Instant Star (2004)

Drama · Music

When Jude Harrison enters G Major’s singer/songwriter contest, she knows her stuff will kill, but she’s shocked when she learns she won the whole darn thing! Now, with a recording contract, a soon-to-be released single and a mega-crush on her producer, Jude’s wading through a world bigger than her wildest rock n’ roll dreams. Thrust into the spotlight, Jude is desperate to prove she belongs there…but she’s not even old enough to drive.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (2,711 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.96 avg 13 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Even Better Than the Real Thing	7.7	42
2	Come as You Are	8.0	25
3	Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind	8.2	21
4	Hey Sister	7.4	20
5	You Can't Always Get What You Want	8.3	22
6	Kiss Me Deadly	8.4	21
7	I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend	8.0	17
8	Unsweet Sixteen	8.7	26
9	Won't Get Fooled Again	8.8	19
10	Lose This Skin	6.0	19
11	All Apologies	8.5	20
12	Train in Vain	7.6	15
13	Should I Stay or Should I Go	7.9	19

Season 2 (2006)

7.86 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 7.3 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn: Part 1	8.0	17
2	No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn: Part 2	7.2	12
3	I Fought the Law	7.5	19
4	Miss World	7.6	19
5	Viciousness	7.2	17
6	The Jean Genie	8.1	22
7	Stranger in the House	8.0	14
8	Personality Crisis	8.0	20
9	Hallelujah	8.3	19
10	Problem Child	8.4	17
11	Mother's Little Helper	7.8	15
12	When I Come Around	8.8	17
13	Date with the Night	7.3	28

Season 3 (2007)

8.24 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.7 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lose Yourself	7.5	28
2	Like a Virgin	8.0	23
3	Start Me Up	8.9	11
4	Helter Skelter	8.8	15
5	Let It Be	8.1	11
6	Heart of Gold	7.9	13
7	The Long and Winding Road	8.4	22
8	18: Part 1	8.4	15
9	18: Part 2	7.3	14
10	Nowhere to Run	7.6	14
11	Celebrity Skin	8.7	21
12	Sympathy for the Devil	8.8	11
13	All I Want Is You	8.7	28

Season 4 (2008)

7.49 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 7.2 23 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Your Time Is Gonna Come	6.7	28
2	She Drives Me Crazy	6.2	26
3	Changes	7.0	23
4	Us and Them	8.2	13
5	We Belong	5.4	14
6	My Hometown	9.5	17
7	Not an Addict	8.7	9
8	Brilliant Mistake	8.6	11
9	Possession	9.0	10
10	Every Breath You Take	5.4	13
11	She Walks on Me	8.2	8
12	Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment	7.3	12
13	London Calling	7.2	15

Instant Star (2004)

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