Pop Idol is a British television music competition which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-2002 and a second in 2003. Pop Idol was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after "Idol" judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of the The X Factor in the UK in April 2004. The show has become an international TV franchise since, spawning multiples of Idol series worldwide. In the mean time a legal dispute arose with the makers of Popstars, which eventually led to the word "Pop" being excluded from the titles of all the spin-offs, such as American Idol, Australian Idol, Indonesian Idol, New Zealand Idol, Latin American Idol and Idols.
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Anthony McPartlin
Self - Host
Declan Donnelly
Self - Host
Simon Cowell
Self - Judge
Pete Waterman
Self - Judge
Nicki Chapman
Self - Judge
Neil Fox
Self - Judge
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21 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions #1 | Oct 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Auditions #2 | Oct 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Auditions #3 | Oct 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Auditions #4 | Oct 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Auditions #5 | Oct 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Theatre Rounds #1 | Oct 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Theatre Rounds #2 | Oct 26, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Heat #1 | Nov 3, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Heat #2 | Nov 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Heat #3 | Nov 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Heat #4 | Nov 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Heat #5 | Dec 1, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Live Show #1 | Dec 15, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Live Show #2 | Dec 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Live Show #3 | Dec 29, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Live Show #4 | Jan 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Live Show #5 | Jan 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Live Show #6 | Jan 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Live Show #7 | Jan 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Live Show #8 | Feb 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Final | Feb 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
20 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auditions #1 | Aug 9, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Auditions #2 | Aug 16, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Auditions -#3 | Aug 23, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Auditions #4 | Aug 30, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Theatre Rounds | Sep 6, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Heat #1 | Sep 13, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Heat #2 | Sep 20, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Heat #3 | Sep 27, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Heat #4 | Oct 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Heat #5 | Oct 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Wildcard Round | Oct 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Live Show #1 | Oct 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Live Show #2 | Nov 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Live Show #3 | Nov 8, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Live Show #4 | Nov 15, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Live Show #5 | Nov 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Live Show #6 | Nov 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Live Show #7 | Dec 6, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Live Show #8 | Dec 13, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Final | Dec 20, 2003 | 0.0 |
