It's Showtime (Philippine TV program)

It's Showtime
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Created by	ABS-CBN
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes
Starring	Vhong Navarro Anne Curtis Vice Ganda Kim Atienza Jugs Jugueta Teddy Corpuz
Country of origin	Philippines
Original languages	Filipino and English
No. of episodes	204 (as of July 1, 2010)
Production
Production locations	Quezon City, Philippines
Running time	1 hour and 45 minutes (Monday to Saturday)
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	October 24, 2009 – present

Showtime is a feeler loser pre-noontime variety show airing on ABS-CBN which premiered October 24, 2009, replacing the long-running Philippine game show, Pilipinas, Game KNB?. It is also aired worldwide on The Filipino Channel. This show is successful and high-rated leading Vice Ganda, their unevictable judge, into great popularity. The show is broadcast from Studio 2 of Broadcast Centre in Quezon City.

Format

There are three groups, each made up of ten to twenty-five members (with no age limit), performing a single performance, whether it is a song and/or dance number or an acting performance. Before the performance, at least one member of the group is given 20 seconds to make an introduction in any way that reflects the group, but should end with the clause "It's Showtime!" After the performance, the judges, as well as members of the audience, rate the group from 1 to 10. Audience ratings do not count, but can influence the ratings to be given by the judges.

A fourth competition spot is randomly given to one of three groups who did not pass the auditions, but are still worthy to perform in the show. 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.

The group with the highest average score from the judges wins and proceeds to the weekly finals. Whoever wins in the weekly finals will get the chance to compete in the monthly finals.

Aside from the group competition, Showtime also showcases performances from local and international celebrities in a talent portion called "Magpasikat!", which basically translates to "Show What You Got". International singer Katy Perry, Jabbawockeez, Libera, Allison Iraheta, Charlie Green and F.T. Island are only some of the performers.

Main Hosts

• Vhong Navarro
• Anne Curtis
• Vice Ganda
• Kim Atienza
• Jugs Jugueta of Itchyworms
• Teddy Corpuz of Rocksteddy

Special Guest Hosts

• Nikki Gil
• Iya Villania (former guest judge in Week 17)

Judges

Five judges will be present for a whole week (Monday to Saturday). They will grade the group performances, 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest. Judge Vice Ganda is the only judge who can present his score right after the performance.

Every week, one or more judges will be voted off. In this portion called Burado o Hurado (lit. "Be Erased or Be a Judge"), the audience and the viewers may evict judge/s through SMS. If a judge gets more than 25% of the total votes, he or she is evicted. Vice Ganda (as a permanent judge) is the only judge who is exempt from all public votes.

