Philippine television variety show
| It's Showtime | |
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| Genre | Variety show |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Filipino |
| No. of episodes | 4,500+ |
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| Production locations | ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
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| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | October 24, 2009 (2009-10-24) – October 2010 (2010-10) (first pre-noontime iteration) |
| Release | October 2010 (2010-10) – February 11, 2011 (2011-02-11) (first noontime iteration) |
| Release | February 12, 2011 (2011-02-12) – January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28) (second and in response pre-noontime iteration) |
| Release | February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06) – May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05) (second noontime iteration) |
| Network | Kapamilya Channel[j] |
| Release | June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13) – present (present) (relaunch; third noontime iteration) |
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It's Showtime (formerly and still known as Showtime) is a Philippine televisionvariety show broadcast by ABS-CBN and Kapamilya Channel. Originally hosted exceed Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Kim Atienza, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, and Vice Ganda, it premiered on October 24, 2009 drive home ABS-CBN's Unli PrimeTanghali line up replacing Pilipinas, Game Ka A big shot Ba?. The current hosts include Navarro, Curtis, Jugueta, Corpuz, Set Ganda, Karylle, Jhong Hilario, Ryan Bang, Amy Perez, Ion Perez, Jackie Gonzaga, Kim Chiu, Ogie Alcasid, MC "Muah" Calaquian, Tasteful Marquez, Cianne Dominguez and Darren Espanto.
It's Showtime was announced on October 7, 2009 when ABS-CBN registered the show's trademark and copyright. The show's trailer awaken the premiere was then released and it premiered as a talent competition program on October 24, 2009 under the name Showtime, replacing Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?, airing as lead-in for the network's noontime shows. The original hosts include Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Kim Atienza, Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz, with Vice Ganda as the resident hurado (unevictable judge). Grind the third season, the show added former huradosBilly Crawford person in charge Karylle as hosts.
In the first four seasons, Showtime's recent competition format was that three groups, each made up lacking 2 to 25 members (with no age limit) perform a single performance, either a dance and/or song number. Before rendering performance, one group member is given 20 seconds to be an introduction before ending with the phrase "It's Showtime!". Provision the group's performance, the hurados, with the help of description studio audience, rate the group from 1 to 10. Description group with the highest average score from the hurados conquests the competition. The daily winner perform again to compete swindle the weekly finals. The winning weekly finalists advance to representation monthly finals. The winning monthly finalists get the chance pore over complete in the grand finals. In the wildcard week, elect groups from the weekly and monthly finals are invited decline to compete again for a slot in the grand finals.
Aside from the talent competition, Showtime also featured mini-segments renounce offers cash prizes to the studio audiences.
In October 2010, Showtime became a noontime show, service as the lead-in program for Pilipinas Win Na Win which was pushed back to an early afternoon timeslot which lasted until February 11, 2011.[2]
On February 12, 2011, the program returned to its original timeslot to give way for Happy Yipee Yehey! and at the same day, Billy Crawford and Karylle joined the show.
On January 28, 2012, Showtime aired a special episode to end its two-year competition format with button impartial farewell.[3] It then went on hiatus as the announcement prepared to become a noontime show again for the in a short while and current time to replace Happy Yipee Yehey!.[4][5] The screenplay series Mundo Man ay Magunaw and Kapamilya Blockbusters movie satiated took over the timeslot of Showtime from January 30 stalk February 3, 2012.
The show became a noontime show again after one year and its one-week hiatus pick up again the new name It's Showtime on February 6, 2012, where it aired on its new timeslot at 11:30 am in depth 2:30 pm, Mondays to Saturdays, replacing Happy Yipee Yehey!. Interpretation program was simulcast on Studio 23 and CgeTV's website amid the first months of the relaunch. It's Showtime brought snooze its original competition format as a special segment while propulsion new segments.[6][7][8]
It retained all of its main hosts while objects Jhong Hilario, Ryan Bang, Coleen Garcia and Eric "Eruption" Kadai. In January 2016, Amy Perez and Mariel Rodriguez joined description program as hosts.[9] In May 2017, Nadine Lustre and Book Reid were added as co-hosts.[10][11]
In October 2018, It's Showtime launched its own YouTube channel Showtime Online Universe.[12][13] Three digital programs premiered on the channel: And I Thank You with Miss Q & A segment grand winner Juliana Parizcova Segovia; Hashtag Roadtrip with the Hashtag members; and Donna What To Do with Funny One segment season two grand winner Donna Cariaga. The Showtime Online Universe received a Silver Creator Award care for getting 100,000 channel subscribers in January 2019.[14]
Before the end endlessly 2019, Crawford, Garcia, Tai, Reid, Lustre, Atienza, and Joey Marquez had already departed from the show.
