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ABS-CBN’s first kusina-serye "MasterChef Pinoy Edition" was off to a strong start after its pilot episode that featured host Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo and the inspiring stories of amateur chef auditionees on Monday claimed an early lead in ratings. The local version of the hit culinary competition posted a national TV rating of 18.1%, according to latest data from Kantar Media, while its rival programs - GMA’s Knock Out (9.7%) and Cielo de Angelina (6.7%) and TV5’s Face to Face (5.3%) - trailed far behind. Aside from trending on Twitter in the Philippines, it also claimed the eighth spot inthe top 20 most watched programs in the country and even scored higher than all of GMA and TV5’s primetime series. "MasterChef Pinoy Edition" which also features chef-judges Fernando Aracama, Rolando Laudico and JP Anglo, airs Mondays to Fridays before "Be Careful with My Heart" on ABS-CBN’s Umaganda block.

Kitchen Superstar is consistently on Top 10 Daytime program since its premiere last Monday, April 4, 2011. KS is also consistently ahead on its rival programme in terms of timeslot, 'Showtime'. April 5, Tuesday  Daytime: 1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 12% 2. Temptation of Wife (GMA-7) – 9% 3. Face To Face (TV5) – 8.4% 4. My Lover My Wife (GMA-7) – 7.6% 5. Nita Negrita (GMA-7) – 6.8% 6. Dragon Ball Z Kai (GMA-7) – 6.7% 7. Alakdana (GMA-7) – 6.6% 8. Kitchen Superstar (GMA-7) – 5.7% 9. Ghost Fighter (GMA-7) – 5.5% 10. Showtime (ABS-CBN) / Balitaang Tapat (TV5) – 4.7% April 6, Wednesday  Daytime: 1. Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 12.6% 2. Temptation of Wife (GMA-7) – 10.2% 3. My Lover My Wife (GMA-7) – 8.1% 4. Face To Face (TV5) / Nita Negrita (GMA-7) – 7.3% 5. Alakdana (GMA-7) – 7.2% 6. Dragon Ball Z Kai (GMA-7) – 5.9% 7. Kitchen Superstar (GMA-7) – 5.6% 8. Showtime (ABS-CBN) – 5.3% 9. Ghost Fighter (GMA-7) – 4.9% 10. Summer Power: Lastikman (ABS-CBN) – 4.8% April

Kitchen Superstar's Pilot Episode made it to top 10 Daytime program taking the No.7 spot with 13.6 audience share. Here are the TV ratings in the Philippines last April 4, 2011 (Monday) based on AGB Nielsen Mega Manila People and Household Ratings: Daytime: Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) – 28.9% Temptation of Wife (GMA-7) – 21.8% My Lover My Wife (GMA-7) – 19.8% Nita Negrita (GMA-7) – 18.5% Alakdana (GMA-7) – 18.1% Dragon Ball Z Kai (GMA-7) – 14% Kitchen Superstar (GMA-7) – 13.6% Ghost Fighter (GMA-7) – 13.1% Jackie Chan Adventures (GMA-7) – 11.4% Summer Power: CJ7 (ABS-CBN) – 11.1% Primetime: Mara Clara (ABS-CBN) – 26.5% 24 Oras (GMA-7) – 24.4% The Baker King (GMA-7) – 24.2% Captain Barbell (GMA-7) – 24.1% Mutya (ABS-CBN) / Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin (ABS-CBN) – 23.8% Dwarfina (GMA-7) – 23.3% I ♥You Pare (GMA-7) – 22.1% Magic Palayok (GMA-7) – 21.6% TV Patrol (ABS-CBN) – 20.4% Imortal (ABS-CBN) – 19.1%