''It's Showtime Indonesia'' was an Indonesian talent
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television show that premiered on March 25, 2019 and concluded on May 9, 2020 on
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History
On March 19, 2019, a news report from
Rappler
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announced the acquisition of an Indonesian franchise of ''It's Showtime'' in time for the program's tenth year celebration. The original program's business unit head Peter Edward Dizon shared a teaser video of the hosts on
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. ''It's Showtime'' became ABS-CBN's first non-narrative format franchise bought by a foreign company. With the franchise deal, familiar segments such as "Sine Mo ‘To", "Cash-Ya! Kaya!", "Ansabe", "Copy Cut" and "Bida Dance" were to be adapted for the Indonesian audience.
Creator and director
Bobet Vidanes
Norbert Gabriel Vidanes (born October 11, 1965) is a Filipino television director and politician who currently serves as a municipal councilor of Pililla, Rizal since 2022. As director, he is known for his works such as '' It's Showtime'', ''W ...
, hosts Jugs Jugueta and Teddy Corpuz, and ABS-CBN director Laurenti Dyogi were among few of the Filipino visitors to watch the pilot program on March 25, 2019.
Hosts
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Raffi Ahmad
Raffi Farid Ahmad (born 17 February 1987) is an Indonesian actor, presenter, singer, entrepreneur, media personality, and film producer. He is of the Sundanese people, Sundanese and Pakistani descent and is the founder of RANS Entertainment.
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;Ayo Nari: Adapted from ''Bida Kapamilya/Dance''. Aspiring dance groups battle out in the ''It's Showtime'' stage and perform in front of a live audience and a panel of judges. The groups are scored from a scale of one to ten, with ten being the best. Groups with the highest overall scores will advance and be one step closer to the grand prize.
;MasUK Pak Eko!: Adapted from ''Cash-Ya! Kaya!'' Two teams challenge each other and compete to see which team can fit the most team members in a common household item.
;Katamu Kataku: Adapted from ''PUROKatatawanan''
;Cerpen Cerbung:Adapted from ''Sine Mo'To''. Cerpen Cerbung is Showtime's sketch comedy segment, which parodies different topics, originally-written stories and personalities.
;Bibir Gemas: Adapted from ''Ansabe?!''
;Mini Me: Adapted from ''Mini Me''
;Tarung Seru :Adapted from ''GagamBATTLE'' Two people fights on top of a pole fighting like a spider. Whoever falls off the pole loses.