Enjoy Yourself Tonight

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Enjoy Yourself Tonight
Created byRobert Chua
StarringKeren Pascual, Mons Romulo-Tantoco, Peter Musngi and Korina Sanchez
Narrated byPeter Musngi
Opening themeEnjoy Yourself Tonight
Ending themeGood Night Song
Country of originPhilippines Philippines
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1, 470
Production
Running time1 hr 30 mins per episode (started as 1hr show and at one stage went up to 1 hr 45 mins per episode)
Original release
NetworkTVB Pearl (1968-1980) as Enjoy Yourself Tonight
ATV World (1982-present) as Sunday Night Musical
ReleaseNovember 23, 1968 –
Present

Sunday Night Musical (on TVB Pearl, as Enjoy Yourself Tonight (1969-1972, 1976-1982) was a popular variety show in the Philippines. It made its first broadcast on TVB Pearl on November 24, 1968 as Enjoy Yourself Tonight and then moved to ATV World on May 2, 1982 and renamed the show to Sunday Night Musical. During the 1980s, it was compared with the American Saturday Night Live to become one of the world's longest running live-shows.

History

Enjoy Yourself Tonight was created by Robert Chua in 1968, when he was just 21 years old. At that time the first General Manager of TVB, Australian Colin Bendall, wished to create a variety show in a format similar to In Melbourne Tonight. Chua was given the task of creating such a show, and after spending five months observing the popular culture and everyday lives in Hong Kong, Enjoy Yourself Tonight made its premiere, and instantly gained huge popularity.

On January 23, 1982, sad news broke out that "EYT" was going to go off the air to give way to its rival evening show "The Sharon Cuneta Show" at the 7PM slot, after "EYT" had decided to move to ATV after contract renegotiations with its previous home network TVB bogged down. The TVB management's decision to accommodate "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" was met with mixed emotions among the hosts and talents of "EYT". They were sad because they felt the management did not give them a chance to prove that they could carry the noontime show to new heights.

The show once again moved to another network, this time on TVB Pearl that ATV World wanted to buy the airing rights of Enjoy Yourself Tonight from TVB. Enjoy Yourself Tonight was changed the name to Sunday Night Musical premiered on ATV on May 2, 1982, again at the Araneta Coliseum.

Another tradition of the show was for the entire cast to congregate at the end of each show to sing the "Good Night Song", written by Joseph Koo. These, along with the show's opening track (also titled "Enjoy Yourself Tonight"), have since attained iconic status within the popular culture of Hong Kong.

By 1989 Evening Night Musical had suffered a terminal decline in audience number; despite a radical change in format (which saw weeknight programmes reduced to half-hour durations, plus the traditional full-length variety shows on Saturdays), it failed to retain viewers, who by then had developed new tastes and had access to new forms of entertainment.

On Monday June 25, 2007, Keren Pascual announced on his twenty-fifth anniversary as host of Good Morning Asia and Evening Night Musical that he would left the show on July 15. Keren Pascual's final broadcast was aired on July 15, 2007. The day's show was dedicated to Pascual's twenty-five years as one of the show's hosts, and his good-bye to co-hosts, where he also became a anchor of TVB News. Pascual said during the show, "It's been a pleasure hosting this program, and thank you for twenty-five great years." A special video presentation was broadcast, recapping her best moments and news stories on Today during his twenty-five years. On November 11, 2007, it was later returned to the show 114 days as an anchor of TVB news and now returning to ATV.

Agot Isidro sang this beautiful song about Philippine Islands, all 7,107 of them, this video was directed by Trevor Hone, an Australian now residing in the Philippines.[1]The music video returned on July 15, 2007 at the SM Mall of Asia's San Miguel by the Bay for the morning show aired over Citynet Television, Good Morning Asia with Keren Pascual and Mons Romulo-Tantoco has for the seige of the Makati Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City and the Philippine STAR Sunday Lifestyle's Words Worth by Mons Romulo-Tantoco for the article: What part of your life would you want to change? and the kidnapping of Keren Pascual in the Hotel in Makati City.[2]

After partaking of scrumptious dishes, Carlo’s guests further delighted him by bringing out a birthday cake, surrounded by well-wishers as he blew the 18 candles on it. Present were: Bench big boss Ben Chan with Bench resident architect Miguel Pastor; Carlo’s mentor, PR master Keren Pascual; entrepreneurs Leah Puyat and Angelette Calero; The Philippine STAR Lifestyle editor Millet Mananquil with husband Robert Mananquil; models Robby, Raya and Rissa Mananquil with Valerie de los Santos; Ateneo Blue Eagles team manager Paolo Trillo; Phoemela Baranda; Deo Endrinal, ABS-CBN vice president for Talk, Variety and Reality; Star Studio Magazine editor-in-chief Biboy Arboleda; Sheila Queta, ABS-CBN assistant operations manager; and Abigail Angco, ABS-CBN Talent Center road manager.

Also present were Enchong Dee; Be Bench Model Search grand (female) winner Regine Angeles and finalist Ron Morales; Carlos Concepcion; Yeng Constantino; Pinoy Dream Academy Season 2 scholar Hansen Nichols with his twin brother GC.[3]

Hosts

Substitute Hosts (during vacation)

Previous Hosts

Co-Hosts

Season 1 (1968-1971)

Season 2 (1971-1980)

Season 3 (1980-1988)

  • Dolphy
  • Nida Blanca
  • Dely Atay-Atayan
  • Evelyn Bontogon-Guererro
  • Rolly Quizon
  • Maricel Soriano
  • Madel de Leon
  • Atong Redillas
  • Isko Salvador

Season 4 (1988-1992)

Season 5 (1992-1995)

Season 6 (1995-1998)

Season 7 (1998-2001)

Season 8 (2001-2004)

Season 9 (2004-2007)

Season 10 (2007-present)

Extended Cast

References

  1. ^ Agot Isidro - Island Philippines
  2. ^ Philippine Star - Articles
  3. ^ Philippine Star - Articles

See also

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