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 This made the BBC's long-running Top of the Pops, which aired only the night before, seem very out-of-date broadcasting the previous week's chart.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 (27)
1. Series 8, Show 1
Aired 17 September 2005 • 60 min
2. Series 8, Show 2
Aired 24 September 2005 • 60 min
3. Series 8, Show 3
Aired 1 October 2005 • 60 min
4. Series 8, Show 4
Aired 8 October 2005 • 60 min
5. Series 8, Show 5
Aired 15 October 2005 • 60 min
6. Series 8, Show 6
Aired 22 October 2005 • 60 min
7. Series 8, Show 7
Aired 29 October 2005 • 60 min
8. Series 8, Show 8
Aired 5 November 2005 • 60 min
9. Series 8, Show 9
Aired 12 November 2005 • 60 min
10. Series 8, Show 10
Aired 19 November 2005 • 60 min
11. Series 8, Show 11
Aired 26 November 2005 • 60 min
12. Series 8, Show 12
Aired 3 December 2005 • 60 min
13. Series 8, Show 13
Aired 10 December 2005 • 60 min
14. Series 8, Show 14
Aired 17 December 2005 • 60 min
15. Series 8, Show 15
Aired 24 December 2005 • 60 min
16. Series 8, Show 16
Aired 31 December 2005 • 60 min
17. Series 8, Show 17
Aired 7 January 2006 • 60 min
18. Series 8, Show 18
Aired 14 January 2006 • 60 min
19. Series 8, Show 19
Aired 21 January 2006 • 60 min
20. Series 8, Show 20
Aired 28 January 2006 • 60 min
21. Series 8, Show 21
Aired 4 February 2006 • 60 min
22. Series 8, Show 22
Aired 11 February 2006 • 60 min
23. Series 8, Show 23
Aired 18 February 2006 • 60 min
24. Series 8, Show 24
Aired 25 February 2006 • 60 min
25. Series 8, Show 25
Aired 4 March 2006 • 60 min
26. Series 8, Show 26
Aired 11 March 2006 • 60 min
27. Series 8, Show 27
Aired 18 March 2006 • 60 min