Superstar Duets

Superstar Duets is a 2016 Philippine television reality show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Jennylyn Mercado, it premiered on September 3, 2016 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gabi line up. The show concluded on December 17, 2016 with a total of 16 episodes.

Superstar Duets
Title card
Genre	Reality show
Directed by	Bert de Leon
Presented by	Jennylyn Mercado
Judges	Allan K. Aicelle Santos Christian Bautista
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Maria Luisa Cadag
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	September 3 (2016-09-03) – December 17, 2016 (2016-12-17)

Cast

Jennylyn Mercado served as a host.

Christian Bautista served as a judge.

Host

• Jennylyn Mercado^[1]
• Regine Velasquez (guest host)

Judges

• Allan K.
• Aicelle Santos
• Christian Bautista

Contestants

• Michael "Pekto" Nacua
• Joross Gamboa
• Jerald Napoles
• Rita Daniela
• Denise Barbacena
• Divine Aucina
• Nar Cabico
• Jeffrey "Osang" Soliven

International star impersonators

1st batch Episodes 1-4	2nd batch Episodes 5-7	3rd batch (UPM) Episodes 8-10	4th batch Episode 11
Celine Dionesia Seeyah Later Adele Antada1 Samboy Smith Justin Tatlong Bibe Nicki Balaj Ariana Venti Jessie J. Puno	Tina Torture1 Ma. Katy Perry Ibon Jovi Gutom Jones Cher Gil White Lady Gaga	Whitney Usedto Amy Beerhouse Michael Jackstone13 Freddie Mercules1 Luther Vandolph Punk Sinatra	Bruno Marshmallow Meghanon Trainor Piggy Azalea Adam Levintador Christina Basagulera3
5th batch2 Episode 13	6th batch Episode 14	7th batch Episode 15
A. Bono Kabibeyonce Diana Chos Rihanna Ramos Drake Vargas	Stevie Wonder Woman Madonna Cruz Vinaboy George Prince Epal	Miley Virus Pinkantadia Adele Antada

1. ^ International star impersonator performed in the wildcard round.
2. ^ The Top 5 celebrity contestants were also the international star impersonators on this episode.
3. ^ International star impersonator performed in the grand finals.

Preliminary rounds

Color key

	Contestant safe from elimination
	Contestant placed in bottom group
	Contestant eliminated
	Contestant granted immunity
	Contestant re-enters the competition

Round 1

The contestants will be divided into two batch. Each batch will have two contestants who got the lowest score placed in the bottom group . Bottom group contestants will face the elimination round while the safe contestants will fight for immunity.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 1 (September 3)	1	Mike 'Pekto' Nacua	Seeyah Later	"Chandelier"	14 stars
	2	Denise Barbacena	Nicki Balaj	"Super Bass"	17 stars
	3	Rita Daniela	Ariana Venti	"Break Free"	< 14 stars
	4	Jeffrey 'Osang' Soliven	Justin Tatlong Bibe	"Baby"	19 stars
Episode 2 (September 10)	1	Divine Aucina	Jessie J. Puno	"Domino"	15 stars
	2	Jerald Napoles	Celine Dionesia	"The Prayer"	13 stars
	3	Nar Cabico	Samboy Smith	"Lay Me Down"	19 stars
	4	Joross Gamboa	Adele Antada	"Rolling in the Deep"	< 13 stars
Episode 3: First elimination (September 17)	1	Jerald Napoles	Celine Dionesia	"Power of Love"	16 stars
	2	Rita Daniela	Ariana Venti	"One Last Time"	19 stars
	3	Joross Gamboa	Adele Antada	"Someone Like You"	15 stars
	4	Pekto Nacua	Seeyah Later	"Titanium"	14 stars
Episode 4: Immunity round (September 24)	1	Osang Soliven	Justin Tatlong Bibe	"Eenie Meenie"	< 19 stars
	2	Nar Cabico	Samboy Smith	"Stay with Me"	19 stars
	3	Divine Aucina	Jessie J. Puno	"Price Tag"	< 19 stars
	4	Denise Barbacena	Nicki Balaj	"Starships"	< 21 stars

