[not verified in body] A live non-televised version of the show takes place every Wednesday (which is the original Apollo Amateur Night competition that has been running for over seventy years), with the taped version of the show for television being recorded in advance on other nights for later airing.

Stand-up comedian Rick Aviles was the first host of Amateur Night, serving in that role until midway through the second season.

At the start of the 1998–99 season,[4] Harvey and Kiki Sheppard hosted a series of "Best of..." episodes until late October because production was delayed due to a labor dispute.

[citation needed] It was announced on September 30, 2011, that the BET cable network would produce a similar show titled Apollo Live[12] starting in 2012 with Tony Rock as the host.

[14] Showtime at the Apollo was revived by Fox Broadcasting Company in 2016–2017 with a pair of specials hosted by Steve Harvey.

[1][16] Singer Cam Anthony won the 2018 season with his performance of the Bill Withers song, "Ain't No Sunshine".

In 2000, the show was nominated by the NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Youth or Children's Series/Special" for the "Apollo Kids Finals" special episode.