It's Showtime (children's Circlian TV series)

It's Showtime (native title: Showtime!) is a children's puppetry television series airing syndicated in Circlian television networks, made as a "filler space" that networks would use to fill in otherwhise empty schedule spots.

The show ran from April 10, 2005 to October 25, 2006 with 2 seasons although the show is regularly still airing on Circlian television.

Summary
The 5-minute format follows two penguin puppets, Bill and Jim (both puppeteered by Ayuta Miyata using greenscreen) have a question (mostly related to science, math and other educational topics), and explain to both them and the audience about the answer.

Reception
The show got mixed reviews, with many praising the "crafty pupeteering and using limitations as sources in a tight budget", although criticizing that "the educational value feels forced in to fit into E/I standards"

The show also became a brief meme in 2017, mainly displaying the character Jim 's unintentional passive-aggresive nature towards Bill, in a similar way to Kermit from the Muppets series.

Australia

 * ABC1 (2005-2006)

Asia and Middle East

 * DKids (2019–present)

Brazil

 * TV Cultura (2005-2007, 2012-2015)

Canada

 * CBC (2005-2007)

Europe

 * KidsCo (2005-2009)

El Kadsre

 * ETVKK (2005-2006)

Italy

 * Rai Gulp (2008)
 * KyKids (2015-2018)

Japan

 * NHK-ETV (2007–present)
 * WOWOW (2007-2008)
 * TV Osaka (2007-2008)

Latin America

 * Boomerang (2006-2008)

Mexico

 * Televisa (2005-2006)
 * Canal 5 (2006-2009)
 * Boomerang (2006-2008)

South Korea

 * KBS-1 (2005–present)

United States

 * CBS (2005-2006, as part of KEWLopolis)
 * ABC (2006-2007, as part of ABC Kids)
 * NBC (2007-2008, as part of Qubo on NBC)
 * Discovery Kids (2008-2009)

Uko

 * KyKids (2015-2016)

United Kingdom

 * ITV (2009–2010)
 * CBBC (2010-2011)