IBC-13 Up in the Ratings Game

August 24, 2014

MANILA, Philippines - The effort to better service the public with balanced programming finally paid off for the sequestered TV station IBC-13 known as Ito'ng Bagong Channel 13.

Just recently, the network came up the third spot, next to the surpassed of ABS-CBN and GMA 7 in viewership based on Kantar Media/TNS Philippines.

August 2-24, IBC-13 had a 34.7% audience share compaed to the 50.4% of ABS-CBN and 42.6% audience share of GMA-7 had increased viewers.

Among IBC-13 programs credited for the weekend boost is the show Born to be a Superstar, which also enjoyed a higher than usual during its August 16 and 17, and August 23 and 24 episode.

Anja Aguilar, show host, singer, actress and recording artist, 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 Seeing Stars Tonight on August 24.

The Million Second Quiz on Saturday, and Killer Karaoke and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? on Sunday are becoming the huge success, which si also part of the network's weekend programming, has been credited for enticing weekend viewers to tune in to the channel.

Maya Loves Sir Chief and Sandy's Romance, 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.

Voltron Man and Janella: A Princess Girl, which is also part of the weeknight programming of the network, has been reaching to the top as the action-packed superhero for AJ and the fairytale princess for Janella.

“Salamat po sa inyong suporta,” AJ Muhlach as the primetime prince known as Voltron Man and primetime princess Janella Salvador, the two of the series’ lead roles, intoned in a separate interview.

Expected to bring in more viewers is the much-awaited newest primetime drama series of the teleserye queen Claudine Barretto and the teleserye king Raymart Santiago.

Your Heart, My Love, the series is about the love story and romantic life in the family drama, because of thriller and TV kontrbida within the powerhouse cast, that is, if the legal hassles of its host, at that point.