Day Off (TV program)

Day Off is a Philippine television reality show broadcast by GMA News TV. The show awards people with a day off from their job. Originally hosted by Pekto and Carmina Villarroel, it premiered from November 12, 2005. The show concluded on May 25, 2019 with a total of 746 episodes. Janine Gutierrez and Ken Chan served as the final hosts.

Day Off
Title card
Genre	Reality television
Directed by	John Gary Candelaria
Presented by	Janine Gutierrez Ken Chan
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Tagalog
No. of episodes	746
Production
Executive producer	Carlo Balaquiot
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	GMA News and Public Affairs
Original release
Network	QTV/Q (2005–11) GMA News TV (2011–19)
Release	November 12, 2005 (2005-11-12) – May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25)

Hosts

• Carmina Villarroel
• Pekto
• Isabel Oli
• Bela Padilla
• Julie Anne San Jose
• Janine Gutierrez^[1]
• Ken Chan^[2]

Co-hosts

• Jason Francisco
• Dasuri Choi
• Boobay
• Maey Bautista

Accolades

Accolades received by Day Off

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2008	Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Entertainment Program	Day Off	Won	[3]
2009	Anak TV Awards	Most Well-Liked TV Program		Included	[4]
	23rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality Program		Nominated	[5]
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television			Nominated	[6]
		Best Reality Program Host	Mike "Pekto" Nacua Carmina Villaroel	Nominated
2014	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality Program	Day Off	Nominated	[7]
		Best Reality Program Host	Maey Bautista Mike "Pekto" Nacua Betong Sumaya	Nominated
2015	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality Program	Day Off	Nominated	[8]
		Best Reality Program Host	Maey Bautista Boobay Dasuri Choi Mike "Pekto" Nacua Julie Anne San Jose	Nominated
2018	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Magazine Show	Day Off	Nominated	[9]
		Best Magazine Show Host	Ken Chan Janine Gutierrez	Nominated

References

1. "Janine Gutierrez, Ken Chan team up as new Day Off hosts". GMA Network. February 10, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
2. "Ken Chan, manghuhuli ng isda?". GMA Network. April 12, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
3. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (October 30, 2008). "Winners of 2008 Catholic Mass Media Awards revealed". PEP. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
4. Santiago, Erwin (December 9, 2009). "Anak TV Seal Awards 2009 winners announced". PEP. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
5. Reyes, William R. (October 26, 2009). "23rd Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
6. Reyes, William R. (October 25, 2010). "24th Star Awards for Television nominees bared". PEP. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
7. "28th Star Awards for Television nominees revealed". PEP. November 5, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
8. "Full List: Winners, 2015 PMPC Star Awards for TV". Rappler. December 4, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
9. Ganal, FM (October 6, 2018). "Bagani, Contessa, Asintado, Kambal, Karibal among nominees for 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television". PEP. Retrieved December 23, 2020.