Amaya Pilot Telecast Gets Beaten By Mara Clara In The Primetime Race - May 30, 2011

Manila, Philippines.

GMA 7's expensive and overly-hyped "epic" drama did not manage to topple ABS-CBN's weeknight teleserye, Mara Clara.

Amaya Exploits Sensuality, Period

The Kapuso Channel's TV Ratings Generator, AGB Nielsen delivered them the "shocking" result? today about how their "epicserye" failed faired on its premiere last night.  The Marian Rivera starrer, Amaya posted a 14.3% rating opposite Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin who got only 11.6%. 

But wait,  don't rejoice yet.
Though Amaya may have won the ratings for its counterpart on the same time-slot, it did not however  manage to dethrone Mara Clara on top, which garnered a 14.7% rating.

Amaya - GMA7, Flop or On Top?

For an expensive GMA show, i mean, that's not good. Whatever happened to the Kapuso primetime power? 

Maybe because Marian's character hasn't arrived -on the screen- yet, that's why it isn't rating that much. Ha?!

Let's hope it'll do good in the coming days. #prayforAMAYA everyone!

*AGB Mega Manila, People Ratings, May 30, 2011

Amaya - GMA7, Flop or On Top?

Manila, Philippines.

Sometimes, TV ratings are meant to bewilder us.

Just look at what these two broadcasting giants are doing, they each have their own ratings generator. ABS-CBN has TNS Kantar Media while GMA-7 has AGB Neilsen.

So who's to decide if the Marian Rivera's starrer, Amaya did good last night?

TNS says it flopped. (Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin 33.6% vs. Amaya 19.1%)*

AGB says it's quite on top.(Amaya 14.3% vs. Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin 11.6%)**

Amaya Exploits Sensuality, Period

Who is to believe now? Heck. I couldn't help but think, sometimes, these surveys are self serving, in a way. Or I could be wrong, right? 

Amaya Pilot Telecast Gets Beaten By Mara Clara In The Primetime Race - May 30, 2011

*TNS Kantar Media, National Household Ratings, May 30, 2011

**AGB Nielsen Mega Manila, People Ratings, May 30, 2011

Amaya Exploits Sensuality, Period

Manila, Philippines.

Just when your culture gets raped. What a better way to abuse lewdness than to display almost naked men - which according to reports wear only bahag and no undies - because Direk says so? Girls with hanging/midrift costumes, the recent one which turned me off was that prick trailer where the lead actress runs topless.

I do not hate GMA 7. In-fact, I'm a big fan of their News and Current Affairs Programs - I idolize Jessica Soho because she's fair and she stands for what's true and real. Unlike this new show that will premiere in The Kapuso Network - coincidentally- on May 30, the hyped Marian Rivera star-rer, Amaya.

Question, would their Entertainment Department pursue Amaya  say if all  the cast members where dressed up from head to toe? Of course not!

Why does the production team banks on the "historical" content of the so called 'epic-serye' when in truth, wether they  admit it or not, the "skin factor" is on the top of the their list. It's like,  the more skin you show, the more the audience ratings will soar. 

How did I arrive with this? Because for some time, the network has used this formula  in their previous shows. - or i could be wrong. It has got to have some sexy-ness in it, or it wouldn't rate. AGB Nielsen, GMA's trusted, delivered data these past weeks wherein Channel 7's evening soaps fell short of ABS-CBN's teleserye's that now dominate the prime-time block. The pressure is on GMA, Amaya is a multi-million project and it has to rate high, otherwise someone's gonna be fired.

My point is, because its less-clothes- "pre-historic," they have all the liberty to manipulate sensuality within the costumes, without much obviousness because, again, it's 'educational.' Clever much.

I'm not an expert, i am just expressing my opinion. It's because being an "average" viewer, I sense that their intentions are not pure. They say it's authentic well then 'authentic' their asses. If they want to aim for authenticity then show us the real "scenario," the 'unadulterated' details and facts about our ancestors that lived  during that time. It wouldn't be as glossy and sensual like your "Amaya" 

On second thought, maybe i am just over-reacting.