It's Showtime (Philippine TV program)

It's Showtime is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN that premiered on October 24, 2009. The show is taped in the ABS-CBN Studios at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City. It's Showtime currently airs on pay television network Kapamilya Channel and is simulcast A2Z from Mondays to Saturdays. It also airs worldwide via TFC, and streamed online on Facebook and YouTube via Showtime Online Universe and Kapamilya Online Live.[1] A primetime encore telecast also airs on Jeepney TV.[2]

It's Showtime
Also known as	Showtime (2009–2012) It's Showtime (2012–present) Magpasikat (2010)
Genre	Variety show
Created by	ABS-CBN Entertainment
Developed by	ABS-CBN Entertainment Bobet Vidanes
Written by	Maria Anna Isabel Reyes Rachel Relucio Matthew Salegumba Bebeth Santos Alex Balite Ferdie Aguas
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes (2009–2020) Boyet Baldemor (2020–present)
Presented by	Vice Ganda Anne Curtis Vhong Navarro Jhong Hilario Teddy Corpuz Jugs Jugueta Kim Chiu
Theme music composer	DJ M.O.D. Bobet Vidanes
Opening theme	Showtime (2009–2012) It's Showtime (2012 remix) (2012–2020) It’s Showtime (2020 remix) (2020–present)
Country of origin	Philippines
Original language	Filipino
No. of episodes	3,150
Production
Executive producer	Rose Casala
Production locations	ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines Studio 2 (2009–2012, 2018) Studio 3 (2012–2018, 2019–present)
Editors	Alphonse Dayao Kerwin de Mesa Malvin Flores
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	180 mins (including commercials)
Production company	ABS-CBN Entertainment
Release
Original network	ABS-CBN (2009–2020) Kapamilya Channel and A2Z (2020–present)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 24, 2009 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Pilipinas Game Ka Na Ba? (as morning slot) Happy Yipee Yehey! (as noontime slot)
Related shows	It's Showtime Indonesia
External links
Website

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

History

Showtime! and Magpasikat (2010–2012)

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.[3] 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.[4] It was later revealed that the program was preparing for a reformat to become a noontime variety show.[5][6]

It's Showtime (2012–2020)

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.[7][8][9]

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.[10] The program also debuted its all-male dance group Hashtags and its all-female dance group GirlTrends.[11][12] On February 14, 2017, new Hashtags members were introduced.[13] In May 2017, Nadine Lustre and James Reid were added as main hosts.[14][15]

In October 2018, It's Showtime launched its own YouTube channel Showtime Online Universe.[16][17] 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.[18]

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.[19][20] On March 15, 2020, the show's production was temporarily suspended in compliance with the government's declaration of enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to curb the spread of COVID-19.[21] It's Showtime aired a mix of episode replays and live episodes via Zoom.[22][23] 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 National Telecommunications Commission's issuance of a cease and desist order due to the expiration of the network's 25-year franchise.[24]

On June 13, 2020, the show resumed its broadcast with a shortened 150-minute timeslot on pay television network Kapamilya Channel which is owned and operated by ABS-CBN Corporation. It is also simulcast on Jeepney TV and streamed online on Facebook and YouTube via Showtime Online Universe and Kapamilya Online Live.[25][26]

On September 28, 2020, Kim Chiu officially joined It's Showtime as a main host, after being a guest host in the previous years.[27]

On October 10, 2020, It's Showtime celebrated its return to free TV via A2Z Channel 11 under a blocktime agreement between the network and religious broadcaster, ZOE Broadcasting Network.[28]

Hosts

• Vhong Navarro (since 2009)
• Anne Curtis (since 2009)
• Vice Ganda (since 2009)
• Jhong Hilario (since 2009)
• Teddy Corpuz (since 2009)
• Jugs Jugueta (since 2009)
• Karylle (since 2010)
• Ryan Bang (since 2012)
• Amy Perez (since 2016)
• Mariel Rodriguez (since 2016)
• Kim Chiu (since 2020)
• Jackie Gonzaga (since 2020)
• Ion Perez (since 2020)

Show segments

Tawag ng Tanghalan

Dubbed as the "all-time favorite search for outstanding amateur talents," Tawag ng Tanghalan is an amateur singing competition open to Filipino contenders from Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and overseas. This is the third incarnation of the singing competition, following ABS-CBN's versions in 1953 and 1987.

