Lunch Date
Philippine television variety show
Lunch Date is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Chiqui Hollmann and Toni Rose Gayda, it premiered on June 9, 1986. The show concluded on March 19, 1993.
01Overview
Lunch Date started airing on June 9, 1986 replacing Student Canteen, with Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Toni Rose Gayda and Chiqui Hollmann serving as the hosts. The show originally aired from Studio A of the old GMA building in EDSA, then moved to the GMA Broadway Centrum in 1987, the first of GMA's programs to do so.
When the show was reformatted after a year, it retained both Gayda and Hollman and added Randy Santiago, Keno, Lito Pimentel, Tina Revilla, Louie Heredia, Jon Santos, Dennis Padilla, Manilyn Reynes, Willie Revillame and Ai-Ai delas Alas to the show.
02Cast
- Orly Mercado (1986-87)
- Rico J. Puno (1986-87)
- Chiqui Hollmann (1986-88)
- Toni Rose Gayda (1986-93)
- Randy Santiago (1987-93)
- Keno (1987-88)
- Willie Revillame (1987-88)
- Lito Pimentel (1988-93)
- Tina Revilla (1988-93)
- Louie Heredia (1991-93)
- Manilyn Reynes (1991-93)
- Jon Santos (1991-93)
- Dennis Padilla (1991-93)
- Ai-Ai delas Alas (1991-93)
- Jenine Desiderio (1991-93)
- Rustom Padilla (now known as BB Gandanghari) (Monday)
- Isabel Granada (Tuesday)
- Gino Padilla (Wednesday)
- Samantha Chavez (Thursday)
- Ogie Alcasid (Friday)
- Geneva Cruz (Saturday)
- Vernie Varga
- Mahal
- Bayani Agbayani
- Guest hosts
03Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Variety Show | Lunch Date | Nominated | |
| Best Male TV Host | Randy Santiago | Nominated | |||
| 1989 | 3rd PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Female TV Host | Tina Revilla | Won | |
| 1991 | 5th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Variety Show | Lunch Date | Nominated | |
| Best Female TV Host | Tina Revilla | Won | |||
| Best Male TV Host | Randy Santiago | Nominated | |||
| 1992 | 6th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best New Male TV Personality | Rustom Padilla | Won |
Sources and credits
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- Lunch Date title card.jpg by Unknown author, Fair use
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