2018 in Philippine television

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This is a list of events taking place in 2018 related to Philippine television.

Events[edit]
January[edit]
 January 15 – ABS-CBN Regional Channel and Tag ceased broadcasting due to a change in business direction
of Creative Programs Inc.

 January 16 – A day after a change in business direction of Creative Programs Inc., Liga starts its official broadcast as
features the latest and classic sporting events from ABS-CBN Sports. Also as the official broadcaster of 2018 FIFA World
Cup. Since the revival of their former channel, Balls went off-the-air two years of absence and a day absorbed to S+A
HD which is now under their simulcast feed. The first test broadcast was launched on January 1.

 January 31 – After 12 years of broadcasting, Filipino-dubbed anime channel, Hero ceased on the night due to lack of
advertising support and change in business direction of Creative Programs Inc. immediately after Tag and ABS-CBN
Regional Channel went off-the-air 15 days after.
February[edit]
 February 12 – Light Network was renamed back as Light TV with its new slogan "God's Channel of Blessings".

 February 17 – TV5 unveiled a new logo, a secondary name The 5 Network and station ID entitled Get It on 5, whereas
the TV on the northeastern quadrant of the logo has been dropped, making it more flexible for the other divisions to use it
as part of their own identity. Along with the rebranding, TV5's programming grid has also divided into three blocks: ESPN
5 (Sports), News 5 (News and Information), and on 5 (Entertainment, Blocktimers and Home Shopping).
March[edit]
 March 27 – Major networks GMA Network Inc. and ABS-CBN Corporation issued a joint statement regarding their
differences related to their news reports on the latter's AM radio station DZMM during the Pacquiao-Mosley fight in May
2011 based on their news on the former network's live TV broadcast (which is leased their airtime to the network by Solar
Entertainment for this fight at that time) with some portions of the latter's news reports containing updates and descriptions
of the fight; GMA issued a file an intellectual property violation complaint against ABS-CBN before the Intellectual Property
Office. The 2 networks placed their Paid advertisement regarding the statement in the Manila Bulletin on the said date.

 March 31 – After 5 years of broadcasting, Toonami ceased broadcast in Southeast Asia.

April[edit]
 April 1–2 – News Patrol, TV Patrol, Umagang Kay Ganda, The Score and Bandila started to broadcast in full high
definition after years of broadcasting in standard definitionformat.

 April 2 – After 18 years, Lifestyle becomes Metro Channel. A relaunch of the female-oriented cable channel
from Creative Programs, Inc. and the content provider based on Metro, the Philippines' popular monthly lifestyle magazine
from ABS-CBN Publishing and its digital media platform. The channel also launched in full high definition on March 15
during its early test broadcast.

 April 12 – Actress Ryza Cenon transferred to ABS-CBN after leaving GMA.

 April 19 – During the company's annual stockholders meeting, the ABS-CBN board of directors voted in favor and
elected Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III as the chairman Emeritus and his cousin, Chief Technology Officer Martin "Mark"
Lopez as his successor as Chairman of the network. Gabby Lopez will be the second executive to be elected as chairman
Emeritus, succeeded his late father, Eugenio "Geny" Lopez, Jr..[1][2]

 April 29 – Kristel de Catalina, spiral pole dance from Antipolo City, Rizal, wins the sixth season of Pilipinas Got Talent,
the grand finals of which were held at the Bren Z. Guiao Sports Complex and Convention Center in San Fernando
City, Pampanga.[3]

 April 30 – The Department of Tourism receives their P 60,000,000 ad placement given to government-owned People's
Television Network for airing it on Ben Tulfo's program Kilos Pronto produced by Bitag Media Unilimted, Inc. (in which the
blocktimer sells its production time to the network); the contract was not supported with proper documents such as the
Memorandum of Agreement and Certificate of Performance contrary to Section 4 of Presidential Decree 1445 and COA
 Circular No. 2012-001. An investigation on the alleged advertisement anomaly is being conducted by Malacanang, Tourism
seceretary Wanda Tulfo Teo said that Ben along with his brother Erwin Tulfo will return its P 60 million ad placement from
DOT to prove there was no anomaly in the advertisement deal and there was no conflict on the deal because it was a
government-to-government deal between the DOT and PTV. Teo was later resigned on May 8 because of the controversy.
May[edit]
 May 25 – Solar Entertainment Corporation formally launched its premium digital terrestrial television brand, Easy TV
Home Super Digibox. Now conducting on its official test broadcast.

 May 26 – Samm Alvero and Kaye Reyes were named as the new MYX VJs at the end of MYX VJ Search 2018.

 May 27 – After 2 years and 7 months, Bloomberg TV Philippines ceased its broadcast at midnight due to higher license
fees.

 May 28 – One News starts its official launch of localized news channel in partnership with MVP-owned media
properties News5, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Bloomberg TV Philippines and content provider Probe Productions.
Bloomberg-produced programs will be still be carried by One News.
June[edit]
 June 2 – Former Star Circle Quest Kid's Questor Janine Berdin of Lapu-Lapu, Cebu was hailed as It's
Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan Grand Champion of 2018.

 June 5

 After more than 12 years of broadcast, 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 ceased broadcast at 1:00 am and the end of
blocktime agreements with Solar Entertainment Corporation and Rajah Broadcasting Network. Meanwhile, the other
provincial cable entities will still carry 2nd Avenue's broadcast, with the airing of marathons of some of the programs
until June 30, 2018 at 11:59 pm. Several programs from this channel will be transferred to ETC and Jack TV starting
June 6, 2018.

 RJTV became the second broadcaster to completely switch off its analog transmission. Digital transmission
began on the following day. The newly-reformatted DTT channel began airing at 12 midnight on major cable operators,
 with TV Shop Philippines, as its first program to air during the test broadcast on the newly-launched channel, followed
by re-run of some of the local programs aired on RJTV including Pinoy Wrestling.

