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Rated Marriel
File:Rated Marriel OBB 2022.png
Official logo since July 16, 2022.
Genre Sitcom
Newscast
Family
School
Created by People's Television Network
Written by Joey Capisonda
Caryll Araza
Sherwin Buenavida (since 2020)
Directed by 2017-2022
Jose Chito "Jet" Cabatuando
Boy Osoyos
2022-present:
Willy Cuevas
Starring Marriel Dagohoy
Narrated by Marriel Dagohoy
Theme music composer Dante Bantutua
Opening theme Rated Marriel
performed by Eurika / Marriel Dagohoy
Country of origin Philippines
Language(s) Filipino
English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes n/a (airs every Saturday)
Production
Executive producer(s) Rosemarie Malansang
Lunomy Merana
Producer(s) Audie Gemora (OIC, Entertainment Division)
Location(s) PTV Studio A, Studio B and Studio C, Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City
Camera setup Multi-camera setup
Running time 60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company(s) PTV Entertainment Group
Broadcast
Original channel PTV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Mono
Original run July 15, 2017 – present
External links
Website

Rated Marriel (stylized as RATED marriel) is a Philippine television sitcom-news series produced and conceptualized by the People's Television Network's in-house entertainment division and broadcast by PTV. The show stars a large ensemble cast that is top-billed and anchored by Marriel Dagohoy in the leading role as a teenager who shifts from one role after another such as high school student, daughter of her family and high school varsity player and accepted as a newscaster of a news program, focusing on deliver current events, the hottest headlines and the latest breaking news from all over the country (presenting news items focuses on current events), alongside from skits and story. The show is set in the headquarters of PTV, the government television station at Broadcast Complex in Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. First aired on July 15, 2017, it became the longest-running, multi-awarded and top-rated news sitcom on Philippine television. It currently airs every Saturday from 8:30pm to 9:30pm (PST) after the NBL on PTV's Weekend Revelution primetime block and worldwide via PTV World. The sitcom is also streamed live via Facebook on PTV's official Facebook account, along with Twitter and YouTube.

As the brainchild of PTV's Entertainment Division Head Audie Gemora, Rated Marriel is a situation comedy in a newscast format. The program delivers up-to-date news and information in a good comic situation, making it the first in Philippine television. The show is aimed at children, teenagers and the people, and packed with up-to-the-minute and notable news, including daily news, lessons, story and a superb line-up of issues and breaking news that will inform the needs of the viewers about the Philippine government. Rated Marriel is a show that focuses on a teenager of the typical Filipino family. Although the show received mixed reviews from critics, it received by the public and by critics as it gained instant popularity among different types of viewers and a household name. The sitcom has also been known to inform, educate and empower its viewers about Philippine government through news and information.

The show is the first and only primetime sitcom and the first station-produced entertainment program of the government network, reminiscent of the old primetime local sitcoms on PTV: Last Two Minutes, Love Me Doods, Estudyante Blues and Bhoy; and pioneered as the first and only comedy news sitcom, which delivers the news stories apart from the story. Since its inception in July 15, 2017, it became a consistent top-rater as the longest-running comedy news series on Philippine television and one of the top-rating shows of PTV. The sitcom's popularity has made it a media franchise, as well as the highest rated news sitcom to air on PTV as the merchandising revenue for the network and made Marriel Dagohoy as the News Princess on Philippine television.

About the show[]

The country's government TV network People's Television (PTV) is setting the pace in redefining the landscape of Philippine television programming.

Marriel Dagohoy, the hottest and rising teen star of PTV, is the titular cute and pretty teenybopper Ate as Rated Marriel, the newest comedy show of the People's Television, is a government news and information beyond the primetime newscast that delivers the headlines and top stories. And hey!? What’s the news is all about?

Rated Marriel is a refreshing one-hour comedy show and a newscast with a mix of news gathering and the concept of a newspaper superimposed on a family-oriented sitcom, targets the viewers by showcasing a comedy skits, delivers current events and the latest-breaking news focused on the Philippine government. In spite of being designed as a comedy television news program that features the latest and most relevant news in and around the country and the globe that generates their own buzz, the sitcom is set in PTV headquarters in which it is broadcast as a popular television sitcom (a show-within-a-show for the news), as well as comedic sub-plots involving Marriel's good news. It showcases the creative and technical expertise of PTV, led by Executive Producers Rose Manalansang and Lunomy Merana, and directed by Jose Chito "Jet" Cabatuando and Boy Osoyos.

Unlike the usual sketch comedy gag shows, political satires and featuring established comedians, Rated Marriel is not the usual gags and spoofs, but only a government news program, focusing on their own news items in the current events and gives a news stories related to the hottest headlines and the latest news that are happening in and around the country. The program is the more of a good news stories rather than a gag show, it has a good comic situations that watch and hear at the news, which makes the show a unique approach to the viewing public habits. PTV is already producing a show with a similar concept. It’s a show. Rated Marriel is a whole new act from the all-too- serious-and-formal major newscasts on the government network. Marriel is one of the pioneer artists of PTV, where she discovered and developed by the government network.