Name It to Win It!

Name It To Win It! is a game wherein two teams guess a word or phrase based on visual clues representing letters, syllables or words. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. Home viewers who have selected the winning team are chosen to win a cash prize.

Hide and Sing

Hide and Sing is a guessing game wherein a guest player must pick which among three singers covered up via Personal protective equipment called TagoKanta is a celebrity. In the first round, the player makes a guess based on the group performance of the three singers. In the second round, the player makes a final guess based on solo performances of the singers. It's Showtime hosts also make individual guesses to help the player. Home viewers get to win a cash prize if the guest player makes a correct guess.[29][30]

QuaranSing

QuaranSing is a live karaoke segment involving the It's Showtime hosts.

Walang Tunugan

Walang Tunugan is a game similar to Quiet Please!: Bawal ang Maingay on TV5 last 2014 in which the player should be silent while finishing their game in a given time in order for them not to be disqualified.

Holy Week Special

In observance of the Holy Week, It's Showtime airs a series of special drama episodes from Holy Monday to Holy Wednesday. The hosts take a break from their hosting jobs and venture into acting to portray stories of the noontime program's previous contestants, or visit people with inspiring stories. The program began its Holy Week Special in 2013.[31]

Magpasikat

Magpasikat is the annual talent competition for It's Showtime hosts, held either a week before the show's anniversary date, October 24, or during the week itself. The performances are evaluated by a special panel of hurados (judges).

Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz hold the most number of Magpasikat wins with 6, followed by Karylle with 4.

Year	Winner	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place	Judges	Source
2010	Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz	N/A				Luis Manzano Gladys Reyes Arnel Pineda Gary Valenciano Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson
2011	Anne Curtis	Billy Crawford	Vice Ganda	N/A		Cathy Garcia-Molina Liz Uy Joel Cruz Manny Calayan Vicki Belo
2012	Anne Curtis and Karylle	N/A				Alfie Lorenzo Cornelia Lee Eula Valdez Maricel Soriano Jericho Rosales
	Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz
	Billy Crawford and Vhong Navarro
2013	Teddy Corpuz, Karylle and Jugs Jugueta	Vice Ganda and Kuya Kim	Vhong Navarro, Coleen Garcia and Billy Crawford	N/A		Amy Perez Ai-Ai delas Alas Ruffa Gutierrez Robert Seña Isay Alvarez	[32]
2014	Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz and Billy Crawford	Vhong Navarro and Jhong Hilario	Anne Curtis and Coleen Garcia	N/A		Cherie Gil Jim Paredes Pops Fernandez	[33]
2015	Vice Ganda, Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz	Karylle and Jhong Hilario	Anne Curtis, Kuya Kim and Eruption	N/A		Amy Perez and Marc Logan Tirso Cruz III and Edgar Mortiz Nonong de Andres and Lilia Cuntapay	[34]
2016	Anne Curtis, Amy Perez and Joey Marquez Ryle, Paulo, Dawn, Miho, Maika, Krissha	Vhong Navarro and Jhong Hilario Nikko, Jon, Luke, Maris, Jessica, Leyana, Riva	Karylle, Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz and Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla Ronnie, Jameson, Loisa, Mikee, Sammie, Devon, Kelly	Vice Ganda and Kuya Kim Zeus, Tom, Chienna, Mica, Nikki, Jane	Billy Crawford and Ryan Bang McCoy, Jimboy, Joana, Kamille, Barbie, Erin	Sonny Angara Jolina Magdangal Nick Olanka Precious Lara Quigaman Mel Villena	[35]
2017	Vhong Navarro Nikko, Tom, Bugoy, Kid, Erin, Joana	Vice Ganda, Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz Ronnie, Ryle, CK, Luke, Mica, Krissha	Jhong Hilario and Karylle McCoy, Jon, Wilbert, Maru, Dawn, Mikee	Anne Curtis, Ryan Bang and Nadine Lustre Jameson, Jimboy, Vitto, Franco, Chienna, Kelly	Billy Crawford, Amy Perez and James Reid Zeus, Paulo, Rayt, Kamille, Maika, Sammie, Jessica	Maricel Soriano Marc Logan Ina Raymundo Janno Gibbs Rory Quintos	[36]
2018	Karylle and Jhong Hilario Ronnie, Jimboy, Rayt, Chienna, Jessica	Vice Ganda and Amy Perez McCoy, Luke, Wilbert, Krissha, Mikee	Anne Curtis and Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla Jameson, Ryle, Tom, Kid, Sammie	Vhong Navarro and Ryan Bang Nikko, CK, Paulo, Dawn, Maika	Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz Zeus, Vitto, Maru, Mica, Joana	Gus Abelgas Empoy Marquez Shalani Soledad-Romulo Rey "PJ" Abellana Ronnie Ricketts and Maris Ricketts	[37]
2019	Vice Ganda Miss Q & A Queens	Vhong Navarro and Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla Hashtags	Anne Curtis and Amy Perez Bidaman	Karylle and Ryan Bang TNT Boys, TNT Singers	Jhong Hilario, Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz Jackie, Ion, Sanrio	Edu Manzano Rachel Arenas Shirley Halili-Cruz Andy Alviz Diether Ocampo Rene Napenas Tim Yap Joel Cruz Vicki Belo Tina Monzon-Palma	[38]
2020	Jhong Hilario, Karylle and Ion Perez	N/A				N/A	[39]
	Jugs Jugueta, Teddy Corpuz and Ryan Bang
	Vhong Navarro, Amy Perez and Jackie Gonzaga
	Vice Ganda and Kim Chiu

