The news coverage of Ted Failon and the eventual death of his wife Trinidad “Trina” Etong topped the ratings games.

Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN and GMA-7 programs from March April 14 to 16, based on the overnight ratings of Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) among National households:

Aril 14, Tuesday

Non-Primetime:

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 4.7%; Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 3.5%
Mr. Bean (ABS-CBN) 10.4%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 12.9%
Reborn (ABS-CBN) 11.9%; Gadget Boy (GMA-7) 4.8%; Battle B-Daman Fire Spirits (GMA-7) 6.5%
Lastikman (ABS-CBN) 9.2%; Pokemon: Master Quest (GMA-7) 10.4%; Slamdunk (GMA-7) 12.5%
Ruffa and Ai (ABS-CBN) 7.9%; SiS (GMA-7) 7%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 17.2%; Lalola (GMA-7) 8.5%
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 21.8%; Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 15.8%
Parekoy (ABS-CBN) 13.6%; Daisy Siete (GMA-7) 16.9%
Pieta (ABS-CBN) 15.2%; Paano Ba ang Mangarap? (GMA-7) 20.9%
La Traicion (ABS-CBN) 12.4%; Kiba (ABS-CBN) 9.6%; Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? (GMA-7) 20.2%
Mr. Bean Live (ABS-CBN) 11.4%; Chil Princesses (GMA-7) 7.6%
Hot Shot (ABS-CBN) 11.4%; Gokusen 3 (GMA-7) 7.8%

Primetime:

Pinoy Bingo Night (ABS-CBN) 17.6%; Family Feud (GMA-7) 12%
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 31.6%; 24 Oras (GMA-7) 22.1%
May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 37.8%; Zorro (GMA-7) 25.1%
I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) 35.8%; Totoy Bato (GMA-7) 28%
Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) 36.6%; Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (GMA-7) 22.4%; All About Eve (GMA-7) 21%
SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 17.7%; Fated To Love You (GMA-7) 19.4%
Bandila (ABS-CBN) 8.4%; Outrageous and Courageous (GMA-7) 11.4%
The Correspondents (ABS-CBN) 6.3%; Saksi (GMA-7) 6.5%

April 15, Wednesday

Non-Primetime:

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 4.5%; Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 3.4%
Mr. Bean (ABS-CBN) 10.2%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 11.8%
Reborn (ABS-CBN) 10.8%; Gadget Boy (GMA-7) 4.2%; Battle B-Daman Fire Spirits (GMA-7) 6.6%
Lastikman (ABS-CBN) 9.5%; Pokemon: Master Quest (GMA-7) 10.5%; Slamdunk (GMA-7) 11.9%
Ruffa and Ai (ABS-CBN) 8.2%; SiS (GMA-7) 7.1%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 17.3%; Lalola (GMA-7) 9.9%
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 23.5%; Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 16.1%
Parekoy (ABS-CBN) 13.4%; Daisy Siete (GMA-7) 16.9%
Pieta (ABS-CBN) 14.3%; Paano Ba ang Mangarap? (GMA-7) 21.9%
La Traicion (ABS-CBN) 11.5%; Kiba (ABS-CBN) 9.4%; Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? (GMA-7) 23.8%
Mr. Bean Live (ABS-CBN) 13%; Chil Princesses (GMA-7) 8.2%
Hot Shot (ABS-CBN) 12.4%; Gokusen 3 (GMA-7) 8.1%

Primetime:

Pinoy Bingo Night (ABS-CBN) 16.8%; Family Feud (GMA-7) 12.1%
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 31.6%; 24 Oras (GMA-7) 21.2%
May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 40.1%; Zorro (GMA-7) 26.5%
I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) 37.9%; Totoy Bato (GMA-7) 28.6%
Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) 35.8%; Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (GMA-7) 23.2%; All About Eve (GMA-7) 22%
SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 20.7%; Fated To Love You (GMA-7) 19.7%
Bandila (ABS-CBN) 15.8%; Wow Hayop (GMA-7) 12.7%
Probe (ABS-CBN) 565%; Saksi (GMA-7) 9.2%

April 16, Thursday

Non-Primetime:

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 6 %; Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 4.5%
Mr. Bean (ABS-CBN) 10.3%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 11.9%
Reborn (ABS-CBN) 11%; Gadget Boy (GMA-7) 6.5%; Battle B-Daman Fire Spirits (GMA-7) 7.5%
Lastikman (ABS-CBN) 9.2%; Pokemon: Master Quest (GMA-7) 11.4%; Slamdunk (GMA-7) 14.7%
Ruffa and Ai (ABS-CBN) 8.5%; SiS (GMA-7) 6.6%
Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 15.8%; Lalola (GMA-7) 9.5%
Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 23.5%; Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 16.1%
Parekoy (ABS-CBN) 14.7%; Daisy Siete (GMA-7) 19.5%
Pieta (ABS-CBN) 15.4%; Paano Ba ang Mangarap? (GMA-7) 23.3%
La Traicion (ABS-CBN) 12.4%; Kiba (ABS-CBN) 9.6%; Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin? (GMA-7) 24.1%
Mr. Bean Live (ABS-CBN) 11.9%; Chil Princesses (GMA-7) 8.4%
Hot Shot (ABS-CBN) 14.8%; Gokusen 3 (GMA-7) 7.6%

Primetime:

Pinoy Bingo Night (ABS-CBN) 17.2%; Family Feud (GMA-7) 13.9%
TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 37.4%; 24 Oras (GMA-7) 21.6%
May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 41.6%; Zorro (GMA-7) 27.2%
I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) 37.3%; Totoy Bato (GMA-7) 27.3%
Tayong Dalawa (ABS-CBN) 36.6%; Ang Babaeng Hinugot Sa Aking Tadyang (GMA-7) 21.9%; All About Eve (GMA-7) 21.4%
SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 24.4%; Fated To Love You (GMA-7) 19.2%
Bandila (ABS-CBN) 19.7%; SRO Cinemaserye: Ganti (GMA-7) 10.9%
I Survived (ABS-CBN) 9.8%; Saksi (GMA-7) 8.3%

This Philippine News entitled TNS National TV Ratings (April 14-16): Ted Failon News Tops the Ratings and is labeled with the following Tags: ABS-CBN, GMA, Ted Failon, TV Patrol World, TV Ratings and was published on Apr 18, 2009 in Entertainment