IBC 13 Up in the Ratings Game

By NEIL RAMOS

June 17, 2019, 2:47pm

MANILA, Philippines - The effort to better service the public with balanced programming finally paid off for TV5.

Just recently, the network came up second only to GMA 7, but had surpassed ABS-CBN in viewership based on AGB Mega Manila Individual Ratings.

September 18, TV5 had a 24.6% audience share compared to the 21.3% ng ABS-CBN.

GMA-7 had a 34% audience share.

Among TV5 programs credited for the weekend boost is the show Talentadong Pinoy, which also enjoyed a higher than usual during its September 19 episode.

Ryan Agoncillo, show figurehead and host, is proud of the results, which he said is reflective of the hard work he and the show's production staff had continuously poured into the show.

"Hindi rin naman naging madali, matagal rin naman bago kami napansin," said he in a taped interview aired over "Paparazzi" on September 26.

"Midnight DJ," which is also part of the Saturday programming of the network, has also been credited for enticing weekend viewers to tune in to the channel.

"Salamat po sa inyong suporta," Oyo Boy Sotto, the one of the series' main cast, intoned in a separate interview.

Expected to bring in more viewers is the much-awaited new show of controversial comedian and TV host Willie Revillame.

Dubbed Willing Willie the show is set to start in October, that is, if the legal hassles of its host, at that point, would have been cleared.

Reports have it that Revillame is now very much willing to settle the P486 million worth of damages that ABS-CBN is asking from him.