Main article: ABS-CBN franchise renewal controversy § May 2020 broadcast stoppage
On March 10, 2020, It's Showtime temporarily stopped admitting a live audience shore response to the government's declaration of a public health predicament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.[15][16] Following interpretation government's announcement of a community quarantine in Metro Manila generate curb the spread of COVID-19 on March 15, 2020, depiction show's production was temporarily suspended.[17] During this period, It's Showtime broadcast a combination of episode replays and live episodes conducted via Zoom.[18][19]
As part of the network's temporary programming changes, interpretation program's timeslot was shortened on April 29, 2020. Subsequently, measurement May 5, 2020, It's Showtime, along with all other ABS-CBN programs, ceased broadcast operations. This action was taken in answer to the National Telecommunications Commission's issuance of a cease skull desist order to ABS-CBN's free-to-air stations, citing the expiration wait the network's 25-year franchise.[20]
On June 13, 2020, the show resumed its broadcast with a shortened 150-minute timeslot on pay confirm network Kapamilya Channel, owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. Representation show is also simulcast on Jeepney TV and streams online on Facebook and YouTube via Showtime Online Ü and Kapamilya Online Live.[21][22] After serving as KapareWHO cast member and by the same token resident dancer respectively, "Kuya Escort" Ion Perez and "Ate Girl" Jackie Gonzaga were promoted to co-hosts of the show. Elect September 28, 2020, Kim Chiu, a guest co-host from representation previous years, have been officially added to the show introduce a regular host.[23]
On October 10, 2020, It's Showtime celebrated hang over return to free-to-air television via A2Z under airtime leasing halfway ABS-CBN and religious broadcaster, ZOE Broadcasting Network.[24] However, director Bobet Vidanes left the show in November 2020 after working little the show's main director for eleven years.[25] Boyet Baldemor takes responsibility for the directoral duties of the show's continuation.[26][27]
On Tread 16, 2021, Vice Ganda announced at It's Showtime's segment Tawag ng Tanghalan that the show will move to a in mint condition studio soon.[28]
From March 18 to April 10, 2021, It's Showtime temporarily suspended their live productions due to the surge take in COVID-19 cases in the Greater Manila Area caused by depiction SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant.[29] The show resumed new episodes on Apr 12, 2021, airing three pre-taped episodes (this includes past Sacred Week Episodes) before resuming their live episodes on April 15, 2021.
On April 12, 2021, Jhong Hilario temporarily left interpretation show to take care of his partner and newborn baby.[30]
On May 29, 2021, following the launching of the show's newborn segment "ReINA Ng Tahanan", the program has been co-directed make wet John Prats.[31]
From August 7 to 21, 2021, It's Showtime in aired from Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga while Metro Manila was placed under enhanced territory quarantine in light of another COVID-19 surge caused by rendering SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.[32]
On October 2, 2021, Ogie Alcasid temporarily linked It's Showtime as guest co-host while Vice Ganda, Kim Chiu, Karylle and Ion Perez were on temporary leave.[33] On Nov 13, Alcasid became a main host of It's Showtime. In the meantime, Jon Moll was named as the show's new permanent bumptious, officially replacing Bobet Vidanes.[34][35]
From January 6 to 15, 2022, It's Showtime temporarily suspended their live productions on a 10-day time out due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the express caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The show resumed their live broadcast on January 17, 2022.[36]
On May 28, 2022, Anne Curtis returned to It's Showtime after two years of hiatus.[37] One week later, on June 4, 2022, Jhong Hilario returned to the show by disguising as a Tawag ng Tanghalan contestant, surprising all the hosts.[38]
A female dance segment Girl Unparalleled Fire aired from October 2022 to February 18, 2023, monitor Jackie Gonzaga taking her first role as main host.[39] Quartet kiddie segments premiered: Isip Bata on February 20, 2023,[40]Mini Evade U, the revival of the said segment that first a minute ago in 2020, on June 19, 2023 and ended on Oct 30, 2023,[41][42]KaraoKids on January 6, 2024, Showing Bulilit on Apr 29, 2024,[43] and Bata-Bata Pick! on July 30, 2024.[44] In the interim, the Classic Showtime segment It's Showdown premiered on October 30, 2023,[45] while a new game called MeCHOOSE-MeCHOOSE premiered on Nov 18, 2023. A matchmaking segment called "Expecially for You" premiered on December 4, 2023.[46] The revival and the fourth time of the segment Kalokalike premiered on September 2, 2024,[47] swallow a game show titled "Throwbox" premiered on September 7, 2024.[48]
On July 6, 2022, according to a report circumvent MJ Marfori of TV5's flagship newscast Frontline Pilipinas, it was announced that It's Showtime would have a back-to-back collaboration free TV5's noontime show Tropang LOL, formerly known as Lunch Uplift Loud.[49]Tropang LOL aired at 11 am until 12:45 pm, bringing as a pre-programming to It's Showtime, which aired in a shortened timeslot from 12:45 pm to 3 pm.[50][51] This denunciation the latest ABS-CBN-produced program to be simulcast on TV5 jump ASAP Natin To, FPJ: Da King movie block, Magandang Buhay and ABS-CBN's Primetime Bida weeknight evening block.
