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 asIt's Chowtime (2004)
Chowtime Na! Laban Na (2005)
Chowtime Conquest (2005–2006)
Created byPROADS Marketing Inc. and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation
Directed byIt's Chowtime/Chowtime Na
Earl Ignacio
Babeth Lati
Chowtime Conquest
Danny Jota
Presented byBobby Yan
Dominic Ochoa
Angelica Jones
April Boy Regino
Onemig Bondoc
Various contributors
Country of originPhilippines
Original languagesFilipino, English
No. of episodesN/A
Production
Executive producersLolita Ching
Henry Tan
Production locationsLive Studio 2, Broadcast City, Quezon City, Philippines
Running time60 minutes (Weekdays)
90 minutes (Saturdays)
Release
Original networkIBC
Picture formatNTSC (480i)
Original releaseMay 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) –
October 6, 2006 (2006-10-06)

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

References
  1. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/chowtime
  2. http://chowtimeconquest.blogspot.com/
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