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Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo is a syndicated music television show featuring live performances from both professional and up-and-coming artists, and also features the Amateur Night competition made popular at the famous Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, where the show is recorded.

Genres: Music

Premiered: 1987-09-12

Runtime: N/A

Status: Ended

Rating: N/A/10

Network: FOX

Main Cast

Steve Harvey
as Host

Episode Guide

Season 1

Episode 1: Series Premiere
Aired: Sep 12, 1987
Host/Musical Guest: LL Cool J - "I Need Love."Musical Guests:Donna Allen - "Serious" & "Sweet Somebody."The Breakfast Club - "Right On Track."Comic: Rick AvilesAmateur Contestants:Cheryl Sumpter (Howard University music grad & previous week's winner) sings "Everything Must Change."Mike Little (comedian)Tony Vaso sings "I Believe In You and Me."Lavincent Lockhart - plays the fluteMichael Robinson (From Paterson, NJ) - raps "I'm Coming Out" (this week's winner)
Episode 3: 103
Aired: Sep 26, 1987
No summary available.
Episode 4: It's Showtime At The Apollo #103
Aired: Sep 19, 1987
No summary available.

Season 10

Episode 1: Apollo #10
Aired: Sep 2, 1996
No summary available.
Episode 2: Apollo #1002
Aired: Sep 9, 1996
No summary available.
Episode 3: Apollo #1003
Aired: Sep 16, 1996
No summary available.
Episode 4: Apollo #1004
Aired: Sep 23, 1996
No summary available.
Episode 5: Apollo #1005
Aired: Sep 30, 1996
No summary available.
Episode 6: Dru Hill/ Steve Harvey
Aired: Feb 3, 1997
No summary available.
Episode 7: Aaliyah/ Steve Harvey
Aired: Feb 24, 1997
No summary available.
Episode 8: Maxwell/ Steve Harvey
Aired: Apr 21, 1997
No summary available.
Episode 9: Foxy Brown/ Steve Harvey
Aired: May 12, 1997
No summary available.
Episode 10: Apollo #1024
Aired: May 26, 1997
No summary available.

Season 11

Episode 1: Apollo #1101
Aired: Sep 15, 1997
No summary available.
Episode 2: Apollo #1124
Aired: Jun 1, 1998
No summary available.

Season 12

Episode 1: Apollo #1201
Aired: Sep 14, 1998
No summary available.
Episode 2: Apollo #1224
Aired: May 24, 1999
No summary available.

Season 13

Episode 1: Apollo #1301
Aired: Sep 13, 1999
No summary available.
Episode 2: Apollo #1324
Aired: May 22, 2000
No summary available.

Season 15

Episode 1: Tyrese
Aired: Sep 30, 2001
No summary available.

Season 16

Episode 1: 3LW
Aired: Oct 19, 2002
No summary available.

Season 21

Episode 1: Christmas
Aired: Dec 14, 2017
An all-new episode of Showtime at the Apollo will feature some of the nation's top musical acts offering renditions of their favorite Christmas songs, including performances by Snoop Dogg & Boyz II Men, Fifth Harmony and DMX. Along with the well-known acts, the show will showcase the Apollo's legendary long-running, live talent competition – which provides a platform for up-and-coming artists to perform in front of the toughest audience in the world. The Apollo audience is famed as one of entertainment's most boisterous and brutally honest and those contestants who don't win over the crowd risk being booed off the stage.
Episode 2: Premiere
Aired: Mar 1, 2018
The series premiere of Showtime at the Apollo will showcase the Apollo's legendary long-running, live talent competition – which provides a platform for up-and-coming artists to perform in front of the toughest audience in the world. Performers with various talents, from singing to juggling knives, will compete in hopes of winning over the Apollo crowd and having the opportunity to come back in the season finale for a chance at headlining their very own show at the legendary Apollo Theater. The Apollo audience is famed as one of entertainment's most boisterous and brutally honest and those contestants who don't win over the crowd risk being booed off the stage.
Episode 3: Week 2
Aired: Mar 8, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 4: Week 3
Aired: Mar 15, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 5: Week 4
Aired: Mar 22, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 6: Week 5
Aired: Mar 29, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 7: Week 6
Aired: Apr 5, 2018
A boy band, a girl group, a singer and a magician are among the few that will try to win over the Apollo audience. Featuring hip-hop superstar, Flo Rida.
Episode 8: Week 7
Aired: Apr 12, 2018
A ventriloquist, a magician and a comedian are among the few that will try to win over the Apollo audience. Special guest Biz Markie and Naughty By Nature.
Episode 9: Week 8
Aired: Apr 19, 2018
Performers with various talents will compete in hopes of winning over the Apollo crowd and having the opportunity to come back in the season finale.
Episode 10: Week 9
Aired: May 3, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 11: Week 10
Aired: May 10, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 12: Week 11
Aired: May 17, 2018
No summary available.
Episode 13: Finale
Aired: May 24, 2018
Showtime at the Apollo, which showcases the world-famous Apollo Theater's legendary long-running, live talent competition and provides a platform for up-and-coming artists, comes to a spectacular conclusion. On tonight's season finale, hosted by Steve Harvey and co-hosted by Adrienne Houghton, the best of the best, who previously won over the toughest audience in the world this season, will return to perform one more time for a chance at headlining their very own show at the Apollo.