May 26 TV Ratings: KIM CHIU's "My Girl" Leads Kapamilya's Primetime Programs; Placed 5th in the Ratings

The Pinoy version of the hit Koreanovela My Girl, starring Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, premiered last night, May 26. My Girl posted a rating of 28 percent to take the fifth position in the daytime race, and more importantly topping all ABS-CBN programs.

Although My Girl's debut performance in the ratings game is quite astonishing, GMA-7's formidable quartet—Dyesebel, Joaquin Bordado, Babangon Ako't Dudurgin Kita, and 24 Oras—remained strong in the Top 4 positions. The new Kimerald primetime series, which replaced Claudine Barretto's Maligno, went up against the latter part of Dyesebel (39.8 percent) and most part of Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (31.3 percent).

ABS-CBN's reality program Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus also benefited from My Girl's strong showing as it posted a high 26.4 percent, which is good for sixth place. Former top Kapamilya show The Singing Bee dropped to seventh place with 25.8 percent.

Completing the Top 10 are TV Patrol World, Lobo, and The Legend.

In the daytime race, ABS-CBN's new afternoon soap Ligaw Na Bulaklak starring Roxanne Guinoo also had its debut Monday. The replacement show of Prinsesa ng Banyera got 15.6 percent to take the seventh place.

Kaputol ng Isang Awit posted the highest rating of the day with 20.5 percent; followed by Daisy Siete, Eat Bulaga, Magdusa Ka, and El Cuerpo Deseo.

Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 shows for May 26 based on the overnight ratings conducted by AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:

Non-Primetime:
SiS (GMA-7) 9.3%; Boy & Kris (ABS-CBN) 5.6%
Da Big Show (GMA-7) 12.8%; Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 13.3%
Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 19.3%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 17.2%
Daisy Siete (GMA-7) 19.9%; Magdusa Ka (GMA-7) 18.4%; Ligaw na Bulaklak (ABS-CBN) 15.6%
Kaputol ng Isang Awit (GMA-7) 20.5%; El Cuerpo Deseo (ABS-CBN) 17.6 %

Primetime:
Gobingo (GMA-7) 15.8%; Wheel of Fortune (ABS-CBN) 15.9%
24 Oras (GMA-7) 31.3%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 23%
Joaquin Bordado (GMA-7) 34.8%; The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) 25.8%
Dyesebel (GMA-7) 39.8%; Lobo (ABS-CBN) 22.9%
Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita (GMA-7) 31.6%; My Girl (ABS-CBN) 28%
The Legend (GMA-7) 21.9%; Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus (ABS-CBN) 26.4%
Pinoy Idol Extra (GMA-7) 12.9%; Lovers (ABS-CBN) 16.6%
Kung Ako Ikaw (GMA-7) 10.5%; Bandila (ABS-CBN) 8.3%

Source: AGB via Philippineportal