Due to rotational brownouts affecting many parts of the country last week, TV shows experienced lower ratings compared to previous weeks.
According to the latest rating reports from the Nielsen NUTAM People survey, the country’s top-rated primetime and afternoon programs saw a decline in ratings as a result of these brownouts.
The Kapamilya action-drama series ‘FPJ’s Batang Quiapo (FPJBQ)’ had lower ratings than usual. On Tuesday, May 29, FPJBQ dropped to the number 2 spot on the overall ratings chart with a score of 12.9 percent, down 1.4 percent from 14.3 percent on May 21. The following day, Wednesday, May 30, it again registered a rating of 12.9 percent, 0.4 percent lower than its May 22 rating of 13.3 percent. However, it bounced back on Thursday, May 31, with a rating of 14.5 percent.
Meanwhile, aside from FPJBQ, the ratings for the Kapuso afternoon top-raters ‘Abot Kamay Na Pangarap (AKNP)’ and ‘Lilet Matias, Attorney-at-Law (LMAAL)’ also decreased.
On Monday, May 27, AKNP posted a rating of 9.3 percent, 0.8 percent lower than its May 20 rating of 10.1 percent. LMAAL’s rating remained unchanged from the previous week’s 9.3 percent. On Tuesday, May 28, AKNP’s rating further dropped to 8.8 percent, 1.4 percent lower than its May 21 rating of 10.2 percent, while LMAAL’s rating fell to 8.3 percent, 1.0 percent lower than its May 21 rating of 9.3 percent.
On Wednesday, May 29, AKNP dropped further to 8.1 percent, 2.3 percent lower than its May 22 rating of 10.4 percent. LMAAL also saw a decline, recording 8.6 percent, down 1.4 percent from its previous week’s rating of 10.0 percent. On Thursday, May 30, AKNP scored 8.6 percent, compared to its May 23 rating of 10.2 percent. LMAAL recorded 8.3 percent, 1.8 percent lower than its May 23 rating of 10.1 percent.
