“FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano” (35.8%) continued to maintain its winning streak for almost four years now as the most watched show nationwide. Similarly, the return of “The Voice Kids” (35.5%) on TV made it claim the title as the top pick of Filipinos among weekend shows.
“The General’s Daughter’s” (30.9%) high-octane episodes kept viewers entertained in August, while weekend shows “Hiwaga ng Kambat” (30.6%) and “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (30.2%) proved that how much Filipinos love values-laden programs.
Rounding out the top ten list of most watched shows nationwide are “TV Patrol” (28.1%), “Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet” (24.2%), “Kadenang Ginto” (22.7%), and “The Killer Bride” (22.5%), which broke into the top 10 in less than a month since it premiered.
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN also won all time blocks in August, asserting its dominance in primetime (6:00 PM-12:00 MN) where it recorded 48% share, versus GMA’s 31%; in the afternoon block (3:00 PM-6:00 PM) with 47%, compared to GMA’s 33%; in the noontime block (12:00 NN-3:00 PM) with 46%, versus GMA’s 32%, and in the morning block (6:00 AM-12:00 NN) with 39%, in contrast to GMA’s 29%.
Likewise, the Kapamilya network also emerged triumphant again Metro Manila as it registered 41% share, or 16 points higher than GMA’s 25%. In Mega Manila, ABS-CBN registered 36%, while GMA got 31%.
In Total Luzon, ABS-CBN earned 41%, versus GMA’s 34%. It also won in Total Visayas with 55%, beating GMA’s 24%, as well as in Total Mindanao with 52%, trailing GMA’s 28%.
Multinational audience measurement provider Kantar Media uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population.
TABLE 1. TOTAL DAY NATIONAL TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 45 |
| 2 | GMA | 31 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 2. NATIONAL PRIMETIME (6 PM-12 MN) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 48 |
| 2 | GMA | 31 |
| 3 | TV5 | 4 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 3. NATIONAL MORNING (6 AM-12 NN) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % | |||
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 39 | |||
| 2 | GMA | 29 | |||
| 3 | TV5 | 1 | |||
| Source: Kantar Media | |||||
TABLE 4. NATIONAL NOONTIME (12 NN-3 PM) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 46 |
| 2 | GMA | 32 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 5. NATIONAL AFTERNOON (3 PM-6 PM) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 47 |
| 2 | GMA | 33 |
| 3 | TV5 | 2 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 6. TOTAL DAY LUZON TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 41 |
| 2 | GMA | 34 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 7. TOTAL DAY VISAYAS TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 55 |
| 2 | GMA | 24 |
| 3 | TV5 | 4 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 8. TOTAL DAY MINDANAO TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 52 |
| 2 | GMA | 28 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 9. TOTAL DAY METRO MANILA TV VIEWERSHIP IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 41 |
| 2 | GMA | 25 |
| 3 | TV5 | 2 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 10. TOTAL DAY MEGA MANILA TV VIEWERSHIP IN AUGUST 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 36 |
| 2 | GMA | 31 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 11. TOP 10 MOST WATCHED REGULARLY AIRING PROGRAMS IN AUGUST 2019 IN NATIONAL URBAN AND RURAL HOMES (EXCLUDING SPECIALS)
| Rank | Channel | Title | Rating in % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | FPJ'S ANG PROBINSYANO | 35.8% |
| 2 | ABS-CBN | THE VOICE KIDS | 35.5% |
| 3 | ABS-CBN | THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER | 30.9% |
| 4 | ABS-CBN | HIWAGA NG KAMBAT | 30.6% |
| 5 | ABS-CBN | MAALAALA MO KAYA | 30.2% |
| 6 | ABS-CBN | TV PATROL | 28.1% |
| 7 | GMA | KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO | 27.2% |
| 8 | ABS-CBN | HOME SWEETIE HOME: EXTRA SWEET | 24.2% |
| 9 | ABS-CBN | KADENANG GINTO | 22.7% |
| 10 | ABS-CBN | THE KILLER BRIDE | 22.5% |