The Filipino Channel - Showtime TV Variety Show

Showtime is one of the variety show in the Philippines and was aired in ABS-CBN channel mondays-saturdays 1:30pm Manila time and also currently aired world-wild through TFC or The Filipino Channel. Showtime was started on Oct. 24,2009. This show is hosted by: Anne Curtis (Filipino-Australian Actress,Television host,model and VJ),Vhong Navarro (Filipino Actor,singer,dancer and a host of ABS-CBN), Kim Atienza (Filipino TV host and Politician), Jugs Jugueta (Filipino TV host, singer/vocalist of the band named ICHYWORMS) Teddy Corpuz (Filipino TV host and a singer/vocalist of the band named ROCKSTEDDY), and Vice Ganda (Filipino stand-up comedian, actor and a resident judge in Showtime).

This variety show was aired to showcase the talent of the filipinos all over the world. There are three groups performing mondays-saturdays, each group composed of 10-25 members,and it is open to all ages,” NO AGE LIMIT”. Each group will choose at least one representative of there group, to make an introduction for there group in away that will describe there performances, each group is given 20 seconds in every group introduction, and should end with a clause “IT’S SHOWTIME.

After group performances, the judges( also called HURADO) as well as the audience(showtime called it MADLANG PEOPLE) rate the group performances from 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest, Audience rate is not counted but they can influence the rate of the judges. Before the judges will give there comments and rate the first group who performed, the Madlang People shout “SAMPLE!SAMPLE!” then each judges will show off there talent either they will sing,dance,act and etc. in order to entertained the MADLANG PEOPLE or the audience. Whoever group that got the highest score of the day will proceed to the weekly finals,then to monthly finals, and lastly to the seasoned grand finals, now showtime was in there 3rd seasoned.

Aside from the group of contestants who performed, Showtime also have another current segments called, SAMPLE Mo, Premyo Mo, whom the audience will participate, they will show there talent either, singing,dancing, acting and etc. depending on there entertainment humors or factors, they will then win a cash prize in a maximum of 20,000 pesos, depending on what five-digit random numbers will show in the screen. They also have a segment called ARTE MO! I KNOW U! and HULIHIN ANG BITUIN ,KAMPIHAN KAPAMILYA.

Showtime also have a segment every week for the judges which is called HURADO O BURADO(judge or erased) were one or more judges will be evicted each week, excluding vice ganda who is the unevictable judge or the permanent showtime judge;the audience including the home viewers will vote through sms,on who is the judge they want to be evicted in the week, if the judges get 25% or more votes, she/he will be evicted for the week, and every week there is a new judge in replacement to the judge who was evicted in the last week.