Debuts[edit]
ABS-CBN[edit]
Main article: List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:

 January 6: Pilipinas Got Talent (season 6)[4]

 January 8: Black

 January 15: Asintado[5][6][7]

 January 20: MNL48 sa Showtime[8][9][10]

 January 22: The King is in Love

 January 29: Sana Dalawa ang Puso[11][12]

 February 12: The Blood Sisters[11][13][14]

 February 24: Taken (season 1)

 March 5: I am Not a Robot and Bagani[15][16][17]

 March 12: W

 April 16: Since I Found You[18]

 April 23: A Love So Beautiful

 April 29: Pluma (season 3)

 April 30: Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Araw Gabi

 May 5: Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids: (season 2)

 May 7: Doctor Crush

 June 2: Kape at Salita

 June 11: Go Back Couple

Upcoming[edit]

 June 25: Ang Halik Mo[19][20]

No definite date[edit]

 Playhouse[21][22][23]

 Nostalgia[24]

 The General's Daughter

 Starla[25]

 Little Big Shots (season 2)

 Dance Kids (season 2)

 Pinoy Big Brother (season 8)

 The Voice of the Philippines (season 3)

 World of Dance Philippines
Re-runs[edit]

 May 6: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (season 1)

Upcoming[edit]
GMA[edit]
Main article: List of programs broadcast by GMA Network
The following are programs that debuted on GMA:

 January 1: The Maid

 January 8: Yo-kai Watch (season 2)

 January 15: The One That Got Away

 January 21: Sirkus

 January 29: Chibi Maruko-chan (TV drama) and Sherlock Jr.[26]

 February 12: Hunter × Hunter (2011) (season 3) and The Stepdaughters

 February 19: Fight for My Way

 February 26: Fighter of Destiny, The Other Kingdom and Hindi Ko Kayang Iwan Ka

 March 11: A Time To Love

 March 12: Invincible Teacher (season 1) and Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw

 March 19: Contessa

 March 24: Light Up

 March 29/June 2: Ben 10

 April 1: The Atom Araullo Specials and Lip Sync Battle Philippines (season 3)

 April 2: Mako Mermaids (season 3)

 April 11: Bride of the Water God

 April 21: Tobot (season 3)

 April 23: Detective Conan (season 6)

 April 30: Cinderella and the Four Knights and The Cure

 May 5: The Working Class

 May 7: My Guitar Princess[27]

 May 14: Wolfblood (season 2)

 May 21: The File of Young Kindaichi R and Inday Will Always Love You

 June 4: You're My Destiny

 June 11: Home Foodie (season 4)

Upcoming[edit]

 June 17: Amazing Earth

 June: Kapag Nahati ang Puso

 June: Onanay
 July 7: The Clash
No definite date[edit]

 Dragon Ball Super

 Boys Over Flowers

 Descendants of the Sun

 Ganti

 Isang Libo't Isang Gabi

 Ika-5 na Utos[28][29][30]

 La Soltera

 Life After Death

 To Love Again

 Victor Magtanggol

 Sanggang Dikit

 Love in Trouble

 Ruler of the Mask

 While You Were Sleeping

 Whisper
 1% of Something

 Don't Dare to Dream

 My Sassy Girl

 Center Stage

 We Bare Bears

 Mighty Magiswords

 Adventure Time

 The Powerpuff Girls

 Steven Universe

 Tenkai Knights

 Hero Bank
Re-runs[edit]

 February 24: Angry Birds Toons

 March 24: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

5 (The 5 Network)[edit]
Main article: List of programs broadcast by The 5 Network
The following are programs that debuted on The 5 Network:

 January 11: The Walking Dead (season 6)

 January 21: Alagang Magaling

 January 27: Hourglass and Wives of House of No. 2

 January 28: Barrio Kulimlim and Ang Kwarto Sa May Hagdanan

 January 30: Vikings (season 4)

 February 4: ESPN Top Rank Boxing

 February 16: Kuwentong DOTA

 March 3: Salpukan 360

 April 2: The Flash (season 3)

 April 8: Turning Point (season 2) and Panalo Ka 'Nay!

 April 16: 30 for 30

 April 17: Boxing's Greatest Fights

 April 21: 2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup

 April 21: Brillante Mendoza Presents: Amo

 April 22: IndyCar Series Highlights

 April 28: Operation: Break Casandra's Heart and From the Beautiful Country

 April 29: The Mysterious Case of Bea Montenegro and Kasambahays

 May 2: Trolls: The Beat Goes On!

 May 7: Around the Horn and Pardon the Interruption

 May 13: WWE Raw

Upcoming[edit]
No definite date[edit]

 Uta no Prince-Sama Maji Love 1000%

 Attack on Titan

 The Idolmaster

 The Mysteries of Laura

 Vividred Operation

 DC's Legends of Tomorrow

 Breaking Bad

 Once Upon a Time (season 4)

 Prison Break (season 2)

 Scandal (season 3)

 Scorpion (season 2)

 Teen Wolf (season 6)

 Nikita (season 2)
 Granblue Fantasy The Animation

 Quantico (season 2)

 Smallville (season 3)

 Travelog

 First Time

 Manindigan (season 2)
Re-runs[edit]

 January 6: Norn9

 January 21: Chef Vs. Mom1

 January 23: Doc McStuffins

 January 27: The 7D

 February 24: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

 May 16: Scorpion (season 1)

 June 2: Knights of Sidonia

 Notes

1. ^ a Originally aired on AksyonTV

PTV[edit]
Main article: List of programs broadcast by People's Television Network
The following are programs that debuted on People's Television Network:

 January 13: Crime Desk

 January 15: Ben Tulfo Unfiltered

 April 30: The Medyo Late Night Show with Jojo A. All The Way!

 May 5: Cabinet Report sa TeleRadyo

 May 7: Tutok Erwin Tulfo

 June 7: Bagong Bayani TV

Upcoming[edit]
No definite date[edit]

 Mga Pinoy sa Tsina[31]

 Trabahante
Other channels[edit]
The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels and video streaming services:

 January 1: Oh! My Lady on Jeepney TV

 January 1: Asean Basketball League and 2018 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers on Liga

 January 1: Chuck's World on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 1: The Color of Passion and My Heart is Yours on TeleNovela Channel

 January 2: Jordskott on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 3: LA to Vegas on ETC

 January 4: 9-1-1 on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 6: Warm and Cozy on Jeepney TV

 January 6: Halser Acre on Yey!

