''Someone to Watch Over Me'' is a

Philippine television drama 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 "''telebi ...

romance series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...

. Directed by

Maryo J. de los Reyes Mario Margarito Jorolan de los Reyes (October 17, 1952 – January 27, 2018), simply known as Maryo J. de los Reyes, was a Filipino film and television director. He began his career in the 1970s. Death He died after suffering a heart attack on ...

, it stars

Tom Rodriguez Bartolome Alberto Mott (born October 1, 1987), known professionally as Tom Rodriguez, is a Filipino-American model, actor, host and singer. Biography Rodriguez is from Catbalogan, Samar. He was born in Subic Naval Base in Zambales to an Ameri ...

Lovi Poe Lourdes Virginia Moran Poe (born February 11, 1989), popularly known as Lovi Poe, is a Filipino actress, model, and recording artist. She is the daughter of action star Fernando Poe Jr. Poe is known for starring in two popular GMA drama seri ...

and Max Collins. It premiered on September 5, 2016 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing ''

Juan Happy Love Story ''Juan Happy Love Story'' is a 2016 Philippine television drama comedy romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by L.A. Madridejos, it stars Dennis Trillo and Heart Evangelista. It premiered on May 16, 2016 on the network's Telebabad l ...

''. The series concluded on January 6, 2017 with a total of 90 episodes. It was replaced by '' Meant to Be'' in its timeslot. The series is streaming online on

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Premise

TJ falls in love with Joanna. He and his wife faces their biggest setback when he is diagnosed with

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Cast and characters

;Lead cast *

as Teodoro Jose "TJ" Agustin Chavez *

as Joanna Mercado-Chavez ;Supporting cast * Max Collins as Irene Montenegro-Fernando *

Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino-American actor, fashion model, TV commercial model, comedian, politician, United States Air Force veteran and television game host. He was previously the host of game shows ''The We ...

as Gregor "Buddy" Chavez * Jackie Lou Blanco as Cielo Andrada-Chavez *

Ronnie Lazaro Ronnie Zabala Lazaro (born November 14, 1957) is a Gawad Urian Award-winning Filipino film and television actor, producer, casting and art director. Biography He has received many nominations throughout his career as an actor, nine of which we ...

as Ruben "Estoy" Mercado * Isay Alvarez-Seña as Remedios "Cita" Mercado * Boy 2 Quizon as Paolo *

Frances Makil-Ignacio Frances Makil-Ignacio is a Filipino actress (born March 29, 1971). From 2001-2012, she starred in numerous shows of ABS-CBN as a contract actress. In 2012, she briefly transferred to TV5 as part of Valiente before staging an ABS-CBN comeback the ...

as Cecilia "Cess" Navarro * Ralph Noriega as Jefferson "Jepoy" Mercado ;Recurring cast *

Luz Valdez Milagros Bernardo, better known by her screen name Luz Valdez-Paje (born September 9, 1940) is a Filipina actress. The Valdez screen name was given to her in 1958 by Narcisa de Leon, producer and co-founder of LVN Pictures, as she felt that M ...

as Rose Montenegro * Shyr Valdez as Osang * Camille Torres as Eunice * Maricris Garcia-Cruz as Monique * Espie Salvador as Espie * Caleb Punzalan as Joshua Chavez * Cogie Domingo as Adrian "Ian" Alejandro ;Guest cast *

Melissa Mendez Melissa Mendez (; born July 27, 1964) is a Filipina film and TV actress. Mendez was nominated for a Best Actress FAMAS Award for the film ''Kalakal'' (2008). Mendez produced an independent movie, ''Hilot'' (2009) with Empress Schuck. It was dire ...

as Adora Agustin * Johnny Revilla as Irene's father * Lui Manansala as Gracia *

Mikael Daez Mikael Banzon Daez (born January 6, 1988) is a Filipino commercial model, actor, news anchor, television and events presenter, and vlogger. Daez is well known for his starring role in '' Amaya'', a Philippine historical drama, alongside Maria ...

as Dave Fernando *

Lance Serrano Lancer France Mendoza Serrano (born May 22, 1990, in Mandaluyong, Philippines), better known as Lance Serrano, is a Filipino actor, commercial model and gym instructor, Serrano has several TV shows on GMA Network GMA Network (Global Med ...

as Alex * Eugene Runas as Tope * Dido De La Paz as Robert * Aleera Montalla as Lulu

Ratings

According to

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' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of ''Someone to Watch Over Me'' earned a 17.3% rating. While the final episode scored a 17.1% rating in Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement.

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2016 Philippine television series debuts 2017 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network drama series Philippine romance television series Television shows set in the Philippines {{Philippines-tv-prog-stub