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 This made the BBC's long-running Top of the Pops, which aired only the night before, seem very out-of-date broadcasting the previous week's chart.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 (52)
1. 6.01
Aired 3 January 2004 • 60 min
2. 6.02
Aired 10 January 2004 • 60 min
3. 6.03
Aired 17 January 2004 • 60 min
4. 6.04
Aired 24 January 2004 • 60 min
5. 6.05
Aired 31 January 2004 • 60 min
6. 6.06
Aired 7 February 2004 • 60 min
7. Series 6, Show 7
Aired 11 October 2003 • 60 min
8. 6.08
Aired 21 February 2004 • 60 min
9. 6.09
Aired 28 February 2004 • 60 min
10. 6.10
Aired 6 March 2004 • 60 min
11. 6.11
Aired 13 March 2004 • 60 min
12. 6.12
Aired 20 March 2004 • 60 min
13. 6.13
Aired 27 March 2004 • 60 min
14. 6.14
Aired 3 April 2004 • 60 min
15. 6.15
Aired 10 April 2004 • 60 min
16. 6.16
Aired 17 April 2004 • 60 min
17. 6.17
Aired 24 April 2004 • 60 min
18. 618
Aired 8 May 2004 • 60 min
19. Series 6, Show 19
Aired 3 January 2004 • 60 min
20. Series 6, Show 20
Aired 10 January 2004 • 60 min
21. Series 6, Show 21
Aired 17 January 2004 • 60 min
22. Series 6, Show 22
Aired 24 January 2004 • 60 min
23. Series 6, Show 23
Aired 31 January 2004 • 60 min
24. Series 6, Show 24
Aired 7 February 2004 • 60 min
25. Series 6, Show 25
Aired 14 February 2004 • 60 min
26. Series 6, Show 26
Aired 21 February 2004 • 60 min
27. Series 6, Show 27
Aired 28 February 2004 • 60 min
28. Series 6, Show 28
Aired 6 March 2004 • 60 min
29. Series 6, Show 29
Aired 13 March 2004 • 60 min
30. Series 6, Show 30
Aired 20 March 2004 • 60 min
31. Series 6, Show 31
Aired 27 March 2004 • 60 min
32. Series 6, Show 32
Aired 3 April 2004 • 60 min
33. Series 6, Show 33
Aired 10 April 2004 • 60 min
34. Series 6, Show 34
Aired 17 April 2004 • 60 min
35. Series 6, Show 35
Aired 24 April 2004 • 60 min
36. Series 6, Show 36
Aired 1 May 2004 • 60 min
37. Series 6, Show 37
Aired 8 May 2004 • 60 min
38. Series 6, Show 38
Aired 15 May 2004 • 60 min
39. Series 6, Show 39
Aired 22 May 2004 • 60 min
40. Series 6, Show 40
Aired 29 May 2004 • 60 min
41. Series 6, Show 41
Aired 5 June 2004 • 60 min
42. Series 6, Show 42
Aired 12 June 2004 • 60 min
43. Series 6, Show 43
Aired 19 June 2004 • 60 min
44. Series 6, Show 44
Aired 26 June 2004 • 60 min
45. Series 6, Show 45
Aired 3 July 2004 • 60 min
46. Series 6, Show 46
Aired 10 July 2004 • 60 min
47. Series 6, Show 47
Aired 17 July 2004 • 60 min
48. Series 6, Show 48
Aired 24 July 2004 • 60 min
49. Series 6, Show 49
Aired 31 July 2004 • 60 min
50. Series 6, Show 50
Aired 7 August 2004 • 60 min
51. Series 6, Show 51
Aired 14 August 2004 • 60 min
52. Series 6, Show 52
Aired 21 August 2004 • 60 min