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Extra Challenge
Format	Reality show
Created by	GMA Network
Starring	Paolo Bediones and Ethel Booba as hosts
Country of origin	Philippines
No. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary Global Media Arts (GMA Network Incorporated ( a Philippine multi-media conglomerate is a Television network in the Philippines. Paolo Bediones (born March 17, 1974) is a Filipino commercial model and television host. Ethyl Gabison, also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipino TV personality and comedian The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP of episodes	700
Production
Running time	45 Minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	GMA Network
Original run	1999 (then known as "Extra Extra" - an entertainment magazine journal until 2003) – May 26, 2006
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Extra Challenge was a one-of-a-kind Filipino reality show that has blazed a trail in Philippine television. Global Media Arts (GMA Network Incorporated ( a Philippine multi-media conglomerate is a Television network in the Philippines. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary The show has attracted a wide following after it presented episodes where strange yet amusing predicaments befall on participants. It is shown in the Philippines by GMA Network every weekday evenings. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Global Media Arts (GMA Network Incorporated ( a Philippine multi-media conglomerate is a Television network in the Philippines. A week (also called sennight or sevennight) is a unit of Time longer than a Day and shorter than a Month. The show is a top-rater in its time slot and it started the era of reality-television in the Philippines.

The show was patterned after American reality-based series, such as Survivor, Amazing Race, and Fear Factor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Survivor is a popular Reality television Game show format produced in many countries throughout the world The Amazing Race, sometimes referred to as TAR, is a Reality television Game show in which teams of two people (with one exception The fear factor in occupational terminology refers to the increased per-worker productivity resulting from the threat of impending layoffs. Extra Challenge, however, offers a distinctly Filipino style to entice and entertain local viewers. Filipinos or the Filipino people are the citizens of the Philippines. Also, majority of the contestants featured in the show are celebrities. A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention It rarely casts unknown individuals, contrasting the standard of their American counterpart. Another difference is that sometimes the hosts themselves initiate or participate on the challenges.

Extra Challenge aired its last episode on May 26, 2006. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Extra Challenge was re-aired on QTV 11 (now Q-11) as "Extra Challenge Reloaded last August 2006.

1 History
2 Hosts
3 Notable challenges
4 Criticisms
5 See also

History

Extra Challenge began as the lifestyle show Extra Extra, but its ratings suffered during the rise of the television series Meteor Garden. The term lifestyle was originally coined by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in 1929 A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Meteor Garden ( is a Taiwanese drama that began its broadcast 12 April 2001 on China Television. It was refurbished as a reality show, and has made remarkable progress in the ratings.

The revamped show was aptly called Extra Challenge, offering reality television in a "Pinoy Reality TV" format, which took participants to the edge of personal endurance amid never-before-experienced challenges and presented spur-of-the-moment and spontaneous scenes. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary

Hosts

Paolo Bediones was in the show since it started. He was first co-hosted by journalist Karen Davila in the lifestyle tele-magazine show Extra Extra. Karen Davila, after she transferred to ABS-CBN, was replaced by beauty queen (1st runner-up, Miss Universe 1999) turned TV host Miriam Quiambao in 2000. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation ( (ABS-CBN " A lto B roadcasting S ystem- C hronicle B roadcasting N etwork" Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. Miriam Quiambao is a Television personality and a former Beauty queen from the Philippines. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Extra Extra still continued its tele-magazine format but when the "chinovelas" (Chinese TV series) topped TV ratings in the Philippines, the format became reality-based. The name was then changed to Extra Challenge.

In 2004, when Quiambao decided to marry her Italian fiance and give up hosting, Extra Challenge came up with an episode to search for her replacement. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The episode Ang Kapalit (The Replacement) featured five contestants — model Phoemela Barranda, TV host Reema Chanco, comedian Ethel Booba, and beauty queens Joanna Penalosa and Josephine Canonizado — that competed among themselves in a series of challenges to be the new host. Ethyl Gabison, also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipino TV personality and comedian Phoemela Barranda won the contest but Ethel Booba was picked by millions of texters and won the "Viewer's Choice" award. Text messaging, or texting is the common term for the sending of "short" (160 characters or fewer including spaces text messages from Mobile phones After the episode, both Barranda and Booba hosted the show as the replacements of Quiambao. Booba is known for being a comic relief in the show during serious challenges. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension In 2006, Quiambao returned to Extra Challenge during the few last episodes of the show. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Later that year, MTV Philippines VJ Mariel Rodriguez replaced Barranda, co-hosting for one season. This is a list of people who have been VJs on MTV, the Music video channel in the U Mariel Rodriguez (born Maria Erlinda Termulo on August 10, 1984) is a Filipina commercial model and endorser TV host and actress After Rodriguez left the show, Paolo Bediones and Ethel Booba continue to host Extra Challenge up to its last episode. Paolo Bediones (born March 17, 1974) is a Filipino commercial model and television host. Ethyl Gabison, also known by her stage name Ethel Booba, is a Filipino TV personality and comedian

