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Australian Idol

Australian Idol

4,8 /10 (9 Votes)
2003 EN 11 Seasons

Overview

Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its original run in November 2009 before being revived in January 2023. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network Ten for its first seven series and was broadcast on Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007.

First air date

27/07/2003

Votes

9

Popularity

9.9

Genres

Status

Returning Series

Type

Scripted

Networks

10, Seven Network

Language

EN

Last air date

2026-03-24

Episodes

358

Episode runtime

120 min

Season 1

Season 1

44 episodes • 2003

The first season of Australian Idol was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK …

Season 2

Season 2

37 episodes • 2004

The second season of Australian Idol debuted on 13 July 2004. Over 50,000 people throughout Australia auditioned.

Season 3

Season 3

53 episodes • 2005

The third season of Australian Idol debuted on 26 July 2005. The first of three semi-finals was held on 16 August 2005 w…

Season 4

Season 4

36 episodes • 2006

The fourth season of Australian Idol first episode aired on 6 August 2006 and concluded on 26 November.

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Season 5

36 episodes • 2007

The fifth season of Australian Idol premiered on 5 August 2007 on Network Ten. It concluded on 25 November.

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