Popstars: The Rivals
(2002)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
Showdown
Episode 17 - 12-22-2002
This hour long episode of Popstars the rivals sparks the end of the series and what a way to finish it. Girls Aloud and One True Voice stand together to find out who got the number 1 hit and Girls Aloud came out on top selling almost double the amount of copies that the boys did. Cheryl, Nadine, Kimberly, Nicola and Sarah sing live their Number One ""Sound of the underground"" to the crowd as they cheer them on. The rest of the evneing sees the Cheeky girls peform a christmas duet of ""Santa baby"" and both One true voice and Girls aloud teaming up for the big finale.
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Live Finals - 8
Episode 16 - 12-07-2002
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The Girls Lineup
Episode 15 - 11-30-2002
In a shock announcement, Javine is kicked out leaving our final girl band members:
Nadine, Cheryl, Sarah, Nicola and Kimberly.
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The Boys Lineup
Episode 14 - 11-23-2002
Chris lost out into getting in the band.
The boys lineup are: Keith, Matt, Daniel, Anton, Jamie.
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The Fight
Episode 13 - 11-17-2002
It was the girls week and the voting continued. Programme host Davina McCall announced that Nadine, Nicola and Javine had all been saved by the public. They were shortly followed by Sarah and Kimberley which left Aimee and Cheryl to battle it out to remain in the game. Judge Louis Walsh was in tears when Davina announced that Aimee would be the fourth person voted off the show and judge Geri Halliwell attempted to comfort her. There were concerns as to wheather or not Aimee would be able to manage making one last performance but they were put to rest when she made her way to the stage and made her final performance.
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Kill the Goat
Episode 12 - 11-09-2002
Postars : The Rivals continues with another live edition and its the boys week to rise or fall, with one more finalist to go by the end of the night. Chris was given a reprieve from the public and was not in the bottom two for the first time in the series, but unfortunatley for Matt and Mikey the public hadn't smiled on them. Mikey was given his marching orders and Matt survived for another week at least.
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Exit And Entry II
Episode 11 - 11-02-2002
The competition continues as the girls sing live to the nation and a live studio audience. The two with least votes turn out to be Emma and Chloe and they are both eliminated from the show. House-favourite Chloe looked composed, whereas Emma was shocked and vowed ""the ones that won't make it, will form a band - just you wait"".
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More More More
Episode 10 - 10-26-2002
The boys sing live for thier second time. There is a suprise for the entire crew when finalist Pete admits that he is too old for the show by a few months. The two with least public votes were Chris and Nikk but because of Pete's revelation Chris is saved from the vote-off but since Nikk polled fewest votes he is out.
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Death to Shakespeare
Episode 9 - 10-19-2002
The 10 female finalists sang live for the first time, and as always the three judges and the nine remaining male contestants were on hand to view the night's performances. Emma Beard sufferted most criticism by the judges and was one of the bottom two along with Lynsey, but it wasn't Emma the public wanted out and Lynsey was the first female finalist to be voted off.
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Political Rows
Episode 8 - 10-12-2002
The competition goes LIVE in the ITV1 London Studio where all ten boys sing live to the nation and the three judges Pete Waterman, Louis Walsh and Geri Halliwell. After all ten had performed, the second show of the evening, the result, aired and it was Chris and Andrew who had polled the least public votes. Davina then revealed that Andrew was the first male finalist to be booted out of Popstars:The Rivals.
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Violence in the Ring
Episode 7 - 10-07-2002
There's trouble in this half-hour special when Hazel, one of the 10 girls chosen for the series, is discovered to have lied on her application form. Being 10 days too old for the show, Geri heads over to Dublin to tell her that she will be removed from the project. As Hazel gives birth to a healthy baby son, the judges decide on a replacement. Kimberly is overjoyed when she is told that she is now in the final 10 girls.
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The Girls
Episode 6 - 10-06-2002
The judges today are visiting the girls to tell them if they are in the final 10. The final 10 girls are: Aimee, Chloe, Cheryl, Emma, Hazel, Javine, Lynsey, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah.
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The Boys
Episode 5 - 10-06-2002
The judges visit the boys home to reveal if they have made it in the final 10. The final 10 boys are: Andrew, Anton, Chris, Daniel, Jamie, Keith, Matt, Mikey, Nikk and Peter.
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Down to the Wire
Episode 4 - 9-28-2002
The final 50 have one last chance to impress the judges. Pete goes with the boys to assess their vocal and dance abilities, Louis does the same with the girls, Geri mediates between them, and Davina talks to a lot of the hopefuls about what they're feeling. Then it's the Green Mile - the final 25 boys and 25 girls make the long walk in to a conference room, where they are each told what the judges think of them and if they are in or out. At the end of the episode, the final 30 celebrate before heading home - pretty soon the judges will visit them each to tell them whether or not they've made the final 20.
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Decision Time
Episode 3 - 9-21-2002
The final 102 Popstars hopefuls arrive in London for a workshop to decide on who goes through to the live finals. 13-year-old Stephanie is rejected for lying about her age and London brothers Mike and Alan sing a special song for Davina. Also, all of the hopefuls must sing a song of their choice and are assessed on their dancing ability with choreographer Tonya. At the end of the first two days of the workshop, the three judges decide on the 50 people who will progress to the next stage of the audition process.
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The Second Coming
Episode 2 - 9-14-2002
The judges conclude their open audition tour in Glasgow and Manchester. Some of the hopefuls include a woman 7 months pregnant, Nadine, the girl rejected from the Irish 'Popstars' for lying about her age, and a blind boy with an amazing voice. Meanwhile, the judges are pursued by zany twins Gabriela and Monica, some minor fights continue between Louis and Pete, and Geri makes a face from the past. The judges finally decide on the final 100, who will return to audition in London.
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The Beginning
Episode 1 - 9-07-2002
Three judges - Geri, Louis and Pete - arrive in London to audition thousands of hopefuls. While Davina McCall speaks to some of the hopefuls in the waiting room, the judges are shocked by two zany Romanian twins, Gabriela and Monica, and a massive row breaks out over one loud hopeful. Meanwhile, a legion of Geri and Spice Girl fans show up just to meet their idol, and one hopeful takes the judges' advice so seriously that he shaves off his 3-year-old goatee.
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