Mermaids and other supernaturals

Saturday, March 22, 2014

THE BIGGEST SPLASH. The faceoff between ABS-CBN’s Mar Ravelo’s Dyesebel, GMA-7’s Kambal Sirena and IBC’s first-ever Janella in Wonderland was an underhanded fight. Right from the start, everybody knew the Anne Curtis starrer as the iconic mermaid would rule against newbie Louise delos Reyes headliner of the recently created twin mermaid, and of course, Janella Salvador dubbed as the Asia's Teen Sweetheart will be the teen mermaid tale against two rival mermaids, respectively.

And tue enough, based on the Comparative Total Philippines (Urban+Rural) Ratings Data (ABS-CBN vs. GMA-7 and IBC 13, Source: Kantar Media /TNS) issued by the sequestered TV station IBC-13 on pilot day, March 17, Janella in Wonderland made the biggest splash by rating 34.1 percent at number-one slot, while Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel at 32.8 percent at number two slot and Kambal Sirena at 17.9 percent at number seven slot.

The trend would be repeated the following night, Janella in Wonderland ranked to the top of 34.7 percent at number one, while Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel, 33.0 percent at number two and Kambal Sirena at 17.5 percent at number seven, with the ABS-CBN series eating on the ratings of the IBC-13 and GMA 7 series.

Buzzstation does not have access to the AGB/Nielsen ratings for the same period, but it expects the reverse to be true: Kambal Sirena is ahead of Mars Ravelo’s Dyesebel and Janella in Wonderland.