Showtime at the Apollo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Showtime at the Apollo
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Music
• Premiere date: 1987-09-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-05-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24675
• IMDb ID: tt0240272
• TVDB ID: 76412

Cast and credited roles

• Steve Harvey — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-12; final listed air date 1987-09-19.
• Season 10: premiered 1996-09-02; final listed air date 1997-05-26.
• Season 11: premiered 1997-09-15; final listed air date 1998-06-01.
• Season 12: premiered 1998-09-14; final listed air date 1999-05-24.
• Season 13: premiered 1999-09-13; final listed air date 2000-05-22.
• Season 15: premiered 2001-09-30; final listed air date 2001-09-30.
• Season 16: premiered 2002-10-19; final listed air date 2002-10-19.
• Season 21: premiered 2017-12-14; final listed air date 2018-05-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Showtime at the Apollo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.