It's Showtime | |
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Also known as |
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Genre | |
Created by | ABS-CBN |
Developed by | ABS-CBN |
Written by |
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Directed by | Bobet Vidanes |
Presented by | |
Judges | Various Hurados |
Theme music composer | DJ MOD and Bobet Vidanes |
Opening theme | "Showtime (2012 remix)" performed by It's Showtime hosts |
Country of origin | Philippines |
Original language(s) | Filipino, English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 2,520 (as of October 14, 2017) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Peter Edward Dizon |
Location(s) | Studio 3, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center Quezon City, Philippines |
Editor(s) | Alphonse Dayao Kerwin de Mesa Malvin Flores |
Running time | 180 minutes (Monday – Friday at 12:15 – 15:30 PST) 180 minutes (Saturday at 12:00 – 15:15 PST) |
Release | |
Original network | ABS-CBN |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) (2009–2015) 1080i (HDTV) (2015–present) |
Original release |
as Showtime October 24, 2009 – January 28, 2012 as It's Showtime February 6, 2012 – present |
Chronology | |
Preceded by |
Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba? (2001–2009) Happy Yipee Yehey! (2011–2012) |
External links | |
Website | entertainment |
Showtime: The Album | |
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Compilation album | |
Released | October 15, 2010 |
Recorded | 2010 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Label | Star Music |
Producer | Jonathan Manalo (executive) |
It's Showtime (formerly known as Showtime and Magpasikat) is a Philippine noontime variety show that premiered on October 24, 2009, on ABS-CBN. The show broadcasts from the ABS-CBN Studios at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City. The show airs Weekdays from 12:15 pm to 3:20 pm, and Saturdays from 12:00 pm to 3:15 pm, and is presented mainly by Vice Ganda, Vhong Navarro, Anne Curtis, Billy Crawford, Karylle, Amy Perez, Nadine Lustre and James Reid. The show is also broadcast worldwide through The Filipino Channel.
It's Showtime is the second live entertainment program in the Philippines to be broadcast with a true high-definition picture, after ASAP, sports programs and various shows. It's Showtime also belongs to ABS-CBN's elite list of longest running daily noontime variety shows that aired for five years or more, after Student Canteen (1958-1965), Eat Bulaga! (1989–1995), MTB (1998–2005) and Wowowee (2005–2010).
On October 24, 2009, Showtime premiered as a morning program, airing before the network's noontime shows, and served as the replacement for Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba? following 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 and ended October 23,2010. On October 25,2010 starts the second season and ended October 22, 2011. On October 24, 2011 starts the third season until October 27, 2012. During the third season, the show added previously evicted judges Billy Crawford and Karylle as hosts.