Round 2

The same rule applies for this round except for the immunity round.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 5 (October 1)	1	Osang Soliven	Tina Torture	"Proud Mary"	17 stars
	2	Rita Daniela	Ma. Katy Perry	"California Gurls"	< 17 stars
	3	Joross Gamboa	Ibon Jovi	"It's My Life"	< 17 stars
Episode 6 (October 8)	1	Denise Barbacena	Cher Gil	"Believe"	Did not reveal
	2	Jerald Napoles	Gutom Jones	"Sexbomb"	Did not reveal
	3	Divine Aucina	White Lady Gaga	"Bad Romance"	Did not reveal
Episode 7: Second Elimination (October 15)	1	Jerald Napoles	Gutom Jones	"Kiss"	> 12 stars
	2	Rita Daniela	Ma. Katy Perry	"Firework"	> 12 stars
	3	Denise Barbacena	Cher Gil	"Strong Enough"	12 stars
	4	Joross Gamboa	Ibon Jovi	"You Give Love A Bad Name"	> 12 stars

Round 3

The same rule applies for this round except for the third elimination wherein each of the bottom group contestants will have their Celebrity resbaker.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Celebrity Resbaker	Song	Score
Episode 8 (October 22)	1	Nar Cabico	Whitney Usedto	—	"I Will Always Love You"	Did not reveal
	2	Osang Soliven	Amy Beerhouse		"Rehab"	Did not reveal
	3	Divine Aucina	Michael Jackstone		"I'll Be There"	Did not reveal
Episode 9 (October 29)	1	Joross Gamboa	Freddie Mercules	—	"Bohemian Rhapsody"	18 stars
	2	Rita Daniela	Luther Vandolph		"Dance With My Father"	17 stars
	3	Jerald Napoles	Punk Sinatra		"Fly Me To The Moon"	< 17 stars
Episode 10: Third Elimination (November 5)	1	Rita Daniela	Luther Vandolph	Julie Anne San Jose	"I'd Rather"	16 stars
	2	Divine Aucina	Michael Jackstone	Jak Roberto	"Beat It"	18 stars
	3	Osang Soliven	Amy Beerhouse	Kim Idol	"Valerie"	14 stars
	4	Jerald Napoles	Punk Sinatra	Boobsie	"New York, New York"	16 stars

Round 4

The five remaining contestants will perform. The contestant with lowest star rating from the judges will be eliminated from the competition.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 11 (November 12)	1	Joross Gamboa	Bruno Marshmallow	"Uptown Funk"	16 stars
	2	Nar Cabico	Meghanon Trainor	"Like I'm Gonna Lose You"	> 16 stars
	3	Rita Daniela	Piggy Azalea	"Fancy"	> 16 stars
	4	Divine Aucina	Adam Levintador	"Moves Like Jagger"	15 stars
	5	Jerald Napoles	Christina Basagulera	"Fighter"	> 16 stars

Wildcard round

The 4 eliminated contestants perform again for a second chance to be back at the competition. The contestant with highest star rating will re-enter the competition. All songs performed on this episode are songs of Aegis.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 12 (November 19)	1	Mike "Pekto" Nacua	Tina Torture	"Basang-basa Sa Ulan"	< 18 stars
	2	Denise Barbacena	Michael Jackstone	"Halik"	< 18 stars
	3	Osang Soliven	Adele Antada	"Luha"	< 18 stars
	4	Divine Aucina	Freddie Mercules	"Sinta"	18 stars

Finals

Color key

	Contestant safe from elimination
	Contestant eliminated
	Contestant announced as the runner-up
	Contestant announced as the grand winner

Round 5

The Final 5 contestants will impersonate an international star of their choice instead of having an impersonator partner as duet. Each celebrity contestant will be paired to OPM icons. The contestant with lowest score will be eliminated from the competition.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 13 (November 26)	1	Joross Gamboa as A. Bono	Jett Pangan	"With or Without You" / "Salamat"	Did not reveal
	2	Rita Daniela as Kabibeyonce	Joey Generoso	"Love on Top" / "Tuloy Pa Rin Ako"	Did not reveal
	3	Nar Cabico as Diana Chos	Imelda Papin	"It's My Turn" / "Bakit"	Did not reveal
	4	Divine Aucina as Rihanna Ramos	Jessa Zaragosa	"Umbrella" / "Bakit Pa"	Did not reveal
	5	Jerald Napoles as Drake Vargas	Andrew E.	"Hotline Bling" / "Humanap Ka Ng Panget"	Did not reveal

