A Familiar Mistake: TV5 Risks Another Backlash With Its Programming Moves

Obviously, TV5 doesn’t want a repeat of what happened before—the viewer backlash when they cancelled It’s Showtime. Now they’re planning to put their new shows ( A secret in Prague and Vibe) in the timeslot of BQ and ASAP, so they need to come up with a solid explanation for ending those two programs na hindi mag re-react ang mga fans. The problem is, their PR statement feels poorly thought out. It comes off weak and pointless—almost like they’re blaming ABS-CBN just to make themselves look like the victim.