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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2017. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Events

January

• January 30 – Solar Entertainment Corporation aired the live coverage of Miss Universe 2016 together with ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA.

February

• February 14–15 – The Digital TV Summit was held in Novotel Manila, Quezon City.
• February 28 – Light Network became the first broadcaster to completely switch off its analog transmission. Digital transmission began the following day.

March

• March 2–3 – TV Patrol celebrated its 30th anniversary, becoming the longest-running Filipino news program in the Philippines, since it premiered in 1987.
• March 5 – Maymay Entrata of Cagayan de Oro was hailed as the Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Lucky Season 7.
• March 7 – Fox+, a streaming service owned by Fox Networks Group, was launched and became available in the Philippines. ^[1]
• March 11 – Noven Belleza of Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Visayas was hailed as It's Showtime's first-ever Tawag ng Tanghalan Grand Champion. It was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay. ^{[2] [3]}
• March 18 – Blaster Silonga (Electric Guitarist) of Marikina was hailed as the Ultimate Music Hero on Eat Bulaga!.
• March 25 – Maribel Rilo and Aldrin Ocol (#AlBel, Dance Tandem No. 3) was hailed as the first-ever Dancing in Tandem: Nagmahal, Nasaktan, Nagsayaw grand winner on It's Showtime.
• March 31 – Michelle Arceo of Mandaluyong was crowned as the first-ever Gandang Filipina of Wowowin.

April

• April 3 -
  • CNN Philippines (owned by Nine Media Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery and parent by Radio Philippines Network) is set to switch its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through analog and digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after more than 47 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
  • People's Television Network is set to switch its airing of aspect ratio format quality on the channel feed and its programming to widescreen format (16:9) as being converted its mitigation of reception through analog and digital signal reception through free TV and other cable and satellite providers after more than 42 years on the usage of broadcast video picture resolution that migrated from fullscreen format (4:3).
• April 9 – Awra Briguela of Las Piñas won as the first Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids grand winner. It was held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila, Pasay. ^[4]
• April 10 – Sky Cable, Sky Direct, Destiny Cable & Sky On Demand was dropped with Solar Entertainment Corporation cable channels: Basketball TV, Jack TV, CT, Solar Sports & NBA Premium TV allegedly due to Sky Cable's unpaid carriage fees. The dispute was occurred just in time for the start of the 2017 NBA playoffs which been held five days later. In addition, Solar terminates the programming involving the boxing matches of Manny Pacquiao, the free-to-air and radio broadcasting rights to Pacquiao's matches with GMA Network and its radio broadcasting arm was not unaffected by this.
• April 12 - eGG Network, a dedicated e-sports and gaming channel owned by MEASAT Satellite Systems (under the joint venture of Rocketfuel Entertainment Sdn Bhd.) through its partner BEAM TV, was launched on digital subchannel via Channel 32 and became available in the Philippines.
• April 21 – President Rodrigo Duterte signs an act regarding the renewal of the television and radio franchises of GMA Network, Inc. for another 25 years in order to provide free public service time equivalent of 10% of all its ad time to the government to relay important public announcements and warnings as well as requiring to make closed captioning available for its programs. Rival network ABS-CBN Corporation also plans to file a renewal for their television and radio franchises following the network was critical by the president for its twisting news reports as well as failing to provide the airtime he had paid for during his election campaign in 2016.
• April 24 – Dobol B sa News TV returns to television after a 5-year hiatus.

May

• May 15 – Sky Cable launched Aniplus Asia on their channel lineup. ^[5]
• May 18 – ABS-CBN Corporation launched "Kapamilya Tickets" (KTX), an online portal that can purchase tickets to get access on its produced live events, shows, and experiences.
• May 20 – Laride Twins (Grand Finalist no. 4) was hailed as Twin It to Win It Grand Winner on It's Showtime.
• May 27 – JC Teves, Debbie Then, Kim Cruz and Arturo Daza were named as the four new myx VJs at the end of MYX VJ Search 2017.
• May 30 – Angela Lehmann from Bicol was declared as the grand winner of Philippines' Next Top Model: High Street competition.

June

• June 4 – Wacky Kiray was hailed as the first I Can Do That! Greatest Entertainer.
• June 10 – Jhon Clyd Talili of Surigao del Sur emerged as the grand champion of It's Showtime's Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids that spanned for three months. ^{[6] [7]}
• June 28 – Maureen Wroblewitz, representing the Philippines, was declared as the grand winner of Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 5).

July

• July 2 – GMA Network broadcasts the boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Australian boxer Jeff Horn, billed as the "Battle of Brisbane", which took place at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This will be the only Manny Pacquiao's fight to be under the new production ownership of the concert promoter ALV Events International, it is the only Pacquiao fight to be aired exclusively on the said network after they cut ties with Solar Entertainment following the bout against Jessie Vargas In 2016. and it will be the last Pacquiao fight to broadcast on the network after 11 years. The boxing match was also broadcast live on the network's radio station DZBB-AM and the network of RGMA radio stations nationwide; ABS-CBN (through its subsidiary Sky Cable) has also sub-licensed the live broadcast of the fight to all cable and satellite broadcasting affiliates nationwide via pay-per-view; the network also announced that they will broadcast the next bout against Lucas Matthysse next year via tape-delay on its mother network and its rebroadcast on its sister network S+A.
• July 14
  • Sarah Lahbati and Richard Gutierrez are engaged. She wears an engagement ring in Switzerland during Its Gutz to be a Gutierrez on E!
  • ABS-CBN launched "Kapamilya, Thank You!", a loyalty program tasked to give, earn or redeem points to its customers with gifts, rewards and privileges as a thank you for its support on the network, as well as "Kapamilya Accounts", an authentication scheme system similar to other online services that allows the user to access media-owned sites using an account ID. ^[8]
• July 27 – MyPhone launched "MyPhone DTV Dongle", a digital TV dongle for Android smartphones. ^[9]
• July 30 – Jona Soquite of Davao City won as the first-ever The Voice Teens grand champion.

