Extra Ex Na!

EXTRA EX NA!

-ryandgreat

in 1998 extra extra, a daily magazine-news format show was introduced by gma-7

it's a pre-programming of their prime time newscast saksi!

it was hosted by paolo bediones and karen davila and the counterpart of korina sanchez's balitang k!

after a year, karen davila moved to abs-cbn but extra extra remained as magazine show and eventually was expanded to a lifestyle show

with miriam quiambao, right after her miss universe victory

Extra Extra 1998 (photo: GMA-7)

Paolo Bediones (photo: GMA-7)

Karen Davila (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Extra 2000 (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Extra 2001 (photo: GMA-7)

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

 

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

a magazine and lifestyle show from 1998 to 2003 (photo: GMA-7)

a reality show from 2003 to 2006 (photo: GMA-7)

but it was in 2003 when meteor garden became a huge hit as well as the rising popularity of reality-based tv shows

extra extra evolved to another format and turned itself to be a reality show!

and it becomes extra challenge derived from it's segment

every week, there were series of tests that featured celebrities partnered with non-celebrities doing an extra ordinary challenges

this redefines the program to the highest level!

and viewers cannot seem to get enough of the real drama on the edge of seat,

that's equally captivating from the scenes of telenovela, that comes right after the show

Extra Challenge Opening (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Challenge 2006 (photo: GMA-7)

Extra Challenge World Tour (photo: GMA-7)

Thailand Episode (photo: GMA-7)

Dubai Episode (photo: GMA-7)

it's consistently on top of the ratings game and while it's gaining popularity, miriam quiambao left the show in 2003

and was replaced by phoemela baranda and ethel booba in 2004 thorough a series of tests

and in 2005 mariel rodriguez became an additional host that replaced phoemela baranda

notable extra challenges were:

the asian invasion:

thailand with manny pacquiao

bali indonesia with willie revillame

japan with francine prieto
hong kong with gladys reyes and rosanna roces

around the world:
canada with toni gonzaga and lorna tolentino

dubai with rufa mae quinto and ara mina

the 2 million peso challenge luzon, visayas and mindanao leg

and after 8 years, the show bid exit and gave way to the fantasy series genre, re-runs of extra challenge is now on channel 11