Bayani Agbayani recently created a buzz online after netizens alleged that he threw tirades against It’s Showtime for being overtime.
On July 16, It’s Showtime, and Tropang LOL (Lunch Out Loud) started airing back-to-back on TV5 but the latter adjusted its timeslot to pre-noontime, 11:00 am.
Two days after their first airing on TV5, netizens appealed to the network to extend the airing time of It’s Showtime. It was because the show was cut off from airing on July 18 for exceeding its schedule.
Following this overtime of It’s Showtime, Agbayani, during Tropang LOL’s July 20 episode, greeted their director and mentioned that their show never exceeded schedule, seemingly throwing shade at It’s Showtime.
Agbayani then earned the ire of netizens, especially It’s Showtime supporters, because of his sarcastic statement.
https://twitter.com/JordanC85228839/status/1550090406481772544?s=20&t=MpAFXCEI5klTM6dXWBOUVQ
Netizens claimed that being overtime has been part of It’s Showtime’s culture because the host’s exchange banters and spiels that make the show more entertaining.
Excuse me bayani, showtime lang ang pwede mag overtime. Kahit tanungin mo pa si Billy, naging trademark na ng showtime yon. If meron mang pagkakatulad sainyo ng direk nyo yun ay parehas kayong plastic at traydor!#ExtendShowtimeAirtime#ShowtimeWildRampa pic.twitter.com/rC9YyT5usP
— miss sena (@ampingken_) July 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/Tutuyandnonoy/status/1549707481353711616?s=20&t=MpAFXCEI5klTM6dXWBOUVQ
Bakit nagpaparinig yung bayani re overtime eh kahit naman mag OT ang showtime di naman affected sh9ws nf tv5 kaainpinuputol naman nila showtime. @tropang_LOL pag sabihan niyo hosts nyo umayos. #ExtendShowtimeAirtime
— Sophia (@ohmygoolay) July 22, 2022
Some netizens then compared the quality of Lunch Out Loud to It’s Showtime.
https://twitter.com/cutiesviceion/status/1549668553741070336?s=20&t=MpAFXCEI5klTM6dXWBOUVQ
context: naputol kasi yung showtime at exactly 3pm nung first day airing nila sa TV 5 kasi nga overtime na huhuhu
then nagparinig si bayani kanina sa LOL na never nag-overtime ang show nila. ito link ng video:https://t.co/o8p4R4bVXI https://t.co/IjbISFi0zR
— Jego (@SAINTDIEG0) July 20, 2022
Sayang airtime sa Tropang LOL muntanga
Parinig ka pa Bayani na hindi overtime, syempre boring nyo kokorni nyo pa leche walang manonod sainyo! Showtime parin!#ShowtimeWildRampa
— Nakparaporn Khantopaet (@justcallme_toon) July 20, 2022
This collaboration of A2Z and TV5 aims to expand the viewership of both noontime programs to compete with Kapuso shows dominating the rating chart.
However, despite the optimistic goals of the networks, this back-to-back seemed to have developed a rift between the two shows. Did Agbayani really target It’s Showtime with his statement?