Rated Marriel's story revolves around the lives of Marriel, a cute, pretty and smart high school classmate at the public high school Barangay Vasra High School/Maxwell International School, located at the Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City where Marriel attend, alongside other high school classmates as she learns her news in the classroom. Like a newsreader, Marriel is the news presenter teen girl role who studies like a newspaper headlines and learn her news stories and reading her newspapers, usually sits at a news desk and acts as an in-studio anchorgirl at the government television station, while Barangay Vasra High School/Maxwell International School classmates works as their field reporters live on the scene. Accurate, straightforward and actual news and information shall be introduced.

First in Philippine television, the first-of-its-kind program is patterned as a comedy sitcom and portrayed by Marriel. There will be continuity between their settings (including house setting and public high school setting, news center) and the segments being delivered in the show with a government mandate to the Filipino viewing public are delivered in the show to inform and educate the viewing public about the Philippine government and inform the issues and current developments for the people. The news will be delivered, along with skits and dialogues of characters are delivered in the show like an acting skills. With the experiences and versatility of the hottest stars, the challenge here is how to make people laugh yet maintain high integrity and credibility in bringing the news and information.

An instant success, since its premiere in 2017, Rated Marriel became a household name and climbed up the ratings chart in a matter of months, forming part of PTV's duumvirate of top-rated programs (alongside the NBL Philippines, which airs every weekend) on the Saturday primetime slot, and the consistent top-rated show on the government network and enjoys recognition as one of the most successful, original and innovative shows in Philippine television history, and paved the way for these sitcoms that followed thereafter. As the government network's flagship news sitcom, Rated Marriel enjoys recognition as one of the most successful and innovative shows in Philippine television history. This show packs with news and information, along with the latest issues, breaking news stories and more. Aside from the laughter it brings, the show also imparts to viewers valuable lessons in life and promotes good family values.

Synopsis[]

Rated Marriel follows the news lessons of Marriel Garcia (Marriel Dagohoy), the only daughter and eldest and middle child of the Garcia family who learns the news while reading her newspaper and enjoys being a newscaster at the news center, lives in Visayas Avenue. A family house setting for the entire family at home as a home for Kaye Garcia, his husband Arnold, and her two children (Marriel and Carlo), and a public high school setting for high school classmates and teachers, Marriel shifts for her role in a variety of hilarious, fun, and heart-warming situations while dealing with school, friends and family. As a newscaster, Marriel is studying at Barangay Vasra High School while anchoring at the news studio of PTV as a teenybopper news girl where she works for the news that informs the nation of the day's events, delivering the latest national, local, regional and international news stories. Dagohoy's reporting-style is an acting role like a journalism, with stories ranging from current events (including government news), weather, sports, showbiz and life hacks. The show is anchored by her is often presented in a dual narrative with the news-related stories.

Aside from this, the sitcom is formatted like a news program that concentrates on the news, with skits only seen in every episode and a news presentation assembled for this format. The actors also play themselves in subplots during each episode. With the cast intact, writing began. The basic concept for the show is a full-hour show that featured a cold open and opening scene (which featured the cast in and around the studio before the show starts), news presentation and a sitcom. The acting role of Marriel at the helm of newscasting. The different parts of the show gives an up-to-the-minute national, local and international news across the country and the globe, weather report, the latest in sports and the latest showbiz gossip delivered by Marriel. Apart from the show is the news story of the sitcom and short skits, while showing her own headlines. And the third part features their special guests and on the show.

From time to time, they feature guests from other networks and the people who learn about their latest issues and news apart from the story, including newsmakers, government officials, political personalities, celebrities and industry people who have everything you need to do with the news.

Premise[]

The show emphasizes on government news and public information like a news program as an alternative to the usual pop culture parody. Skits and story are performed in a manner similar to variety shows.

The show is set in Maxwell International School (formerly Barangay Vasra High School, 2017-2022), a public high school (with DepEd permit) in Visayas Avenue featuring PTV teen stars as high school students in a skits who learns the news with comprehension. Alongside these story, it is also a newscast as news presentation with Marriel (played by Marriel Dagohoy) as the only anchorgirl and teenybopper newscaster (also a reporter) who works for the newscast of the government news and information channel in Visayas Avenue as she usually sits at a news desk and studied as an in-studio anchorgirl) as she merely reads her news, wherein reporters on field are to bring in their breaking news and developing news stories happening in and around the country (including important coverage of a news story as it happens), as well as segments which also feature the lighter side of the news.

Depicting the hottest and latest news items in the current events and gives a news stories which is related to the latest news that are happening to the country and often reports things major occurring in Visayas Avenue or around the country, Rated Marriel offers the latest and most relevant news in and around the country. They have various workers and crews. It provides updates on national, local, regional and world news events (along with school news, weather, sports and showbiz). Marriel usually sits at a news desk and acts as an in-studio anchorgirl, while Maxwell International School high school classmates (including Tricia) works as field reporters live on the scene.

