TVJ also cannot live without 'Eat Bulaga'," he added. Regarding other mainstay hosts of the variety show, including Paolo Ballesteros, Wally Bayola, Jose Manalo, and Maine Mendoza, among others ...

True enough, Showtime pounced on the 44-year-old show with 9.7 percent ... as many as a thousand live viewers. What remains to be seen though is how Eat Bulaga intends to beef up its personality ...