| Pilipinas Got Talent | |
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| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Directed by | Bobet Vidanes |
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| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original language | Tagalog |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 166 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 45–60 minutes |
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| Release | February 20, 2010 – April 29, 2018 |
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| Got Talent | |
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Pilipinas Got Talent (PGT) is a Philippine reality talent competition show on ABS-CBN that began on February 20, 2010, replacing The Singing Bee & Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up and replaced by Twist and Shout on July 3, 2010. It is based on the Got Talent franchise, a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCO company. "Pilipinas" is the Filipino word for Philippines. Anyone can join and showcase their talents in the audition. At the sound of four (three; from season 1–4) buzzers from the judges, the auditionees are asked to stop their act. With at least three (two; from season 1–4) approval votes from the judges, they are automatically in the list for Judges Cuts, where judges have to pick only 36 acts that will move to the semi-finals. Acts will compete against each other in order to gain the audience support to win the prize money and the title of Pilipinas Got Talent.
ABS-CBN acquired the Got Talent franchise,[1] advertising it as "the first nationwide talent reality show in the Philippines," although other talent shows from other networks are aired with a similar format, such as Talentadong Pinoy on TV5. A spin-off of the format, announced in 2023, GMA acquired the French version of the Got Talent format, Battle of the Judges.
Viewers are able to join through text and online registration via Internet. Auditions are held in key cities such as Manila, Baguio, Batangas, Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de Oro.
The first season premiered on February 20, 2010, on ABS-CBN[2] and ended on June 13, 2010. A second and a third season aired back to back in 2011.[3] The fourth season aired in 2013, with the fifth one airing two and a half years later in 2016. The sixth season started airing on January 6, 2018.
To date, there have been six winners: Jovit Baldivino, Marcelito Pomoy, the Maasinhon Trio, Roel Manlangit, the Power Duo, and Kristel de Catalina. The first four are singing acts while the latter two are interpretative dance acts. The winner of each season receives ₱2,000,000.00.
On May 14, 2015, Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra who appeared in the third season of the national franchise as a finalist was declared the Grand Winner of the very first season of Asia's Got Talent making them the first winner of the Asian Got Talent franchise. The show ended on April 29, 2018, and was replaced by Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids.
- ^ Reyma Buan-Deveza (October 5, 2009). "ABS-CBN bags 'Got Talent' franchise". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ "Pilipinas Got Talent will air pilot episode this Saturday, February 20". Philippine Entertainment Portal. February 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
- ^ "Pilipinas Got Talent Season 3". ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved February 18, 2013.