About this season
CD:UK was a British music television programme. Originally run in conjunction with SMTV Live, the programme first aired on ITV on 29 August 1998 to rival the BBC's Live & Kicking and was the replacement for The Chart Show, which had been airing on the network for nine and a half years. In contrast to its predecessor, which only showed promo videos, CD:UK was broadcast live on Saturday mornings with a studio audience and featured live performances, as well as star interviews and competitions. It also featured the Saturday Chart, which although was unofficial, usually reflected the new chart positions a day before the official chart was announced on Radio 1. This made the BBC's long-running Top of the Pops, which aired only the night before, seem very out-of-date broadcasting the previous week's chart. CD:UK later utilised an interactive chart based on viewers' votes, called the MiTracks Countdown. From 1999 to 2004, the show was sponsored by Tizer. In 2002, the programmes was criticised for showing "raunchy" performances in a slot aimed at children, sparked by a performance of "Dirrty" by Christina Aguilera. In response, a spin-off programme entitled CD:UK Hotshots, featuring music videos which could be considered unsuitable for daytime viewing, was launched in January 2003 and broadcast overnight.
Episodes (51)
1. Episode 106
Aired 2 September 2000 • 60 min
2. Series 3, Show 2
Aired 2 September 2000 • 60 min
3. Series 3, Show 3
Aired 9 September 2000 • 60 min
4. Series 3, Show 4
Aired 16 September 2000 • 60 min
5. Series 3, Show 5
Aired 23 September 2000 • 60 min
6. Series 3, Show 6
Aired 30 September 2000 • 60 min
7. Series 3, Show 7
Aired 7 October 2000 • 60 min
8. Series 3, Show 8
Aired 14 October 2000 • 60 min
10. Series 3, Show 10
Aired 28 October 2000 • 60 min
11. Series 3, Show 11
Aired 4 November 2000 • 60 min
12. Series 3, Show 12
Aired 11 November 2000 • 60 min
13. Series 3, Show 13
Aired 18 November 2000 • 60 min
14. Series 3, Show 14
Aired 25 November 2000 • 60 min
15. Series 3, Show 15
Aired 2 December 2000 • 60 min
16. Series 3, Show 16
Aired 9 December 2000 • 60 min
17. Series 3, Show 17
Aired 16 December 2000 • 60 min
18. Series 3, Show 18 [Christmas Show]
Aired 23 December 2000 • 60 min
19. Series 3, Show 19 [Chart Of The Year Special]
Aired 30 December 2000 • 60 min
20. Series 3, Show 20
Aired 6 January 2001 • 60 min
21. Series 3, Show 21
Aired 13 January 2001 • 60 min
22. Series 3, Show 22
Aired 20 January 2001 • 60 min
23. Series 3, Show 23
Aired 27 January 2001 • 60 min
24. Series 3, Show 24
Aired 3 February 2001 • 60 min
25. Series 3, Show 25
Aired 10 February 2001 • 60 min
26. Series 3, Show 26
Aired 17 February 2001 • 60 min
27. Series 3, Show 27
Aired 24 February 2001 • 60 min
28. Series 3, Show 28
Aired 3 March 2001 • 60 min
29. Series 3, Show 29
Aired 10 March 2001 • 60 min
30. Series 3, Show 30
Aired 17 March 2001 • 60 min
31. Series 3, Show 31
Aired 24 March 2001 • 60 min
32. Series 3, Show 32
Aired 31 March 2001 • 60 min
33. Series 3, Show 33
Aired 7 April 2001 • 60 min
34. Series 3, Show 34
Aired 14 April 2001 • 60 min
35. Series 3, Show 35
Aired 21 April 2001 • 60 min
36. Series 3, Show 36
Aired 28 April 2001 • 60 min
37. Series 3, Show 37
Aired 5 May 2001 • 60 min
38. Series 3, Show 38
Aired 12 May 2001 • 60 min
39. Series 3, Show 39
Aired 19 May 2001 • 60 min
40. Series 3, Show 40
Aired 26 May 2001 • 60 min
41. Series 3, Show 41
Aired 2 June 2001 • 60 min
42. Series 3, Show 42
Aired 9 June 2001 • 60 min
43. Series 3, Show 43
Aired 16 June 2001 • 60 min
44. Series 3, Show 44
Aired 23 June 2001 • 60 min
45. Series 3, Show 45
Aired 30 June 2001 • 60 min
46. Series 3, Show 46
Aired 7 July 2001 • 60 min
47. Series 3, Show 47
Aired 14 July 2001 • 60 min
48. Series 3, Show 48
Aired 21 July 2001 • 60 min
49. Series 3, Show 49
Aired 28 July 2001 • 60 min
50. Series 3, Show 50
Aired 4 August 2001 • 60 min
51. Series 3, Show 51
Aired 11 August 2001 • 60 min
52. Series 3, Show 52
Aired 18 August 2001 • 60 min