August

• August 1 – MTVph was launched on all cable/satellite providers in the Philippines. It is co-owned by Viacom International Media Networks Asia and Solar Entertainment Corporation.
• August 21 – FPJ's Ang Probinsyano celebrated its 100th week on television.

September

• September 21 – TV personality and former ABS-CBN news reporter Atom Araullo transferred to GMA Network. ^[10]
• September 28 – FPJ's Ang Probinsyano celebrated its 2nd anniversary on television.
• September 30 – Julia Gonowon of Camarines Sur was crowned as the first ever Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 of noontime show, Eat Bulaga!. It was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

October

• October 6 – After nearly four years, Blink has ceased its operations by OMNI Digital Media Ventures (an affiliate of Solar Entertainment Corporation) due to the review of the management's decision through changes in business direction.
• October 13 – TV5 Network Inc. rebrands its sporting division to ESPN 5 as part of a partnership with The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, the co-owners of ESPN Inc. the rebranding was held to coinciding with the start of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals. Prior to the TV5-ESPN partnership, the ESPN branding was formerly used by Fox Networks Group Asia before rebranded to Fox Sports Asia in 2014. ^[11]
• October 19 – Globe Telecom and Roku, Inc. signed a licensing agreement to utilize a Roku powered system on an upcoming digital media player device made by Globe. ^[12]
• October 21 – Team Vhong hailed as It's Showtime's eighth anniversary (Magpasikat 2017: Let's Celebr8!) champion. ^{[13] [14]}
• October 24 – Globe Telecom launched a digital media player device box, Globe Streamwatch. ^[15]
• October 30 – Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation signs on its full digital transmission after a set of test broadcasts; later on November 8, the new station ID was debuted featuring some clips from old IBC programs (excluding programming from the network's primetime blocks ( Viva Entertainment's VTV on IBC/ Viva TV on IBC, TV5 Network Inc.'s AKTV and Asian Television Content Corporation's ATC @ IBC) as well as some old station IDs from 1975 to 1990 and 1994 onwards (including 1990–92 during Islands TV 13 era).

November

• November 4 – Karen Ibasco was crowned as Miss Earth 2017 held at Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay.
• November 26 – "Titibo-Tibo", a song entry composed by Libertine Amistoso and interpreted by Moira Dela Torre was named as Himig Handog 2017 grand winner held at ABS-CBN. This was aired on ABS-CBN's " ASAP".
• November 27 – Christi McGarry was hailed as Eat Bulaga!'s Ultimate Jackpot En Poy Champion. ^[16]

December

• December 2 – Donna Cariaga was hailed as Funny One Season 2 grand winner on It's Showtime. ^[17]
• December 5 – Ika-6 na Utos celebrated its first anniversary on television.
• December 20 – GMA Network and GMA News TV signs on its full-time digital transmissions.
• December 31
  • CT officially ceased broadcasting due to low viewership. The closure was announced by Solar a day before the air.
  • Dream Satellite TV officially ceased its operations.

Debuts

ABS-CBN

The following are programs that debuted on ABS-CBN:

Re-runs

Notes
^ ¹ Originally aired on Yey!

GMA

The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network:

Unknown

• Lifegiver

Re-runs

Notes
^ ¹ Originally aired on ABS-CBN
^ ² Originally aired on TV5
^ ³ Originally aired on Yey!
^ ⁴ Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
^ ⁵ Originally aired on ABC (now TV5)

TV5

The following are programs that debuted on TV5:

Re-runs

Notes
^ ¹ Originally aired on S+A
^ ² Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
^ ³ Originally aired on 2nd Avenue
^ ⁴ Originally aired on Jack TV

PTV

The following are programs that debuted on People's Television Network:

Other channels

The following are programs that debuted on other minor channels and video streaming services:

Re-runs

• Notes

1. ^ ^a Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ ^b Originally aired on GMA
3. ^ ^c Originally aired on TV5
4. ^ ^d Originally aired on Cine Mo!
5. ^ ^e Originally aired on Yey!
6. ^ ^f Originally aired on S+A
7. ^ ^g Originally aired on GMA News TV
8. ^ ^h Originally aired on Jeepney TV
9. ^ ⁱ Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
10. ^ ^j Originally aired on Hero
11. ^ ^k Originally aired on ETC
12. ^ ^l Originally aired on Jack TV
13. ^ ^m Originally aired on 2nd Avenue
14. ^ ⁿ Originally aired on CT
15. ^ ^o Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
16. ^ ^p Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
17. ^ ^q Originally aired on C/S 9 (now CNN Philippines)

