Australian Idol (2003) — Watch, Cast & Overview

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Country: Australia · Type: Reality

Genres: Game Show, Reality

Years: 2003

Seasons: 11 · Status: Continuing

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The biggest show in the world and famous for unearthing top-selling music artists, Australian Idol will return to Australian screens after 12 years as part of Seven’s 2022 primetime line-up.

Seasons (12)

Season 1

27 Jul 2003 – 23 Nov 2003 · 44 episodes

1The Premiere27 Jul 2003
2The Top 753 Aug 2003
3The Top 404 Aug 2003
4Semi Finals: Group 1 Perform10 Aug 2003
5Semi Finals: Group 1 Verdict11 Aug 2003
6Semi Finals: Group 2 Perform17 Aug 2003
7Semi Finals: Group 2 Verdict18 Aug 2003
8Semi Finals: Group 3 Perform24 Aug 2003
9Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict25 Aug 2003
10The Bad, The Mad and The Ugly26 Aug 2003
11Semi Finals: Group 4 Perform31 Aug 2003
12Semi Finals: Group 4 Verdict1 Sep 2003
13Semi Finals: Group 5 Perform7 Sep 2003
14Semi Finals: Group 5 Verdict8 Sep 2003
15Wildcard: Judge's Choice14 Sep 2003
16Wildcard: Live Verdict15 Sep 2003
17Performance 1: The 70's21 Sep 2003
18Performance 1: Verdict22 Sep 2003
19Inside Idol #125 Sep 2003
20Performance 2: Aussie Number Ones28 Sep 2003
21Performance 2: Verdict29 Sep 2003
22Inside Idol #22 Oct 2003
23Performance 3: Aussie Made5 Oct 2003
24Performance 3: Verdict6 Oct 2003
25Inside Idol #39 Oct 2003
26Performance 4: The 80's12 Oct 2003
27Performance 4: Verdict13 Oct 2003
28Up Close & Personal14 Oct 2003
29Inside Idol #416 Oct 2003
30Performance 5: R&B/Soul19 Oct 2003
31Performance 5: Verdict20 Oct 2003
32Inside Idol #523 Oct 2003
33Performance 6: Big Band26 Oct 2003
34Performance 6: Verdict27 Oct 2003
35Inside Idol #630 Oct 2003
36Performance 7: The 60's2 Nov 2003
37Performance 7: Verdcict3 Nov 2003
38Inside Idol #76 Nov 2003
39Performance 8: Contestants Choice9 Nov 2003
40Quentin Crashes Australian Idol10 Nov 2003
41Live Performance 8: Contestants Choice (Encore)13 Nov 2003
42Showdown Tour16 Nov 2003
43Grand Finale19 Nov 2003
44The Winner's Journey23 Nov 2003

Season 2

13 Jul 2004 – 21 Nov 2004 · 37 episodes

1Audition 1: Melbourne/Tamworth13 Jul 2004
2Audition 2: Canberra/Brisbane14 Jul 2004
3Audition 3: Adelaide/Hobart/Perth20 Jul 2004
4Audition 4: Darwin/Sydney21 Jul 2004
5From 118 To 7227 Jul 2004
6Top 301 Aug 2004
7Semi Finals: Group 1 Perform8 Aug 2004
8Semi Finals: Group 1 Verdict9 Aug 2004
9Semi Finals: Group 2 Perform15 Aug 2004
10Semi Finals: Group 2 Verdict16 Aug 2004
11Semi Finals: Group 3 Perform22 Aug 2004
12Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict23 Aug 2004
13Wild Card: Peformance29 Aug 2004
14Wild Card: Verdict30 Aug 2004
15The Final 12: Australian Made5 Sep 2004
16The Final 12: Verdict6 Sep 2004
17The Final 11: Pop12 Sep 2004
18The Final 11: Verdict13 Sep 2004
19The Final 10: 60's19 Sep 2004
20The Final 10: Verdict20 Sep 2004
21The Final 9: Disco26 Sep 2004
22The Final 9: Verdict27 Sep 2004
23The Final 8: Contestant's Choice3 Oct 2004
24The Final 8: Verdict4 Oct 2004
25The Final 7: The Beatles10 Oct 2004
26The Final 7: Verdict11 Oct 2004
27The Final 6 - The 80's17 Oct 2004
28Performance Live Verdict - The 80's18 Oct 2004
29Up Close and Personal - The Top 519 Oct 2004
30The Final 5 - R&B/Soul24 Oct 2004
31Performance Live Verdict - R&B/Soul25 Oct 2004
32The Final 4 - Big Band31 Oct 2004
33Performance Live Verdict - Big Band1 Nov 2004
34The Final 3 - The 70's7 Nov 2004
35Performance Live Verdict - The 70's8 Nov 2004
36The Final 2 - Own Choice and Winner's Single14 Nov 2004
37The Finale21 Nov 2004

