.3%
10. Come Back Soon-Ae (GMA-7) - 13.9%

Primetime:

1. Marimar (GMA-7) - 40.5%
2. Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) - 37.5%
3. Kamandag (GMA-7) - 37.3%
4. Coffee Prince (GMA-7) - 31.5%
5. 24 Oras (GMA-7) - 30.5%
6. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 25%
7. Kung Fu Kids (ABS-CBN) - 24.5%
8. Lobo (ABS-CBN) - 22.6%
9. Palos (ABS-CBN) - 18.3%
10. E.S.P. (GMA-7) - 14.6%

http://www.pep.ph/news/16415/TV-Ratings-(Feb.-12-14):-GMA-7%E2%80%99s-Telebabad-block-hanging-tough-versus-ABS-CBN%E2%80%99s-Primetime-Bida

ABS-CBN to Appeal TRO vs Reporting on TV Ratings Manipulation

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation said it will take legal action to reverse a temporary restraining order (TRO) granted by a Quezon City Regional Trial Court preventing the network from airing reports pointing to GMA Network as behind the manipulation of TV ratings published by


AGB Nielsen Media Research.

In an official statement, ABS-CBN said that the TRO "is a prior restraint that violates ABS-CBN's constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms of speech and of the press."

ABS-CBN said that the issue of corruption as brought out by the discovery of the TV ratings manipulation is a matter of clear public interest, and therefore needs to be reported on.

"Corruption is a matter of public interest regardless of where it is found. Thus, whether it be in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government, or even the private sector, it is the responsibility of media to expose corruption. All who are liable must be held accountable."

ABS-CBN also deplored the granting of virtual immunity to GMA Network, Inc. "[The TRO] grants GMA Network a virtual immunity from accusation. No person or entity has ever enjoyed such a privilege, not even the highest public officers of the land. It is a clear attempt to cover up and suppress information on the ratings manipulation issue."

QC-RTC Branch 95 presiding judge Henri Jean Paul Inting wrote in his decision that the ratings controversy between GMA Network and ABS-CBN has become a matter for the court to decide.

Inting said that reports by ABS-CBN imputing the ratings manipulation to GMA Network, Inc., will "cause great or irreparable injury to GMA Network’s reputation and good name as GMA Network, by publicity, will be adjudged by the public as guilty thereof."

The judge added that such reports, "may undermine the right of GMA Network to a fair trial and due process."

"I hope ABS-CBN would be quiet now and would respect the TRO issued by the court. If ABS-CBN says nothing against GMA Network, then GMA Network would have nothing to say in response because GMA only acts in defense," said GMA Network legal counsel Gene Asuncion.

GMA Network VP for Legal Dick Perez said that he is glad that the court saw the soundness of GMA Network’s application for TRO. "The issue is not about prior restraint or press freedom but about fairness. A media organization, which is a party litigant in a case, cannot invoke press freedom to present its case in public," Perez said.

The hearing on the application for the issuance of a Writ of Preliminary Injunction has been set on February 19.

The full official statement of ABS-CBN is as follows:

"ABS-CBN is extremely disappointed with the court order which restrains the airing of legitimate news reorts on a matter imbued with a clear public interest.

"Corruption is a matter of public interest regardless of where it is found. Thus, whether it be in the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of government, or even the private sector, it is the responsibility of media to expose corruption. All who are liable must be held accountable.

"The temporary restraining order prohibiting news reports that mention GMA Network, Inc. as the party behind the manipulation of television and radio ratings is a prior restraint that violates ABS-CBN's constitutionally-guaranteed freedoms of speech and of the press. It grants GMA Network a virtual immunity from accusation. No person or entity has ever enjoyed such a privilege, not even the highest public officers of the land. It is a clear attempt to cover up and suppress information on the ratings manipulation issue.

"ABS-CBN further maintains that continued news reporting on GMA Network's involvement in connection with the ratings manipulation will not deprive it of a fair trial inasmuch as the issue pending before the court is the accuracy of the ABS-CBN news report on AGB General Manager Maya Reforma's disclosure in her interview and affidavit submited in court, and not the culpability of GMA Network.

