''Tonight with Boy Abunda'' (also known as TWBA) is a
Philippine
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
late-night talk show
A late-night talk show is a genre of talk show popular in the United States, where the format originated. It is generally structured around humorous monologues about the day's news, guest interviews, comedy sketches and music performances. It i ...
broadcast by
ABS-CBN
ABS-CBN (an initialism of its two predecessors' names, Alto Broadcasting System and Chronicle Broadcasting Network) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine Commercial broadcasting, commercial broadcast broadcast network, network tha ...
, hosted by
Boy Abunda
Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. (; born October 29, 1960), popularly known as Boy Abunda, is a Filipino professor, television host, publicist and talent manager.
Early life and education
Boy Abunda was born as Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. in Boro ...
. The program premiered on September 28, 2015, and airs every weeknights from 10:55PM to 11:10PM on the network's ''Primetime Bida'' evening block. It also airs worldwide via
TFC.
It serves as a transitional show after
Kris Aquino
Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino (born February 14, 1971), professionally known as Kris Aquino (), is a Filipino television host, actress, producer, socialite and businesswoman.
Dubbed as Philippine's "Queen of All Media", Aquino has hos ...
's departure from their previous show ''
Aquino & Abunda Tonight
''Aquino & Abunda Tonight'' is a Philippine primetime entertainment news program broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Kris Aquino and Boy Abunda. It aired weeknights from 10:00pm to 10:15pm (Philippine Standard Time) on the network's ''Primetime Bida ...
'' citing schedule conflicts, political reality and health reasons. The show eventually did not go back on-air as
Boy Abunda
Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. (; born October 29, 1960), popularly known as Boy Abunda, is a Filipino professor, television host, publicist and talent manager.
Early life and education
Boy Abunda was born as Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. in Boro ...
returned to
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 ...
on December 15, 2022.
Format
Similar to its predecessor, the show gives a run-down of daily top stories with topics raging from showbiz, lifestyle, homosexuality and politics, with the promise to deliver its segments "from layman's point of view", and with perspectives on how certain issues can affect viewers' daily lives.
Host
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Boy Abunda
Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. (; born October 29, 1960), popularly known as Boy Abunda, is a Filipino professor, television host, publicist and talent manager.
Early life and education
Boy Abunda was born as Eugenio Romerica Abunda Jr. in Boro ...
Segments
* ''Life Line''
* ''Hot Seat''
* ''Fast Talk''
* ''Golden Mirror''
* ''5 in 45''
* ''T.M.I. The Main Issue''
* ''The A List''
* ''The TWBA Test: Tama o Mali''
* ''2 Be Honest''
* ''Sinong Guilty?''
* ''POPster Quiz''
* ''Legit or Lie''
Production
From March 16, 2020, until May 4, 2020, due to the
Luzon enhanced community quarantine caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines has resulted in, as of , reported cases, resulting in reported deaths, the fifth-highest in Southeast Asia, behind Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The first case in the Philippines was iden ...
, Tonight with Boy Abunda temporarily suspended production of its new episodes and temporarily aired re-runs until the
temporary closure of ABS-CBN because of the
cease and desist
A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop alleged illegal activity. The phrase "cease and desist" is a legal doublet, made up of two near-synonyms. The letter may warn that, if the recipient does not dis ...
order of the
National Telecommunications Commission
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC; fil, Pambansang Komisyon sa Telekomunikasyon) is an attached agency of the Department of Information and Communications Technology responsible for the supervision, adjudication and control over ...
(NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise granted in 1995. However, the current status of the talk show remained unknown until it was eventually cancelled.
References
ABS-CBN original programming
Entertainment news shows in the Philippines
Philippine television talk shows
2015 Philippine television series debuts
2020 Philippine television series endings
Late night television programming
Filipino-language television shows
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