Nightcap (partially found Filipino short form music program; 1980s-1990s)

Title card during the RPN 9 years

Status: Partially Found

Nightcap (also known as Nightcap with Nestle during the Nestle's exclusive sponsorship) was the 10 minute short form music program features musical guests accompanied by Toti Fuentes, which is also served as pianist and musical director. It is created by Manny Benedicto and Ross Andress, It is aired before sign-off on ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7 (both from late 1980s to early 1990s), PTV 4 (late 1980s to mid 1990s) and RPN 9 (mid to late 1990s).

Information

The program features a song performance with a chat in between performed by a musical guest, accompanied by Toti Fuentes, which is also served as pianist. The show was lasted for 10 minutes, with 1 ad spot aired before the performance.

Sponsorship

The show was initially sponsored by Nestle, promoting its Nescafe brand, later they joined by its coffee creamer brand Coffee Mate when they carried it over on PTV 4, however during the RPN 9 era of the show, the College Assurance Plan of the Philippines (CAP) joining Nestle as co-sponsors; the two companies were also sponsored "Talk of the Town" also on RPN 9 with Eddie Mercado as host.

Availability

The show was aired on late nights before sign-off on ABS-CBN 2, PTV 4 and GMA 7 from the late 1980s to early 1990s, After Nestle and the show's producers did not renewed their contracts with both ABS-CBN and GMA, the show was saved by PTV 4 in the mid 1990s until the late 1990s when RPN 9 saved the show until they cancelled it in the same decade. The show episodes was lost until UndustFixation found the episode from the RPN 9 era from 1997 on August 14, 2024.