The holiday lull brought no significant change in the television ratings game for the period of December 26 to 31. This was according to the overnight survey conducted by AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines amonge Mega Manila households during the said period.
For December 26, Daisy Siete immediately buckled down to business as the Rochelle Pangilinan-led group garnered a 21.4 percent rating to nose out Eat Bulaga's 20.6 percent. As expected, Paolo Bediones and Rufa Mae Quinto's Whammy! Push Your Luck was not far behind with its 19.7 percent performance.
Basking on the strength of its 19.2 percent clip, Yasmien Kurdi's Pasan Ko ang Daigdig settled for the fourth spot, followed by Wowowee which amassed a total rating of 18.3 percent. Two ABS-CBN programs, in the meantime, cornered the No. 6 and No. 7 slots, respectively, through Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal [16.5 percent] and Pilipinas, Game KNB? [16 percent].
The primetime top five casts remained solid as always. Still not letting up, Marimar continues to be out of Richard Gutierrez's grasp. A day after Christmas, Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes secured a safe 43.1 percent grade as compared to Kamandag's 39.8 percent. Dennis Trillo's Zaido remained firmly planted at the third spot with a 32.4 percent rating.
Vhong Navarro's Lastikman occupied the sixth slot while TV Patrol World's 22.1 percent pushed it to No.7. The soon to end Celebrity Edition of Pinoy Big Brother followed the news program with a 20.3 percent performance.
Thursday, December 27, looked pretty much the same as the previous date although Pasan Ko ang Daigdig snatched the third spot away from Whammy! Push Your Luck. For the said date, the television version of the Sharon Cuneta classic garnered a 19.3 percent rating to squeeze past the 19.0 percent rating garnered by Rufa Mae Quinto and Paolo Bediones.
In the primetime race, Maging Sino Ka Man improved its figure by a few notches although it still remained at the No. 10 spot. This time, the drama series bannered by John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo upped its rating percentage, 21.2 percent compared to the 18.3 percent rating it generated the previous evening.
Friday was still Daisy Siete's lucky day. This time putting more distance, the Sexbomb girls widened their lead against Eat Bulaga! by four points. Throwing more solid punches as the Christmas week ended, Daisy Siete collected a 21.6 percent rating versus Eat Bulaga's 18.6 percent.
The trio of Gelli de Belen, Janice de Belen and Carmina Villarroel on the other hand saved the best for last as Sis managed to barge into the No. 10 spot together with Come Back Soon-Ae, both shows sporting identical 11.8 percent rating.
Zaido meantime was upstaged by La Vendetta to claim the third spot in the primetime category. Putting one over Dennis Trillo and company, the drama-suspense GMA series collected a 32.1 percent rating, a slim margin indeed as Zaido was hanging by a hairline via its 32.0 percent grade.
Putting the weekdays behind, Eat Bulaga exacted revenge on Saturday, December 29. Tallying a strong 25.0 percent rating, the country's longest running noontime show bludgeoned the daytime competition as most shows failed to reach the 20 percent mark.
Trailing Eat Bulaga was Cinema FPJ, which pulled off a 16.8 percent rating, followed closely by Wowowee's 16.7 percent performance. Taking a noticeable dip, StarTalk and Entertainment Live occupied the last two spots in the race with the trio of Butch Francisco, Lorna Tolentino and Lolit Solis earning an 11.9 percent, with Toni Gonzaga, Luis Manzano and Bianca Gonzales tallying a close 11.5 percent.
Weekend primetime race still belonged to Michael V's Bitoy's Funniest Videos. Maintaining its mastery of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, Bitoy's snared 32.0 percent as compared to Jessica Soho's 30.9 percent.
Two ABS-CBN shows were locked in the fifth spot. TV Patrol World and Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 just won't give each other the inch, resulting in a similar 21.7 percent rating.
Even German Moreno's late show, Walang Tulugan, refused to be left behind with its 3.5 percent rating, good enough to nail the last spot in the evening race.
