Jimmy does drama in "Maalaala Mo Kaya"

CEBU, Philippines -  Veteran comedian Jimmy Santos will make the Kapamilya viewers cry this Saturday (December 17) as he topbills the ‘Panganay’ episode of "Maalaala Mo Kaya" alongside young actor Joseph Marco.

Witness the sacrifices of a son who took on the responsibilities of his parents who were imprisoned for alleged illegal recruitment activities.

Jimmy and Joseph share the small screen with Susan Africa, Nikki Bagaporo, Makisig Morales, Barbie Sabino, Dang Cruz, Neil Sese, Racquel Villavicencio, Crispin Pineda, Elaine Quemuel, and Jovic Susim.

The ‘Panganay’ episode was researched by Mae Rose Balanay, written by Benson Logronio, and directed by Wenn Deramas.

Value your family tonight in the longest running drama anthology of Asia, "Maalaala Mo Kaya" (MMK), after "Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition" on ABS-CBN.

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“Walang Hanggan” grand full trailer premieres this Saturday.

The grand full trailer of the highly-anticipated Primetime Bida drama series “Walang Hanggan” will premiere tonight within “Maalaala Mo Kaya” timeslot.

Get a glimpse of the biggest teleserye of 2012 featuring a power-house cast composed of two queens of Philippine cinema, Susan Roces and Helen Gamboa; well-regarded actors, Rita Avila, Melissa Ricks, Joem Bascon, and Paulo Avelino; ‘eternal love team’ of Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta; and the first-ever onscreen team up of Julia Montes and Coco Martin.

Catch the full trailer and discover the ‘never-ending’ thrill that “Walang Hanggan” is expected to showcase this 2012.

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Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto in the last “Spooky Nights” for 2011

“Spooky Nights” goes full-force on horror in its last episode for the year, featuring celebrity couple Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto with Magic Palayok child star, Angeli Nicole Sanoy.

2011 has been a good year for the horror program and it continues to dominate its time slot on Saturday nights. Last December 3 and 10, “Spooky Nights” scored 29.7% and 29.9% household audience shares in Mega Manila respectively, according to overnight data supplied by Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.

Tonight, “Spooky Nights” promises to keep viewers glued to their TV sets once again with a scary yet heartwarming episode. Set in a small carnival, “Perya” tells of two lonely people who rediscover the meaning of Christmas when they meet an orphan named Alice (Angeli).

Jackie (Claudine) has been fooled by too many men that she has lost her faith in love. Now, she disguises herself as a boyish woman to discourage men from courting her. On the other hand, her friend Jilmer (Raymart) is a soft-hearted man who always ends up being brokenhearted because women take advantage of his kindness.

Jackie meets Alice because of an incident in the carnival that she manages. Upon knowing that the girl is an orphan, Jackie decides to take her in despite Jilmer’s warning that Alice might be a part of an illegal syndicate.

Unknown to the two adults, Alice is worse than a syndicate. She has a very dark past and her desperate need for parental love becomes a psychotic obsession that makes her kill the people who disappoint her. Can Jackie and Jilmer get away from Alice now that she has entered their life and begun killing the people around them?

With Mel Kimura and Tom Olivar, “Spooky Nights Presents: Perya” is created for TV by Director Uro Q. Dela Cruz and Headwriter Senedy Que.

Do not miss the last offering of “Spooky Nights” in 2011 after Manny Many Prizes tonight on GMA-7.

MTV names Katy Perry its 1st artist of the year

Katy Perry's run of No. 1 singles has earned her the distinction of becoming MTV's first artist of the year.

Perry topped Adele after a spirited discussion among MTV's internal panel of experts, the network said Thursday. Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" was chosen top song of 2011, said Amy Doyle, the network's chief of music programming.

MTV also declared Skrillex its electronic dance music artist of the year over David Guetta.

Different parts of MTV would make "best of" lists in the past, but the network wanted to establish a franchise that brought all its online and TV arms together and emphasized MTV's music roots, Doyle said. The network, established in 1981, hopes it becomes an annual thing.

Seven panelists made the final choice, and their deliberations were featured in MTV programming this week.

"Rolling in the Deep" was an obvious selection as top song, Doyle said. Runners-up were Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass" and Rihanna's "We Found Love."

"I loved the song the moment I wrote it," Adele said. "The melody and the beat added some conviction to it. I think that's why people connected with it."

Perry's achievement of tying Michael Jackson's "Bad" as the only albums to yield five No. 1 singles was particularly impressive, Doyle said. Along with the title cut, "California Gurls," ''E.T.," ''Firework" and "Last Friday Night" (T.G.I.F.) all topped the charts. She's trying to beat the record with the current single "The One That Got Away."

"You just really felt her presence in pop culture throughout the year," Doyle said.

Skrillex, whose real name is Sonny Moore, describes his music as a combination of "dubstep, electro and glitch." MTV included the category of best electronic dance music artist to pay tribute to the way the style is taking off with its young viewers, she said.

MTV also asked its viewers to vote on their choice of the best live performances shown on MTV all year. Their choice was "Hurricane" by Thirty Seconds to Mars. (FREEMAN)