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Developed by Malou N. Santos First episode date 27 January 2014 Number of episodes 98 Number of seasons 1 | 8.1/10 IMDb Creative director(s) Johnny delos Santos Final episode date 13 June 2014 Director Francis O. Villacorta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Henry King QuitanJay Fernando Written by Ronalisa CoReign Andre LolengGeneriza Reyes Directed by Rory B QuintosDado Lumibao Cast Similar Tubig at Langis, Bridges of Love, Walang Hanggan (2012 TV series) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The legal wife episode the secret circle
The Legal Wife is a 2014 Philippine melodramatic family drama television series directed by Rory B. Quintos and Dado C. Lumibao, that served as a primetime comeback for Angel Locsin who had last starred in the fantasy drama television series Imortal in 2010, and the first television series for JC de Vera on ABS-CBN. Together with Locsin and de Vera, the series is also topbilled by Jericho Rosales and Maja Salvador. The series was aired on ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida evening block and worldwide on The Filipino Channel from January 27, 2014 to June 13, 2014, replacing Maria Mercedes.
Contents
- The legal wife episode the secret circle
- The legal wife full trailer
- Plot
- Main cast
- Supporting cast
- Extended cast
- Guest Cast
- Production
- Scheduling
- Critical reception
- Television ratings
- Theme song
- Trivia
- References
The legal wife full trailer
Plot
The story revolves around Monica Santiago (Angel Locsin). Due to the past she encountered with her mother Eloisa (Rio Locsin), her life is put through the test in a whole new environment with her father Javier (Christopher de Leon), and her two brothers Javi (Joem Bascon) and Jasper (Ahron Villena). Through a set of circumstances, she will meet and fall in love with Adrian (Jericho Rosales), the man who will teach her how to love again, and the man who can also break her heart.
Main cast
Supporting cast
Extended cast
Extended cast
Guest Cast
Production
Prior to the official airing of the show, its working titles were originally known as Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin, and as Tubig at Langis. Jake Cuenca was originally part of the main cast, but was replaced by JC de Vera. Paulo Avelino was also reported to be part of the series but later backed out due to personal reasons. Avelino was later replaced by Jericho Rosales.
Filming of the series began in October 2013.
Scheduling
The Legal Wife was originally planned to air on October 28, 2013. It was later pushed back to November 2013 and was set to replace Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin. But due to the request of Koreanovela fans and taping conflicts because of Typhoon Yolanda, the airing was postponed because of Korean drama When a Man Falls in Love. Eventually, the series had its pilot episode broadcast last January 27, 2014 as part of ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida block. Initially, the series was supposed to replace When a Man Falls in Love, but later ends up taking over the timeslot vacated by Maria Mercedes due to the demanding request of Koreanovela fans.
Critical reception
Prior to the official airing of the television series, ABS-CBN launched several teasers of the show. One was the slapping scene between Angel Locsin and Maja Salvador's characters aired on January 1, 2014. The trailer was well received and went even viral all over the web, creating parodies and memes.
Since the first episode, the show became a hot topic online and even trended on Twitter worldwide.
Television ratings
Basing on the data gathered by Kantar Media, the pilot episode earned 21.1% of national viewership, making it the 5th most watched primetime program. It also topped its timeslot beating its rival program Rhodora X of GMA Network which garnered a rating of 11%. From the data gathered by AGB Nielsen Philippines, the program registered of 23.9% Mega Manila viewership, beating Rhodora X which only registered a viewership of 15.8%. During the month of January, the show garnered an average rating of 21.5%—basing on Kantar Media's national ratings survey—landing as the 8th most watched primetime program. The show received an all-time high rating on April 24, 2014 with a whopping 29.4%, higher than average in a show in its time slot based on Kantar Media. On June 11, 2014, The Legal Wife beat its previous all-time high rating, and garnered a staggering 31.7% compared to its rival show, Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real from GMA Network, which only received 9.6%, based on Kantar Media. The Legal Wife's finale episode beat its previous all-time high rating again, and clocked in at a high 36.2%. It became a heated trending topic on social media with the hashtag #TLWTheEndOfAnAffair and was the highest rated show that day.
| The Finale of ABS-CBN's hit family drama series "The Legal Wife," starring ANGEL LOCSIN, Jericho Rosales, Maja Salvador and JC De Vera topped the list of the most-watched TV Programs nationwide last Friday (June 13). According to the data from Kantar Media, the episode dubbed as 'The End of Affair,' hit its all-time national TV rating of 36.2%, which was a record-breaking achievement for a show aired on the 9:15PM time slot. The finale ratings was four times higher than GMA's "Ang Dalawang Mrs. Real" (8.8%).
Theme song
The theme song Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin? was originally performed by Sharon Cuneta and served as the theme song for the 1996 film Madrasta, which also starred Cuneta alongside Zsa Zsa Padilla and Christopher de Leon. The film was produced by Star Cinema. It was covered by Angeline Quinto and it was used as the theme song for the TV series.
Trivia
JC de Vera that marks his first teleserye on ABS-CBN and also marks first primetime drama series as he transferred as a biggest hottest Kapamilya leading man as this country being Kapamilya respectively.