Australian Idol season 5
season of television series
The fifth season of Australian Idol premiered on 5 August 2007 on Network Ten. It concluded on 25 November.
Overview
Format changes
The series was again hosted by Andrew G and James Mathison, with Ian "Dicko" Dickson returning to the show as one of the judges, along with Mark Holden, Marcia Hines and Kyle Sandilands. The show continued with the new format from Season 4, where contestants were permitted to perform original material for their audition and throughout the season, and play instruments as part of their performances.
Ratings
The premiere episode of the 2007 series had 1.65 million viewers, making it the show's second highest rating series opener and 270,000 ahead of last year. The show was in the top ten most viewed shows for the early part of the series and eventually dropped to around number eighteen and nineteen for quite some time due to hot competition from Channel 7's Kath & Kim. The season was on a low compared to Season 4. The Top 5 performance show marked the re-commencement of higher ratings for the program and it reached number nine.
Auditions
The auditions for Australian Idol (season 5) were run from March to May 2007. They were held in:
Theatre Week (Seymour Centre)
As in previous years, the theatre week, held at Sydney's Seymour Centre, consisted of three gruelling elimination rounds.
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