1992 in Philippine television
The following is a list of events effecting Philippine television in 1992. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events
- February 21 - ABC returns to air after a year of test broadcasts.
- April 30 – GMA Network Inc. launches the "Rainbow Satellite" branding, becoming the 3rd Philippine television network to go on nationwide satellite broadcast. The new Rainbow Station ID was also launched.
- May 25- Tito, Vic and Joey transferred their hit comedy show Television's Jesters from Islands TV-13 to ABC-5. Renamed as TVJ on 5, it only lasted one episode as IBC-13 management led by Gil Balaguer sued the trio for copyright infringement.
- May 30 - Southern Broadcasting Network's DWCP-TV WorldTV Channel 21, the country's first ever modern UHF television station, begins broadcasts. It is the first UHF channel to sign on following the 1991 shutdown of the television operations of the US military-operated Far East Network.
- October - Islands TV-13 was rebranded to Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation due to mismanagement by Islands Broadcast Corporation.
Premieres
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17 Bernard Club on ABC 5Alabang Girls on ABC 5Legal Forum on ABC 5Boyoyong on ABC 5Caloy's Angels on ABC 5Handog ni Brocka on ABC 5Idol si Pidol on ABC 5K-TV on ABC 5Late Night with Edu on ABC 5Learning your ABC on ABC 5Mga Yagit sa Lansangan on ABC 5Mr. DJ on ABC 5Showtime Funtime on ABC 5Starzan on ABC 5Straight to the Heart on ABC 5Sunday Mass on ABC on ABC 5The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy on ABC 5The Edu Manzano Show on ABC 5TVJ on 5 on ABC 5Viva Telekomiks on ABC 5 Philippine Headline News on World TV 21World TV Mag on World TV 21Nora on ABS-CBN 2Gym Team on ABS-CBN 2International News Report on IBC 13OPS-PIA: Ugnayan sa Hotel Rembrandt on IBC 13Pasikatan sa 13 on IBC 13The Message on IBC 13P.Y. on IBC 13Silver Germs on GMA 7Teen Talk on GMA 7Agrisiete on GMA 7Billy Bilyonaryo on GMA 7Viva Sinerama on GMA 7Music Video Features on GMA 7De Buena Familia on New Vision 9Heart to Heart Talk on New Vision 9FVR Up Close on New Vision 9/PTV 4/IBC 13Just the 3 of Us on New Vision 9OPS-PIA: Ugnayan sa Hotel Rembrandt on New Vision 9/IBC 13The Police Hour on New Vision 9The Whimpols on New Vision 9Veggie, Meaty & Me on New Vision 9Job Network on PTV 4Kalikasan, Kaunlaran by Earth Institute Asia on PTV 4El Shaddai on IBC 13Machineman on IBC 13Shaider on IBC 13Candy Candy on IBC 13The Flying House on GMA 7Dragon Ball on New Vision 9Dog of Flanders: My Patrasche on ABS-CBN 2Sky Ranger Gavan on PTV 4The Cosby Show on PTV 4Toxic Crusaders on ABC 5Rachel Gunn, R.N. on ABC 5Blossom on GMA 7Under Cover on GMA 7Finales
- January 3:
- * GMA Headline News on GMA 7
- * Isabel, Sugo ng Birhen on ABS-CBN 2
- February 7: Agila on ABS-CBN 2
- March 6:
- * Island Newsbreak on Island TV 13
- * Headline Trese on Islands TV 13
- * The 11 O'Clock News on Islands TV 13
- July 11: Uncle Bob's Lucky 7 Club on GMA 7
- July 26: Junior Patrol on ABS-CBN 2
- August 14:
- * Sebya, Mahal Kita on ABS-CBN 2
- * Kapag May Katwiran, Ipaglaban Mo! on IBC 13
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Luv Ko si Kris on ABS-CBN 2Cooking It Up with Nora on ABS-CBN 2Star Smile Factory on ABS-CBN 2Cathedral of Praise with David Sumrall on ABS-CBN 2Classified Ads On Television on ABS-CBN 2Video Hit Parade on ABS-CBN 2Hotline sa Trese on IBC 13Usap-Usapan Live on IBC 13Magic Kamison on IBC 13TVJ: Television's Jesters on IBC 13Awitawanan on IBC 13Islands Gamemasters on IBC 13Eerie, Indiana on GMA 7Face to Face on GMA 7GMA Gems on GMA 7Silver Germs on GMA 7Murder, She Wrote on GMA 7Adlibs with Cheche Lazaro on ABC 5Caloy's Angels on ABC 5Handog ni Brocka on ABC 5Learning your ABC on ABC 5Mga Yagit sa Lansangan on ABC 5Mr. DJ on ABC 5Showtime Funtime on ABC 5Starzan on ABC 5Stay Awake on ABC 5TVJ on 5 on ABC 5Viva Telekomiks on ABC 5Cebu I, Cebu II on New Vision 9Manilyn Live! on IBC 13Bhoy on PTV 4Estudyante Blues on PTV 4Midnight Session on PTV 4Pangungusap ng Pangulo on PTV 4Pin Pin on PTV 4Sine Aksyon sa Kuatro on PTV 4Sine Huwebes sa Kuatro on PTV 4Viva Drama Specials on PTV 4Candy Candy on IBC 13Cedie, Ang Munting Prinsipe on ABS-CBN 2The Real Ghostbusters on ABS-CBN 2The Flying House on GMA 7Alfred Hitchcock Presents on ABC 5Peaceable Kingdom on ABC 5Rachel Gunn, R.N. on ABC 5Amen on GMA 7Eerie, Indiana on GMA 7GMA Cartoon Carnival Presents on GMA 7Murder, She Wrote on GMA 7Saved by the Bell on GMA 7Under Cover on GMA 7Jiraiya on ABS-CBN 2Channels
Launches
- January 26 -
- *I Channel
- *Sky Movies
- February 21: ABC
- May 17: EEC
- May 30: World TV
- October 1: ''CCTV-4''
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- ''Intervision 68''
Births
- January 2 – Alden Richards, actor
- January 8 – Pamu Pamorada, actress
- January 23 – Inah De Belen, actress
- January 28 - Penelope Matanguihan, singer and actress
- March 30 – Enrique Gil, actor and dancer
- April 6 – Elora Españo, actress
- April 10 – Marion Aunor, singer and recording artist
- April 15 - Karen Borador, host and disc jockey
- April 19 – Bianca Casado, actress
- April 25 – Aura Azarcon
- April 30 – Eslove Briones, actor
- May 8 – Vickie Rushton
- May 9 – Jiro Manio, actor
- May 10 –
- * Jake Zyrus, singer and television personality
- * Zia Marquez, actress
- June 30 – Alfred Labatos, actor
- July 1 – Kenneth Paul Cruz, actor
- July 9 – Jake Vargas, actor and singer
- August 1 – Victor Silayan, actor
- August 28 – Max Collins, TV and film actress
- September 1 – Louise delos Reyes, actress
- September 9 – Frencheska Farr, singer, model and actress
- September 24 – Coleen Garcia, actress
- October 17 – Sam Concepcion, singer, dancer, actor, host and model
- November 20 - John Victor Susim, actor, dancer and host
- November 22 – Yen Santos, actress
- December 3 – Jessy Mendiola, actress
- December 6 – Christian Bables, actor
- December 16 – Miho Nishida, Filipino-Japanese actress and model
Deaths
- February 3 - Jay Ilagan
- February 9 - Apeng Daldal
- February 14 - Helen Vela
- March 22 - Joe Cantada