Tonight with Boy Abunda | |
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Also known as | TWBA |
Genre | Talk show Entertainment news Commentary |
Developed by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
Written by | Marc Edward Noveloso Karen Abrenica |
Directed by | Arnel Natividad |
Presented by | Boy Abunda |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original languages | Filipino (primary) English (secondary) |
No. of episodes | 1,050 (final) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Nancy Yabut |
Production locations | Studio 8, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines |
Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Production company | ABS-CBN Studios |
Original release | |
Network | ABS-CBN |
Release | September 28, 2015 – May 4, 2020 |
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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.
The show suspended the production of its new episodes and aired re-runs from March 16 to May 4, 2020, due to the Luzon enhanced community quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines until the network's shutdown due to the cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission (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 after Abunda's return to GMA Network.
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