What is "showtime"

interj. A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act. n. The time at which a pre-scheduled entertainment-related event (a show) is set to begin.

n. the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, offset] [ant: middle, end]

Showtime (stylized as "SHOWTIME" and sometimes abbreviated as "SHO" since 1997), is an American premium cable and satellite television network that serves as the flagship service of the Showtime Networks subsidiary of CBS Corporation, which also owns sister services The Movie Channel and Flix. Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies.

The Showtime brand is used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to the group of eight multiplex channels in the United States. As of July 2015, Showtime's programming is available to approximately 28.693 million television households (24.7% of cable, satellite and telco customers) in the United States (28.516 million subscribers or 24.5% of all households with pay television service receive at least Showtime's primary channel). The channel and its corresponding networks are headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway district.

"Showtime" is the eleventh episode of the seventh and final season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Showtime is a 2002 American action comedy film directed by Tom Dey, produced by Jane Rosenthal and Jorge Saralegui. The screenplay was written by Saralegui and Keith Sharon. It stars Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in the lead roles alongside Rene Russo, William Shatner, Drena De Niro and with Pedro Damian.

Showtime is the second studio album by grime artist Dizzee Rascal. As of May 2007, the album has sold over 16,000 units in the United States—a decline on his debut album, Boy in da Corner, which sold 58,000. It has also been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for selling over 100,000 copies.

"Showtime" was the twenty-fourth (and final) episode of the first season of the American television series M*A*S*H. It originally aired on March 25, 1973.

Showtime is the third album of the British EBM group Nitzer Ebb. It featured two successful singles, "Lightning Man" and "Fun to be Had," the latter of which was later remixed by George Clinton. "Getting Closer" was also released as a single.

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Showtime is a live album by British guitarist Mick Ronson, released in 1999. It is a compilation of two live shows from 1976 and 1989, and the album was released six years after Ronson's death.

Showtime is the second album by Angel & Khriz released on March 11, 2008. While it was a success among fans and critics, receiving 4.5 stars from Allmusic, it did not reach the top ten Latin Albums on Billboard, likely because it had been leaked on the internet. Showtime was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year.

Showtime is the third studio album by German R&B group Bro'Sis, released on August 30, 2004 via Polydor's sublabel Cheyenne Records.

Showtime is a video recording by British rock band Blur, released in February 1995. It is a recording of the band's gig at Alexandra Palace, London, England on 7 October 1994. For many years, the video has only been released in the UK on VHS. A cult following to get it released on DVD occurred amongst fans, which became successful as a DVD version is included on Blur 21 boxset, released 30 July 2012.

Showtime is an Australian television series which aired on ABC from 1959 to 1960. It was a short-lived variety series which featured pianist Ted Preston and other performers. It aired live in Melbourne. It is shown in a 1959 television schedule as airing at 9:00PM, aired against Whitehall Playhouse on HSV-7 (consisting of selections from various American anthology series) and U.S. series The Loretta Young Show on GTV-9 (also an anthology series). It is not known if any of the episodes survive as kinescopes.

Showtime is the eighth studio album by American musician James Brown. The album was released in April 1964, by Smash Records. It was the transition album from King Records to Smash Records, however, handicapped by contractual obligations with King Records, Brown released an album of remakes overdubbed with canned applause. Brown's vocal group, The Famous Flames are included in the albums intro, are featured on the album's cover, and are featured on several of the album's tracks, including "Don't Cry Baby", "Out of The Blue" and "Caldonia". The album was arranged by Sammy Lowe.

colspan=2 | Finalists (With dates of elimination)

Franka Batelić

Artemija Stanić

Mario Ponjavić

Mijo Lešina

Iva Ajduković

Mario Sambrailo

Anita Španec

Filip Dizdar

Kristina Petravić

Miro Tomić

Valentina Trupinović

Dario Jerković

Jelena Kapitanović

Valter Ilić

Daniella Eva Sanković

Ivo Marinković

Showtime is a Croatian show similar to Pop Idol. The show started in the fall of summer 2007 when auditions were held in Osijek, Rijeka, Split and Zagreb. Out of more than 1,000 auditioners, 200 made it through to the next round, in which the judges picked the Top 22. All of the semi-finalists were called to Zagreb for the Piano Round, in which the judges decided on the Top 16 - 8 male and 8 female contestants. The format in the finals was as following: All of the contestants would perform, the judges would give their marks (1-5, 5 being the best) to each contestant and then the judges' marks would combine with public vote giving two contestants (always 1 male and 1 female) who pulled in the lowest overall score and who had to leave the competition. This format was used all the way to Top 6, when only contestant left the show. The following week, Top 5, one more contestant left the show, leaving 4 finalists who competed in the 4-way Finale. 16-year-old Franka Batelić won the competition.

In basketball, Showtime was an era in Los Angeles Lakers history when the National Basketball Association (NBA) team played an exciting run-and-gun style of basketball. Led by Magic Johnson's passing skills and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring, the team relied on fast breaks and won five NBA championships. Lakers owner Jerry Buss purchased the team in 1979, and he wanted their games to be entertaining. He insisted that the Lakers play an up-tempo style, and the team hired dancers and a live band for their home games at The Forum. The team established a Hollywood-celebrity following.

Showtime is a type of performance Litefeet / pole dancing done as a busking routine using hand holds installed inside New York City Subway cars. Showtime includes acrobatic flips, hat and shoe tricks, and pole tricks. Estimates have placed the number of Showtime dancers in the low hundreds.

Litefeet, a type of dance that emerged from Harlem and the Bronx, succeeds breakdancing / b-boying emerging in the 1980s. It is often done to 100- BPM tracks. Some hip-hop dancers on the subway have looked down on the common lifefeet moves used by other buskers.

In March 2014, New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced that the New York City Police Department would, under the broken windows theory philosophy, prosecute quality of life crimes against Showtime and subway dancers for breaking the MTA’s policy against performing and panhandling on the trains, citing that performances have been on the upswing since 2008. Performers have been arrested for reckless endangerment. In January 2015, the TA launched a publicity campaign, Courtesy Counts, Manners Make a Better Ride, including the anti-Showtime slogan "Poles Are For Your Safety, Not Your Latest Routine", alongside other advertisements against manspreading, "pole hogging", and public nail clipping.

One collective, "WAFFLE (We are Family for Life Entertainment)", has been repeatedly profiled by media, including one of its members appearing on Season 8 of America's Got Talent.

Showtime'' is a South Korean reality show. The show already has 6 seasons, and has featured the groups, EXO, Beast, Apink, Sistar, EXID and Infinite. With the exception of EXO and Beast's season which ran for 12 episodes, the seasons that followed all have 8 episodes each. The fifth season ("EXID's Showtime''") premiered on July 9, 2015.

On November 12th, it was revealed that the South Korean boy group INFINITE received an offer to star in the sixth season of Showtime. It was first reported that they have been confirmed to star in the reality show. However, their agency Woollim Entertainment stated that "they are reviewing the offer positively but nothing has been confirmed with nothing set in motion yet." Other versions of the news stated that the first broadcast will start in December 2015 and is INFINITE's 1st reality show in 1 year and 8 months since their last reality show titled "This is INFINITE" which ended in March 2014. The concept of the show will also be "Q & A Variety", with INFINITE members answering questions from fans.