Idols (2001–2017)

TV ShowEndedRTL 46 seasons, 97 episodes
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Plot

Idols was a television show on the Dutch television network RTL 4, which is part of the Idols series based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Netherlands.

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Episodes by season

Season0117Episodes2001–02Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Auditions 1November 1, 2001—
  2. S01E02Auditions 2November 8, 2001—
  3. S01E03Auditions 3November 15, 2001—
  4. S01E04Auditions 4November 22, 2001—
  5. S01E05Auditions 5November 29, 2001—
  6. S01E06Workshop 1December 6, 2001—
  7. S01E07Workshop 2December 13, 2001—
  8. S01E08Workshop 3December 20, 2001—
  9. S01E09Liveshow 1January 12, 2002—
  10. S01E10Liveshow 2January 19, 2002—
  11. S01E11Liveshow 3January 26, 2002—
  12. S01E12Liveshow 4February 2, 2002—
  13. S01E13Liveshow 5February 9, 2002—
  14. S01E14Liveshow 6February 16, 2002—
  15. S01E15Liveshow 7February 23, 2002—
  16. S01E16Liveshow 8March 2, 2002—
  17. S01E17FinalMarch 9, 2002—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0217Episodes2003–04Aired—Season avg
  1. S02E01Auditions 1December 6, 2003—
  2. S02E02Auditions 2December 13, 2003—
  3. S02E03Auditions 3December 20, 2003—
  4. S02E04Auditions 4January 10, 2004—
  5. S02E05Auditions 5January 17, 2004—
  6. S02E06Workshop 1January 24, 2004—
  7. S02E07Workshop 2January 31, 2004—
  8. S02E08Workshop 3February 7, 2004—
  9. S02E09Liveshow 1March 6, 2004—
  10. S02E10Liveshow 2March 13, 2004—
  11. S02E11Liveshow 3March 20, 2004—
  12. S02E12Liveshow 4March 27, 2004—
  13. S02E13Liveshow 5April 3, 2004—
  14. S02E14Liveshow 6April 10, 2004—
  15. S02E15Liveshow 7April 17, 2004—
  16. S02E16Liveshow 8April 24, 2004—
  17. S02E17FinalMay 1, 2004—

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0319Episodes2005–06Aired—Season avg
  1. S03E01Auditions 1October 22, 2005—
  2. S03E02Auditions 2October 29, 2005—
  3. S03E03Auditions 3November 5, 2005—
  4. S03E04Auditions 4November 12, 2005—
  5. S03E05Auditions 5November 19, 2005—
  6. S03E06Workshop 1November 26, 2005—
  7. S03E07Workshop 2December 3, 2005—
  8. S03E08Workshop 3December 10, 2005—
  9. S03E09Liveshow 1December 31, 2005—
  10. S03E10Liveshow 2January 7, 2006—
  11. S03E11Liveshow 3January 14, 2006—
  12. S03E12Liveshow 4January 21, 2006—
  13. S03E13Liveshow 5January 28, 2006—
  14. S03E14Liveshow 6February 4, 2006—
  15. S03E15Liveshow 7February 11, 2006—
  16. S03E16Liveshow 8February 18, 2006—
  17. S03E17Liveshow 9February 25, 2006—
  18. S03E18Liveshow 10March 4, 2006—
  19. S03E19FinalMarch 11, 2006—

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0420Episodes2007–08Aired—Season avg
  1. S04E01Auditions 1October 20, 2007—
  2. S04E02Auditions 2October 27, 2007—
  3. S04E03Auditions 3November 3, 2007—
  4. S04E04Auditions 4November 10, 2007—
  5. S04E05Auditions 5November 17, 2007—
  6. S04E06Workshop 1November 24, 2007—
  7. S04E07Workshop 2December 1, 2007—
  8. S04E08Workshop 3December 8, 2007—
  9. S04E09Pre-liveshowDecember 15, 2007—
  10. S04E10Liveshow 1December 22, 2007—
  11. S04E11Liveshow 2December 29, 2007—
  12. S04E12Liveshow 3January 5, 2008—
  13. S04E13Liveshow 4January 12, 2008—
  14. S04E14Liveshow 5January 19, 2008—
  15. S04E15Liveshow 6January 26, 2008—
  16. S04E16Liveshow 7February 2, 2008—
  17. S04E17Liveshow 8February 9, 2008—
  18. S04E18Liveshow 9February 16, 2008—
  19. S04E19Liveshow 10February 23, 2008—
  20. S04E20FinalMarch 1, 2008—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0512Episodes2016Aired—Season avg
  1. S05E01Episode 1March 23, 2016—
  2. S05E02Episode 2March 30, 2016—
  3. S05E03Episode 3April 6, 2016—
  4. S05E04Episode 4April 13, 2016—
  5. S05E05Episode 5April 20, 2016—
  6. S05E06Episode 6April 27, 2016—
  7. S05E07Episode 7May 4, 2016—
  8. S05E08Episode 8May 11, 2016—
  9. S05E09Episode 9May 18, 2016—
  10. S05E10Episode 10May 25, 2016—
  11. S05E11Episode 11June 1, 2016—
  12. S05E12Episode 12June 8, 2016—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0612Episodes2017Aired—Season avg
  1. S06E01Episode 1February 1, 2017—
  2. S06E02Episode 2February 8, 2017—
  3. S06E03Episode 3February 15, 2017—
  4. S06E04Episode 4February 22, 2017—
  5. S06E05Episode 5March 1, 2017—
  6. S06E06Episode 6March 8, 2017—
  7. S06E07Episode 7March 15, 2017—
  8. S06E08Episode 8March 22, 2017—
  9. S06E09Episode 9March 29, 2017—
  10. S06E10Episode 10April 5, 2017—
  11. S06E11Episode 11April 12, 2017—
  12. S06E12Episode 12April 19, 2017—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Lieke van LexmondLieke van LexmondSelf - HostRuben NicolaiRuben NicolaiSelf - HostEva SimonsEva SimonsSelf - JudgeMartijn KrabbéMartijn KrabbéSelf - Judge

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