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2015 in Philippine television

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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2015. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

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Events

January

  • January 15–19 – Major networks including ABS-CBN, PTV, TV5, GMA Network, and 9TV covered the first Papal visit to the country of Pope Francis.[1]
  • January 20 – Salmiya Makasait won the jackpot prize of one million pesos for the first time on Eat Bulaga!'s revival segment from 2000 to 2006, Laban o Bawi.[2]
  • January 24
    • Noontime show Eat Bulaga! launches its own mobile application.
    • Spyros was hailed as the first-ever PINASikat Grand Champion on It's Showtime, the grand finals of which were held at Ynares Center, Antipolo City.[3]

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

  • September 7 – Kaye Abad and Nikki Valdez wins the 1 million pesos of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.[28]
  • September 11 – TV5 Entertainment Head Wilma Galvante, formally left the station, as she formed a content provider company that produced TV shows on TV5, and other TV channels.[29]
  • September 16 – After almost 3 years ago on broadcasting, TeleAsia Filipino and TeleAsia Chinese ceased broadcasting. The closure was announced by My Pinoy TV Broadband Inc. a day before.

October

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Eat Bulaga! hosts Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola and Paolo Ballesteros who performed during the "Sa Tamang Panahon" concert.
  • October 17 – Team Dyosa was hailed as Lip Swak Challenge grand winner on It's Showtime held at Hoops Dome, Cebu.
  • October 24
    • Eat Bulaga! held a benefit concert dubbed as "Sa Tamang Panahon" ("In the Right Time") at the Philippine Arena to raise funds for libraries in certain schools in the Philippines. With sold out tickets, the concert highlights the love team of Maine Mendoza and Alden Richards (collectively known as AlDub in the Kalyeserye portion of Eat Bulaga!) and the Twitter hashtag #ALDubEBTamangPanahon made 41 million tweets[31] becoming the most tweeted event in the world for 2015.
    • Team Vice, Jugs and Teddy was hailed as It's Showtime's sixth anniversary (Magpasikat 2015: Happy ANIMversary!) champion.[32]
  • October 26 - ANC went into a major overhaul in its broadcast design, including the refreshed logo and the red-blue colored title cards for the channel's major newscasts. As part of the relaunch, the channel opened a new studio in 8 Rockwell in Rockwell Center in Makati, aside from their studio and newsroom in Quezon City.
  • October 31
    • Names Going Wild was hailed as Halo Halloween Grand Champion on It's Showtime.[33]
    • Ma. Katherine "Kit" Cunanan named as the grand winner of It's Showtime's That's My Tomboy Astig 2, a segment dedicated to lesbians.[34]

November

December

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Debuts

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ABS-CBN

The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:

Re-runs

GMA

The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network:

Re-runs

TV5

The following are programs that debuted on TV5:

Re-runs

Notes
^ 1 Originally aired on ABS-CBN
^ 2 Originally aired on GMA
^ 3 Originally aired on S+A
^ 4 Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
^ 5 Originally aired on RPN (now CNN Philippines)
^ 6 Originally aired on IBC

PTV

  • January 21: 2014 Shakey's Girls V-League of Champions
  • March 22: Green&Fab
  • April 6: Bridging Boarders and Filsports Basketball Association
  • April 7: PLDT Home Ultera Spiker's Turf Open Conference
  • April 11: At The Top (Uno Premier)
  • April 13: KWATRObersyal
  • April 19: TSAS (The Sunday Afternoon Show)
  • April 27: Public Eye
  • May 18: Shop Japan
  • June 23: Iskoolmates
  • July 4: Alagang Magaling
  • August 10: TV Shop Philippines
  • August 29: Shakey's Girls V-League Season 13 NCR Leg
  • September 25: Kapihan sa Media ng Bayan
  • October 5: Bara Bara Anything Goes
  • November 7: Legendary Doctor
  • November 23: 2015 Shakey's Girls V-League of Champions
  • November 26: Who's Calling?
  • December 11: Motorsiklo News Talk Show
  • December 21: SGVL International Championship

Unknown (dates)

  • April: Tropang Teens Unlimited (PTV 8 Legazpi)

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels:

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  • January: Activate: Trade and Talent Show on SLBN
  • April–May: Xtreme Riders, World Poker Tour, Pacific Drift, The Best of Liga Pilipinas, Sparta and Turf TV on Pinoy Extreme
  • May: IndieKalibre on GMA News TV
  • May: INC Vision on INCTV
  • June: Tadhana and Mis-En-Scene on CLTV 36
  • October: AUF Reel on CLTV 36
  • October: Game Changer Philippines on S+A
  • November: NHK Japan Hour on Net 25
  • November: A Day in a Life of... on UNTV Life

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  • Notes
  1. ^ a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
  2. ^ b Originally aired on GMA
  3. ^ c Originally aired on TV5
  4. ^ d Originally aired on S+A
  5. ^ e Originally aired on GMA News TV
  6. ^ f Originally aired on ETC
  7. ^ g Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
  8. ^ h Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
  9. ^ i Originally aired on 9TV (now CNN Philippines)
  10. ^ j Originally aired on IBC
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Returning or renamed programs

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Programs transferring networks

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Milestone episodes

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The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2015:

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Finales

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ABS-CBN

The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:

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GMA

The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:

Stopped airing

TV5

The following are programs that ended on TV5:

PTV

Stopped airing

Other channels

Stopped airing

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Networks

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The following is a list of Free-to-Air and Local Cable Networks making noteworthy launches and closures during 2015.

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Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2015.

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Stopped broadcasting

The following is a list of stations and channels or networks that have stopped broadcasting or (temporarily) off the air in 2015.

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Awards

  • January 28: MITV Gawad Kamalayan, organized by the Mapua Institute of Technology.
  • February 8: 2015 Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards, organized by the Holy Angel University.
  • February 18: 2015 Adamson University Media Awards, organized by the Adamson University. (awarded to GMA News anchor Vicky Morales)[216]
  • February 19: 2015 Gawad Tanglaw Awards, organized by the UPHSD-Delta Las Pinas
  • April 11: The Platinum Stallion Media Awards 2015, organized by the Trinity University of Asia
  • April 16: 11th USTV Awards, organized by the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
  • April 26: Golden Screen TV Awards, organized by the Entertainment Press Society, held at the Carlos Romulo Theater, Makati
  • April 28: 23rd KBP Golden Dove Awards, organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)
  • June 11: 35th Rotary Club of Manila Journalism Awards, organized by the Rotary Club of Manila
  • June 14: 46th Box Office Entertainment Awards, organized by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation
  • July 3: 17th VACC Awards, organized by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption
  • August 15: 5th EdukCircle TV Awards, organized by the International Center for Communication Studies, held at the UP Theater
  • August 16: 10th COMGUILD Media Awards, organized by the COMGUILD Center for Journalism
  • November 4: 37th Catholic Mass Media Awards, organized by the CMMA Foundation
  • November 7: Illumine: 1st GCIC Innovation Awards for Television, organized by Global City Innovative College
  • December 3: 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television, organized by the Philippine Movie Press Club[217]
  • December: 1st ALTA Media Icon Awards, organized by the University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
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Winners

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These are awards held in 2015.

Local

This list only includes the Golden Screen TV Awards and PMPC Star Awards for Television.

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International

This list only includes the International Emmys and the Asian Television Awards.

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Births

  • October 2: Princess Kathrine "Kulot" Caponpon, singer

Deaths

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November
  • November 8 – Rey Mercaral, Net 25/Eagle News Service anchor
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