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Supernatural	2016	Same (seasons 11 & 12)	TV5	January 23 (season 11) November 17 (season 12)
Superbook Reimagined		Same (season 3)	ABS-CBN	February 5
Henry Hugglemonster	2015	Same (seasons 2 & 3)	TV5	February 13 (season 2) November 6 (season 3)
Vikings	2016	Same (season 3)		February 24
Arrow		Same (seasons 3 & 4)		February 27 (season 3) October 23 (season 4)
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.		Same (season 2)		March 9
Philippine Basketball Association	2017	Same (season 42 & 43)	TV5 / PBA Rush	March 17 (Commissioner's Cup) July 19 (Governor's Cup) December 17 (Philippine Cup)
Pluma	2016	Same (season 2)	ABS-CBN	April 16
Asia's Next Top Model		Same (season 5 / " Cycle 5")	TV5	April 17
The Flash		Same (season 2)		April 17 (season 2)
Wattpad Presents		Same (season 3)		April 29
Bet on Your Baby	2015		ABS-CBN	May 13
Home Foodie	2016		GMA Network	May 15
Mulawin	2005	Mulawin vs. Ravena		May 22
The Walking Dead	2017	Same (season 4)	TV5	May 25
Celebrity Bluff	2016	Same (season 13)	GMA Network	June 3
Impostora	2008	Same		July 3
Knights of Sidonia	2017	Same (season 2 / "Battle for Planet Nine")	TV5	July 5
Avengers Assemble	2015	Same (season 2)		August 3
Alyas Robin Hood	2017	Same (season 2 / Book 2)	GMA Network	August 14
Supergirl		Same (season 2)	TV5	August 29
NBA Sabados		Same (2017–18 season)	ABS-CBN	October 21
One Piece	2014	Same (season 10)	GMA Network	October 23
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	2016	Same (season 3)	ABS-CBN	October 29
Blindspot	2017	Same (season 2)	TV5	December 13

