The judges include former ABS-CBN executive Freddie M. Garcia, Kris Aquino, and Ai-Ai delas Alas.
Sixteen year-old singer Jovit Baldivino from Batangas was crowned the first winner of the series, with Baguio Metamorphosis as the runner-up and breakdancing duo Velasco Brothers finishing in third place.
However, in later episodes until the seventeenth, aired auditions featured all random cities visited.
This is the round where the judges pick the best 36 acts to enter the live semi-finals.
Twelve acts that won in the semifinals performed again to win the title of the first Pilipinas Got Talent grand winner.
Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 hits all-time high 43.3% national rating.