Kris TV was a Philippinemorningtalk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Kris Aquino. The program premiered on June 27, 2011, and aired every weekday mornings from 7:30AM to 9:00AM on the network's Umagandamorning block. It also aired worldwide via TFC. The show was later cancelled in 2016 after Aquino decided to leave ABS-CBN due to health conditions and to spend more time with her family.
History
stated on her Twitter account that her defunct talk show Today with Kris Aquino will be back on air, but as the days passed, she announced that she will return on a talk show but will be entitled as Kris TV. Kris TV premiered on June 27, 2011 from 9:30AM to 10:30AM on ABS-CBN's Umaganda morning block, right before the talent competition program Showtime On June 4, 2012, Kris TV moved to an earlier timeslot from 8:00AM to 9:00AM, right before the Filipino-dubbed Japanese anime shows under the Team Animazing morning animation block. On February 10, 2014, Kris TV extended its timeslot from 7:30AM to 9:00AM, replacing 30 minutes of the morning program Umagang Kay Ganda. In the same year, the show is later reformatted as a lifestyle magazine talk show.
Format
Kris TV aims to focus on everyday lifestyle and educational places to go that housewives, husbands and kids can relate to. Aquino's talk show varies different topics and segments not only limiting to interviews, but also to everyday life and bonding moments among the audience and the special guests. The show airs taped Mondays to Fridays with out-of-studio tours, in which Kris Aquino travels around the Philippines to showcase the country's beauty and essence to the Filipino audiences, with a guest celebrity joining her to have an interview on location. In recent years, the program does not accommodate a studio set-up anymore; instead, they do live episodes in Aquino's residence or in a resto-bar, with guests joining her for a talk show or musical set-up.
Segments and spin-offs
;Kris RealiTV One of the regular spin-offs of Kris TV. The talk show does not only feature on-studio and live programs, they travel around the country to showcase its beauty to television viewers, be it Filipinos or foreigners. ;Kris & Bimby Summer TV A Kris TVsummer spin-off aired in 2015, featuring a mother-and-son bonding with Kris Aquino and Bimby Aquino Yap in their summer adventures, foodtrips and roadtrips. The theme song was performed by Darren Espanto. ;Foodtrip In occasional episodes, Kris Aquino goes to restaurants in and out of the Metro to showcase delicious, mouth-watering dishes that television viewers can try. It shows Filipino authentic dishes, as well as foreign dishes.
After four and a half years of broadcast, Kris TV announced its final episode which aired on March 23, 2016. Kris Aquino stated that she will be leaving ABS-CBN due to health conditions and spending more time with her family. After the final episode, the show continued to air with re-runs of selected episodes entitled The Best of Kris TV. The program cancelled on April 15, 2016 and was replaced by Magandang Buhay on the following week.