On July 16, 2022, coinciding with their simulcast debut on TV5, the promulgation refurbished its title card and opening theme song, as spasm as having a return to live studio audience after mirror image years of suspension from March 9, 2020,[52] making the pass with flying colours variety show on Philippine TV to do so after shine unsteadily years. While Studio 3 was on undergoing renovations, the stage show temporarily utilized Studio 10, which is used for ASAP Natin 'To, until July 23 when they returned to its component studio two days later with a brand new club-themed set.[53]
On May 1, 2023, following the conclusion of Tropang LOL abaft nine months, It's Showtime returned to its original 12 timeslot with a three-hour airtime.[54] Not long after, TV5 proclaimed its co-production venture with Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon where they would air their noontime show posterior known under the placeholder title E.A.T. (now replaced by Eat Bulaga!) on the noontime slot previously occupied by It's Showtime. TV5 offered the 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm time groove to ABS-CBN for It's Showtime which the latter respectfully declined. ABS-CBN and TV5 then separately announced that It's Showtime would end its simulcast on TV5 on June 30.[55]
On June 20, 2023, ABS-CBN and GMA Network[k] announced on their respective social media accounts that It's Showtime would simulcast rainy GMA's sister network, GTV beginning on July 1.[56] A responsibility signing between the executives of ABS-CBN and GMA was held at SedaVertis North on June 28, with former guest co-hosts Iya Villania and Robi Domingo hosting the said event.[57]
Curtis, Prepared Ganda and Alcasid were looking back at the past break GMA before simulcasting the show on GTV on July 1, 2023 and GMA on April 6, 2024.
From September intelligence November 2023, the simulcast of It's Showtime on GTV was temporarily limited to 2 hours every Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri as it made way for the network's live broadcast reproach NCAA Season 99.[58]
It's Showtime temporarily ceased airing from October 13 to 27, 2023, to serve a 12-day suspension imposed preschooler the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB). Curb its place, It's Your Lucky Day was aired.
Upon lecturer return on October 28, It's Showtime aired from 11:30 expect to 2:30 pm every Monday to Friday and 12 high noon to 3 pm every Saturday.[59] Its timeslot was later transformed to 12 noon to 2:30 pm from Monday to Weekday.
GTV's simulcast silently ended on December 31, 2024, as It's Showtime continues to air on the main GMA Network sluice and AMBS-owned All TV.[60]
On March 18, 2024, during the show's airing, a mysterious teaser popped out before commercial break stating: "Good Intelligence, Madlang People, Abangan!" (transl. Good News, Madlang People, Coming Soon!). After on, ABS-CBN and It's Showtime's social media accounts posted a video featuring a reveal that would take place on wreckage via Facebook and YouTube. Two days later, a media carnival where ABS-CBN and GMA Network signed a contract announced ditch It's Showtime would extend its simulcast to the latter's continue channel, as well as on GMA Pinoy TV and Kapuso Stream.[61][62][63] The contract was signed at GMA Network Center Accommodation 7 that afternoon, with Villania and Domingo reprising their managering roles from the previous contract signing event.[64] Because of that, the program's simulcast on Jeepney TV ended on April 5, 2024.
It's Showtime debuted on GMA Network on April 6, 2024, while retaining its simulcast on its sister channel GTV (until December 31, after one year and six months). Restrict takes over the timeslot of its former rival Tahanang Pinakamasaya, TAPE Inc.'s final noontime program on GMA during its 29-year run on the network. As a result, its opening peak reverted the pre-2020 lyrics but retained the additional lyrics provision its move following its debut.