Season 3

26 Jul 2005 – 21 Nov 2005 · 53 episodes

1Audition 1: Brisbane/Hobart26 Jul 2005
2Audition 2: Melbourne27 Jul 2005
3Audition 3: Perth/Adelaide2 Aug 2005
4Audition 4: Sydney3 Aug 2005
5From 150 to 789 Aug 2005
6Top 3010 Aug 2005
7Inside Idol 111 Aug 2005
8Semi Finals: Group 1 Perform16 Aug 2005
9Semi Finals: Group 1 Verdict17 Aug 2005
10Inside Idol 218 Aug 2005
11Semi Finals: Group 2 Perform21 Aug 2005
12Semi Finals: Group 2 Verdict22 Aug 2005
13Inside Idol 325 Aug 2005
14Semi Finals: Group 3 Perform28 Aug 2005
15Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict29 Aug 2005
16Inside Idol 41 Sep 2005
17Wild Card: Performance4 Sep 2005
18Wild Card: Verdict5 Sep 2005
19Inside Idol 58 Sep 2005
20The Final 13: Australian Made11 Sep 2005
21The Final 13: Verdict12 Sep 2005
22Inside Idol 615 Sep 2005
23The Final 11: The 60s18 Sep 2005
24The Finals 11: Verdict19 Sep 2005
25Inside Idol 722 Sep 2005
26The Final 10: Rock Supergroup25 Sep 2005
27The Final 10: Verdict26 Sep 2005
28Inside Idol 829 Sep 2005
29The Final 9: Contestant's Choice2 Oct 2005
30The Final 9: Verdict3 Oct 2005
31Inside Idol 96 Oct 2005
32The Final 8: Big Band9 Oct 2005
33The Final 8: Verdict10 Oct 2005
34Inside Idol 1013 Oct 2005
35The Final 7: The 80s16 Oct 2005
36The Final 7: The 80s16 Oct 2005
37The Final 7: Verdict17 Oct 2005
38Inside Idol 1120 Oct 2005
39Up Close and Personal: The Top 621 Oct 2005
40The Final 6: Motown23 Oct 2005
41The Final 6: Verdict24 Oct 2005
42Inside Idol 1227 Oct 2005
43The Final 5: The 70s30 Oct 2005
44The Final 5: Verdict31 Oct 2005
45Inside Idol 133 Nov 2005
46The Final 4: Elvis6 Nov 2005
47The Final 4: Verdict7 Nov 2005
48Inside Idol 1410 Nov 2005
49The Final 3: Number One Hits13 Nov 2005
50The Final 3: Verdict14 Nov 2005
51Inside Idol 1517 Nov 2005
52The Grand Final: Own Choice and Winner's Single20 Nov 2005
53The Finale21 Nov 2005

