''Wowowillie'' is a Philippine noontime

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aired by TV5. The show premiered on January 26, 2013, and was broadcast live from TV5's Delta Studio in

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, with its main host and producer,

Willie Revillame Wilfredo Buendia Revillame (; born January 27, 1961), popularly known as Willie Revillame, is a Filipino television host, comedian, singer, songwriter, actor, and businessman. Career Revillame started out as the host of GMA Network's noontime ...

. The show earned the distinction of being the only noontime program to have a Strong Parental Guidance rating from the

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, which was imposed due to the dancers' provocative outfits. In September 2013, Revillame admitted in an interview that the show's ratings "fell below expectations", and contemplated on a possible cancellation. The show aired its final episode on October 12, 2013, nearly 9 months after its debut.

History

Revillame's previous show ''

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'' ended its run on January 5, 2013, as he announced in late 2012, and moved to the noontime slot under the title ''Wowowillie''. It premiered on January 26, 2013, to coincide with the host's birthday the day after.

Cancellation

Citing competition from rival variety shows '' It's Showtime'' and ''

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'', TV5 confirmed Revillame's announcement expressing his intent on cancelling ''Wowowillie'' and focusing on other commitments, as the show struggled to gain a significant audience share. On October 12, 2013, ''Wowowillie'' aired its final episode, with Revillame bidding farewell to his audience and crew in a speech. No further plans were announced regarding a possible replacement to the program. In 2020, TV5 announces its new noontime variety show ''

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'' as blocktimer program between its affiliate Cignal Entertainment and

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as replacement for Wowowillie.

New show

On March 20, 2015, Revillame announced that he would sign a program contract with

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to air a new program, ''

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''. The program would be his return to television after he went on hiatus. ''Wowowin'' will be self-produced by Revillame's WBR Entertainment Productions, and former ''Wowowillie'' host and friend

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will serve as the program's director. Also, the program marks Revillame's return to his original mother network, GMA Network, after hosting ''

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'' in the late 1980s with Randy Santiago. ''Wowowin'' premiered on May 10, 2015, on the Sunday Grande sa Hapon afternoon block of GMA Network and was aired internationally via

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Hosts

Main hosts

Co-hosts

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* Arci Muñoz *

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* Nina Girado * Abra *

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* Ava Jugueta

Featuring

*Anna Feliciano *Owen Ercia *Jeff Vasquez *DJ Coki *Wowowillie Money Girls **AJ Suller as Ligaya **Sandy Tolentino (of SexBomb Girls) as Liwayway *Wowowillie Girls

Segments

* BigaTEN ka! * Rock 'n Rollin' * Tutok to Win * JOK Sing * Mini Consyerto * Putukan Na! * ATN (Ayos The Number) * InstaJAM (every Saturday) * Willie of Fortune * Pera S' Wil * Jackpot Sa Surf * Cash Salo

Studios

* TV5 Delta Studio -

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(2013)

Ratings

''Wowowillie'' failed to surpass expectations in terms of TV ratings. The show's ratings were ranging from 3-5% and sometimes falling below 3%, while rivals

's ''

'' and

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's '' It's Showtime'' ratings were ranging from 13-16% based on Kantar Media Philippines.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.wowowillie.com/ Philippine variety television shows TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming 2013 Philippine television series debuts 2013 Philippine television series endings Willie Revillame Filipino-language television shows Obscenity controversies in television Television controversies in the Philippines