Ten’s Australian Idol mixes up format for new series
Ten has revealed its plans for its ratings cornerstone Australian Idol, which will veer between Sunday-only and stripped across the week during its new season.
The show, which starts in just over a fortnight, will be aired on Sundays-only for the first two weeks as the auditions are covered.
For the third week, Ten has clearly taken heart from the daily success of Masterchef, and will switch to daily shows as the show moves into the final 100 contestants.
The next week will be back to just Sunday, as a wildcard round, before entering the finals stage on Sunday, September 6, featuring the last 12.
Each of the Sunday finals shows will be two hours long, starting with a group performance, immediately followed by a contestant elimination.
Judges are Kyle Sandilands, Ian Dickson and Marcia Hines, with the show being presented by Andrew G and former contestant Ricki-Lee Coulter.
I really wish they would kill this show, it’s a blight of Australian society.
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Actually, I think I’ll find that it’s a blight on…
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…and in another surprising twist, contestants will have to cook a three course meal when singing the chorus…
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And to get to the final you have to make sure you are eliminated as they will bring all the eliminated contenstants back for the last week!
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Thats a shake-up? How about some actual show changes, like hosts, judges, the way they judge, how they choose songs, how they perform, how they train, put them in a house and make them bitch till someone cries.
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Hasn’t this stupid show done enough damage to the music industry? Kill it now and let us all hope that the real musicians haven’t forgotten how to make real music.
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“Each of the Sunday finals shows will be two hours long, starting with a group performance, immediately followed by a contestant elimination.”
I don’t get it…when are the public supposed to vote? This show is built on a cornerstone of “keeping your favourite in the competition”.
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Loving the promo’s. very excited for Idol. Let’s show the world how it’s done and shine that Aussie talent!!
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“Let’s show the world how it’s done and shine that Aussie talent!!”
Sarcasm doesn’t come across too well on the internet, but I live in hope that you intended it to be sarcastic.
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Well they are definately talented contestants – they can really sing that’s for sure!
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Idol should take a leaf out of Masterchef’s book and let the judges mentor more, and give more constructive advice and encouragement. I think you’ll see alot more of that tone in upcoming reality series.
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So they’re going to get rid of Sandilands and bring Mark Holden back?
Would be a great bit of PR for Idol, which really struggled without Holden last year.
Hey, they could even sell it as, ‘We’re getting the old band of judges back together. Original Idol, the way it should be.’ or something like that.
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i agree get idol of the t.v. the world must think we have no talent in australia the producers cant pick talent they only want singers who are trained and can sing high notes that is not talent HELLO!!!!!!! or singer who are under 5foot tall forget tall talented singers they would tower over andrew G AND THAT WONT LOOK TO GOOD SO HOW ABOUT YOU GET A TALLER HOST AND LET US SEE SOME OVER 6FEET GOOD LOOKING SINGERS I AM SURE AND YOU HAVE SEEN THEM AUDITION AND YOU WONT LET THEM THROUGH TO THE JUDGES WHO ARE FEED UP WITH THIS LINE OF TALENT YOU GIVE THEM TO JUDGE YEAR AFTER YEAR IDOL SHOULD BE FOR ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND TALL AND SHORT WHY DONT YOU HAVE PEOPLE APPLY BY ENTRY TO YOUR SHOW LIKE NEW FACES BACK IN THE 70S THEN IT WOULD BE MORE FAIR SINGERS WOULD ALL BE HEARD AS THEY WAIT THERE TURN TO COME ON TO THE SHOW AND LET US THE VIEWERS BE THE JUDGES OF WHO SHOULD BE ON THE SHOW MAYBE KAYLE COULD START UP HIS OWN TALENT SHOW AND DO JUST THAT HE IS VERY HONEST ABOUT WHAT HE THINKS
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P.S GOOD LUCK KYLE YOU WERE THE GLUE THAT KEEPT IDOL GOING I AM GLAD YOU ARE GOING NOW IDOL WILL BE DOOMED WITH THE 09 CONTENSENTS THAT LOOK LIKE DANNY AND KYLIE AND PRINCE IN THE ADD
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Sandilands gone – ggod move!Bringing back holden – VERY Bad idea! No doubt we’ll get get the usual array of pretty boys so the 10 yr old girls have someone to scream over,that’s 1 change they should make – no females in the audience under 21(by that age you’d hope they’d have developed some level of maturity),throw in a couple of diva wannabees who just screech week in week out until they’re finally dumped,and 1 or 2 reasonable singers who get eliminated almost immediately because they don’t fit the perceived ready made star that record labels are looking for.Now in it’s 7th year,and yet oz idol still hasn’t really found any major talent that’s gone on to huge international success.Even the asian nasal boy from series 1 had to resort to a covers album to ensure some kind of respectable album sales.Will we produce a Doughtry or Carrie Underwood(US idol) or even a kelly clarkson?Highly unlikely.
This new format looks a real dogs breakfast,time will tell I guess………
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