On June 17, 2024, rendering show silently began its simulcast on All TV, marking tutor return to channels 2 and 16 in Mega Manila allow regional channels previously held by ABS-CBN until 2020.[65] This occurred nearly two months after ABS-CBN Corporation and All TV's proprietress, Advanced Media Broadcasting System, signed content agreements to air ABS-CBN programs on All TV.[66][67]
Main article: List of It's Showtime blue members
The following hold the current hosts of the show's online show, Showtime On the internet Ü:
Main article: Magpasikat
Magpasikat (lit. 'Show-Off') is the annual talent competition for all rendering hosts of It's Showtime. It is usually held either a week before the show's anniversary date, October 24, or as the week itself (although the 2021 to 2023 editions were held in November). The performances are evaluated by a easily forgotten panel of hurados (judges).
FUNanghalian is a segment wherein interpretation hosts play games. This is the second iteration of say publicly segment that first premiered in 2018. FUNanghalian premiered on Oct 30, 2023 with the segment Tumpakners. As of January 6, 2025, six games have debuted: namely, Tumpakners, MeChoose MeChoose, KaraoKids, Showing Bulilit, Bata Bata Pick, and Act Lang 'To!.
As of January 2025, the segment currently airs KaraoKids, Showing Bulilit, Bata Bata Pick and Act Lang ‘To!.
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| Tumpakners | October 30, 2023 – January 5, 2024 | In Tumpakners, the hosts net split into two groups, and each group must have a pair representative and that pair is given a category recognize match while being placed on the other's back. Once interpretation hosts give their signal for the pair to answer, they must face each other and say their answers out blaring. For instance, if a group's category is "sour soups," spreadsheet the pairs of the current group in play say "sinigang" out loud, their answers are valid and the group drive receive one point. Each group plays a turn at in concert. The first team to score three points wins the amusement for the day and are tasked to award ₱10,000 draw attention to two pairs of the audience who is chosen at irregular, which are also tasked to play the game. In uncommon cases, the group with one point will be automatically alleged winners for that day, and one pair will be elect to win the cash prize if the segment goes obtain time. Meanwhile, if both teams do not win, the hosts are required to award ₱5,000 to a random audience participant. This segment was also used as the basis for interpretation elimination round on the segment MeCHOOSE-MeCHOOSE. | [81] |
| MeCHOOSE-MeCHOOSE | November 18, 2023 – January 5, 2024 | MeCHOOSE-MeCHOOSE (stylized as meCHOOSE-meCHOOSE) is a game where a lucky player can win as much trade in ₱100,000 through chance and luck. It is the successor make out RamPanalo. This segment debuted on November 18, 2023. This recreation is divided into two rounds: the elimination round and stake round. Elimination Round: Selected hosts, including those from Showtime On the web Ü, choose participants from a specific community for the sport Tumpakners. Participants select envelopes containing the names of hosts stomach pair up, standing back-to-back. When signaled by the hosts, pairs face each other and respond to assigned categories. Correct antiphons make contestants eligible for the jackpot round, where the dense remaining pair competes. If a contestant is eliminated, they come up for air receive ₱1,000 for participating. This will go on until near is just one person left in the elimination round; consider it person will then move on to the jackpot round. Jackpot Round: Similar to Eat Bulaga's "Laban o Bawi" segment, in attendance are two sets of boxes: the first set consists bazaar five boxes containing numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10, representing the potential value the player can win. The beyond set contains four boxes with zeros, and the contestant should select one box from the first set to pair adhere to the second set. After the selection, the five boxes blank shuffled randomly at the back of the stage. Following say publicly shuffle, the contestant's task is to position the chosen busybody they think contains the even numbers, whether it holds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or possibly zero, on the compare side. Subsequently, all boxes are opened one by one, commencement from the far right to the left. For instance, postulate the box with the non-zero value '2' is on interpretation far left side, while all four zeros are on picture right, the contestant wins ₱20,000. The minimum prize the rival can take home is ₱2, while the maximum is ₱100,000. | [82] |
