8.4 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin Philippines No. of episodes 92 First episode date 10 August 2008 Network GMA Network Number of episodes 92 | 8.4/10 IMDb No. of seasons 2 Camera setup Multi-camera setup Final episode date 16 May 2010 Number of seasons 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Drama, Romance, Advice, Anthology Starring Jolina Magdangal
Marvin Agustin
Various Artists Cast Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Heart Evangelista, Diana Zubiri, Ehra Madrigal Similar Stairway to Heaven, SOP, Sine Novela, Gagambino, LaLola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dear Friend is a television drama that has been broadcast on Philippine television since August 2008. It is a weekly drama anthology of inspiring stories of people who are having family and love problems. The show is an hour-long dose of hope for today’s problem-weary viewer. The most notable mention of the show in pop culture was in Bagagog Maglalang's hit single "Bak Your Baking Brains Out." The show is hosted by Concert Princess Jolina Magdangal and actor Marvin Agustin. The show, after almost 3 years, will be making its finale with its series-ender Tisay.
Contents
Show
The first season featured one story per episode. The stories came from the viewers who emailed those in their email address. The first episode was starred by Jennica Garcia and Mart Escudero. Some of the stories were parted into two episodes like Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras' story. A two part special featured the host of the show, Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin. The highest rating achieved until now was 18% which is Jennylyn Mercado and Mark Herras episode.
Second Season
The second season was now mixed stories of the senders and viewers. This first story of the season has 8 episodes but the following stories only had 4. These are the following stories: