Eat Bulaga! formerly Eat... Bulaga!, is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. It is the longest running variety show in the Philippines, with over 13,000 episodes. Originally hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey de Leon, Chiqui Hollman and Richie D'Horsie, it premiered on Radio Philippines Network on July 30, 1979. The show was originally produced by Production Specialists, Inc., until TAPE Inc. took over its production on July 7, 1981.
History
On March 9, 2020, APT Studios we're suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]
Notes
↑E.A.T. served as a temporary show launched by TVJ while they took legal action to reclaim the trademark from TAPE Inc., following a dispute that destroyed their long-term partnership.[3]
↑Eat Bulaga! Indonesia, the first international franchise retaining much of the original Philippine TV show segments and games, premiered on SCTV on July 16, 2012.
↑Eat Bulaga!'s second international franchise is called "Eat Bulaga! Myanmar". On July 30, 2019, Eat Bulaga! announced the news of its second franchise in Myanmar amid the celebration of its 40th anniversary. Prior to the supposed production of the show, subtitled episodes aired as early as January 2021. Due to the internal armed conflict in Myanmar, including the 2021 military coup, as well as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of the show was delayed until two years later. The show debuted on May 31, 2021, on Mizzima TV.[4]