Season 4

6 Aug 2006 – 26 Nov 2006 · 36 episodes

1Auditions 1: Melbourne, Hobart & Alice Springs6 Aug 2006
2Auditions 2: Perth & Adelaide7 Aug 2006
3Auditions 3: Sydney & Townsville13 Aug 2006
4Auditions 4: Queensland & Albury Wodonga14 Aug 2006
5Top 12520 Aug 2006
6Top 2421 Aug 2006
7Semi Finals: Group 1 Perfom27 Aug 2006
8Semi Finals: Group 1 Verdict & Group 2 Perform28 Aug 2006
9Semi Finals: Group 2 Verdict & Group 3 Perform29 Aug 2006
10Semi Finals: Group 3 Verdict & Group 4 Perform30 Aug 2006
11Semi Finals: Group 4 Verdict31 Aug 2006
12Wildcard: Performance3 Sep 2006
13Wildcard: Verdict4 Sep 2006
14Final 12: Contestant's Choice10 Sep 2006
15Final 12: Verdict11 Sep 2006
16Final 11: Rock17 Sep 2006
17Final 11: Verdict18 Sep 2006
18Final 10: Number One Hits24 Sep 2005
19Final 10: Verdict25 Sep 2006
20Final 9: The Year I Was Born1 Oct 2006
21Final 9: Verdict2 Oct 2006
22Final 8: Disco8 Oct 2006
23Final 8: Verdict9 Oct 2006
24Final 7: Acoustic/Contestant's Choice15 Oct 2006
25Final 7: Verdict16 Oct 2006
26Up Close And Personal: Originals17 Oct 2006
27Final 6: Big Band/Rock Swings22 Oct 2006
28Final 6: Verdict23 Oct 2006
29Final 5: ARIA Hall Of Fame29 Oct 2006
30Final 5: Verdict30 Oct 2006
31Final 4: Audience Choice5 Nov 2006
32Final 4: Verdict6 Nov 2006
33Final 3: Judge's Choice12 Nov 2006
34Final 3: Verdict13 Nov 2006
35Grand Final: Performances19 Nov 2006
36Grand Final: Verdict26 Nov 2006

Season 5

5 Aug 2007 – 25 Nov 2007 · 36 episodes

1Auditions 15 Aug 2007
2Auditions 26 Aug 2007
3Auditions 312 Aug 2007
4Auditions 413 Aug 2007
5Top 10019 Aug 2007
6Final 2420 Aug 2007
7Semi Final 126 Aug 2007
8Semi Final 227 Aug 2007
9Semi Final 328 Aug 2007
10Semi Final 429 Aug 2007
11Semi Final 4 (Result) / Wildcard Annoucement30 Aug 2007
12Wildcard Show2 Sep 2007
13Wildcard Verdict3 Sep 2007
14Final 129 Sep 2007
15Final 12 (Result)10 Sep 2007
16Final 1116 Sep 2007
17Final 11 (Result)17 Sep 2007
18Final 1023 Sep 2007
19Final 10 (Result)24 Sep 2007
20Final 930 Sep 2007
21Final 9 (Result)1 Oct 2007
22Final 87 Oct 2007
23Final 8 (Result)8 Oct 2007
24Final 714 Oct 2007
25Final 7 (Result)15 Oct 2007
26Final 621 Oct 2007
27Final 6 (Result)22 Oct 2007
28Final 528 Oct 2007
29Final 5 (Result)29 Oct 2007
30Final 44 Nov 2007
31Final 4 (Result)5 Nov 2007
32Final 311 Nov 2007
33Final 3 (Result)12 Nov 2007
34Final 218 Nov 2007
35Final 2 (Result)19 Nov 2007
36Finale25 Nov 2007

