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‘Bagani’ rules rival show with strong debut

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<p>The new fantaserye starring Enrique Gil, Matteo Guidicelli, Makisig Morales, Sofia Andres, and Liza Soberano got off to a strong start on Monday, drawing more than double the viewers of its timeslot rival. </p><p>&quot;Bagani&quot; began with a 35.5% nationwide TV rating opposite the 15.4% of &quot;Kambal, Karibal,&quot; according to Kantar Media. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf-AHBklriF/" data-instgrm-version="8" 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><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf-AHBklriF/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">maraming salamat!! #PilotRatings #Bagani | mamaya ulit</a></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 post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/micodelrosario1/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px" target="_blank"> Mico Del Rosario</a> (@micodelrosario1) on <time dateTime="2018-03-06T04:43:20+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 5, 2018 at 8:43pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="~//www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The number is on par with Gil and Soberano&#x27;s last television project, &quot;Dolce Amore,&quot; which debuted to 35.6% back in 2016. </p><p>The first &quot;Bagani&quot; episode introduced Lakas (Gil), the son of an exiled clan leader, as well as its fictional setting of Sansinukob, a nation home to five warring groups. The whole pilot can be viewed on YouTube. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AJek0acwPMs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In an <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/02/18/enrique-excited-sa-nalalapit-na-pagsisimula-ng-bagani">interview prior to its premiere</a>, Gil opened up about what he, his co-stars, and the rest of the &quot;Bagani&quot; team wanted to achieve with the release of the fantaserye. </p><p>&quot;We want to instill sa mga kabataan po ngayon, na everybody can be a hero,&quot; he explained. </p>

<p>"Bagani" began with a 35.5% nationwide TV rating opposite the 15.4% of "Kambal, Karibal," according to Kantar Media. </p>

"Bagani" began with a 35.5% nationwide TV rating opposite the 15.4% of "Kambal, Karibal," according to Kantar Media.