Hosts and judges
Season changes
Coinciding with the third year of TNT, the show unveiled three new changes in the competition.Updated judging criteria
The judging criteria has been updated to further improve the quality of the competition itself. It will only be based on two criterion standards alone: Voice Quality (50%) and Overall Performance (50%). The first criterion includes Intonation, Enunciation, Voice Projection, and Technique. On the other hand, Timing, Mastery of Lyrics, Stage Presence, and Audience Impact comprise the second criterion.Tawag ng Tahanan
Starting June 29, 2018, this segment will be for the lucky home viewer who will correctly predict the winner in the face-off round between the Daily Winner and Defending Champion. The viewers must be able to call the designated number flashed on-screen for a chance to win ₱5,000. It will be done every day. The segment was conceptualized due to the high public participation last season in social media. In the finale, all viewers who participated are also qualified for the grand raffle winning a Brand New House and Lot from Camella.Judge's Instant ''Resbak''
This season, every judge will now have the power to return a losing Defending Champion from the Face-off Round using the Instant Resbak. The contestant who is given this power will then be saved and moves on to the Instant Resbak Week for a slot in the rounds of the week-long Grand Finals which also known as "''Ang Huling Tapatan''". However, each judge is only entitled one save per season only (For example, if the judge uses his/her power in Quarter I, he/she can't use it again in the succeeding Quarters).Daily rounds
Summary
Semifinals
The semifinals will take place at the end of the each quarter which will determine the two grand finalists that will take place in 2019. The two grand finalists will receive a medal and an additional 150,000 cash, while the remaining contenders will receive additional 25,000. The score will be composed of 50% coming from the judges and 50% from the text and/or online votes. A semi-finalist may be "gonged" during this stage and be eliminated from the competition.Summary of Semifinalists
Contender's Information Results DetailsSemifinal Results
Quarter I Results
The first quarter of the contest covered the months from June to September. The week-long showdown took place on October 1–6, 2018. Ranillo Enriquez ( Visayas) andQuarter II Results
The second quarter of the contest covered the months from October 2018 to January 2019. The week-long showdown took place on January 21–26, 2019. * Group Performance: (" What's Up?") John Mark Saga ( Luzon) and John Michael dela Cerna ( Mindanao) were announced as the third and fourth grand finalists.Quarter III Results
The third quarter of the contest covered the months from February to March. The week-long showdown took place on April 1–6, 2019. * Group Performance: ("Quarter IV Results
The fourth and final quarter of the contest covered the months originally from April to June later from April to August. The week-long showdown originally took place on June 24–29, 2019 later reschedule on August 26–31, 2019. In addition to their live performances, the semifinalists also have studio versions of their semifinal songs, released through TNT Records. Violeta Bayawa ( Mindanao) and Julius Cawaling ( Luzon) were announced as the seventh and eighth grand finalists.Instant ''Resbak''
This season, every judge will now have the power to return a losing Defending Champion from the Face-off Round using the Instant ''Resbak''. The contestant who is given this power will then be saved and moves on to the Instant ''Resbak'' Week for a chance to participate in the rounds of the week-long grand finals (Ang Huling Tapatan). However, each judge is only entitled one save per season only (For example, if the judge uses his/her power in Quarter I, he/she can't use it again in the succeeding Quarters). Billy Crawford, Karla Estrada and Dulce did not award their Instant Resbak flags throughout the season. The Instant ''Resbak'' Round follows the mechanics below: * For the judges, they are not allowed to join the panel in the days that their contender will participate. They will personally coach their hand-picked contenders and watch them during the performance. * Four contenders will face each day and two will be selected by the non-participating judges to advance to the next round. * The top two will select one song from three songs prepared. The higher scorer will perform first. The winner will be decided by the average public and judge's score to advance to the final day. * For the final day, all four contenders will learn four songs but only one will be picked by the contender with the highest score from the previous round. The two contenders with the highest average score will advance directly to the grand finals. * Contenders who lost can still move forward to the Ultimate Resbak. The Instant Resbak week aired on September 2–6, 2019.Summary of ''Instant Resbakers''
Color Key: Results Details:Instant ''Resbak'' Details
Since Dulce is one of the judges that did not award their flag, she will head the panel for the entire week. JudgesDaily Rounds (September 2 to 5, 2019)
Final Day (September 6, 2019)
May Shine Patag received the highest daily score among the four contenders. She has the advantage to select the songs of her opponents. All songs are covers or versions of previous finalists. Shaina Mae Allaga ( Mindanao) and Rafaello Cañedo ( Mindanao) were announced as the ninth and tenth grand finalists, respectively.Ultimate ''Resbak''
