'Maghihintay Sa'yo' Beats 'The Legal Wife' and 'Rhadora X'

February 28, 2014

After her hit rating teleseryes like Esperanza and Safe In The Arms O Love, The Jewel of Drama Cristine Reyes continues to keep primetime viewers on the edge of their seats as her character Sophie claims vengeance and risks her all to recover her kidnapped son in IBC’s ground-breaking, consistent top-rating and fast-paced primetime heart-pounding drama series Maghihintay Sa'yo feels accomplished that her consistent has not only entertained TV viewers but also the whole family who are physically and emotionally battered by their husbands.

To make sure that the "buena mano" production will click with viewers and stand up to the established majors productions, it's boosting the series' star value with the stellar participation as IBC's attempt to do a full length TV drama series is making big waves in the teleserye fanatics.

Carita de Angel, Janella in Wonderland, I Will be Here and Maghihintay Sa'yo is already overloaded with many commercials, so that TV productions can have a fighting chance against imported soaps top-billing characters. It is considered as the Philippine television primtime drama filmed and aired on high definition (HDTV-1080i). With the success of IBC continues to change the game in TV programming by offering another melodrama primetime series with a heart-warming plot that is fit for the whole family. IBC-13 is set to prove once more that it can go head to head against its rivals in terms of quality drama with the new soap opera format of the hear-pounding romantic melodrama series Maghihintay Sa'yo.

IBC’s top-rating Kapinoy Primetime series Maghihintay Sa'yo, a primetime teleserye remains to be the no.1 teleserye in the country as it recently won in the ratings game over ABS-CBN and GMA’s drama program. In fact, Maghihintay Sa'yo managed to beat two rival primetime teleseryes in the fast-paced story. Two of primetime series representing IBC stations in Cebu, Iloilo, Baguio, Davao and Mega Manila.

Two of primetime seryes like Janella in Wonderland and Maghihintay Sa'yo proved to be the ratings winner for the Canoy-led network IBC present a newest drama series upon the request of advertisers in place TV ads intend to engage channels 2 and 7 in areas where they're strong like producing teleseryes involving hundreds of millions of pesos tired of seeing the same actors with the same acting skills on TV.

Based on the data from Kantar Media last Monday (February 24), the series topbilled by the primetime queen and the jewel of drama Cristine Reyes garnered 24.8% national TV ratings, or almost 13 points higher than its rival in ABS-CBN’s The Legal Wife which is got 19.5% and GMA’s Rhadora X which also only got 11.9%.

Meanwhile, because of its compelling narrative and top caliber performance of its impressive powerhouse cast, Maghihintay Sa'yo remains the beatable in its time slot since it premiered on January 27.

According to Cristine, now having a new rival program for the soap dramas because she is competing with anyone. “I just always strive to do my best at work. I think it’s better to be focused on improving my craft of competing with others,” said Cristine which is set to stayed defeatable despite new competition.

Since it started airing in January 2014, Maghihintay Sa'yo has won the hearts of Filipinos with its romantic love and heart-warming story on kind of Filipino family values.

On last January 31 (Friday), the Kapinoy drama series hit its all-time high national TV ratings of 24.2% based on data from Kantar Media covering urban and rural homes nationwide. It rated nine points higher than its then rival show, The Legal Wife and Rhadora X which only scored 21.5% and 11.2%.

Meanwhile, the Jewel of Drama believes that despite its new competition, TV viewers will still continue to support Your Heart, My Love because of the upcoming heart-warming and romance scenes in the series. “I believe they’ll keep on following our story with the exciting challenges that Sophie dela Cruz will face in the coming weeks, especially now that her daddy Roel dela Cruz (Raymart Santiago) together accepted her when the evil aunt Barbara Perez (Princess Punzalan) will take over,” Cristine shared.

With Roel’s acceptance and a budding friendship with her father Richard Buenavista (Diether Ocampo), will Sophie’s life be filled with the family?

Don’t miss Maghihintay Sa'yo, weeknights 9:15pm, on IBC-13's Kapinoy Primetime, after I Will Be Here and before La Madrastra. For more updates, log on to www.ibc.com.ph or follow @ibc13 on Twitter.