Eat Bulaga reaches Pacquiao-level rating for AlDub's first date

Eat Bulaga once again set a new ratings record for the show this year for the first date of Alden Richards and Yaya Dub last Saturday.

 

Powered by the AlDub nation, the long-running noontime show posted a rating of 43.1 in Mega Manila according to AGB Nielsen, a new high for 2015.

 

That number puts the 36-year-old program in rarefied air, as it has reached the level of Pacquiao fights.

 

The pound-for-pound king's last exclusive fight on GMA-7 against Chris Algieri last November drew 43.8 rating, less than a point above the AlDub number.

 

Pacquiao's fight against Mayweather last May, which was simulcast over three different networks, drew a 28.4 rating on GMA-7, 12.7 on ABS-CBN, and 3.3 on TV5 - a total rating of 44.4. That was just 1.3 points higher than Eat Bulaga's Saturday episode.

AlDub nation also set a new record on social media with more than 12 million tweets during the event. —Jessica Bartolome/JST, GMA News