GMA Network’s newest primetime drama series, Luv Is Caught in His Arms scored a nice win on air and online.
It premiered on Monday, January 16, and the Kapuso rom-com series performed well on Philippine primetime television, according to the Nielsen NUTAM People Survey.
In a tweet by GMA Drama on Tuesday, January 17, it shared the series’ pilot rating of 8.8 percent, beating rival program The Iron Heart, which registered a rating of 5.0 percent or a margin of 3.8 percent.
https://twitter.com/GMADrama/status/1615240009744883714
Luv Is Caught In His Arms replaced Mano Po Legacy: The Flower Sisters which ended on January 13 with a finale rating of 9.2 percent.
Meanwhile, aside from its win in TV ratings, the new Kapuso primetime drama was also warmly received online.
Twitter user @vcanoahsarkship can’t help but praise the first episode.
“The pilot episode of LUV IS: Caught In His Arms was beyond amazing. The cast, the setting, the acting, the plot compliment each other. @VentreCanard_Wp wrote with her heart the casts put it into life, @GMADrama made it possible.”
The pilot episode of LUV IS: Caught In His Arms was beyond amazing. The cast, the setting, the acting, the plot compliment each other. @VentreCanard_Wp wrote with her heart the casts put it into life, @GMADrama
made it possible.#CaughtInHisArmsPremiere pic.twitter.com/hCL1X4wiHj— VCA Noah’s Ark Ship (@vcanoahsarkship) January 16, 2023
@kapusongkim also tweeted acknowledging the production and Sofia Pablo’s promising acting.
“Sofia’s acting is promising! Production = serving / an improvement again sa GMA First episode is good!”
Sofia’s acting is promising!
Production = serving / an improvement again sa GMA
First episode is good!#CaughtInHisArmsPremiere
— Kim (@kapusongkim) January 16, 2023
The series’ lead star Sofia Pablo also took to Twitter to thank all Kapuso viewers for warmly supporting their pilot episode.
“Mga LUVs!!! Maraming maraming salamat!!! Ngayun palang trending na ang #CaughtInHisArmsPremiere! I love you all!!!”
https://twitter.com/realsofiapablo/status/1614879450839257088
The hashtag #CaughtInHisArmsPremiere landed in the 6th spot on Twitter Philippines’ trending topics on the day of its premiere.
Meanwhile, netizens @mazilahreign269 and @veeravca also tweeted their reactions to the Kapuso series’ pilot episode.
“Sobrang ganda nga talaga ng Episode 1. We can already similarities with the book and parang may mga scenes na alternate universe ganern. The acting, cinematography, setting, & wardrobe are all on point. Grabe, kudos to GMA!,” @mazilahreign269 tweeted.
https://twitter.com/mazilahreign269/status/1614991766062772226
“ang ganda ng pagkakaayos ng mga scenes no? especially doon sa scene sa kitchen, sa dining area, the mansion!! ang also thr entrance of ferells, kudos!!,” @veeravca wrote.
ang ganda ng pagkakaayos ng mga scenes no? especially doon sa scene sa kitchen, sa dining area, the mansion!! ang also thr entrance of ferells, kudos!!#CaughtInHisArmsPremiere
— veera (@veeravca) January 16, 2023
