About this season
Pop Idol is a British television music competition which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer in the UK based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-2002 and a second in 2003. Pop Idol was subsequently put on an indefinite hiatus after "Idol" judge Simon Cowell announced the launch of the The X Factor in the UK in April 2004. The show has become an international TV franchise since, spawning multiples of Idol series worldwide. In the mean time a legal dispute arose with the makers of Popstars, which eventually led to the word "Pop" being excluded from the titles of all the spin-offs, such as American Idol, Australian Idol, Indonesian Idol, New Zealand Idol, Latin American Idol and Idols.
Episodes (21)
1. Auditions #1
Aired 6 October 2001 • 60 min
2. Auditions #2
Aired 6 October 2001 • 60 min
3. Auditions #3
Aired 12 October 2001 • 60 min
4. Auditions #4
Aired 13 October 2001 • 60 min
5. Auditions #5
Aired 19 October 2001 • 60 min
6. Theatre Rounds #1
Aired 20 October 2001 • 60 min
7. Theatre Rounds #2
Aired 26 October 2001 • 60 min
8. Heat #1
Aired 3 November 2001 • 60 min
Down to the Final 50, the first group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, Haifa, Jayne, Errol, Chris, Andy, Gareth, Monica, Sarah, Zoe and Chloe take the stage to get through to the Finals.
9. Heat #2
Aired 10 November 2001 • 60 min
Down to the Final 50, the second group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
10. Heat #3
Aired 17 November 2001 • 60 min
Down to the Final 50, the third group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
11. Heat #4
Aired 24 November 2001 • 60 min
Down to the Final 50, the fourth group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
12. Heat #5
Aired 1 December 2001 • 60 min
Down to the Final 50, the final group of ten contestants perform a song of their choice. After a week of intense vocal training, they take the stage to get through to the Finals.
13. Live Show #1
Aired 15 December 2001 • 60 min
14. Live Show #2
Aired 22 December 2001 • 60 min
15. Live Show #3
Aired 29 December 2001 • 60 min
16. Live Show #4
Aired 5 January 2002 • 60 min
17. Live Show #5
Aired 12 January 2002 • 60 min
18. Live Show #6
Aired 19 January 2002 • 60 min
19. Live Show #7
Aired 26 January 2002 • 60 min
20. Live Show #8
Aired 2 February 2002 • 60 min
21. Final
Aired 9 February 2002