SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (or simply SNN) is a late-night entertainment news program broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show premiered on February 16, 2009, replacing Pinoy Fear Factor. It was originally anchored by Boy Abunda and Kris Aquino. Following the inauguration of Benigno Aquino III as president on June 2010, Aquino was replaced by Bianca Gonzalez as anchor.
On September 9, 2011, SNN aired its final broadcast after 2 years and was replaced by Nasaan Ka, Elisa?.
Format[]
The show begins with a news segment identified as the topic of the evening's poll question, which home viewers can vote for through text messaging. The results of the informal poll is revealed at the end of the show. On its first year, a new segment, "Isang Tanong, Isang Sagot," was introduced. It aims to answer showbiz questions taken from Twitter and Facebook followers of the show on or before the show ends.
Trivia[]
- The show is spoofed in Banana Split under the title NNNN: Ntertainment News Na Naman, with Jayson Gainza and Angelica Panganiban spoofing the hosts as Bhoy and Crizzy, respectively. Its tagline, "Showbiz news bukas, ngayon ang broadcast", was derived from GMA's former newscast Frontpage: Ulat ni Mel Tiangco, whose tagline is "Headlines bukas, ngayon ang broadcast".