Boy & Kris was a Philippine morning talk and lifestyle show of ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN

ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...

. The show is hosted by Boy Abunda

Boy Abunda

Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. is a Filipino television host, publicist, talent manager and celebrity endorser. He is dubbed as the "King of Talk" in local show business.-Early life:Boy Abunda was born in Borongan City, Eastern Samar...

 and Kris Aquino

Kris Aquino

Kristina Bernadette Cojuangco Aquino , commonly known as Kris Aquino, is a Filipino television and movie personality who gained prominence from her talk shows, game shows, and numerous endorsements. Known as the Queen of All Media and Philippines' Queen of Talk, she is the youngest daughter of...

 aired on weekday mornings. It was the defunct and replaced by Ruffa & Ai

Ruffa & Ai

Ruffa and Ai is the Philippine morning talk and lifestyle show on ABS-CBN. The show is hosted by Ruffa Gutierrez and Ai Ai delas Alas.-Host:*Ruffa Gutierrez*Ai Ai delas Alas*Charlene Gonzales -External links:*...

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Topics on the show ranges from personal concerns like relationships, finance and health concerns as well and other related matters.

"Boy is the information source and the objective in your face analyst who will approach any topic or issue squarely, whereas Kris is the opinionated other who will give an emotional tug to any issue or concern. Together, they are the yin and yang of morning talk to serve as the devil's advocate to one another and to provide a healthy balance of discussion items," said ABS-CBN Business Unit Head Louie Andrada.

Early January, there are rumors that ABS-CBN will move the talk show to a night timeslot. The hosts confirmed this news, as their talk show will be replaced by Ruffa & Ai to be hosted by Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutiérrez

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 and Ai-ai Delas Alas. Meanwhile, Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino will be moving to Primetime Bida before Bandila for their new entertainment show titled Showbiz News Ngayon, starting this February 16, 2009.

Production

After both separated in their shows temporarily when Aquino chose to quit The Buzz

The Buzz

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, a new show came to begin when Abunda find another opportunity to have Aquino again in morning shows. Also, Abunda wanted to save their friendship with Aquino after her leaving the said show. Meanwhile, ABS-CBN wanted to boost its Big Time Trio with the introduction of the new show.

The concept emerged when a year before the actual premier of the show. Abunda and Aquino both wanted to have a show like this. "We told ourselves, we should be doing a Mel and Jay-type show. It had always been in our minds [since then]." Abunda concluded his show Homeboy which aired for two-and-a-half years to accommodate the new one.

The new show is not quite different with their last show The Buzz where the two were together. While it is their comeback tandem, however, they are not more focused on intrigues and gossips like the latter, instead, laugh and talk providing viewers with substantial and meaningful information so that they will be empowered.

Boy: We won’t veer away from the format too much. Except now we’re more fearless. I don’t think we [still] have to ... prove our capabilities as hosts. We are now more concerned about ... influencing, [and] communicating good values to the audience.

Kris: That comes [in part] from being comfortable with who you are ... and happy with what you’ve become. What can [viewers] expect? Walang takot na [unbarred] opinion that wouldn’t harm others.

Premiere

Commenced on July 2, 2007, the first week of the show touched on subjects like relationships. The leading episode featured three parent and child tandems: Judy Ann Santos

Judy Ann Santos

Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....

 and her mommy Carol; Luis Manzano

Luis Manzano

Luis Philippe S. Manzano , also known by his nickname Lucky, is a Filipino actor, TV host, VJ and model. He is the son of award-winning actors Edu Manzano and Vilma Santos, from whom he inherited his Chinese features.Manzano started his career as a commercial model for clothing brand, HUMAN...

 and his father, actor and game show host Edu Manzano

Edu Manzano

-Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...

; and Ara Mina

Ara Mina

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 and her mother Frances Marie, a former beauty queen

Beauty Queen

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. The talk show is being aired from 10:30 to 11:30 in the morning before Pilipinas, Game KNB?

Pilipinas, Game KNB?

Pilipinas, Game KNB? was a long-running Philippine game show aired on ABS-CBN. Hosted by Edu Manzano, past versions of the show were hosted by Kris Aquino and aired on primetime. It is also aired on The Filipino Channel...

 where Aquino had her break before and Willie Revillame

Willie Revillame

Willie Revillame is a television host, actor, and a recording artist in the Philippines.-Career:He is the host of TV5's primetime variety show Wil Time Bigtime...

's Wowowee

Wowowee

Wowowee was a Philippine noon-time variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel...

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Reformat

The necessity came then when the shows rating was somewhat failing. While both hosts remains in the four corners of the studio, they wanted to have interviews outside to have a wider scope or coverage. The show's system however was not fully modified but was just introducing new portions.

Moving to Primetime

It was first published in ABS-CBN's website that Boy & Kris will be axed. Initially, the hosts denied these allegations. They defended the show by claiming they are currently leading in the ratings game nationwide. On February 3, 2009, they revealed that their show will be replaced by Ruffa Gutierrez

Ruffa Gutiérrez

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 and Ai-ai Delas Alas' new show, Ruffa & Ai

Ruffa & Ai

Ruffa and Ai is the Philippine morning talk and lifestyle show on ABS-CBN. The show is hosted by Ruffa Gutierrez and Ai Ai delas Alas.-Host:*Ruffa Gutierrez*Ai Ai delas Alas*Charlene Gonzales -External links:*...

. Boy and Kris meanwhile will be moving to primetime before Bandila for their new entertainment

Entertainment

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and lifestyle program Showbiz News Ngayon. These changes will be taking effect on February 16, 2009.

Awards

• Winner, 2008 PMPC Star Awards for TV "Best Celebrity Talk Show"
• Winner, 2008 PMPC Star Awards for TV "Best Celebrity Talk Show Host" Boy Abunda & Kris Aquino
• Winner, 2009 New York Festival SILVER Medal for Talk/Interview Show
• Nominated, 2009 PMPC Star Awards for TV "Best Celebrity Talk Show Host"