ETC Entertainment Central

Infobox TV channel
name = Entertainment Central
logofile = ETC_logo.jpg
logoalt = "The ETC Entertainment Central logo"
logosize = 150px
launch = August 2004
slogan = It's All Good!
web = [http://www.etc.com.ph/ http://www.etc.com.ph]
owner = Solar Entertainment Corporation
terr serv 1 = SBN| terr chan 1 = UHF Channel 21
Metro Manila
cable serv 1= SkyCable
cable chan 1= Channel 16
cable serv 2= Global Destiny Cable
cable chan 2= Channel 30
cable serv 3= Dream Satellite TV
cable chan 3= Channel 24
cable serv 4= Cable Star
cable chan 4= Iloilo City, Channel 40
cable serv 5= CableLink
cable chan 5= Channel 44
-And selected Cable TV Stations nationwide.
online serv 1= Available thru "myTV" services from Smart Communications
online chan 1= Capable for 3G mobile phone handsets|

ETC Entertainment Central is a Philippine television channel produced and founded by Solar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister station, 2nd Avenue. It is currently available over the "Philippine FREE-TV" after it had been pulled out from the cable TV, although it is still being aired via SkyCable channel 16, Global Destiny Cable channel 30, Dream Satelite TV channel 24, CableLink 44, Smart myTV and other affiliate cable companies in the Philippines.

It features talk shows, dating shows, sitcoms, drama series, reality shows and entertainment news from the "United States". ETC sponsors other events, particularly parties around the Metro Manila area . These events are previously seen on Rated Oh!, They also promote upcoming movies.fact|date=October 2008

As of January 1, 2008 ETC ceased to air over SkyCable as a channel on its own right. However, as part of block-time agreements with various terrestrial channels, ETC carries some of its programs over SBN 21, a terrestrial UHF TV Station in Metro Manila and selected cities in the Philippines.

Primetime Schedule

ETC Programs offers dramas, entertainment news and talk shows, sitcoms, and reality shows. Most of its shows are broadcasted from the ETC Solar Entertainment Corporation over SBN 21. The following was the current primetime (7:00-11:00 PM) line-up, known as ETC Primetime. For more schedules [http://www.etc.com.ph/programGuide.php Click Here] .

Programming

Current Shows

Comedy/Sitcom

* The Game
* My Boys
* Jake in Progress "season 1 & 2"
* Seinfeld "season 7"
* Will and Grace
* Friends
* How I Met Your Mother

Dating

* Blind Date
* The Fifth Wheel
* Parental Control
* Date My Mom

Drama

* Wildfire
* One Tree Hill
* The O.C. "season 4"
* Friday Night Lights "season 2"
* Entourage
* Gossip Girl ♠

Reality

* America's Next Top Model
* Beauty and the Geek (*)
* Project Runway
* Keeping Up With The Kardashians
* Farmer Wants a Wife
* Shear Genius
* Make Me a Supermodel
* Tim Gunn's Guide to Style
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*

(*) - Season 3 is Currently Aired on Jack TV

Talk Shows

* Chelsea Lately
* The Tyra Banks Show

News Programs

* E! News
* Daily 10
* TMZ

Movie Block/Specials

* The A-List

Local Shows

* Chill Spot
* Project Runway Philippines
* ETC Vibe "(A 5 minute segment)"

Former Shows

All Shows

* Veronica Mars ♠
* American Dreams
* The Class ♠
* Age of Love
* Saturday Night Live **
* What I Like About You
* Freddie
* Everwood
* Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ♠
* Kitchen Confidential
* Girls Behaving Badly
* The Simple Life
* Outback Jack
* Complete Savages
* House of Carters
* ED
* Knock First
* Last Comic Standing **
* Average Joe
* Joan of Arcadia
* The Jamie Kennedy Experiment **
* **
* Meet My Folks
* Significant Others
* Good Morning, Miami
* Sexiest
* Dress My Nest
* Foody Call
* For Love or Money (TV series)
* Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
* Starting Over*
* NBC Nightly News***
* Dateline NBC*
* Today Show*
* Entertainment Tonight*
* The Insider*
* Nip/Tuck*
* Rated Oh!
* Tonight Show with Jay Leno**
* Late Night with Conan O' Brien**
* Welcome to the Parker
* Dirty Dancing
* Try My Life
* Ultimate Style
* Ambush Makeover
* The Late Show with David Letterman (****)

(♠) - part of "ETC Recall"

ports

* 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Coverage "(recently concluded)"

:"Shows marked with an asterisk (*) are now seen on the following channels."
* (*) - moved to "2nd Avenue"
* (**) - moved to "Jack TV"
* (***) - moved to "C/S"
* (****) - moved to "Maxxx (on SkyCable) and Studio 23"

Upcoming Shows

* ANTM Cycle 10
* ANTM Cycle 11
* Fashion Team
* What It Takes

ee also

* Basketball TV
* C/S 9
* C/S Origin
* Jack TV
* 2nd Avenue on RJTV 29
* SBN 21
* Solar Entertainment Corporation
* Solar Sports

External links

* [http://www.etc.com.ph/ Official Site] "(New ETC Site)"