Standings

Host	Champion	2nd Place	3rd Place
Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz	6	1	1
Karylle	4	1	2
Vice Ganda	3	3	1
Vhong Navarro	3	3	1
Anne Curtis	3	–	4
Jhong Hilario	2	3	1
Amy Perez	2	1	1
Billy Crawford	2	1	1
Ryan Bang	1	–	–
Kim Chiu	1	–	–
Jackie Gonzaga	1	–	–
Ion Perez	1	–	–
Joey Marquez	1	–	–
Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla	–	1	2
Kim Atienza	–	1	1
Coleen Garcia	–	–	2
Eric "Eruption" Tai	–	–	1
Nadine Lustre	–	–	–
James Reid	–	–	–

Merchandise

Showtime: The Album
Compilation album
Released	October 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Soundtrack
Label	Star Music
Producer	Jonathan Manalo (executive)

A self-debut album composed of five music tracks featuring the Showtime Hosts.[40][41]

• "Hari Ng Dance Floor"  – Vhong Navarro
• "Magpasikat"  – Teddy Corpuz
• "Madlang People"  – DJ M.O.D.
• "Showtime Theme"  – Showtime Cast
• "We'll Get There"  – Anne Curtis
• "Showtime Theme"  – Showtime Cast

TV specials and tours

Studios used by It's Showtime

• Dolphy Theatre, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center (formerly Studio 1) (formerly used during special episodes of Kalokalike segment)
• ABS-CBN Studio 2, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center (October 24, 2009 – January 28, 2012, August 1, 2018 – January 1, 2019; during special occasions)
• ABS-CBN Studio 3, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center (February 6, 2012 – July 31, 2018, January 2, 2019 – present)
• ABS-CBN Studio 10, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center (October 31, 2020 – present; during special occasions)

It's Showtime has aired several television specials in primetime which are held in large venues such as stadiums or arenas to accommodate large crowds. Below is an incomplete list of these specials;

