GMA Network’s newest drama series, ‘Royal Blood,’ had a promising start as it achieved high pilot ratings.
Based on the latest Nielsen NUTAM People survey, on Monday, June 9, ‘Royal Blood’ recorded an impressive rating of 9.8 percent, surpassing its rival program, ‘The Iron Heart,’ which garnered a rating of 6.9 percent.
The series starring Dingdong Dantes also outperformed the pilot rating of its predecessor, ‘Hearts of Ice,’ which obtained 9.2 percent during its premiere in March.
In a tweet by GMA Drama on Tuesday, June 20, it expressed gratitude for the warm reception of the pilot episode from their loyal Kapuso viewers.
“Trending na nga online, panalo pa sa ratings! Thank you so much for watching the World Premiere of #RoyalBlood last night, mga Kapuso! Simula pa lang ‘yan, marami pa kayong matutuklasan! Abangan mamayang 8:50 PM sa GMA Telebabad!”
Trending na nga online, panalo pa sa ratings! Thank you so much for watching the World Premiere of #RoyalBlood last night, mga Kapuso!
Simula pa lang 'yan, marami pa kayong matutuklasan! Abangan mamayang 8:50 PM sa GMA Telebabad! pic.twitter.com/Jwlv7JfL0u
— GMA Drama (@GMADrama) June 20, 2023
Aside from its high ratings, the series also trended on social media. The hashtag #RoyalBlood was among the top trending topics on Monday.
#RoyalBlood is off to a thrilling start! Trending kagabi at #4, at pinag-usapan pa ng netizens!
Maraming salamat sa pagsubaybay sa World Premiere, mga Kapuso! Simula pa lang 'yan, marami pang mangyayari kaya tutok lang every weeknights at 8:50 PM sa GMA Telebabad! pic.twitter.com/pveK6jj7Ka
— GMA Drama (@GMADrama) June 20, 2023
Netizens praised the engaging storyline, impressive camera shots, and well-incorporated music.
Infairness sa #RoyalBlood ah! Great leap from the success of Widow's Web!
GMA, once again, delivered an engaging series that promises to keep audiences hooked with its engaging narrative and characters.
Something to look forward every weeknights! pic.twitter.com/1jzcKxVgri
— JUAN (@juanderpet_) June 19, 2023
Ganda ng #RoyalBlood 🤩
I commend the art/title card & the OBB 🤩👏🏻
Grabe yung first episode siksik kaagad 😌
Ang cute ni Lizzy 🥰
grabe may cyst siya tapos nasunugan pa silang mag tatay 😭
Ang shala naman ni Tasha ililigtas lang sa sunog may pagkiss pa, fernez bagay sila 😜🤭— 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 🌻✨ (@Jshbl_) June 19, 2023
Anganda ng pilot episode! Nahook Ka agad ako #RoyalBlood
— Christian_cn (@firefox_cn) June 19, 2023
The stellar performances of lead stars Rhian Ramos and Dingdong Dantes were also applauded by online users.
Ang galing-galing nyong lahat! 🥹 Congrats Team!
Lalo ka na, @whianwamos! 😍#RoyalBlood https://t.co/vcvFHzQRvG pic.twitter.com/i1Q35EhzcY
— 𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓮𝔂 (@racheyrach12) June 19, 2023
https://twitter.com/itstheemillej/status/1670797957627559936
Sobrang exciting ng show! Interesting storyline.
Ganda ng shots! Dingdong and Mikael are great as always! What surprised me is si Rabiya! Ang galing niyaaa
Looking forward na ma-unearth ang secrets ng Royales fam! At ang makita sina Megan, Rhian at Lianne #RoyalBlood
— Kim (@kapusongkim) June 19, 2023
