Eat Bulaga! is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by Television And Production Exponents Inc. (TAPE), it is the longest running noontime show in the Philippines. Hosted by Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto and Joey de Leon, it premiered on July 30, 1979, and is currently produced from the APT Studios, along Marcos Highway in Cainta, Rizal. The show is also broadcast worldwide through GMA Pinoy TV and live streaming online on YouTube (except BOOM! segment due to copyright issues from its franchise distributor). The name approximately translates to "Lunchtime Surprise!". The show holds the record of being the longest-running noontime variety program in the history of Philippine television. It will celebrate its 40th anniversary on July 30, 2019. Its first overseas franchise was Eat Bulaga! Indonesia (later known as The New Eat Bulaga! Indonesia from 2014 to 2016), which last aired on Indonesia's antv, and premiered on Indonesia's SCTV on July 16, 2012. Eat Bulaga! became the first Philippine television show to be franchised by another country.
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