Pop Idol
TV Show| Title | Pop Idol |
| User score | 1 |
| Release date | Oct 6, 2001 |
| Release date of last episode | Dec 20, 2003 |
| Genre | |
| Director | Simon Fuller |
| Production country | United Kingdom |
| Production companies | 19 Entertainment |
| Series status | Returning series |
| Seasons count | 2 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 41 |
| Run time | 60 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E20 ∙ Final
Dec 20, 2003
S2.E19 ∙ Live Show #8
Dec 13, 2003
S2.E18 ∙ Live Show #7
Dec 6, 2003
S2.E17 ∙ Live Show #6
Nov 29, 2003
S2.E16 ∙ Live Show #5
Nov 22, 2003
S2.E15 ∙ Live Show #4
Nov 15, 2003
S2.E14 ∙ Live Show #3
Nov 8, 2003
S2.E13 ∙ Live Show #2
Nov 1, 2003
S2.E12 ∙ Live Show #1
Oct 25, 2003
S2.E11 ∙ Wildcard Round
Oct 18, 2003
S2.E10 ∙ Heat #5
Oct 11, 2003
S2.E9 ∙ Heat #4
Oct 4, 2003
S2.E8 ∙ Heat #3
Sep 27, 2003
S2.E7 ∙ Heat #2
Sep 20, 2003
S2.E6 ∙ Heat #1
Sep 13, 2003
S2.E5 ∙ Theatre Rounds
Sep 6, 2003
S2.E4 ∙ Auditions #4
Aug 30, 2003
S2.E3 ∙ Auditions -#3
Aug 23, 2003
S2.E2 ∙ Auditions #2
Aug 16, 2003
S2.E1 ∙ Auditions #1
Aug 9, 2003
