Rated Korina (formerly known as Rated K, or often shortened) is a Philippine television lifestyle and magazine show produced by ABS-CBN, hosted by Korina Sanchez, who is also serving as the program's line producer. It currently broadcasts via TV5 and via ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Channel, ZOE Broadcasting Network's A2Z, Kapamilya Online Live, worldwide via The Filipino Channel and on streaming platform iWantTFC. 

The program initially premiered as Rated K on May 16, 2004 on ABS-CBN as a supposedly interim replacement for Sharon but it was extended due to its high ratings. In 2020, the program was retitled as Rated Korina and transferred to TV5 under Brightlight Productions. After a year, the program was across ABS-CBN TV and online platforms.

Premise

The program includes gripping stories on national issues, in-depth interviews with the most notable figures and newsmakers, as well as touching pieces on regular Filipinos who have had exceptional experiences. In addition to supporting those in need, the show is well-known for its signature initiative, the "Korina's Handog Tsinelas Campaign," which strives to improve the lives of millions of Filipino children one pair of slippers at a time.

History
The program was aired every Sunday night on ABS-CBN's Yes Weekend! block. It aired a replay telecast on DZMM TeleRadyo every Monday at 2:00PM and Tuesday at 1:00AM, and on Jeepney TV every Wednesday at 4:30PM, It also aired worldwide via TFC. The program is similar in style and presentation to the defunct news magazine show Balitang K which was also hosted by Sanchez herself.

The show was temporarily suspended on May 3, 2020, due to ABS-CBN shutdown because of the cease and desist order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), following the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise, which granted on March 30, 1995.

Rated K was officially cancelled, having been excluded from the programming lineup of Kapamilya Channel and replaced by Iba 'Yan, hosted by Angel Locsin. Sanchez and its staff continued the program as an online show utilizing their social media accounts.

The show moved to TV5 and was retitled as Rated Korina, after Sanchez signed a contract with Brightlight Productions on October 7, 2020. The second incarnation of Rated K premiered on the network's Saturday afternoon block on October 24.

The show went on series break on April 24, 2021 until it returned to its original international TV platform, TFC on May 29.

Since June 19 and 20, 2021, the show returned for a new season. It airs fresh episodes on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Channel and ZOE TV's, A2Z every Saturday at 6:15 p.m. with a catch-up airing on TV5 every Saturday at 9:45 p.m. and One PH every Sunday at 7 p.m. It is also available on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Online Live, replacing the re-runs of Gandang Gabi, Vice!, and We Rise Together and on its OTT platform iWantTFC, and worldwide via The Filipino Channel.

On June 17, 2023, following program changes on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z, the show's production was given back to ABS-CBN after more than two years of being co-produced by Brightlight Productions. The delay telecast on Cignal TV's One PH every Sunday night concluded the next day.

Radio program
A radio show entitled Rated Korina was aired on DZMM and cable channel DZMM TeleRadyo from 2012 to 2014. The radio program ended on January 3, 2014, and was replaced by Sakto, initially hosted by Marc Logan (now replaced by Kim Atienza in 2018, then Jeff Canoy and Johnson Manabat in 2020) and Amy Perez. Sanchez resigned from her radio program to pursue her master's degree at Ateneo de Manila University.

Reception 
Rated Korina is one of the longest-running shows on ABS-CBN, regarded for its credibility and reliability featuring the latest trends in food, entertainment, leisure, science, and technology. Manila Standard hailed the show as "one of the most trusted platforms of both local and international celebrities." The show has already received countless accolades and recognitions across the world. Rated Korina has been a finalist in New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards twice (2009 and 2012); while Sanchez herself was honored as 'Highly Commended' in the category" Current Affairs Presenter" at 2012 Asian Television Awards for her outstanding work.

Rated Korina is a eight-time "Best Magazine Show" winner at the PMPC Star Awards for Television while the host, Sanchez, is a ten-time "Best Magazine Show Host" winner at the same ceremony. Since the show premiered on television, the show has since been among the most watched weekend shows in the Philippines. According to Kantar Media, the show consistently logged high viewership attaining 26.9% (Total Philippines Household Ratings) in June 24, 2012.

See also
List of programs broadcast by ABS-CBN
List of programs broadcast by Kapamilya Channel
List of programs streamed by Kapamilya Online Live
List of programs broadcast by A2Z (TV channel)
List of programs broadcast by TV5 (Philippine TV network)
List of programs broadcast by Radyo5/One PH

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ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs shows
ABS-CBN original programming
TV5 (Philippine TV network) original programming
2004 Philippine television series debuts
Philippine documentary television series
Philippine television docudramas
Filipino-language television shows
Television series by Brightlight Productions