Idol Around The World
There are currently 191 winners of the Idols format, the most recents being Edgard Hernández and Gremal Maldonado from Puerto Rico.
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| Region/country | Local name | Network | Air Date | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab world | سوبر ستار Super Star |
Future TV | June 23, 2003 | 5 |
| Arab Idol | MBC1 | December 9, 2011 | 1 | |
| Armenia | Հայ Սուպերսթար Hay Superstar |
Shant TV | March 2006 | 5 |
| Australia | Australian Idol | Network Ten | Season 1 July 27 2003 – November 19 2003 Season 2 July 13 2004 – November 21 2004 Season 3 July 26 2005 – November 21 2005 Season 4 August 6 2006 – November 26 2006 Season 5 August 5 2007 – November 25 2007 Season 6 August 24 2008 – November 23 2008 Season 7 August 9 2009 – November 22 2009 |
7 |
| Belgium | Idool | VTM | 2003 | 4 |
| Brazil | Ídolos | SBT | April 5, 2006 | 2 |
| Rede Record | August 19, 2008 | 5 | ||
| Bulgaria | Music Idol | bTV | February 26, 2007 | 3 |
| Canada | Canadian Idol | CTV | June 1, 2003 | 6 |
| Croatia | Hrvatski Idol | Nova TV | 2004 | 2 |
| Hrvatska traži zvijezdu | RTL | February 2009 | 3 | |
| Czech Republic | Česko hledá SuperStar | TV Nova | February 29, 2004 | 3 |
| Czech & Slovakia |
Česko Slovenská Superstar | TV Nova Markíza |
September 6, 2009 | 2 |
| Denmark | Idols | TV3 | 2003 | 2 |
| Estonia | Eesti otsib superstaari | TV3 | February 2007 | 5 |
| Finland | Idols | MTV3 | August 2003 | 6 |
| France | Nouvelle Star | M6 (2003–2010) D8 (2012–) |
2003 | 8 |
| Georgia | ჯეოსტარი Geostari |
Rustavi 2 | 2006 | 6 |
| Germany | Deutschland sucht den Superstar | RTL | Season 1 November 24, 2002 – March 8, 2003 Season 2 September, 2003 – March 13, 2004 Season 3 November 16, 2005 – March 18, 2006 Season 4 February 24, 2007 – May 5, 2007 Season 5 March 8, 2008 – May 17, 2008 Season 6 January 21, 2009 – May 9, 2009 Season 7 January 6, 2010 – April 17, 2010 Season 8 January 8 – May 7, 2011 Season 9 January 7 – April 27 2012 |
9 |
| DSDS Kids | RTL | May 5, 2012 | 1 | |
| Greece | Super Idol | Mega | February 8, 2004 – June 17, 2004 | 1 |
| Greek Idol | Alpha TV | Season 1 March 5, 2010 – June 28, 2010 Season 2 February 19, 2011 – June 25, 2011 |
2 | |
| Iceland | Idol stjörnuleit | Stöð 2 | 2003 | 4 |
| India | Indian Idol | Sony TV | Season 1 October 28, 2004 – March 5, 2005 Season 2 November 21, 2005 – April 22, 2006 Season 3 May 4, 2007 – September 23, 2007 Season 4 September 19, 2008 – March 1, 2009 Season 5 April 26, 2010 – August 15, 2010 Season 6 June 1, 2012 – September 01 2012 |
6 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Idol | RCTI | March 2004 | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | SuperStar KZ | PKE | June 17, 2003 | 4 |
| Macedonia | Македонски идол Macedonian Idol |
A1 | 13 November 2010 | 1 |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Idol | 8TV TV3 |
2004 | 2 |
| Netherlands | Idols | RTL 4 | 2002 | 4 |
| New Zealand | NZ Idol | TV2 | Season 1 February 2004 – May 10, 2004 Season 2 July 3, 2005 – October 17, 2005 Season 3 July 2006 – October 29, 2006 |
3 |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Idol | various | October 2010 | 2 |
| Norway | Idol | TV2 | Season 1 January 2003 – May 23, 2003 Season 2 January 2004 – May 14, 2004 Season 3 January 2005 – May 20, 2005 Season 4 January 2006 – May 19, 2006 Season 5 September 7, 2007 – December 21, 2007 Season 6 August 30, 2011 – December 16, 2011 |
6 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan Idol | Geo Television Network | cancelled (planned for 2007) | 0 |
| Philippines | Philippine Idol | ABC-5 | July 30, 2006 – December 10, 2006 | 1 |
| Pinoy Idol | GMA | April 5, 2008 – August 17, 2008 | 1 | |
| Poland | Idol | Polsat | 2002–2005 | 4 |
| Portugal | Ídolos | SIC | Season 1, 2003–2004: Nuno Norte Season 2, 2004–2005: Sérgio Lucas Season 3, 2009–2010: Filipe Pinto Season 4, 2010: Sandra Pereira Season 5, 2012: Diogo Piçarra |
5 |
| Puerto Rico | Idol Puerto Rico | WAPA-TV | August 7, 2011 | 2 |
| Idol Kids Puerto Rico | August, 2012 | 1 | ||
| Russia | Народный Артист Narodniy Artist |
RTR | 2003 | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro Macedonia |
Idol Идол |
BKTV A1 |
2004 | 2 |
| Singapore | Singapore Idol | MediaCorp 5 | August 9, 2004 | 3 |
| Slovakia | Slovensko hľadá SuperStar | STV, Markíza | 2004 | 3 |
| South Africa | Idols | M-Net | 2002 | 8 |
| Afrikaans Idols | Kyknet | May 28, 2006 | 1 | |
| Sweden | Idol | TV4 | August 2004 | 8 |
| Turkey | Turkstar | Kanal D | 2004 | 1 |
| United Kingdom | Pop Idol | ITV | 5 October 2001 | 2 |
| United States | American Idol | Fox | Season 1 June 11, 2002 – September 4, 2002 Season 2 January 21, 2003 – May 21, 2003 Season 3 January 19, 2004 – May 26, 2004 Season 4 January 18, 2005 – May 25, 2005 Season 5 January 17, 2006 – May 24, 2006 Season 6 January 16, 2007 – May 23, 2007 Season 7 January 15, 2008 – May 21, 2008 Season 8 January 14, 2009 – May 20, 2009 Season 9 January 12, 2010 – May 26, 2010 Season 10 January 19, 2011 – May 25, 2011 Season 11 January 18, 2012 May 23, 2012 |
11 |
| Vietnam | Thần Tượng Âm Nhạc - Vietnam Idol | HTV9 HTV7 |
Season 1: May 23, 2007 – October 3, 2007 Season 2: September 3, 2008 – January 14, 2009 |
2 |
| VTV6 VTV3 |
Season 3: August 21, 2010 – December 25, 2010 Season 4: August 17, 2012 – January 25, 2013 |
2 | ||
| Asia | Asian Idol | RCTI | December 15, 2007–December 16, 2007 | 2 |
| East Africa | Idols East Africa | 8 M-Net |
April 2004 | 1 |
| Latin America | Latin American Idol | Sony | July 12, 2006 | 4 |
| West Africa | Idols West Africa | M-Net | 2007 | 1 |
| Worldwide | World Idol | RTL Television ITV TV 2 FOX CTV Network Ten |
December 25, 2003 | 1 |
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