SiS (TV series)
| Sis | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Created by | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Developed by | GMA Entertainment TV Group |
| Directed by | Louie Ignacio |
| Starring |
Gelli de Belen Janice de Belen and Carmina Villaroel |
| Voices of | Marites "Tessbomb" Marañon |
| Narrated by | Marites "Tessbomb" Marañon |
| Theme music composer | M2H |
| Opening theme | SiS Theme Song |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, English, Tagalog |
| No. of episodes | 2,250 (total) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Wilma Galvante |
| Producer(s) | Louie Ignacio |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Release | |
| Original network | GMA Network |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original release | August 27, 2001 – January 1, 2010 |
Sis (formerly SiS: Janice & Gelli) is the morning talk show of GMA Network debuted on August 27, 2001. It unofficially ended on January 1, 2010 because of poor ratings and was beaten by rival station, ABS-CBN's Showtime.
The show was conceptualized by GMA executives in 2001 who wanted a different approach to typical morning TV talk shows. At the time, the morning talk shows on TV were mostly live panel discussions with guest celebrities.
When the concept was given to director Louie Ignacio, it was decided right there and then that real-life sisters and actresses Janice de Belen and Gelli de Belen would headline the show Sis, an abbreviation for "sisters". Janice and Gelli were chosen because of their accomplishments in their fields in the entertainment industry. Janice was "Flordeluna" to most Filipino viewers in the 1980s who later metamorphosed into a serious actress and mother of five. Gelli on the other hand, had the '90s generation of the viewing public rollicking into laughter when she portrayed kooky characters on TV and movies before developing to a serious actress in the movie Sarah Jane Salazar which garnered her an Urian award.
Sis premiered on August 27, 2001 as a replacement to D! Day, hosted by Dina Bonnevie. The early episodes showed Janice and Gelli visiting the houses of popular guests from Monday to Thursday and holding a show before a live audience on Fridays. After the first season, which saw the show taking away considerable audience share from its competitor, Sis held taped shows before a live audience on a daily basis, going live on air every Wednesdays and Thursdays. The shows are broadcast from Studio 3 of the GMA Network Center.
The award winning talk show ended on New Year's Day on January 1, 2010, and replaced by Basta't Everyday Happy 3 years later in 2013.
In 2002, Sis took over the number 1 spot in the 10:00 am–12:00 pm slot from its rival show, ABS-CBN's Talk TV. The next development showed ABS-CBN scrambling to topple the already-established morning talk show. They started to bring back "morning talk show queen" Kris Aquino and teamed her up with real-life best friends Pops Fernandez and Zsa Zsa Padilla. Morning Girls premiered in July 2002 to be pitted against Sis. However, the tandem of Janice and Gelli proved to be too strong in the ratings against the so-called Power Girl Trio who also put in Carmina Villaroel to replace Kris after she quit the show.
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