Wowowee is off to a good start when it topped the daytime race on January 1, 2009.

It’s been a while since the ABS-CBN noontime show hit no. 1 in Mega Manila tv ratings although it has been consistent in dominating the NUTAM daytime race in the previous year.

Another ABS-CBN show fared very well on New Year’s Day and it’s Ryan Agoncillo’s Pieta which climbed to 3rd place beating kapuso soaps Saan Darating ang Umaga and Daisy Siete.

Dyosa also experienced the “New Year’s Day” streak as it placed 2nd to Luna Mystika in the primetime race. And last Sunday, ABS-CBN’s musical variety show “ASAP” did the same thing as Wowowee, beating it’s rival on its first episode of the year.

Is this the beginning of ABS-CBN’s reign in Mega Manila? We shall find out.

Here are the Top 10 daytime and primetime programs from January 1 to 4, 2009 based on the overnight ratings conducted by AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:

January 1, Thursday

Daytime:

1. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 18.3%
2. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 16.4%
3. Pieta (ABS-CBN) – 14.8%
4. Saan Darating ang Umaga? (GMA-7) – 14.7%
5. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) – 13%
6. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) – 12.5%
7. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 9.2%
8. SiS (GMA-7) – 8.8%
9. Boy & Kris (ABS-CBN) – 8.5%

Primetime:

1. Luna Mystika (GMA-7) – 28.4%
2. Dyosa (ABS-CBN) – 25.9 %
3. 24 Oras (GMA-7) / TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 25.6%
4. Gagambino (GMA-7) – 24.7%
5. I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) – 24.4%
6. Eva Fonda (ABS-CBN) – 22.6%
7. Lalola (GMA-7) – 22.4%
8. Pinoy Fear Factor (ABS-CBN) – 19.3%
9. Family Feud (GMA-7) / Money War (GMA-7) – 17.3%
10. Kapamilya, Deal Or No Deal (ABS-CBN) – 14.7%

January 2, Friday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 22.1%
2. Saan Darating ang Umaga? (GMA-7) – 21.4%
3. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 19%
4. Daisy Siete (GMA-7) – 18.6%
5. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) – 16.7%
6. Pieta (ABS-CBN) – 14.3%
7. La Traicion (ABS-CBN) – 11.1%
8. Rosalinda (GMA-7) – 10.1%
9. SiS (GMA-7) – 9.8%
10. Boy & Kris (ABS-CBN) – 9%

Primetime:

1. Luna Mystika (GMA-7) – 31.5%
2. Gagambino (GMA-7) – 29.1%
3. Lalola (GMA-7) – 28.1%
4. 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 27.7%
5. I Love Betty La Fea (ABS-CBN) – 27.2%
6. Dyosa (ABS-CBN) – 26.4%
7. Eva Fonda (ABS-CBN) – 25.9%
8. Money War (GMA-7) – 24%
9. TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) – 23.9%
10. Bubble Gang (GMA-7) – 21.3%

January 3, Saturday

Daytime:

1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 23.2%
2. Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) – 22.1%
3. Wowowee (ABS-CBN) – 20%
4. Startalk (GMA-7) – 19.5%
5. Pinoy Records (GMA-7) – 18.7%
6. Komiks Presents Mars Ravelo’s Dragonna (ABS-CBN) – 16.2%
7. Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) – 13.8%
8. Takeshi’s Castle (GMA-7) – 12.9%
9. Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) – 10.6%
10. Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) – 10.4%

Primetime:

1. Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) – 33.1%
2. Imbestigador (GMA-7) – 30.2%
3. Bitoy’s Funniest Videos (GMA-7) – 29.7%
4. Kakasa Ka Ba Sa Grade 5? (GMA-7) – 25.1%
5. Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) – 23.8%
6. Banana Split (ABS-CBN) – 20.3%
7. XXX (ABS-CBN) – 18.2%
8. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) – 18.1%
9. Sine Totoo (GMA-7) – 14.3%
10. TV Patrol World Linggo (ABS-CBN) – 10.6%

January 4, Sunday

Daytime:

1. ASAP ‘08 (ABS-CBN) – 18.5%
2. Showbiz Central (GMA-7) – 15.1%
3. SOP (GMA-7) – 14.3%
4. Dear Friend (GMA-7) – 12.6%
5. The Buzz (ABS-CBN) – 11.6%
6. Takeshi’s Castle (GMA-7) – 11.5%
7. Your Song Presents My Only Hope (ABS-CBN) – 9.9%
8. Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) – 8.7%

Primetime:

1. Mel & Joey (GMA-7) – 28.5%
2. Kap’s Amazing Stories (GMA-7) – 26.5%
3. Family Feud: Celebrity Edition (GMA-7) – 26.3%
4. All Star K (GMA-7) – 25.3%
5. Rated K (ABS-CBN) – 23.1%
6. Ful Haus (GMA-7) – 20.1%
7. The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) – 19.7%
8. SNBO (GMA-7) – 18.5%
9. Sharon (ABS-CBN) – 16.6%
10. Goin’ Bulilit (ABS-CBN) – 16.5%

Source: AGB Nielsen Philippines via PEP