‘Captain Barbell’ Reign at No. 1 Nationwide, Dominic Roque Got The ‘Fantaserye Prince’ Title

Posted on August 9, 2016 by IBC

Dominic Roque as Captain Barbell

IBC-13’s newest Kapinoy Primetime teleserye Captain Barbell quickly won the hearts of primetime TV viewers as its pilot episode reigned as the most watched TV program in the country last Monday (August 8).

From the data from Kantar Media, the superhero action-drama series topbilled by the Fantaserye Prince Dominic Roque garnered a national TV rating of 36.5%, or 20 points higher than FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano (ABS-CBN) and Encantadia (GMA) are only got 43.3% and 19.4%.

Aside from TV ratings, the TV adaptation of Mars Ravelo classic also conquered social networking sites such as Twitter, where the show’s official hashtag #CaptainBarbellAngSimula became one of the worldwide trending topics.

Meanwhile, in the death of his grandfather Aloy (William Martinez) who died for them, Captain Barbell (Dominic) unravel an extraordinary power about his mother Mrs. B (Cherry Pie Picache) and he forcing to defeat The General (TJ Trinidad) and Levi (Martin del Rosario)

Completing the powerhouse cast of Captain Barbell are TJ Trinidad, Martin del Rosario, Kristel Fulgar, introducing Dancing with the Stars grand winner Riva Quenery, Bryan Santos, Abel Estanislao, Aiko Melendez, Herbert Bautista, Cherry Pie Picache, Nova Villa, Pamu Pamorada and Ramon Bautista. Also part of Captain Batrbell are Hiro Torobu, Makisig Morales, Jovic Monsod, Bernard Palanca, Eric Fructuoso, Marissa Sanchez, Jang Amparna, Pinky Amador, DJ Durano, Maureen Larrazabal, Anna Larrucea, IC Mendoza and JM Rodriguez; with the special participation of William Martinez. It is under the direction of Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco.

Don’t miss the exciting superhero adventure of Captain Barbell weeknights after Express Balita on IBC-13’s Kapinoy Primetime. For more updates, log on to www.ibc.com.ph or follow @ibc13 on Twitter.