AGB Philippine TV Ratings: Kambal Sirena vs. Ikaw Lamang

AGB Philippine TV Ratings: Kambal Sirena vs. Ikaw Lamang

On Monday night, March 10, two new primetime programs aired their pilot episodes on rival TV stations ABSS-CBN and GMA-7.
ABS-CBN aired the pilot episode of the epic drama series "Ikaw Lamang" starring Coco Martin, Kim Chiu, Jake Cuenca and Julia Montes while GMA-7 premiered its sirenaserye titled "Kambal Sirena" featuring Louise delos Reyes, Mike Tan and Alur Abrenica.
Although they aired on a different timeslot,the hour-long pilot episode of Kambal Sirena allowed the show to overlap with ABS-CBN's new show Ikaw Lamang.
But how did the two shows fared in the primetime TV ratings game?
Based on ratings data recorded in Mega Manila by AGB Nielsen, Kambal Sirena was able to get 23.6 percent rating during its hour-long pilot episode while "Ikaw Lamang" registered 24.1 percent.



"Ikaw Lamang" depicts a love story that blooms in a sugarcane plantation located in Central Visayas.
The story begins in 1964 when an impoverished family decides to look for work in Salvacion to serve as sakadas (sugarcane harvesters) in the hacienda owned by the alkalde Eduardo (Tirso Cruz III).
Samuel (Zaijan Jaranilla) develops a crush on Isabelle (Alyanna Angeles) when he sees her for the first time inside her family's car.
However, their friendship is tested over time because they come from different social classes. Samuel hails from a family of plantation workers while Isabelle is the only daughter of hacienderos.
Franco (Louise Abuel), the son of the alkalde, makes a deal with Samuel: he would teach Samuel how to read and write if he teaches him how to raise sugarcane.
Eventually, Samuel introduces his childhood friend Mona (Xyriel Manabat) to Franco while the latter brings Isabelle (Alyanna).
The children meet secretly in an abandoned mansion since they are forbidden by their parents to interact with each other.
Coco Martin, Kim Chiu, Jake Cuenca, and Julia Montes will portray the grownup versions of Samuel, Isabelle, Franco, and Mona, respectively.
Ikaw Lamang is directed by Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco.
In GMA-7's original sirenaserye "Kambal Sirena," viewers get to know the love story between a human and a merman.
Marissa (Mickey Ferriols) is about to get married to Enrique (Ryan Eigenmann) but she is having doubts about him since he has a tendency to maltreat her.
On their wedding day, Marissa runs away by riding a speedboat but she gets into an accident in the middle of the ocean.
A merman named Damos (Yul Servo) saves her and heals her wounds by using seaweed.
In order to be with his beloved, Damos decides to break the laws of Serenadia by getting a magical bracelet that will give him human legs.
Marissa is about to leave Enrique but he assaults her when he catches her trying to run away from him again. Damos shows up and beats Enrique when they fight in a pool.
The two lovers escape and live simply in a hut located near the sea.
After some time, Marissa finds out that she is pregnant. Their bliss is shattered when Enrique suddenly appears and threatens to kill them with his gun. The episode ends on a cliffhanger as it shows that Enrique pulled the trigger but it was not indicated who got shot in the end.
Kambal Sirena is directed by Dondon Santos.

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