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In a world full of love and heartaches, It's Showtime’s “EXpecially For You” stands out as a deeply moving and inspirational segment of the show, offering much more than the lighthearted entertainment typically found in dating programs. It delves into the heart of what makes us human: our capacity to love, our resilience during heartbreaks, and our determination to search for new happiness. Since its inception in late 2023, the segment has been highly anticipated by viewers and a consistently becoming a top trending topic on social media and generate strong online viewership numbers everyday.
“EXpecially For You” is unlike any other dating show that has been usually seen in previous variety shows aired on local television and those anticipating and enjoying the segment are encouraged and inspired not only by its topics but also by what it brings that would surely help improve themselves in love and life in today's modern world. Here are five reasons why it is so.
• Relatable relationship stories: "EXpecially for You" features real-life stories of individuals who have overcome hardships in their past relationships, just like what most of us go through even once in our lives. Viewers get to see green and red flags in each searchee just like how they would determine it in their own lives.
• Diverse range of searchers and searchees: Diverging from the typical dating shows on mainstream media, “EXpecially For You” welcome different kinds of people to serve as the searchers and searchees. The segment features people of different genders, ages, shapes, sizes, professions and family backgrounds.
• Emotional connection: While the segment aims to bond the searcher and a searchee, “EXpecially For You” fosters an emotional connection with viewers and hosts through the searchers' touching and genuine stories. The show's main host and Asia's Unkabogable Phenomenal Superstar Vice Ganda recently trended for showing support to a searcher with alopecia by removing her own wig on national television. It goes to show that their stories go beyond entertainment, offering moments of reflection, inspiration, and hope.
• Opening of new conversations: The new generation is not afraid of talking about topics which are not typically addressed on television. “EXpecially For You” became a platform for the guests and hosts to give awareness about cheating, consent, family problems, modern relationship situations, and among others.
• Promotes values and lessons in love and life: "EXpecially for You" often imparts valuable lessons about resilience, kindness, forgiveness and strength when it comes to love and life. More than just finding a date, the searchers bare their hearts to remind viewers to cherish their own relationships as well as letting go of the toxic ones. Above all, the segment empowers guests and viewers alike and validates the complexities of human emotion.
"EXpecially for You" is more than a dating show because it prioritizes connections, kindness, and social impact over romance, offering meaningful content that resonates deeply with viewers. Meanwhile, It's Showtime continues to discover and showcase the singing prowess of aspiring talents representing their respective schools in "Tawag Ng Tanghalan: The School Showdown"; provide fun and laughter all-around with the hosts and the Showtime Kids in "Karaokids", "Showing Bulilit" and the recently launched "Bata Bata Pick"; and be inspired and motivated by stories of ordinary people through the show's acts of kindness providing a share of earnings won by the winning teams in these highly entertaining segments.
Catch ABS-CBN Studios' It's Showtime, the top-rating and top trending noontime variety show in the Philippines, every Monday to Saturday at 12:00 noon on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment's official YouTube channel and Facebook page, A2Z, ALLTV, GMA, GTV, Kapuso Stream on GMA Network's official YouTube channel, GMA Network's Facebook page and iWantTFC. It is also available outside the Philippines on The Filipino Channel (TFC) and GMA Pinoy TV. Meanwhile, you may catch the program's online show “Showtime Online U” on It's Showtime's YouTube channel and Facebook page every Monday to Saturday at 11:45 am and Kapamilya Online Live during the show's commercial breaks.
