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the survival of any tv shows depend on its ratings,

on how many viewers are watching the show and the advertisers that place commercials or sponsorship

some tv shows would run for at least 13 weeks or one season or less and some would have gone to at least a year of existence on tv

and most fortunate are those that stayed for more than years

and yes! there are tv shows that lasted more than a decade and remains on-air to this day!

or by far, these are the longest-running shows on tv! save for eat... bulaga! and tv patrol

startalk, saksi, bubble gang and asap all started on 1995 and are now celebrating its 20th year! 

except startalk that at the same time is having its final episode to give way to a new format

now, let me take a trip down memory lane of these four formidable tv shows that has defied the tests of time

1998 | early days of Startalk with Boy Abunda (photo: Mega Magazine)

2005 | the hosts of Startalk (photo: Yes Magazine)

September 2015 | Startalk last episode (photo: GMA-7)

STARTALK

First Episode: October 1995

Preceded By: Movie Magazine

Original Hosts: Kris Aquino, Boy Abunda, Lolit Solis

Current Hosts: Lolit Solis, Joey de Leon, Butch Francisco, Heart Evangelista

Other Hosts: Dawn Zulueta, Rosanna Roces, Lorna Tolentino

1995 | Startalk  (photo: GMA-7)

1998 | Startalk (photo: GMA-7)

2000 | Startalk (photo: GMA-7)

2006 | Startalk (photo: GMA-7)

2009 | Startalk (photo: GMA-7)

2013 | Startalk (photo: GMA-7)

gossip show that aired intially on a sunday timeslot that was directly pitted to showbiz linggo of abs-cbn

the orginal hosts; controversial talent manager lolit solis along with late night talk show host of gma-7, boy abunda

and kris aquino, when at that time she was controversial because of her love affair with philip salvador that was highly publicized

how can anyone forget and forgo tito boy's magic mirror? and the twenty -year veteran manay lolit's alok-bati segment?


in the last 20 years! it's as if her main task on the show to appear on-cam for acknowledging dozen of personalities and products on her long list,

amazingly that somehow she manages to greet all (toungue-twister style!)

and then after a year, kris left the show to pursue on a solo hosting stint at abs-cbn

boy abunda and lolit solis remain and dawn zulueta replaced kris aquino

the most surprising move of the show was when rosanna roces, leading lady of bold movies, became one of the startalk hosts on 1998

and then rosanna even requested for a sunday off because it's a family day

on 1999, startalk exchanged timeslot with another gma-7 showbiz-orriented show ETChing with lyn ching and paolo bediones

and then ETChing becomes s-files on a sunday timeslot

1995 | Boy and Kris (photo: GMA-7)

1995 | Kris Aquino (photo: GMA-7)

1996 | Lolit, Kris and Boy (photo: GMA-7)

1999 | Osang, Lolot and Boy (photo: GMA-7)

1999 | Rossana Roces (photo: GMA-7)

2000 | Butch, Osang and Lolit (photo: GMA-7)

2015 | Heart Evangelista (photo: GMA-7)

2015 | Ricky Lo and Butch Francisco (photo: GMA-7)

2015 | Joey de Leon and Lolit Solis (photo: GMA-7)

1999 | Boy Abunda - 1999 (photo: GMA-7)

1999 | Lolit Solis (photo: GMA-7)

the following year, boy abunda left the show to host his own showbiz-orriented talkshow on abs-cbn, the buzz!

he was replaced by butch francisco, former host of showbiz linggo, and the show went so well during that time

on 2004 the show suffered from controversy from an mtrcb suspension to a word war between rosanna roces and lolit solis

later on, joey de leon and lorna tolentino joined the show to replace rosanna roces

joey de leon adding a bit much needed jolt to a mismash

the show celebrated its 10th year on 2005

and a commemorative magazine that features all startalk hosts on its cover was released to celebrate its decade run on tv

there was also a seamless segment, a live turn-over between eat.. bulaga! and startalk

where hosts of eat...bulaga has to do their closing spiels while the hosts of startalk to do their opening spiels

heart evangelista was the last female host of startalk

1995 | early days of Saksi with Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila (photo: GMA-7)

1996 | Saksi with Mel Tiagco, Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila (photo: GMA-7) 

2003 | Saksi with Vicky Morales (photo: GMA-7)

2000 | Saksi with Vicky Morales and Mike Enriquez (photo: GMA-7)

SAKSI

First Episode: October 1995

Preceded By: GMA Balita

Original Anchors : Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila

Current Anchors: Arnold Clavio and Pia Arcanghel

Other Anchors: Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales, Jay Sonza

saksi was first described as mabilisan  or a newscast in brief and the first of the emerging new generation of newscast then

saksi also adopted a radio-style format, because mike enriquez is a radio anchor and he use words like pasok! to introduce reports

and years later a stand-up delivery of news that i think the most radical change that saksi has contributed to philippine tv!

and that deviated from the usual and old format of tv patrol

the turning point of saksi was when mel tiangco transferred on 1996

and it was also the time when the newscast expanded with segments from winnie monsod and kara david

major changes on 1998, jay sonza joined mel tiangco when mike enriquez and karen davila were moved to another programs

karen davila hosted an early-evening magazine show extra-extra before her much talked about transfer to abs-cbn

while mike enriquez moved to the latenight newscast gma network news with vicky morales

mike enriquez returned to saksi on 1999, with vicky morales as his co-anchor,

this was when mel tiangco had her own newscast frontpage, on the latenight timeslot

1997 | Saksi with Mel Tiangco (photo: GMA-7)

2003 | Saksi with Vicky Morales (photo: GMA-7)

saksi and its previous title:

saksi: gma headlines balita (1995 to 1998)

saksi: liga ng katotohanan (2002 to 2004)

a major transition on 2002, saksi exchanged timeslot with frontpage

saksi becomes the latenight newscast and remains on that timeslot to this day

one of the most popular segment was side trip of howie severnio on 2004

on that same year, saksi bagged a gold medal award at the new york festivals for best newscast

while arnold clavio joined vicky morales when mike enriquez headlined 24 oras with mel tiangco on  march 2004

at present saksi is anchored by pia arcangel and arnold clavio

1995 | Bubble Gang original cast (photo: GMA-7)

1998 | Bubble Gang cast (photo: GMA-7)

BUBBLE GANG

First Episode: October 1995
Preceded By: Vilma!

Original Cast Members: Michael V., Ogie Alasid, Eric Fructuoso, Aiko Melendez

Current Cast Members: Michael V. and Rufa Mae Quinto

Other Cast Members: Toni Gonzaga, Ara Mina, Amanda Page

the only gag-show that stayed and remain on fridays with the same time slot over the last two decades

october of 1995 when it was first aired, but at that time, tropang trumpo, another gag-show of the then abc5 (now tv5) was highly popular

and had ogie alcasid and michael v. as its main cast, that eventually they became the lead of bubble gang

along with bitoy and ogie, the cast of bubble gang composed of upcoming teen-stars from a popular youth-orriented show, that's entertaiment 

like assunta de rossi, maricar de mesa and artists from the newly formed gma artist center


bubble gang represents pinoy humor at its finest!

2003 | Laban o Bawi spoof (photo: GMA-7)

there are countless memorable gags! hilarious sketches and segments that became household names:

1996: marimar (spoof of marimar teleserye)

1997: miyusik tagalog bersyon (spoof of mtv music channel)

1998: ang dating doon (spoof of ang dating daan)

2001: yabang o panget (spoof of laban o bawi segment)

2002: yours truly, junie lee

2003: muchas grasas

2004: 4 oras (spoof of 24 oras newscast)

2012: mr. assimo

1999 | Ang Dating Daan (photo: GMA-7)

2007 | Commercial spoof (photo: GMA-7)

2009 | Yaya and Angelina (photo: GMA-7)

Bubble Gang title card (photo: GMA-7)

there were also spin-offs for tv, film and music:

1998: myusik tagalog bersyon album of michael v.