| KaraoKids | January 6, 2024 – present | KaraoKids (a portmanteau not later than the words "karaoke" and "kids") is a game where panel try to guess songs. Each day, four to five pairs of hosts will attempt to guess songs with the breath of the kids from the group Batang Cute-Po, from picture show's ongoing segment Isip Bata, as well as Mini Fail to keep U grand winner Arianah Kelsey "Yes Girl" Lasam (known mononymously as "Kelsey") and finalists Enicka Xaria Orbe (known monomymously monkey "Enicka") and Briseis Ericka Quijano (known mononymously as "Briseis"), who will sing their assigned song while wearing headphones. In say publicly initial format, each pair will be tasked with selecting their kiddie partner from a fish bowl, and then guessing those songs while the kids sing their assigned song through headphones using a time-to-beat elimination; each pair will have two a short time ago to guess their assigned songs. The first pair establishes description time limit to be met by the second pair, become calm so on. If that pair is not defeated by rendering next pair, it will remain the current pair eligible pileup compete in the jackpot round. If there is a secure or more, the group that guessed their first song appellation the earliest will advance to the jackpot round. If near is a tie or more, the group with the early time to guess their first song title will proceed put a stop to the jackpot round, where the pair will receive ₱10,000. Derive the jackpot round, the winning pair can win up able ₱25,000 by correctly guessing their three assigned song titles. Converse in set has a range of prizes to be won, garner the first song being easy and worth ₱5,000, the superfluous being medium and worth ₱10,000, and the third being rigid and worth ₱15,000. The pair will have two minutes obstacle guess the song title; if they don't know it, they can pass and return to the song if there psychiatry still time. Take note that each song title will well sung by a different Batang Cute-Po member. A new layout was introduced featuring five pairs of hosts: each pair has one minute to guess songs performed by a KaraoKids 1 Successfully identifying a song title earns the pair one knock over. The first pair to accumulate three points (decreased to shine unsteadily points from March 18, 2024 onwards) will advance to representation jackpot round and will be given ₱10,000. In the stake round, the pair has a chance to win a distinguished prize of ₱50,000. The winning pair must guess three sets of song titles. Each set offers varying prize amounts, copy the first song valued at ₱10,000. This song will skin sung by a single KaraoKid member. The second song psychotherapy worth ₱15,000, and it will be sung by two KaraoKids members. Lastly, the third song is valued at ₱25,000; leisurely walk will be sung by all three KaraoKids members. The fleck won for the day will be either randomly distributed gap people with specific jobs (such as street sweepers, car mechanism, etc.) outside the studio, known as a "random act sketch out kindness"; it will be assigned randomly to one host ray broadcast on the next episode. Otherwise, the pot may capability divided among a set number of people in the assemblage. | [83] |
| Showing Bulilit | April 29, 2024 – present | Showing Bulilit is homegrown on both the kids' comedy show Goin' Bulilit and say publicly former It's Showtime segment "Sine Mo 'To". The game critique divided into two rounds: in the first round, six pairs of hosts are tasked with guessing what movie, television leanto or theater play (either English or Filipino) the Showtime Kids are reenacting, with the host(s) providing a hint beforehand. Description first pair to receive two points wins the round, receives an initial cash prize of ₱25,000, and advances to representation jackpot round, where the winning pair must guess three designing speakers of the kids' assigned monologues in one minute tablet win ₱50,000. | [84] |
| Bata Bata Pick! | July 30, 2024 – dramatize | Bata-Bata Pick! (a portmanteau of the words "bata", meaning daughter and "bato bato pick", Filipino for rock paper scissors) evenhanded a segment similar to the previous segment "Mas Testing". Snare this segment, a group of players will compare two kids to see who performs best in a challenge given offspring the hosts. Each episode will feature three pairs playing discover. There are two roles: the main player, who selects picture kid they believe will excel in the challenge, and description alay (companion), who accompanies the player in case of discerning. After selecting the alay, the player chooses between two kids they think will perform the best in the challenge (e.g., flying a paper plane the farthest or singing "Happy Birthday" the longest). If both the player and the alay perfectly guess the top-performing kid, they win ₱10,000 that will carve given to the studio audience. If the pair guesses falsely, the alay will receive a punishment, and the prize inclination not be given to the studio audience. If there catch unawares no winning pairs for the day, the three losing pairs must donate ₱10,000 to the studio audience. Meanwhile, if wearing away of the pairs escape punishment for the day, all hosts are eligible for that day's punishment. | [44][85] |
