1989 in Philippine television

The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1989. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

  • January 16: Davao City hosts a localized TV Patrol edition with the launch of TV Patrol Mindanao.
  • February 18: Eat Bulaga! premiered on ABS-CBN and was staged at Araneta Coliseum, with a TV special titled Eat... Bulaga!: Moving On.[1]
  • March 17: Lunch Date celebrated their 3rd anniversary, with big-named stars guesting. They also unveiled the new theme song of the show.
  • September: ABS-CBN makes history with satellite broadcasts to Filipinos living in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, the first overseas broadcasts for a Philippine television network via satellite relay.
  • September 23: Tito, Vic and Joey celebrated the 10th anniversary of Eat Bulaga! with another TV special staged at Araneta Coliseum.
  • October 8: Radio Philippines Network is relaunched as the New Vision 9 network with its tagline "The Future", while RPN remains its corporate name, its news service is rebranded as News9.
  • December 1–9: Coverage of the 1989 Philippine coup attempt airs on all stations, with ABS-CBN making one of the first nationwide via satellite news coverages ever made.

Premieres

Date Show
January 15 Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 3) on ABS-CBN 2
January 16 TV Patrol Mindanao on ABS-CBN TV-4 Davao
February 16 Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! on ABS-CBN 2
Campus Break on IBC 13
February 18 Budoy on ABS-CBN 2
Eat Bulaga! on ABS-CBN 2
Coney Reyes on Camera on ABS-CBN 2
She-Ra: Princess of Power on ABS-CBN 2
Pinoy Fantasy on ABS-CBN 2
Tagalog Movie Greats on ABS-CBN 2
February 19 Discovery Drama Theatre on ABS-CBN 2
February 20 Student Canteen on RPN 9
Agila on ABS-CBN 2
Mga Kasaysayan sa Likod ng TV Patrol on ABS-CBN 2
March 13 PTV Newsbreak on PTV 4
March 27 The Maricel Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
July 11 The Wonder Years on GMA 7
August 14 Cafe Bravo on ABS-CBN 2
August 20 Mel & Jay on ABS-CBN 2
September 4 El Corazon de Oro on IBC 13
October 9 The Hour Updates on New Vision 9
November 27 Anna Luna on ABS-CBN 2
Bantay Balita on IBC 13
Headline Trese on IBC 13
December 1 Superstar: The Legend on IBC 13
December 3 Sa Linggo nAPO Sila on ABS-CBN 2

Unknown

Returning or renamed programs

Show Last aired Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
Tawag ng Tanghalan 1988 Same (season 3) ABS-CBN January 15
Student Canteen 1986 (GMA) Same RPN (now New Vision 9) February 20
Philippine Basketball Association 1988 (season 14: "Reinforced Conference") Same (season 15: "Open Conference") PTV March 5
Philippine Amateur Basketball League 1988 (season 6: "Maharlika Cup") Same (season 7: "Invitational Cup") March 26
1989 (season 7: "Invitational Cup") Same (season 7: "Freedom Cup") June
Philippine Basketball Association 1989 (season 15: "Open Conference") Same (season 15: "All-Filipino Conference") June 18
University Athletic Association of the Philippines 1989 (IBC) Same (season 52) RPN (now New Vision 9) July
National Collegiate Athletic Association 1989 Same (season 65) PTV July 30
Philippine Basketball Association 1989 (season 15: "All-Filipino Conference") Same (season 15: "Reinforced Conference") October 1
Philippine Amateur Basketball League 1989 (season 7: "Freedom Cup") Same (season 7: "Maharlika Cup") October
National Basketball Association 1989 Same (1989–90 season) GMA November
Superstar 1989 (RPN) Superstar: The Legend IBC December 1

Programs transferring networks

Date Show No. of seasons Moved from Moved to
February 16 Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! N/a IBC ABS-CBN
February 18 Eat... Bulaga! N/a RPN (now New Vision 9)
February 20 Student Canteen N/a GMA RPN (now New Vision 9)
Agila N/a RPN (now New Vision 9) ABS-CBN
February 25 Coney Reyes on Camera N/a RPN (now New Vision 9)
July University Athletic Association of the Philippines N/a IBC RPN (now New Vision 9)
December 1 Superstar N/a RPN (now New Vision 9) IBC (as Superstar: The Legend)
Unknown Seiko TV Presents N/a ABS-CBN
Chikiting Patrol N/a ABS-CBN IBC
Voltes V N/a RPN (now New Vision 9)
Pinoy Wrestling N/a PTV
Regal Shocker N/a GMA

Finales

  • February 9:
  • February 11: Coney Reyes on Camera on RPN 9
  • February 16: Apple Pie, Patis, Pate, Atbp. on RPN 9
  • February 17:
  • March 20: Maricel Regal Drama Special on ABS-CBN 2
  • August 20: GMA Saturday/Sunday Report on GMA 7
  • October 1: Superstar on RPN 9
  • October 8: RPN NewsBreak on New Vision 9
  • November 24:
    • Balita sa IBC on IBC 13
    • Balita sa IBC: Huling Ulat on IBC 13
  • November 26: Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 3) on ABS-CBN 2

Unknown

Births

References

  1. ^ "#EBThrowback: Ang Tahanan ng Eat Bulaga!". YouTube. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Martin Nievera, Cristine Reyes celebrate birthdays". February 25, 2010. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

See also