Other channels

Show	Last aired	Retitled as/Season/Notes	Channel	Return date
Healing Galing (Sunday edition)	2016	Same	AksyonTV	January 1
American Dad!		Same (season 13)	Jack TV	January 2
Aksyon Ngayon		Lingkod Kapamilya sa DZMM	DZMM TeleRadyo
Bitten		Same (season 2 & 3)	ETC on SBN 21	January 2 (season 2) May 8 (season 3 / "The Final Season")
Punto Asintado		Same	AksyonTV	January 2
Bitag Live
Aksyon Solusyon
Bones		Same (season 12 / "The Final Season")	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	January 4
Healthline with Cheryl Cosim		Same	AksyonTV
Alagang Kapatid sa Radyo5				January 5
Metro Sabado				January 7
Love Idols	2011
The Biggest Loser USA	2016	Same (seasons 14 / Challenge America, 15 / Second Chances 2 & 16 / Glory Days)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	January 8 (Challenge America) April 2 (Second Chances 2) June 11 (Glory Days)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia		Same (season 12)	Jack TV	January 10
PBA D-League		Same (2017 season)	AksyonTV / PBA Rush	January 20 (Aspirants Cup) May 26 (Foundation Cup)
BizNews	2015	Same	PTV-4	January 23
Blood, Sweat & Heels	2016	Same (season 2)	ETC on SBN 21	February 4
UAAP Men's & Women's Volleyball		Same (season 79)	S+A
UAAP Men's Football				February 9
Reign		Same (season 4 / "The Final Season")	ETC on SBN 21	February 11
Reliable Sources		Same	CNN Philippines	February 13
The 100		Same (season 4)	Jack TV	February 17
The Doctor is In		Same (season 5)	PTV-4	February 19
Philippine Super Liga		Same (2017 season)	AksyonTV / Hyper	March 4 (Invitational Cup) May 4 (Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup) June 3 (All-Filipino Conference) October 21 (Grand Prix Conference)
Winners & Losers		Same (season 5 / "The Final Season")	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	March 6
Survivor		Same (seasons 34 / Survivor: Game Changers & 35 / Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers)	Jack TV	March 9 (season 34) September 28 (season 35)
The Originals		Same (season 4)	ETC on SBN 21	March 18
Blindspot	2017	Same (season 2)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29
TalkAsia	2016	Same	CNN Philippines	March 19
Are You the One?		Same (seasons 2, 3 and 4)	ETC on SBN 21	April 2 (season 2) July 1 (season 3) November 12 (season 4)
Asia's Next Top Model		Same (season 5 / " Cycle 5")	Star World	April 5
Metal Fight Beyblade		Same (season 3 / "4D")	Yey!	April 8
NCIS	2015	Same (season 12)	CT	April 10
Gotham	2016	Same (seasons 2 & 3)	Jack TV	April 14 (season 2) November 13 (season 3)
Bandila	2011	Same	DZMM TeleRadyo	April 17
Team Yey!	2017	Same (season 2)	Yey!
Madam Secretary	2016	Same (season 3)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	April 18
iZombie			ETC on SBN 21	April 19
Dobol B sa News TV	2012	Same ( Saksi sa Dobol B, Super Balita sa Umaga Nationwide and Dobol A sa Dobol B programs)	GMA News TV	April 24 [92]
Project Runway	2016	Same (season 15)	ETC on SBN 21	April 27
Shakey's V-League		Premier Volleyball League (14th season)	S+A	April 30 (Reinforced Open Conference) July 1 (Open Conference) September 2 (Collegiate Conference)
You're the Worst		Same (season 3)	Jack TV	May 6
The Odd Couple	2015	Same (season 2)
HitRecord on TV	2017			May 7
Women's National Basketball Association	2016	Same (2017 season)	S+A / Basketball TV / NBA Premium TV	May 14
Project Runway: All Stars		Same (season 5)	ETC on SBN 21	May 18
Hungry with Chef JP		Same (all-new episodes)	CNN Philippines	May 20
Jamie & Jimmy's Food Fight Club	2017	Same (season 2)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	May 28
Skin Wars	2016		Jack TV	June 4
Playing House	2015		ETC on SBN 21	June 5
The Americans	2016	Same (season 5)	CT (now defunct)	June 10
Knife Fight	2015	Same (season 3 & 4)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	June 11 (season 3) November 12 (season 4)
Project Runway: Junior	2016	Same (season 3)	ETC on SBN 21	June 22
The Strain	2015		CT (now defunct)	July 1
Brew Dogs			Jack TV	July 2
Best Bars in America		Same (season 2)
National Collegiate Athletic Association	2016	Same (season 93)	S+A	July 8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	2015	Same ( season 3)	Yey!
Mismo	2017	Showbuzz	DZMM TeleRadyo	July 10
Suits	2016	Same (season 7)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29/Jack TV/ Diva	July 13
Motive	2015	Same (season 3)	CT (now defunct)	July 15
Autopsy: The Last Hours of...	2017	Same (seasons 2, 3 & 4)		July 29 (season 2) August 5 (season 3) September 2 (season 4)
MasterChef U.S.	2016	Same (season 8)	Lifestyle	August 3
Hell's Kitchen U.S.	2012	Same (season 13 & 14)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	August 6 (Season 13) November 26 (season 14)
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	2015	Same (season 2)	ETC on SBN 21	August 7
D'X-Man	2017	Same	UNTV Public Service	August 22
The Expandables		Same (season 2)	ETC on SBN 21	August 27
DISHkarte of the Day	2016		GMA News TV	August 28
Business and Beyond			IBC	September 1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2017	Same (season 15)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	September 6
UAAP	2016	Same (season 80)	S+A	September 9
UNTV Cup		Same (season 6)	UNTV Public Service	September 12
Car Matchmaker		Same (season 3)	Jack TV	September 17
Doowee Hooper Beat Band Competition		Same (season 4)	S+A
PTV News	2017	Same	PTV-4	September 18
The Good Place		Same (season 2)	Iflix/ETC on SBN 21	September 21/October 20
Channel Zero	2016	Same (season 2 / "The No-End House")	Iflix	September 21
Istorya		Same	UNTV Public Service	September 23
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures	2017	Same (season 2)	Yey!	September 25
The Big Bang Theory		Same (season 11)	Jack TV	September 26
This Is Us		Same (season 2)
Star			Iflix	September 28
Lucifer		Same (season 3)	Jack TV	October 3
The Middle	2016	Same (season 9 / "The Final Season")	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	October 4
Damayan	2010	Same (Damayan Ngayon)	PTV-4	October 6
Supergirl	2017	Same (season 3)	ETC on SBN 21 / Jack TV	October 10
The Flash		Same (season 4)		October 11
Asia's Got Talent	2015	Same (season 2)	AXN	October 12
Arrow	2017	Same (season 6)	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29 / Jack TV	October 13
DC's Legends of Tomorrow		Same (season 2)		October 6 / November 6
PTV Sports	2016	Same	PTV-4	October 16
National Basketball Association	2017	Same (2017–18 season)	S+A / Basketball TV / NBA Premium TV	October 18
Mr Selfridge		Same (season 3)	CT (now defunct)	November 4
People of Earth	2016	Same (season 2)	Jack TV	November 7
This Is Us	2017		2nd Avenue on RJTV 29	November 22
Mr. Robot			Jack TV	November 25
Shop TV	2016	Same	AksyonTV	December 4
UEFA Champions League	2015	Same ( 2017–18 season)	S+A	December 6

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
January 15	Winx Club	—	ABS-CBN	TV5
	Ultimate Spider-Man	—
	Oreca Battle	—	Hero (now defunct)	GMA Network
March 21	Philippines' Next Top Model: High Street	—	RPN	TV5
April 17	Timon & Pumbaa	—	GMA Network
April 30	WWE SmackDown	—	Fox Philippines	TV5 / Hyper
May 8	Boiling Points	—	MTV Philippines (now AksyonTV)	TV5
May 13	Dragon Collection	—	Hero (now defunct)	GMA Network
July 23	Thomas & Friends	—	TV5 / Studio 23 / S+A / Yey!
September 10	Bakbakan Na	—	IBC 13	TV5
October 1	Tukaan	—

