Canadian Idol

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• Pop Idol
• American Idol
• Bathroom Divas
• Australian Idol
• Star Search (2003)

As of December 17, 2008, this show is on a "rest" period for the 2009 season. There are no expectations that this show will be back. This will be removed if this is proved wrong.

CTV's summer hit is on hiatus after a great sixth season! Canada has crowned Ryan Malcolm, Kalan Porter, Melissa O'Neil,... more »

As of December 17, 2008, this show is on a "rest" period for the 2009 season. There are no expectations that this show will be back. This will be removed if this is proved wrong.

CTV's summer hit is on hiatus after a great sixth season! Canada has crowned Ryan Malcolm, Kalan Porter, Melissa O'Neil, Eva Avila, Brian Melo and Theo Tams as Canadian Idols. But who will be the next Canadian Idol?

This episode guide contains everything you need to know about Canadian Idol. This reality series is the Canadian version, of the hugely popular Pop Idol. The Idol format has become a huge hit internationally and in Canada as well.

Note: Seasons 1 to 4 had regular perform episodes at 8:00pm ET/PT. Seasons 5+ have the 9:00pm ET/PT slot (Monday and Tuesday) for performance shows and 7:30pm (local time) for result shows (Wednesday).less «

• The End has Arrived

  I'm a little late posting this, but this show is officially on a "rest" for 2009. In my world that means its official cancel...more »

  I'm a little late posting this, but this show is officially on a "rest" for 2009. In my world that means its official cancellation notice is at most a year a way. From CTV the following was written: Canadian Idol will take a "rest" in 2009. "As a result of the current economic climate, production of Canadian Idol will rest for the 2009 broadcast year," according to an official statement from CTV. The network has also said the show has not been cancelled and could return in 2010. Susanne Boyce, President of Creative, Content and Channels, with CTV Inc., said she is 'shocked' by the speed of the economic downturn and that the advertising revenues just weren't there for another season of Idol. "We're facing serious financial challenges ... Ad revenues have taken a serious dive. We're looking at everything," Boyce told The Canadian Press. Despite a drop in viewership from the show's early years, Canadian Idol was still a ratings heavyweight with an average of 1.47 million viewers in September. It is not the first time Idol franchises have taken a rest around the world. The respective shows in Germany and Russia rested in 2005 between Seasons 2 and 3 and in the Netherlands, it rested both in 2005 (between Seasons 2 and 3) and 2007 (between Seasons 3 and 4). "The light in this for me, anyway, is that around the world this has happened for 'Idol.' Where it's come back it comes back with full force," said Boyce, who hopes Canadian Idol will return as well. In other words: it's over. Time will tell.less «

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• Season 6: Episodes: Final Performances Show and Grande Finale (SPOILERS)

  Here's where to talk about these 2 episodes. The final performance show and the grande finales show. All other threads ...more »

  Here's where to talk about these 2 episodes. The final performance show and the grande finales show. All other threads will be closed. The Top 2 went off to New York City to work with John Legend. They performed three songs; a Judges choice, one song of their own choosing and the new Canadian Idol winner's single. Top 2 : ( In alphabetical order ) 1. Mitch MacDonald 2. Theo Tams I have added the poll early this time to ask a different question, based on the Top 5. Note: The finale is on Wednesday not Tuesday for those not paying attention.less «

  Im2Crazy4U
  7 comments, last one Sep 16, 2008 + Add Comment

• Who is going to win Season 6?

  In my opinion, i think Theo is going to win because he has never been in the bottom three/bottom two and he has been dominating the competition.

  In my opinion, i think Theo is going to win because he has never been in the bottom three/bottom two and he has been dominating the competition.less «

  DM655 Last online 4 days ago
  4 comments, last one Sep 10, 2008 + Add Comment

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  1 Abysmal

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  Canadian Idol should not be on TV for many, many reasons. First of all and most important, Ben Mulroney I'm pretty sure is one of the signs that the end of the world is coming. He seems like a complete moron, and I'm not just saying that to be mean because I don't like him, I'm saying that because one of the reasons I don't like him is that he seems like he has an IQ equivalent to that of an average bathroom sponge. He seems like a vapid, empty shell, like the robots in the Terminator movies programmed him to look like a human and act somewhat like a human but you can totally tell he's not really a human. And the show also is boring with average singers doing average songs with boring judges and over all the show is just boring and pointless. But mostly it's the Ben Mulroney thing.

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  lare84 Added Feb 11, 2009 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  To summarise the show I really don't understand what Canadians are thinking. hide « show »

  I watch Canadain Idol every year and to be honest the last two years I have been soooooooooo dissappointed with the results.Tonights show Tues/August/12/2008 was absolutely ureal.Mitch has got the most extremely annoying whiney voice I have heard in years.He should not have even made the top ten let alone getting in the top 5 over Amberly.Amberly does have the second best voice on the show next to Theo.I don't understand what you Canadians are thinking.A few weeks ago when Mitch ATTEMPTED to sing Jeff Healy's "Angle Eyes" I thought all the glass in my house was going to shatter with such a high pitched WHINE in his voice.I am ashamed to call myself a Canadian.Get a grip people Mitch has to go he sucks,,FACT.

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  leafsruleall Added Aug 12, 2008 All my reviews
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  8.1 Great

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  Canadian Idol has produced some of the best musical talents that Canada has seen. My opinion is naturally bias, being a Canadian. The show is one of the best ways to showcase your self, and hopefully be entertaining if not talented. The top ten have in the last few years have gradually gotten better. The judges I believe are not as critical as they could be. The hosting could be better, but perhaps that could be a result of the writing not necessarily the host himself.
  
  I have great expectations for the up coming season, and hope that the talent is just as good as last year.

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  mfergy79 Added May 2, 2008 All my reviews
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  6 Fair

  Some seasons were better than others hide « show »

  I hardly watched this past season because I really wasn't into it than I was with other seasons before it. If you ask me, the third season of CI was one of the best - if not the best because it had a very diverse, very talented field of competitors, my favorite competitors that year being Rex Goudie (who I voted for all last season except for one week) and Melissa O'Neil. And I feel the format needs a little work, because it's my belief that some of the people who go on CI don't get the same amount of opportunities that people on AI get.

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  staridol822 Added Nov 13, 2006 All my reviews
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  8.6 Great

  Just one of many [fill in the nationality here] Idol shows. hide « show »

  Canadian Idol is a copy cat of American Idol, which is itself a copy cat of the U.K. version of the show. Not that that's a bad thing, but it's just not very original.
  
  The Canadian version is pretty much the same as the American one as well. Last year, it was different, with the top 32 being split into groups and a wildcard selection; this year, it's exactly the same as the American version. I don't really know which way I like better. The wildcard was a good idea, because some good singers got into the competition that way (Aaron Walpole), but the top 10 is the format that I'm used to from the American show.
  
  The best part of the show is probably the audition process, where they show all the really bad singers. That's usually good for some laughs. Once they're into the top 10, things start getting serious, although there can still be some pretty bad performances when the singers choose a song that just isn't right for them. But for the most part, they do pretty well.
  
  Overall, it's an okay show, but it's really just the same as the American Idol.

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  miffster Added Sep 2, 2006 All my reviews