• Showtime Live in Cebu (February 1–6, 2010, Cebu City)
• Showtime One Kapamilya Go (September 2010, Great America in Santa Clara, CA)
• Showtime The Finals (July 29, 2010, Ynares Sports Arena)
• Showtime Season 2 The Finals (December 18, 2010, ABS-CBN Studios)
• Showtime Season 3 The Finals (May 14, 2011, Ynares Sports Arena)
• Showtime Season 4 The Finals (December 20, 2011, Ynares Sports Arena)
• Thank You, Showtime (January 28, 2012, ABS-CBN Studios)
• It's Showtime ABS-CBN 60 Years of Philippine Television (October 5, 2013, Quezon Memorial Circle)
• It's Showtime PinaSikat Grand Finals (January 24, 2015, Ynares Sports Arena)
• It's Showtime Kapamilya Day (September 26, 2015, Smart Araneta Coliseum)
• It's Showtime Biyaheng Biñan (October 3, 2015, Alonte Sports Arena)
• It's Showtime Biyaheng Cebu (October 17, 2015, Hoops Dome)
• It's Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan: Ang Huling Tapatan Finale (March 11, 2017, Newport Performing Arts Theater)
• It's Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 2: Ang Huling Tapatan Finale (June 2, 2018, Aliw Theater)
• It's Showtime Miss Q and A: The Final Answer, And I Thank You! (June 30, 2018, Newport Performing Arts Theater)
• It's Showtime Miss Q and A Intertalaktic 2019: The Final Chukchak, Vaklang Twooo! (February 23, 2019, Smart Araneta Coliseum)
• It's Showtime BidaMan: The Big Break Finale (August 10, 2019, New Frontier Theater)
• It's Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 3: Ang Huling Tapatan Finale (September 28, 2019, Caloocan Sports Complex)
• It's Showtime Sampu Sample!: Magpasikat 2019 Week + Classic Showtime The Finals (October 21–26, 2019, Newport Performing Arts Theater)
• It's Showtime Tawag ng Tanghalan Season 4: Ang Huling Tapatan Finale (February 6, 2021, ABS-CBN Studios)

In 2011, Showtime visited Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2013, the It's Showtime hosts performed in Honolulu, Hawaii for their day-long concert tour.

In 2014, the It's Showtime hosts performed in Canada as part of the show's fifth anniversary celebration.

In 2015, It's Showtime kicked off its month-long sixth anniversary celebration at the Araneta Coliseum. The program also toured at the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan, Laguna, and Hoops Dome in Cebu.

In 2018, It's Showtime hosts and performers had their U.S. Tour and was held in California last July 28 and 29.

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by It's Showtime

Number of wins and nominations
Wins	50+
Nominations	70+
(Not all awards and nominations are listed below)