Other channels

Date	Show	No. of seasons	Moved from	Moved to
January 1	Panahon.TV	—	PTV-4	Great Commission Television (GCTV) / Pilipinas HD on BEAM TV [93]
January 8	Healthline	—	ABC 5 (now TV5)	PTV-4
January 23	Kilos Pronto	—	UNTV Public Service	PTV-4 [70]
February 10	Gillette World Sport	—	Solar Sports	S+A
March 2	Mobil 1 The Grid	—
March 11	ChinoyTV	—	PTV-4	ABS-CBN News Channel [83]
March 27	Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures	—	9TV (now CNN Philippines)	Yey!
April 3	Mr Selfridge	2	My Movie Channel (now defunct)	CT
April 5	Prison Break	—	C/S 9 (now CNN Philippines)	2nd Avenue
May 6	The Odd Couple	—	CT	Jack TV
June 5	Playing House	—	2nd Avenue	ETC
July 2	Best Bars in America	—	CT	Jack TV
July 8	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	—	ABS-CBN	Yey!
August 7	Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	—	2nd Avenue	ETC
August 15	Bitag Live	—	AksyonTV	PTV-4
September 2	Thunderbird Sabong Nation	—	IBC 13	S+A
September 17	Car Matchmaker	—	CT	Jack TV
September 18	Sesame Street	—	Yey!	Knowledge Channel
September 30	DC's Legends of Tomorrow	1	Jack TV	2nd Avenue
October 10	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	—	CT	Jack TV
October 15	Philippine Star's Wheels TV	—	S+A	Bloomberg TV Philippines
October 30	Lucifer	1	Jack TV	2nd Avenue
November 5	Lethal Weapon	1	ABS-CBN	Cine Mo!
November 27	Marco	—	GMA Network, Q (now GMA News TV)	Yey!
November 27	La Liga	—	IBC 13	S+A
December 12	Black Work	—	CT	2nd Avenue

Milestone episodes

The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2017:

Show	Network	Episode #	Episode title	Episode air date
Till I Met You	ABS-CBN	100th	"In Your Face"	January 13
Magandang Buhay		200th	"Maganda ang Buhay Kung Ang Bawat Desisyon, Paninindigan!"	January 18
The Greatest Love		100th	"Against All Odds"	January 20
Sa Piling ni Nanay	GMA Network	150th	"Kapit Lang, Ysabel"	January 23
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	350th	"Sumbong"	February 1
Tonight with Boy Abunda			" Patti Austin Interview"
Alyas Robin Hood	GMA Network	100th	"Sorry Sarri"	February 3
Encantadia		150th	"Avisala, Luna"	February 10
Mukha	ANC		"Disenyo"	February 15
Wowowin	GMA Network	300th	"#Wowowin"	February 17
Reaksyon	TV5	1,100th	"Interview with Presidential Son Baste Duterte"	March 2
Gandang Gabi Vice	ABS-CBN	300th	"GGV Can Do That"	March 5
Trops	GMA Network	100th	"100th episode"	March 10
Karelasyon			"She Maid It"	March 18
Family Feud	ABS-CBN		"100th Game"	March 19
Winners & Losers	2nd Avenue on RJTV 29		"When the Wheels Come Off"	March 27
Magandang Buhay	ABS-CBN	250th	"Maganda ang Buhay Ngayong Tag-Araw, Kasama Ang Pamilya!"	March 30
The Greatest Love		150th	"Beginning of The End"	March 31
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano		400th	"Kalbaryo"	April 12
Tonight with Boy Abunda			"Diego Loyzaga Interview"
Langit Lupa		100th	"Morality Bites"	April 18
Ika-6 na Utos	GMA Network		"Buking"	April 21
Encantadia		200th	"Taktika"	April 25
Trops		150th	"150th episode"	May 2
Wowowin		350th	"#Wowowin"	May 23
A Love to Last	ABS-CBN	100th	"Meltdown"	May 30
Meant to Be	GMA Network		"Pusuan Na 'Yan"
Ipaglaban Mo!	ABS-CBN	150th	"Dukot"	June 10
My Dear Heart		100th	"Pagsundo"	June 13
Magandang Buhay		300th	"Dahil sa Pagmamahal ni Popshie, Siguradong may Magandang Buhay"	June 16
Healing Galing	TV5	150th	"Special Father's Day"	June 18
Ika-6 na Utos	GMA Network		"Bagong Hamon"	June 20
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	450th	"Pasimuno"	June 23
Tonight with Boy Abunda			" Sarah Lahbati and Shara Chavez Interview"
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	CT	700th	"Pharrell Williams/Chris Coffer/Vince Staples"	June 27
The Better Half	ABS-CBN	100th	"Kapatawaran"	July 4
Wildflower			"Salba"
Sunday PinaSaya	GMA Network		"Puso ng Saya"	July 9
Wowowin		400th	"#Wowowin"	July 11
Pepito Manaloto		250th	"Mukhang Malas"	July 15
Reaksyon	TV5	1,200th	"Kumusta nga ba ang ikalawang SONA ni Presidente Duterte?"	July 24
Wansapanataym	ABS-CBN	750th	"#WansaAVBullies"	July 30
Trops	GMA Network	200th	"200th episode"	August 1
A Love to Last	ABS-CBN	150th	"Stolen Moment"	August 8
Sarap Diva	GMA Network	250th	"Food Trip"	August 12
Ika-6 na Utos		200th	"Paglubog"	August 16
Magandang Buhay	ABS-CBN	350th	"Pag Naging Daan Ka Sa Tagumpay ng Iba, Dala Nito Para sa Lahat ay Magandang Buhay!"	August 25
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano		500th	"Naiinggit"	September 1
Tonight with Boy Abunda			" Noven Belleza Exclusive"
Pusong Ligaw		100th	"Lihim"	September 11
Wildflower		150th	"Huli"	September 13
Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin		100th	"Taguan"	September 15
Wowowin	GMA Network	450th	"#Wowowin"	September 20
It's Showtime	ABS-CBN	2,500th	"SeptemVerySpecial"	September 21
Eat Bulaga!	GMA Network	11,500th	"11,500th episode"
Magpakailanman		250th	"Beki Ka, Tibo Ako, Forever Tayo (The Genimi Naraga and Myen Oronan Story)"	September 23
i-Witness		1,000th	"Oplan Pokémon"
Alyas Robin Hood		150th	"Buwis Buhay"	September 29
Failon Ngayon	ABS-CBN	400th	"400th Episode"	September 30
Reaksyon	TV5	1,250th	"Former Ateneo School of Government Atty. Tony La Viña Interview"	October 2
Tulong Mo, Pasa Ko		100th	"100th episode"	October 6
Banana Sundae	ABS-CBN		"100 Scoops"	October 8
Ika-6 na Utos	GMA Network	250th	"Paglalapit ng Loob"	October 13
Magandang Buhay	ABS-CBN	400th	"Dahil Malupit ang Idol Kong si Kuya, Lahat Tayo'y May... Magandang Buhay!"	October 20
Bubble Gang	GMA Network	1,100th	"1100th Episode"	October 27
La Luna Sangre	ABS-CBN	100th	"Flatline"	November 3
Ellen	2nd Avenue	2,500th	"2,500th show"	November 10
FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	ABS-CBN	550th	"Suportado"
Tonight with Boy Abunda			" Karen Ibasco Interview"
Impostora	GMA Network	100th	"Bagong Plano"	November 17
Home Sweetie Home	ABS-CBN	200th	"200th episode"	November 18
Pusong Ligaw		150th	"Exposed"	November 20
Wildflower		200th	"Paninigil"	November 22
Ikaw Lang ang Iibigin		150th	"Pangako"	November 24
Haplos	GMA Network	100th	"Singsing"
Goin' Bulilit	ABS-CBN	600th	"Tiangge Episode"	November 26
Wowowin	GMA Network	500th	"#Wowowin"	November 29
IBilib		300th	"300th Episode"	December 3
The Middle	2nd Avenue	200th	"The 200th"	December 6
Ika-6 na Utos	GMA Network	300th	"Sanib Pwersa"	December 11
Magandang Buhay	ABS-CBN	450th	"Makaluma Man o Makabagong Tradisyon, If We Will All Just Love This Christmas, Hatid Nito'y Magandang Buhay!"	December 25

