‘APO Tanghali Na!’ premiere last October 4 beats 'It’s Showtime' and 'Eat Bulaga!'

October 6, 2014

If you think IBC-13 has already poured all its new shows this month and boosting its primetime and weekend programs, the premiere telecast last Saturday (October 4) of the return of APO Hiking Society's newest noontime show, APO Tanghali Na!, is a ratings smach hit for the undisputed number 3 station IBC-13.

According to data from Kantar Media Philippines, APO’s return to the music scene via the noontime slot was watched by a bigger television audience than ABS-CBN's It’s Showtime and GMA's Eat Bulaga! continued to soar high in national TV ratings with many Filipinos is the musical variety and game show packed format.

IBC’s first-ever daily noontime variety show APO Tanghali Na! toppled with 17.6% agerate rating, or 10 points. It's Showtime and Eat Bulaga! ow recducing their own two-and-half-hourshow while retained the top spot garnered with 15.5% and 14.3% audience share have consistently placed in the Top 20 programs nationwide, according to multinational market research group Kantar Media, has repeatedly lagged behind its rival shows. APO Tanghali Na! was also the number one trending topic on Saturday on Twitter.

APO Hiking Society as the trio of Danny Javier, Jim Paredes and Buboy Garovillo with co-host Manilyn Reynes, Nadia Montenegro, Annabelle Rama, TJ Trinidad, Smokey Manaloto and Alfred Vargas. They now also have musical performances, excitng fun and games and segments that give away prizes and money. It will be a two-and-a-haf hour daily show to be aired at 12 high noon on-wards.

And with additional segments and musical performances on the menu, expect to create more memorable and entertaining moments in an expanded Saturday format.

Among the most popular segments are Calendar Girl, a daily pageant where pretty and sexy young girls 15-25 years of age participate in the talent and question and answer portions hosted by APO Hiking Society. To continue the chronology of the pageant, management to include the October-August monthly winners in the APO grand coronation that happened on October 2014.

Pera o Pera as the show's highlight game portion. The engaging elimination round and the suspense-filled jackpot round won the hearts of most televiewers.

Join in the fun and music of APO Tanghali Na!, 12NN from Mondays to Saturdays on IBC-13. For updates on the program, follow @APOTanghaliNaCh13 on Twitter and @apotanghalinaofficial_ig on Instagram or like www.facebook.com/APOTanghaliNaCh13.