Cast and characters[]

Main[]

  • Marriel Dagohoy (born in November 27, 2002) as Marriel Garcia (2017-present) - a teenager newscaster as the daughter and eldest child of Kaye/CJ and Arnold Garcia, as well as the older sister of Carlo; and a cute, pretty and smart high school classmate at Maxwell International School, the public school with DepEd permit and works for PTV for her newscast as an anchorgirl in Visayas Avenue, although she appears on the scene of the news, anchoring and reporting live. Marriel is the lead role and portrayed as a newscaster of the sitcom who delivers in particular episodes as she delivers the timely and relevant news, comments, spiels and wrapping up of the show aside from her acting skills where she narrated. Marriel shifts from one role after another such as high school student, daughter of her family and high school varsity player and portrays a characters like a news anchor and a news reporter of the news program on the government-owned TV station, host and acting role. Marriel is inspired by PTV news anchors wherein Marriel acts as a newscaster. Later in the sketch sitcom, she develops a crush on her good friend Donny. At present, Marriel develops a friendship of her good friend and neighbor Gab, later with Jairus, and now, back with Donny.
  • Donny Pangilinan as Donny Andanar (2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2022-present) - a high school classmate at Maxwell International School who attracts many suitors, including Marriel's good friend and a first love interest. Pangilinan was no longer part of the show as he left by August 2020 due to other showbiz commitments. However, in February 2022, Donny makes a grand comeback and reunited with Marriel as a love interest and Kurt's bestfriend.
  • Kurt Gerona as Kurt Aytona (2019-present) - Marriel's classmate/good friend and Art/Donny's bestfriend at Maxwell International School.
  • Arnold Reyes (born in February 5) as Arnold Garcia (2017-present)- Marriel's father and Kaye/CJ's husband as a father of two children.
  • CJ Opiaza as CJ Garcia - Marriel' stepmother and Arnold's new wife. (2022-present)
  • Carlo Mendoza as Carlo Garcia (Gigil Kid) (born in May 31, 2011) (June 6, 2020-present) - the son and middle child of Kaye/CJ and Arnold Garcia as a second child, and the younger brother of Marriel.
  • Krystal Brimner as Krystal Angeles - Art's new friend and now Johan's girlfriend at Maxwell International School. (February 5, 2022-present)
  • Johan Kyle Ong as Johan (2022-present) - Marriel's classmate and Kurt's friend at Maxwell International School who has a classmate Krystal.
  • Rowvery Trinidad (born in October 29, 2003) as Rowvery Curtis (2017-present) - a classmate/rival to Marriel at Maxwell International School. Marriel is a good news, while Rowvery has her own fake news, but Marriel needs a good news against fake news.
  • Steph Henares as Ma'am Steph (2017-present) - the teacher of Barangay Vasra High School who loves her classmates despite their lessons inside the classroom.
  • JC Tejano as Mr. JC (2017-present) - the adviser and newspaper editor at Maxwell International School where he tells Marriel and other classmates that a truthful and exciting story about the national and local issues are acceptable news material and that he would look them from the newspaper for a truthful news story.
  • Dagul as Mr. Dagul Marcos (July 16, 2022-present)
  • James Blanco as James Ramiro (July 16, 2022-present) - Arnold's friend at the office.
  • Meiji Cruz (born in October 30, 1993) as Meiji "Meij" delos Santos (May 21, 2022-present) - Donny's good friend.

Supporting[]

  • Tricia Cabais as Tricia Diaz - Marriel's classmate/friend at Maxwell International School as a field reporter.
  • Julijo Pisk as Julijo - Tricia's classmate at Barangay Vasra High School.
  • Renshi de Guzman as Renshi Agustin - Kurt's classmate at Maxwell International School.
  • Sean Tristan as Sean (2022-present) - Shami's classmate at Maxwell International School.
  • Marcy Verdadero as Marcy Vega - Rowvery's classmate at Maxwell International School.
  • Zyreine Menorias as Zyreine Abad - Rowvery's classmate at Maxwell International School.
  • Aubrey Miles as Aubrey Aytona (2019-present) - Kurt's mother
  • Rich Asuncion as Rich Curtis - Sherwin's wife and Rovery's mother
  • Sherwin Ordoñez as Sherwin Curtis - Rich's husband and Rovery's father.
  • Don Laurel as SPO1 Don Dalisay - a policeman at the police office in Barangay Vasra.
  • Ayesha Zara Soldevilla as Ayesha
  • Yuguz Garcia as Yuguz - Carlo's classmate/friend at Maxwell International School elementary level.
  • Topper Fabregas as Coach Topper - the coach at Maxwell International School.
  • Kalila Aguilos as Aling Belay - Owner of a sari-sari store right outside the Garcia house.

