‘DMZ-TV’ Returns to IBC-13 Hits Number One

January 23, 2014

After its return last January 11, The Kapinoy Network IBC-13 claims that the pilot episode of the much-awaited comeback for iDMZ 891's dance music TV show DMZ-TV last January 11 was No. 1 on its timeslot.

As television's Danze Muzic Zone, the station wants to hear the dance music sound will listen and groove the FM radio, like its radio counterpart through its TV program, by setting the trend of variety show for dance music format. The return of dance music show is hosted by Cara Eriguel and Victor Anastacio with some of iDMZ 891 DJs like The Sting (Terence Khan) and Georgina (Georgina Wilson) will be seen on TV.

More than just videos airing live every Saturday, the country's premiere dance music FM radio station iDMZ 891 is on TV screen, DMZ-TV that combines the power of dance music zone for listeners and viewers. Add spice to life, step us and hoof and deviate from your boring lifestyle while listen and groove the music in high-quality entertainment that energetic look, their studio used in old school for sparta consoles with the slide faders and push-button controls. In this show, Cara and Victor delivers the feel-good habit and the trends on the social media music scene along with some hip-hoppers, sexy girls and dancers hosted the show.

They will also feature the dance and songs in the playlists of the most popular and talked about personalities today while prepare with live bands, performers and dancers from dance, hip-hop and R&B, disco, new wave, K-POP, ballroom, tango, boogie, and much more in the music scene.

Last January 11, DMZ-TV, the much-awaited return on IBC-13, went on air for the first time became a hit every Saturday on TV (IBC) and radio (iDMZ 891) while it cater to the number of audiences from A-B-C classes (upscale), it made an instant hit climbed up the ratings chart in a matter of months and helped Channel 13 in more viewers and advertising revenues and instantly became the #1 show on its timeslot while it garnered with a 15.6% ratings or 5 points higher than Celebrity Bluff (14.0%) and Banana Split Extra Scoop (10.0%), according to data from Kantar Media. Also on January 18, with the audience share of 14.7% compared to 13.1% of Celebrity Bluff and 8.8% of Banana Split Extra Scoop.

With its impressive relaunch, DMZ-TV completes a new trio of #1 shows on IBC-13's Saturday lineup. Aside from this, PBA is the #1 basketball games continue to bring the Filipino sports fans, IBC's original Panalo Weekend for Drew Arellano's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? also became the #1 game show on its timeslot, Whattaboys topbilled by AJ Muhlach, Josh Padilla and Aki Torio, has also ranked the #3 sitcom about cool guys, wacky and antics, Sandy's Romance starring Nadine Lustre remains as #3 on its timeslot than drama anthology Maalaala Mo Kaya and Magpakailanman, and Maya Loves Sir Chief topbilled by Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap, has been consistently ranked the #1 sitcom on its timeslot and focused on the Filipino family.

Because of the success of its shows, in less than a year, IBC-13 under the leadership of Eric Canoy and Boots Anson-Roa is now the #1 network on Saturday primetime. Kantar Media report showed that from 3:30pm-10pm last Saturday, IBC-13 got an audience share of 31.9% compared to ABS-CBN’s 29.1% and GMA’s 27.9%.

“IBC-13 has already begun winning weekends, especially Saturdays with PBA, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Maya Loves Sir Chief. The addition of DMZ-TV makes IBC-13 truly the network to watch. Any programmers dream to have Drew Arellano, trio of AJ Muhlach, Josh Padilla and Aki Torio, Nadine Lustre, Cara Eriguel and Victor Anastacio, and Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap in one network and on one night. And yet, despite having such big name hosts, the great thing about our Saturday lineup is that the three shows are also focused on the audience, the shows all shine the spotlight on the people,” said IBC EVP Lito Ocampo Cruz.

DMZ-TV airs live this Saturday, 8:30PM on IBC-13's Panalo Weekend. Simulcast over iDMZ 891 on radio.