The first season of Tawag ng Tanghalan was an amateur singing competition currently aired as a segment of the noontime show It's Showtime from January 2, 2016 to March 11, 2017.

Dubbed as "Your all time favorite search for outstanding amateur talents", the competition is open to Filipino contenders from Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Billy Crawford, Karylle, Karla Estrada, K Brosas, Nyoy Volante, Mitoy Yonting, Rico J. Puno, Bobot Mortiz, Erik Santos, and Kyla served as judges for the first season.

Anne Curtis, Amy Perez-Castillo, Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla, and Vice Ganda served as hosts for the first season with Kim Atienza, Joey Marquez, Ryan Bang, Jhong Hilario, Teddy Corpuz, and Jugs Jugueta serving as co-hosts.

[34] The fourth quarter of the contest covered the months from originally October to December 2016, but was extended until February 2017.

In a social media post in August 2022, Sanico further stated that the withdrawal is rooted in scheduling conflicts.

Contender's Information: Results Details Rachel Gabreza (Metro Manila) and Froilan Canlas (Luzon) were announced as the 9th and 10th grand finalists.

[41] The week-long showdown for the Grand Finals took place on March 6–11, 2017[42] held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila.