With its compelling storyline, powerhouse cast, and impressive visuals, Lolong is living up to its description as this year’s biggest adventure-serye on Philippine primetime, widening its lead against competition week-on-week.
Since its pilot airing last July 4, the Ruru Madrid-starrer has maintained its slot as the preferred show on its time slot, posting double-digit ratings every night.
Based on Nielsen Philippines’ National Urban TV Audience Measurement data for July 4 to 22 (with July 18 to 22 based on overnight ratings), “Lolong,” which airs on both GMA and GTV on weeknights, recorded a combined average people rating of 16.2 percent. Its rival program, “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano,” only managed to log 12.4 percent average people rating (combined rating from TV5, A2Z, Kapamilya Channel, and Cinemo).
Moreover, last week (July 18-22), “Lolong” widened its lead over competition to 3.9 rating points from its second week margin of 2.9 rating points.
Beyond the action-packed scenes, “Lolong” has earned viewers’ praise for promoting values on family, friendship, and the environment. They have found in Ruru’s character a new hero they can relate to—someone whose love for his family and friends inspires him to be a better person. Just like Lolong, Filipinos will do everything for their loved ones.
