Ysabella

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Ysabella

What is the true taste of love?
Format Drama, Comedy, Romance, Cooking
Created by ABS-CBN
Directed by Rory B. Quintos
Don M. Cuaresma
Cathy Garcia - Molina
Starring Judy Ann Santos
Ryan Agoncillo
Derek Ramsay
Theme music composer Ogie Alcasid
Ending theme "Huwag Mong Iwan Ang Puso", by
Yeng Constantino
Country of origin Flag of the Philippines Philippines
Language(s) Filipino, English
No. of episodes 150 (Final)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Des D. Tanwangco
Broadcast
Original channel ABS-CBN
Picture format 480i SDTV
Original run June 25, 2007 –
January 18, 2008
External links
Official website

Ysabella was a Filipino Television romantic soap opera starring Judy Ann Santos with Ryan Agoncillo and Derek Ramsay.[1].

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[edit] Plot

The story revolves around a young cook named Ysabella Cuenca. At an early age, Ysay develops an inclination for cooking, and dreams of becoming a great cook like her mother, Rosario Cuenca.

However, her mother's misfortune causes Ysay to taste the bitterness of life. This teaches her to be meticulous and devoted to her cooking; and cynical when it comes to love. She grows with one goal in mind—to be the best cook in their area and exact revenge on the woman who was responsible for her mother's misery.

Along the way, Ysay meets two men who will show her how sweet it is to fall in love. Who will give her the right mixture of happiness? Will it be the cocky, street-smart Andrew Amarillo or the hot chef Mito Valenzuela? Or... Will it be dashing Albert Amarillo who seeks Justice for his twin, Andrew?

[edit] Cast

[edit] Extended Cast

[edit] Guest

  • Ethel Booba
  • Mickey Ferriols
  • Roderick Paulate
  • Phoemela Barranda

[edit] Reception

The pilot episode of Ysabella garnered a 28.9% in Mega Manila households according to AGB Nielsen. Its ratings were above average in its first two months, the highest was 31.5% while the lowest was 23.4%.

Starting the month of September, it was placed on later timeslots to give way to newer shows such as Kokey, Pangarap na Bituin, Lastikman, Princess Sarah, Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2, Maging Sino Ka Man and Patayin Sa Sindak Si Barbara. It started to get low ratings, it even reached its lowest: 13.9%, while the highest was 26.5%. However, there were some days that Ysabella rated higher than other ABS-CBN primetime shows despite a very late timeslot.

On its finale weeks, it never gained the ratings it reached on its pilot weeks because it was pitted against GMA-7's strong shows such as MariMar and La Vendetta. The show ended on January 18, 2008 with a 22.6% Mega Manila rating against La Vendetta's finale episode which garnered a rating of 33.4%. [2]

The show was extended many times, due it was one of the network top rater show. The show was popular in urban areas in the Philippines ,excluding Mega Manila area, even beating it's rival show Marimar sometimes. But, the show was top rater in it's pilot week/month in Mega Manila, but when the show was put in a later timeslot, the show rating suddenly decreases.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Judy Ann as Ysabella Philippine Star
  2. ^ Philippine Entertainment Portal | News | TV Ratings (Jan. 18-21): "La Vendetta" and "Ysabella" end their run; "Maging Akin Ka Lamang" starts a new one

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[edit] See also

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