ASAP (variety show)

ASAP
Logo from 2015-present
Genre	Musical, Variety Show
Created by	ABS-CBN Entertainment Group
Directed by	Johnny Manahan
Starring	Martin Nievera Gary Valenciano Zsa Zsa Padilla Vina Morales Jolina Magdangal Toni Gonzaga Piolo Pascual Sarah Geronimo Luis Manzano Bamboo and the rest of ASAP Kapamilya
Opening theme	"ASAP Let's Celebrate" by ASAP artists (2015)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language(s)	Filipino, English
No. of episodes	1,153 (as of March 19, 2017)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marvi Gelito Apple Salas
Location(s)	Studio 10, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	150 minutes (including commercials) (Sunday at 12:00 – 14:30 PST)
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (1995-2015) 1080i (HDTV) (2015-present)
Audio format	Mono
Original release	February 5, 1995 - present
Chronology
Preceded by	Sa Linggo nAPO Sila (January 28, 1990 - January 29, 1995)

ASAP (All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party) is the longest-running musical variety show in the Philippines shown on ABS-CBN. It is mainly presented by Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Vina Morales, Jolina Magdangal, Toni Gonzaga, Piolo Pascual, Billy Crawford, Sarah Geronimo, Luis Manzano and Bamboo. The show is also seen worldwide through the subscription-based global TV channel The Filipino Channel. The show has been shown every Sunday since its pilot episode on February 5, 1995, surpassing GMA Supershow's record of nearly two decades. In October 2015, ASAP became the first live entertainment program in the Philippines to be broadcast in true high-definition picture, the other being a sports program.

When "Sa Linggo nAPO Sila" became "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila" to replace Eat Bulaga which left ABS-CBN to transfer to GMA Network, ASAP was conceptualized and launched in 1995 as a "concert party" on Sundays. Then, Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez, along with Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres were tapped as main hosts for the show. The cast of "Pare Ko" (Claudine Barretto, Victor Neri, Roselle Nava, Gio Alvarez, Jao Mapa, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Nikka Valencia) and later on joined by Marvin Agustin, Rico Yan, Diether Ocampo, Jolina Magdangal, Baron Geisler, and Mylene Dizon (from the youth-oriented show - GIMIK) and Rica Peralejo became co-hosts for the show to attract the younger viewers. In 1996, the show celebrated its first anniversary and later top-caliber leading man Piolo Pascual joined the show. The show added Carol Banawa, John Lloyd Cruz, Jericho Rosales, and Lea Salonga to the ASAP family in 1997. When Dayanara Torres left the country, Charlene Gonzales took her place. Channel V’s Joey Mead also joined the show for a while. By 1998, regular guests Zsa Zsa Padilla and Vina Morales became regular hosts the following year.