Startalk (Philippine talk show)

*Startalk*
Startalk
	Title card from 2014 to 2015
Also known as	Startalk: The Only Showbiz Authority; Startalk TX;
Genre	Talk show
Directed by	Floy Quintos
Presented by	Lolit Solis ; Butch Francisco; Joey de Leon ; Ricky Lo ; Heart Evangelista ;
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	1,024
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	45–120 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	October 8, 1995 –; September 12, 2015

Last updated February 07, 2025

Startalk, formerly called as Startalk: The Only Showbiz Authority and Startalk TX is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Boy Abunda, Kris Aquino and Lolit Solis, it premiered on October 8, 1995. The show concluded on September 12, 2015, with a total of 1,024 episodes. Solis, Butch Francisco, Joey de Leon, Ricky Lo and Heart Evangelista served as the final hosts. It is the longest running talk show in the Philippines.^[1]

Overview

Startalk premiered on October 8, 1995, and was filmed at the Fernandina Suites. Boy Abunda, Kris Aquino and Lolit Solis served as the hosts. Aquino left the show in 1996 and Dawn Zulueta later joined as a host. In 1997, Zulueta quit the show and Rosanna Roces served as her replacement. The show also featured Steve, Fayatollah and Pepita as segment hosts of T! The Tigbak Authority. Steve also served as a regular voice-over for the show. The show later added new segments such as Da Who, Startalk True Stories and Alok Bati. On June 5, 1999, Abunda departed the show and was replaced by Butch Francisco. In June 2004, Roces left the show.^[2]

Lorna Tolentino and Joey de Leon became guest co-hosts until they were promoted as regular hosts.^[3] In 2008, Tolentino left the show and Ricky Lo of The Philippine Star served as her replacement.

In April 2010, the show was retitled as Startalk TX.^[4] In 2013, Heart Evangelista joined as a host. The show's 1,000th episode aired on March 21, 2015, while its 1,024th episode served as the final episode. It featured a lookback on the show with clips of the previously aired episodes and a segment featuring Abunda.

Hosts

Boy Abunda

Joey de Leon

Heart Evangelista

Lolit Solis (1995–2015)^[5]
Boy Abunda (1995–99)^[6]
Kris Aquino (1995–96)^[7]
Dawn Zulueta (1996–97)
Rosanna Roces (1997–2004)^[5]
Butch Francisco (1999–2015)^[5]
Lorna Tolentino (2004–08)
Joey de Leon (2004–15)
Ricky Lo (2008–15)
Heart Evangelista (2013–15)

Segment hosts

Pepita (1998–2010)
Fayatollah (1998–2010)
Steve (1998–2010)
Chariz Solomon (2007–15)
Jan Manual (2007–15)
Vaness del Moral (2007–15)
Alyssa Alano (2008–13)
Nina Kodaka (2010–15)
Nathalie Hart (2010–15)

Ratings

According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the final episode of Startalk scored a 12.7% rating.^[8]

Accolades

Accolades received by *Startalk*
Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1996	10th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Won
1999	13th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Won
1999	13th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show Host		Won
2000	14th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Won
2002	16th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Won
2003	17th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated
2003	17th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Rosanna Roces	Nominated
2004	18th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Butch Francisco	Nominated
		Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Rosanna Roces	Nominated
		Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lolit Solis	Nominated
2006	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Won
2006	20th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated
2007	21st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lorna Tolentino	Nominated	^[9]
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated
		Best New Female TV Personality	Chariz Solomon	Nominated
		Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated
2008	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lolit Solis	Nominated	^[10]
2008	22nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated	^[10]
2009	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[11]
2009	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated	^[11]
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[12]
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated	^[12]
2011	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Showbiz Talk Program	Startalk	Nominated	^[13]
	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Showbiz Talk Program Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[13]
	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[14]
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Ricky Lo	Nominated
		Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated
2012	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Butch Francisco	Nominated	^[15]
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Ricky Lo	Nominated
		Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated
2013	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Showbiz Talk Program	Startalk	Nominated	^[16]
	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Male Showbiz Talk Program Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[16]
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lolit Solis	Nominated	^[17]
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated
			Butch Francisco	Nominated
			Ricky Lo	Nominated
		Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Won	^[18]
2014	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Showbiz Talk Program	Startalk TX	Nominated	^[19]
	ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Male Showbiz Talk Program Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated	^[19]
	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Heart Evangelista	Nominated	^[20]
		Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lolit Solis	Nominated
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated
			Butch Francisco	Nominated
			Ricky Lo	Won
		Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Heart Evangelista	Nominated	^[21]
		Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Lolit Solis	Nominated
		Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host	Joey de Leon	Nominated
			Butch Francisco	Nominated
			Ricky Lo	Won
		Best Showbiz Oriented Talk Show	Startalk	Nominated

