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Talk TV (Philippine TV series)

Talk TV
Genre Talk show
Created by ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation
Developed by ABS-CBN
Presented by Christine Bersola
Julius Babao
Ryan Agoncillo
Janette McBride
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) Filipino, English
No. of episodes 93
Production
Running time 30 minutes to 1 hour
Release
Original network ABS-CBN
Picture format NTSC (480i)
Original release March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12) – July 19, 2002 (2002-07-19)
Chronology
Preceded by Today with Kris Aquino
(November 18, 1996-March 9, 2001)
Followed by Morning Girls/Morning Girls with Kris and Korina
(August 5, 2002-May 28, 2004)

Talk TV is a morning talk show on ABS-CBN, hosted by broadcasters turned couple Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao, newly transferred personality Ryan Agoncillo and actress Janette McBride. The show served as the replacement of Today with Kris Aquino, after the latter took the seat of Korina Sanchez in the magazine show Balitang K (turned into Balitang Kris). It premiered on March 12, 2001 and ended on July 19, 2002.

When Kris Aquino took over the hosting role of Korina Sanchez in her magazine show Balitang K (Sanchez was then promoted as Chief Correspondent and became the anchor of TV Patrol, whose seat was vacated by Noli de Castro, who would run in the 2001 Senatorial elections, then became Vice President in 2004 and returned to TV Patrol in 2010), this lead her talk show Today with Kris Aquino to air its final episode on March 9, 2001. Balitang Kris premiered on March 12, 2001 but a few months later, the show cancelled due to low ratings.

The network needed a new talk show, to accommodate the vacant slot left by Aquino's talk show. On March 12, 2001, Talk TV premiered at 10:30am, with broadcasters turned newly-wed couple Julius Babao and Christine Bersola, Ryan Agoncillo (who transferred from GMA Network) and television actress Janette McBride, gracing the show as the main hosts.

The show is somewhat similar to its predecessor, it was filmed live in front of a studio audience, introduced segments, and featured television and movie personalities, such as the then-on-screen couple Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa, Gretchen Barretto, Laurice Guillen and Philippines' King of Talk Boy Abunda. It also discussed about insights during the 2001 Senatorial elections and were able to dish out opinions from the live studio audience.


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