Finales

ABS-CBN

The following are programs that ended on ABS-CBN:

Stopped airing

• December 3: Kapamilya Mega Blockbusters (Reason: pre-empted by UAAP)
• December 16–17: I Can See Your Voice (Reason: pre-empted by Just Love: The ABS-CBN Christmas Special 2017)
• December 18–22: ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs (replay) (Reason: pre-empted by Kapamilya Simbang Gabi 2017)
• December 31: Gandang Gabi, Vice! (Reason: pre-empted by Paglalayag Minamahal: The ABS-CBN News 2017 Yearender and Salubong 2018: The ABS-CBN New Year Countdown)

GMA

The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:

Unknown

• PJM Forum

Stopped airing

• July 2: Sunday PinaSaya (Reason: pre-empted by Pacquiao vs. Horn)
• November 18: True Horror Stories (rerun) (Reason: pre-empted by Miss World 2017 and I-Witness Sunday timeslot)
• December 17: Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko and Bossing & Ai (Reason: pre-empted by Paskong Kapuso: The GMA Christmas Special 2017)
• December 21: EZ Shop (reason: Program continued to air on GMA News TV.)
• December 31: All-Star Videoke and Bossing & Ai (Reason: pre-empted by 2018 GMA New Year Countdown: Buong Puso Para sa Kapuso)

TV5

The following are programs that ended on TV5:

Stopped airing

• August 14: The Tom and Jerry Show (rerun) (reason: series break)
• August 31: Avengers Assemble (season 2)
• September 1: Wabbit (reason: one week only)
• September 3: We Bare Bears and The Powerpuff Girls (2016) (reason: Pulled out to give way new programming lineup of sports, original English audio rerun transferred to CNN Philippines on September 1, 2018) ^[95]
• November 17: Henry Hugglemonster (season 3) and Doc McStuffins (rerun) (reason: accommodating for ESPN College Basketball)

PTV

The following are programs that ended on People's Television Network:

• March 5: ChinoyTV
• May 5: Good Morning Pilipinas
• June 2: RadyoBisyon

Stopped airing

• July 9: PTV News (reason: the afternoon, primetime and late-night newscasts were split into Sentro Balita, Ulat Bayan and PTV News Headlines).
• September 15: Ulat Bayan (weekday edition) (reason: reviving of PTV News).

