The Buzz (Talk show)
| The Buzz | |
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The final logo of The Buzz
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| Also known as | 'Buzz ng Bayan' |
| Genre | Showbiz entertainment talk show |
| Created by | ABS-CBN Corporation |
| Developed by | ABS-CBN |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Diaz |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, English |
| No. of episodes | 835 (final) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Nancy Benito–Yabut |
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| Running time | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | ABS-CBN Corporation |
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| Original network | ABS-CBN |
| Original release | June 13, 1999 – April 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Showbiz Lingo Plus |
| Followed by | Kapamilya Mega Blockbusters |
| Related shows |
Aquino & Abunda Tonight Tonight with Boy Abunda |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Buzz, stylized as The Buzz 15, and formerly known as Buzz Ng Bayan, is a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. It premiered on June 13, 1999, and was the second longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show in Philippine television after GMA Network's Startalk. It featured local celebrity gossip and news.
The Buzz viewers were surprised when the show got cancelled with its official final episode on April 5, 2015, in order to give way for Kapamilya Blockbusters and the then-upcoming Asian dramas such as Love in the Moonlight and The Legend of the Blue Sea. It was permanently replaced by Kapamilya Mega Blockbusters since April 12, 2015. The reason for the talk show's abrupt cancellation is because of the network's plans to focus on more Korean dramas and Kapamilya Blockbusters anti-anime movie block on ABS-CBN's main channel.
The Buzz premiered on June 13, 1999 it was replaced by the popular sunday afternoon Showbiz-oriented talk show run for seven years Showbiz Lingo, and was originally hosted solely by Boy Abunda. The show's original format was similar to ABS-CBN's The Correspondents were Abunda interacts with a group of showbiz field reporters dishing out the latest showbiz news. Showbiz columnist Ricky Lo and John Lapus were the first co-hosts of the show, along with Tim Yap and Dolly Anne Carvajal as reporters.
The format was later on discarded when the network took in Kris Aquino during the show's second season on January 9, 2000. Aquino's inclusion in the show served as a reunion of sorts between her and Abunda, when they used to host Startalk on GMA Network. The show became an interesting gabfest with Aquino and Abunda dishing out the latest exclusives with the help of its reliable staff. Actress and model Angelica Jones and columnist Pat-P Daza-Planas were introduced as the new segment presenters after the departure of Yap and Carvajal from the show. Jones left the show a year later, and was replaced by reporter and blogger JV Villar in 2002, but later left after a few months. This was also the same year where Pat-P decided to leave due to commitments with her family and pursuing other ventures.
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