Former[]

Main[]

  • Kaye Abad as Kaye Garcia - Marriel's mother, Arnold's wife and Carlo's mother as a mother of two children. (2017-July 2, 2022)
  • Pio Joaquin as Allegra Garcia (2018-July 2, 2022) - Kaye and Arnold's youngest son of the Garcia family, and the twin brother of Iñigo.
  • Iñigo Leon Castillo as Iñigo Garcia (2021-July 2, 2022) - Kaye and Arnold's infant son, and the twin brother of Pio.
  • Jairus Aquino as Jairus "Pareng Jairus" Obina (2017-2019; November 6, 2022-July 2, 2022) - Marriel's good friend, a love interest and the classmate at Barangay Vasra High School, former Kelvin's friend and now Donny's bestfriend.
  • Zyren dela Cruz as Zyren Garcia (2017-2020) - Marriel's youngest brother and Kaye and Arnold's second child/son.
  • Kelvin Miranda as Kelvin Fernandez - Marriel's classmate/good friend at Barangay Vasra High School. (2017-2019)
  • Gillian Vicencio as Gillian Alexandra - Marriel's bestfriend and Kelvin's classmate at Barangay Vasra High School as an intelligent student. (2017-2018)
  • Jeremiah Lisbo as Joshua Cortez (November 24, 2018-April 6, 2019) - Marriel's classmate.
  • Dionne Monsanto as Ma'am Dionne (2019-July 2, 2022) - the teacher of Maxwell International School who loves her classmates despite their lessons inside the classroom.
  • Art Guma as Art Sena (2019-July 2, 2022) - Marriel's classmate and Kurt's friend at Barangay Vasra High School who later has a classmate Rowvery.
  • Stacey Sevilleja (born July 13, 2003) as Stacey Abestano (2019-2020) - Marriel's bestfriend at Barangay Vasra High School.
  • Gab Bayan as Gab Andanar (September 12, 2020-October 30, 2021, main cast) - Marriel's good friend, the only neighbor and a love interest.
  • Smokey Manaloto as Smokey - Arnold's best friend at the office. (September 12, 2020-2023)
  • Desiree del Valle as Desiree Aquino (September 12, 2020-July 2, 2022) - the villain as the ex-bestfriend of Kaye and the legal friend of Arnold.
  • Rox Montealegre as Rox Cassandra - Arnold's right-hand good friend. (September 12, 2020-May 14, 2022)
  • Leslie Santos Diaz as Leslie Ochoa - Kurt's classmate at Barangay Vasra High School. (2020-July 2, 2022)
  • Criza Taa as Criza Querrer (May 22, 2021-July 2, 2022) - Marriel's classmate and new bestfriend at Barangay Vasra High School as a teenager news reporter/live​-event field correspondent for special event coverage, she appears on the scene of the news and reporting live on the scene.

Supporting[]

  • Joee Guilas as Joee dela Rosa - a struggling officemate and Arnold's best friend. (2017-2020)
  • Carlos Dala as Carlos (2017-2019)
  • Eya Borja (born in September 21, 2003) as Eya Geronimo - Marriel's classmate/friend at Barangay Vasra High School. (2019-2020)
  • Tan Roncal as Tan (2019-2022) - Shami's classmate at Barangay Vasra High School.
  • Jobert Austria as Jobert "Boss Jobert Samonte - Arnold's new boss. (September 12, 2020-2023)
  • Jan Marini as Jan Andanar (September 12, 2020-2021, main cast) - Gab's mother.
  • Nikka Martinez as Nikka Sena (2019-July 2, 2022) - Art's mother

Guests[]

Main article: List of Rated Marriel guest stars

Segments[]

Current[]

  • My InfoWeather - weekend weather forecast by Marriel Dagohoy as a weathergirl at the weather center, with a weather report. (2017-present)
  • It's Sports Tym - sports news by Marriel Dagohoy as a sportscasting girl. Marriel learns you updated on sports. (2017-present)
  • Showbiz Tym - entertainment news with a twist by Marriel Dagohoy as a gossip girl as she delivers the latest and hottest intrigues in the world of showbiz and entertainment buzz with your favorite stars. To update viewers on entertainment scene. (2017-present)

Former[]

