Janella Salvador love-team Freddie Gutierrez, Marlo Mortel and Michael Martinez

March 1, 2014

Janella Salvador love-team Freddie Gutierrez, Marlo Mortel and Michael Martinez

A primetime teen star princess is thankful for the charming warm support of TV viewers for IBC's mermaid tale fantasy drama Janella in Wonderland.

“OMG, I am grateful that we have consistent high TV ratings and now it’s even getting higher. So I really hope that the viewers continue to follow the mermaid and swimming adventures of Janella Bernardo every night because we are all doing our best to make it much better,” shared Salvador.

Based on the latest data of Kantar Media, the trending and top-rating drama series topbilled by the ‘primetime princess’ Janella together with the yougn actors like Superstar Circle winner Freddie Gutierrez, Marlo Mortel and Filipino skater-turned teen actor Michael Martinez and a powerhouse cast Andrei Felix, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Alfred Vargas and Bettina Carlos continues to gained a national TV rating of 36.7%, or almost 15 points higher than the national TV rating garnered by its rival program ABS-CBN's Honesto (31.2%) and GMA's Adarna (16.0%).

Salvador dedicated the success of their show to its first-of-its-kind love story, romantic adventure and fantasy story and the commitment of their team. She said, “Aside from the fact that our story is very mermaid with a touch of fantasy drama which Pinoys love; one of Janella in Wonderland’s big huge success factors is the great working relationship of the team especially with our directors, Joyce E. Bernal, because they closely monitor our characters, ensuring we execute it right.”

With Salvador’s show shining in the PrimeTastik block of IBC, viewers has help and her with the queen of Philippine soap opera Claudine Barretto, who is currently one of the lead stars of the Kapinoy top-rating primetime teleserye Your Heart, My Love with an action star Raymart Santiago and Dingdong Dantes.

“Claudine is really like a woman to me, so there was never a time that competition became an issue to us,” said Kathryn. “I’m super proud of her because I know very well that their show is doing great too in the ratings. Actually, I’m a fan of ‘Walang Hanggan.”

Meanwhile, along with her hardships to get her father (Dominic Ochoa) out of prison, Mikay’s (Kathryn) heart will be put to test too with the coming of three ‘princes’ in her life. Who will win Mikay’s love - his bestfriend Kiko (Khalil Ramos) who just confessed his love for her; Jao (Enrique Gil) who visits the Philippines to look for himself and for the girl who took his heart; or ‘bad boy’ Gino (Daniel Padilla) who irritates Mikay at every encounter?

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