Year	Award	Category	Nominated artist/work	Result	Source
2010	24th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Talent Search Program	It's Showtime	Won	[42]
		Best Talent Search Program Host	Vhong Navarro, Kim Atienza, Vice Ganda and Anne Curtis	Nominated
2011	25th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Talent Search Program	It's Showtime	Won (tied with Talentadong Pinoy)	[43]
		Best Talent Search Program Host	Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda, Kim Atienza, Billy Crawford, Karylle, Jugs, Teddy and Vhong Navarro	Nominated
2012	2nd EdukCircle Awards	Best TV Personality in Comedy	Vice Ganda	Won
	8th USTv Student's Choice Awards	Best Reality Show	It's Showtime	Won	[44]
	34th Catholic Mass Media Awards	Best Entertainment Program	It's Showtime	Nominated	[45]
	26th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Reality and Game Show	It's Showtime	Won	[46]
		Best Reality and Game Show Host	Anne Curtis, Teddy, Vice Ganda, Kim Atienza, Billy Crawford, Karylle, Ryan Bang, Coleen Garcia, Jhong Hilario, Jugs and Vhong Navarro	Won
2013	9th USTv Students' Choice Awards	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[47]
		Best Variety Show Host	Anne Curtis	Won
	27th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[48]
		Best Male TV Host	Billy Crawford	Won
			Vhong Navarro	Nominated
			Vice Ganda	Nominated
		Best Female TV Host	Anne Curtis	Won
			Karylle	Nominated
2014	4th EdukCircle Awards	Best TV Personality in Comedy	Vice Ganda	Won
	Yahoo! OMG! Philippines Awards	Best Male TV Host	Vhong Navarro	Won	[49]
	28th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[50]
		Best Male TV Host	Billy Crawford	Won
			Vice Ganda	Nominated
		Best Female TV Host	Anne Curtis	Won
2015	5th EdukCircle Awards	Best TV Personality in Comedy	Vice Ganda	Won
	2015 Golden Screen TV Awards	Outstanding Variety Program	It's Showtime	Nominated	[51]
		Outstanding Female Host in a Musical/Variety Program	Anne Curtis	Won
	13th Gawad Tanglaw Awards	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[52]
	2nd Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[53]
		Best Male TV Host	Vice Ganda	Won
	11th USTv Students' Choice Awards	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[54]
	29th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Musical Variety Show	It's Showtime	Nominated	[55]
		Best Male TV Host	Vice Ganda	Won
			Billy Crawford	Nominated
		Best Female TV Host	Anne Curtis	Won
2016	6th EdukCircle Awards	Most Outstanding TV Personality in Comedy	Vice Ganda	Won
	2nd Aral Parangal Awards of the Young Educators' Council of SOCKSARGEN (YECS)	Best TV Variety Show	It's Showtime	Won	[56]
	12th USTv Students' Choice Awards	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Nominated	[57][58]
		Best Female Show Host	Anne Curtis	Won
	2016 Golden Laurel Lyceans' Choice Media Awards	Best Noontime Show	It's Showtime	Won	[59]
	30th PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Nominated
		Best New Male TV Personality	Nikko Natividad	Nominated
		Best New Female TV Personality	Miho Nishida	Nominated
		Best Male Host	Vice Ganda	Nominated
			Billy Crawford	Nominated
		Best Female Host	Anne Curtis	Won
			Amy Perez	Nominated
			Karylle	Nominated
2017	7th EdukCircle Awards	Best Female Variety Show Host	Anne Curtis	Won
		Hall of Fame: Most Outstanding TV Personality in Comedy	Vice Ganda	Won
	RAWR Awards 2017	Trending Show of the Year	It's Showtime	Won	[60][61]
	31st PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Nominated	[62]
		Best Male Host	Vice Ganda	Won
			Billy Crawford	Nominated
		Best Female Host	Anne Curtis	Nominated
			Nadine Lustre	Nominated
			Amy Perez	Nominated
2018	RAWR Awards 2018	Favorite Group of the Year	Hashtags	Won
		Trending Show of the Year	It's Showtime	Won
	32nd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	Cast and crew	Nominated	[63][64]
		Best Male Host	Vice Ganda	Nominated
			Vhong Navarro	Nominated
		Best Female Host	Anne Curtis	Nominated
			Amy Perez	Nominated
		Best New Male Personality	Greg Hawkins	Nominated
			Wilbert Ross	Nominated
		Best New Female Personality	Jackie Gonzaga	Nominated
2019	9th EdukCircle Awards	Best Female Noontime Show Host	Anne Curtis	Won
		Best Male Noontime Show Host	Vice Ganda	Won
	RAWR Awards 2019	Royal Pride Awardee	It's Showtime	Won
		Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Ion Perez	Won
	33rd PMPC Star Awards for Television	Best Variety Show	It's Showtime	Nominated
		Best Male TV Host	Vice Ganda	Won
		Best Female TV Host	Anne Curtis	Won
			Amy Perez	Nominated
2020	7th Paragala Central Luzon Media Awards	Best Noontime Show	It's Showtime	Won	[65]

Reception

International version

The show spawned its first international franchise in Indonesia in 2019, titled It's Showtime Indonesia, which premiered on March 25, 2019 on MNCTV.[66] It's Showtime became ABS-CBN's first non-narrative format to be franchised by another country.[67]

Ratings

Showtime debuted on its pre-noontime slot on October 24, 2009, with a 14.0% national TV rating based on Kantar Media Philippines.[68] Its immense popularity ended the dominance of talk show SiS on its timeslot.[69] GMA Network replaced SiS with Diz Iz It!, a competition 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![70] The second grand finals held in December 2010 scored a 23.4% national TV rating against Eat Bulaga!'s 17.4%.[71] The third grand finals in May 2011 also delivered a rating of 21.3% versus Eat Bulaga!'s 17%.

