[TV] ASAP
ASAP (All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party) is the longest-running musical variety show in the Philippines shown on ABS-CBN.It is mainly presented by Martin Nievera, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Vina Morales, Gary Valenciano, Jolina Magdangal, Toni Gonzaga, Piolo Pascual, Billy Crawford, Sarah Geronimo, Luis Manzano, and Bamboo. The show is also seen worldwide through the subscription-based global TV channel The Filipino Channel. The show has been shown every Sunday since its pilot episode on February 5, 1995 surpassing GMA Supershow's record of nearly two decades. In October 2015, ASAP became the first live entertainment program in the Philippines to be broadcast in true high-definition picture, the other being a sports program.
When "Sa Linggo nAPO Sila" became "'Sang Linggo nAPO Sila" to replace Eat Bulaga which left ABS-CBN to transfer to GMA Network, ASAP was conceptualized and launched in 1995 as a "concert party" on Sundays. Then, Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez, along with Ariel Rivera and Dayanara Torres were tapped as main hosts for the show. The cast of "Pare Ko" (Claudine Barretto, Victor Neri, Roselle Nava, Gio Alvarez, Jao Mapa, Mark Anthony Fernandez, Nikka Valencia) and later on joined by Marvin Agustin, Rico Yan, Diether Ocampo, Baron Geisler, and Mylene Dizon (from the youth-oriented show - GIMIK) and Rica Peralejo. became co-hosts for the show to attract the younger viewers. In 1996, the show celebrated its first anniversary and later top-caliber leading man Piolo Pascual joined the show. Welcomes Carol Banawa, John Lloyd Cruz, Jericho Rosales, and Lea Salonga in 1997 and the ASAP family. When Dayanara Torres left the country, Charlene Gonzales took her place. Channel V’s Joey Mead also joined the show for a while. By 1998, regular guest Zsa Zsa Padilla and Vina Morales became a regular host the following year. After Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano left, Richard Gomez and Ariel Rivera.
As of 2016, Martin Nievera, John Prats, and Jolina Magdangal are the only remaining original artists since 1995.