The Search for the Next Superstar Begins with the First Gala Night of PROTEGE this Sunday (August 5)

 POTATO ON THE GO BULLETIN (TV):

The search for the next big Kapuso stars officially begins as Protégé makes its highly-anticipated and star-studded premiere on Philippine television this Sunday, August 5. The first live gala night happens after IBilib on GMA's Sunday Grande block.

After several months of its intensive nationwide hunt, Protégé will finally unveil the coveted TOP 20 aspirants who will go head-to-head in the weekly elimination nights and outdo each other in hopes of winning over the judges' and the viewers' votes.

Gina Alajar hopes to find the next Superstar in PROTÉGÉ: THE BATTLE FOR THE BIG ARTISTA BREAK (Premieres July 23)

 POTATO ON THE GO FEATURE (TV):

In early 2000, GMA made a phenomenon by introducing reality shows in Philippine TV programming.  After Extra Challenge and Starstruck, the rest, as they say is history.  Then networks began franchising foreign reality programs such as Big Brother, Survivor, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Project Runway and Fear Factor, among many others.

But while foreign franchise continues to give networks stable results in terms of ratings and income, GMA Network once again gambled to come up with its own via Protege: The Battle for the Big Break.  But now, the reality singing search is transformed into an artista search. So after the success of Starstruck and Protege, here comes Protege: The Battle for the Big Artista Break.