Season 6

24 Aug 2008 – 23 Nov 2008 · 34 episodes

1Melbourne Auditions24 Aug 2008
2Perth Auditions25 Aug 2008
3Brisbane Auditions26 Aug 2008
4Adelaide and London Auditions27 Aug 2008
5Sydney Auditions: Part 128 Aug 2008
6Auditions: Sydney, Part 229 Aug 2008
7Theatre Rounds: Top 10031 Aug 2008
8Semi-Finals: Group 1 Performance1 Sep 2008
9Semi-Finals: Verdict #1 + Group 2 Performance2 Sep 2008
10Semi-Finals: Verdict #2 + Group 3 Performance3 Sep 2008
11Semi-Finals: Verdict #3 + Group 4 Performance4 Sep 2008
12Semi-Finals: Verdict #4 + Wildcard Performance7 Sep 2008
13Semi-Finals: Wildcard Verdict8 Sep 2008
14Top 12 Performance: Idol's Choice14 Sep 2008
15Top 12 Verdict15 Sep 2008
16Top 11 Performance: The 80s21 Sep 2008
17Top 11 Verdict22 Sep 2008
18Top 10 Performance: Aussie Hits28 Sep 2008
19Top 10 Verdict29 Sep 2008
20Top 9 Performance: ABBA5 Oct 2008
21Top 9 Verdict6 Oct 2008
22Top 8 Performance: Rock12 Oct 2008
23Top 8 Verdict13 Oct 2008
24Top 7 Performance: Motown19 Oct 2008
25Top 7 Verdict20 Oct 2008
26Top 6 Performance: Rolling Stones26 Oct 2008
27Top 6 Verdict27 Oct 2008
28Top 5 Performance: Michael Jackson2 Nov 2008
29Top 5 Verdict3 Nov 2008
30Top 4 Performance: All American Hits9 Nov 2008
31Top 4 Verdict10 Nov 2008
32Top 3 Performance: Idol's Choice16 Nov 2008
33Top 3 Verdict/Top 2 Showdown17 Nov 2008
34Grand Final23 Nov 2008

Season 7

9 Aug 2009 – 22 Nov 2009 · 20 episodes

1Auditions Week #19 Aug 2009
2Auditions Week #216 Aug 2009
3Top 10023 Aug 2009
4Semi-Finals Week #124 Aug 2008
5Semi-Finals Week #225 Aug 2009
6Semi-Finals Week #326 Aug 2009
7Semi-Finals Week #427 Aug 2009
8Wildcard Round30 Aug 2009
9Top 12 - Contestant's Choice6 Sep 2009
10Top 11 - Rock Night Alright!13 Sep 2009
11Top 10 - Top Ten Hits20 Sep 2009
12Top 9 - 1980s27 Sep 2009
13Top 8 - Pink Song Hits4 Oct 2009
14Top 7 - Big Band11 Oct 2009
15Top 6 - Movie / Theatre Night18 Oct 2009
16Top 5 - Contestant's Choice25 Oct 2009
17Top 4 - Noughties Week1 Nov 2009
18Top 3 - Power Anthems8 Nov 2009
19Top 2 - Contestant's Choice and Winner's Single15 Nov 2009
20Grand Finale22 Nov 2009

Season 8

30 Jan 2023 – 26 Mar 2023 · 21 episodes

1Auditions 130 Jan 2023
2Auditions 231 Jan 2023
3Auditions 31 Feb 2023
4Auditions 45 Feb 2023
5Auditions 56 Feb 2023
6Auditions 67 Feb 2023
7Auditions 712 Feb 2023
8Top 50 (1): Chorus Line & Group Challenge13 Feb 2023
9Top 50 (2): Solo Challenge14 Feb 2023
10Top 24 (1)19 Feb 2023
11Top 24 (2)20 Feb 2023
12Top 24 (3)21 Feb 2023
13Top 12 Live Performance: Global Number One Hits26 Feb 2023
14Top 12 Live Verdict27 Feb 2023
15Top 10 Live Performance: Judges' Song Contest5 Mar 2023
16Top 10 Live Verdict6 Mar 2023
17Top 8 Live Performance: Heroes & Tributes12 Mar 2023
18Top 8 Live Verdict13 Mar 2023
19Top 6 Live Performance: Viewers' Choice19 Mar 2023
20Top 6 Live Verdict20 Mar 2023
21Live Grand Finale26 Mar 2023

