Susan at Dolphy, kinabog si Regine!

Author: Billy Balbastro
Column: Take Billy

TV observers were in for a big surprise - or were they expecting it - when new shows and some shows of ABS-CBN got the upperhand in the ratings during the weekend.

The entrance of Susan Roces with Dolphy to the TV scene via John en Shirley got better ratings than its katapat in the early evening slot last Saturday (July 29) with 22.9 percent vs. GMA�s Pinoy Pop Superstar (Regine Velasquez), 20.5 percent.

Earlier in the afternoon, the buena-mano of ABS-CBN�s Star Magic Presents got the better of the long-lasting top rating Startalk of GMA, 17.4 percent vs. 14.9 percent.

The initial episode of Star Magic Presents star Diether Ocampo and Kristine Hermosa in Windows of Heart.

Later in the day, Komiks continues its dominance over the GMA series, Fantastikids which stars Starstruck 3 star Marky Cielo, 15.4 percent vs. 13.3 percent.

But then GMA maintained its Saturday dominance in Eat Bulaga, Wish Ko Lang, Bitoy�s Funniest Videos, Imbestigador and Hokus Pokus over ABS-CBN shows.

Sunday (July 30) showed fighting spirit in some ABS-CBN shows over the shows of GMA 7.

While SOP had the better of ASAP, 19.7% vs. 15%, ABS-CBN lorded it over GMA with Your Song, 14.5% vs. SOP Gigsters, 14.1% and Love Spell, 18.4% vs. Love to Love, 12.4%.

The Sunday afternoon dominance of ABS-CBN continued: The Buzz, 18.5% vs. S-Files, 15.1%; Goin Bulilit, 22% vs. Mahiwagang Baul, 16.9; Patrol Linggo, 24.9% vs. Pinoy Meets World, 21.8%; Rated K, 26.7% vs. Mel & Joey, 21%.

***

FOCUS ON JC: JC Cuadrado who we came to know before in Studio 23�s Wazzup, Star Dance and ABS�s Showbiz No. 1 and the Ikaw Ang Lahat Sa Akin insists he wanted to be a "student" of the Pinoy Dream Academy, the new star search reality show of ABS-CBN which starts on August 26.

But he put his ambition on hold when he was tapped to do the hosting. Yes, he is one of the hosts like Pinoy Dream Academy on Studio 23.

The 20-years old entrepreneural management student of the Asia & the Pacific U at Ortigas joins Bettina Carlos, 18, and Sitti, 21, as the troika to bring the latest shows inside the exciting reality star search - Pinoy Dream Academy.

The ladies are new in Studio 23 since JC (for Juan Carlos) is a Studio 23 "veteran". In fact, he�s with Breakfast daily, Y Speak and Travel Time once a month.

"I am sure I will learn in the process of hosting PDA on 23," JC tells us. "I am excited over some possibilities. Like my singing in the show."

Early this year, JC - who says the late actor Eddie Arenas (actually a Cuadrado) is an uncle - had tried his hand on acting. He made his film debut in Don�t Give Up On Us, a Judy Ann Santos-Piolo Pascual movie early this year.

Well, he says he had his acting career on hold as he takes to his other priorities.

PDA on 23 is a 30-minuter up-date which hits television from Monday to Thursday, 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. and an hour on Saturday, 6:30 to 7:30 starting on August 28 to mid-December.

***

Tonight�s Magpakailanman features Luha sa Likod ng mga Pangarap on GMA 7 and actually this is Ella V�s story.

Ella belongs to the second batch of Viva Hot Babes. She could have entered showbiz earlier since while working then with Viva, Boss Vic del Rosario asked her to join the movies.

After working in Japan, she came back to pick up the offer. Ella plays herself in Magpakailanman with Ma. Isabel Lopez and John Regala as her parents and Kirby de Jesus as her brother and Maureen Mauricio as her aunt.

***

MILESTONE: Dr. Naia (Nancy) B. Arafiles - our younger sister - marks her birthday today. Married to Dr. Ruben Arafiles and mother to Rebecca, she works as an anesthesiologists in Asian Hospital and San Juan de Dios. Happy Birthday, Nans!

Source: Abante