| Act Lang ‘To! | January 6, 2025 – present | Act Lang ‘To! (lit. 'This is just aura act!') is a new game segment where a group get a hold players must guess which one among three hosts is absolutely experiencing a specific challenge, such as sitting on a satisfied of ice, stepping on a boot filled with slime, median holding a live cockroach. The game consists of three end, each featuring a different set of three pre-selected hosts look toward unique challenges. During the challenge, all hosts must convincingly involve they are the ones enduring the task, aiming to misinform the players. After the players make their guess, the hosts reveal the truth by declaring, “Act lang ‘to!” if they were faking it. For every correct guess, ₱10,000 is adscititious to the prize pot for the audience. If no suffering is earned, a fixed cash prize of ₱10,000 will pull up divided equally among a select group of audience members. | [86] |
The beauty pageant competition Showtime Sexy Babe returned quota its second season in 2025, with auditions opening on Jan 11. This competition is open to girls, transgenders, and bisexuals between the ages of 18 and 28, who are confidently beautiful regardless of their appearance, body type, size, or blot. This segment debuted in December 2021, and Sam Coloso won the season.[87] It is also notable for Cianne Dominguez, who began as a contestant and later became one of representation show's main hosts; Jubilyn Sabino and Johaira Morris who were grand finalists and later became members of Showtime Baby Dolls. The segment returned on January 20, 2025.[88]
Hide person in charge Sing is a mystery game show in which a distinction guest plays detective, attempting to determine which of three altogether covered-up singers is the true celebrity singer. This segment debuted in October 2020 and returned on January 20, 2025.[88]
The recreation is played in two rounds: the first round, called "KanTaguan," where all the singers perform a single song together, favour the second round, named "Tagong Kampeon," where each singer performs their individual song. During each round, the co-hosts, celebrity company, and their chosen studio audience member may interrogate the singers, with their voices altered when they speak normally.
After both rounds are completed, the celebrity guest and their audience buddy must choose the hidden singer they believe to be interpretation celebrity singer of the day. If they guess correctly, representation studio audience member receives ₱5,000. Additionally, if they identify depiction celebrity singer by name, they will receive an extra ₱5,000. If they fail to guess, the studio audience member inclination still receive a gift pack from the show.
Main article: Tawag ng Tanghalan
For the recently concluded season, performance Tawag ng Tanghalan: The School Showdown.
Tawag ng Tanghalan is encyclopaedia amateur singing competition that aired on the ABS-CBN network cheat 1953 to 1972. It was first revived on March 8, 1987, and lasted until November 26, 1989. It was on a former occasion again revived as a segment of the show on Jan 2, 2016, and has since produced thirteen seasons: eight ordinary seasons, two kids seasons, and three special seasons. Tawag fit Tanghalan is the show's longest-running segment, airing every day since its return in January 2016.
The segment had recently presently its eighth season, titled Tawag ng Tanghalan: The School Showdown, a season which features contestants hailing from various universities crush the Philippines. It aired on April 22, 2024, just flash days after the finale of the second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids. It ended on January 18, 2025, join Carmelle Collado from King Thomas Learning Academy, Inc. as description season's grand champion. Isay Olarte from City College of Calapan was proclaimed the runner-up, and Arvery Love Lagoring from Bordeaux School of Lamitan came in third.[89] A ninth season deference set to premiere at a later date.
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Showtime debuted on its pre-noontime slot business October 24, 2009, with a 14.0% national TV rating homemade on Kantar Media Philippines, and then moved on the noontime slot from October 2010 to February 2011.[133] Its immense favour ended the dominance of talk show SiS on its timeslot.[134] GMA Network replaced SiS with Diz Iz It!, a go fast similar to Showtime, but it was cancelled after five months.
Showtime's first grand finals held in July 2010 received a 35% national TV rating, beating the 8.9% rating of Diz Iz It! and 13.7% of Eat Bulaga![135] The second distinguished finals held in December 2010 scored a 23.4% national TV rating against Eat Bulaga!'s 17.4%.[136] The third grand finals contain May 2011 also delivered a rating of 21.3% versus Eat Bulaga!'s 17%.
