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Filipino viewers weigh in on ABS-CBN and GMA’s historic collaboration for ‘PBB Celebrity Edition’

The iconic ‘Pinoy Big Brother’ (PBB) house has once again opened its doors to welcome a fresh set of housemates for the new season.

This time, however, both ABS-CBN and GMA have made a big announcement: the two networks will collaborate to bring the upcoming season to the screen in celebration of the franchise’s 20th year on local television.

The “PBB Celebrity Edition Collab” is set to feature GMA Sparkle artists and ABS-CBN Star Magic talents bound for the daunting tasks of Big Brother that will ultimately challenge their resolve and camaraderie as to who will emerge victorious as “The Big Winner” among the pool of celebrities.

Upon the announcement of both network giants, social media users have mixed feelings about how the upcoming season will turn out to be. It what seems to be a clash of fan bases from the two networks, some shared doubts how well GMA artists will fare in the show considering how the last season of the show, ‘PBB Gen 11,’ have garnered a mass following with 2.26 million concurrent viewers across ABS-CBN’s online streaming platforms.

Some users also clamor that instead of GMA hopping into the PBB franchise, the network should have renewed previously discontinued shows under their wing such as ‘Survivor Philippines,’ ‘Extra Challenge,’ ‘Starstruck,’ among others.

Meanwhile, many are also looking forward to this new PBB season and what new concepts it will bring to the table as GMA and ABS-CBN once again shook hands to collaborate on a show—something that felt far-fetched prior to the loss of the latter’s network franchise.

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Some also shared their bets for who should join this season.

Despite the polarizing opinions online, what is now considered the collaboration of the year has been officially sealed with ‘The Big Contract Signing’ program at the Pinoy Big Brother House today, January 28.

This will not be the first time the GMA and ABS-CBN will collaborate on a show as they previously signed a contract last 2024 to air the latter’s noontime show ‘It’s Showtime’ on the main Kapuso channel. It was also back in 2023 when both networks partnered with Viu Philippines for the series ‘Unbreak My Heart,’ which starred Kapamilya and Kapuso actors.

 

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