The show's trailer for the premiere was then released and it premiered as a talent competition program on October 24, under the name Showtime , replacing Pilipinas, Game Ka Na Ba? In the third season, the show added former hurados Billy Crawford and Karylle as hosts.
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 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 featured mini-segments that offers cash prizes to the studio audiences.
In October , Showtime became a noontime show, serving as the lead-in program for Pilipinas Win Na Win which was pushed back to an early afternoon timeslot which lasted until February 11, On February 12, , the program returned to its original timeslot to give way for Happy Yipee Yehey! On January 28, , Showtime aired a special episode to end its two-year competition format with an impartial farewell.
The show became a noontime show again after one year and its one-week hiatus with the new name It's Showtime on February 6, , where it aired on its new timeslot at am to pm, Mondays to Saturdays, replacing Happy Yipee Yehey! The program was simulcast on 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.
