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 This made the BBC's long-running Top of the Pops, which aired only the night before, seem very out-of-date broadcasting the previous week's chart.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 (53)
1. Series 7, Show 1
Aired 28 August 2004 • 60 min
2. Series 7, Show 2
Aired 4 September 2004 • 60 min
3. Series 7, Show 3
Aired 11 September 2004 • 60 min
4. Series 7, Show 4
Aired 18 September 2004 • 60 min
5. Series 7, Show 5
Aired 25 September 2004 • 60 min
6. Series 7, Show 6
Aired 2 October 2004 • 60 min
7. Series 7, Show 7
Aired 9 October 2004 • 60 min
8. Series 7, Show 8
Aired 16 October 2004 • 60 min
9. Series 7, Show 9
Aired 23 October 2004 • 60 min
10. Series 7, Show 10
Aired 30 October 2004 • 60 min
11. Series 7, Show 11
Aired 6 November 2004 • 60 min
12. Series 7, Show 12
Aired 13 November 2004 • 60 min
13. Series 7, Show 13
Aired 20 November 2004 • 60 min
14. Series 7, Show 14
Aired 27 November 2004 • 60 min
15. Series 7, Show 15
Aired 4 December 2004 • 60 min
16. Series 7, Show 16
Aired 11 December 2004 • 60 min
17. Series 7, Show 17
Aired 18 December 2004 • 60 min
18. Series 7, Show 18
Aired 8 January 2005 • 60 min
19. Series 7, Show 19
Aired 15 January 2005 • 60 min
20. Series 7, Show 20
Aired 22 January 2005 • 60 min
21. Series 7, Show 21
Aired 29 January 2005 • 60 min
22. Series 7, Show 22
Aired 5 February 2005 • 60 min
23. Series 7, Show 23
Aired 12 February 2005 • 60 min
24. Series 7, Show 24
Aired 19 February 2005 • 60 min
25. Series 7, Show 25
Aired 26 February 2005 • 60 min
26. Series 7, Show 26
Aired 5 March 2005 • 60 min
27. Series 7, Show 27
Aired 12 March 2005 • 60 min
28. Series 7, Show 28
Aired 19 March 2005 • 60 min
29. Series 7, Show 29
Aired 26 March 2005 • 60 min
30. Series 7, Show 30
Aired 2 April 2005 • 60 min
31. Series 7, Show 31
Aired 9 April 2005 • 60 min
32. Series 7, Show 32
Aired 16 April 2005 • 60 min
33. Series 7, Show 33
Aired 23 April 2005 • 60 min
34. Series 7, Show 34
Aired 30 April 2005 • 60 min
35. Series 7, Show 35
Aired 7 May 2005 • 60 min
36. Series 7, Show 36
Aired 14 May 2005 • 60 min
37. Series 7, Show 37
Aired 21 May 2005 • 60 min
38. Series 7, Show 38
Aired 28 May 2005 • 60 min
39. Series 7, Show 39
Aired 4 June 2005 • 60 min
40. Series 7, Show 40
Aired 11 June 2005 • 60 min
41. Series 7, Show 41
Aired 18 June 2005 • 60 min
42. Series 7, Show 42
Aired 25 June 2005 • 60 min
43. Series 7, Show 43
Aired 2 July 2005 • 60 min
44. Series 7, Show 44
Aired 9 July 2005 • 60 min
45. Series 7, Show 45
Aired 16 July 2005 • 60 min
46. Series 7, Show 46
Aired 23 July 2005 • 60 min
47. Series 7, Show 47
Aired 30 July 2005 • 60 min
48. Series 7, Show 48
Aired 6 August 2005 • 60 min
49. Series 7, Show 49
Aired 13 August 2005 • 60 min
50. Series 7, Show 50
Aired 20 August 2005 • 60 min
51. Series 7, Show 51
Aired 27 August 2005 • 60 min
52. Series 7, Show 52
Aired 3 September 2005 • 60 min
53. Series 7, Show 53
Aired 10 September 2005 • 60 min