More Than Words (TV series)

More Than Words
Title card
Genre	Drama Romantic comedy
Created by	Homer Novicio
Written by	Marlon Miguel Glaiza Ramirez Gilbeys Sardea Homer Novicio
Directed by	Andoy L. Ranay
Creative directors	Jun Lana Roy Iglesias
Starring	Janine Gutierrez Elmo Magalona
Opening theme	"More Than Words" by Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Arlene D. Pilapil
Production locations	Quezon City, Philippines
Cinematography	Juan Lorenzo Orendain III Nor Domingo
Editors	Meg Roque Neil Stephen Servantes Mildred Villegas
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	21–31 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17) – March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)

More Than Words is a Philippine television drama romantic comedy series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Andoy Ranay, it stars Janine Gutierrez and Elmo Magalona. It premiered on November 17, 2014 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Ilustrado . The series concluded on March 6, 2015 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by Pari 'Koy in its timeslot.

The series is streaming online on YouTube. ^[1]

Premise

Ikay, a girl taunted at school her because of her looks and personality and writer of the online fiction, Diary of a Queen Bee in which she created her dream boy, Hiro. One morning, Ikay sees a boy washed ashore which is the guy she pictured in her online blog. ^[2]

Cast and characters

Cast

Janine Gutierrez

Elmo Magalona

Jaclyn Jose

Lead cast

• Janine Gutierrez as Erika "Ikay" Balmores / Katy Perez ^[3]
• Elmo Magalona as Hiro / Juan Sebastian "Basty" Santillian III / Junifer Fuentes

Supporting cast

• Jaclyn Jose as Precy Balmores
• Gardo Versoza as Victor Balboa
• Yayo Aguila as Marissa Santillian-Balboa
• Rey "PJ" Abellana as Emil Fuentes
• Leni Santos as Rose Vera-Fuentes
• Enzo Pineda as Nathaniel ”Nate” Alvarez
• Stephanie Sol as Isabelle "Belle" Acosta
• Mayton Eugenio as Chelsea de Silva
• Coleen Perez as Molly Rivera
• Frances Makil-Ignacio as Cristina Acosta
• Joe Baracho as Francis Acosta
• Mikoy Morales as Chester Balboa
• Bryan Benedict as Elvis Emerson

Guest cast

• Nathalie Hart as younger Precy
• Juancho Trivino as younger Victor
• Ernie Zarate
• Kylie Padilla as Roxanne / Katie
• Kiko Estrada as Philip
• Bea Binene as Heidilyn Balboa

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the pilot episode of More Than Words earned a 21.6% rating. ^[4] While the final episode scored a 19.1% rating. The series had its highest rating on January 13, 2015 with a 22.2% rating. ^[5]

