GMA Network’s newest series, Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune joined the Top 5 Most-Watched programs during its pilot telecast.
On January 3, the series premiered under the Telebabad lineup at 9:45 pm timeslot. It replaced Movie Holidates, which aired fifteen movies during the holiday season (in December).
On its pilot episode, it earned a 6.9% rating, ranking fifth in the rating chart of NUTAM.
The following day, it remained in the fifth spot but, its rating improved to 7.7%.
Mano Po Legacy: The Family Fortune had the same pilot day rating with Movie Holidates, however, the latter failed to maintain its rating as it dropped to 6.5% on its second day.
The new Kapuso series also trended on twitter during its pilot. Viewers appreciated its cinematic quality and the superb acting of the cast members.
Ang ganda ng first episode ng Mano Po The Legacy! Honest review iyan! Sana paagahin lang nila. 935 pm on GMA! #ManoPoLegacyBegins
— Oliver Alvarez (@Rotaractor) January 3, 2022
#ManoPoLegacyValeriesPlan Expect the unexpected. Think the unthinkable. This topnotch production will give us a different level of viewing experience. Episode 4 pa lang ramdam na.
— Idiot Poet (@BobOng_Makata) January 6, 2022
Sunshine Cruz and Maricel Laxa is owning this pilot week! Panalo lahat ng eksena nila together!@sunshinecruz718 @mommymaricel #ManoPoLegacyValeriesPlan
— JUAN (@juanderpet_) January 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/ayerdnxl/status/1479093898064449541?s=20
Apart from having topnotched cinematic quality, this new series is also Socially Relevant. In this day and age, WOMEN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TAKE UP SPACE! #ManoPoLegacyValeriesPlan
— FʀᴀɴᴄᴏCᴀʀʟᴏBᴜᴇɴᴅɪᴀ (@cocoloids) January 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/micheegray/status/1479091479649816580?s=20
Ang intense ng drama na to HAHAHAH apat na gabi na akong nakasubaybay and i'll never regret it#ManoPoLegacyValeriesPlan
— Stream Rose
(@Dorkyungsoo12) January 6, 2022
Regal Entertainment’s Mano Po’s legacy, as one of the most successful Filipino films of all time, got extended to a TV series through its collaboration with the GMA network.
The story revolves around the sudden demise of a Chinese business tycoon that left his family members in a conflict–as to who should claim the fortune left by the deceased.
Barbie Forteza, David Licauco, Maricel Laxa, Boots Anson-Roa, Rob Gomez, Sunshine Cruz, Dustin Yu, Nikki Co, Darwin Yu, and Casie Banks composed the series.
