SOP (Philippines TV show)
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| Genre | Variety show |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 672 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Production company(s) | GMA Entertainment TV |
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| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | February 2, 1997 |
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| Related shows | SOP Gigsters |
SOP is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It premiered on February 2, 1997 replacing GMA Supershow. The show concluded on February 28, 2010 with a total of 672 episodes. It was replaced by Party Pilipinas on its timeslot.
The show title stands for "Sobrang Okey, Pare". The title was coined by a group of GMA executives (led by Wilma Galvante) in early 1997.
In 2018 GMA Entertainment Group and GMA Senior Vice President for Entertainment Lily Rasonable on a instagram post confirmed that the show will be back after The Clash a reality show for the new singer sensation. For now Regine Velasquez is one of the confirmed host of the show.
In July 2018 it was confirmed that the show will format the comedy variety show Sunday PinaSaya revealing that the host of Sunday PinaSaya will remain in the format of the show.
The show was conceptualized as early as 1996 to counter the increasing ratings of GMA Supershow's rival ASAP. Initially, the show’s cast was supposed to be composed of Janno Gibbs, Ogie Alcasid, Regine Velasquez and Vina Morales with the T.G.I.S. gang (led by Angelu de Leon) as co-hosts. However, only Janno, Ogie and Vina confirmed their participation in the show. Regine could not devote time to the show because she had prior singing engagements to attend to abroad. The T.G.I.S. gang, on the other hand, was not allowed by the Viva management to do the show because their performing schedule was already fully booked for the year. Instead, the GMA management took in Regine’s sister, Cacai Velasquez, sexy star Amanda Page, and upcoming young stars Gabby Eigenmann (son of character actor Mark Gil) and Bernadette Allyson to join the new group, the latter three were also Viva talents.
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