ASAP December 27, 2015 Full HD VideoASAP 20 (All-Star Sunday Afternoon Party) is a musical variety show in the Philippines shown on ABS-CBN. It is mainly presented by some of the country's top performers namely Martin Nievera, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Vina Morales, Gary Valenciano, Sarah Geronimo, Piolo Pascual, Toni Gonzaga 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, making it the longest-running Sunday noontime variety show in Philippine television, surpassing GMA Supershow's record of nearly two decades. ASAP is the firstlive 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 Bulagawhich 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, Jolina Magdangal, Roselle Nava,Gio Alvarez, Jao Mapa, Nikka Valencia) 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. When Dayanarra 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 became a regular host the following year. After Martin Nievera left, Richard Gomez took his place. In March 1999, Onemig Bondocjoined the group. The SOP hosts Vina Morales & Mo Twister also joined the show.
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