Lunch Date

{{Infobox television

| image = Lunch Date title card.jpg

| alt = An image with lime colored streaks over a black background. The show title is displayed on the center of the image. The texts "- Vot III -" is displayed on the lower right side of the image.

| caption = Title card from 1989 to 1993

| genre = Variety show

| open_theme = {{Plainlist|

Lunch Date theme song:
English (1986-89)
Tagalog (1989-93)}}

| country = Philippines

| language = Tagalog

| location = {{Plainlist|

Studio A, GMA Building, Quezon City, Philippines (1986–87)
GMA Broadway Centrum, Quezon City, Philippines (1987–93)}}

| camera = Multiple-camera setup

| company = GMA Entertainment TV

| network = GMA Network

| first_aired = {{Start date|1986|6|9}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1993|3|19}}

}}

Lunch Date is a Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Chiqui Hollmann and Toni Rose Gayda, it premiered on June 9, 1986. The show concluded on March 19, 1993.

Overview

Lunch Date started airing on June 9, 1986 replacing Student Canteen, with Orly Mercado, Rico J. Puno, Toni Rose Gayda and Chiqui Hollmann serving as the hosts. The show originally aired from Studio A of the old GMA building in EDSA, but moved to the GMA Broadway Centrum in 1987, the first of GMA's programs to do so.

When the show was reformatted after a year, it retained both Gayda and Hollman and added Randy Santiago, Keno, Lito Pimentel, Tina Revilla, Louie Heredia, Jon Santos, Dennis Padilla, Manilyn Reynes, Willie Revillame and Ai-Ai delas Alas to the show.

Cast

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| image1 = Defense Secretary Orly Mercado.jpg

| caption1 = Orly Mercado

| alt1 = An image of Orly Mercado.

| image2 = Ai Ai Delas Alas 100217.jpg

| caption2 = Ai-Ai delas Alas

| alt2 = An image of Ai-Ai delas Alas.

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Orly Mercado {{small|(1986–87)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2019/07/04/1931918/what-keeps-orly-running-move-be-active |title=What keeps Orly running: Move, be active |author=Medina, Rogelio Constantino |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=July 4, 2019 |accessdate=June 25, 2020}}
Rico J. Puno {{small|(1986–87)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/obituaries/rico-puno-dead.html |title=Rico J. Puno, Soul Music Pioneer in the Philippines, Dies at 65 |author=Ives, Mike |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 30, 2018 |accessdate=June 25, 2020}}
Chiqui Hollmann {{small|(1986–88)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/144909/where-are-they-now-eat-bulaga-female-hosts-through-the-years-a1285-20190730-lfrm2 |title=Where Are They Now: Eat Bulaga! Female Hosts Through the Years |author=Sampayan, Anj |date=July 30, 2019 |website=PEP |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Toni Rose Gayda {{small|(1986–93)}}{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/09/17/look-lunch-date-hosts-together-again |title=Look: Lunch Date hosts together again |date=June 10, 2017 |website=ABS-CBN Corporation |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Randy Santiago {{small|(1987–93)}}
Keno {{small|(1987–88)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/entertainment/13922/whatever-happened-to-these-80s-starsstarletslilets |title=Whatever Happened to these '80s Stars/Starlets/Lilets? After packing up their hi-top Reeboks and leaving yesterday behind, these '80s sensations are now mostly rock-steady |author=Tiu, Mimi |date=May 14, 2009 |website=Spot |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Willie Revillame {{small|(1987–88)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/03/20/1435670/willie-revillame-signs-gma-7 |title=Willie Revillame signs with GMA-7 |author=Smith, Chuck |newspaper=The Philippine Star |date=March 20, 2015 |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Lito Pimentel {{small|(1988–93)}}
Tina Revilla {{small|(1988–93)}}
Louie Heredia {{small|(1991–93)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/26199/louie-heredia-reunites-with-his-emlunch-dateem-co-hosts-after-24-years |title=Louie Heredia reunites with his Lunch Date co-hosts after 24 years |author=Llanes, Rommel R. |date=June 8, 2017 |website=PEP |access-date=June 27, 2020}}
Manilyn Reynes {{small|(1991–93)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2005/11/13/306607/other-side-manilyn-reynes |title=The other side of Manilyn Reynes |author=Carballo, Bibsy |date=November 13, 2005 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Jon Santos {{small|(1991–93)}}
Dennis Padilla {{small|(1991–93)}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/tv/magkaagaw/55232/exclusive-dennis-padilla-gears-up-for-a-new-soap-in-the-kapuso-network/story |title=Exclusive: Dennis Padilla gears up for a new soap in the Kapuso network |author=Garcia, Cara Emmeline |date=October 3, 2019 |website=GMA Network |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Ai-Ai delas Alas {{small|(1991–93)}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.adobomagazine.com/philippine-news/balik-kapuso-ai-ai-delas-alas-returns-to-gma/ |title=Balik Kapuso Ai-Ai delas Alas returns to GMA |date=April 19, 2015 |magazine=Adobo |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Jenine Desiderio {{small|(1991–93)}}
Rustom Padilla (now known as BB Gandanghari) {{small|(Monday)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2007/03/20/390411/long-delayed-lunch-date-reunion |title=A long-delayed Lunch Date reunion |author=Francisco, Butch |date=March 20, 2007 |newspaper=The Philippine Star |access-date=June 25, 2020}}
Isabel Granada {{small|(Tuesday)}}
Gino Padilla {{small|(Wednesday)}}
Samantha Chavez {{small|(Thursday)}}
Ogie Alcasid {{small|(Friday)}}
Geneva Cruz {{small|(Saturday)}}
Vernie Varga
Mahal
Bayani Agbayani{{cite web|url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/161304/lunch-out-loud-first-anniversary-a4113-20211012-lfrm |title=Bayani Agbayani, K Brosas proud of Lunch Out Loud{{'}}s first anniversary: "Maraming nagsabing 'Hindi magtatagal 'yan.'" |author=Olea, Jerry |date=October 12, 2021 |website=PEP |access-date=October 12, 2021}}