Tonight with Boy Abunda

Tonight with Boy Abunda
Title card
Also known as	TWBA
Genre	Talk show Entertainment news Commentary
Developed by	ABS-CBN Corporation
Written by	Karen Abrenica
Directed by	Arnel Natividad
Presented by	Boy Abunda
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	Filipino (primary) English (secondary)
No. of episodes	1,156 (final)
Production
Executive producer	Nancy Yabut
Production locations	Studio 8, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Production company	ABS-CBN Studios
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) – May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)
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Tonight with Boy Abunda is a Philippine television talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Hosted by Boy Abunda, it aired on the network's Primetime Bida line up from September 28, 2015 to May 4, 2020, replacing Aquino & Abunda Tonight and was replaced by The World Tonight on Kapamilya Channel and Balitang A2Z on A2Z's late-night timeslot.

Format

Similar to its predecessor, the show gives a run-down of daily top stories with topics raging from showbiz, lifestyle, homosexuality and politics, with the promise to deliver its segments "from layman's point of view", and with perspectives on how certain issues can affect viewers' daily lives.

Final hosts

Boy Abunda served as the host.

• Boy Abunda

Final segments

• Life Line
• Hot Seat
• Fast Talk
• Golden Mirror
• 5 in 45
• T.M.I. The Main Issue
• The A List
• The TWBA Test: Tama o Mali
• 2 Be Honest ^[1]
• Sinong Guilty?
• POPster Quiz
• Legit or Lie

Production

The show suspended the production of its new episodes and aired re-runs from March 16 to May 4, 2020, due to the Luzon enhanced community quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines until the network's shutdown due to the cease and desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise granted in 1995. However, the current status of the talk show remained unknown until it was replaced by The World Tonight on July 27, 2020. The show eventually did not go back on-air as Boy Abunda returned to GMA Network on December 15, 2022. ^[2]

References

1. ""TWBA" celebrates 2nd year with special weeklong "2 Be Honest" episodes". entertainment.abs-cbn.com. November 25, 2017.
2. "Boy Abunda returns to GMA Network". GMA News. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.