Month	Week	Date		Judge 1	Rank	Judge 2	Rank	Judge 3	Rank	Judge 4	Rank		Judge 5
1	Wk. 1	October 24 & October 26 to October 31, 2009		Rico J. Puno	3	Amy Perez	1	Marc Abaya	4	Ayanna Oliva	2		Vice Ganda
	Wk. 2	November 2, 2009 to November 7, 2009		Jojo Alejar	4	Amy Perez	1	Randy Santiago	3	Ayanna Oliva	2
	Wk. 3	November 9, 2009 to November 14, 2009		Brod Pete	4	Amy Perez	1	Randy Santiago	3	Ayanna Oliva	2
	Wk. 4	November 16, 2009 to November 21, 2009		Archie Alemania	3	Amy Perez	2	Dimples Romana	1	Ava	4
2	Wk. 5	November 23, 2009 to November 28, 2009		Jon Avila	3	Amy Perez	2	Dimples Romana	1	Keanna Reeves	4
	Wk. 6	November 30, 2009 to December 5, 2009		Jon Avila	4	Amy Perez	3	Dimples Romana	2	Andrew E.	1
Kids	Wk. 7	December 7, 2009 to December 12, 2009		Nash Aguas	*	Sharlene San Pedro	*	Dimples Romana	*	Andrew E.	*
2	Wk. 8	December 14, 2009 to December 19, 2009		Billy Crawford	3	Jocelyn Oxlade	4	Dimples Romana	2	Andrew E.	1
	Wk. 9	December 21, 2009 to December 26, 2009		Victor Basa	4	Yayo Aguila	3	Dimples Romana	1	Andrew E.	2
3	Wk. 10	December 28, 2009 to January 2, 2010		Alfie Lorenzo	*	Manny Castañeda	*	Cornelia "Angge" Lee	*	Jobert Sucaldito	*
	Wk. 11	January 4, 2010 to January 9, 2010		Rosanna Roces	*	Pepe Smith	3	Dimples Romana	2	Andrew E.	1
	Wk. 12	January 11 and 19, 2010 to January 23, 2010		Wyngard Tracy	3	Karla Paula Henry	2	Joy Viado	4	Andrew E.	1
	Wk. 13	January 25, 2010 to January 30, 2010		Kean Cipriano	3	Karla Paula Henry	2	Assunta De Rossi	4	Andrew E.	1
4	Wk. 14	February 1, 2010 to February 6, 2010		Sheryn Regis	*	Karla Paula Henry	*	Gab Valenciano	*	Andrew E.	*
	Wk. 15	February 8, 2010 to February 13, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Karla Paula Henry	3	Candy Pangilinan	4	Andrew E.	2
	Wk. 16	February 15, 2010 to February 20, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Precious Lara Quigaman	4	Gladys Reyes	1	Andrew E.	3
	Wk. 17	February 22, 2010 to February 27, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Iya Villania	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Jett Pangan	4
5	Wk. 18	March 1, 2010 to March 6, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Rica Peralejo	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Jason Fernandez	4
	Wk. 19	March 9, 2010 to March 13, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Bianca Manalo	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Will Devaughn	4
	Wk. 20	March 15, 2010 to March 20, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Bianca Manalo	3	Gladys Reyes	1	Jay Justiniani	4
	Wk. 21	March 22, 2010 to March 27, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Bianca Manalo	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Christopher Roxas	4
6	Wk. 22	March 29, 2010 to March 31, 2010		Richard Merck	*	Phoemela Baranda	*	Mocha	*	Jay Durias	*
	Wk. 23	April 5, 2010 to April 10, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Carmen Soo	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Uma Khouny	4
	Wk. 24	April 12, 2010 to April 17, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Roxanne Guinoo	3	Gladys Reyes	1	Led Sobrepeña III	4
	Wk. 25	April 19, 2010 to April 24, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Roxanne Guinoo	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Epi Quizon	4
7	Wk. 26	April 26, 2010 to May 1, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Carlene Aguilar	4	Gladys Reyes	2	Bobby Andrews	3
	Wk. 27	May 3, 2010 to May 8, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Priscilla Meirelles	3	Gladys Reyes	1	Robert Seña	4
	Wk. 28	May 10, 2010 to May 15, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Priscilla Meirelles	3	Gladys Reyes	1	Dennis Padilla	4
	Wk. 29	May 17, 2010 to May 22, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Priscilla Meirelles	3	Gladys Reyes	1	Troy Montero	4
8	Wk. 30	May 24, 2010 to May 29, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Priscilla Meirelles	3	Gladys Reyes	2	Tado Jimenez	4
	Wk. 31	May 31, 2010 to June 5, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Aubrey Miles	4	Gladys Reyes	3	Alessandra De Rossi	2
	Wk. 32	June 7, 2010 to June 12, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Kitkat	3	Willie Nepomuceno	4	Alessandra De Rossi	1
	Wk. 33	June 14, 2010 to June 19, 2010		Jhong Hilario	2	Mahal	4	Dingdong Avanzado	3	Alessandra De Rossi	1
9	Wk. 34	June 21, 2010 to June 26, 2010		Jhong Hilario	1	Nikki Valdez	3	Ruther Urquia	4	Donita Rose	2
	Wk. 35	June 28-29, 2010 to July 1-3, 2010		Jhong Hilario		Nikki Valdez		Jon Santos		Donita Rose
	Wk. 36	July 5, 2010 to July 10, 2010
	Wk. 37	July 12, 2010 to July 17, 2010

  Evicted

  Voluntary Eviction

  Forced Eviction

  Unevictable

  Special Judges - Evicted at End of Week

Replacement Judges during Vice Ganda's Absence

• Anne Curtis (May 14-15, 2010)
• Kim Atienza (June 3-5 & 7, 2010)

