TV Series
Australian Idol
4.82003 · 11 seasons120 min / episode
Reality
Overview
Australian Idol is an Australian singing competition, which began its first season in July 2003 and ended its original run in November 2009 before being revived in January 2023. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller. Australian Idol was televised on Network Ten for its first seven series and was broadcast on Austereo Radio Network between 2005 and 2007.
Schedule
Status
Returning Series
Latest episode aired Apr 14, 2026
Season 11
~27 episodes
Expected total for this season
Videos
Seasons
Season 1
44 episodesAired 2003
The first season of Australian Idol was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK company 19TV, and was broadcast on Network Ten for 19 weeks in the latter half of 2003. The judges were Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Ian "Dicko" Dickson.
Season 2
37 episodesAired 2004
The second season of Australian Idol debuted on 13 July 2004. Over 50,000 people throughout Australia auditioned.
Season 3
53 episodesAired 2005
The third season of Australian Idol debuted on 26 July 2005. The first of three semi-finals was held on 16 August 2005 with three of the Final 12 contenders announced the following night on 17 August 2005. 2Day FM radio host Kyle Sandilands replaced former judge Ian Dickson.
Season 4
36 episodesAired 2006
The fourth season of Australian Idol first episode aired on 6 August 2006 and concluded on 26 November.
Season 5
36 episodesAired 2007
