Eat Bulaga!
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Eat Bulaga! (transl. eat surprise!; stylized as Eat... Bulaga!) is a Philippine television noontime variety show currently broadcast on TV5 and simulcast on RPTV.
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Genre | Variety show |
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Theme music composer | Vic Sotto |
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Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language | Tagalog |
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Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
Running time | 150–180 minutes |
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Release | July 30, 1979 (1979-07-30) – present |
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The show was premiered on July 30, 1979 at Radio Philippines Network, originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey De Leon (collectively known as "TVJ") along with Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie.
With over 13,000 episodes, Eat Bulaga! is the longest-running variety and entertainment show in the Philippines, It is currently produced by TVJ Productions, Inc. and led by the Sotto brothers and De Leon with their co-hosts, Allan K., Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Paolo Ballesteros, Ryan Agoncillo, Ryzza Mae Dizon, Maine Mendoza, Miles Ocampo, Carren Eistrup, and Atasha Muhlach, collectively known as “Legit Dabarkads".[7][4][8]
On January 5, 2024, the Marikina RTC Branch 273 issued a permanent injunction to prevent TAPE Inc. from using Eat Bulaga! on GMA Network, and prior to the court's decision, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines cancelled TAPE's EB trademark renewal and credited TVJ as the rightful owner of Eat Bulaga! on December 5, 2023.[9][10]