It's Showtime

***It's Showtime*** is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by Kapamilya Channel under ABS-CBN Entertainment. *It's Showtime* currently airs on pay television network Kapamilya Channel and is simulcast on A2Z and GTV weekdays at 12:30 to 3:00 pm and Saturdays at 12:00 to 3:00 pm. also airs worldwide via TFC, and streamed online on Facebook and YouTube via Kapamilya Online Live. A primetime encore telecast also airs on Jeepney TV.

*It's Showtime* is the second live entertainment program in the Philippines to be broadcast in high-definition behind *ASAP Natin 'To*. The program is currently ABS-CBN's longest-running daily noontime variety show after surpassing the original run of *MTB* (1998–2005) in 2016.

## Overview

### *Showtime!* and *Magpasikat* (2009–2012)

*Showtime* premiered on October 24, 2009, at 10:30 AM, as a competition program, airing before the network's noontime shows, and served as the replacement of *Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba?* following its successful eight-year morning run. The original hosts include Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Kim Atienza, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz, and Vice Ganda as the resident *hurado* (unevictable judge). In the third season, the show added former *hurados* Billy Crawford and Karylle as hosts.

In the first four seasons, *Showtime*'s original competition format was that three groups, each made up of 2 to 25 members (with no age limit) perform a single performance, either a dance and/or song number. Before the performance, one group member is given 20 seconds to make an introduction before ending with the phrase "It's Showtime!". After the group's performance, the *hurados*, with the help of the studio audience, rate the group from 1 to 10. The group with the highest average score from the *hurados* wins the competition. The daily winner perform again to compete in the weekly finals. The winning weekly finalists advance to the monthly finals. The winning monthly finalists get the chance to complete in the grand finals. In the wildcard week, selected groups from the weekly and monthly finals are invited back to compete again for a slot in the grand finals.

Aside from the talent competition, *Showtime* also aired mini-segments that offer cash prizes to the studio audiences.

In October 2010, the show moved to the noontime slot, serving as the lead-in program for *Pilipinas Win Na Win* which was pushed back to an early afternoon timeslot. On February 12, 2011, the program returned to its original timeslot to give way for the premiere of *Happy Yipee Yehey!*

On January 28, 2012, *Showtime* aired a special episode to end its two-year morning competition format with an impartial farewell. It was later revealed that the program was preparing for a reformat to become a noontime variety show.

### *It's Showtime* (2012–2020)

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*It's Showtime* premiered on February 6, 2012, on its new timeslot at 11:30 AM, replacing *Happy Yipee Yehey!* The program was previously simulcast on then-Studio 23 and CgeTV's website during the first months of the relaunch. *It's Showtime* brought back its original competition format as a special segment while launching new segments.

It retained all of its main hosts while adding Jhong Hilario, Ryan Bang, Coleen Garcia and Eric "Eruption" Tai. In January 2016, Amy Perez and Mariel Rodriguez joined the program as main hosts. The program also debuted its all-male dance group *Hashtags* and its all-female dance group *GirlTrends*. On February 14, 2017, new *Hashtags* members were introduced. In May 2017, Nadine Lustre and James Reid were added as main hosts.

In October 2018, *It's Showtime* launched its own YouTube channel *Showtime Online Universe*. 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 after getting 100,000 channel subscribers in January 2019.

Before 2019 ended, former *It's Showtime* hosts Crawford, Garcia, Tai, Reid, Lustre, Marquez, and Atienza left.

### Second decade (2020-present)

On March 10, 2020, *It's Showtime* temporarily disallowed admission of live audience members following the government's declaration of a state public health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. On March 15, 2020, the show's production was temporarily suspended in compliance with the government's declaration of a community quarantine in Metro Manila to curb the spread of COVID-19. *It's Showtime* aired a mix of episode replays and live episodes via Zoom. On April 29, 2020, the program's timeslot was shortened as part of the network's programming changes.

On May 5, 2020, *It's Showtime*, along with other ABS-CBN programs, stopped its broadcast operations following the National Telecommunications Commission's issuance of a cease and desist order to ABS-CBN's free to air stations due to the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise.

On June 13, 2020, the show resumed its broadcast with a shortened 180-minute timeslot on pay television network Kapamilya Channel which is owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. The show's "Kuya Escort" Ion Perez and "Ate Girl" Jackque Gonzaga become the show's main hosts. It is also simulcast on Jeepney TV and streamed online on Facebook and YouTube via *Showtime Online Ü* and *Kapamilya Online Live*.