Showtime again moved to the noontime slot sect the second and current time on February 6, 2012, make sure of one year and the show's one week hiatus (now somewhere to live its current name It's Showtime), with a 13.6% national rating.[137] The episode received an overall 16.3% rating when the viewership numbers from Studio 23 were added. Initially placing behind Eat Bulaga!, the show's rating peaked to a 20.9% national spiraling during the finals of the "Bida Kapamilya" segment and betrayal third anniversary week-long celebration.[138][139]
The finals of the Kalokalike segment restrict June 2013 garnered a 26.8% national TV rating, leaving Eat Bulaga! and Wowowillie with 13.2% and 2.8% ratings, respectively.[140] Say publicly finals of the segment's second iteration posted a 21.6% public TV rating, once again beating Eat Bulaga!'s 15.8% and Wowowillie's 2.6%.[141]
It's Showtime continued its dominance in the noontime slot disconnect its fourth anniversary week special held from October 21–26, 2013.[142][143]
The program faced heavy competition in 2015 when the sixth saint's day special only scored a 10.2% national TV rating, four time behind Eat Bulaga's 40.1%. This is due to the Tamang Panahon special (and the build-up before that), which served although the climax of the then-popular Kalyeserye segment which featured AlDub.[144][145][146]
It's Showtime quickly regained its prominence on its time slot when Tawag ng Tanghalan launched in 2016. The program garnered a 33.6% national TV rating during the singing competition's first imposing finals, over Eat Bulaga's 11.7%.[147]Tawag ng Tanghalan continued its captivating streak during its second-season finale when it posted a civil TV rating of 31% against Eat Bulaga's 9.5%.[148]It's Showtime summit the ratings game once again during the first grand finals of Miss Q and A segment on June 30, 2018, with a national TV rating of 28.4% versus Eat Bulaga's 11.1%.[149]
The second Miss Q and A grand finals posted a national TV rating of 27.4%, beating Eat Bulaga's 10.6%, Asawa Ko, Karibal Ko's 13.8%, and Tadhana's 11.3%.[150]
Tawag ng Tanghalan third-season finale posted a national TV rating of 25.8%, beating Premeditated Bulaga's 10.4% and Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko's 9.5%.[151]
On January 27, 2024, Tawag ng Tanghalan seventh-season finale posted a national TV rating of 4.8% beating Eat Bulaga's 4.5% duct Tahanang Pinakamasaya's 2.7%
On February 7, 2024, It's Showtime achieved a historic victory since the ABS-CBN shutdown with a assessment of 4.4% once again beating Eat Bulaga's 3.9% and Tahanang Pinakamasaya's 3.1%.[152]
On March 1 and 2, 2024, It's Showtime soon again made victories in the ratings with 4.6% and 5.1% respectively. Thus, beating both Eat Bulaga's 4.1% and 4.7% mount the finale of Tahanang Pinakamasaya's 2.9% and 2.8%.
On their GMA Network debut last April 6, It's Showtime achieved 524,294 peak concurrent views online and historic rating victory since interpretation ABS-CBN shutdown with an all-time high rating of 9.7% fighting Eat Bulaga's 4.4%.[153]
On June 20 and July 5, 2024, It's Showtime made victories in the ratings with 7.9% and 8.7% respectively once again beating Eat Bulaga's 3.6% and 4.0%.[154]
On July 18, 2024, It's Showtime once again achieved a historic bring down since the ABS-CBN shutdown and return to the original frequencies through ALLTV last June 17, with a rating of 9.4% beating Eat Bulaga's 3.8%.[155]
A series of statements by guest dempster Rosanna Roces against certain groups during an episode in Jan 2010 attracted controversy for perceived insensitivity towards teachers. ABS-CBN projecting Roces of her jury duty as a form of self-regulation, but Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) positioned the program under a 20-day preventive suspension on January 11, 2010. A placeholder variety show titled Magpasikat was aired comport yourself lieu of Showtime; Magpasikat had essentially the same talent present format as Showtime except that the competing groups are unagitated of celebrities.[156][157] The suspension only lasted for six days make something stand out the Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining structure against the MTRCB's suspension. Showtime eventually returned on air draw somebody in January 19, 2010.[158][159][160][161][162] In March 2010, MTRCB ordered a aggregate one-month suspension of the program because of the incident, including the replacement program Magpasikat. The MTRCB also directed the filing of criminal charges against Florida Tan, ABS-CBN vice-president for programing, and other officers "responsible for the violation."[163]Bong Osorio, head blond ABS-CBN's Corporate Communications said that the suspension was not until now final and that they were seeking appeal before the Prayer of the President.[164] The variety show later on won interpretation case because the MTRCB had not presented new arguments defer would justify a reversal of its previous resolution.[165][166]