2003: celebrity turns with junie lee and lani misalucha

2005: bubble gang jr. with bj forbes, ella guevarra, miguel tanfelix

2007: bubble cd album of micheal v.

2009: yaya & angelina: the spolied brat movie

2009: hole in the wall tv show
2012: boy pick-up the movie

that leads to many parodies, tv commercial spoofs  that are more entertaining as well as music videos spoofs

bubble gang broke record on 1998 with the invasion of alien!!!

and we all raised the roofa and the formidable trio of brad pit, bro. wiillie and bro. jocel became an overnight sensation

and now the longest-running gag show on tv! is bubble gang with its unrivaled years of bringing laughter every friday!

ASAP Title Cards (photo: ABS-CBN)

1995 | ASAP Hosts (photo: ABS-CBN)

2015 | ASAP Hosts (photo:ABS-CBN)

ASAP

First Episode: February 5, 1995
Preceded By: Sa Linggo nAPO Sila

Original Cast Members: Martin Nievera, Pops Fernandez, Dayanara Torres and Ariel Rivera

Current Cast Members: Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, Zsa-Zsa Padilla
Other Cast Members: Piolo Pascual, Jolina Magdangal, Kim Chui

a musical-variety show that has become a weekly habit in the last twenty years

the program that showcases dynamic production numbers, from singing to dancing that also defined what performance is all about

and the program that gathers most promising and popular celebrities and sought after roster of performers

asap was a replacement of the then sunday variety show of abs-cbn sa linggo napo sila

that became weekly program, sang linggo napo sila during the time when eat... bulaga! transfered to gma-7

popular singers martin nievera and pops fernandez, with ariel rivera and 1993 miss universe dayanara torres, headlined the show in 1995,

along with popular teen actresses claudine barretto and jolina magdangal

and the clash of power house cast includes gary valenciano, zsa-zsa padilla, sarah geronimo, piolo pascual,

christian baustista, nina, anne curtis, john lloyd cruz, bea alonzo, kim chiu, arnel pineda

1997 | Pops Fenandez (photo: ABS-CBN)

2014 | Gary Valenciano (photo: ABS-CBN)

2014 | Jolina Magdangal (photo: ABS-CBN)

a weekly segment called the champions was created for them;

sarah geronimo (star for a night, 2003)

rachelle ann go (search for a star, 2004)

yeng constantino (pinoy dream academy, 2007)

kz tandingan (the x-factor, 2010)

angeline quinto (star power, 2012)

darren espanto (the voice, 2015)

the show is a worthy platform as launch pad for upcoming film, tv shows and most especially album

the show manages to carry out and excel lively production numbers of all sorts through singing and dancing also in hosting

clearly, asap defined what performance is all about without being overboard

the shows format remains to be a musical-variety show but has expanded over the years

asap produced a singing contest that started as a segment on 2003,

star in a million that was hosted by edu manzano

that became the stepping stone for christian bautista and erik santos

on 2004 up to this day, asap stage becomes venue for most of singing champions from various singing competitions on tv

aside from numerous portions over the last years, there were also spin-offs

ASAP 20th Year Celebration (photo: ABS-CBN)

major cross-over of stars from its competitor also joined asap;

vina morales from sop

toni gonzaga from eat...bulaga!

karylle from sop 

anne curtis from nuts entertainment

angel locsin from click

asap fanatic serves as venue for upcoming teenstars of abs-cbn that came from talent competitions star circle quest and pinoy big brothers

asap also created an award-giving segment titled asap platinum circle award and asap 24k gold award

in recognition to all artists and record producers who attained gold and platinum mark for a particular year, held every december

this was also created for the benefit of optical media board and record producers in fight against music piracy 

asap brand also extended its arm to different venture from its own music label to concert production, publication and clothing line

the show celebrated its 20th year last february at the mall of asia arena

that was also a reunion of sorts for all its hosts and performers in the last two decades