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The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2021. 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 1
  • After past six years of broadcasting in the Philippines, Disney XD has ceased its operations by The Walt Disney Company across Southeast Asia due to the upcoming launch of Disney+ in the region. Following the closure, its channel space on Cignal was replaced by ABS-CBN Corporation-owned lifestyle channel Metro Channel three days later.
  • Sky Cable terminated GINX Esports TV and Stingray Classica on its line-up due to the expiration of Sky's contract with the said networks. GINX Esports TV continued to air via G Sat and Cignal under distribution by Mediahouse/Club TV and SES, while Stingray Classica continued to air on G Sat and selected provincial cable operators nationwide.
• January 2 – Cignal TV terminated eight Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (a subsidiary of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International) pay TV channels: Channel V, Fox Crime, Fox Family Movies, Fox News Channel, FX, Fox Sports 3, Nat Geo People and Star Chinese Channel, on its line-up due to the expiration of Cignal's contract with the company. Meanwhile, ten Disney/Fox channels continued to air on their line-up.
• January 4
  • Cignal TV launched eleven pay TV channels on their line-up: Aniplus, Blue Ant Extreme, Jeepney TV, Knowledge Channel, K-Plus, Metro Channel, Nick Jr., Paramount Network (branded from Paramount Channel prior to the announced February 1 rebrand), TAP Edge, TAP Sports and Telenovela Channel.
  • Maki Pulido and Atom Araullo assumed as a permanent co-presenter duties for the GMA News TV late night newscast State of the Nation, replacing Jessica Soho.
• January 21
  • CNN Philippines, TAP Edge and TAP TV aired the special coverage (via CNN International and NBC News) of the Inauguration of Joe Biden live from Washington, D.C.
  • ABS-CBN Corporation and MediaQuest Holdings (TV5 Network, Inc. and Cignal TV), in collaboration with Brightlight Productions, annnounced a partnership agreement to air selected ABS-CBN shows and movies on Channel 5 (TV5's owned TV frequency) beginning on January 24.

Upcoming

February

• February 7 - A2z, GMA and TV5 brings you for Super Hero Time Philippines
• February 20 - Sky Cable will terminate Life TV on its line-up due to the expiration of Sky's contract with the network. Meanwhile, the network continued to air via BEAM TV.
• February 28 - GMA News TV will celebrate its 10th year anniversary on Philippine television. It introduced originally on channel 11 during its first 8 years of operation, but they eventually moved to channel 27 in June 2019.

June

• June 13 - ABS-CBN Corporation will celebrate its 75th anniversary of corporate formation.

Debuts

Major networks

A2Z

The following are programs that debuted on A2Z:

• January 1: Disaster Preparedness (School at Home)
• January 21: Ready Set Read (School at Home)

Upcoming

• February 13: Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 3)
• February 22: Kamen Rider Gaim and Kiramagers
• February 27: Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and Kyoryugers
• February 28: Kamen Rider Den-O and Lupinrangers VS Patrangers
• March: Huwag Kang Mangamba

No definite date

• 24/7
• Almost Paradise
• Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang
• Cinderella's Sister (Philippine adaptation)
• Darna: The TV Series (2021)
• Dr. Foster (Philippine adaptation)
• Init sa Magdamag
• He's Into Her
• La Vida Lena
• Pangako, Ikaw Lang
• Sky Castle (Philippine adaptation)

Re-runs

• January 18: Charlotte (Kidz Toon Time)
• March 1: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Sailor Moon
• March 6: Mr. Bean and Digimon Xros Wars

Notes
^ Originally aired on ABS-CBN (now defunct)
^ Originally aired on GMA
^ Originally aired on Yey!
^ Originally aired on Jeepney TV
^ Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
^ Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
^ Originally aired on NBN (now PTV)
^ Originally aired on Knowledge Channel

GMA

The following are programs that debuted on GMA Network:

• January 4: Fates & Furies
• January 8: Eat Well, Live Well, Stay Well
• January 18: The Worst Witch

Upcoming

• February 1: Balitang Bicolandia (GMA Bicol)
• February 6: Catch Me Out Philippines
• February 8: The Romantic Doctor 2
• February 15: Owe My Love
• February 16: On Record
• February 22: Kamen Rider Wizard and Kyurangers
• February 27: Ninningers
• February 28: Kamen Rider Zero-One and Zyuohgers
• March: Babawiin Ko Ang Lahat and Doctor John

No definite date

• Ang Dalawang Ikaw
• Artikulo 247
• I Left My Heart in Sorsogon
• Las Hermanas
• Little Princess
• Lolong
• City Hunter 2021
• Love Connections
• Love Die Repeat
• Nagbabagang Luha
• The Clash (season 4)
• To Have & To Hold
• The Witness
• World Between Us
• Parasyte The Maxim
• Magi: Adventure of Sinbad
• Fairy Tail (Final Season)
• Yo-kai Watch Shadowside
• Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya
• Agimat ng Agila
• StarStruck (season 8)
• First Yaya
• Life After Death
• My Love Donna (Philippine adaptation)
• Mga Kamay ni Milagros
• Sanggang Dikit
• Running Man Philippines
• Legal Wives
• Forever in My Heart (remake)
• Taiwan and Only
• To Love Again
• Studio Juan
• Sing for Hearts
• Love's Circle of Resentment
• Voltes V: Legacy
• Street Fighter Live Action Phillppine Drama
• Backstreet Rookie
• The Penthouse
• 2 Brothers
• Bad Genius: The Series
• Blooming Treasure
• Finding Love
• Game of Affection
• Love Beyond Time
• Mr. Merman
• My Husband-in-Law
• Prophecy of Love
• Senior Secret Love
• The Desire
• The Gifted
• The Sand Princess
• Thong Ek: The Herbal Master
• Two Spirit's Love

Re-runs

• February 27: Kamen Rider OOO

TV5

The following are programs that debuted on TV5:

• January 4: Paano Ang Pangako?
• January 6: Sleepless: The Series
• January 7: Hapi House
• January 16: Wanted: Ang Serye
• January 22: Red Envelope
• January 24: ASAP Natin 'To, FPJ: Da King, Hidden Cities Extreme and John en Ellen
• January 25: The Loyal Wife
• January 30: Born to Be a Star (season 2) and The Kasambahays
• January 31: M Countdown

Upcoming

• February 1: The Beauty Inside
• February 7: Love on da Move
• February 22: Mew Mew Power, Sonic X, Masked Rider Fourze and Ryusoulgers,
• February 27: Boukengers
• February 28: Masked Rider Build and Gokaigers
• March: 1000 Heartbeats: Pintig Pinoy KBS Music Bank 2018, SBS Inkigayo 2018 and The Wall Philippines

No definite date

• Mr. M Show
• Republika Origins
• Ninja Kids (Philippine adaptation remake)
• Puto (remake)
• Encounter (Philippine adaptation)
• Star Factor (season 2)
• Kings of Restoration
• Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition
• Counting Cars
• Serial Killer Earth
• Alone
• The Curse of Oak Island
• Big History
• Little Women: Atlanta
• Mega Disasters
• Modern Marvels
• Search: WWW
• Most Daring
• Most Shocking
• Top 20 Funniest
• Dear God

Re-runs

• January 11: Adventure Time, Ben 10 (Classic), Generator Rex and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
• January 16: Johnny Bravo
• February 8: Maria Mercedes
• February 27: Masked Rider Hibiki

Notes
^ Originally aired on ABS-CBN

State-owned networks

PTV

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

Upcoming

No definite date

• Good Laffternoon
• Mga Pinoy sa Tsina
• FedeARAL
• The Philippine Rise Documentaries
• EPower Mo!
• TeleKlima
• Salpukan 360
• Dayo
• Rise & Shine (Japan)
• Power of K (Korea)
• Colors of ASEAN (ASEAN)
• Sharing ASEAN (ASEAN)
• Caesar Soriano Live
• Haplos ng Bayan
• Tilaok TV
• Pambatong Pinoy

Re-runs

IBC

The following are programs that debuted on IBC:

Upcoming

No definite date

• Tahor: Your Ultimate Gamefowl Show
• Yes! Yes! Yow!

Re-runs

Minor networks

• January 4: Eat's Singing Time on Net 25

Upcoming

No definite date

Re-runs

Other channels

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

• January 4: Bulletproof, Chicago Fire and Riviera on TAP Edge
• January 5: Paano Ang Pangako? on One Screen
• January 5: Chicago Med, Dateline NBC, Judge Jerry, NBC Nightly News, Rig 45 and Transplant on TAP Edge
• January 6: Chicago P.D., Intelligence, Treadstone and Urban Myths on TAP Edge
• January 7: A Discovery of Witches, Chicago Justice and Gangs of London on TAP Edge
• January 8: Unconditional on One Screen
• January 8: The Magicians and The Purge on TAP Edge
• January 9: American Greed, Bloodline Detectives and TAP Edge Weekend Movies on TAP Edge
• January 10: World on Fire on TAP Edge
• January 10: Simply K-Pop on Hallypop
• January 16: Mind S-Cool on Colours
• January 16: I'm Live on Hallypop
• January 16: Wanted: Ang Serye on One Screen
• January 17: Mind S-Cool on One PH
• January 18: Secret Love Online and The Lost Recipe on GMA News TV
• January 23: Hayat (ETCerye) on ETC
• January 24: Real Talk: The Heart of the Matter on Kapamilya Channel
• January 25: John en Ellen on One Screen
• January 29: Designated Survivor (season 1) on One Screen
• January 30: My Fantastic Pag-ibig on GMA News TV
• January 31: Born to Be a Star (season 2) on Sari-Sari Channel

Upcoming

• February 1: Sightless Love and Fall Into Temptation on Telenovela Channel
• February 13: Your Face Sounds Familiar (season 3) on Kapamilya Channel
• February 14: Game of the Gens (GOTG) on GMA News TV
• February: Farm To Table on GMA News TV
• February: After School Club, Gangnam Insider's Picks and Rolling in K-Pop on Hallypop
• March: Huwag Kang Mangamba on Kapamilya Channel

No definite date

• Her Private Life, NCAA Philippines, Heartful Café, Flex and Love You Stranger on GMA News TV
• Clarence, Codename: Kids Next Door, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Teen Titans Go!, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Mighty Magiswords, The Amazing World of Gumball and Steven Universe on CNN Philippines
• Celebrity Family Feud and My Sweet Lie (ETCerye) on ETC
• One Sports Central and UAAP on One Sports
• The Challenge on Solar Sports
• 24/7, Almost Paradise, Anna Luna (remake), Bakit Ngayon Ka Lang, Bawal Lumabas: The Series, Be Melodramatic, Before We Get Married, Brave and Beautiful, Cinderella's Sister (Philippine adaptation), Come To Me, Count Your Lucky Stars, Darna: The TV Series (2021), Dr. Foster (Philippine adaptation), Everybody, Sing!, The Faithful Wife, The Great Show, He's Into Her, Heart to Heart, I'm Tee, Me Too, Idol Philippines (season 2), Init sa Magdamag, Kapamilya, Share Mo Na!, La Vida Lena, Little Big Shots (season 2), Melting Me Softly, Memory Love, Meow: The Secret Boy, Miracle That We Met, Mr. Right Wanted, Pangako, Ikaw Lang, Perfume, Pilipinas Got Talent (season 7), The Price Is Right (season 2), Radio Romance, Sky Castle (Philippine adaptation), The Soulmate Project and World of Dance Philippines (season 2) on Kapamilya Channel

Re-runs

• January 4: Boys Over Flowers on GMA News TV
• January 4: Nakee on Heart of Asia
• January 4: Momay on Jeepney TV
• January 11: Be My Lady and Kahit Puso'y Masugatan on Jeepney TV
• January 11: Furious Fire on One Screen
• January 16: Pasión de Amor on Jeepney TV
• January 18: Bagani and Pure Love (2014 remake) on Jeepney TV
• January 18: Rakshasa Street on Heart of Asia
• January 18: Asintado on Kapamilya Channel
• January 23: Masked Singer Pilipinas (season 1) on Sari-Sari Channel
• January 25: Man x Man and While You Were Sleeping on Heart of Asia
• June: SpongeBob SquarePants, Baka and Test, Oggy and the Cockroaches, Ben 10: Omniverse, Kongsuni and Friends, and Doraemon on Kapamilya Channel

Upcoming

• February 1: ETCerye Rewind on ETC
  • February 1: Everywhere I Go
• February 1: Ika-6 na Utos (remaining episodes only) on Heart of Asia
• February 1: Since I Found You on Jeepney TV
• February 3: Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon on GMA News TV
• February 8: Hana Nochi Hare on Kapamilya Channel
• February: Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, Little Champ, The Story of Us, Hanggang Saan and Pusong Ligaw on Jeepney TV

• Notes

1. ^ Originally aired on ABS-CBN
2. ^ Originally aired on GMA
3. ^ Originally aired on TV5
4. ^ Originally aired on Cine Mo!
5. ^ Originally aired on Yey!
6. ^ Originally aired on S+A
7. ^ Originally aired on GMA News TV
8. ^ Originally aired on Jeepney TV
9. ^ Originally aired on Sari-Sari Channel
10. ^ Originally aired on Hero (now defunct)
11. ^ Originally aired on ETC
12. ^ Originally aired on Jack TV (now defunct)
13. ^ Originally aired on 2nd Avenue (now defunct)
14. ^ Originally aired on CT (now defunct)
15. ^ Originally aired on Studio 23 (now S+A)
16. ^ Originally aired on Q (now GMA News TV)
17. ^ Originally aired on 9TV (now CNN Philippines)
18. ^ Originally aired on Fox Filipino (now defunct)
19. ^ Originally aired on Kapamilya Channel
20. ^ Originally aired on Metro Channel
21. ^ Originally aired on Asianovela Channel
22. ^ Originally aired on NBN (now PTV)
23. ^ Originally aired on Knowledge Channel
24. ^ Originally aired on CNN Philippines
25. ^ Originally aired on A2Z
26. ^ Originally aired on Telenovela Channel