 January 8: Lee Daniel's Star (season 2) on ETC

 January 8: The Simpsons (season 29), Family Guy (season 17) and Bob's Burgers (season 8) on Jack TV

 January 9: The Magicians (season 2) on ETC

 January 10: America's Next Top Model (cycle 24) on ETC

 January 11: Empire (season 4) on Jack TV

 January 18: Modern Family (season 9) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 20: American Crime Story : The Assassination of Gianni Versace on Jack TV

 January 20: Kuroko's Basketball (season 3) on Yey!

 January 22: The Resident on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 22: Ace of Diamond (season 1) on Yey!

 January 25: Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League on S+A

 January 29: Worst Vacation Ever on Discovery Channel[32]

 January 29: Johnny Test on Yey!

 January 29: Lucifer (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 February 1: You're the Worst (season 4) on Jack TV

 February 4: Konek Todo on DZMM TeleRadyo

 February 5: Boljak on AksyonTV

 February 5: Shades of Blue (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 February 5: My Life as a Teenage Robot on Yey!

 February 8: Adventure Your Way on AXN/Sony Channel

 February 10: Healthy Sabado and Songhits Tunog Pinoy on DZMM TeleRadyo

 February 12: Rascal the Raccoon on Yey!

 February 14: The Heart Guy on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 February 17: Buhay na Buhay on GMA News TV

 February 18: Culinary Genius on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 1: Survivor (season 36): Ghost Island on Jack TV

 March 5: Heard It Through the Grapevine on Jeepney TV

 March 5: The Garfield Show on Yey!

 March 5: The Chefs' Line on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 10: Mask on Jeepney TV

 March 11: New Initial D Triology on Jeepney TV

 March 12: Robocar Poli on Yey!

 March 12/March 26: American Idol (season 16) on ETC/Sony Channel & 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 18: Top Chef (season 14) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 April 1: Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (season 5) on Jack TV

 April 2: At The Table (season 2), Ayesha's Home Kitchen, Casa Daza (season 2), Everyday Gourmet, Giada in
Italy and The Great British Bake-off: Masterclass (season 6) on Metro Channel

 April 2: Central Luzon Ngayon on CLTV 36

 April 3: In The Metro, Island Life, Pia's Postcards, and Ride with Mr. Wright on Metro Channel

 April 4: The Real Houses of, Luxury Homes Revealed and The Art Show on Metro Channel

 April 5: Driven and The Wine Show (season 2) on Metro Channel

 April 6: Andy and Ben Eat Australia on Metro Channel

 April 6: Chicago Med on iflix

 April 8: Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo on DZMM TeleRadyo

 April 11: New Girl (season 7) on ETC

 April 14: MYX VJ Search 2018 on Myx

 April 16: Team Yey! (season 3) on Yey!

 April 18: Chicago Fire (season 4) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 April 20: 100% Hotter (season 2) on ETC

 April 21: American Horror Story: Cult (season 7) on Jack TV

 April 21: Beached on Metro Channel

 April 25: 30 for 30 on AksyonTV

 April 30: Chicago Med (season 3) on Sony Channel

 May 1: Style Queens on Metro Channel

 May 3: Project Runway (season 16) on ETC

 May 3: 2017 WKA King of the Kung-fu World Championship on Liga

 May 6: Taken (season 1) on Cine Mo!

 May 6: Showbiz Pa More! on Jeepney TV

 May 6: The World of X Games on AksyonTV

 May 7: My Hero Academia (season 1) on Yey![33]

 May 7: Suits (season 7) on Jack TV

 May 9: The Great British Sewing Bee on Metro Channel

 May 12: The Fairly OddParents (season 9) on Yey!

 May 13: Odd Mom Out (season 2) on ETC

 May 15: Sports U on Jeepney TV

 May 16: Rated K on Jeepney TV

 May 18: 13 Reasons Why (season 2) on Netflix

 May 21: The Best of New Zealand with Nick Honeyman on Metro Channel

 May 23: My Hero Academia (season 2) on Yey!

 May 26: Blindspot (season 3) on 2nd Avenue

 May 27: NCIS: Los Angeles (season 7) on Cine Mo!

 May 28: Rush Hour, Agenda with Cito Beltran, Convo, Gear Up!, Go Local, Bright Ideas, The Big Story, BusinessWorld
Live, ONE News Now, ONE News Live, Titans, The Chiefs, The Philippine Star's Wheels, Discover
Eats, Shotlist, MomBiz and The Philippine Star's Let's Eat on One News

 May 31: Reverie on iflix

 May 31: Code Black (season 3) on Sony Channel

 June 1: United Plates of America on Metro Channel

 June 2: Kape at Salita on DZMM Teleradyo

 June 3: 800 Words on ETC

 June 4: NCIS (season 13), Saturday Night Live (season 42) and I Live with Models (season 2) on Jack TV

 June 5: Radyo Bandido on RJTV, RJ 100.3 on RJTV, RJTV Video Vault, TV Shop Philippines and Popeye: The Sailor
Man on RJTV
 June 5: Inside Edition and Entertainment Tonight on ETC

 June 6: Ellen (season 15) on ETC

 June 7: Project Runway: Fashion Startup on ETC

 June 10: Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies on RJTV

 June 11: It's Showtime, Magandang Buhay and TNT: Tapatan ni Tunying on Jeepney TV
Upcoming[edit]

 June 12: Mission Possible on Jeepney TV

 June 13: My Puhunan on Jeepney TV

 June 14: Red Alert on Jeepney TV

 June 15: Failon Ngayon on Jeepney TV

 June: LSS: The Martin Nievera Show on ANC

 July: My Hotter Half, Culinary Genius and Project Runway: All Stars (season 6) on ETC
No definite date[edit]

 A Million Little Things, American Woman, The Arrangement, Dynasty, Emerald City, The Gifted, Great News, I Feel
Bad, Imposters, Life Sentence, Murphy Brown, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, Reverie, Riverdale, Will &
Grace (remake) and You on ETC

 Beyblade Burst, Umaru-chan R, Inspector Gadget, Rabbids Invasion, Teletubbies, Dennis the Menace and
Gnasher, Shaun the Sheep and Totally Spies! on Yey!

