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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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Open Auditions #1 | 2001-10-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Open Auditions #2 | 2001-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Open Auditions #3 | 2001-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Open Auditions #4 | 2001-10-13 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Open Auditions #5 | 2001-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Final 100 Auditions #1 | 2001-10-20 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | The Final 100 Auditions #2 | 2001-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Final 50 - Heat 1 | 2001-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Final 50 - Heat 1 (Result) | 2001-11-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Final 50 - Heat 2 | 2001-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Final 50 - Heat 2 (Result) | 2001-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Final 50 - Heat 3 | 2001-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Final 50 - Heat 3 (Result) | 2001-11-17 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Final 50 - Heat 4 | 2001-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Final 50 - Heat 4 (Result) | 2001-11-24 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Final 50 - Heat 5 | 2001-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Final 50 - Heat 5 (Result) | 2001-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Elimination 1 - Pop Idols | 2001-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Elimination 1 - Pop Idols (Result) | 2001-12-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Elimination 2 - Christmas Show | 2001-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Elimination 2 - Christmas Show (Result) | 2001-12-22 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Elimination 3 - Burt Bacharach Songs | 2001-12-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Elimination 3 - Burt Bacharach Songs (Result) | 2001-12-29 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Elimination 4 - Movie Themes | 2002-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Elimination 4 - Movie Themes (Result) | 2002-01-05 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Elimination 5 - Abba Songs | 2002-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Elimination 5 - Abba Songs (Result) | 2002-01-12 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Elimination 6 - Big Band Night | 2002-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Elimination 6 - Big Band Night (Result) | 2002-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Elimination 7 - Performer's Choice | 2002-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Elimination 7 - Performer's Choice (Result) | 2002-01-26 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Elimination 8 - Judge's Choice | 2002-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Elimination 8 - Judge's Choice (Result) | 2002-02-02 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Grand Final | 2002-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Grand Final (Result) | 2002-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Will Young - Pop Idol | 2002-02-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Open Auditions #1 | 2003-08-09 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Open Auditions #2 | 2003-08-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Open Auditions #3 | 2003-08-23 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Open Auditions #4 | 2003-08-30 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Final 100 Auditions | 2003-09-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | Final 50 - Heat 1 | 2003-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Final 50 - Heat 1 (Result) | 2003-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | Final 50 - Heat 2 | 2003-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | Final 50 - Heat 2 (Result) | 2003-09-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | Final 50 - Heat 3 | 2003-09-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | Final 50 - Heat 3 (Result) | 2003-09-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | Final 50 - Heat 4 | 2003-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Final 50 - Heat 4 (Result) | 2003-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Final 50 - Heat 5 | 2003-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | Final 50 - Heat 5 (Result) | 2003-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Live Wildcard | 2003-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | Live Wildcard (Result) | 2003-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Elimination 1 - Idols | 2003-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | Elimination 1 - Idols (Result) | 2003-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | Elimination 2 - Birth Years | 2003-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | Elimination 2 - Birth Years (Result) | 2003-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Elimination 3 - Elton John Hits | 2003-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | Elimination 3 - Elton John Hits (Result) | 2003-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | Elimination 4 - Disco | 2003-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | Elimination 4 - Disco (Result) | 2003-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | Elimination 7 - The Beatles | 2003-11-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 27 | Elimination 7 - The Beatles (Result) | 2003-11-22 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 28 | Elimination 8 - Big Band | 2003-11-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 29 | Elimination 8 - Big Band (Result) | 2003-11-29 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 30 | Elimination 9 - Christmas Songs | 2003-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 31 | Elimination 9 - Christmas Songs (Result) | 2003-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 32 | Elimination 10 - Judge's Choice | 2003-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 33 | Elimination 10 - Judge's Choice (Result) | 2003-12-13 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 34 | Grand Final | 2003-12-20 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 35 | Grand Final (Result) | 2003-12-20 | 60 min |
| Production | Nigel Lythgoe | Producer |
| Production | Ken Warwick | Producer |
| Production | Claire Horton | Producer |
