Pilipinas Got Talent (season 1)


The first season of Pilipinas Got Talent premiered on ABS-CBN on February 20, 2010. Billy Crawford and Luis Manzano take role as the hosts of the show. The judges include former ABS-CBN executive Freddie M. Garcia, Kris Aquino, and Ai-Ai de las Alas. Auditions were then held in several key cities in the Philippines including Batangas, Cebu, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao for three days and Manila for four days.

Auditions

The audition process took place throughout November and December 2009. The judges visited Philippine cities including Batangas, Cebu, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao for three days and Manila for four days. The first eighteen shows reflected on the successful, and unsuccessful auditions overall. The first audition episodes were followed in a particular city. However, in later episodes until the seventeenth, aired auditions featured all random cities visited.
Date of AuditionAudition VenueCity
November 6, 7 and 8, 2009Lyceum of the Philippines University - BatangasBatangas City
November 11, 12 and 13, 2009Cebu Institute of TechnologyCebu City
November 19, 20 and 21, 2009University of BaguioBaguio
November 25, 26 and 27, 2009Liceo de Cagayan UniversityCagayan de Oro City
November 30 - December 1, 2, 2009Rizal Memorial CollegesDavao City
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 2009PAGCOR Grand TheaterParañaque City

Judges' Cull

The second round is the Judges' Cull of all 220 successful auditioned acts. It was held in the Bellevue Hotel located in Metro Manila. This is the round where the judges pick the best 36 acts to enter the live semi-finals. The cull was divided in half throughout the country, 19 acts were picked from the Visayas and Mindanao auditions and the other 17 were taken from Luzon and Metro Manila auditions. The top 36 acts will compete for the live semi-finals round for six weeks.

Top 36 Results Summary

Name of actAgeGenreActHometownSemifinal WeekResult
Jovit Baldivino16SingingSingerBatangas1'
Baguio MetamorphosisDancingBelly Dance Fusion and Hip HopBaguio6'
Velasco BrothersDancingBreakdancingManila3'
Ingrid Payaket21SingingSingerBaguio6'
Ezra BandMusicAcoustic BandDavao del Sur4'
Ruther Urquia31VarietyVentriloquistLas Piñas City1'
Alakim29VarietyMagicianQuezon City2'
Keith Clark Delleva14MusicElectric Guitar PlayerPasay City3'
Sherwin Baguion20SingingSingerLanao del Norte4'
Luntayao FamilySingingSinging groupNegros Occidental5'
Maria Jeline Oliva13MusicViolinistNaga City5'
Markki Stroem20SingingSingerQuezon City2'
Imusicapella Chamber ChoirMusicShow choirCavite6Eliminated
Carl Malone Montecido11SingingSingerBacolod6Eliminated
Hello WorldDancingDance crewDavao City6Eliminated
Josephine Aton32SingingSingerCebu City6Eliminated
Powerpuff CornSingingAcoustic duoBaguio5Eliminated
Experience KidzDancingDance crewGeneral Santos City5Eliminated
Harold Jomar Gesulga17MusicBeatboxerGeneral Santos City5Eliminated
Jzan Vern Tero12SingingSingerCebu City5Eliminated
Gerphil Geraldine "Fame" Flores19SingingOpera SingerParañaque City4Eliminated
Big Mouth "BM"32VarietySinger with animal soundsManila4Eliminated
Goldies & Goodies48–69DancingDance groupCebu City4Eliminated
Reiniel Tulabing11SingingSingerCainta, Rizal4Eliminated
Rolando Ng IIISingingSingerCagayan de Oro3Eliminated
Alexis Carpena21DancingIsolation DancerLaguna3Eliminated
Manolito "Manoling" Saldivar51SingingOpera SingerDumaguete City3Eliminated
Reggie Ramirez33SingingDouble-character SingerDavao City3Eliminated
Kapidamu Band10–16MusicBandQuezon2Eliminated
Florante Inutan41MusicHuman SaxophoneDavao City2Eliminated
Garrett Devan Bolden, Jr.18SingingSingerOlongapo City2Eliminated
Mae Lozada & Anselmo EstilloreDancingBallroom Dancing duoCebu City2Eliminated
Rolando Permangil35SingingSingerDavao City1Eliminated
Baguio SiblingsDancingBallroom Dancing duoCebu City1Eliminated
Snap BoyzDancingDance crewCebu1Eliminated
Xavier University Cultural Dance TroupeDancingCultural Dance TroupeCagayan de Oro1Eliminated

Semifinals

The semifinals ran from May 1 to June 6, 2010. The first four weeks were held in AFP Theater in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City and in Tanghalang Pasigueño in Pasig City for the fifth and sixth week. The result shows were always held in Dolphy Theater in ABS-CBN Studios.
There are two ways to vote — SMS and online voting.
The three acts that received the lowest votes are automatically eliminated. The act with the highest number of votes advances to the grand finals. The acts that placed second and third are subject to judges' vote. The act that receives at least 2 votes proceeds to the grand finals, while the other is eliminated.

Semifinals summary

Week 1 (May 1 & 2)

Week 2 (May 8 & 9)

Week 3 (May 15 & 16)

Delleva originally got three buzzers due to noisy and pitchy sound caused by the sound system. He was however given the chance to perform again without being buzzed out by the judges.

Week 4 (May 22 & 23)

Tulabing also had an initial three buzzes due to low microphone volume. He actually had to repeat three times as his hat was missing on his second attempt.

Week 5 (May 29 & 30)

Week 6 (June 5 & 6)

Grand Finals

The grand finals were held in the Araneta Coliseum. Twelve acts that won in the semifinals performed again to win the title of the first Pilipinas Got Talent grand winner. Jovit Baldivino was declared as the winner, besting 11 talents in the grand finals.
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National Ratings

Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 hits all-time high 43.3% national rating.
The National Ratings came from the whole-wide Philippine coverage of TV audience ratings from Kantar Media Philippines.
ShowDateShareRank Source
1st AuditionFebruary 2038.7%1
2nd AuditionFebruary 2137.5%1
3rd AuditionFebruary 2737.7%1
4th AuditionFebruary 2843.1%1
5th AuditionMarch 634.3%1
6th AuditionMarch 739.1%1
7th AuditionMarch 1337.7%1
8th AuditionMarch 1431.6%2
9th AuditionMarch 2037.4%1
10th AuditionMarch 2139.4%1
11th AuditionMarch 2735.9%1
12th AuditionMarch 2834.6%1
13th AuditionApril 436.4%1
14th AuditionApril 1031.1%2
15th AuditionApril 1133.6%1
16th AuditionApril 1733.9%1
17th AuditionApril 1832%1
18th AuditionApril 2434.6%2
19th AuditionApril 2530.7%1
Semi-finals 1 May 136.5%1
Semi-finals 1 May 233.3%1
Semi-finals 2 May 834.4%1
Semi-finals 2 May 929.7%1
Semi-finals 3 May 1534.9%1
Semi-finals 3 May 1630.7%1
Semi-finals 4 May 2234.2%1
Semi-finals 4 May 2330.4%1
Semi-finals 5 May 2935.7%1
Semi-finals 5 May 3027.1%1
Semi-finals 6 June 536.9%1
Semi-finals 6 June 631.5%1
Grand Finals June 1237%1
Grand FinalsJune 1343.3%1