‘The Clash’ premieres tonight

‘The Clash’ host Regine Velasquez-Alcasid (Photo from ‘The Clash’ Facebook page)

Singing competition “The Clash” airs its first episode tonight on GMA Network. The show has 62 “clashers” chosen from auditions held in the three regions of the country – Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.

Host is Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, while the judges are Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista and Ai Ai delas Alas. Andre Paras and Joyce Pring give updates on the aspirants’ quest for musical stardom.

Regine advised the contestants to “create your own mark, emulate but make your own identity.”

Lani is also excited to be working again with Regine, Christian and Ai Ai. “We’ll be working as a team to choose who will be the first champion,” she said.

Christian, on his part, added “for me they’ll get my vote if in terms of singing , they choose the right song and sing it properly. And of course, in terms of performance, they have to connect with us – the TV audience to make us feel their song.”

Ai Aicommended the uniqueness of the show and how it can give the contestants the chance to prove themselves.

“The Clash” airs Saturdays and Sundays.

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Binondo Lineup

The acclaimed “Binondo, A Tsinoy Musical” will have it’s last two days today and tomorrow at The Theater of Solaire Resort and Casino.

For the 3.p.m. show today, the performers are Carla Guevara as Lily; David Ezra as Ah Tiong,!and Noel Rayos as Carlos. For the 8 p.m. show, the performers are Shiela Valderrama as Lily; Arman Ferrer as Ah Tiong and Floyd Tena as Carlos.

On July 8, the final performers are Carla, David and Floyd.

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ABS-CBN, GMA hold on to ratings lead

Media giants ABS-CBN Corp. and GMA Network Inc. mainly held on to their respective leads in national and urban television ratings.

On Tuesday, the two companies announced ratings data for June 2018, citing data from different third-party research firms.

ABS-CBN said it had a nationwide ratings lead of 45 percent against GMA’s 32 percent, based on data from Kantar Media.

For its part, GMA said it had a total day people audience share average of 41.6 percent in the National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM) versus ABS-CBN’s 38.3 percent.

GMA uses data from Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

Between the two companies, GMA’s has historically highlighted its performance in heavily populated areas, in particular, urban Luzon and mega Manila.

In Urban Luzon, GMA posted an average total day people audience share of 46.4 percent, more than ABS-CBN’s 32.6 percent.

In Mega Manila, it cornered a share of 48.1 percent versus ABS-CBN’s 29.5 percent.

More Kapuso shows also made it to the list of top-rating programs in NUTAM with Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) securing its spot as the most watched Kapuso program nationwide.

Joining KMJS were Pepito Manaloto, Kambal, Karibal, 24 Oras, Magpakailanman, Celebrity Bluff, The Cure, Inday Will Always Love You, 24 Oras Weekend, and newly-launched program Amazing Earth.

Also included in the list were Lip Sync Battle Philippines, Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko, GMA Blockbusters, Imbestigador, Wowowin, Sunday Pinasaya, Bubble Gang, Saksi, Eat Bulaga, Tadhana, and Contessa.

ABS-CBN, meanwhile, sought to underscore its lead in Metro Manila. ABS-CBN said it got an average audience share of 43 percent against GMA’s 29 percent.

It was also ahead in Total Luzon, with 41 percent against GMA’s 36 percent.

ABS-CBN also said that for June 2018, it cornered 54 percent in Total Visayas against GMA’s 24 percent. In Mindanao, it was 53 percent for ABS-CBN against 26 percent for GMA.

ABS-CBN also said it won the ratings war in the prime-time block, saying it got an audience share of 48 percent compared to GMA’s 33 percent.

FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano has been a constant favorite among Filipino viewers for close to three years now.

It proved to be no different this June, as the long-running top drama kept its crown as the most-watched program in the country with an average audience rating of 42.6% for the whole month.

Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids at a distant 33.6%.

All but one show in the top 10 most-watched shows were from ABS-CBN, attesting to its stranglehold on nationwide ratings.

Bagani, TV Patrol and Maalaala Mo Kaya rounded up the top five.

Also included in the list were Home Sweetie Home, Goin’ Bulilit, Wansapanatym, It’s Showtime (Saturday), ASAP, Rated K, I Can See Your Voice, Gandang Gabi Vice, Sana Dalawa ang Puso, Asintado, Araw Gabi, The Blood Sisters, Since I Found You, Tonight with Boy Abunda and Bandila.

The Lopez-led network said its digital terrestrial television (DTT) business continues to gain ground, as it sold 5 million digital boxes nationwide as of May.

ABS-CBN saw an increase in its attributable net income by 7% during the first quarter at P452.53 million despite a decline in advertising revenues due to lower gross expenses.

On the other hand, GMA reported a 49% fall in its net income at P426.3 million due to lower revenues from advertising.


On Tuesday, shares of GMA slipped one centavo to P5.39 each while ABS-CBN shares fell 20 centavos to P24.80 apiece.

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Tidbits: Happy b-day greetings today, July 7, go to Dingdong Avanzado, Imelda Ilanan, Bong Chavez, Jack Teotico, Grace Figues, Bert Pasquin, Christian Wenceslao, Dr. Ben Dorado, Dr. Candy Apacible, Adela Martinez, Charles Owen, Venus Raj and John Lapus…July 8: Willie Nepomuceno, Ces Drilon, Sunny Ilacad, Priscilla Ty, Miloy Trinidad, Evel dela Cruz, Liza Velasco, Emylou del Castillo, Jude Bautista, Carmela Hobrado, Viz Bonalos, Nini Rubia-Enrique and Gardo Verzosa…July 9: Atty. Jessie Eustaquio, Baby Joson, Rod Ongpauco, Susan Banaria, Mark Tobias, Cristina Ablaza, Cheryl de Leon, Bam Romana, Loretta Lina, Vince Bersola and Empoy Marquez…