It's Showtime (also known as Showtime) is a noon-time variety program that premiered on October 24, 2009 on ABS-CBN. The show airs Weekdays at 12:15 PM to 2:45 PM and Saturdays at 12:00 NN to 3:00 PM and is currently hosted by Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Karylle, Billy Crawford, Amy Perez, and Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla. On January 28, 2012, the show aired a special episode to end its two-year competition format, and ended with an impartial farewell. On February 6, 2012, it debuted as a reformatted noontime show, replacing Happy Yipee Yehey!. The show is also broadcast worldwide through The Filipino Channel. It's Showtime was also previously aired on Studio 23 (now ABS-CBN Sports and Action) and CgeTV's website during its relaunch week.
On October 24, 2009, Showtime premiered as a morning program, airing before the network's noontime shows, serving as the replacement for Pilipinas, Game KNB? (after its successful 8-year run). The original cast consisted of Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Kim Atienza, Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz, and Vice Ganda as the permanent judge. During the third season, the show added previously evicted judges Billy Crawford and Karylle as hosts.
In its first four seasons (see below), Showtime had its competition format, wherein three groups, each made up of two to twenty-five members (with no age limit), performing a single performance, whether it is a song and/or dance number After the group's performance, the judges would give a collective yes or no to the group. If the judges give a yes, the group is considered part of the main contest, with the judges' scores to the group's performance to be included in the calculation for the winner. A no would, of course, mean exclusion of the group from the main contest. This segment was removed during season 2. In season 3, during the February 16, 2011 episode, the said segment was returned but no random selection, instead the group automatically performs on stage.
The group with the highest average score from the judges wins and proceeds to the weekly finals. All winners throughout the whole week perform in the weekly finals. Whoever wins in the weekly finals will get the chance to compete in the monthly finals. Lastly, all the monthly finalists compete in a season grand finals.
Aside from the talent competition, Showtime also aired quick and short-termed segments that offer cash prizes to the studio audience. On January 1, 2011, the show was moved temporarily to the noontime slot. It went back to its original timeslot on February 12, 2011 to give way to Happy Yipee Yehey!.
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