MTB (Philippine variety show)
| MTB | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Variety, game show, comedy |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN |
| Starring |
Randy Santiago John Estrada Willie Revillame Amy Perez Roderick Paulate Ai Ai delas Alas Edu Manzano Arnell Ignacio |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| No. of episodes | n/a (aired Monday to Saturday) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes (Mondays to Fridays, 1998–2001 and 2004–2005) 2 hours (Mondays to Fridays, 2001–2004) 2 hours and 30 minutes (Saturdays, 1999–2003 and 2004-2005) 3 hours (Saturdays, 2003–2004) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | November 30, 1998 – February 4, 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | 'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila (1995–1998) |
| Followed by | Wowowee (2005–2010) |
| Related shows |
Happy Yipee Yehey! (2011–2012) Eat Bulaga! (1989–1995, ABS-CBN) It's Showtime (2009–present) Eat Bulaga! (1995–present, GMA Network) |
MTB or Magandang Tanghali Bayan (Good Afternoon, Nation) and Masayang Tanghali Bayan (A Fun Afternoon, Nation) was a noon time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show was aired on Weekdays and Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through The Filipino Channel. The show was known for its many formats and host changes over the years that it was broadcast. "MTB" is the third longest running noon time show of ABS-CBN after Eat Bulaga! (1989–1995) and "Wowowee" (2005–2010), staying on air for 4 years, 2 months and 22 days (as "Magandang Tanghali Bayan" from November 30, 1998-February 21, 2003). Other MTB incarnations ("Masayang Tanghali Bayan" and "MTB Ang Saya Saya") stayed on air for only a year before "Wowowee" eventually took over.
Magandang Tanghali Bayan started premiering on November 30, 1998, originally aired daily every Mondays to Fridays, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm, Philippine time. Another noontime show, APO Hiking Society's "Sabado Live" occupied the Saturday timeslot. Original hosts of "MTB" are Randy Santiago, John Estrada, Willie Revillame, Christine Jacob-Sandejas, Roderick Paulate, Vanessa del Bianco and Amy Perez. The show aired live from Studio 3 of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center. This marks the return of Christine Jacob to ABS-CBN since she left when she was a co-host of now rival Eat Bulaga! which moved from the network to the rival GMA Network in 1995.
The show assumed most of the segments and staff from its predecessor "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila" during its first season. Among the most popular segments from APO's previous noontime show was "Calendar Girl", a daily pageant where pretty and sexy young girls 15–21 years of age participate in the talent and question and answer portions hosted by Estrada, Santiago and Revillame. To continue the chronology of the pageant (where monthly winners from January to December of the previous year converge to compete in the Grand Finals of following year), management decided to include the January–November monthly winners from the defunct "APO" show in the "MTB" grand coronation that happened on January 2, 1999.
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