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TV Ratings: "Dyesebel" regains NUTAM primetime leadership for June

The month of June belongs to Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes as Dyesebel wrestled the top spot away from Cesar Montano’s The Singing Bee. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, the TV adaptation of the Mars Ravelo creation accumulated a nationwide rating of 33.6 percent followed by The Singing Bee’s 32.9 percent.

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TV Ratings: "Dyesebel" regains NUTAM primetime leadership for June

Bong Godinez

Thursday, July 17, 2008
09:56 AM

Rating

A month after being dislodged by Cesar Montano's The Singing Bee, Marian Rivera's Dyesebel bounced back to reclaim the lead in the NUTAM (Nationwide Urban TV Audience Measurement) ratings, albeit by a slim margin. For the month of June, the legendary Pinoy mermaid garnered a nationwide rating of 33.6 percent against the karaoke game show's 32.9 percent.

Angel Locsin and Piolo Pascual's recently concluded series Lobo also showed up in the primetime race, this time garnering a rating of 32.4 percent to secure the third spot. ABS-CBN's reality show Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus, which ended last month, likewise showed grit by registering a 31 percent grade, followed by Joaquin Bordado's 30.1 percent.

The pilot episode of Regine Velasquez's Ako si Kim Samsoon made an impressive debut, notching the 7^th spot overall via its 26 percent marker. Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson's My Girl and TV Patrol World both gained identical rating of 29.5 percent.

Also making it in the Top 10 are Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (No. 8) and 24 Oras (No. 10).

The coverage of action superstar Rudy Fernandez's burial on June 12 at the Heritage Park & Crematorium in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, emerged as the most-watched program in the daytime Weekday Programs category. GMA-7's coverage, which garnered 26 percent, bested ABS-CBN's coverage with 22.9 percent. Separating the two was the Mexicanovela El Cuerpo del Deseo, which gained a rating of 23.6 percent.

Roxanne Guinoo's afternoon soap Ligaw na Bulaklak settled for fifth spot behind afternoon variety show Wowowee.

GMA-7's Dramarama Sa Hapon Block occupied the four of the last five slots—Kaputol ng Isang Awit at No. 6; Daisy Siete and Magdusa Ka tied at No. 7 and No. 8; and Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan (No. 10).

ABS-CBN's daily game show Pilipinas, Game KNB? grabbed the ninth place.

Manny Pacquiao's fight against David Diaz proved to be a winner in the Weekend Programs (daytime) bracket. Amassing a whopping rating of 46 percent rating, the match dubbed as Lethal Combination, was a runaway winner with second placer Wowowee only managing to secure a 22.5 percent rating.

Star Cinema movies Pasukob and You Got Me, which were pitted against the Pacquiao-Diaz match, occupied the third and fourth spots with 20.1 percent and 18.8 percent, respectively. Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN grabbed the fifth spot with 18.7 percent.

Though a no-show in the weekday contest, Eat Bulaga! made its presence felt by gathering an 18.2 percent rating, good enough for sixth place.

Kapamilya shows ASAP '08 and Your Song grabbed the seventh and eighth spots, respectively.

Rounding up the entire cast are Wish Ko Lang and The Buzz.

Moving over to the primetime race, ABS-CBN's Pinoy Big Brother secured 1^st and 2^nd place respectively. PBB Teen Edition's Big Night gained 42.4 percent while PBB Teen Edition: The Big Reunion garnered 32.7 percent.

Two other Kapamilya shows, Kapitan Boom and Pinoy Dream Academy, which replaced PBB, were tied in third and fourth place with 29.4 percent; followed by the regular airing of PBB with 29 percent.

The rest of the Top 10 were occupied by Goin' Bulilit; Bitoy's Funniest Videos; Rated K; Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho; and Kap's Amazing Stories.

Here are the Top 10 weekday and weekend programs for the month of June, based on a survey conducted by AGB Nielsen among NUTAM households:

Top Weekday Programs (Daytime)

1. Paalam Daboy 1952-2008** (GMA-7) - 26%

2. El Cuerpo Del Deseo (ABS-CBN) - 23.6%

3. Paalam Daboy** (ABS-CBN) - 22.9%

4. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 22.2%

5. Ligaw na Bulaklak (ABS-CBN) - 19.4%

6. Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) - 19%

7-8. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 17.9%

7-8. Magdusa Ka (GMA-7) - 17.9%

9. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 17.8%