 Midnight, Texas, The Gifted, The Orville, Ghosted and Young Sheldon on Jack TV
Re-runs[edit]

 January 1: FlordeLiza on Jeepney TV1

 January 1: UAAP Season 70 men's basketball tournaments on Liga14

 January 6: Sonic X on GMA News TV2

 January 8: Wish I May on Fox Filipino2

 January 8: Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe on Yey!1

 January 16: The Mysterious Case of Ana Madrigal on Fox Filipino8

 January 17: Barrio Kulimlim on Fox Filipino8

 January 22: Orange Marmalade on Jeepney TV4

 January 28: Blade Man on Cine Mo!

 January 29: Love in the Moonlight on Jeepney TV1

 January 29: Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (season 1) on Yey!169

 February 5: Mamaw-in-Law on GMA News TV2

 February 12: A Love to Last on Jeepney TV1

 February 12: Because of You on Fox Filipino2

 February 17: Hyde Jekyll, Me on Jeepney TV4

 February 19: That's My Amboy on Fox Filipino2

 February 26: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournaments on Liga14

 March 7: Case Solved on Fox Filipino2

 March 11: Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (season 1) on Jeepney TV59

 March 15: Celebrity Playtime on Jeepney TV1

 March 17: Mirror of the Witch on GMA News TV2

 April 1: KonoSuba (season 1) on Jeepney TV9

 April 2: Poor Señorita on Fox Filipino2

 April 2: Bridges of Love on Jeepney TV1

 April 2: Digimon Frontier on Yey!1914

 April 7: Cassandra Warrior Angel on AksyonTV3

 April 7: G Diaries (season 2) on ANC and Metro Channel1

 April 16: Remi, Nobody's Girl on Yey!1

 April 23: Pusong Ligaw on Jeepney TV1

 April 30: Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo, Ikaw Lamang and Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay on Jeepney TV1

 May 5: Banana Sundae (Year 1) on Jeepney TV1

 May 5: Madam Chairman on AksyonTV3

 May 5: Aliados on GMA News TV2

 May 7: SpongeBob SquarePants (season 6) and The Trapp Family Singers on Yey!1

 May 7: Little Nanay and Karelasyon on Fox Filipino2

 May 10: UAAP Season 70 volleyball tournaments on Liga14

 May 13: Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids: (season 2) on Yey!1

 May 14: Family Feud on Jeepney TV1

 May 14: Peter Pan and Wendy on Yey!114

 May 28: America's Next Top Model (cycle 17) on Metro Channel10

 June 3: Kano Luvs Pinay on AksyonTV3

 June 6: The Millionaire Matchmaker (season 8)10 and Mr Selfridge (season 3)13 on 2nd Avenue

 June 9: Tyrant (season 3) on 2nd Avenue13

 June 11: The Half Sisters on Fox Filipino2

 June 11: Ipaglaban Mo!, Minute to Win It (season 1) and The Singing Bee (season 5 to 7) on Jeepney TV1

 June 11: Naruto Shippuden (season 3) on Yey!19

Upcoming[edit]

 June: Boys Over Flowers, Goblin, Love in the Moonlight, Legend of the Blue Sea, My Dearest Intruder, My Girl, Two
Wives and Weightlifting Fairy on Asianovela1

 Notes

1. ^ a Originally aired on ABS-CBN

 2. ^ b Originally aired on GMA

3. ^ c Originally aired on The 5 Network

4. ^ d Originally aired on Cine Mo!

5. ^ e Originally aired on Yey!

6. ^ f Originally aired on S+A

7. ^ g Originally aired on Jeepney TV

8. ^ h Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel

9. ^ i Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)

10. ^ j Originally aired on ETC

11. ^ k Originally aired on Jack TV

12. ^ l Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)

13. ^ m Originally aired on CT (now defunct)

14. ^ n Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)

15. ^ o Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)

Returning or renamed programs[edit]

Major networks[edit]

Show Last Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date

 aired

Pilipinas Got Talent 2016 Same (season 6) ABS-CBN January 6

Yo-kai Watch 2016 Same (season 2) GMA Network January 8

The Walking Dead 2018 Same (season 6) The 5 Network January 11

Vikings 2017 Same (season 4) The 5 Network January 30

Same (season 2; now a special

G Diaries 2017 ABS-CBN February 11
weekly series)

Hunter ×
2015 Same (season 3) GMA Network February 12
Hunter (2011)

February 17 (Grand Prix

Conference)
The 5
Philippine Super Liga 2017 Same (2018 season) May 23 (Beach Volleyball
Network/AksyonTV/Hyper
Challenge Cup)
June 23 (Invitational Cup)
Lip Sync Battle
2016 Same (season 3) GMA Network April 1
Philippines

Mako Mermaids 2016 Same (season 3) GMA Network April 2

The Flash 2017 Same (season 3) The 5 Network April 2

Turning Point 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network April 8

Tobot 2016 Same (season 3) GMA Network April 21

Philippine Basketball April 22 (Commissioner's

2018 Same (season 43) The 5 Network/PBA Rush
Association Cup)

Detective Conan 2016 Same (season 6) GMA Network April 23

Pluma 2017 Same (season 3) ABS-CBN April 29

Your Face Sounds

2017 Same (season 2) ABS-CBN May 5
Familiar: Kids

Home Foodie 2017 Same (season 4) GMA Network June 11

Scorpion 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network TBA

Quantico 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network TBA

Pinoy Big Brother 2017 Same (season 8) ABS-CBN TBA

Tawag ng Tanghalan 2018 Same (season 3) ABS-CBN TBA

Fairy Tail 2016 Same (season 5) GMA Network TBA

Pokémon 2017 Same (season 19 / "XY&Z") GMA Network TBA

StarStruck 2015 Same (season 7) GMA Network TBA

Manindigan 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network TBA

Scandal 2017 Same (season 3) The 5 Network TBA

Teen Wolf 2017 Same (season 6) The 5 Network TBA

Nikita 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network TBA

Once Upon a Time 2016 Same (season 4) The 5 Network TBA

Smallville 2016 Same (season 3) The 5 Network TBA

The Vampire Diaries 2016 Same (season 3) The 5 Network TBA

Prison Break 2017 Same (season 2) The 5 Network TBA

Other channels[edit]

Last
Show Retitled as/Season/Notes Channel Return date
aired

Star 2017 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 January 8

The Simpsons 2017 Same (season 29) Jack TV January 8

Family Guy 2017 Same (season 17) Jack TV January 8

Bob's Burgers 2017 Same (season 8) Jack TV January 8

The Magicians 2016 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 January 9