  • Donny on Duty - A sketch that featured Donny. The sketch had something report (which was never seen) that became more comprehensive as usual. Donny never said anything. (2017-2018, 2019-2020)
  • Huli Ka - a short skit targets random people for a hilarious good news against fake news. One of the funniest episodes was when the crew to stop fake news on some passersby inside the PTV studio at Broadcast Complex. (2017-2019)
  • Marriel's Explainzer - a short explainer sketch in which Marriel Dagohoy, in a news studio focuses on explaining the news that will learn the knowledge of the audience on an certain issue, along with a different guest about the news themselves. (2017-2020)
  • Let's Choose It! - a game in which viewers will randomly guess the answer. (2017-2022)
  • Crazy M - a short opinion sketch featuring Marriel (played by Marriel), a high school girl with glasses and a hat in who speaks on facts and explaining different issues in a different way, not a ridiculous schemes. For viewers to understand current issues better and empower them to make informed opinions. (2017-2020)
  • Totally Donny - a short sketch/skit starring Donny Pangilinan, who tells the most relevant and most pressing issues that informs our stories. More than news and current events, people need to be informed of the perspective of any matter affecting the issues. Whatever issue, whatever detail, Donny tells every issues informed to him. This was the only recurring sketch without an appearance from Dagohoy (though she introduces Donny in a voiceover off-screen). (2017-2018)
  • KJ (Kelvin-Jairus) - a commentary skit as Kelvin and Jairus are a pair of high school teenagers for heckling. (2017-2019)
  • Gillain Serye - a fictional news-related drama skit/sketch in soap opera format starring Gillian (Gillian Vicencio), a high school teenager. Gillain Serye is a very dramatic and news show as one of the most discussed news-related topic by its fans are when or if Gillian and Kelvin would report since there appears to be a comprehension between the two. (July-September 2018)
  • Marriel Reports - exclusive reports and special reports reported by Marriel as a news reporter, covering the story. (2018-2021)
  • Report Kay Donny - from the reporters themselves, a short skit that provides the public with a flash of the biggest news about the relatable experiences of the news. The cast of Rated Marriel once performed an amusing skit about Donny with the most controversial story. Brief and concise, it suits any person rushing for work or school who needs to be informed of the most relevant news that he needs to know and be prepared for. (2019-2020)
  • Dyaryo in Tandem - this sketch is a newspaper story where two high school classmates Kurt (played by Kurt Gerona) and Art (played by Art Guma) are learned in a newspapers and broadsheets and they're readied to deliver and offer with a banner stories. It was perhaps the show's most significant sketch. (2019-2020)
  • InbestigaRiba - investigative segment and reports starring Marriel, which aims to teach a good investigation, where she investigates behind the truthful story. (2020-2021)
  • Ready, Set, Game Tym! - one of the segments of Rated Marriel as a news-related game where viewers will predict the flag colors (red, white, yellow and blue) highlighted by the cast members (including Marriel) are assembled to play a game, either two teams (Team Marriel vs. Team Rowvery) or two players (two children or two adults). (2020-2022)
  • Report ni Criza - reported by Criza who works as a field reporter, covering the story. (2021-2022)

Production[]

Casting[]

In September 23, 2017, Gillian Vicencio finally arrived in the show and debuted an acting role as Gillian Alexandra, a new classmate at Barangay Vasra High School.

In September 15, 2018, however, Donny Pangilinan left the show to due to expiration of his contract with PTV and already became part of Star Magic Circle 2018 after he was signed by Star Magic of ABS-CBN for his teleserye Playhouse. On the other hand, Gillian Vicencio left the show on the same day.

In December 2018, Jeremiah Lisbo finally joined the cast as a love team partner, playing the role of Joshua. His character lasted until April 6, 2019.

In May 25, 2019, both Kelvin Miranda and Jairus Aquino left the show due to conflict with PTV executives. At the same time, Miranda went on GMA and Aquino returned to ABS-CBN.

On June 8 of the same year, after the departure of Lisbo, Miranda and Aquino, Donny Pangilinan returns to Rated Marriel after the former's less than one-year departure, absence from taping and hiatus from the show while he went on ABS-CBN. The same month and for his comeback, Donny reunited with Marriel in the show as a returning love team partner, while they added Kurt Gerona, Art Guma, Stacey Sevilleja and Dionne Monsanto to the cast.

In May 2020, Zyren dela Cruz left the show due to his expiration of her contract with PTV and numerous prior commitments. On June 6, 2020, child star Carlo Mendoza (Gigil Kid) joined as Marriel's youngest son and Kaye and Arnold's second child Carlo Garcia.

In August 2020, 3 months after, Donny Pangilinan once again left the show due to their expiration of his contract with PTV where he did not allowed to renew the network and his numerous prior commitments, where he returned to ABS-CBN for his different projects; and Stacey Sevilleja also had left the show as she went on to become a member of the nation's P-pop girl group BINI. This led their departures when the management decided to reformat the show.

On September 12, 2020, after the departure of Pangilinan and Ken, former IBC talent, youth leader and That's My Bae alumnus Gab Bayan (who came from hosting the youth-oriented debate show Iskoolmates and accepted as the segment anchor for PTV News Tonight) joined the sitcom as Dagohoy's only neighbor, new love interest and good friend, playing the role of Gab Andanar. Desiree del Valle, Smokey Manaloto, Leslie Santos Diaz and Rox Montealegre also joined the cast within the month.

On May 22, 2021, former Pinoy Big Brother housemate Criza Taa, who is also the co-star of He's Into Her, joined the show, playing the role of Criza as a news reporter and a field correspondent, who report coverage of events.

