Chowtime Na!
Chowtime Na! was a Philippine noontime variety show produced by PROADS Marketing Inc. aired by Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation, from May 17, 2004 to October 6, 2006. The show broadcasts from Live Studio 2 of the Broadcast City, in Old Balara, Quezon City, Philippines. Chowtime Na! is aired Weekdays from 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN and Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (PHT). The word Chowtime is a slang for mealtime.[1]
| Chowtime Na! | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | It's Chowtime (2004) Chowtime Na! Laban Na (2005) Chowtime Conquest (2005–2006) |
| Created by | PROADS Marketing Inc. and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation |
| Directed by | It's Chowtime/Chowtime Na Earl Ignacio Babeth Lati Chowtime Conquest Danny Jota |
| Presented by | Bobby Yan Dominic Ochoa Angelica Jones April Boy Regino Onemig Bondoc Various contributors |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language(s) | Filipino, English |
| No. of episodes | N/A |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lolita Ching Henry Tan |
| Production location(s) | Live Studio 2, Broadcast City, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Running time | 60 minutes (Weekdays) 90 minutes (Saturdays) |
| Release | |
| Original network | IBC |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) |
| Original release | May 17, 2004 – October 6, 2006 |
History
It's Chow Time! premiered on May 17, 2004, with Mike Chan, "Spicy" Susan Quinico, Hyubs Azarcon, Luane Dy, Angelica Jones, Marissa Sanchez, Dominic Ochoa and Bobby Yan as hosts.
It was later retitled as Chow Time Na!, adding up April Boy Regino as one of the hosts. The format remains the same.
On the 3rd quarter of the year 2005, Chow Time underwent third reformat with a new title Chow Time Na! Laban Na! and massively dismiss some of its hosts, the show was hosted by Philip Lazaro, Angelica Jones, and Onemig Bondoc.
In 2006, the show was reformatted as a celebrity reality show entitled Chow Time: Conquest hosted by Vanessa Untalan as the show's quest master.[2] However, "Conquest" cancelled abruptly on October 6, 2006, leaving no any winner to the said reality show. The program would only aired its reruns with some music videos instead until it was officially wrapped up at the end of 2006.
Hosts
It's Chowtime/Chowtime Na
- Bobby Yan (2004–2005)
- Dominic Ochoa (2004)
- Angelica Jones (2004–2006)
- Mike Chan (2004–2006) - also a contestant in Conquest
- Justin De Leon (2004–2006)
- Maresciel Yao (2004–2005)
- Jeffrey Tam (2004–2005) - also a contestant in Conquest
- Marissa Sanchez (2004–2005)
- Hyubs Azarcon (2004–2005)
- Luane Dy (2004–2005)
- "Spicy" Susan Quinico (2004–2005)
- April Boy Regino (2005–2006)
- Philip Lazaro (2005–2006)
- Onemig Bondoc (2005–2006)
- Jenine Desiderio
Conquest
- Vanessa Untalan (2006)
Conquest Host
- Dene Jennel Gomez
- Ken Brian Arocena
- Gail Nicholas
- Mystica (Ruby Rose Villanueva)
- Hanzel Gines
- Rik Rik Sabik
- Vince Mercado
- Mike Chan
- Jeffrey Tam
- Billy Joel Bartolome