First Time (TV series)

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First Time
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Title card
Genre Romantic drama
Developed byKit Villanueva-Langit
Directed by Andoy Ranay
Starring
Opening theme"First Love" by Rita Iringan
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
No. of episodes77
Production
Executive producerJoseph Buncalan
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time19–30 minutes
Production companyGMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseFebruary 8 (2010-02-08) 
May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28)

First Time is a 2010 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Barbie Forteza, Joshua Dionisio and Jake Vargas. It premiered on February 8, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Ikaw Sana . The series concluded on May 28, 2010 with a total of 77 episodes. It was replaced by Langit sa Piling Mo in its timeslot.

Contents

The series is streaming online on YouTube. [1]

Cast and characters

Cast
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Barbie Forteza
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Bea Binene
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Eugene Domingo
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Michelle Madrigal
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Ian Veneracion
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Romnick Sarmenta
Lead cast
Supporting cast
Recurring cast

Production

Principal photography concluded in May 2010. [6]

Controversy

On May 11, 2010, director of the series, Andoy Ranay reportedly insulted the cast member Jake Vargas during the production of the series. [7] Vargas' then-manager, German Moreno, went to the set of the series and confronted Ranay. [8]

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of First Time earned a 22.5% rating. [9]

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References

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