Kap's Amazing Stories Explained

Genre:Informative
Director:Rico Gutierrez
Country:Philippines
Language:Tagalog
Executive Producer:Mildred Natividad
Camera:Multiple-camera setup
Runtime:45 minutes
Company:GMA Entertainment TV
Network:GMA Network

Kap's Amazing Stories is a Philippine television informative show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Bong Revilla, it premiered on August 19, 2007. The show concluded on July 6, 2014.

Overview

The show uses five clips sourced from various foreign documentary television series, ranked from five up to one. Clips are usually from National Geographic's Most Amazing and Astonishing Moments, Totally Wild, and Wild Case Files, truTV's Most Daring, Animal Planet's The Most Extreme, BBC's Life, Planet Earth, Life in the Undergrowth, The Blue Planet, Frozen Planet, and Africa, and History Channel's Stan Lee's Superhumans.

It also had a children's spin-off titled Kap's Amazing Stories Kids Edition that premiered on January 31, 2010, as Revilla was campaigning for a senator in the 2010 Philippine Senate election.[1] Its presenters were Ramboy Revilla, Jayda Avanzado and Angeli Nicole Sanoy. Guest presenters in Kap's Amazing Stories Kids Edition include Ogie Alcasid, Carmina Villaroel and Elmo Magalona. The show ended in July 2010, after Revilla's re-election as Senator of the Philippines.[2]

Hosts

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the final episode of Kap's Amazing Stories scored a 12.9% rating.[5]

Accolades

Accolades received by Kap's Amazing Stories! Year! Awards! Category! Recipient! Result!
200923rd PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Educational Program HostBong Revilla[6]
201024th PMPC Star Awards for Television[7]
201125th PMPC Star Awards for Television[8]
2012Anak TV Seal Makabata AwardsMost Well-Liked ProgramKap's Amazing Stories
26th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest Educational Program HostBong Revilla[9]
201327th PMPC Star Awards for Television[10]
201428th PMPC Star Awards for Television[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kap's Amazing Stories, Kids Edition will air its pilot episode on Jan 31 . PEP . January 29, 2010 . June 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bong Revilla returns to Kap's Amazing Stories this Sunday . PEP . July 11, 2010 . June 30, 2020.
  3. Web site: Fil-Am singer Jasmine Villegas brings prodigious talent to Philippine showbiz . November 20, 2021 . PEP . en.
  4. Web site: Kap's Amazing Stories investigates Wild Case Files . November 20, 2021 . GMA Network.
  5. Web site: AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Household Ratings (July 4 to 6, 2014): Lauren Young's Magpakailanman episode hits historic high . Ching, Mark Angelo . July 13, 2014 . PEP . April 4, 2018.
  6. Web site: 23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared . Reyes, William R. . October 26, 2009 . PEP . May 2, 2020.
  7. Web site: 24th Star Awards for Television nominees bared . Reyes, William R. . October 25, 2010 . PEP . May 2, 2020.
  8. Web site: 25th Star Awards for TV nominees bared . Llanes, Rommel R. . October 29, 2011 . PEP . May 2, 2020.
  9. Web site: PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV . September 26, 2012 . PEP . May 1, 2020.
  10. Web site: Full list of winners of the 27th Star Awards for Television . November 24, 2013 . LionhearTV . April 28, 2020.
  11. Web site: 28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed . November 5, 2014 . PEP . April 26, 2020.