Wowowillie

History

Revillame's previous show Wil Time Bigtime 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 Eat Bulaga!, 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 Lunch Out Loud as blocktimer program between its affiliate Cignal Entertainment and Brightlight Productions of Albee Benitez as replacement for Wowowillie.

New show

On March 20, 2015, Revillame announced that he would sign a program contract with GMA Network to air a new program, Wowowin. 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 Randy Santiago will serve as the program's director. Also, the program marks Revillame's return to his original mother network, GMA Network, after hosting Lunch Date 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 GMA Pinoy TV.

Hosts

Main hosts

• Willie Revillame
• Randy Santiago

Co-hosts

• Mariel Rodriguez
• Grace Lee
• Camille Villar
• Arci Muñoz
• Ethel Booba
• Ate Gay
• Rufa Mae Quinto
• Nina Girado
• Abra
• Lovely Abella
• 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 sa Tanghali
• 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 - Quezon Avenue, Quezon City (2013)

Ratings

Wowowillie failed to surpass expectations in terms of TV ratings. The show's ratings were ranging from 3 to 5% and sometimes falling below 3%, while rivals GMA Network's Eat Bulaga! and ABS-CBN's It's Showtime ratings were ranging from 13 to 16% based on Kantar Media Philippines.

References

References

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