It’s Showtime ratings noticeably went up amid the issue being faced by Vice Ganda after she publicly called out EXpecially searchee Axel Cruz live on television.
According to NUTAM People Survey, It’s showtime gained popularity on May 31, 2024 during the episode featuring Axel and Christine.
The show gained a rating of 7.4 percent versus the 3.4 percent gained by its number one competitor, Eat Bulaga.
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It maintained a high rating last week and surpassed Eat Bulaga.
It can be recalled that many It’s Showtime fans suspected that there was a demolition job launched against the Kapamilya show, which explained why many people were criticizing Vice.
Some even noticed the silence of Eat Bulaga on the issue and blamed the longest-running noontime show for allegedly running the campaign.
However, no evidence would prove that Eat Bulaga was behind the criticism against Vice.
Some experts believed that Showtime’s wide coverage and partnership with GMA Network helped boost the show’s popularity a lot.
Fans believed It’s Showtime would continuously lead the noontime show rating competition and might be hailed as the new King of noontime slot.