On July 13, 2020, following an employee working at ABS-CBN testing positive for COVID-19, *It's Showtime* and *Magandang Buhay* temporarily suspended live airings and aired replays. Also, the same instance later happened again when a Modified Enhanced community quarantine was temporarily reimposed in Metro Manila and again with the sudden surge of coronavirus cases in portions of Luzon on March 18, 2021.

On September 28, 2020, Kim Chiu officially joined *It's Showtime* as a main host and a permanent replacement to Mariel Rodriguez, after being a guest host in the previous years.

On October 10, 2020, *It's Showtime* celebrated its return to free TV via A2Z Channel 11 under a blocktime agreement between ABS-CBN and religious broadcaster, ZOE Broadcasting Network.

In November 2020, Bobet Vidanes left the show after working as the director for almost 10 years. Boyet Valdemor takes responsibility for the directoral duties of the show's continuation.

On March 16, 2021, Vice Ganda announced at *It's Showtime's* segment *Tawag ng Tanghalan* that the show will move to a new studio at ABS-CBN Soundstage at San Jose del Monte, Bulacan soon.

From March 18 to April 10, 2021, *It's Showtime* temporarily suspended their live productions due to the post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases in the Greater Manila Area. The show resumed new episodes on April 12, 2021, airing three pre-taped episodes (this includes past Holy Week Episodes) before resuming their live episodes on April 15, 2021.

On April 12, 2021, Jhong Hilario temporarily left the show to take care of his wife and newborn baby.

On May 29, 2021, following the launching of the show's new segment *"ReINA Ng Tahanan"*, the program has been co-directed by John Prats.

On August 7, 2021, *It's Showtime* temporarily moved its studio to Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Pampanga due to enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, until August 21, 2021.

On October 2, 2021, Ogie Alcasid temporarily joined *It's Showtime* as guest co-host while Vice Ganda, Kim Chiu, Karylle and Ion Perez were on temporary leave. On November 13, 2021, Alcasid was officially announced as a main host of *It's Showtime*. Meanwhile, Jon Moll was named as the show's new permanent director, officially replacing Bobet Vidanes.

From January 6 to 15, 2022, *It's Showtime* temporarily suspended their live productions on 10-day break due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country caused by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. The show resumes the live broadcast on January 17, 2022.

On May 28, 2022, Anne Curtis returned to *It's Showtime* after two years of her hiatus, and a few days later, on June 4, 2022, Jhong Hilario returned to the show as well.

### *It's Showtime'*s simulcast on TV5 and GTV

On July 6, 2022, on MJ Marfori's report on TV5's flagship newscast *Frontline Pilipinas*, it was declared that the program would have a back-to-back collaboration with TV5's noontime show, *Tropang LOL* (formerly known as *Lunch Out Loud*) without definite date and reason yet. Until it was confirmed on 11 July during their live broadcast with a move of timeslot to 12:30 pm with *Tropang LOL'*s timeslot moved earlier to 11:00 am serving as a pre-programming to Showtime. This is the latest ABS-CBN produced program, to be simulcast to TV5 next to *ASAP Natin 'To*, *FPJ: Da King Movie Block*, ABS-CBN/Kapamilya Channel's *Primetime Bida* block and *Idol Philippines*.

On July 16, 2022, coinciding with their simulcast debut on TV5, the program refurbished its title card and opening theme song, as well as having a return to live studio audience after 2 years of suspension from March 10, 2020 to July 15, 2022, making the first variety show on Philippine TV to do so after 2 years.

On May 1, 2023, following the conclusion of *Tropang LOL* after nine months, *It's Showtime* returned to the original 12:00 nn to 3:00 pm timeslot with a 3 hours airtime.

On June 30, 2023, It's Showtime's blocktime agreement with TV5 expired, the show was offered a 4:30 PM timeslot to continue broadcasting on the network, however, ABS-CBN declined the offer and ended the simulcast and blocktime agreement with TV5. E.A.T., a show hosted by the original Dabarkads, who moved out of the original Eat Bulaga! due to their dispute with TAPE Inc. took over the 12:00 timeslot on TV5.

On July 1, 2023, following its last day of simulcasting on TV5, it moved to GMA Network-owned GTV.

