MegaManila Prime Time Shows

MegaManila Prime Time Shows was a nighttime Filipino programming block of commercial television network, MegaManila Television. The programming block broadcasts from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST, with the Nighttime News program of MMNews airing in between.

MegaManila Prime Time Shows was launched on December 4, 1977, with the premiere of Sweet Gypsy Rose, the first sitcom to air in the programming block. They have an organized schedule for the specific genres of programs: animated series and comedy on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), drama and romance series on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and action, fantasy, and horror series for Tuesday and Thursday. It became one of the most popular programming blocks of the station. However, it's last broadcast was on August 24, 2013, a day before the launch of 9tv.

Most of the programs last between 6-31 episodes, with a possibility of being greenlit by the station. The longest running television series to be broadcast by the programming block was Rover, with 7 seasons and 70 episodes between 1979 and 1986. Between the season breaks of any greenlit programs that are broadcast in the programming block, the available time slot are occupied by another television program, some of which are greenlit, some are just short-lived.

Programs
The programming block usually broadcasts two to four shows per day, depending on the runtime of the programs. There were only two programs in its debut, both of which are 1 1/2 hours long, enough to cover the 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. timeslot. They introduced seven new programs during its first month, which changed the runtime of some programs, in order to fit the 6 to 9 p.m. timeslots. They usually introduce new programs a week or two after a season break or a series finale.

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