Season 9

29 Jan 2024 – 25 Mar 2024 · 26 episodes

1Auditions - Day 129 Jan 2024
2Auditions - Day 230 Jan 2024
3Auditions - Day 331 Jan 2024
4Auditions - Day 44 Feb 2024
5Auditions - Day 55 Feb 2024
6Auditions - Day 66 Feb 2024
7Auditions - Day 77 Feb 2024
8Top 30 (1): Chorus Line Challenge11 Feb 2024
9Top 30 (2): Group Challenge12 Feb 2024
10Top 30 (3): Solo Challenge13 Feb 2024
11Top 30 (4): Solo Challenge14 Feb 2024
12Top 21 (1)18 Feb 2024
13Top 21 (2)19 Feb 2024
14Top 21 (3)20 Feb 2024
15Top 12 Live Performance: Party Anthems (1)25 Feb 2024
16Top 12 Live Performance: Party Anthems (2)26 Feb 2024
17Top 12 Live Verdict27 Feb 2024
18Top 10 Live Performance: Judge's Song Contest (1)3 Mar 2024
19Top 10 Live Performance: Judge's Song Contest (2)4 Mar 2024
20Top 10 Live Verdict5 Mar 2024
21Top 8 Live Performance: Viewers' Choice10 Mar 2024
22Top 8 Live Verdict11 Mar 2024
23Top 6 Live Performance: Heroes & Tributes17 Mar 2024
24Top 6 Live Verdict18 Mar 2024
25Grand Finale Live Performance: Aussie Classics24 Mar 2024
26Grand Finale Live Verdict25 Mar 2024

Season 10

2 Feb 2025 – 7 Apr 2025 · 26 episodes

1Auditions - 12 Feb 2025
2Auditions - 23 Feb 2025
3Auditions - 34 Feb 2025
4Auditions - 49 Feb 2025
5Auditions - 510 Feb 2025
6Auditions - 611 Feb 2025
7Auditions - 716 Feb 2025
8Top 30 - 117 Feb 2025
9Top 30 - 218 Feb 2025
10Top 30 - 323 Feb 2025
11Top 30 - 424 Feb 2025
12Top 21 - 12 Mar 2025
13Top 21 - 23 Mar 2025
14Top 21 - 34 Mar 2025
15Top 12 - 19 Mar 2025
16Top 12 - 210 Mar 2025
17Top 12 - 311 Mar 2025
18Top 10 - 116 Mar 2025
19Top 10 - 217 Mar 2025
20Top 10 - 318 Mar 2025
21Top 8 - 123 Mar 2025
22Top 8 - 224 Mar 2025
23Top 6 - 130 Mar 2025
24Top 6 - 231 Mar 2025
25Grand Finale - 16 Apr 2025
26Grand Finale - 27 Apr 2025

Season 11

2 Feb 2026 – 14 Apr 2026 · 27 episodes

1Auditions - 12 Feb 2026
2Auditions - 23 Feb 2026
3Auditions - 38 Feb 2026
4Auditions - 49 Feb 2026
5Auditions - 515 Feb 2026
6Auditions - 616 Feb 2026
7Auditions - 722 Feb 2026
8Top 30 - 123 Feb 2026
9Top 30 - 224 Feb 2026
10Top 30 - 31 Mar 2026
11Top 30 - 42 Mar 2026
12Top 30 - 53 Mar 2026
13Top 21 - 19 Mar 2026
14Top 21 - 210 Mar 2026
15Top 21 - 311 Mar 2026
16Top 12 - 115 Mar 2026
17Top 12 - 216 Mar 2026
18Top 12 - 317 Mar 2026
19Top 10 - 122 Mar 2026
20Top 10 - 223 Mar 2026
21Top 10 - 324 Mar 2026
22Top 8 - 129 Mar 2026
23Top 8 - 230 Mar 2026
24Top 6 - 16 Apr 2026
25Top 6 - 27 Apr 2026
26Grand Finale13 Apr 2026
27Grand Finale (2)14 Apr 2026

Season 12

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Ricki-Lee CoulterHost

Amy SharkJudge

Scott TweedieHost

Harry Connick, Jr.Judge

Meghan TrainorJudge

Jay Dee SpringbettJudge

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