The Atom Araullo Specials Explained
The Atom Araullo Specials is a Philippine television documentary show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Atom Araullo, it premiered on April 1, 2018, on the network's Sunday Grande sa Hapon line up.
The show is streaming online on YouTube.[1]
Premise
The show features social issues of the Philippines, along with stories of Filipinos which host Atom Araullo chose to discuss and facilitate.[2]
Episodes
Episodes of The Atom Araullo Specials! ! Title! Original air date! 1 | "Underground" | April 1, 2018 | [3] |
2 | "Shark Land" | May 27, 2018 | [4] |
3 | "No Leftovers" | August 26, 2018 | [5] |
4 | "Daloy" | September 30, 2018 | [6] |
5 | "Final Destination" | October 28, 2018 | [7] |
6 | "¡Celebremos!" | November 25, 2018 | [8] |
7 | "Niño" | January 27, 2019 | [9] |
8 | "Babies4Sale.PH" | February 24, 2019 | [10] |
9 | "Saving Paradise" | March 31, 2019 | [11] |
10 | "Fraud-ibig" | April 28, 2019 | [12] |
11 | "Bird Hunt" | May 26, 2019 | [13] |
12 | "Sa Magkabilang Dulo" | June 30, 2019 | [14] |
13 | "The Patient is Out" | July 28, 2019 | [15] |
14 | "Pangil" | September 29, 2019 | [16] |
15 | "Dreams of Gold" | November 24, 2019 | [17] |
16 | "COVID-19: Nang Tumigil ang Mundo" | May 31, 2020 | [18] |
17 | "Batch 2020" | October 25, 2020 | [19] |
18 | "Pangakong Lunas" | November 15, 2020 | [20] |
19 | "Dos Mil Bente" | December 13, 2020 | |
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20 | "Krisis ng Sikmura" | March 21, 2021 | [21] |
21 | "Habol Hininga: Isang Taon ng Pandemya" | May 30, 2021 | [22] |
22 | "Munting Bisig" | July 25, 2021 | [23] |
23 | "Team Pilipinas" | September 12, 2021 | [24] |
24 | "Tara, Food Trip!" | November 14, 2021 | [25] |
25 | "Dayo" | December 12, 2021 | |
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26 | "Write to Vote" | March 20, 2022 | |
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27 | "Mata sa Dilim" | June 26, 2022 | |
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28 | "Anak" | August 7, 2022 | |
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29 | "Ang Nawawala" | September 25, 2022 | |
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30 | "Sexpectation vs. Reality" | November 20, 2022 | |
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31 | "I Only Eat in Barong" | January 15, 2023 | [26] |
32 | "Due Date" | March 19, 2023 | |
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33 | "Hingang Malalim" | May 21, 2023 | |
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34 | "Bahay ni Juan" | July 23, 2023 | |
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35 | "Batas Bata" | September 24, 2023 | [27] |
36 | "Pag-asa" | November 19, 2023 | |
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37 | "Tawid-Aral" | January 21, 2024 | [28] |
38 | "Totoy Bagsik" | March 31, 2024 | [29] |
39 | "Lupang Pangako" | May 26, 2024 | |
40 | "POGO Land" | July 21, 2024 | [30] |
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Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement People in television homes, the pilot episode of The Atom Araullo Specials earned a 7.7% rating.[31]
Accolades
Accolades received by The Atom Araullo Specials! Year! Awards! Category! Recipient! Result! 2019 | 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Documentary Program | The Atom Araullo Specials | | [32] |
Best Documentary Program Host | Atom Araullo | |
U.S. International Film & Video Festival | Gold Camera Award: Investigative/Special Reports Documentary | "Babies4Sale.PH" | | [33] |
"No Leftovers" | |
2020 | Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Documentary Programme (One-off) | "When the World Stopped" | | [34] |
Gandingan 2020: The 14th UPLB Isko’t Iska Multi-media Awards | Most Development Oriented Documentary | The Atom Araullo Specials | | [35] |
42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards | Best TV Special | "COVID-19: Nang Tumigil ang Mundo" | | [36] |
2021 | 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Documentary Program | The Atom Araullo Specials | | [37] |
Best Documentary Program Host | Atom Araullo | |
2022 | 4th Asia Contents Awards | Best Asian Documentary | "Munting Bisig" | | [38] |
2023 | 35th PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Documentary Program | The Atom Araullo Specials | | [39] |
Best Documentary Program Host | Atom Araullo | |
ContentAsia Awards | Best Current Affairs Program | "Mata sa Dilim" | | [40] |
New York Festivals | Gold Medal | | [41] |
2024 | New York Festivals TV & Film Awards | Documentary: Social Justice | "Batas Bata" | | [42] |
Documentary: Human Concerns | "Hingang Malalim" | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials Full Episodes . . January 8, 2021.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials begins April 1 on GMA . March 31, 2018 . . May 7, 2019.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials goes "Underground" for its pilot episode this Easter Sunday! . March 28, 2018 . . August 22, 2019.
