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ABS-CBN wins 2016 TV ratings battle

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/entertainment/01/4/jodiian-yassicoco-010417.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc"><em>ABS-CBN</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - With the success of &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot; and the remake of &quot;Pangako Sa &#x27;Yo,&quot; ABS-CBN has declared victory over rival GMA-7 in the battle for last year&#x27;s highest television ratings.</p><p>A total of 16 shows from the Kapamilya network were included in a list of the most-watched television shows in 2016. The Coco Martin-starrer &quot;Ang Probinsyano&quot; led the way with an average nationwide audience of 40 percent, followed by &quot;The Voice Kids&quot; with 37.6 percent. </p><p>The chart -- compiled by data provider Kantar Media -- also revealed that ABS-CBN&#x27;s primetime offerings such as &quot;Pangako Sa &#x27;Yo,&quot; which starred Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo, as well as &quot;Dolce Amore,&quot; topbilled by Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, dominated early on last year. </p><p>Talent contests such as &quot;Pilipinas Got Talent,&quot; &quot;Dance Kids,&quot; and the recently concluded &quot;Pinoy Boyband Superstar&quot; similarly posted strong numbers, helping ABS-CBN secure an impressive overall audience share of 45 percent, or 11 points higher than GMA-7. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BO1cndYh07a/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by ABS-CBN PR (@abscbnpr)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-04T08:05:34+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 4, 2017 at 12:05am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The figures were based on Kantar Media&#x27;s measurement, which uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes that represent 100 percent of the country&#x27;s total television viewing population. To compare, other ratings data supplier AGB Nielsen reportedly has 2,000 homes based in urban areas that represent only 57 percent.</p><p>In terms of GMA-7&#x27;s success, their highest entry was the remake of the fantasy series &quot;Encantadia,&quot; which managed to score 23.3 percent, or about more than half of the numbers of &quot;Ang Probinsyano.&quot; </p><p>Meanwhile, the ABS-CBN-hosted presidential debate, co-organized with the Commission on Elections, was also the most watched television special of 2016 with a 40.6 percent rating. </p><p>Below is a list of the most-watched television programs of 2016 (without specials): </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BO1c1MRBe0l/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by ABS-CBN PR (@abscbnpr)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-04T08:07:26+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 4, 2017 at 12:07am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>With the success of ''Ang Probinsyano'' and the remake of ''Pangako Sa 'Yo,'' ABS-CBN has declared victory over rival GMA-7 in the battle for last year's highest television ratings.</p>

With the success of ''Ang Probinsyano'' and the remake of ''Pangako Sa 'Yo,'' ABS-CBN has declared victory over rival GMA-7 in the battle for last year's highest television ratings.