Notes

↑ 2012–15
↑ 2010–12

References

↑ "Top 10 Longest-Running TV Shows in the Philippines". LionhearTV. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
↑ "Rosanna and her "foes"". PEP. April 9, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
↑ "Twitter". Twitter.
↑ "Joey de Leon: "Sa lahat ng mga shows ko, sa Startalk yung talagang nagpi-fiesta ako."". PEP.
1 2 3 Valderrama, Evangeline. "Rosanna Roces mourns death of Startalk director Floy Quintos". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
↑ Tomada, Nathalie (January 11, 2023). "Boy Abunda kicks off Kapuso comeback with two new shows". The Philippine Star . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
↑ Francisco, Butch (November 16, 2002). "The show I tried to kill". The Philippine Star . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
↑ Ching, Mark Angelo (September 17, 2015). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Ratings (Sept 11-13, 2015): It's Showtime gets low ratings even with Pastillas Girl; AlDub tandem conquers weekend ratings". PEP. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
↑ "PMPC bares nominees in the 21st Star Awards for Television". PEP. October 21, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
↑ Navarro, Mell T. (October 16, 2008). "PMPC bares nominees for "22nd Star Awards for Television"". PEP. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
↑ Reyes, William R. (October 26, 2009). "23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
↑ Reyes, William R. (October 25, 2010). "24th Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
↑ Calderon, Ricky (October 29, 2011). "Golden Screen TV Awards nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
↑ Llanes, Rommel R. (October 29, 2012). "25th Star Awards for TV nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
↑ "PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV". PEP. September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Calderon, Ricky (February 1, 2013). "2013 Golden Screen TV Awards nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
↑ "ABS-CBN dominates nominations for 27th Star Awards for Television". PEP. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
↑ "Full list of winners of the 27th Star Awards for Television". LionhearTV. November 24, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
↑ Calderon, Ricky (February 12, 2014). "Golden Screen TV Awards nominees revealed; German Moreno will receive Gawad Dolphy Lifetime Achievement Award". PEP. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
↑ "28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed". PEP. November 5, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ "Full List: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler . December 4, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

External links

Startalk at IMDb

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[1] 2012–15

[2] 2010–12

[3] "Top 10 Longest-Running TV Shows in the Philippines". LionhearTV. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[4] "Rosanna and her "foes"". PEP. April 9, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2024.

[5] "Twitter". Twitter.

[6] "Joey de Leon: "Sa lahat ng mga shows ko, sa Startalk yung talagang nagpi-fiesta ako."". PEP.

[hosts-7] 1 2 3 Valderrama, Evangeline. "Rosanna Roces mourns death of Startalk director Floy Quintos". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[8] Tomada, Nathalie (January 11, 2023). "Boy Abunda kicks off Kapuso comeback with two new shows". The Philippine Star . Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[9] Francisco, Butch (November 16, 2002). "The show I tried to kill". The Philippine Star . Retrieved September 16, 2020.

[10] Ching, Mark Angelo (September 17, 2015). "AGB Nielsen Mega Manila Ratings (Sept 11-13, 2015): It's Showtime gets low ratings even with Pastillas Girl; AlDub tandem conquers weekend ratings". PEP. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

[11] "PMPC bares nominees in the 21st Star Awards for Television". PEP. October 21, 2007. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[12] Navarro, Mell T. (October 16, 2008). "PMPC bares nominees for "22nd Star Awards for Television"". PEP. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[13] Reyes, William R. (October 26, 2009). "23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[14] Reyes, William R. (October 25, 2010). "24th Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[15] Calderon, Ricky (October 29, 2011). "Golden Screen TV Awards nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[16] Llanes, Rommel R. (October 29, 2012). "25th Star Awards for TV nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 2, 2020.

[17] "PMPC bares nominees for 26th Star Awards for TV". PEP. September 26, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[18] Calderon, Ricky (February 1, 2013). "2013 Golden Screen TV Awards nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved August 24, 2020.

[19] "ABS-CBN dominates nominations for 27th Star Awards for Television". PEP. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[20] "Full list of winners of the 27th Star Awards for Television". LionhearTV. November 24, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2020.

[21] Calderon, Ricky (February 12, 2014). "Golden Screen TV Awards nominees revealed; German Moreno will receive Gawad Dolphy Lifetime Achievement Award". PEP. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

[22] "28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed". PEP. November 5, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[23] "Full List: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler . December 4, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

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Startalk
Title card from 2014 to 2015
Also known as	Startalk: The Only Showbiz Authority^[a] Startalk TX^[b]
Genre	Talk show
Directed by	Floy Quintos
Presented by	Lolit Solis Butch Francisco Joey de Leon Ricky Lo Heart Evangelista
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	1,024
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	45–120 minutes
Production company	GMA Entertainment TV
Original release
Network	GMA Network
Release	October 8, 1995 (1995-10-08) – September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)