Episodes

More Than Words episodes

Episode		Original air date	Social media hashtag	AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Households Television Homes			Ref.
				Rating	Timeslot rank	Primetime rank
1	Pilot	November 17, 2014	#MoreThanWords	21.6%	#1	#1	[6]
2	Katy Perez	November 18, 2014	#KatyPerez	21.8%	#1	#2	[6]
3	Ikay's Wish	November 19, 2014	#IkaysWish	22.0%	#1	#2	[6]
4	Ang Hiro ni Ikay	November 20, 2014	#AngHiroNiIkay	21.5%	#2	#5	[6]
5	My Words, My Hiro	November 21, 2014	#MyWordsMyHiro	19.3%	#2	#5	[6]
6	Ikay, Lutang Again	November 24, 2014	#IkayLutangAgain	18.9%	#2	#6	[7]
7	Precy Against Hiro	November 25, 2014	#PrecyAgainstHiro	20.7%	#2	#4	[7]
8	Goodbye, Siszum!	November 26, 2014	#GoodbyeSiszum	19.5%	#2	#5	[7]
9	Mean Girls Attack	November 27, 2014	#MeanGirlsAttack	21.5%	#2	#4	[7]
10	Love you much, Nay!	November 28, 2014	#LoveYouMuchNay	20.4%	#2	#6	[7]
11	Sino si Victor?	December 1, 2014	#SinoSiVictor	18.9%	#2	#7	[8]
12	Victory Ball	December 2, 2014	#VictoryBall	18.5%	#2	#5	[8]
13	Where is my Hiro?	December 3, 2014	#WhereIsMyHiro	18.8%	#2	#6	[8]
14	Score: Three-Zero	December 4, 2014	#ScoreThreeZero	20.4%	#2	#5	[8]
15	Da Moves ni Hiro	December 5, 2014	#DaMovesNiHiro	20.5%	#2	#5	[8]
16	Hiro's Secret	December 8, 2014	#HirosSecret	22.5%	#2	#5	[9]
17	Hiro Tells the Truth	December 9, 2014	#HiroTellsTheTruth	21.9%	#2	#3	[9]
18	End of KayRo	December 10, 2014	#EndOfKayRo	21.6%	#1	#4	[9]
19	Ikay Meets Marissa	December 11, 2014	#IkayMeetsMarissa	21.1%	#2	#5	[9]
20	Ikay Saves Nate	December 12, 2014	#IkaySavesNate	19.4%	#2	#4	[9]
21	Friends Again	December 15, 2014	#FriendsAgain	19.6%	#2	#4	[10]
22	Matamis na Oo	December 16, 2014	#MatamisNaOo	17.9%	#2	#6	[10]
23	Mother and Son Reunited	December 17, 2014	#MotherSonReunited	17.5%	#2	#6	[10]
24	KayRo Forever	December 18, 2014	#KayRoForever	18.1%	#2	#7	[10]
25	Us Against the World	December 19, 2014	#UsAgainstTheWorld	16.9%	#2	#6	[10]
26	KayRo: It's Complicated	December 22, 2014	#KayRoItsComplicated	16.9%	#2	#8	[10]
27	Precy's Discovery	December 23, 2014	#MoreThanWords	17.1%	#2	#6	[10]
28	The Guilty Hiro	December 24, 2014	#TheGuiltyHiro	16.7%	#2	#4	[10]
29	KayRo Heartbroken	December 25, 2014	#KayRoHeartbroken	18.0%	#1	#3	[10]
30	The Secret Couple	December 26, 2014	#TheSecretCouple	18.3%	#2	#5	[10]
31	Ikay vs. Belle	December 29, 2014	#IkayVSBelle	19.6%	#1	#4	[10]
32	Fight for our Love	December 30, 2014	#FightForOurLove	19.1%	#1	#3	[10]
33	Tampo ni Nanay Precy	December 31, 2014	#TampoNiNanayPrecy	13.4%	#1	#6	[10]
34	Precy's Approval	January 1, 2015	#PrecysApproval	18.7%	#2	#4	[11]
35	Basti is Back	January 2, 2015	#BastiIsBack	21.6%	#1	#2	[11]
36	Basti vs. Victor	January 5, 2015	#BastiVSVictor	19.2%	#2	#5	[11]
37	Belle Over Ikay	January 6, 2015	#BelleOverIkay	19.2%	#2	#5	[11]
38	Ikay, the Star	January 7, 2015	#IkayTheStar	17.5%	#2	#4	[11]
39	Nate to the Rescue	January 8, 2015	#NateToTheRescue	21.3%	#1	#2	[11]
40	You are the father	January 9, 2015	#YouAreTheFather	19.9%	#1	#3	[11]
41	Victor is my Dad	January 12, 2015	#VictorIsMyDad	21.2%	#1	#3	[12]
42	Hiro's Decision	January 13, 2015	#HirosDecision	22.2%	#1	#2	[12]