- News: Atom Araullo new documentary sets him off to "Shark Land" . May 25, 2018 . . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Food waste sa Pinas, tampok sa The Atom Araullo Specials ngayong August 26 . August 5, 2018 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Water crisis sa Pilipinas, sisiyasatin sa The Atom Araullo Specials . September 28, 2018 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Bagong yugto ng The Atom Araullo Specials, mapapanood na ngayong Linggo . October 27, 2018 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Exquisite cuisine ng España, titikman sa The Atom Araullo Specials . November 23, 2018 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: "Niño" Teaser . January 26, 2019 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: "Babies4Sale.PH" in The Atom Araullo Specials . . February 23, 2019 . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Exquisite cuisine ng España, titikman sa The Atom Araullo Specials . . March 31, 2019 . August 22, 2019.
- News: Atom Araullo examines love scams . April 27, 2019 . . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: Bird Hunt this May 26 . . May 24, 2019 . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: The state of education in Batanes, Tawi-Tawi in "Sa Magkabilang Dulo: The Atom Araullo Specials" . June 29, 2019 . Daily Guardian . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: "The Patient is Out" ng The Atom Araullo Specials, ngayong Linggo na! . July 27, 2019 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Tao at buwaya, posible bang mamuhay sa iisang teritoryo? . September 27, 2019 . GMA Network . September 28, 2019.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials presents 'Dreams of Gold' . November 21, 2019 . GMA Network . November 22, 2019.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials "COVID-19: Nang Tumigil ang Mundo", mapapanood na ngayong Linggo! . May 28, 2020 . GMA Network . June 1, 2020.
- Web site: Apat na kuwento mula sa "Batch 2020", susundan sa The Atom Araullo Specials! . October 19, 2020 . GMA Network . October 22, 2020.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials "Pangakong Lunas" sa gitna ng pandemya . November 11, 2020 . GMA Network . November 11, 2020.
- Web site: "Krisis ng Sikmura", mapapanood na ngayong Linggo! . March 15, 2021 . GMA Network . October 27, 2021.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials "Habol Hininga: Isang Taon ng Pandemya", mapapanood na ngayong Linggo! . May 24, 2021 . GMA Network . May 24, 2021.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: "Munting Bisig" features child labor during the pandemic . July 22, 2021 . GMA Network . October 27, 2021.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials presents "Team Pilipinas" this Sunday . . September 9, 2021 . October 27, 2021.
- Web site: Atom Araullo, may food trip . . November 13, 2021 . November 15, 2021.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: "I Only Eat In Barong," ngayong Linggo na sa GMA Network! . January 12, 2023 . GMA Network . January 12, 2023.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials explores the world of 'children in conflict with the law' this Sept. 24 . September 22, 2023 . . September 22, 2023.
- Web site: Stories of young children who risk their lives for education in Atom Araullo Specials . January 22, 2024 . . April 15, 2024.
- Web site: Pinoy boxing dream in The Atom Araullo Specials . . March 26, 2024 . March 31, 2024.
- Web site: Atom delves into the intricate world of POGO in The Atom Araullo Specials . July 19, 2024 . . July 19, 2024.
- Web site: Pilipinas Got Talent, FPJ's Ang Probinsyano remain on top; Bagani widens gap versus rival Kambal Karibal . April 4, 2018 . LionhearTV . January 22, 2024.
- Web site: 33rd Star Awards for Television names TV Queens; PMPC bares nominees . PEP . en . Dimaculangan, Jocelyn . September 22, 2019 . September 23, 2019.
- Web site: GMA Network hauls 3 Golds and 7 Silvers at 2019 US Int'l Film & Video Festival . May 31, 2019 . GMA Network . August 22, 2019.
- Web site: Asian Academy Creative Awards 2020 releases national winners; ABS-CBN has 13 wins . Anarcon, James Patrick . October 20, 2020 . PEP.
- Web site: GMA Network lauded at Gandingan 2020 . August 23, 2020 . . July 29, 2020.
- Web site: GMA Network wins big at 42nd Catholic Mass Media Awards . December 21, 2020 . GMA Network . December 19, 2020 . en.
- Web site: 34th Star Awards for Television nominees bared . Anarcon, James Patrick . July 20, 2021 . PEP . July 22, 2021.
- Web site: Souw, Rebecca . October 8, 2022 . Korea's Park Eun Bin and Extraordinary Attorney Woo Bag Top Prizes at Busan's Asian Content Awards . September 16, 2023 . . en-US.
- Web site: 35th Star Awards for TV list of nominees is out; alin kaya ang tatanghaling Best TV Station? . Gonzales, Rommel . January 17, 2023 . PEP . July 16, 2023.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: "Mata sa Dilim" named Best Documentary in ContentAsia Awards . GMA Network . August 25, 2023 . en.
- Web site: The Atom Araullo Specials: "Eye in the Dark" bags gold medal at the 2023 New York Festivals . April 19, 2023 . GMA Network . September 1, 2023.
- Web site: Taking home 1 Gold, 2 Silvers, 4 Bronze medals: GMA Network sweeps PH wins at NYF TV & Films Awards . April 17, 2024 . . April 17, 2024.