Other channels

Unknown (dates)

• Healthline with Cheryl Cosim on AksyonTV
• Funny Ka, Pare Ko (season 4) on Cine Mo!

Stopped airing

• January 6: Balen at Balita on CLTV 36
• February 26/June 25: GMA Public Affairs specials on GMA News TV
• March 19: Pop Talk (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• April 21: i-Witness (old episodes) on GMA News TV (replaced by GMA Public Affairs replay 4:45pm timeslot)
• April 21: Reel Time (old episodes) on GMA News TV (replaced by EZ Shop 6pm timeslot)
• April 22: Ang Mahiwagang Baul (rerun) and Hamon ng Kalikasan (rerun) on GMA News TV (replaced by EZ Shop 8am timeslot)
• April 23: Tunay na Buhay (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• May 26: Reel Time (Friday replay) on GMA News TV
• May 29/October 30: Biyahe ni Drew (Monday replay) on GMA News TV
• May 30/October 24: Good News Kasama si Vicky Morales (Tuesday replay) on GMA News TV
• May 31/October 25: Brigada (Wednesday replay) on GMA News TV
• June 1/October 26: iJuander (Thursday replay) on GMA News TV
• July 1: iJuander (Saturday replay) on GMA News TV
• July 2: D'X-Man on UNTV Public Service
• July 9: Sunday Screening on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by Sa Serbisyong Totoo, Nagbago ang Buhay Ko)
• July 9/December 17: Elemento (rerun) on GMA News TV
• July 17–28: Two Mothers on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by 700 Club Asia live telethon TV special)
• July 23: Biyahe ni Drew (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• July 24: EZ Shop, Balita Pilipinas Ngayon, Born to Be Wild, News TV Quick Response Team, Every Day Sarap with CDO and Mars on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by SONA 2017 live coverage)
• July 29: Pinas Sarap (Saturday replay) on GMA News TV
• August 20/November 4: Motorcycle Diaries (rerun) on GMA News TV
• August 26: Ang Pinaka (Saturday replay) on GMA News TV (replaced by 100% Pinoy! rerun)
• August 27: 100% Pinoy! (12:45pm Sunday rerun) on GMA News TV (replaced by 100% Pinoy! rerun)
• September 11–22: Secret Hotel on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by 700 Club Asia live telethon TV special)
• September 23: Motorcycle Diaries and Alamat on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by Alaala: A Martial Law Special)
• October 14: Tunay na Buhay (Saturday replay) on GMA News TV
• October 27: Investigative Documentaries (Friday replay) on GMA News TV
• November 4: Biyahe ni Drew (Saturday replay) on GMA News TV
• November 5: Pinoy Meets World (rerun) and Pinas Sarap (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV
• November 11: Alamat on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by Philippine Seas)
• November 12: Ride PH on GMA News TV
• November 13–24: Legendary Women on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by 700 Club Asia live telethon TV special)
• November 20: Reliable Sources on CNN Philippines
• December 3: Biyahe ni Drew (Sunday replay) on GMA News TV (Reason: pre-empted by Battle of Palawan)
• December 14: 100% Pinoy! (rerun) (reason: program replaced by Dishkarte of the Day) on GMA News TV
• December 29: SRO: Suhestiyon, Reaksyon at Opinyon, Usapang de Campanila, MMK Klasik and TNT: Tapatan ni Tunying on DZMM TeleRadyo (Reason: pre-empted by Ganap 2017)

Networks

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2017.

Launches

Date	Station	Channel	Source
April 8	Star Cinema PPV	Destiny Cable / Sky Cable Channel 158 SD, Channel 258 HD (Metro Manila) and Channel 58 SD, Channel 958 HD (Provincial) Sky Direct Channel 45 (Nationwide)	[96]
April 12	eGG Network	Channel 32 HD (DTT)
May 15	Aniplus Asia	Sky Cable Channel 139 SD (Metro Manila) EasyTV Home Channel 10 (Metro Manila)	[5]
June 10	Fox Movies Philippines	Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 55 SD / Channel 170 HD (Metro Manila) and Channel 406 SD / Channel 714 HD (Provincial) Cignal Channel 55 SD / Channel 211 HD (Nationwide) Dream Satellite TV Channel 18 SD (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 13 SD / Channel 47 HD (Nationwide)	[97]
July 3	Salaam TV	Channel 42 (DTT)
August 1	MTVph	Cablelink Channel 2 Cignal Channel 151 (Nationwide) Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 71
October 1	Fox Life	Sky Cable Channel 48 SD / Channel 172 HD (Metro Manila) and Channel 606 (Provincial) Destiny Cable Channel 48 SD Digital / Channel 114 SD Analog / Channel 172 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 28 SD / Channel 310 HD Cignal Channel 124 SD / Channel 232 HD (Nationwide) Dream Satellite TV Channel 16 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 36 HD (Nationwide)	[98]
December	MTV Classic	Cablelink Channel 100 SD

Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2017.