43	Reunited With Daddy	January 14, 2015	#ReunitedWithDaddy	20.6%	#1	#2	[12]
44	The Search for Katy	January 15, 2015	#TheSearchForKaty	22.4%	#1	#2	[12]
45	Father-Daughter Day	January 16, 2015	#FatherDaughterDay	19.8%	#1	#2	[12]
46	Bonding With Ikay	January 19, 2015	#BondingWithIkay	20.6%	#1	#2	[13]
47	Finding Junior	January 20, 2015	#FindingJunior	20.2%	#1	#3	[13]
48	KayRo Trapped	January 21, 2015	#KayRoTrapped	18.6%	#1	#3	[13]
49	Roxanne's Secret	January 22, 2015	#RoxannesSecret	19.9%	#1	#5	[13]
50	By Your Side	January 23, 2015	#ByYourSide	18.6%	#2	#5	[13]
51	Letting Go	January 26, 2015	#LettingGo	18.6%	#2	#5	[14]
52	Goodbye, My Knight	January 27, 2015	#GoodbyeMyKnight	18.2%	#2	#4	[14]
53	Father-Daughter Dance	January 28, 2015	#FatherDaughterDance	19.1%	#2	#6	[14]
54	The Test Result	January 29, 2015	#TheTestResult	19.8%	#1	#5	[15]
55	Jealous Roxanne	January 30, 2015	#JealousRoxanne	16.6%	#2	#7	[15]
56	Undecided Basti	February 2, 2015	#UndecidedBasti	18.1%	#2	#5	[16]
57	Ikay in Danger	February 3, 2015	#IkayInDanger	18.5%	#2	#5	[16]
58	Hiro's True Feelings	February 4, 2015	#HirosTrueFeelings	20.5%	#2	#3	[16]
59	Hiro's True Love	February 5, 2015	#HirosTrueLove	17.1%	#2	#6	[16]
60	Ikay, the Great Love	February 6, 2015	#IkayTheGreatLove	17.8%	#2	#5	[16]
61	Fight for True Love	February 9, 2015	#FightForTrueLove	18.8%	#2	#5	[17]
62	Roxanne, the Bridge	February 10, 2015	#RoxanneTheBridge	18.9%	#2	#6	[17]
63	Ikay Goes Viral	February 11, 2015	#IkayGoesViral	18.4%	#2	#7	[17]
64	Ikay's Night	February 12, 2015	#IkaysNight	20.0%	#2	#5	[17]
65	Ikay Transformation	February 13, 2015	#IkayTransformation	19.3%	#2	#3	[17]
66	Gandang Ikay	February 16, 2015	#GandangIkay	20.1%	#2	#5	[18]
67	The Precy Makeover	February 17, 2015	#ThePrecyMakeover	19.7%	#2	#4	[18]
68	Goodbye, my Siszum!	February 18, 2015	#GoodbyeMySiszum	18.4%	#2	#5	[18]
69	Victor's Secret	February 19, 2015	#VictorsSecret	18.5%	#2	#6	[18]
70	Victor or Hiro?	February 20, 2015	#VictorOrHiro	19.2%	#2	#4	[18]
71	KayRo LQ	February 23, 2015	#KayRoLQ	19.4%	#2	#3	[19]
72	Victor in Trouble	February 24, 2015	#VictorInTrouble	19.8%	#2	#4	[19]
73	Love Will Find a Way	February 25, 2015	#LoveWillFindAWay	18.2%	#2	#5	[19]
74	Ikay's Broken Trust	February 26, 2015	#IkaysBrokenTrust	17.5%	#2	#6	[19]
75	Forgive me, Ikay	February 27, 2015	#ForgiveMeIkay	17.9%	#2	#5	[19]
76	KayRo Second Chance	March 2, 2015	#KayRoSecondChance	18.3%	#2	#5	[19]
77	Love of a Father	March 3, 2015	#LoveOfAFather	17.0%	#2	#8	[19]
78	Hiro's True Family	March 4, 2015	#HirosTrueFamily	18.3%	#2	#5	[19]
79	Don't lose hope, Hiro!	March 5, 2015	#DontLoseHopeHiro	18.0%	#2	#7	[20]
80	The Finale	March 6, 2015	#MTWTheFinale	19.1%	#2	#4	[20]

References

1. "More Than Words (Full Episodes)". YouTube . Retrieved September 21, 2018.
2. "About More Than Words". GMA Network. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
3. Caligan, Michelle (September 26, 2014). "Elmo at Janine, more kilig factor sa More Than Words". GMA Network. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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External links

• Official website
• More Than Words at IMDb