America's Next Top

2017 Same (cycle 24) ETC on SBN 21 January 10
Model

Empire 2017 Same (season 4) Jack TV January 11

Modern Family 2017 Same (season 9) 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 January 18

January 18 (Aspirant's
Cup)
PBA D-League 2017 Same (2018 season) AksyonTV
May 21 (Foundation
Cup)
Like Pinas 2016 Same (season 2) PTV-4 January 20

You're the Worst 2017 Same (season 4) Jack TV February 1

UAAP Men's & Women's

2017 Same (season 80) S+A/Liga February 2
Volleyball

UAAP Men's Football 2017 Same (season 80) S+A/Liga February 4

Shades of Blue 2017 Same (season 2) 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 February 5

Same (season
Channel Zero 2017 iflix February 8
3 / Butcher's Block)

Same (season 36 / Ghost

Survivor 2017 Jack TV March 1
Island)

American Idol 2016 Same (season 16) ETC on SBN 21/Sony March 12/March 26
 Channel/2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

Top Chef 2016 Same (season 14) 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 March 18

Relasyon 2017 Same AksyonTV March 21

Same (season 7 / "The

New Girl 2017 ETC on SBN 21 April 11
Final Season")

MYX VJ Search 2018 2017 Same (new season) myx April 14

100% Hotter 2018 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 April 20

Same (season 7 / "AHS:

American Horror Story 2016 Jack TV April 21
Cult")

Project Runway 2017 Same (season 16) ETC on SBN 21 May 3

Premier Volleyball May 6 (Reinforced
2017 Same (15th season) S+A/Liga
League Open Conference)

Suits 2017 Same (season 7) Jack TV/2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 May 7/May 19

Women's National S+A/Basketball TV/NBA Premium

2017 Same (2018 season) May 19
Basketball Association TV

Odd Mom Out 2016 Same (season 2) ETC on SBN 21 May 13

My Hero Academia 2018 Same (season 2) Yey! May 23

Blindspot 2017 Same (season 3) 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 May 26

NCIS 2017 Same (season 13) Jack TV June 4

I Live with Models 2016 Same (season 2) Jack TV June 4

Saturday Night Live 2016 Same (season 42) Jack TV June 4

Project Runway: All

2017 Same (season 6) ETC on SBN 21 July
Stars

Same (season 3 / "The

Faking It 2016 ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Final Season")

Life in Pieces 2016 Same (season 3) ETC on SBN 21 TBA

iZombie 2017 Same (season 4) ETC on SBN 21 TBA

Same (season 5 / "The

The Originals 2017 ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Final Season")

Same (season 3 / "The

Playing House 2017 ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Final Season")
Girlfriends' Guide to
2017 Same (season 3) ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Divorce

Project Runway: Junior 2017 Same (season 4) ETC on SBN 21 TBA

Rich Kids of Beverly Hills 2017 Same (season 3) ETC on SBN 21 TBA

Haikyu!! 2017 Same (season 3) Yey! TBA

Ace of Diamond 2018 Same (season 2) Yey! TBA

The 100 2017 Same (season 5) Jack TV TBA

Same (season 5 / "The

Bates Motel 2016 Jack TV TBA
Final Season")

DC's Legends of
2018 Same (season 3) Jack TV/ETC on SBN 21 TBA
Tomorrow
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2016 Same (season 4) Jack TV TBA

Same (season 3 / "The

The Odd Couple 2017 Jack TV TBA
Final Season")

Programs transferring networks[edit]

Major networks[edit]

Date Show Moved from Moved to

January 21 Alagang Magaling PTV The 5 Network

S+A (as ABS-CBN Sports presents Top The 5 Network (as ESPN Top
February 4 Top Rank Boxing
Rank Boxing) Rank Boxing)

March 3 Salpukan 360 IBC 13 The 5 Network

March
Ben 10 The 5 Network GMA Network
29/June 2

Filoil Flying V Preseason

April 21 S+A
Premier Cup
The 5 Network

May 13 WWE Raw Fox Philippines

We Bare Bears

TBA The Powerpuff Girls The 5 Network GMA Network

Adventure Time

Other channels[edit]

No. of
Date Show Moved from Moved to
seasons
January Cedie, Ang Munting
N/A ABS-CBN
8 Prinsipe
Yey!

Kuroko's Basketball 3 Hero (now defunct)

January
20
American Crime Story 2 CT (now defunct) Jack TV

ESPN 5 on AksyonTV (Opening match

March 3 Philippines Football League N/A PTV
only) / Sportradar (all matches)

Initial D N/A
March
Hero (now defunct) Jeepney TV
11
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V 1

March Star World

American Idol 16 Sony Channel
12 Philippines (now Fox Life)

March Elementary 5 CT (now defunct) Jack TV

29

KonoSuba N/A Hero (now defunct) Jeepney TV

April 1
Autopsy: The Last Hours
5 CT (now defunct) Jack TV
of...

April 8 Tulong Ko, Pasa Mo N/A The 5 Network DZMM TeleRadyo

April 18 Chicago Fire 4

CT (now defunct) 2nd Avenue

April 28 Royal Pains 7&8

The Medyo Late Night

April 30 Show with Jojo A. All The N/A The 5 Network PTV
Way!

May 5 Motive 4 CT (now defunct) 2nd Avenue

May 6 Taken 1 ABS-CBN Cine Mo!

ABS-CBN / Q (now GMA

May 7 The Trapp Family Singers N/A Yey!
News TV)

June 4 NCIS 13 CT (now defunct) Jack TV

Inside Edition N/A

June 5

Entertainment Tonight N/A 2nd Avenue ETC

Ellen 15

June 6 The Millionaire Matchmaker 8 ETC 2nd Avenue

Mr Selfridge 3 CT (now defunct)

June 9 Tyrant 3
 GMA Network / Studio
Looney Tunes N/A
23 (now S+A)
June 10 RJTV

Merrie Melodies N/A ABS-CBN / GMA Network

July Culinary Genius 1 2nd Avenue

TBA Dynasty N/A GMA Network ETC

Asia's Next Top Model 6 The 5 Network

Inspector Gadget N/A The 5 Network

Yey!