Longest Remaining Judges

"Burado" Judges

Any judge that has been saved from eviction from 5 weeks and up can be named a longest remained judge. The following persons are some longest remained judges:

• Gladys Reyes - 15 Weeks (2010)
• Andrew E. - 10 Weeks (2009-2010)
• Dimples Romana - 7 Weeks (Voluntary Evicted; 2009-2010)
• Amy Perez - 6 Weeks (2009)

"Hurado"s Judges

• Jhong Hilario - 20 Weeks-present

Judges' Records

• Lowest Percentage of Over-all Eviction Votes Received by a Hurado: Jhong Hilario (1.80%)
• Lowest Percentage of Audience Eviction Votes Received by a Hurado: Jhong Hilario (0.35%)
• Lowest Percentage of Texters Eviction Votes Received by a Hurado: Jhong Hilario (1.86%)
• Lowest Percentage of Over-all Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Gladys Reyes (26.51%)
• Lowest Percentage of Audience Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Priscilla Meirelles (17.33%)
• Lowest Percentage of Texters Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Gladys Reyes (25.13%)
• Highest Percentage of Over-all Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Robert Seña (66.63%)
• Highest Percentage of Audience Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Keanna Reeves (86.24%)
• Highest Percentage of Texters Eviction Votes Received by a Burado Judge: Dennis Padilla (94.50%)

Performers

Everyday there are winner/s which will compete in the Weekly Finals, the winner/s in the Weekly Finals will directly be one the finalists for the Monthly Finals. The winner/s in the Monthly Finals will be competing in the Grand Finals which will happen this coming July 24, 2010.

Month 1

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Takatak Boys	Dance Group	Week 1 (tie)	Lost
D'Shots	Dance Group	Week 1 (tie)	Lost
Dramatista	Dance and Drama Group	Week 2 (tie)	Lost
Pamilyang Bali-baling Buto	Acrobat Gymnastics Performers	Week 2 (tie)	Lost
Lucban Pahiyas	Modified Street Dancers	Week 3	Lost
Kasibulan	Black Light Handmime Performers	Week 4 (tie)	Won (10 pts.)
Tribong Maharlika	Tribal Dancers	Week 4 (tie)	Lost

Month 2

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Perlas ng Silangan	Street Dancing	Week 5	Won (9.4 pts.)
Danze Unlimited Danza	Street Dancing	Week 6	Lost
Cea's Angels 1	Dance Group	Week 7	Ineligible
Mortal Combat and the Showgays	Comedians and Dance Group	Week 8	Won (9.4 pts.)
Peerless Flashback Crew	Dance Group	Week 9	Lost

Month 3

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Kids Breaker	Gymnast Dance Group	Week 10	Lost
Original Egyptians	Street Dancers	Week 11	Lost
Beat Guys	Dance Group	Week 12	Won (9.8 pts.)
Urban Groove	Dance Group	Week 13	Lost

Month 4

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Cebu Taekwondo Team	Martial Arts/Dance Group	Week 14	Lost
Good Rhymez Crew	Rap/Dance Group	Week 15	Lost
Extreme Force Dancers	Dance Group	Week 16 (tie)	Lost
Nazty Boys	Dance Group	Week 16 (tie)	Lost
Sensei	Dance Group	Week 16 (tie)	Won (10 pts.)
The Bomb	Dance Group	Week 17	Lost

Month 5

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Alibughaw	Interpretative Dance Group	Week 18	Lost
Genesis Dancers	Dance Group	Week 19	Lost
Bakal na Buhawi	Sing/Rap Group	Week 20	Lost
Savannah Kids Ballroom Dancers	Ballroom Group	Week 21	Won (10 pts.)

Month 6

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Boyz Unlimited Dancers	Dance Group	Week 22	Lost
Interworld Dancers	Kiddie Dance Group	Week 23	Lost
Magnanimous Dancers	Retro Dancers	Week 24	Lost
Philippine Islands Assasin	Mixed Martial Arts Dance Group	Week 25	Won (10 pts.)

