I Can Do That (Philippine TV series) explained

Genre:Reality competition
Creator:Armoza Formats
Director:Arnel Natividad
Country:Philippines
Language:Filipino
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:25
Executive Producer:Marvi Manikan-Gelito
Runtime:60 minutes (Saturdays)
45 minutes (Sundays)
Company:ABS-CBN EntertainmentArmoza FormatsWarner Bros Television
Related:I Can Do That! (United States)
Channel:ABS-CBN

I Can Do That is a Philippine reality television entertainment competition program shown on ABS-CBN. The series is an adaptation of the Israeli show of the same name produced by Armoza Formats, where celebrity contestants will be challenged to showcase various entertainment acts within one week of practice. It aired on March 11, 2017 to June 4, 2017, replacing Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky Season 7 and was replaced by Lethal Weapon. The program hosted by hosted by Robi Domingo and Alex Gonzaga.[1] [2] [3]

Wacky Kiray was crowned as the first Greatest Entertainer on June 4, 2017, beating Cristine Reyes by a margin of 10.66%.

Format

Eight celebrities, referred to as iCANdidates, showcase their talents every week with different entertainment acts that performers perfected for years. Together with the guest performers, they will learn the skills needed and rehearse the act for a week. After one week of training, they perform their acts in front of a studio audience, with the public and fellow iCANdidates voting on the best performance of the week. At the end of 12 weeks, the celebrity with the most points from the judges earns a trophy, 1 million pesos, and the title of "The Greatest Entertainer".

Selection of Acts

At the start of the show, the guest entertainers perform their act on stage. If the iCANdidate likes what they see and wants to perform the act on the next episode, they must go down the iCAN steps. They may only do so once the sound and lighting cue flashes. The first iCANdidate at the last step locks in the act. Afterwards, the iCANdidate picks his or her partner in the act. If no one locks in the act after the performance, the hosts have the power to choose one iCANdidate who will perform it next week. The chosen contestant still gets to pick his or her partner. The process repeats until all iCANdidates are assigned to an act. The last act is automatically assigned to the remaining iCANdidates who were not able to choose an act.

Scoring system

After all iCANdidates have performed, the iCANdidates rank the acts through their smartphone — 3 points for the first place, 2 for second, and 1 for third; they may not vote for their own act. Once the iCANdidates have finished voting, the audience votes for the act they liked best. The act with the most votes from the audience receives 3 points. The audience vote is only valid if the majority of the audience voted (51%).

The act with the highest combined points from iCANdidates and audience becomes the "Entertainer of the Week" and receives ₱50,000.

Elimination

During a particular week, the two (three in double elimination week) iCANdidates with the lowest cumulative points are declared eCANdidate (short for elimination candidate) and hereby nominated for elimination. After a short message from each eCANdidate, the audience votes for who they want to save. The eCANdidate with the highest percent of votes is saved; the other eCANdidates are eliminated.

Contestants

Competition summary

The table below shows the corresponding points and rank earned by the celebrity contestants each week.

ContestantWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Week 5Week 6Week 7Week 8Week 9Week 10Week 11TotalPointsFinal
Wacky Kiray2nd
13 points
3rd
13 points
2nd
14 points
3rd/4th
11 points
3rd
11 points
1st
9 points
2nd
15 points
2nd/3rd/4th
3 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
2nd/3rd
3 points
1st
19 points
11393.75%
Cristine2nd
13 points
1st/2nd
16 points
1st
20 points
2nd
14 points
4th
8 points
2nd
3 points
1st
19 points
2nd/3rd/4th
3 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
4th
8 points
10883.09%
Daniel1st
17 points
1st/2nd
16 points
3rd
11 points
3rd/4th
11 points
1st
17 points
2nd
3 points
1st
19 points
5th/6th/7th
2 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
3rd
9 points
10947.81%
Gab3rd
11 points
1st/2nd
16 points
3rd
11 points
3rd/4th
11 points
2nd
15 points
2nd
3 points
2nd
15 points
2nd/3rd/4th
3 points
2nd/3rd
3 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
2nd
12 points
10244.44%
Sue4th
10 points
1st/2nd
16 points
4th
6 points
1st
15 points
2nd
15 points
1st
9 points
3rd
9 points
1st
6 points
2nd/3rd
3 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
5th
5 points
96Eliminated
Week 11
Arci1st
17 points
4th
6 points
1st
20 points
1st
15 points
3rd
11 points
2nd
3 points
4th
8 points
5th/6th/7th
2 points
4th/5th/6th/7th
2 points
1st
6 points
Eliminated
Week 10
90Eliminated
Week 10
JC4th
10 points
4th
6 points
2nd
14 points
2nd
14 points
1st
17 points
1st
9 points
3rd
9 points
5th/6th/7th
2 points
1st
6 points
2nd/3rd
3 points
90Eliminated
Week 10
Pokwang3rd
11 points
3rd
13 points
4th
6 points
3rd/4th
11 points
4th
8 points
1st
9 points
4th
8 points
Withdrawn
Week 7
66Withdrawn
Week 7
Legend
  • Winner / Greatest Entertainer
  • Runner-up
  • Third place
  • Fourth place
  • Eliminated
  • Withdrawn
  • Contestant won that particular week
  • Contestant placed last that particular week
  • Contestant was not able to perform that particular week due to some reasons.

Elimination

Week 7 (April 29)

eCANdidateAudience VotesResult
JCSafe
PokwangWithdrawn

Week 10 (May 20 & 21)

eCANdidateAudience VotesResult
Gab49.23%Safe
JC30.77%Eliminated
Arci20.00%Eliminated

Week 11 (May 28)

eCANdidateAudience VotesResult
Gab57.38%Safe
Sue42.62%Eliminated

Group Performances

Week 1 (March 11 & 12)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1Gab and PokwangGabWangJump RopeNext Level Octomix110113rd
2Arci and DanielDArciAerial DancePower Duo143171st
3Cristine and KirayAaRayComedyPabeki Gays130132nd
4JC and SueSueCComic JugglingAtienza Brothers100104th

Week 2 (March 18 & 19)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1Kiray and PokwangPokRayWheelchair DanceBMG Wheelchair Dancesport130133rd
2Cristine and DanielCrisNielChinese YoyoSpyros133161st/2nd
3Gab and SueSueGabAerial Hoop DanceBeastFam Aerialists160161st/2nd
4Arci and JCArJCPlate BalancingExtreme Plate Balancer6064th

Week 3 (March 25 & 26)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1Daniel and GabGabNielHuman Pyramid AcrobatTriple K Acrobats110113rd
2Pokwang and SueSuWangBelly DancingJill Ngo6064th
3JC and KirayJCRayMagical Flow ArtRaymond Capino140142nd
4Arci and CristineArTineFlying Sexy DancePhilippine Genesis173201st

Week 4 (April 1 & 2)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1JC and CristineJCTinePole DancingLuningning140142nd
2Pokwang and DanielDanWangFoot Ladder BalancingVillanueva Duo110113rd/4th
3Sue and ArciArSueCheer DancingCCP Bobcats123151st
4Kiray and GabGabRayDancingThe Splitters110113rd/4th

Week 5 (April 8 & 9)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1JC and DanielJCNielStiletto DanceJunior New System170171st
2Kiray and ArciArciRayAerial Silk DanceLouie Lorenzo110113rd
3Pokwang and Cristine PokTineFlower Dance Al Jane Ybanez 8084th
4Sue and GabSueGabFoot JugglingEnriqueta Reyes123152nd

Week 6 (April 16 & 22)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank

Angel Locsin & Douglas Nierras
Audience's
Score
Total
1Gab, Cristine, Daniel and ArciAlab ng PusoLED Poi DancingAlab Poi Dancers2132nd
2Pokwang, JC, Sue and KirayTeam FolktasticVarious Folk DancingBughaw Folktastic Dance Troupe6391st

