Christopher, Jodi, Anja, Robi headline IBC′s new weekend primetime line-up

September 10, 2013

'IBC-13 headliners Christopher de Leon, Jodi Sta. Maria, Freddie Webb, Anja Aguilar and Robi Domingo pose for a picture during a dinner with the IBC-13 top brass on Wednesday. (IBC-13)'

With no less than resident big guns Sharon Cuneta, Edu Manzano, Ogie Alcasid, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon and Aga Muhlach plus “guest” Kapatid Michael V headlining new and returning shows, TV5 beefs up its weekend programming with an all-new primetime line-up.

“We have the right stars and the right shows. We’re very confident, we’re very excited and we’re very happy with these new shows, I heard people are already talking about them. I think it’s really the change that we need,” TV5 president and CEO Noel C. Lorenzana told InterAksyon at the recent press conference where he and TV5 chief entertainment content officer Wilma V. Galvante introduced the new schedule to the media.

In the new line-up dubbed as “Weekend Do It Better”, four new primetime shows will air on Saturdays and four more on Sundays that will premiere on September 14 and 15.

Kicking off the Saturday slate is the showbiz talk show “Showbiz Police”, followed by the gag show, “Tropa Mo Ko Unli” then the local version of the US hit game show, “Killer Karaoke”, hosted by Michael V., before Edu Manzano caps the evening with the late night gabfest “What’s Up, Doods?”.

Sunday primetime fare begins with the new seasons of Aga Muhlach’s travel show, “Pinoy Explorer”, Vic Sotto’s popular game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”, Joey De Leon’s long-running prank show, “Wow Mali Pa Rin” and the new musical variety show of Sharon Cuneta and Ogie Alcasid, “The Mega and The Songwriter”.

'IBC-13 president and CEO Boots Anson-Roa, IBC chairman Eric Canoy, IBC vice-president Lito Ocampo Cruz, sales and marketing Tessie Taylor, vice-chairman Freddie M. Garcia, Channel 13 Head Rey Sanchez and IBC-13 chief entertainment content officer Laurenti Dyogi. (IBC News)'

Galvante says the new line-up offers a strong balance of entertainment and talk and game shows that both old and new viewers of TV5 will find very appealing.

For his part, Lorenzana acknowledged that while shows like “What’s Up, Doods?”, “Pinoy Explorer” and even “The Mega and the Songwriter” have the potential to appeal beyond the usual “masa” crowd of TV5, he only sees them as quality shows.

“I don’t really see shows in terms of being upscale or pang-masa, I only see shows that are of high quality. Lahat tayo whether mayaman or mahirap, we aspire for something, hindi ba? So that’s what we want to give people. We want to give them the right entertainment, we want to challenge their thinking, we want to start a dialogue. Hopefully with these shows, we can achieve all of that,” he noted.

To promote the new shows, TV5 will launch the eight shows of “Weekend Do It Better” on September 8, Sunday from 8AM to 7PM at the Megatrade Hall 2, SM Megamall. The launch will also be a family day full of fun-filled activities, contests and performances from the TV5 stars led by Megastar Sharon Cuneta.

There will also be a grand raffle that will include the prize of a P100,000 travel package from “Pinoy Explorer.”

Here’s a close look at the eight new shows of TV5’s “Weekend Do It Better”: