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The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1988. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
| Date | Show |
|---|---|
| January 11 | Eye to Eye on GMA 7 |
| Cinemascoop on ABS-CBN 2 | |
| February 14 | Tawag ng Tanghalan (season 2) on ABS-CBN 2 |
| March 5 | Dance Tonight on IBC 13 |
| March 6 | The Sharon Cuneta Show on ABS-CBN 2 |
| March 9 | Tonight with Dick and Carmi on ABS-CBN 2 |
| March 16 | Loveliness on IBC 13 |
| May 20 | The Probe Team on GMA 7 |
| June 2 | Ryan Ryan Musikahan on ABS-CBN 2 |
| June 13 | Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! on IBC 13 |
| July 30 | Martin After Dark on GMA 7 |
| August 5 | Buddy Boy on IBC 13 [2] |
| August 21 | Magandang Gabi... Bayan on ABS-CBN 2 |
| August 24 | Regal Drama Hour on ABS-CBN 2 [3] |
| August 29 | TV Patrol Cebu on ABS-CBN TV-3 Cebu |
| September 17 | Chikiting Patrol on ABS-CBN 2 |
| October 4 | RVQ Movies Special [4] on RPN 9 |
| October 29 | Star Brighters on PTV 4 |
| December 12 | TV Patrol 4 on ABS-CBN TV-4 Bacolod |
| Show | Last aired | Retitled as/Season/Notes | Channel | Return date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawag ng Tanghalan | 1988 | Same (season 2) | ABS-CBN | February 14 |
| Dance-2-Nite | 1988 (ABS-CBN) | Dance Tonight | IBC | March 5 |
| Philippine Amateur Basketball League | 1987 (season 5: "Maharlika Cup") | Same (season 6: "International Invitational Cup") | PTV | March 19 |
| Philippine Basketball Association | 1987 (season 13: "Reinforced Conference") | Same (season 14: "Open Conference") | March 20 | |
| Philippine Amateur Basketball League | 1988 (season 6: "International Invitational Cup") | Same (season 6: "Freedom Cup") | May | |
| Philippine Basketball Association | 1988 (season 14: "Open Conference") | Same (season 14: "All-Filipino Conference") | June 26 | |
| 1988 (season 14: "All-Filipino Conference") | Same (season 14: "PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup") | September 18 | ||
| 1988 (season 14: "PBA/IBA World Challenge Cup") | Same (season 14: "Reinforced Conference") | October 2 | ||
| Philippine Amateur Basketball League | 1988 (season 6: "Freedom Cup") | Same (season 6: "Maharlika Cup") | October 15 |
| Date | Show | No. of seasons | Moved from | Moved to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | Dance Tonight | (as Dance-2-Nite ) | ABS-CBN | IBC |
| March 6 | The Sharon Cuneta Show | — | IBC | ABS-CBN |
| March 16 | Loveliness | — | ABS-CBN | IBC |
| May 20 | The Probe Team | — | GMA | |
| Unknown | Jesus Miracle Crusade | — | IBC | |
| Gideon 3000 | — | |||
| Voltes V | — | ABS-CBN | RPN |
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