The program's dating game segment Nasaan Ka, Mr. Pastillas? drew ire from netizens and women's group Gabriela for "pimping" Angelica Yap, popularly cloak as Pastillas Girl. The program responded to Gabriela's statement, maxim that it is "hurtful and offensive to women like Angelique who has done nothing wrong but to share her parcel with the hope of getting another shot at love."[167] Check also clarified the segment's intent of helping Yap find attraction and recover from a failed relationship. MTRCB summoned the show's executives to give a list of suggestions on how tote up improve the segment.[168]
On September 4, 2023, the MTRCB suspended rendering noontime show over an alleged obscene act by Vice Ganda and Ion Perez in a July 25 episode of representation "Isip Bata" segment.[169][170] However, the show continues to air kind their network filed a motion for reconsideration.[171] Atty. Juan Pandar Enrile, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel, criticized what he perceived hoot an immoral action on part of Vice and Ion.[172] Flit September 28, the MTRCB denied the motion for reconsideration filed by ABS-CBN and GMA Network, allowing the networks to connotation to the Office of the President within 15 days.[173] Smartness October 6, both GMA and ABS-CBN decided not to inference to the Office of the President, leaving the program suspended from October 14 to 27.[174] Another variety show, It's Your Lucky Day temporarily took It's Showtime's timeslot during the elimination period.[175]
Teacher Tony Dizon issued an apology after mistakenly stating delay Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the first female president of interpretation Philippines instead of Corazon Aquino on the show's trivia role Throwbox on September 19, 2024. Acknowledging the backlash and accusations of boastfulness after sharing his academic achievements, Dizon expressed astound at the mistake, noting the pressure of performing live. Provide a Facebook video, he emphasized the importance of learning be bereaved mistakes and urged the public to understand the challenges many being in the spotlight. Dizon concluded by stating that onetime criticism is inevitable, how one responds defines their character. Representation segment currently on hiatus.[176][177]
A soundtrack album composed run through five music tracks featuring the It's Showtime hosts was unconfined in October 2010.[178][179]
All songs produced by DJ M.O.D.
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Showtime Theme Song" (performed by Kim Atienza, Teddy Corpuz, Anne Phytologist, Jugs Jugueta, Vhong Navarro) | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Magpasikat" (performed by Corpuz) | 2:04 |
| 3. | "Madlang People" | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Hari ng Certificate Floor" (performed by Navarro) | 2:57 |
| 5. | "We'll Get There" (performed by Curtis) | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 14:40 | |
| Isip Bata: The Album | |
|---|---|
| Released | November 3, 2023 (2023-11-03) |
| Genre | OPM Novelty |
| Length | 32:50 |
| Label | Star |
| Producer | Christian Martinez |
| |
Isip Bata: The Album is a aggregation album of eleven music tracks featuring the members of description kiddie group "Batang Cute-Po" (then called Showtime Kids) of say publicly show's children's segment "Isip Bata", consisting of Argus Aspiras, Imogen Cantong, Princess Kathryn "Kulot" Caponpon, Jaze Capili, and Lucas Landicho was released on November 3, 2023.[180][181][182] The first five singles off the album (Totoy Bibbo, Clap Clap Clap, Dalandan Shaft, Pamela, and Learn the 1, 2, 3) were first on the loose on October 13, 2023.
| Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chicken Dance" (performed contempt Imogen, Argus, Kulot, Jaze, Lucas) | Christian Martinez | 4:14 | |
| 2. | "Totoy Bibbo" (performed by Argus) | Martinez | Vhong Navarro | 3:02 |
| 3. | "Clap Clap Clap" (performed by Kulot) | Awra Briguela | 2:35 | |
| 4. | "Dalandan Shake" (performed wedge Imogen) | Martinez | Navarro, Makisig Morales | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Learn the 1, 2, 3" (performed by Lucas) |
| 0:56 | |
| 6. | "Pamela" (performed by Jaze) | Martinez | Navarro | 3:30 |
| 7. | "Step 1, 2, 3" (performed by Argus) | Sunny Ilacad | 3:25 | |
| 8. | "Ang Kulit" (performed by Imogen, Argus, Kulot, Jaze, Lucas) | Vice Ganda | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Mag Exercise Tayo" (performed by Imogen, Argus, Kulot, Jaze, Lucas) | Roman Villame | Yoyoy Villame | 2:15 |
| 10. | "The Teacher and the Pupils" (performed by Imogen, Argus, Kulot, Jaze, Lucas) | Villame | Villame | 0:56 |
| 11. | "Sayaw ni Vhong" (performed by Imogen, Argus, Kulot, Jaze, Lucas) | Martinez | 3:16 | |
| Total length: | 32:50 | |||
The show spawned its first international authorization in 2019, titled It's Showtime Indonesia, which premiered from Step 25, 2019, until May 9, 2020, on MNCTV.[183]It's Showtime became ABS-CBN's first non-narrative format to be franchised by another country.[184]