Teletubbies N/A GMA Network

Chicago P.D. 4 CT (now defunct) Jack TV

The Strain 4

Rectify 3

This Is Us 3

2nd Avenue ETC

Life in Pieces 3

Modern Family 10 2nd Avenue Jack TV / ETC

GMA ETC
Magnum P.I. N/A Network / RPN (now CNN
Philippines)

Madam Secretary 4 2nd Avenue

 Solar News Channel (now
The Talk 8 Jack TV
CNN Philippines)

Milestone episodes[edit]
The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2018:

Episode Episode
Show Network Episode title
# air date

My Korean Jagiya "Follow Your Dream" January 5

GMA Network 100th

Dear Uge "Viva Probinsyana" January 7

La Luna Sangre ABS-CBN 150th "New Moon"

January
The Tonight Show
12
Starring Jimmy Jack TV 800th "Sam Rockwell/Tig Notaro"
Fallon
It's Showtime ABS-CBN 2,600th "#ShowtimeEneroDeSeizeTheMoment"
January
16
Eat Bulaga! GMA Network 11,600th "11,600th episode"

FPJ's Ang
"Pagplanuhan"
Probinsyano
January
ABS-CBN 600th
19
Tonight with Boy
"James Reid and Nadine Lustre Interview"
Abunda

January
Celebrity Bluff 200th "We Love CB"
20

GMA Network

January
Impostora 150th "Salisi"
26

January
Wildflower ABS-CBN 250th "Pag-aklas"
31
 February
Haplos 150th "Hilo"
2
GMA Network

Ika-6 na Utos 350th "Pagpapahirap"

February
Mukha ANC 200th "Mukha 200"
7

Wowowin GMA Network 550th "#Wowowin"

February
The Good Son 100th "Pagluhod"
9

ABS-CBN
"Kapag Marunong Kang Magbigay Pugay at
Magandang Buhay 500th Magpapasalamat sa Hero ng Buhay Mo, Siguradong March 5
Mayroong... Magandang Buhay!"

Family Guy Jack TV 300th "Dog Bites Bear" March 26

Elementary 100th "Henny Penny the Sky is Falling" March 29

FPJ's Ang
"Gwardyado"
Probinsyano

650th April 3

Tonight with Boy ABS-CBN

"Cacai Bautista Interview"
Abunda

Hanggang Saan "Kabayaran"

100th April 17

Kambal, Karibal "Pagligtas"

GMA Network

Wowowin 600th "#Wowowin" April 20

2nd
Royal Pains 100th "Doubt of Africa" April 29
Avenue on RJTV 29

Magandang Buhay ABS-CBN 550th "Kapag Mas Masaya ang Summer Activities, Dahil Always May 2
 Be Youthful Araw-Araw at Hatid Namin sa Isang...
Magandang Buhay!"

It's Showtime 2,700th "#TNT2Q4AwitKayinay"

May 16

Eat Bulaga! GMA Network 11,700th "11,700th episode"

Jack TV/2nd May

Suits 100th "100"
Avenue on RJTV 29 16/May 19

Kapuso Mo,
GMA Network 700th "#KMJS" May 27
Jessica Soho

Asintado ABS-CBN 100th "Akusasyon" June 5

FPJ's Ang 700th "TBA" June 12

Probinsyano
Tonight with Boy
"TBA"
Abunda

Sana Dalawa ang

100th "TBA" June 19
Puso

Sunday PinaSaya "TBA" June 24

150th

Kambal, Karibal "TBA" June 26

GMA Network

Wowowin 650th "TBA" June 29

The Stepdaughters "TBA"

100th July 3

The Blood Sisters ABS-CBN "TBA"

Finales[edit]
ABS-CBN[edit]
Main articles: List of programs aired by ABS-CBN and List of ABS-CBN drama series
The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:

 January 5: Hwarang

 January 12: Pusong Ligaw

 January 19: Goblin (rerun)

 January 26: Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin

 February 9: Wildflower

 February 17: Shake, Rattle and Roll Sabado Specials

 March 2: The King is in Love and La Luna Sangre

 March 9: Black

 April 13: The Good Son

 April 20: I am Not a Robot

 April 27: Hanggang Saan

 April 29: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (season 3) and Pilipinas Got Talent (season 6)

 May 4: W

 May 26: Sa Kabukiran (Saturday edition, DZMM TeleRadyo simulcast)

 June 8: A Love So Beautiful

Scheduled[edit]
Stopped airing[edit]

 March 17: Taken (season 1) (Reason: canceled with 4 episode run but it will replaced with Kapamilya Blockbusters:
Sabado Thriller in a week thereafter. The full season run to be transferred on Cine Mo! effective May 6)
GMA[edit]
Main articles: List of programs aired by GMA Network and List of GMA Network drama series
The following are programs that ended on GMA:

 January 5: One Piece (season 10)

 January 12: My Korean Jagiya

 January 14: Road Trip

 January 26: The Maid and Super Ma'am

 February 2: The Lolas' Beautiful Show

 February 4: Bossing & Ai

 February 9: Jackie Chan Adventures (rerun) and Impostora

 February 15: The Romantic Doctor

 February 17: Grammi's Circus Show

 February 23: Crimson Girl, Chibi Maruko-chan (TV drama) and Haplos

 March 9: Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapter

 March 17: Adyenda, Joker and Ika-6 na Utos

 March 25: All Star Videoke

 March 28: The Other Kingdom

 April 6: Yo-kai Watch (season 2)

 April 10: Fight for My Way

 April 15: Gaist Crusher and Sirkus

 April 20: Hunter × Hunter (2011) (season 3)

 April 27: Mako Mermaids (season 3) and Sherlock Jr.