Returning or renamed programs

Major networks

State-owned networks

Minor networks

Other channels

Programs transferring networks

Major networks

State-owned networks

Minor networks

Other channels

Milestone episodes

The following shows made their Milestone episodes in 2021:

Finales

Major networks

A2Z

The following are programs that ended on A2Z:

• January 15: Dog of Flanders (Kidz Toon Time)

Scheduled

• March: Walang Hanggang Paalam
• TBA: The Good Son

Stopped airing

GMA

The following are programs that ended on GMA Network:

• January 2: Temptation of Wife (rerun)
• January 8: Christmas Cartoon Festival Presents
• January 15: Encantadia (rerun) and Wolfblood (season 2)
• January 30: Pinas Sarap
• January 31: Pororo: The Racing Adventure

Scheduled

• February 4: VIP
• February 9: Alisto
• February 12: My Korean Jagiya (rerun)
• February: Prima Donnas
• TBA: Celebrity Bluff (rerun), GMA Telesine Presents (rerun) and Wagas (rerun)

Stopped airing

TV5

The following are programs that ended on TV5:

• January 1: Paano Ang Pasko?
• January 5: Codename: Kids Next Door (rerun)
• January 9: Usapang Real Life
• January 10: I Got You
• January 17: Pawn Stars, Riverdale (season 1), Sunday Noontime Live! and Sunday 'Kada
• January 22: Angel Heart
• January 23: Ghost Adventures (season 2)
• January 29: Reply 1988

Scheduled

• February 5: Marimar
• TBA: Betty sa NY

Stopped airing

Cancelled

• January 8: Chika, Besh! (reason: Program failed to renew its contract resulting to the cancellation. Program replaced by the extension of TV5 Kids block beginning January 11.)

State-owned networks

PTV

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

Scheduled

Stopped airing

IBC

The following are programs that ended on IBC:

Scheduled

Stopped airing

Minor networks

Scheduled

Stopped airing

Other channels

• January 1: Everywhere I Go (ETCerye) on ETC
• January 1: Usap Tayo: Super Kuwentuhan with Mark and Susan (Dobol B sa News TV) on GMA News TV
• January 1: Switch on Heart of Asia
• January 1: Carpool on One Screen
• January 1: Bella Bandida on Sari-Sari Channel
• January 4: Paano ang Pasko? on One Screen
• January 7: Budoy on Jeepney TV
• January 8: A Love to Last (rerun) on Jeepney TV
• January 8: Reply 1988 on One Screen
• January 9: Two Wives (remake) on Jeepney TV
• January 10: I Got You on One Screen
• January 10: Usapang Real Life on Colours
• January 10: Holiday Gifts on GMA News TV
• January 15: News TV Quick Response Team, Stairway to Heaven and Where Stars Land on GMA News TV
• January 15: Moribito Final on Heart of Asia
• January 15: Forevermore (rerun) on Jeepney TV
• January 15: The General's Daughter on Kapamilya Channel
• January 17: Sunday Noontime Live! and Sunday 'Kada on Colours
• January 18: Born Beautiful: The Series on One Screen
• January 22: Emperor: Ruler of the Mask and Into the World Again on Heart of Asia
• January 22: Unconditional on One Screen
• January 23: 24 Oras Weekend (Saturday edition) on GMA News TV
• January 29: Amaya on Heart of Asia

Scheduled

• February 2: Pokémon the Series: XYZ on GMA News TV
• February 5: Go Back Couple on Kapamilya Channel
• February 12: Story of Yanxi Palace on Kapamilya Channel
• March: Walang Hanggang Paalam on Kapamilya Channel
• TBA: Goodbye Mr. Black and The Good Son on Kapamilya Channel

Stopped airing

Cancelled

• January 8: Chika, Besh! on Colours (reason: Program failed to renew its contract resulting to the cancellation.)

Networks

The following are a list of free-to-air and cable channels or networks launches and closures in 2021.

Launches

Rebranded

The following is a list of television stations or cable channels that have made or will make noteworthy network rebrands in 2021.

Closures

Deaths

See also

• 2021 in television

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