“Starla” enters top 10 most-watched programs nationwide
Filipinos across the country still tune into ABS-CBN for their daily news and entertainment fare as the network logged an average audience share of 44% in October, versus GMA’s 31%, according to data from Kantar Media.
“FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” (35%) the country’s longest running primetime program for four years now, is still the top choice of viewers nationwide, while “The General’s Daughter” (34.1%) ended its run strongly.
“The Voice Kids” (30.2%) remained as the most-watched weekend show, while “Parasite Island” (28.8%) proved to be a hit among viewers. Rounding out the top five most watched programs nationwide is “TV Patrol” (28.2%).
Making its debut in the top ten is new Kapamilya teleserye “Starla” (28.1%). Completing the list are “Home Sweetie Home: Extra Sweet” (25.5%), “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (24.6%), and “Rated K: Handa Na Ba Kayo?” (23.2%).
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN also won all time blocks in October, asserting its lead in primetime (6:00 PM-12:00 MN) where it recorded 47% share, versus GMA’s 32%; in the afternoon block (3:00 PM-6:00 PM) with 45%, compared to GMA’s 34%; in the noontime block (12:00 NN-3:00 PM) with 44%, versus GMA’s 30%, and in the morning block (6:00 AM-12:00 NN) with 38%, in contrast to GMA’s 27%.
Likewise, the Kapamilya network also emerged triumphant again Metro Manila as it registered 41% share, versus GMA’s 25%. In Mega Manila, ABS-CBN registered 35%, while GMA got 32%.
In Total Luzon, ABS-CBN earned 40%, versus GMA’s 33%. It also won in Total Visayas with 53%, beating GMA’s 25%, as well as in Total Mindanao with 49%, 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 OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 44 |
| 2 | GMA | 31 |
| 3 | TV5 | 4 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 2. NATIONAL PRIMETIME (6 PM-12 MN) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 47 |
| 2 | GMA | 32 |
| 3 | TV5 | 5 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 3. NATIONAL MORNING (6 AM-12 NN) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % | |||
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 38 | |||
| 2 | GMA | 27 | |||
| 3 | TV5 | 2 | |||
| Source: Kantar Media | |||||
TABLE 4. NATIONAL NOONTIME (12 NN-3 PM) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 44 |
| 2 | GMA | 30 |
| 3 | TV5 | 5 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 5. NATIONAL AFTERNOON (3 PM-6 PM) TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 45 |
| 2 | GMA | 34 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 6. TOTAL DAY LUZON TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 40 |
| 2 | GMA | 33 |
| 3 | TV5 | 4 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 7. TOTAL DAY VISAYAS TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 53 |
| 2 | GMA | 25 |
| 3 | TV5 | 5 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 8. TOTAL DAY MINDANAO TV VIEWERSHIP (URBAN AND RURAL) IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 49 |
| 2 | GMA | 28 |
| 3 | TV5 | 4 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 9. TOTAL DAY METRO MANILA TV VIEWERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 41 |
| 2 | GMA | 25 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 10. TOTAL DAY MEGA MANILA TV VIEWERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2019 BY HOUSEHOLDS
| RANK | TV NETWORK | AUDIENCE SHARE IN % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | 35 |
| 2 | GMA | 32 |
| 3 | TV5 | 3 |
| Source: Kantar Media | ||
TABLE 11. TOP 10 MOST WATCHED REGULARLY AIRING PROGRAMS IN OCTOBER 2019 IN NATIONAL URBAN AND RURAL HOMES (EXCLUDING SPECIALS)
| Rank | Channel | Title | Rating in % |
| 1 | ABS-CBN | FPJ'S ANG PROBINSYANO | 35 |
| 2 | ABS-CBN | THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER | 34.1 |
| 3 | ABS-CBN | THE VOICE KIDS | 30.2 |
| 4 | ABS-CBN | PARASITE ISLAND | 28.8 |
| 5 | ABS-CBN | TV PATROL | 28.2 |
| 6 | ABS-CBN | STARLA | 28.1 |
| 7 | ABS-CBN | HOME SWEETIE HOME: EXTRA SWEET | 25.5 |
| 8 | ABS-CBN | MAALAALA MO KAYA | 24.6 |
| 9 | GMA | KAPUSO MO, JESSICA SOHO | 23.4 |
| 10 | ABS-CBN | RATED K: HANDA NA BA KAYO? | 23.2 |