SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon
Encyclopedia
SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (lit. Showbiz News Now/Today) is a Philippine primetime entertainment
news program
broadcast by ABS-CBN
and is currently presented by Boy Abunda
and Bianca Gonzales. The show premiered on February 16, 2009. On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast. SNN will be replaced by "Nasaan Ka Elisa?
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. The results of the informal poll is revealed at the end of the show. On its first year, a new segment, "Isang Tanong, Isang Sagot," was introduced. It aims to answer showbiz questions taken from Twitter and Facebook followers of the show on or before the show ends.
hosts Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino were placed as the new anchors of this program. In February 2010, Kris Aquino decided to take a leave from SNN to campaign for her brother Noynoy Aquino who is running for the presidency, during which time Toni Gonzaga
, Mariel Rodriguez
and Bianca Gonzalez
were guest anchors. Aquino announced that she will be leaving SNN and The Buzz near the end of June to spend time with her family and not cause issues while her brother is in office as president. On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast as Boy Abunda will now join Bandila.
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
news program
News program
A news program, news programme, news show, or newscast is a regularly scheduled radio or television program that reports current events. News is typically reported in a series of individual stories that are presented by one or more anchors...
broadcast by 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 ...
and is currently presented 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 Bianca Gonzales. The show premiered on February 16, 2009. On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast. SNN will be replaced by "Nasaan Ka Elisa?
Nasaan Ka Elisa?
Nasaan Ka, Elisa? is a Philippine crime drama television series on ABS-CBN. It is the Philippine adaptation of the Chilean 2009 drama ¿Dónde está Elisa? , starring Melissa Ricks....
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Format
The show begins with a news segment identified as a the topic of the evening's poll question, which home viewers can vote for through text messagingText messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
. The results of the informal poll is revealed at the end of the show. On its first year, a new segment, "Isang Tanong, Isang Sagot," was introduced. It aims to answer showbiz questions taken from Twitter and Facebook followers of the show on or before the show ends.
Cast
The BuzzThe Buzz (talk show)
The Buzz is a weekly entertainment news and talk show in the Philippines. Premiering in 1999, it is the longest-running weekly entertainment news and talk show on ABS-CBN. It features local celebrity gossip and news.-Casting:...
hosts Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino were placed as the new anchors of this program. In February 2010, Kris Aquino decided to take a leave from SNN to campaign for her brother Noynoy Aquino who is running for the presidency, during which time Toni Gonzaga
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga , better known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino singer, television host and actress. She started her career with GMA Network, then later moved to ABS-CBN Network...
, Mariel Rodriguez
Mariel Rodríguez
Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla is a Filipino commercial model, endorser, TV host, former MTV VJ and actress. She first started as an MTV VJ. Currently, she co-hosts the noontime variety show Happy Yipee Yehey!...
and Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez
Bianca Gonzalez is a Filipina TV host and model.-Education:Bianca Monica Malasmas Gonzalez graduated from high school at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and graduated with a degree of AB Communication Arts with a minor in Philosophy at the Ateneo de Manila University.-Writer:Her first job in...
were guest anchors. Aquino announced that she will be leaving SNN and The Buzz near the end of June to spend time with her family and not cause issues while her brother is in office as president. On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast as Boy Abunda will now join Bandila.
Awards
- 23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television: Best Showbiz-Oriented Show
- Boy Abunda for "Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host" in the 23rd PMPC Star Awards for TV