As expected, ‘That’s My Amboy’ was a non-factor in its final episode.
The just-concluded GMA drama series ended its run Friday with a national rating of 16%. In contrast, ABS-CBN’s ‘Dolce Amore’ continued to roll, winning the night with a 33.3% rating.
Overall, the final week of ‘That’s My Amboy’ mustered only a 15% average rating, while ‘Dolce Amore’ scored 33%. The expected low ratings was a result of GMA’s unwillingness to promote ‘That’s My Amboy”s final episodes in favor of its successor ‘Once Again’.
Now that ‘That’s My Amboy’ ended with a whimper, what chances does the more serious ‘Once Again’ have? Considering the questionable tactics of the Kapuso network, expect the latter to do more of the same.
After taking care of business against ‘That’s My Amboy’, the ABS-CBN drama series will now go up against ‘Once Again’. The upcoming GMA series will be topbilled by Janine Gutierrez and Aljur Abrenica, and will premiere this coming Monday.
In ‘Once Again’, Janine and Aljur portray two different characters whose fates will both intertwine through the power of reincarnation. Janine will play Reign and Des, while Aljur will play Edgar and Aldrin.
Reign, a rich girl, and Edgar, a meek baker, fell in love with each other, but Reign’s family objected and she was forced to marry an elite bachelor named Lukas (Joko Diaz). While trying to overcome these obstacles, both Reign and Edgar met their demise – Edgar during a fight, and Reign after a horrific accident.
Twenty years later, they met anew, but as Des and Aldrin and in a different place. Though they were different people, they still shared the same love and passion that Reign and Edgar once showed.
Joining Janine and Aljur in ‘Once Again’ are Jean Garcia, Sheryl Cruz, Chanda Romero, Emilio Garcia, Timmy Cruz, Thea Tolentino and Jeric Gonzales, with special participation from Christopher de Leon, Bembol Roco, Irma Adlawan, Sharmaine Arnaiz and Phytos Ramirez. The series will be directed by Don Michael Perez.
‘Once Again’ should have its hands full as they face the established love team of Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil. With GMA’s recent unwillingness to promote their teleseryes*, the series may find themselves in a tough spot against ‘Dolce Amore’, especially with the latter posting consistent ratings of over 30% nationally.
If Janine and Aljur were to stand a chance against LizQuen, they need to prove their worth chemistry-wise and talent-wise. Given the success of LizQuen, it will not be easy, but if they can somehow click, that will help ‘Once Again”s chances.
With all obstacles thrown at them, it will be interesting to see how can ‘Once Again’ play a big factor. That said, the first week of this series will be very crucial, and if they can survive, it will be a huge help to their confidence.
‘Once Again’ airs starting this Monday after ‘Poor Señorita’ on GMA Telebabad.
*Exceptions are upcoming series, such as ‘Once Again’.
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