Primetime Bigtime

Primetime Bigtime, also known as Primetime Bigtime LIVE!, is a Magisterian television primetime variety-game show broadcast on MBC which premiered on 1 February 2016. The program, which airs Mondays through Fridays from 6:30PM to 8:30PM, and Saturdays from 5:30PM to 8:00PM, is presented by former House Party cast member Marlon Mark with co-hosts being notable MBC talents Jade Morin, Kimberlee Wickham, Daphné St Martin, Charlie Brewer, and social media influencers Sienna Cousineau, Faustine Scarlett, and Brayden Freeman.

Overview
Originally planned as an afternoon show, Marlon Mark decided to bring the show into the primetime slot. In the show's first episode, Mark's fellow House Party cast members Marie-Christine Lemaire, Floyd Outerridge, Cordelia Brittain, Danielle Bennet, and Baldric Norman made a guest appearance in the pilot episode. During the early months of the show, it was originally 90 minutes long from Monday through Saturday, but thanks to the high ratings of the show, its timeslot was extended to 2 hours in Weekdays and 2 and a half hours in Saturdays.

The format of the show is based off the variety shows of Philippine variety show host Willie Revillame, and this show marks Marlon Mark's return to television after a 2-year hiatus and to MBC after leaving the network in 2007, he transfered to PTV in the same year and later on MTV in 2010.

In 2019, Primetime Bigtime introduced a new competition segment, 'Primetime Drag Race' which later became immensly popular. It's popularity contributes on the show's ratings, consistently scoring 25-31% every week.

Main host

 * Marlon Mark (since 2016)
 * Baldric Norman (since 2020; occasional)

Co-hosts

 * Jade Morin (since 2016)
 * Kimberlee Wickham (since 2018)
 * Daphné St Martin (since 2018)
 * Sienna Cousineau (since 2018)
 * Faustine Scarlett (since 2019)
 * Brayden Freeman (since 2019)
 * Charlie Brewer (since 2020)

Segments

 * Red, White, and Blue
 * Step In, Step Out
 * The Bag or the Means
 * The Million Dollar Fortune's Wheel
 * The Ridiculously Easiest Game Show on the Planet
 * House Party
 * PBSC: The Primetime Blind Singing Competition
 * Primetime Qualifiers

Seasonal

 * Primetime Bigtime Christmas Caroling
 * Primetime Drag Race
 * Primetime's Got Talent

Reception
The first telecast of Primetime Bigtime earned a 24.8% rating. So far, the highest rating the show received was 41.5% for the June 8, 2019 episode.