 May 4: Ang Forever Ko'y Ikaw

 May 11: Fighter of Destiny

 May 18: Invincible Teacher (season 1) and The One That Got Away

 May 31: Bride of the Water God

Scheduled[edit]
Stopped airing[edit]

 March 31: Ben 10 (reason: Aired only as the Holy Week special. The show will continue on June 2)
5 (The 5 Network)[edit]
Main article: List of programs aired by The 5 Network
The following are programs that ended on The 5 Network:

 January 8: Pimp My Ride

 January 19: Henry Hugglemonster (rerun)

 January 20: Hapi House and 10 Signatures to Bargain with God

 January 21: Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, The Mysterious Case of Ana Madrigal and Taddy Taddy Po

 January 23: Supergirl (season 2)

 February 10: Movie Max 5

 February 17: Norn9 (rerun)

 March 26: Arrow (season 4)

 March 28: Shop Japan

 April 1: Chef vs. Mom (rerun)

 April 21: Hourglass and Wives of House of No. 2

 April 22: Barrio Kulimlim and Ang Kwarto Sa May Hagdanan

 April 25: The Adventures of Puss in Boots

 May 9: Blindspot (season 2)

 May 27: Panalo Ka 'Nay!, Turning Point (season 2) and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (rerun)
Scheduled[edit]
Stopped airing[edit]
PTV[edit]
Main article: List of programs aired by People's Television Network
The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:

 January 14: Alagang Magaling

Scheduled[edit]
Stopped airing[edit]
Other channels[edit]
 January 1: Machete on Fox Filipino

 January 3: Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day on Hero (now defunct)[34][35][36]

 January 5: Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal (season 5) on Jeepney TV

 January 5: All My Life on Fox Filipino

 January 6: Little Big Shots on Yey!

 January 9: Class 3-C Has a Secret on Fox Filipino

 January 10: Ang Kuwarto sa May Hagdanan on Fox Filipino

 January 14: Are You the One? (season 4) on ETC on SBN 21

 January 14: The Legal Wife (rerun) on Jeepney TV

 January 15: Famous in Love (season 1) on ETC on SBN 21

 January 16: People of Earth (season 2) on Jack TV

 January 16: Love Live! Sunshine!! (season 1) on Hero (now defunct)[34][35][36]

 January 19: The K2 on Jeepney TV

 January 19: Style Factory (season 1) on ETC on SBN 21

 January 21: The Better Half on Jeepney TV

 January 21: Blood (rerun) on Cine Mo!

 January 22: Liar (season 1) and Lucifer (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 25: Oh! My Lady on Jeepney TV

 January 26: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 January 26: 100% Hotter (season 1) on ETC on SBN 21

 January 26: Samurai X on Yey!

 January 28: Hero TV Tambayan and Hero Theatrixx on Hero (now defunct)[35][36]

 February 2: Birth of a Beauty on GMA News TV

 February 2: The Good Place (season 2) on ETC on SBN 21

 February 9: IBC NewsBreak on IBC 13

 February 9: Aksyon Tonite on AksyonTV

 February 9: Orange Marmalade on Jeepney TV

 February 9: Wish I May on Fox Filipino

 February 11: Knife Fight (season 4) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 February 24: Salpukan 360 on IBC 13

 February 25: Lethal Weapon (season 1) on Cine Mo!

 February 28: Barrio Kulimlim on Fox Filipino

 March 1: Love in the Moonlight on Jeepney TV

 March 2: Johnny Test on Yey!

 March 3: Warm and Cozy on Jeepney TV

 March 4: Hi! School: Love On on GMA News TV

 March 11: Hell's Kitchen US (season 14) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 13: The Mysterious Case of Ana Madrigal on Fox Filipino

 March 15: You're the Worst (season 4) on Jack TV

 March 15: Adyenda and Legal Forum on Light TV

 March 16: That's My Amboy on Fox Filipino

 March 19: Chuck's World (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 19: Adyenda on GMA News TV

 March 19: Shop TV on AksyonTV

 March 22: 9-1-1 (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 23: FPJ: Da King Magpakailanman on Jeepney TV

 March 24: American Crime Story (season 2) : The Assassination of Gianni Versace on Jack TV

 March 25: Blade Man (rerun) on Cine Mo!

 March 25: New Initial D Triology on Jeepney TV

 March 28: Shop Japan on AksyonTV

 March 29: Jordskott (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 March 30: Because of You on Fox Filipino

 March 30: Rascal the Racoon on Yey!

 March 31: Elementary (season 5) on Jack TV

 April 4: Case Solved on Fox Filipino

 April 6: Pasada Pelikula on Jeepney TV

 April 8: Kuroko's Basketball (season 3) on Yey!

 April 11: America's Next Top Model (cycle 24) on ETC on SBN 21

 April 12: The Magicians (season 2) on ETC on SBN 21

 April 14: Buhay na Buhay on GMA News TV

 April 15: Team Yey! (season 2) on Yey!

 April 18: The Heart Guy (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 April 19: FlordeLiza on Jeepney TV

 April 20: Heard It Through the Grapevine on Jeepney TV

 April 28/29: Royal Pains (seasons 7 & 8) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 April 28: Sonic X on GMA News TV

 April 29: KonoSuba (season 1) and Hyde Jekyll, Me on Jeepney TV

 April 30: Shades of Blue (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 1: Ride with Mr. Wright on Metro Channel

 May 2: LA to Vegas on ETC on SBN 21

 May 4: Ace of Diamond (season 1), The Loud House (season 1), Remi, Nobody's Girl (rerun) and Yu-Gi-Oh!
Zexal (season 1) (rerun) on Yey!

 May 4: Poor Señorita on Fox Filipino

 May 6: Motive (season 4) and Top Chef (season 14) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 7: Ayesha's Home Kitchen on Metro Channel

 May 8: Style Queens on Metro Channel

 May 9: This Is Us (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 11: Celebrity Playtime on Jeepney TV

 May 11: The Big Bang Theory (season 11) on Jack TV

 May 12: Rated K on ANC

 May 14: Giada in Italy on Metro Channel

 May 15: The Resident (season 1) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 15: UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournaments on Liga

 May 18: Chicago Fire (season 4) and Arrow (season 6) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29/Jack TV

 May 19: Mask on Jeepney TV

 May 19: Halser Acre on Yey!

 May 20: Suits (season 7) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 21/22: American Idol (season 16) on ETC on SBN 21/2nd Avenue on RJTV 29/Sony Channel

 May 22: My Hero Academia (season 1) on Yey!