In November 2021, it was announced that Jairus Aquino returns to the show for his second tint, replacing Gab Bayan after the former's more than two-year departure and his absence from taping and hiatus from the show while he is in the cast of TV5's Niña Niño, as Marriel's new good friend, a love interest and the classmate at Barangay Vasra High School

In February 5, 2022, current Belle Mariano's partner Donny Pangilinan once again returned to Rated Marriel for his third stint after less than the former's two-year hiatus from the show while he went on ABS-CBN. According to Mariano, Donny, who made his second comeback on PTV due to public clamor and reunited with Marriel in the show as the returning love team partner. On March 12, 2022, Krystal Brimner joined the cast.

In May 2022, Binibining Pilipinas 2021 2nd runner up Meiji Cruz (who hosts a number of shows are an LGBTQ program Beyond Letters, morning show Rise and Shine Pilipinas as a guest host (November 17, 2021, January 28, 2022, March 4, 2022 and March 24, 2022), a weekend show for the Department of Agriculture entitled One DA sa TV and Yes Yes Yow) finally joined the cast as a regular character, playing the role of Meiji "Meij" delos Santos. Her character was being her special guest character in September 9, 2017 and November 25, 2017 episode, October 5, 2019, November 9, 2019 and December 21, 2019 episode, and December 18, 2021 episode until she accepted as a regular cast.

In July 2, 2022, Kaye Abad, Pio Joaquin, Iñigo Leon Castillo, Jairus Aquino, Dionne Monsanto, Art Guma, Desiree del Valle, and Criza Taa left the sitcom due to their departure in a fully renovated season and reformat into a sitcom. In July 16, 2022. several new cast members include CJ Opiaza (Arnold Reyes' new loveteam partner), Johan Kyle Ong (Krystal Brimner's new loveteam partner), Dagul and James Blanco (Arnold's friend).

In September 2022, Krystal and Johan were also part of PTV's newest Sunday afternoon youth-oriented comedy gag-variety show entitled G 'Kada, which was premiered on September 18, 2022, which showcased comedy skits and sketches, along with musical guests.

Broadcast[]

From 2017 to 2020, as part of programming changes brought about by the relaunch of the Philippine state television network PTV on June 28, 2017 by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) under the leadership of PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar which he focused PTV as a News and Public Affairs channel. It was billed its run as the first-ever sketch comedy news sitcom in Philippine television for and about news and information, as the first station-produced show under the production of the government network's entertainment division. Originally, the show was aired from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. (PST) every Saturday prior to the sports coverages in January 2018 and the start of the NBL Philippines in August 2018. A one-hour comedy program that featured news, skits and sketches along with story, instead of a usual gags, spoofs and satires. The show also uses both Filipino and English languages interchangeably. The show is set in a studio in which it is broadcast as a popular television comedy news (a-show-within-a-show) and presented in a hybird news delivery format with a newsdesk (most of the show will be presented and delivered in a standup or sit down format for Marriel who sits its newsdesk), it was aimed to provide laughter by showcasing skits, short comedy sketches, and segments about current events and news stories. Sketches include Marriel Option, an opinion sketch by explaining the news; Dyaryo in Tandem, starring Kurt and Art; and Totally Donny, an short issue sketch and skit by Donny.

The show was moved to 8:00pm timeslot on January 6, 2018 to make way for the different sports coverage before the then-upcoming introduction of the network’s weekend broadcasts coverage of the games of the National Basketball League (NBL) Philippines, beginning with the inaugural season in August 25, 2018 (combined live simultaneously on PTV, the now-defunct BTV and RP2, with delayed basis on Solar Sports).

On July 14, 2018, the show celebrated its 1st anniversary.

PTV began celebrating the show's 2nd anniversary on June 8, 2019, with a return of Donny Pangilinan to the regular cast with the new season and new episodes. On June 15, 2019, three weeks before the official anniversary date, Rated Marriel marked its 100th episode, which was celebrated by the show's cast and production staff and team on the set, and featuring Belle Mariano as a guest star. On July 13, 2019, PTV marked the official anniversary of the show, with a live anniversary special episode for the first time held live at PTV headquarters to accommodate around different people crowd fans (including fans of Marriel), with Reign Parani as special guests.

From March 28, 2020 to May 30, 2020, the show was temporarily suspended production of the new episodes (including principal photography) due to the 2020 Luzon enhanced community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, hence halting the schedule of airing the new episodes. Re-runs of previous episodes were re-aired for the time being.

The production of the show's new episodes was slated resumed on June 6, 2020 after the National Capitol Region and neighboring provinces will be placed under general community quarantine in June 1, 2020, with a continuation taping of new episodes with stricter safety measures, where the cameras rolling again was made thanks to the government's approval of safety guidelines and well-being of the casts, crew and production teams, which requires to wear face masks and face shields, that include rules on physical distancing, tests, and limiting of staff and practice regular handwashing and sanitation. Every episode will be a safety measure for the health of the casts and guests. In Barangay Vasra High School, students wear face masks and face shields to sit inside old ballot boxes and maintain physical distancing in a classroom during the first day of school reopening for the recovery to ensure the safety of our learners, teachers, and parents while using cellphones, tablets, laptops and computers.

