NUTAM TV RATINGS (SEPTEMBER): "THE SINGING BEE ENDS WITH A BANG!!!; WHILE WOWOWEE RULES DAYTIME RACE"

Cesar Montano's The Singing Bee closed its first season with a bang. According to the latest figure obtained by PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) from AGB Nielsen Media Research Philippines, the karaoke game show amassed a total of 35.2 percent to beat Dyesebel's 33.5 percent mark and consequently rule the primetime race in the nationwide contest for the month of September. Dyesebel, which will end this week, stars Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes.

The country's longest-running evening news program TV Patrol World settled for third spot with a 33 percent rating to show followed by Anne Curtis's Dyosa, which garnered 32.9 percent.

ABS-CBN's primetime offering I Love Betty La Fea, starring Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz, debuted strong, garnering a 31.9 percent rating good enough to nail the fifth spot and edged out Richard Gutierrez's Codename: Asero, which came at sixth place with 31.4 percent.

Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson's My Girl likewise ended its impressive run with flying colors. For the month of September, My Girl averaged 30.6 percent, nipping Iisa Pa Lamang's 29.6 percent effort.

GMA-7's primetime newscast 24 Oras grabbed the ninth spot with its 25.8 percent average.

Regine Velasquez's own series Ako Si Kim Samsoon rounded up the entire cast with a 25.3 percent rating. The local adaptation of the popular Korean telenovela cornered the 10th spot overall.

For the Weekday Programs in the daytime column, Wowowee once again asserted its dominance. Bolstered by a 23.0 percent rating, Willie Revillame's noontime variety show claimed the No. 1 spot over El Cuerpo Del Deseo's 21 percent.

GMA-7's afternoon soaps Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan and Una Kang Naging Akin still lurked inside the Magic 5 circle. The two shows garnered 19.5 and 18.8 percent to claim the third and fourth spots, respectively.

The square-off between Mexican fighter Juan Manuel Marquez and Joel Casamayor held last September 14 (Manila time) notched the No. 1 slot for the Top Weekend Programs, daytime category. Dubbed as The Challenge, the boxing special accumulated a rating of 23.4 percent to top Wowowee's 22.7 showing.

Pinoy Dream Academy's Grand Finale achieved a whopping 40.4 percent to own the primetime division for the entire weekend. I Love Betty La Fea's special presentation titled A Bettyful Life also figured prominently, thanks to its 29.1 percent rating.

Here are the Top 10 weekday and weekend programs for the month of September 2008 based on a survey conducted by AGB Nielsen among NUTAM households:

Top Weekday Programs (Daytime)
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 23.0%
El Cuerpo Del Deseo (ABS-CBN) - 21%
Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan (GMA-7) - 19.5%
Una Kang Naging Akin (GMA-7) - 18.8%
Pilipinas Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 18.5%
Ligaw Na Bulaklak (ABS-CBN) - 18.3%
Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 17.8%
Daisy Siete (GMA-7) - 16.7%
Marimar (GMA-7) - 16.4%
Las Tontas (ABS-CBN) - 12.7%

Top Weekday Programs (Primetime)
The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) - 35.2%
Dyesebel (GMA-7) - 33.5%
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) - 33%
Dyosa (ABS-CBN) - 32.9%
I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) - 31.9%
Codename: Asero (GMA-7) - 31.4%
My Girl (ABS-CBN) - 30.6%
Iisa Pa Lamang (ABS-CBN) - 29.6%
24 Oras (GMA-7) - 25.8%
Ako Si Kim Samsoon (GMA-7) - 25.3%

Top Weekend Programs (Daytime)
The Challenge: Casamayor Vs. Marquez** (ABS-CBN) - 23.4%
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) - 22.7%
ASAP '08 (ABS-CBN) - 19.5%
Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) - 17.6%
Dragon Ball Z (GMA-7) - 17.4%
Diaz Vs. Katsidis: No Retreat No Surrender** (ABS-CBN) - 17.3%
Cinema FPJ: Da King On ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) - 16.4%
Wish Ko Lang! (GMA-7) - 15.2%
SOP (GMA-7) - 14.7%
Pilipinas Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) - 13.9%

Top Weekend Programs (Primetime)
Pinoy Dream Academy Season II Grand Dream Nights** (ABS-CBN) - 40.4%
Pinoy Dream Academy Season II Dream Bigayan Concert** (ABS-CBN) - 31.6%
Pinoy Dream Academy Little Dreamers (ABS-CBN) - 30.5%
Goin' Bulilit (ABS-CBN) - 29.6%
A Bettyful Life: The Making Of I Love Betty La Fea** (ABS-CBN) - 29.1%
Komiks Presents Varga (ABS-CBN) - 28.5%
Rated K (ABS-CBN) - 26.0%
Bitoy's Funniest Videos Yari Ka! (GMA-7) - 25.5 %
Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) - 24.6%
Kap's Amazing Stories (GMA-7) - 24.1%

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Source: AGB Nielsen Media Research, Philippines