MANILA, Philippines — Media giant GMA Network maintained its dominance in television ratings, leading the industry for the month of September based on data from Nielsen Philippines.
In Urban Philippines, GMA-7 secured a dominant 46.6% audience share, comfortably outpacing TV5, which claimed the second spot with 10%. Close behind in third place was the Kapuso Network’s sister channel, GTV, with a 9.7% audience share.
Meanwhile, ABS-CBN Corporation’s platforms occupied the fourth through sixth positions: ABS-CBN on ALLTV with 5.2%, A2Z with 4.7%, and Kapamilya Channel with 2.3%.
A similar trend was recorded in Total Philippines, which factors in rural areas. GMA-7 led with 43.9% of the audience share, while TV5 (9.3%) and GTV (9.1%) locked in a tight race for second and third places, respectively. They were followed by ABS-CBN’s broadcast platforms: ABS-CBN on ALLTV (4.5%), A2Z (4%), and Kapamilya Channel (2.1%).
Kapuso programs also demonstrated overwhelming popularity by capturing 29 out of the top 30 spots for September. Leading the ratings charts were flagship programs such as “Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS),” “24 Oras,” “The Voice Kids,” “The Master Cutter,” and “The Clash Teens.” The sole non-GMA program to break into the top 30 was the Kapamilya primetime action series, “Coco Martin’s Sigabo.”