On July 18, 2020, the show celebrated its 3rd anniversary.

In August 2020, however, after the new management came in, it was confirmed by PTV Network General Manager, Kat de Castro announced by the network decided not allowed to produce a gag show or sketch comedy format and keep the show by revamping Rated Marriel into a news program as it goes beyond the daily primetime newscast as the full concept of the production of news. Rated Marriel aired its final sketch comedy sitcom episode on August 15, 2020 due to COVID-19 infections in the People's Television Network, as well as disinfection procedures. The show is not allowed to get any news parodies and fake news due to concentration on a good news during the launch in 2017 when they're all banned any spoofing news by the government. and decided to stop making original short comedy sketches and satires due to the change of the new normal.

On August 22 to September 5, 2020, the producers compiled a series called The Best of Rated Marriel, which aired a mix of re-runs of previous episodes (2017-2019), behind-the-scenes footage and bloopers as a preparation for the new format in September when the disinfection operations and personnel recovery happened.

In September 12, 2020, following the reformat of PTV's news programming grid under the leadership of PTV Network General Manager, Kat de Castro, Rated Marriel, alongside the new morning show Rise and Shine Pilipinas, afternoon newscast Sentro Balita, primetime newscast Ulat Bayan and late-night news program PTV News Tonight, transferred to a revamped Studio B with a new set and relaunched, while updating its title card, a new logo and a new intro; where the latter resulted as the only show continued to be used for PTV Studio A with a new look along with the network's other programs including its public service program, Public Briefing: #LagingHandaPH and Digong 8888 Hotline, and change the format of Rated Marriel from the sketch comedy news sitcom (original format) to a full-time news sitcom (sitcom and newscast) as the current format (reformat) for the program as it goes beyond the dominance of weeknight primetime newscasts by dominating the primetime sitcom on weekends. Also, for the first time, the show is formatted as a comedy television series with a mixed sitcom and newscast format like a news program that concentrates on news and information with a stand-up delivery for news anchor Marriel, where she also has a hybrid news delivery at the news studio with a newsdesk, it follows the newscast format and features our trends with special reports, weather reports, sports and showbiz updates, more than a usual comedy skits. The show continues to be one of PTV's top-rated shows.

On January 2, 2021, Rated Marriel aired a comprehensive year-end special episode.

From March 20 and 27, 2021, Rated Marriel got suspended because of what they did to the temporary suspension of PTV in March 17 and the suspension of taping the new episodes due to the building where the network is housed will be disinfected as a precaution against COVID-19, but the operations continue through online and resumed its regular programming for non-station produced programs beginning March 18 due to the sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Manila Area and restrictions resulted in a reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine in the aforementioned areas from March 29 to April 11. For March 20 and 27, as part of PTV's temporary programming changes, the show aired the best episodes as re-runs of two previous episodes (2019) under the title The Best of Rated Marriel. After three weeks of previous episodes, the show’s taping of new episodes resumed on April 5, 2021, with a continuation schedule of airing the new episodes with enhanced health and safety protocols being implemented on April 10, 2021 as Marriel delivers the news.

On May 1, 2021, PTV announced it would recognize the 4th anniversary of Rated Marriel with a series of trivia of this show (from its premiere in July 2017 up to now) and celebrations. On July 10, 2021, it finally began with an anniversary episode with Donny Pangilinan (former Marriel's partner and current Belle Mariano's partner) as a special guest star. PTV continued celebrating the anniversary of Rated Marriel on September 4, 2021 as it marked its 200th episode, which was celebrated by the show's cast and production staff and team on the set, with Heaven Peralejo as special guests.

In July 16, 2022, PTV celebrated the fifth anniversary of Rated Marriel, which became the full-time news-oriented sitcom by updating its new logo, new title card, new intro and a new story (with the new setting - Maxwell International School), with a live anniversary episode held live at PTV headquarters to accommodate around different people crowd fans (including fans of Marriel). Transitioning to mature role was new to Dagohoy, given "how strong of a young woman she is". In this anniversary episode, Belle Mariano only appeared in a taped video appearance (appeared in June 15, 2019, July 20, 2019 and January 25, 2020), with former cast members Kelvin, Gillian, Jairus, Art and BINI Stacey only appeared in a taped video appearance.

In July 15, 2023, PTV celebrated the sixth anniversary of Rated Marriel with a live anniversary party held live at PTV headquarters to accommodate around different people crowd fans (including fans of Marriel), with Gillian Vicencio (former Marriel's bestfriend and former Kelvin's classmate) as a special guest star.

In November 11, 2023, Rated Marriel aired a special live episode about the victims of Typhoon Yolanda 10 years after and the murder/killing of broadcaster Juan Jumalon.