"ABS-CBN will take legal action to reverse and set aside the temporary restraining order."

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryID=109175

Kris Aquino Talk About the TV Ratings Issue

Kris Aquino Talk About the Ratings Issue.Nakatakda ang lunch meeting ni Kris Aquino sa mga...


ABS-CBN bigwigs bukas, February 6, para sa susunod na programang gagawin niya sa Kapamilya network pagkatapos ng matagumpay na horror-drama series na Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara.

"Hindi ko pa alam and I'm not at liberty to say," sabi ni Kris sa PEP (Philippine Philippine Entertainment Portal) tungkol sa kanyang next project. "But I think it's another Susan Roces vehicle, but not any of those na na-announce niya."

Taliwas ito sa unang ipinahayag ni Kris na hindi na siya gagawa ng teleserye pagkatapos ng Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara.

"Ayoko na talaga," sambit niya. "Kaya lang, parang si Tita Susan ang nagsabi sa akin na, ‘Habang bida ka pa, huwag mong talikuran.' Sabi niya, ‘Kris naman, in your 30s, ikaw ang title-roler. This opportunity only comes once. Kailan ka babalik? When you are a lola?'

"Sabi niya, spacing lang kasi nakakabaliw lang naman talaga yung nangyari sa akin na naglu-launch ako ng Wheel of Fortune, nagpa-Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara, meron akong Boy & Kris, at meron akong commercial na ginagawa. Hindi na talaga ako humihinga, yun talaga. I was sick for 12 straight days because of that. That's really wrong for your health. So, dapat talaga inaayos nang matino yung schedule," lahad ni Kris.

RATINGS ISSUE.

Kasabay ng pagpapalabas ng Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara, na tumakbo ng tatlong linggo, ang kainitan ng isyu sa paglabas ng mga informant ng ABS-CBN na may manipulasyon diumano sa ratings ng AGB Nielsen Media Research. Dito lalong umigting ang isyu ng network war. Ano ang reaksiyon ni Kris dito?

"Wala naman sa akin," sabi niya. "Kasi feeling ko, nung time ng Barbara, right away naman nag-congratulate sila sa akin kasi sila ang may rating nung time na yun, deadma ang ABS-CBN. So, text sila, ‘My God! Ang lakas talaga!'

"So, sabi ko, doon ako naniniwala. Sabi ko, ‘Oh, my God! Ratings na nila, malakas pa.' So, sabi ko, siguro malakas talaga. So, kahit na yung parang kahit buong katawan namin kinakagat ng lamok, kasi yung area na yun [location] super malamok, ha. Kasi parang semi-abandoned yung house. Mga ten years na 'ata na hindi nag-i-stay yung mga kids and all. So, may mga areas na parang hinihika-hika na ako and all.

"Tapos eto na lang, siguro the fact na si Tita Susan hindi nag-alinlangang humiga sa highway... Siyempre kahit gitna na, ang daming worms. Promise talaga, nakikita ko yung mga bulate kasi umulan, e. Tapos may mga ipis, may mga ganung kalalaking langgam, ‘tapos po pinagpag nila, inisprayan nila, okay. No choice, higa ako. Yun ang nakita ko sa kanya, yung professionalism."

PHILLIP SALVADOR. Natanong din kay Kris ang isyu tungkol sa sa paghahain ng warrantless arrest sa ex-live in partner niya at ama ng anak niyang si Joshua, si Phillip Salvador.

"You know, we are no longer involved in each other's life so, it's off for me to comment," maikli niyang pahayag.

Last time na nakapanayam namin si Phillip, nasabi niya na nagkabati na ulit sila ni Kris si nang si Joshua mismo ang nagdala sa aktor sa taping ng TV host/actress.

"Ayokong mag-comment. We never fought but we're just not close. So, yun. So, huwag na lang ako mag-comment talaga. Kasi anyway, basta yun na yun. Quiet Krissy," nakangiting sabi niya sa sarili.

