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Filipino fans may now be able to watch the antics of the lovable dog Bluey as the global hit children’s animation series of the same name has arrived on Philippine screens via TV5 and is dubbed in Filipino for the very first time. Audiences at home can catch over 100 episodes of Bluey across its first two seasons weekdays (Monday to Friday) at 7:00-8:00 am and on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) at 8:00-9:00 am. Since its launch in Australia in 2018, Bluey has gained millions of fans around the world and is widely lauded for its heartfelt and funny portrayal of family life and celebration of play. These fans include celebrities Eva Mendes, Natalie Portman, and Lin-Manuel Miranda who have all appeared in the show in cameo roles. The series follows Bluey, a loveable, inexhaustible, Blue Heeler dog, who lives with her Mum, Dad and her little sister Bingo. Bluey uses her limitless energy to play games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighborhood into her world of fun.
A global-ratings hit, Bluey was the most streamed children’s show of 2023 in the United States with a viewing time of 43.9 billion minutes. The series has also enjoyed a plethora of critical success at home and abroad, winning the 2019 International Emmy Kids Award, 2022 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Children & Young People Award in the International category and numerous craft and production awards around the world. Jointly commissioned by ABC Children’s and BBC Studios Kids & Family, Bluey is produced by multi-Emmy award-winning Ludo Studio in association with Screen Queensland and Screen Australia. The series streams to US and global audiences (outside of Australia, New Zealand and China) across Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+ through a global broadcasting deal between BBC Studios Kids & Family and Disney Branded Television and is aired in native Australia via ABC Kids and ABC ME.
“Bluey has become such a huge hit worldwide and we are thrilled to be making Bluey more accessible to audiences in the Philippines with our partners at TV5. This is the first step in our ambitious plans to expand Bluey’s presence in the Philippines, both on-screen and off-screen for local fans to fully immerse themselves in the world of Bluey and her wonderful Blue Heeler family,” said BBC Studios Asia's Vice President for Brands & Marketing Sophia Spinelli. TV5 Network Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Guido R. Zaballero said, “The Kapatid Network is proud and excited to be Bluey’s home channel in the Philippines. We have no doubt that it will be a big hit with our Filipino audiences, bringing a lot of joy and laughter to families across the Philippines.”
