Tawag ng Tanghalan

Tawag ng Tanghalan
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Also known asTawag ng Tanghalan sa It's Showtime
GenreSinging competition
Based onTawag ng Tanghalan:
  • First incarnation
    (1954–1972)
  • Second incarnation
    (1987–1989)
Developed byABS-CBN Studios
Directed by
Presented by
Judges
Country of originPhilippines
Original languageFilipino
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes2,165
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Rose Casala
  • Olive Zarate
Production locationsABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Quezon City, Philippines
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time
  • 90 minutes
    (Every Sunday episodes from 1987–1989)
  • 75–90 minutes
    (Regular episodes)
  • 105–135 minutes
    (Semifinals, Instant Resbak and Ultimate Resbak episodes)
  • 120–135 minutes
    (Ang Huling Tapatan Daily episodes)
  • 225 minutes
    (Ang Huling Tapatan Live Finale episode)
Production companyABS-CBN Studios
Original release
Network
Release1954 (1954) 
1972 (1972)
ReleaseMarch 8, 1987 (1987-03-08) 
November 26, 1989 (1989-11-26)
ReleaseJanuary 2, 2016 (2016-01-02) 
present
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Tawag ng Tanghalan (lit.'call of the stage', abbreviated TNT) is a Philippine television reality competition show broadcast by ABS-CBN. Originally hosted by Jaime dela Rosa, Patsy and Lopito, it aired as a reality competition from 1954 to September 1972 and from March 8, 1987 to November 26, 1989, and was replaced by Sa Linggo nAPO Sila. The show returned as a segment of It's Showtime on January 2, 2016. Vhong Navarro, Vice Ganda, Anne Curtis, Amy Perez, Karylle, Ogie Alcasid, Kim Chiu and Darren Espanto currently serve as the hosts.

The show then moved to Kapamilya Channel on June 13, 2020 and is also simulcasted on A2Z (since 2020), Jeepney TV (2018–2024), TV5 (2022–2023), All TV (since 2024), GMA Network (since 2024) and its sister channel, GTV (2023–2024) as well as on online streaming platforms such as Facebook and YouTube via Showtime Online Ü, Kapamilya Online Live and Kapuso Stream every Monday to Saturday. Dubbed as "Your All-Time Favorite Search for Outstanding Amateur Talents", the competition is open to Filipino contestants from Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and overseas.

The show premiered on January 2, 2016, and saw success for the next eight regular seasons, two kids editions, one celebrity edition, two all-star editions, and one duets edition. There have been fourteen winners to date: Noven Belleza, Jhon Clyd Talili, Janine Berdin, Elaine Duran, Ethel Booba, Mark Michael Garcia, JM Yosures, Reiven Umali, Lyka Estrella, Marielle Montellano & JM Dela Cerna of Sidlak Bisdak, Rea Gen Villareal, Kim Hewitt, Carmelle Collado, and Marko Rudio.