It's Showtime debuted on its noontime slot on February 6, 2012 with a 13.6% national rating.[72] 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 rating during the finals of the "Bida Kapamilya" segment and its third anniversary week-long celebration.[73][74]

The finals of the Kalokalike segment in June 2013 garnered a 26.8% national TV rating, leaving Eat Bulaga! and Wowowillie with 13.2% and 2.8% ratings, respectively.[75] The finals of the segment's second iteration posted a 21.6% national TV rating, once again beating Eat Bulaga!'s 15.8% and Wowowillie's 2.6%.[76]

It's Showtime continued its dominance in the noontime slot with its fourth anniversary week special held from October 21–26, 2013.[77][78]

The program faced heavy competition in 2015 when the sixth anniversary special only scored a 10.2% national TV rating, four times behind Eat Bulaga!. This is due to the Tamang Panahon special (and the build-up before that), which served as the climax of the then-popular Kalyeserye segment which featured AlDub.[79][80][81]

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 grand finals.[82] Tawag ng Tanghalan continued its winning streak during its second-season finale when it posted a national TV rating of 31.0% against Eat Bulaga!'s 9.5%.[83] It's Showtime topped 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%.[84]

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%.[85]

Tawag ng Tanghalan third-season finale posted a national TV rating of 25.8%, beating Eat Bulaga!'s 10.4% and Hanggang Sa Dulo Ng Buhay Ko's 9.5%.[86]

Controversies

Rosanna Roces' statements on teachers

Showtime came under fire when controversial statements were made by guest hurado Rosanna Roces against certain groups, especially teachers during an episode in January 2010. ABS-CBN relieved Roces of her jury duty as a form of self-regulation, but Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) placed the program under a 20-day preventive suspension on January 11, 2010. A placeholder variety show titled Magpasikat was aired in lieu of Showtime; Magpasikat had essentially the same talent show format as Showtime except that the competing groups are composed of celebrities.[87][88]

The suspension only lasted for six days after the Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order against the MTRCB's suspension. Showtime eventually returned on air on January 19, 2010.[89][90][91][92][93]

In March 2010, MTRCB ordered a total 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 programming, and other officers "responsible for the violation."[94] Bong Osorio, head of ABS-CBN's Corporate Communications said that the suspension was not yet final and that they were seeking appeal before the Office of the President.[95] The variety show later on won the case because the MTRCB had not presented new arguments that would justify a reversal of its previous resolution.[96][97]

Gabriela's criticism on Nasaan Ka, Mr. Pastillas segment

The program's daily reality-dating game segment Nasaan Ka, Mr. Pastillas? drew ire from netizens and women's group Gabriela for "pimping" Angelica Yap or popularly known as Pastillas Girl. The program issued a statement to denounce Gabriela's complaint, saying that it is "hurtful and offensive to women like Angelica who has done nothing wrong but to share her story with the hope of getting another shot at love."[98] It also clarified the segment's intent of helping Yap find love and recover from a failed relationship. MTRCB summoned the show's executives to give a list of suggestions on how to improve the segment.[99]

GirlTrend member's joke on orphans

GirlTrend member Erin Ocampo drew flak from netizens after making a joke about being an orphan during the PUROKatatawanan segment. Norfil Foundation Inc., a non-profit organization that provides help to orphaned children, called on MTRCB and DSWD to take corrective action as it branded the joke "insensitive and ignorant."[100] The program made an on-air apology the following day.[101]

Miss Q & A finalist's wardrobe malfunction

Miss Q & A grand finalist Lars Pacheco suffered a wardrobe malfunction in an October 2019 episode. It's Showtime apologized to viewers who may have been offended by the accident.[102]

Mistake on PiLing Lucky segment

It's Showtime issued an apology after a production mistake made on PiLing Lucky segment during a February 27, 2020 episode.[103]

Question in Mas Testing segment

On November 9, 2020, It's Showtime drew flak from netizens when the hosts asked which among Gaya Sa Pelikula actors Ian Pangilinan and Paolo Pangilinan was more straight during the Mas Testing segment. "tigasin" (lit. 'tough'), "magaling magpalabas" (lit. 'good in releasing') and "kulot" (lit. 'curly'). This prompted netizens on Twitter to highlight the importance of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression awareness and education.[104]

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