After returning to her real family, Monica learns to love her real father and two brothers. Her father, Don Joaquin, loves Eloisa, forgives his wife and is kinder to her. Eloisa returns the favor wholeheartedly and learns to love and care for Joaquin. His feelings for Dante fade. Although Adrian is madly in love with his wife, Adrian is attracted to his wife`s best friend and begins an illegal affair with Nicole. Nicole is deeply in love with her best friend`s husband, who gives her the care and attention she seeks. She risks her lifelong friendship with Monica. Based on data collected by Kantar Media, the pilot episode garnered 21.1% of national viewers, making it the 5th most-watched prime-time program. It is the first Philippine television drama to win late prime-time ratings in all of its episodes. [17] The final of The Legal Wife received the highest national score at 36.2%.
This is currently the highest rating in the country compared to a prime-time television show since the Philippines switched to a national television rating system in 2009. Nicole suffers from a similar trauma when she grows up without her father, which greatly affects her attitude towards men and constantly seeks love and validation from bad men. The relationship of the two best friends clashes when they love the same man. Despite their painful past, the Santiago family thrives. Don Joaquin is a rich sardine magnate. Unfortunately, Eloisa`s past mistakes are traumatic for the two older children she left behind years ago and deeply hurt the psyche of the family, especially her eldest son Javie, who rejects her relationship with his mother and sister Monica. When Monica reached the age of 7, her mother returned to her husband as she longed to be reunited with her sons. Monica is troubled by a completely new environment with her wealthy father Javier (Christopher de Leon) and her two brothers Javi (Joem Bascon) and Jasper (Ahron Villena). Monica meets and falls in love with Adrian (Jericho Rosales), the man she marries, who will teach her to love again and who will also break her heart. The Legal Wife was originally scheduled to air on October 28, 2013. [11] He was then postponed to November 2013 to replace Na Lang Kita Mamaharin of Buka. But due to demand from fans of Korean novels and recording conflicts due to Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the broadcast was postponed because of the Korean drama When a Man Falls in Love.
[2] [12] Finally, the pilot episode of the series aired on January 27, 2014 as part of ABS-CBN`s Bida block during prime time. Originally, the series was intended to replace When a Man Falls in Love, but later took over the time window cleared by Maria Mercedes due to the demanding demand from Koreanovela fans. [13] [14] Prior to the official broadcast of the show, his working titles were originally known as Hanggang Kailan Kita Mamahalin[5] and Langis at Tubig.[13] Jake Cuenca and Andi Eigenmann were originally part of the main cast,[7] but were replaced by JC de Vera and Maja Salvador.[6] Cuenca left the team to join Ikaw Lamang. Paulo Avelino would also be part of the series, but later retired for personal reasons (and to join Honesto & Bridges of Love). [8] Avelino was later replaced by Jericho Rosales. [9] Legal Wives is a 2021 Philippine television series broadcast by GMA Network. It was directed by Zig Dulay and stars Dennis Trillo, Alice Dixson, Andrea Torres and Bianca Umali. It premiered on the network`s Telebabad programming on July 26, 2021. The series ended on November 12, 2021 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by I Left My Heart in Sorsogon in its time slot. However, it was abruptly cut due to the closure of ABS-CBN`s free-to-air stations following the National Telecommunications Commission`s cease and desist order due to the expiration of the franchise.
[23] The story follows the lives of two best friends, Monica Santiago (Angel Locsin) and Nicole Esquivel (Maja Salvador). Childhood friends, both aspire to the love of a father. According to Nielsen Philippines`s Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of Legal Wives received a score of 11.9%. [21] While the last episode scored 15.7%. [22] Since the first episode, the series has become a hot topic online, even going so far as to be trending on Twitter around the world. [16] Monica`s mother, Eloisa (Rio Locsin), escapes a controlling, jealous, and abusive husband, but can only take her young daughter with her. His two sons remain behind. They are rescued from the streets by their childhood sweetheart Dante Ramos (Mark Gil), who takes them to Daet, Camarines Norte, a beautiful province in the northern Philippines.
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