After the successful finale of Maria Clara at Ibarra, how did its replacement, Mga Lihim ni Urduja, fare in TV ratings?
According to the preliminary overnight data from the Nielsen NUTAM People survey, tweeted by columnist Nora Calderon on February 28, GMA Network’s latest action-fantasy series Mga Lihim ni Urduja (MNLU) emerged as the winner against its rival FPJ’s Batang Quiapo (FPJBQ).
Based on the rating report for Monday, February 27, MNLU scored a 9.6 percent single-channel (GMA) rating vs. FPJBQ‘s 5.3 percent in TV5 and another 5.3 percent in A2Z Channel 11.
Bahagi kayo ng aming pagkapanalo. Maraming salamat sa pagtangkilik sa GMA Network shows, mga Kapuso! pic.twitter.com/8Zofx3vuUT
— noivcalderon (@noivcalderon) February 28, 2023
However, using the combined channel rating result, the Kapamilya action-drama series spoiled MNLU’s pilot as it scored 12.9 percent vs. 11.7 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, over at the Twitterverse, MNLU was warmly welcomed by the netizens as it topped Twitter trends in the Philippines via its pilot episode hashtag, #MgaLihimNiUrduja.
MNLU’s pilot episode hashtag was able to accumulate nearly 32,000 tweets to top Twitter Philippines trends on Monday night.
Several netizens, meanwhile, expressed delight at the visually appealing Kapuso action-fantasy series.
@michaelcarbon tweeted “#MgaLihimNiUrduja I am living for how the characters are both visually-appealing & full of angst at the same time. This teleserye brings a whole new level of entertainment. Walang nagpatalo sa Pilot Episode. Lahat kabog. Grabe. This how Pilot Eps should be. I am seated GMA.”
#MgaLihimNiUrduja I am living for how the characters are both visually-appealing & full of angst at the same time. This teleserye brings a whole new level of entertainment. Walang nagpatalo sa Pilot Episode. Lahat kabog. Grabe. This how Pilot Eps should be. I am seated GMA. pic.twitter.com/7WkPDSKp2l
— Manay | Multi-stan ERA (@michaelcarbon) February 27, 2023
@it_isMyKate on the other hand shared “My favorite part about #MgaLihimNiUrduja is probably the use of virtual set. It looks SO GOOD. No green screen spills, & the actors can immerse more w/o having to imagine what the set looks like. The future of PH VFX is very, very promising. Luvet!”
https://twitter.com/It_IsMyKate/status/1630516187208744962
@kapusoleague_ also tweeted about the astounding visuals and cinematography of MNLU.
“Grabe after #MariaClaraAtIbarra, #MgaLihimNiUrduja naman! QUALITY after QUALITY! From cinematography, costume, vfx, prod design, stunts, color grading, musical scoring, & the SANYA LOPEZ! Umpisa pa lang laban na laban na! GMA understood the assignment! Lakas maka-Netflix series!”
Grabe after #MariaClaraAtIbarra, #MgaLihimNiUrduja naman! QUALITY after QUALITY!
From cinematography, costume, vfx, prod design, stunts, color grading, musical scoring, & the SANYA LOPEZ! Umpisa pa lang laban na laban na! GMA understood the assignment! Lakas maka-Netflix series! pic.twitter.com/H6JcTyiZTw
— Kapuso League (@kapusoleague_) February 27, 2023
Ang ganda nung opening pa lang OMG ldnskcksc yung color din na pili, God, it emphasized the intensity of the fight scene#MgaLihimNiUrduja pic.twitter.com/amYd8ZUg81
— Asteria | Light (@KabagLangYan) February 27, 2023
