Showtime at the Apollo - Season 21

Showtime at the Apollo - Season 21

Season 21

Showtime at the Apollo is a one-hour weekly series, featuring Emmy Award-winning personality Steve Harvey as host. It is a reimagining of the classic talent showcase series.

Featured in the series are elements from the Apollo's legendary Amateur Night – the long-running, live talent competition, now in its 82nd year – 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 amateurs who don't win them over must endure the wrath of this notorious crowd.

The Apollo Theater launched the careers of many iconic artists, including James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five, D'Angelo and countless others. Its venerable stage show, Amateur Night at the Apollo, has long been revered by artists as a transformative experience during which up-and-coming talent feel the power of the legendary performers who have come before them, while audience response can help make or break a career.

Network
DatesDec 14, 2017 - May 24, 2018
Previous Season

Episodes

Christmas
Season 21Episode 160 min

Christmas

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.

Dec 14, 2017
Premiere
Season 21Episode 260 min

Premiere

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.

Mar 1, 2018
Week 2
Season 21Episode 360 min

Week 2

Mar 8, 2018
Week 3
Season 21Episode 460 min

Week 3

Mar 15, 2018
Week 4
Season 21Episode 560 min

Week 4

Mar 22, 2018
Week 5
Season 21Episode 660 min

Week 5

Mar 29, 2018
Week 6
Season 21Episode 760 min

Week 6

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.

Apr 5, 2018
Week 7
Season 21Episode 860 min

Week 7

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.

Apr 12, 2018
Week 8
Season 21Episode 960 min

Week 8

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.

Apr 19, 2018
Week 9
Season 21Episode 1060 min

Week 9

May 3, 2018
Week 10
Season 21Episode 11

Week 10

May 10, 2018
Week 11
Season 21Episode 12

Week 11

May 17, 2018
Finale
Season 21Episode 13

Finale

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.

May 24, 2018

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