Feb 8 National Ratings: Agua Bendita is No.1; Diz Iz It and First Time fail to enter Top10!

Agua Bendita was a big hit when it was launched last Monday. It placed 1st in the National and 2nd in Mega Manila Rankings. But with the initial success of the show comes some intrigues. If you can still remember, Andi is not the first one to do Agua on TV. Shaina Magdayao first played Agua Bendita last year. What does she feel about not being given the chance to do the potentially big-hit show again? She reacts on that on abs-cbn.com, she said, “Wala ho akong panghihinayang. Siguro more than anything I just have to be thankful na meron pa rin akong trabaho. So malaki yung pasasalamat ko. Instead of thinking bakit nangyari yung ganyan, ganito, nagpapasalamat na lang ako sa lahat ng blessings na dumarating. And nag-sign naman ako ng two-year contract sa ABS-CBN so after Rubi definitely magkakaroon ng isa pa.”

Kylie Balagtas, production manager of Agua Bendita, explained, “Unang-una po, gusto ko lang po linawin na isa ang Agua Bendita sa mga pinakanag-rate sa lahat ng Komiks series na ipinalabas namin noon. So nung nag-brainstorming kami, naisip namin na magandang gawin siyang daily show. Given na si Andi ang fresh at young na artista ng ABS-CBN, we believe that she’s deserving to get the role. Pero hindi naman ibig sabihin nun hindi na fresh si Shaina. Alam naman ho natin na busy siya ngayon sa Rubi na eere rin this February.”

Meanwhile, two GMA shows which aired for the first time last Monday failed to enter the Top 10 rankings. Diz Iz It and First Time both lost to their ABS-CBN rivals.

However, Jennylyn Mercado's Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak was able to enter the daytime Top 10 at sixth place.
Here are the figures courtesy of TNS:

NATIONAL Daytime Program Rankings for February 8 (Monday)

1 WOWOWEE 23.5%
2 SHOWTIME 18.6%
3 EAT... BULAGA! 17.5%
4 MAGKANO ANG IYONG DANGAL? 15.4%
5 PHR: LOVE IS ONLY IN THE MOVIES 13.7%
6 GUMAPANG KA SA LUSAK 13.5%
7 INA, KASUSUKLAMAN BA KITA? 12.9%
8 PINOY BIG BROTHER DOUBLE UP UBER 12.8%
9 DAISY SIETE 12.5%
10 MARIA DE JESUS ANGHEL SA LANSANGAN 12.1%

NATIONAL Primetime Program Rankings for February 8 (Monday)

1. AGUA BENDITA (ABS-CBN) – 37.7%
2. KUNG TAYO’Y MAGKAKALAYO (ABS-CBN) – 33.1%
3. TV PATROL WORLD (ABS-CBN) – 31.6%
4. HABANG MAY BUHAY (ABS-CBN) – 30.7%
5. THE LAST PRINCE (GMA) – 27.7%
6. PINOY BIG BROTHER DOUBLE UP (ABS-CBN) – 27.3%
7. MARS RAVELO’S DARNA (GMA) – 27.1%
8. FULL HOUSE (GMA) – 25.2%
9. 24 ORAS (GMA) – 23.6%
10. TANGING YAMAN (ABS-CBN) – 20.5%

photos courtesy of abs-cbn.com