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The team of Ogie Alcasid, Kim Chiu, Lassy, and MC Muah emerged as the grand champion of the Magpasikat competition on “It’s Showtime” during the culminating episode of its week-long special 15th anniversary celebration last October 26, 2024 as their performance about taking time to rest and breathe earned the highest score from the judges. The announcement was made by ABS-CBN's chief operating officer for broadcast Cory Vidanes who wholeheartedly expressed her gratitude to the hosts and staff of the number one noontime show in the Philippines for being one strong and solid family and their undaunting resilience and commitment to make viewers happy amidst the challenges they face through the years.
For her third Magpasikat win, Kim said she was not expecting to be named as the champion and was content to be able to perform their routine well after the struggles her team faced. She also shared, “Hindi namin inexpect kasi sabi namin hashtag acceptance bahala na basta nagawa namin yung prod namin. Malaking bonus na lang manalo." Meanwhile, Ogie expressed his happiness on his first Magpasikat win as well as the good reception of the viewers’ on their performance, explaining, “I’m just proud of all of them lalo na sa staff namin kasi binuhos talaga namin. We left it on the floor and let our works speak for ourselves. Masaya kami kapag nababasa namin ung comments na naintindihan nila yung gusto namin sabihin. More than anything else yung makuha nila yung message namin na ‘tigil, kalma, pahinga’ eh napaka-importante talaga." Aside from the team’s message of ‘tigil, hinga, kalma', viewers and netizens were also amazed by the death defying trapeze stunt of Kim complemented by Asia's Phoenix Morisette singing "Isa Pang Araw", the performance of Ogie playing the piano on a revolving platform and the difficult stunts of MC and Lassy. They won Php300,000 which they will give to the victims of typhoon Kristine through the Angat Buhay foundation led by former Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo.
Taking home second place, winning Php200,000 for their chosen charity, was the team of Jhong Hilario, Jackie Gonzaga, and Cianne Dominguez who shed light on the importance of mental health through a star-studded interpretative dance play. Meanwhile, the team of Anne Curtis, Jugs Jugueta, and Teddy Corpuz got third place and won Php100,000 after they recalled the show’s core memories throughout its fifteen years. The said performance garnered the highest peak concurrent viewership all throughout Magpasikat week with over 384,000 on YouTube, Facebook and iWantTFC. Meanwhile, the team of Vice Ganda, Karylle Tatlonghari-Yuzon, Ryan Bang who highlighted hope in their performance with SB19, Carlos Yulo and Awra Briguela among its special guests and the team of Vhong Navarro, Ion Perez, Darren Espanto, and Amy Perez who urged the people to do good respectively won Php50,000 for their chosen charities. Serving this year's Magpasikat judges were television and film director Rory Quintos, actress and beauty queen Alice Dixson, Kapamilya actor Donny Pangilinan, Kapuso actress Gabbi Garcia, and former ABS-CBN president and Pilipinas Got Talent judge Freddie M. Garcia.
Prior to the announcement of the Magpasikat 2024 winners, the hosts thanked the bosses of ABS-CBN and GMA Network and also shared their messages for their 15th anniversary. Netizens were able to tune in to the much anticipated announcement of the Magpasikat 2024 results with its hashtag #ItsShowtimeKinseyyy trending worldwide and the event garnering 369,498 peak concurrent views. Catch "It's Showtime" every Monday to Saturday at 12:00 pm on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live on ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel and Facebook page, It's Showtime YouTube channel and Facebook page, Kapuso Stream on GMA Network YouTube channel and Facebook page, A2Z, GMA, GTV, ALLTV, iWantTFC, TFC (The Filipino Channel) and GMA Pinoy TV. You can also catch the program's online show “Showtime Online U” at 11:45 am on It's Showtime's YouTube channel and Facebook page and during the show's commercial breaks on Kapamilya Online Live.
