''Martin Late at Night'' (stylized as ''Martin Late @ Night'') was a Philippine musical nightly
talk show
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hosted by
Martin Nievera
Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (; born February5, 1962) is a Filipino-American singer and television host. In his career spanning more than three decades, Nievera has garnered eighteen platinum, five double platinum, three triple platinum, and one ...
. It aired from March 1 to May 31, 2013. It is a spin-off of the show ''
Martin Late at Nite
''Martin Late at Nite'' (stylized as ''Martin Late @ Nite'') was a nightly musical-talk show that aired on ABS-CBN from September 7, 1998, to August 29, 2003.
Final host
* Martin Nievera
Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (; born February5, 1962) ...
''.
Production
The show airs every Friday nights at 11:30 pm–12:15 am after ''
Bandila'' with another late-night show ''
Banana Nite
''Banana Sundae'' (formerly ''Banana Split'') is a Philippine comedy Sketch comedy, gag show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show aired from October 11, 2008, to April 5, 2020, replacing ''That's My Doc''. The program aired every Sunday from 2:30 PM ...
'', a spin-off of ''
Banana Split
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'', that airs Mondays through Thursdays.
In 2011, the possibility of the show was first hinted during Nievera's contract signing for
ABS-CBN
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. One of his reasons for signing the contract was the show. He told in an interview with the Philippine Entertainment Portal, "When I finally got my contract from ABS-CBN, I finally have a contract and they've included one show
..I only signed it when they said it's a talk show."
On February 19, 2013, Nievera officially confirmed the show in his personal
Twitter
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account.
A teaser for the show was released on February 23, 2013, featuring Nievera dubbed as the "Big Mouth".
Since its first airing, the show was not well received and met low television ratings. From April 25–27, 2013, Nievera posted through his Twitter account a series of statements showing his grievance over the ABS-CBN Network executives for their "lack of support
n the show
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History
...
" He said "You
BS-CBN executivescan't blame me if I'm not rating like the prime-time shows if you don't support me like you support them. No band, no live audience? How?" He continued "I know I am no '
teleserye
Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...
' or noontime show. But if I had
hat muchsupport I would last longer.
can't stay in the fight alone. So sad."
On May 1, the host expressed his apologies to the network executives and told he is "not upset."
In early May 2013, ABS-CBN confirmed the show's cancellation effective on May 31, 2013.
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Guests
The final episode's guests were singers Sarah Geronimo
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and Erik Santos.
See also
*'' ASAP''
*''Martin Late at Nite
''Martin Late at Nite'' (stylized as ''Martin Late @ Nite'') was a nightly musical-talk show that aired on ABS-CBN from September 7, 1998, to August 29, 2003.
Final host
* Martin Nievera
Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (; born February5, 1962) ...
''
*''Martin After Dark
''Martin After Dark'' (later retitled ''Martin Nievera After Dark'') is a Philippine television musical talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Martin Nievera, it premiered on July 30, 1988. The show concluded on November 28, 1998.
Histo ...
''
*List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City.
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order by the National ...
*List of programs aired by ABS-CBN
This is a list of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN, a Philippine television network. The network is headquartered in ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City.
On May 5, 2020, ABS-CBN was issued a cease-and-desist order by the National ...
References
External links
Official website''Martin Late @ Night''
on iWanTV!
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English-language television shows
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