Losing semifinalists who are not gonged, and Instant Resbakers saved by the judges after the results, may still go forward to the week-long Grand Finals dubbed as "Ang Huling Tapatan" through the Ultimate Resbak Week as wildcards. All 16 Contenders will pick their songs and performed to get two slots for the Seat of Power who earned the Highest Text Votes and Judges Scores, and It will aired on the YouTube Channel of It's Showtime Online September 6, 2019, 6:00 PM. The Ultimate Resbak started immediately after the final day of Instant Resbak Round, aired from September 7 to 14, 2019. It uses the same format as the second season, where it follows a last man standing format. Before the aired episodes, the semifinalists were pitted against each other to claim one of the two Seat of Powers. The Seat of Powers serves as immunity against the other contenders and gives them opportunity to select two semifinalists to pit against each other. The two contenders garnering the highest combined score from the public and judges will claim the Seat of Power. In the case where the judge's choice and the public's choice are the same person, the second placing contender for the public's choice will become the public's choice. In the aired episodes, the two semifinalists who are in the Seat of Power picks one semifinalist each. The picked semifinalists will be pitted against each other for a chance to dethrone the semifinalists in the Seat of Powers. The winner of the first round is selected by the majority of the judges. The winner will now challenge one of the semifinalists in the Seat of Powers to go in a sing-off. The winner is based on 50% public vote and 50% judges' score. If the challenger wins, he/she dethrones the seated semifinalist. If the seated semifinalist wins, she/he remains in the Seat of Power. The remaining contenders in the Seat of Power will move forward to the week long Grand-Finals dubbed as "''Ang Huling Tapatan''" while the other contenders are eliminated. Emil Sinagpulo ( Luzon, Quarter II), Rose Ganda Sanz ( Luzon, Quarter II), Marco Adobas ( Metro Manila, Quarter III), Alliyah Cadeliña ( Metro Manila, Quarter IV) and Shantal Cuizon ( Luzon, Quarter IV) chose not to compete for the Ultimate ''Resbak'' due to their other priorities.Summary of ''Ultimate Resbakers''
Color Key: Results Details:Seat of Power Round
Mariane Osabel got the highest judges' score and public vote. Since the judges' choice was awarded first to Osabel, the contender who got the second highest vote will claim the second seat of power. The seat was awarded to Windimie Yntong.Ultimate Resbak Week
Color Key:Final ''Resbak''
Due to the popularity of the Instant and Ultimate ''Resbak'' Rounds, the show added another phase, dubbed as ''Final Resbak''. This will open one more slot for the Grand Finals, dubbed as "''Ang Huling Tapatan''". It follows the mechanics below: * The ''resbakers'' were pitted against each other to claim the only Seat of Power. The Seat of Power serves as immunity against the other contenders. The contender garnering the highest combined score from the public will claim the Seat of Power. * In the aired episodes, the ''resbaker'' who is in the Seat of Power picks three ''resbaker''. The picked ''resbaker'' will be pitted against each other for a chance to dethrone the ''resbaker'' in the Seat of Power. The winner of the first round is selected by the majority of the judges. * The winner will now challenge the ''resbaker'' in the Seat of Power to go in a sing-off. The winner is based on 50% public vote and 50% judges' score. If the challenger wins, he/she dethrones the seated ''resbaker''. If the seated ''resbaker'' wins, she/he remains in the Seat of Power. * The remaining contender in the Seat of Power will move forward to the week long Grand-Finals dubbed as "''Ang Huling Tapatan''" while the other contenders are eliminated. Mariane Osabel from Mindanao withdrew from the competition due to health problems.Summary of Final ''Resbakers''
Final Seat of Power Round
Color Key and Details:Final Resbak Round
Color Key: Kim Nemenzo ( Visayas) was announced as the 13th grand finalist (now 12th grand finalist).''Ang Huling Tapatan'' (Grand finals)
After the Ultimate ''Resbak'' round, the week-long Grand Finals, dubbed as "Ang Huling Tapatan" ''(The Final Face-off)'', was originally scheduled from September 16–21 but was rescheduled to September 23–28, 2019, due to the addition of the new phase of the competition, the Final ''Resbak''. It is the same as the previous season, but with modified results, used by voting percentages. The 13 finalists (now 12) from the 4 quarters and the ''resbak'' rounds will now compete for the title ''Grand Champion''. This is the first grand finals of the regular version without a finalist from Metro Manila, and the first one that with one contender withdrew. Mariko Ledesma from Luzon withdrew to participate from the competition due to her personal reasons.Summary of Grand Finalists
Color Key: Results DetailsDaily Rounds (September 23–27, 2019)
Results Details:Round 1 (September 23 and 24)
Note: This is a two-day episode of this round. The results will be announced on Tuesday, September 24. Theme: Homecoming SongRound 2 (September 25)
Theme: Fight SongRound 3 (September 26)
Theme: Fast and Groovy SongRound 4 (September 27)
Theme: Now or Never SongLive Finale (September 28, 2019)
Results Details:Top 6
Theme: Journey SongFinal 3
Theme: Medley SongsGuest Performances
Elimination table
Color Key: Results Details * Prize won only indicate their recent victor, not their cumulative prize won in the entirety of the season. (Example: If a contender returns as a resbaker, their prize won is reverted to zero)''Tawag ng Tanghalan'' (TNT) Record Holder
Defending champions who manages to make 10 straight wins is now a record holder and has the opportunity to select a bonus prize.References
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