Several guest hosts appeared in the show when the main hosts were unavailable. Among them are the following: Pops Fernandez, Jolina Magdangal, BJ "Tolits" Forbes, Nikki Gil, K Brosas, Ate Gay, Teri Onor and Angel Locsin

Notable challenges

In September 2004, during the bungee jumping challenge of Ethel Booba, Willie Revillame, Andrew E., Francine Prieto and Michelle Bayle in Bali, Indonesia, Extra Challenge garnered 47. Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (born December 12, 1966 in Quezon City, Philippines) also known as the Concert Queen Maria Jolina Perez Magdangal, or more commonly known simply as Jolina Magdangal or Jolens (born November 6, 1978 in Quezon City Nikki Gil (born August 23, 1987) is a Filipina actress host and singer September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August Bungee jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord Willie Revillame (born Wilfredo Buendia Revillame January 25, 1961) (age 47 is a Filipino game show host singer and comedian Andrew Espiritu (born July 31, 1965) better known as Andrew E Francine Prieto born Anna Marie Falcon ( September 19, 1982) is a model and Actress from the Philippines. Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. 1% rating according to AGB - the highest rating yet for the show.

The second highest rating for the show was the "Road Trip to Sagada episode" in August 2004, garnering 43% rating according to AGB. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - In this episode, the show challenged the contestants to travel from Manila to Sagada using a 1973 Volkswagen combi van. The City of Manila Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. A van is a kind of vehicle used for Transporting goods or groups of people This particular episode of Extra Challenge won 3rd place in the 38th US International Film and Video Festival Entertainment Category.

The P2M challenge, the celebration of Extra Challenge’s second anniversary, was aired on September 2005. Paolo and Ethel took the celebrity challengers to race from Luzon, Visayas to Mindanao on an adventure similar to the Amazing Race. The Amazing Race, sometimes referred to as TAR, is a Reality television Game show in which teams of two people (with one exception The celebrities faced challenges along the way and compete for the 2,000,000 million pesos jackpot prize. The peso ( Filipino: piso) ( sign: ₱; code: PHP) is the currency of the Philippines.

In November 2005, American Idol's Jasmine Trias participated in the Promdi episode of Extra Challenge, which she competed against MTV Asia VJ Donita Rose and former Miss World 2nd Princess Ruffa Gutierrez. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition For the album see Jasmine Trias (album Jasmine Soriano Trias (born November 3, 1986) is an American MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Donita Rose Villarama, (nee Donita Rose Ramos Cavett also known as Donita Rose, Donita, is a former MTV Asia VJ. The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international Beauty pageant created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951 Sharmaine Ruffa Rama Gutiérrez-Bektaş, who is more popularly known simply as Ruffa Gutierrez (born June 24, 1974 in Philippines) is a

Criticisms

In June 2005, the program was criticized and condemned by a Filipino Muslim community following their "Mga Pasaway sa Dubai" episode, wherein they allegedly disgraced the virtues of Islam. 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. According to the Islamic organization, Billah Islah, the show offended Muslims because the challengers, Ara Mina, Aubrey Miles, and Rufa Mae Quinto, who are non-Muslims recited the Al-Fatiha, the first chapter in the Qur'an, while being in a Land Cruiser and not wearing proper Muslim attire. Hazel Pascual Reyes, who is better known by her Screen name Ara Mina (born May 9, 1979 in Manila, Philippines) is Aubrey Miles (born Aubrey Sandel March 16, 1982 in Caloocan Philippines is a TV host singer and actress in the Philippines Rufa Mae Quinto (born May 28, 1978) is a Filipino Actress and comedienne Sura Al-Fatiha ( سورة الفاتحة, Sūratu al-Fātihah, "The Opening" is the first chapter of the Muslim holy The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran The Toyota Land Cruiser is a series of Four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation.

For this instance, Philippines' MTRCB (Movie and Television Classification Board) has issued the program a stern warning to screen its episodes very carefully before airing it. The incident also caused some of them who rallied to burn the names of the women contestants involved in that certain challenge done at Dubai. Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE

After hearing the complaint, Extra Challenge wrote an apology to the Office on Muslim Affairs Undersecretary Datu Zamzamin Ampatuan. Datu or datto is the title for ancient tribal chieftains and monarchs in pre-Hispanic Philippines. They also clarified that their tour operator requested permission to the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing for using the Qu'ran verse in the challenge.

Extra Challenge also issued a public apology, which read:

in Tagalog: Kami po sa Extra Challenge ay humihingi ng paumanhin sa mga kababayan nating Muslim tungkol sa episode na ipinalabas kagabi. Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. . . Hindi po namin intensiyon na gamitin sa maling paraan ang nasabing dasal. Higit sa lahat nirerespeto po namin ang kultura at relihiyon ng ating mga kapusong Muslim. . .

translated in English: We at Extra Challenge are begging for an apology to all of our fellow Muslim countrymen for the episode aired last night. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States . . It is not our intention to use the said prayer in a wrong way. Furthermore, we respect the culture and religion of our fellow Muslims. . .

Despite the apology, MTRCB issued a one-day suspension for the show and it is unclear whether the Muslim organization had accepted the apology.

Contents

History

Hosts

Notable challenges

Criticisms

See also