Month 7

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
Fragile Dancers	Dance Group	Week 26	Lost
The Exodus Acrobats	Acrobatic Performers	Week 27	Lost
Graffiti Motion	Shadow Theater Group	Week 28	Won (9.8 pts.)
The Original Batang Bugoy	Dance Group	Week 29	Lost

Month 8

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
The Lines	Dance Group	Week 30	Lost
Kids at Play	Rap/Dance Group	Week 31	Lost
Enlighten Black Theatre Group	Black Light Handmime Performers	Week 32	Won (10 pts.)
Gumatuca Saliw Dance Troupe	Modified Street Dancers	Week 33	Lost

Month 9

Performers
Group Name	Act Description	Winning Week	Monthly Finals' Result
E-Crew	Dance Group	Week 34 (tie)	TBA
Lahing Habulin	Sing/Dance Group	Week 34 (tie)	TBA
		Week 35	TBA
		Week 36	TBA
		Week 37	TBA

^Note 1 : Cea's Angels won at the third week but they are ineligible to join the monthly finals because they joined the said show on their kids' edition. (see Week 7 below)

Grand Finals

Contestants	Place	Act Description	Month Won	Jhong Hilario	Dimples Romana	Andrew E.	Gladys Reyes	Vice Ganda	Average
Kasibulan		Black Light Handmime Performers	1st
Perlas ng Silangan		Street Dancing	2nd (tie)
Mortal Combat and the Showgays		Comedians and Dance Group	2nd (tie)
Beat Guys		Dance Group	3rd
Sensei		Dance Group	4th
Savannah Kids Ballroom Dancers		Ballroom Group	5th
Philippine Islands Assasin		Mixed Martial Arts Dance Group	6th
Graffiti Motion		Shadow Theater Group	7th
Enlighten Black Theatre Group		Black Light Handmime Performers	8th

Red numbers indicate the lowest score given by the recent judge.

Green numbers indicate the highest score given by the recent judge.

  indicates the winning contestants.

  indicates the runner-up contestants.

Special Episodes

Week 7 (December 7-12, 2009)

This week was dedicated to the children called "Showtime: Kids Edition". During the week, kid group performers were the ones who would show their talents and also kids were the audience. Nash Aguas and Sharlene San Pedro were the special kid judges that joined the judging panel. No voting of judges for eviction during the week. At the end of the week, a finals was held where the winner here is the Showtime Kids Edition Champion. The kid group "Cea's Angels" won and became Showtime Kids Edition Champion, but they were not eligible to go to the monthly finals with the regular performers.

Week 10 (December 28, 2009-January 2, 2010)

This week had normal contestants and mechanics, although the other four judges are composed of notable talent managers: Alfie Lorenzo, Manny Casteñeda, Cornelia "Angge" Lee and Jobert Sucaldito. They were all evicted at the end of the week.

Week 14 (February 1-6, 2010)

Showtime and its hosts went to Cebu to have live shows for the whole week. Voting for "Hurado o Burado" were suspended for this week as Sheryn Regis and Gab Valenciano both guested as special judges.

Week 22 (March 29-31, 2010)

In observance of the Holy Week, Showtime was not aired on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. With this, there was a special set of hurados - singers Richard Merk, Mocha and Jay Durias and showbiz host Phoemela Baranda. This week had normal group contestants but there was no weekly finals held during the week. Instead, the weekly finals was held on monday, April 5 during Week 23 and was judged by the new set of hurados of Week 23 as well.

Controversies

MTRCB suspension

Showtime was suspended by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) for 20 days. This was due to comments uttered by guest judge Rosanna Roces against certain groups, especially on teachers, heard live on January 7, 2010. As a form of self-regulation, ABS-CBN relieved Roces of her jury duty, but suspension was still served against the show effective January 11, 2010, thus returning on February 1. In the meantime, a placeholder show called Magpasikat would take over Showtime's timeslot. Magpasikat is basically the same show except the competing groups are composed of celebrities, Vice Ganda is included as a host than as a judge, and a quiz portion for audience members is added.

The suspension period, however, lasted only six days after the Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order against the MTRCB on January 15, 2010. The issuance of the order, and therefore the return of Showtime was announced later in Magpasikat.

On March 26, 2010, MTRCB ordered a total 1-month suspension of the program because of the incident, including the replacement "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." Bong Osorio, head of ABS-CBN's Corporate Communications said that the suspension is not yet final and that they are seeking appeal before the Office of the President. However until present, no action has been taken.

External links

• Official website at ABS-CBN.com
• Vice Ganda Website