Tito, Vic & Joey, the heart and soul of “Eat Bulaga”, are reportedly in talks with bilyonaryo Manny V. Pangilinan to bring their talents to TV 5.
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A Babbler said TVJ, who recently cut their ties with EAT Bulaga producer TAPE after nearly 44 years, is negotiating with Pangilinan to take over the noon time slot of TV 5.
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The trio will use their own outfit, TVJ Productions, and bring their Eat Bulaga co-hosts and creative crew, who resigned en masse from TAPE, for the potential collaboration with TV 5.
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TV 5’s noontime slot is currently occupied by ABS-CBN’s “It’s Showtime” led by celebrity host Vice Ganda.
Preliminary talks suggest that It’s Showtime might be moved to the late afternoon timeslot, preceding the primetime newscast, to make way for the new TVJ show. The block time deal between Showtime and ABS-CBN is set to expire at the end of this month.
“The prospect of having TVJ and Vice Ganda on the same network will deliver a knockout blow to the competition,” said Babbler. Eat Bulaga and Showtime have been locked in a fierce ratings slugfest for over a decade.
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Aside from TV 5, several TV networks – PTV 4, RPN 9 and NET 2- have also expressed strong interest in providing a new home to TVJ.