Quarter finals

The Final 4 contestants perform. The celebrity contestant with lowest star rating will be eliminated from the competition. All songs performed are songs of Regine Velasquez.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 14 (December 3)	1	Nar Cabico	Stevie Wonder Woman	"Hanggang Ngayon"	> 15 stars
	2	Divine Aucina	Madonna Cruz	"Dadalhin"	15 stars
	3	Jerald Napoles	Vinaboy George	"Pangako"	> 15 stars
	4	Rita Daniela	Prince Epal	"Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw"	20 stars

Semi finals

The final 3 contestants perform. The celebrity contestant with lowest star rating will be eliminated from the competition. Ai-Ai delas Alas served as a judge.

Episode	Order	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 15 (December 10)	1	Jerald Napoles	Miley Virus	"Wrecking Ball"	24 stars
	2	Rita Daniela	Pinkantadia	"Just Give Me a Reason"	23 stars
	3	Nar Cabico	Adele Antada	"All I Ask"	28 stars

Grand finals

The grand finals consists of 3 rounds wherein the final 2 contestants will perform. On the first round, they will have a concert style duet with Lani Misalucha. The second round will be video mirroring challenge wherein they will copy a music video content. And for the third round, the final 2 will have a duet with international superstar of their choice. Ai-Ai delas Alas served as the 4th judge.

Episode	Round	Contestant	Partner	Song	Score
Episode 16 (December 17)	1	Jerald Napoles	Lani Misalucha	"Queen of the Night"	19 stars
		Nar Cabico			19 stars
	2	Jerald Napoles	—	"24K Magic"	19 stars
		Nar Cabico			19 stars
	3	Jerald Napoles	Michael Jackstone	"Smooth Criminal"	24 stars
		Nar Cabico	Christina Basagulera	"Lady Marmalade"	26 stars

Ratings

Urban Luzon and NUTAM (Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement) ratings are provided by AGB Nielsen Philippines while Kantar Media Philippines provide Nationwide ratings (Urban + Rural).

No.	Episode	Original air date	AGB Nielsen Urban Luzon			Kantar Media Nationwide			Ref.
			Rating	Timeslot rank	Primetime rank	Rating	Timeslot rank	Primetime rank
1	"Round 1–part 1"	September 3, 2016	18.3%	#1	#4	13.2%	#2	#9	[2][3]
2	"Round 1–part 2"	September 10, 2016	13.0%	#2	#7	9.8%	#2	#9	[4][5]
3	"First Elimination Night"	September 17, 2016	15.1%	#1	#6	10.7%	#2	#9	[6][7]
4	"Immunity Round"	September 24, 2016	13.9%	#2	#7	10.5%	#2	—	[8]
5	"Round 2–part 1"	October 1, 2016	14.3%	#1	#6	10.4%	#2	#9	[9][10]
6	"Round 2–part 2"	October 8, 2016	12.9%	#2	#9	9.3%	#2	#9	[11][12]
7	"Second Elimination Night"	October 15, 2016	14.3%	#1	#8	10.1%	#2	#9	[13][14]
8	"Round 3–part 1"	October 22, 2016	14.3%	#1	#7	9.2%	#2	#9	[15][16]
9	"Round 3–part 2"	October 29, 2016	13.3%	#1	#7	9.3%	#2	#9	[17][18]
10	"Third Elimination Night"	November 5, 2016	13.3%	#1	#7	9.6%	#2	#9	[19][20]
11	"Round 4"	November 12, 2016	14.0%	#1	#6	9.5%	#2	#9	[21][22]
12	"Wildcard Round"	November 19, 2016	15.1%	#1	#5	—	—	—	[23]
13	Round 5"	November 26, 2016	13.1%	#1	#5	9.5%	#2	#9	[24][25]
14	"Quarter Finals"	December 3, 2016	11.5%	#1	#8	9.5%	#2	#9	[26][27]
			AGB Nielsen NUTAM			Kantar Media Nationwide
15	"Semi Finals"	December 10, 2016	12.0%	#1	#8	10.9%	#2	#9	[28][29]
16	"Grand Finals"	December 17, 2016	11.8%	#3	#8	9.9%	#2	#8	[30][31]

Accolades

Accolades received by Superstar Duets

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2017	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Game Show	Superstar Duets	Nominated	[32]
		Best Game Show Host	Jennylyn Mercado	Nominated