HER SONS' CRUSHES. Speaking of Joshua, kung crush ng panganay niya ang 26K member na si Chloe, ibinuking naman ni Kris kung sino ang first crush ng bunso niyang si Baby James.

"Ang crush niya si KC [Concepcion]. Promise!" excited na rebelasyon ni Kris.

"Kasi every time yung commercial ni KC lumalabas, titigil ang lahat at nakatitig na siya doon. Gandang-ganda siya. Kita mo doon sa mata na parang pretty'ng-pretty siya. Tapos sinasabi ng tatay [James Yap] niya kagabi, kasi di ba sa TV Patrol, nali-link si KC kay Richard [Gutierrez]. Sabi ni James sa kanya, ‘Baby James, naunahan ka na ni Richard Gutiererz.' Super cute!" aliw na aliw na kuwento ni Kris.

Alam na ba ito ni KC o kahit ng ina niya na si Sharon Cuneta?

"KC knows kasi si Juan Sarte fix me for this and normally does my ano... Sinabi na ni Juan sa kanya na siya yung first crush ng anak ko. Sabi ko, 'At least, you have a good taste, honey!'" tawa ulit ni Kris.

NEW BUSINESS. Super ipon daw ulit si Kris ngayon dahil naubos ang pera nila sa pagpapatayo ng bago nilang bahay. Bukod diyan, nagsi-save rin si Kris sa bagong negosyo na papasukan nila ng kaibigan niyang si Boy Abunda.

"Para for the future kasi gusto namin ni Boy magkaroon ng resort sa Guimaras. Kaming dalawa ang magbi-business. May nahanap daw siyang ano, ‘tapos sabi niya, nagne-negotiate siya ngayon. Magkaka-resort kaming dalawa," lahad ni Kris.

Magkano naman daw ang magiging puhunan nila sa itatayong resort?

"Ewan ko kay Boy. Basta sabi niya mangyayari 'yan. Mga five years siguro. Siyempre pag-iipunan mo. Meron siyang nakitang land na kailangan naming i-develop. Pero ang sinabi niya, super ang lalaki na raw ng mango trees. E, di siyempre, ang come on mo mango picking. ‘Yan ang future plan namin," excited na sabi ni Kris.

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Court tells GMA-7, ABS-CBN to Submit Memo for Case Resolution

The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has ordered GMA GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. to submit their rejoinders so that it can decide on the GMA's petition to stop ABS-CBN from airing stories or plugs regarding the alleged ratings manipulation.

The court said the affidavits should be filed by Monday next week.

ABS-CBN was scheduled to present three more new witnesses during Tuesday’s hearing but Judge Henri Inting wanted to...


to submit the case for resolution, saying that he already heard enough evidence.

ABS-CBN lawyer Regis Puno said the company wanted to present more witnesses but the judge felt the evidence was already sufficient for him to make a ruling.

Lawyer Gener Asuncion of GMA, on the other hand, maintained that ABS-CBN should stop airing any plug and story pending the resolution of the case.

On Monday, an ABS-CBN informant told the court that the metered homes of research firm TNS-Trends in Bacolod City were also allegedly targeted for tampering by a local TV network.

Informant Johnny Aliguin told the court that he and his companions were instructed by Jonathan Cabillon, station manager of RGMA Iloilo, to look for metered homes of AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines and TNS Philippines in Bacolod City.

GMA, however, dismissed Aliguin’s testimony as nothing but a tall tale.

Aliguin earlier said that he was hired by RGMA, which manages GMA Network’s provincial stations, to locate and bribe AGB panel homes in Bacolod City allegedly in an effort to tamper TV ratings in that area.

Aliguin said that his group was able to locate and bribe metered homes of both AGB Nielsen and TNS Trends in Bacolod. He said his group offered groceries and cash to convince panel home members to switch to a rival channel.

He said he was later instructed to abandon the alleged illegal operations and focus on AGB’s metered homes.

TNS has begun setting-up operations for television ratings but it has yet to release its data.
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