IBC revamps its weekend shows

September 2, 2013

With the two giant network ABS-CBN and GMA-7 are the stiff competition over their primetime shows, IBC-13 revamp to strengthen its weekend programming.

September, particularly the “14-15 weekend” is going to be a big network for the Kapinoy station. In a press conference held on September 1, in Broadcast City, Channel 13 head Rey Sanchez, “… ang focus ng IBC-13 ay laban sa daytime at primetime on the superstar network.”

Saturday nights at 10 p.m., Jodi Sta. Maria as Maya dela Rosa and Freddie Webb as Buboy Magtanggol as top-bileld in the family sitcom Bida ni Mister, Bida si Misis along with Thirdy Lacson, Jon Santos, Sheng Belmonte, Carlo Lazerna, Andrea del Rosario, Jade Lopez, Paolo Serrano, Isabella Gomez, Blakdyak, Rocio Olbes and Pio Balbuena with a special guest are the love-team Nadine Lustre and AJ Muhlach.

At 10:45 p.m., the longest-running comedy gag show Happy TODAS will take center stage with the Kapinoy stars are Young JV, Cristine Reyes, MM and MJ Magno, Shy Carlos, Joross Gamboa, Gee-Ann Abrahan, Abby Bautista, Giu Comia, Ella Cruz, Nathan Barrera, Kiko Ramos, Andi Eigenmann, Makisig Morales, Imee Hart and James Reid reliving the success of classic TODAS in the 80's which included stars Maribeth Bichara, Joey de Leon, Freida Fonda, Spanky Rigor, Richie da Horsie, Jimmy Santos and Val Sotto which featured a great line of comedic talents contributing to the laughter, gags and sketches on the set with its new sketches, segments, spoofs, parodies and gag performers every Saturday nights that aims to entertain and make people laugh with gags, sketches and spooks delivered by some of the best comedians and Kapinoy stars that the program's running time spoofs, gags and sketches. Through the talent management and development Kapinoy Talent Center, the training and talent agency has been the freshest, best, brightest, most talented, and loveliest talents for this program in acting, personality, development and physical enhancement before being cast in the television shows supported by many exposure-driven activities for the talents such as mall shows, magazine covers and live concerts.

Premieres at 11:30 p.m., AJ Muhlach, Josh Padilla and Aki Torio are the trio top-bills for the newest sitcom for the boys Whattaboys under the direction of John D-Lazatin. Also seen in the cast are Bianca Casado, Sofia Andres and the Miss Universe 2012 beauty pageant runner-up Janine Tugonon.

Every Sunday at 3 p.m., Nadine Lustre's Sandy's Romance, a longest-running teen roamntic drama anthology  on Philippine television. Playing the role as Sandy Salvador in her first leading role as the host with acted the skills through letter sending on teenage of true-to-life romance stories will fall in love. Each episode is based on real life stories through letter sender that tells a different love story. Directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, Lustre for host, narrator, acting skills while co-starred by different actors are Robi Domingo, Mario Maurer, AJ Muhlach and Jake Cuenca will be Nadine's leading men and her final advice to the letter-sender in her program's episode with fall in love again. On true-to-life romance stories sent through letters, letter-senders, advice from Nadine at the end of the show.

At 8 p.m., the undisputed No.1 longest-running and top-rating sitcom Goin' Bukol Pwede starring Robi Domingo, Maui Taylor and Yam Concepcion are the stars of sitcom. The plot revolves around two Chloe Concepcion and Yam Reyes whose remaining the sitcom by their home studios of IBC. Savior to the box-office king of comedian Robi de Leon on a newly-opened TV station in this family-oriented sitcom make every Filipino family laugh with its extremely funny scenes.

On 8:30 p.m., a singing superstars based on the American reality talent search series franchise from Endemol for the reality talent search contest Born to be a Star hosted by a certified singing champion Anja Aguilar with a judges are Gino Padilla, Paula Bianca, Joey Albert and Dingdong Avanzado. The singing-reality talent show with a Filipino male and female, solo or group performers, age 12 to 23 years old and above are quallified to join the contest of contestants to perform are Veejay Aragon, Anna Baluyot, Cayleen Villamor, Ronald Humarang, Anne Bernardo, Leon Matawaran, Tony dela Paz, Muriel Lomadilla, Pauling Agupitan, Kristofer Dangculos, Melvin Rimas, Vanessa Rangadhol, John Michael Narag and Jet Barrun where contestants get the superstar treatment and the chance to perform in a production number on primetime TV becoming the next singing idol superstars with a stardom superstar every showbiz discovering and developing Philippine Television’s biggest new singing superstar fans when a finalists from the weekly winner brings home for P50,000, P100,000 for the semifinals and P1 million pesos for the grand finals with the music recording contract of Viva Records and Vicor Music.

IBC's president and CEO Boots Anson-Roa sees the “different genres” of their line-up viewers want to “fantasy, game, talent stars, horror thriller, comedy, laughs, teen anthology and superstars” on weekends.