Week 7 (April 23 & 29)

OrderContestants AKAActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1Cristine and DanielCrisNielTrapezeRachel Guttierez163191st
2Sue and JCJSueHula HoopStar Ore9093rd
3Pokwang and ArciPokCiFlag TwirlingParcen Guards8084th
4Gab and KirayGabRayCube and StaffEugene Rubio150152nd

Versus Rounds

In the Versus Rounds, the selection process of the acts is the same, but their chosen partner is their competitor. In a pair (or trio in some acts), only one iCANdidate received the highest points from the other contestants. The audience's score system remained the same.

Week 8 (April 30 & May 6)

OrderContestants VersusActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1JCGabRhythmic GymnasticsSheryl Contillo2025th/6th/7th
1GabJCRhythmic GymnasticsSheryl Contillo3032nd/3rd/4th
2ArciWacky KirayFoot Puppet ActPaa Peteer2025th/6th/7th
2Wacky KirayArciFoot Puppet ActPaa Peteer3032nd/3rd/4th
3CristineDaniel and SueChair Balancing ActEnopia's Acrobat3032nd/3rd/4th
3DanielCristine and SueChair Balancing ActEnopia's Acrobat2025th/6th/7th
3SueCristine and DanielChair Balancing ActEnopia's Acrobat3361st

Week 9 (May 7 & 13)

OrderContestants VersusActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1ArciDaniel and SueAcapellaPinopela2024th/5th/6th/7th
1DanielArci and SueAcapellaPinopela2024th/5th/6th/7th
1SueArci and DanielAcapellaPinopela3032nd/3rd
2CristineGabWushuWushu Discovery2024th/5th/6th/7th
2GabCristineWushuWushu Discovery3032nd/3rd
3JCWacky KirayStrong ManNestor Sabio3361st
3Wacky KirayJCStrong ManNestor Sabio2024th/5th/6th/7th

Week 10 (May 14 & 20)

Solo Performances

In Solo Performances, the scoring system is the same as the Group Performances', but 4 points are awarded by the iCANdidates to their first place, 3 to second, 2 to third, and 1 to fourth.

Week 11 (May 21 & 27)

OrderContestants ActGuest ActPointsRank
ICANdidates'
Score
Audience's
Score
Total
1SueScaffold DanceNique Manza5055th
2CristineRolla Bola RoutineLee Twins8084th
3Wacky KirayPole BalancingOrvelle Enopia & Richard Conde163191st
4GabExtreme Hiphop DanceUrban Crew120122nd
5DanielBMX TricksRenz Viaje & BMX Freestylers9093rd

Finals

The show's finals, dubbed as The Battle for Greatness, took place on June 3 to 4. The judges were Boy Abunda and Judy Ann Santos.

The acts were selected on May 28.

The fourth placer received ₱100,000; third placer received ₱200,000; and the runner-up received ₱300,000. The winner received ₱1,000,000, and the title of "The Greatest Entertainer".

Week 12 (May 28, June 3 & 4)

OrderContestants ActGuest ActTotal PercentageRank
1GabRing ManFrankendal Fabroa44.44%4th
2CristineFire Poi DancingAmok83.09%2nd
3DanielAerial PolePerez Family47.81%3rd
4Wacky KirayWire BalancingVil Vano & Janet Villanueva93.75%1st

Non-competition Performances

Notes and References

  1. News: WATCH: Teaser of ABS-CBN's new game show released. 19 February 2017. ABS-CBN News.
  2. Web site: I Can Do That!' goes to Philippines. Puteri Nur Emilia Bte Samian. 7 May 2015. Television Asia Plus.
  3. News: Gab is moving forward. Jerry Donato. 10 March 2017. Philstar Global.