Based on ratings, ‘Idol Philippines’ debuts as No. 1 weekend show

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<p>MANILA — “Search for the Idol Philippines” debuted on Sunday as the No. 1 weekend program in the country, data from Kantar Media showed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nC8asAJx_hI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The ABS-CBN iteration of the global singing competition garnered a nationwide rating of 30.6% on April 21. That’s more than double the viewership of its rival program, “Studio 7,” which only got 13.2%.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank you, IDOLkadas! Next week ulit! 💙 <a href="https://t.co/oJ6nsq9Pdo">pic.twitter.com/oJ6nsq9Pdo</a></p>— Idol Philippines (@idolphilippines) <a href="https://twitter.com/idolphilippines/status/1120234561009401857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In the digital space, “Idol Philippines” also made a big splash. Its official YouTube channel, just 18 hours after it pilot episode, drew 100,000 subscribers.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It’s a record-breaking YAAAS! In less than 18 hours after the first episode, we already hit 100K subscribers on the Idol Philippines YouTube Channel. Iba talaga kayo, IDOLkadas!<br/><br/>Kaya for more Idol Philippines videos, subscribe here: <a href="https://t.co/pZKKps2AOJ">https://t.co/pZKKps2AOJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/NzctWNepaK">pic.twitter.com/NzctWNepaK</a></p>— Idol Philippines (@idolphilippines) <a href="https://twitter.com/idolphilippines/status/1120223056071258112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>It dominated trending topics on Twitter in the Philippines, with at least 14 terms related to the show ranking in the list, including the first-placed #IdolPhilippines.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WOW! Just wow! Maraming salamat, Idolkadas! Watch out for more updates on our official social media accounts! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IdolPhilippines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IdolPhilippines</a> <a href="https://t.co/dITxHTnRC2">pic.twitter.com/dITxHTnRC2</a></p>— Idol Philippines (@idolphilippines) <a href="https://twitter.com/idolphilippines/status/1119966143085568000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The maiden telecast of “Idol Philippines” showed the first batch of singing aspirants, with judges Regine Velasquez, Vice Ganda, James Reid, and Moira dela Torre handing golden tickets to deserving talents.</p>

<p>The ABS-CBN iteration of the global singing competition garnered a nationwide rating of 30.6% on April 21, data from Kantar Media showed.</p>

The ABS-CBN iteration of the global singing competition garnered a nationwide rating of 30.6% on April 21, data from Kantar Media showed.

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