'Wiltime Bigtime', Willie Revillame, trending on Twitter on May 14

"Wiltime Bigtime", the brand new name of Willie Revillame's controversial show "Willing Willie", premiered earlier tonight, May 14, 2011. When the show started, hashtag "#wiltimebigtime" immediately became a trending topic in the social networking site Twitter. Moments later, "Willie Revillame" was also listed in the list of Top 10 trending topics nationwide.

Wiltime Bigtime Logo courtesy fo TV 5

When a topic makes it to Twitter Trends, it means that a considerable amount of posts are being made with the keywords. "Wiltime Revillame" and "#wiltimebigtime" made it tonight. So what are Twitter users tweeting about? Check out the most fresh tweets below (compiled at 9:47PM):

#wiltimebigtime

"But, NO DOUBT; #wiltimebigtime is much pinaghandaan&more entertainment attain in it's return.. &mas maganda sa #happyyipeeyehey ^^" - Francis Dingal

"@shalanisoledad Your sweet smile and gorgeous face made my day so cool and awesome po! Just keep smiling po! #wiltimebigtime is the BEST! :D" - Leslie de Guzman

"i just want to congratulate #wiltimebigtime for having a great show back !" - Princess Lim Aguilar

"#wiltimebigtime I'm guessing that its TV5's show, replacement for Willing WIllie . Is it an excuse ?" -Neil Paterno

"May Controversy nga ung bagong title na show nang #wiltimebigtime ang game na #onetimebigtime sa #happyyippeyehey .." Francis Dingal


Willi Revillame


"Willie Revillame is back with his #wiltimebigtime show at TV5. Philippine television's back to normal. Until the next suspension." - Robin Dagle

"Mabuti hindi minumulto si Willie revillame ng mga namatay sa #UltraStampede?" - Noriel Rabino

"Nakabalik na naman pala si Willie Revillame.Iba na talaga ang may padrino!" - Noriel Rabino

"Willie Revillame is back on TV?!! I rather watch unicorn dance." - Sittie Aainaa Haron

"Mr. Willie Revillame trends and his #wiltimbigtime i just want to add up! :))" - Vice Ganda Fansite

'Willing Willie' to be replaced by 'Wiltime Bigtime'

"Willing Willie", the controversial show of Willie Revillame on TV5, will not be coming back anymore. However, a new show will be airing this May 14 in replacement of "Willing Willie". The upcoming primetime gameshow will be called 'Wiltime Bigtime' which will still be hosted by Revillame.

Entertainment show host Cristy Fermin announced the changes on Juicy Express' May 9 episode declaring the following:

“Binigyan tayo ng pagkakataon at oportunidad ni Willie Revillame na unang i-announce dito sa ‘Juicy Express’ na magbabalik na po siya sa [Mayo] katorse… Sabado ‘yan,”

“Ganun pa rin po, alas-singko [ng hapon] pag Sabado, 6:30 [ng gabi] araw-araw."

Since April 11, "Willing Willie" has been off the air after its sponsors removed their ads on the show due to the alleged "child abuse" on the show's March 12 episode. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) also had suspended the show for 1-month which ended on May 8. The Board already allowed the show to comeback on May 9.

Again, the show will not be coming back anymore and a new show titled "Wiltime Bigtime" will premier this May 14th.

Meanwhile, our poll's current results seem to favor the news above. So far, 4,989 respondents voted "No" to Willing Willie's comeback . They compose the sixty (60) percent of the total number of voters. As of May 10, 3,190 netizens (40%) also said that we should give the show a chance and should resume airing.

'Willing Willie', still off-air this week | 'Willing Willie' makeover, underway

'Willing Willie' , still off-air this week | 'Willing Willie' makeover, underway

The controversial host of Willing Willie, Willie Revillame previously announced that his show will be back in airing episodes on television after a self-imposed 2-week break following the pulling out of ads of its sponsors due to the alleged child abuse on its March 12 episode. However, fans have to wait longer since the break apparently has been extended.

"Willing Willie" Logo and Photo of Shalani Soleda courtesy of TV5

The 2-week hiatus has passed but "Willing Willie" will not air tonight, according to recent reports. There is also no official and definite word yet on when 'Willing Willie' will return on television.

In a recent interview of Willie Revillame's co-host Shalani Soledad though, she said that they will be back soon. She added that their set has undergone a make over as well.

“Sa mga milyong-milyon na naga-abang kung kelan po babalik ang ‘Willing Willie,’ malapit na po. And of course, marami ang ginagawa, marami kaming ini-improve sa show para pag-balik natin mas lalo pang mag-enjoy ang ating mga [manonood],” Soledad announced on "Paparazzi", yesterday.

“Meron na tayong bagong flooring, which we are very proud [of]. This is the first LED flooring sa buong Pilipinas. So abangan niyo po ‘yan,” she added.

Meanwhile, here's a Noypistuff poll started a couple of weeks ago. The number of votes is nearing 5,000. You can still cast yours though since Noypistuff has extended it for another week.

With the recent turn out of events, Willie Revillame has announced that his show "Willing Willie" will be off air for two weeks or until he makes up his mind of continuing the show without the sponsors.

What do you think, guys? Should "Willing Willie" go on air once again? Or is it better for TV5 not to have the show anymore?

Poll: ''Willing Willie", to return or not to return? Cast your votes!

Background

The controversial March 12 episode of "Willing Willie" where a 6-year old boy named JanJan Suan did a macho dancing act as his talent in a segment of the show, has been found to constitute child abuse by some government agencies.

The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is currently investigating on the matter. Meanwhile, the show's sponsors have pulled out their ads on the show.