 May 23: New Girl (season 7) on ETC on SBN 21

 May 23: The Flash (season 4) on ETC on SBN 21/Jack TV

 May 24: Survivor (season 36): Ghost Island on Jack TV

 May 25: The Great British Bake-off: Masterclass (season 6) on Metro Channel

 May 27: Autopsy: The Last Hours of... (season 5) on Jack TV

 May 27: Blindspot (season 3) and Culinary Genius on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 28: Lucifer (season 2) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 May 28: Suits (season 7) on Jack TV

 May 29: Lucifer (season 3) on Jack TV

 May 31: Modern Family (season 9) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 June 1: Doble Kara (book 1) on Jeepney TV

 June 2: The Screening Room on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 June 3: Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 June 4: Ellen (season 15), The Chefs' Line, Shop TV and The Middle (season 9) on 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29

 June 8: Little Nanay on Fox Filipino

 June 8: A Love to Last and Bridges of Love on Jeepney TV

Scheduled[edit]

 June 18: Star (season 2) on ETC on SBN 21

 June 19: Supergirl (season 3) on ETC on SBN 21/Jack TV

 June 22: My Hero Academia (season 2) on Yey!

 June 23: American Horror Story : Cult (season 7) on Jack TV

Stopped airing[edit]

Networks[edit]
The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2018.
Launches[edit]

Date Station Channel Source

[37]
January 1 Blue Ant Entertainment Sky Cable Channel 53 SD / Channel 196 HD (Metro Manila)
Cablelink Channel 37 SD / Channel 313 HD
 Sky Direct Channel 35 SD (Nationwide)

Sky Cable Channel 104 SD / Channel 209 HD (Metro Manila)

Blue Ant Extreme
Cablelink Channel 31 SD / Channel 219 HD

Sky Cable Channel 86 SD / Channel 183 HD (Metro Manila)

Liga
Sky Direct Channel 48 SD (before), Channel 14 SD (after)

EDGEsport Sky Cable Channel 218 SD / Channel 188 HD (Metro Manila)

February 1
Fight Sports Sky Cable Channel 187 HD (Metro Manila)

Sky Cable Channel 52 SD / Channel 174 HD (Metro Manila)

April 2 Metro Channel [38][39]

Sky Direct Channel 31 SD (Nationwide)

May 16 Oras ng Himala TV SkyCable Channel 114 SD (Metro Manila)

May 25 Gone Viral TV EasyTV Home Channel 5 (Metro Manila)

ZooMoo EasyTV Home Channel 9 (Metro Manila)

K-Plus EasyTV Home Channel 11 (Metro Manila)

 Boo EasyTV Home Channel 15 (Metro Manila)

Cignal Channel 8 SD / Channel 259 HD (Nationwide)

May 28 One News Cablelink Channel 23 SD (Metro Manila) [40]

SatLite Channel 60 SD (Nationwide)

June 1 Miao Mi SkyCable Channel 118 SD (Metro Manila) [41]

SkyCable Channel 77 (Metro Manila)

Asianovela
Sky Direct Channel 54 (Nationwide)
June 15
SkyCable Channel 78 (Metro Manila)
Movie Central
Sky Direct Channel 55 (Nationwide)

Cignal Channel TBA SD / Channel TBA HD (Nationwide)

TBA ESPNph Cablelink Channel TBA SD (Metro Manila)
SatLite Channel TBA SD (Nationwide)

Closures[edit]

Date Station Channel Sign-on debut Source

 Sky Cable channel 4 (Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite,
ABS-CBN Regional
Laguna, Bulacan, and Davao) August 1, 2016
Channel
Sky Direct channel 14 (Nationwide)
January 15 [34]

Sky Cable Channel 77 (Metro Manila) October 19,

Tag
Sky Direct Channel 44 (Nationwide) 2016

Sky Cable Channel 3 & 44 (Metro Manila) / Channel 106

February 1 Hero (provincial) October 1, 2005 [35][36]

Destiny Cable Channel 3 & 44 (Metro Manila)

Sky Cable Channel 42 SD (Metro Manila)

Cablelink Channel 214 SD (Metro Manila) December 1,
Toonami [42]

Sky Direct Channel 16 SD (Nationwide) 2012

Cignal Channel 75 SD (Nationwide)
March 31

Cignal Channel 33 (Nationwide)

Shop Japan 2015
Various Program on other local TV networks

Sky Cable Channel 52 SD (Metro Manila)

April 1 Lifestyle July 24, 1999
Sky Direct Channel 31 SD (Nationwide)

Cignal Channel 8 SD / Channel 259 HD (Nationwide)

Bloomberg TV
May 27 Cablelink Channel 23 SD (Metro Manila) October 1, 2015
Philippines
SatLite Channel 60 SD (Nationwide)
 RJTV Channel 29 (analog feed) / Channel 30 (DTT)
June 5 (Free-to-
Sky Cable Channel 19 (Metro Manila)
air) December 15,
2nd Avenue Cablelink Channel 35 (Metro Manila)
June 30 2005
Cignal Channel 28 (Nationwide)
(Provincial)
SatLite Channel 29 (Nationwide)

Awards[edit]
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help by adding to it. (January 2018)

Deaths[edit]
January

 January 14 – Spanky Manikan (b. 1942), actor[43]

 January 27 – Maryo J. de los Reyes (b. 1952), film and television director[44]
February

 February 7 – Argel Joseph, (b. 1943), film and television director [45]
March

 March 8 – Bernardo Bernardo (b. 1945), actor[46]

 March 15 – Rolly Quizon (b. 1958), actor, former cast member of John en Marsha and son of the late comedy
icon, Dolphy[47]

 March 24 – Mely Tagasa (b. 1935), actress and comedian[48]

May
 May 12 – Cheng Muhlach (b. 1947), father of Aga Muhlach

 May 31 – Alan Modesto Adarna (b. 1960), father of Ellen Adarna

See also[edit]
 2018 in television

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37. Jump up^ "RTL CBS is now Blue Ant". Sky Cable. January 9, 2018.

38. Jump up^ "Lifestyle is now Metro Channel". SkyCable. April 2, 2018.
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40. Jump up^ "First on MNP: TV5, Cignal to launch a new 24/7 English news channel". Rappler. April 18, 2018. Retrieved May
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41. Jump up^ "Check Out Our New Channel – MIAO MI". SkyCable. June 1, 2018.

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43. Jump up^ "Veteran actor Spanky Manikan dies after battle with lung cancer". ABS-CBN News. January 14, 2018.
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47. Jump up^ http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/15/18/actor-rolly-quizon-son-of-dolphy-dies

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