Lunch Date

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Lunch Date
Lunch Date title card.jpg
Title card from 1989 to 1993
Genre Variety show
Opening theme
  • Lunch Date theme song:
  • English (1986-89)
  • Tagalog (1989-93)
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageTagalog
Production
Production locations
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Production companyGMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network GMA Network
ReleaseJune 9, 1986 (1986-06-09) 
March 19, 1993 (1993-03-19)

Lunch Date is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Chiqui Hollmann and Toni Rose Gayda, it premiered on June 9, 1986 replacing Student Canteen . The show concluded on March 19, 1993. It was replaced by SST: Salo-Salo Together in its timeslot.

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Overview

Lunch Date started airing on June 9, 1986 replacing Student Canteen , with Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Toni Rose Gayda and Chiqui Hollmann serving as the hosts. The show originally aired from Studio A of the old GMA building in EDSA, but moved to the GMA Broadway Centrum in 1987, the first of GMA's programs to do so.

When the show was reformatted after a year, it retained both Gayda and Hollman and added Randy Santiago, Keno, Lito Pimentel, Tina Revilla, Louie Heredia, Jon Santos, Dennis Padilla, Manilyn Reynes, Willie Revillame and Ai-Ai delas Alas to the show.

Cast

Cast
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Orly Mercado
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Ai-Ai delas Alas
Guest hosts

Accolades

Accolades received by Lunch Date
YearAwardsCategoryRecipientResultRef.
1988 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Variety ShowLunch DateNominated
Best Male TV Host Randy Santiago Nominated
19893rd PMPC Star Awards for Television Best Female TV HostTina RevillaWon
19915th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionWon
19926th PMPC Star Awards for TelevisionBest New Male TV Personality Rustom Padilla Won

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