Probe (Philippine TV series)

Probe Profiles
Also known as Probe
The Probe Team
The Probe Team Documentaries
Genre Public affairs
Created by Probe Productions, Inc.
Developed by Probe Productions, Inc.
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs (1987-1988; 2005-2010)
GMA News and Public Affairs (1988-2003)
ABC News and Public Affairs (2004-2005)
Starring Cheche Lazaro
Opening theme "Probe Profiles theme" composed by Reev Robledo
Country of origin Philippines
Original language(s) English (1987–1998)
Filipino (1998–2010)
No. of episodes n/a
Production
Running time 1 hour
Release
Original network ABS-CBN:
(March 6, 1987 – December 1987; August 18, 2005 – June 30, 2010)
GMA Network:
(May 20, 1988 – November 25, 2003)
ABC:
(June 2004 – April 2005)
Picture format 480i SDTV
Original release March 6, 1987 (1987-03-06) – June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)
Chronology
Related shows Reporter's Notebook (GMA Network)
Investigative Documentaries (GMA News TV)
External links
Website www.probetv.com

Probe Profiles (formerly known as Probe, The Probe Team and The Probe Team Documentaries) was a Philippine public affairs program being aired on ABS-CBN (formerly with GMA Network and TV5) and on its sister cable channel, the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). It is hosted by Cheche Lazaro and is produced by Probe Productions Inc., under a joint co-production agreement with ABS-CBN, GMA Network and ABC.

The show, considered as the pioneer television news-magazine in the Philippines, started airing in 1987 on ABS-CBN, with Lazaro, Maria Ressa (formerly ABS-CBN News head and former CNN Jakarta bureau chief) and Luchi Cruz-Valdez (currently TV5 News and Information (News5) Head and former ABS-CBN Current Affairs head as well as former GMA Network executive) at the helm. After nine months, it moved to GMA Network as a blocktimer. It was in GMA where The Probe Team had its longest run in its history. The show recently ended on June 30, 2010 for almost 23 years.

History

After more than two decades of censorship and repression, press freedom was immediately restored with the dismantling of the Marcos dictatorship by a popular revolt in 1986 (People Power Revolution). Media ownership was turned over to an enthusiastic private sector eager to take advantage of the newfound democratic space.

Probe Productions Inc. was a product of the euphoric period. Convinced that Filipinos need more than just the news, four pioneering journalists – Cheche Lazaro, Maria Ressa, Luchi Cruz-Valdez, Tony Velasquez, and Angie Ramos – adopted the investigative newsmagazine format and called the television program Probe. The project, which was first broadcast over ABS-CBN, turned out to be the country’s first, most awarded and longest-running, investigative newsmagazine show.

To make investigative pieces a main fixture in Philippine television, the group put up its own production house and continued with what it started. Operating from a small bedroom, the show’s one-hour reports were broadcast as monthly specials by a new television station—GMA Network. After the third telecast, in response to enthusiastic reviews, GMA gave The Probe Team (Probe’s new name) a weekly slot. The first weekly telecast began on May 20, 1988.

The Probe Team, or Probe Profiles, is known for fearlessly exposing the hard truths in Philippine society. No non-sense and hard-hitting, Probe tackles pressing societal concerns through the eyes of various stakeholders and calls a spade a spade. It engenders a deeper understanding and appreciation of issues by way of stories that capture the hearts and minds of viewers.

PAGCOR Controversy

Due to a controversy surrounding one of its features which involved a Philippine government official close to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2003, its contract with GMA was terminated. As a result, it moved to ABC and renamed the show The Probe Team Documentaries.[1]

The show returned to its original home, ABS-CBN, in 2005, and was retitled back to Probe. It has continued the tradition of airing provocative documentaries and investigative reports. On June 17, 2009, it was known as Probe Profiles.

Final Host

Probe Alumni

Awards and recognitions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GMA 7 denies allegations of Probe Team's Lazaro". INQ7.net. November 14, 2003.
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