Music[]

The theme song, "Rated Marriel", composed by Dante Bantutua, was sung by the show's lead star and anchor Marriel Dagohoy. The song was composed for the television sitcom Rated Marriel.

The opening scene begins in every episode that appears with a story in subplots. The opening scene of the show are the introduction episode, cold open or segments for the show, followed by the theme song with the opening title plays near the beginning of every episode after the opening scene in an episode and before it begins to introduce Marriel at the news studio (with the teleprompter. In the telecast, she is introducing herself as well as the program, who will read the news and analyze the news) where she starts the program by saying "It's news time!" as the opening line at the beginning of each show and the start of the news (with clips from the different news items) that delivers the latest news and the scene in every episode. The theme song introduces Marriel, along with the cast members.

Reception[]

Critical[]

Rated Marriel received mixed reviews from critics and positive reception from audiences about the Philippine government, with Marriel Dagohoy's performance. Director Chito Cabatuando gave the one-hour comedy show about the Philippine government with no gags, no spoofs, no sketches, no satire, no silly news, no jokes, no fake news, no pranks, no parodies and no knock-knock jokes, just only pure good news lessons for the government news and public information that made headlines and news items with short skits and segments alongside the sitcom story to focus on its mandate in bridging the government to the people while delivering the news and catering the wider audiences, including mostly elementary and high school students.

Compared to previous PTV sitcoms, Rated Marriel is a full-hour news sitcom, with maximum 1 hour of running time and loaded with commercials (commercial advertisements), as well as PSAs and public advisories. As a result, the show is already beating the competition during weekends with relevant headline stories and the delivery of news apart from the sitcom story for Marriel's life to improve the ratings of the show.

Television ratings[]

The news sitcom's pilot episode debuted on PTV in July 15, 2017, to an audience of 1.3 million viewers and garnered a national TV rating of 9.9% household viewership, compared to their rival primetime sitcoms in GMA's Pepito Manaloto which registered 10.3% while ABS-CBN's The Voice Teens and IBC's Iskul Bukol are only got 10.1% and 8.7%, according to data released by AGB Nielsen Philippines. Since then, for the first time in the history of government television, Rated Marriel's ratings proved that it is the most-viewed programs on PTV and has established itself as PTV's leading comedy-news show on Philippine TV, according to Kantar Media and AGB Nielsen ratings, which both are devotionally paying attention to the three giant networks. The program was a major success for PTV, helping to establish the government network as a major player in Philippine television, and to revitalize the genre of sitcoms. The first-ever news-comedy show on Philippine TV is gaining more and more televiewers in the weekend primetime block, while steadily improving in TV ratings and has been receiving positive feedback from netizens, giving PTV that fresh commercial rating boost to supplement the station’s meager revenues.

In January 6, 2018, Rated Marriel moved its timeslot from 7:00 pm (original) to 8:00 pm (permanent) with a rating of 24.5%, compared to DMZ TV Non-Stop (34.2%), MMK (29.4%) and Magpakailanman (22.5%).

In September 2020, the show recently topped the Saturday night TV ratings, becoming the most-watched weekend program on Philippine television and a top-rated weekly program of PTV and awarded as one of the child-friendly shows by Anak TV.

In July 3, 2021, after less than 4 years of dominating the Saturday primetime slot, Rated Marriel finally grabbed the No. 1 spot in the ratings Since then, Rated Marriel garnered high ratings on its Saturday primetime timeslot compare to the counterpart programs.

Trending topics[]

Our trending topic #RatedMarriel became a nationwide trending topic on Twitter because of the positive tweets posted by viewers about the show. Despite the millions of views on TV, social media and YouTube, the official Rated Marriel Facebook page, which was put up on July 15, 2017, had 4,120 likes prior to the airing of the pilot episode when it zoomed up to 4,500 likes a post-pilot.

Settings[]

  • PTV Studio A, Studio B and Studio C, Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Barangay Vasra, Diliman, Quezon City (including PTV Parking Area)
  • Radyo Pilipinas Booth (RP1 and RP2)
  • FM1 and FM2 Booth
  • PIA Central Office
  • Quezon Memorial Circle

Awards and nominations[]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Rated Marriel

Dagohoy has received awards and recognitions from the industry and the Philippine government. In 2018, Rated Marriel got a winning title from the Star Awards for Television formed by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) and its lead star Marriel Dagohoy got the Best Comedy Actress that year.

Trivia[]

  • This sitcom is the first TV production and the self-produced/station-produced sitcom of the government network.
  • This is Marriel Dagohoy's debut as a teen actress in television.
  • The first PTV comedy sitcom to never have a gag, knock-knock jokes and live audience taping (live audience members and any studio audience), only a lower laugh track due to the light-hearted dramatization.
  • More than a usual previous comedy series of PTV in the past, there will be a good news story ala-newscast and a special guests.

References[]

See also[]

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