### Main Hosts

* Vhong Navarro (since 2009)
* Anne Curtis (since 2009)
* Vice Ganda (since 2009)
* Teddy Corpuz (since 2009)
* Jugs Jugueta (since 2009)
* Karylle (since 2011)
* Jhong Hilario (since 2012)
* Ryan Bang (since 2012)
* Amy Perez (since 2016)
* Kim Chiu (since 2020)
* Jackie Gonzaga (since 2020)
* Ion Perez (since 2020)
* Ogie Alcasid (since 2021)
* MC Muah (since 2022)
* Lassy Marquez (since 2022)
* Cianne Dominguez (since 2022)

### Featuring

* May Francisco (since 2009)
* DJ MOD (since 2009)
* DJ Nick (since 2009)
* Mel Feliciano (since 2009)
* Ervin Plaza (since 2009)
* Showtime Dancers (since 2009)

* XB Gensan (since 2010)
* Alex Calleja (since 2014)
* Tawag ng Tanghalan hurados (since 2016)
* TNT Band (since 2016)
* TNT Alumni (since 2019)
* Ana Ramsey (since 2019)
* Issa Meaker (since 2019)
* Nerijay Lopera (since 2019)
* Ruffa Gutierrez (since 2021)
* DGrind dancers (since 2021)
* Batang Cute-Po (since 2023)

## Former Hosts

* Kim Atienza (2009–2016; 2019–2020; Now with GMA Network)
* Billy Crawford (2011–2018; Later moved to *Lunch Out Loud/Tropang LOL*, Back on GMA Network)
* Coleen Garcia (2012–2016; Now with Viva Entertainment)
* Eric Tai (2012–2016)
* Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla (2016–2020; Now with Net 25)
* Joey Marquez (2016–2017; Back on GMA Network)
* James Reid (2017)
* Nadine Lustre (2017)

## Former cast members

* Jhonas Yuzon † (2009–2021)
* Bida Kapamilya Rounds 1 and 2 celebrity mentors (2012–2013)
* Joy Rendon (2012–2013)
* Rhed Bustamante (2012–2013)
* Rodrigo Manansala (2014)
* Six Part Invention (2015)
* Angelica Jane Yap (2015)
* Xia Vigor (2015)
* Miho Nishida (2015)
* Tommy Esguerra (2015)
* Enzo Pelojero (2015)
* Hashtags (2015–2021)
* Ryan Rems Sarita (2015)
* Elly Rose Boñales (2015–2016)
* Bayani Agbayani (2015; 2019; Now with Lunch Out Loud)
* GirlTrends/GT (2016–2020)
* Junior Hashtags (2016–2019)
* JJ "Tristan" Quilantang (2017)
* Nicole Cordoves (2017–2019)
* Miss Q and A Escorts (2017–2019)
* Donna Cariaga (2017–2018)
* Andrew E. (2018)
* Stephanie "Stephen" Robles (2018)
* Miss Q and A Queens (2018–2019)
* BidaMan (2019–2020)
* Christine Samson (2020)
* Donald Neri (2020)
* Aron Sunga (2020; Now with TV5 Network)
* Mini Ms. U Escorts (2020)
* Versus judges (2021)
* Janice de Belen (2021)

### Guest hosts

* Bianca Manalo (2010)
* Iya Villania (2010)
* Nikki Gil (2010–2011)}
* KC Concepcion (2010–2011)
* Ina Feleo (2011)
* Denise Laurel (2011–2013)
* Maja Salvador (2011–2020; Now with Eat Bulaga)
* Georgina Wilson (2011–2012)
* Angelica Panganiban (2012)}
* Carmina Villaroel (2012)
* Angel Locsin (2012–2017
* Enchong Dee (2012)
* Cristine Reyes (2012)
* Erich Gonzales (2013)
* Iza Calzado (2013–2016; 2018)
* Jericho Rosales (2013)
* Jessy Mendiola (2014)}
* Alex Gonzaga (2014–2016; Now with Lunch Out Loud)
* Sarah Geronimo (2014)
* K Brosas (2016; Now with Sing Galing)
* Robi Domingo (2016–2019)
* Luis Manzano (2017)
* Bela Padilla (2017–2020)
* Pia Wurtzbach (2017–2018)
* Ethel Booba (2019; Back on TV5)
* JinHo Bae (Songyupsal) (2019)
* MC Calaquian (2019)
* Lassy Marquez (2019)
* Yassi Pressman (2020; Back on TV5)
* Arci Muñoz (2020)
* Catriona Gray (2020)
* Maymay Entrata (2022)
* Negi (2023)
* Petite (2023)
* Kyle Echarri (2023)
* Darren Espanto (2023)
* RK Bagatsing (2023)

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