Date	Rebranded from	Rebranded to	Channel	Source
September 3	ADDTV	Truth Channel	Channel 38 (DTT)

Closures

Date	Station	Channel	Sign-on debut	Source
January 1	Discovery Kids	Sky Cable Channel 120	April 15, 2012	[99]
January 31	Sundance Channel	Sky Cable Channel 183 HD (Metro Manila)	September 1, 2012
February 1	Catsup	Channel 51 (DTT)	July 12, 2015
March 31	Fox Sports News	Sky Cable Channel 86 SD (Metro Manila)	January 28, 2013
March	Kids Nation Channel (KNC)	Channel 38 (DTT)	December 9, 2016
June 10	Star Movies Philippines	Sky Cable Channel 55 SD (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 55 SD (Nationwide) Dream Satellite TV Channel 18 SD (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 13 SD (Nationwide)	January 1, 2010
	Fox Movies Premium	Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 170 HD (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 211 HD (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 47 HD (Nationwide)	January 1, 2012
June 30	SyFy	Sky Cable / Destiny Cable Channel 114 SD / Channel 188 HD (Metro Manila)	February 25, 2013	[100]
	Universal Channel	Sky Cable Channel 73 SD / Channel 187 HD (Metro Manila) Destiny Cable Channel 27 SD Analog / Channel 73 SD Digital / Channel 187 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 31 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 118 SD (Nationwide)	August 3, 2012
September 30	Juan Sports Channel	Cignal Channel 105 SD (Nationwide)	August 15, 2015
October 1	Star World	Sky Cable Channel 48 SD / Channel 172 HD (Metro Manila) and Channel 606 (Provincial) Destiny Cable Channel 48 SD Digital / Channel 114 SD Analog / Channel 172 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 28 SD / Channel 310 HD Cignal Channel 124 SD / Channel 232 HD (Nationwide) Dream Satellite TV Channel 16 (Nationwide) G Sat Channel 36 HD (Nationwide)	July 1, 2000
December 31	CT	Channel 30 (DTT) Cablelink Channel 40 (Metro Manila) Cignal Channel 22 SD (Nationwide) Sky Cable Channel 138 SD (Metro Manila) 1 Destiny Cable Channel 138 SD (Metro Manila) 1	March 22, 2015
	RTL CBS Entertainment	Sky Cable Channel 53 SD / Channel 196 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 37 SD / Channel 313 HD Sky Direct Channel 35 SD (Nationwide)	October 2013
	RTL CBS Extreme	Sky Cable Channel 104 SD / Channel 209 HD (Metro Manila) Cablelink Channel 31 SD / Channel 219 HD	2015

• Notes

1. ^1 : On April 10, the provider pulled-out the channel due to unpaid carriage fees.

Awards

• February: 3rd Students Choice Mass Media Awards, organized by Eastern Visayas State University ^[101]
• February 18: 4th Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards, organized by Holy Angel University ^[102]
• November 12: 31st PMPC Star Awards for Television, organized by Philippine Movie Press Club ^[103]

Births

• January 15: Imogen Cantong, singer
• July 4: Jaze Capili

Deaths

January

• January 17 – Donna Villa, actress, film producer, and wife of Carlo J. Caparas (b. 1960) ^[104]

February

• February 9 – Rev. Fr. Erick Santos, preacher of Kerygma TV and former host of Family Rosary Crusade (b. 1962)
• February 12 – Herminio Bautista, comedian, director, and former Quezon City councilor (b. 1934) ^[105]

March

• March 2 – Cornelia "Angge" Lee, radio and talent manager of ABS-CBN (b. 1946)
• March 5 – Roden Araneta, finalist of Clown in a Million, Yes Yes Show mainstay, actor and comedian (b. 1961) ^[106]

April

• April 17 – Wilfredo Cruz, songwriter (b. 1947) ^[107]

May

• May 2 – Romeo Vasquez, actor (b. 1939)
• May 24 – Gil Portes, film director, film producer and screenwriter (b. 1945)

June

• June 3 – Carlos "Bobong" Velez, founder of Vintage Television (b. 1945)
• June 30 – Jake Tordesillas, writer of GMA Network programs (b. 1948) ^[108]

July

• July 14 – Veronica Alejar, News Anchor, former UNTV and PTV Host and recently host of The Breaking Point and Kilos Pronto (b. 1975)
• July 21 – Soxie Topacio, director of GMA Network programs, actor, film and theater director (b. 1951) ^[109]

August

• August 1 – Alfie Lorenzo, talent manager and entertainment columnist (b. 1939) ^[110]
• August 8 – Zeny Zabala, movie and television actress (b. 1937) ^[111]
• August 24 – Amelyn Veloso, News Anchor, former IBC, TV5 and CNN Philippines News Anchor (b. 1974) ^[112]

September

• September 30 – Joe Taruc, News Anchor of DZRH and host of Liberty Live with Joe Taruc/Liberty on TV (b. 1946) ^[113]

October

• October 9 – Tony Calvento, News Anchor of ABS-CBN (b. 1954) ^[114]
• October 11 – Emmanuel Borlaza, film director (b. 1935) ^[115]
• October 15 – Chinggoy Alonzo, actor (b. 1950) ^[116]
• October 22 – Baldo Marro, actor and director (b. 1948) ^[117]

November

• November 4 – Isabel Granada, actress and singer (b. 1976)
• November 8 – Alvin Sejera, former IBC 13 news reporter (b. 1987) ^[118]
• November 11 – Franco Hernandez Lumanlan, dancer and member of It's Showtime's all-male group, Hashtags (b. 1991) ^{[119] [120]}

See also

• 2017 in television

References