global hit formats

One of the most successful formats in the world, local versions of Idols have now aired over 129 series in over 42 territories.

In the USA, Idols is consistently the No.1 series with an audience of over 37 million viewers. Idols 7 is the highest rated programme in the USA for the 2007/08 season.

Idols is the highest rated series ever in the Netherlands since the start of commercial television in 1989! The final of Idols in the Czech Republic was watched by over one third of the population!

The global number of votes for Idols has now exceeded three billion!