SuperStar (Czech and Slovak TV series)

SuperStar (previously known as Cesko Slovenská SuperStar) is a joint Czech and Slovak version of the Idol series' Pop Idol. It was merged from Cesko hledá SuperStar and Slovensko hladá SuperStar, which previously had three individual seasons each. The first season premiered in September 2009 with castings held in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Košice. It is broadcast on TV Nova in the Czech Republic and on Markíza in Slovakia which have also been the broadcast stations for the individual seasons. Also both hosts have been their hosts countries before as have been three out of the four judges. To legitimate a fair chance for each country's contestants to reach the final, twelve of the contestants will compete split into genders and nationalities in the semifinals, guaranteeing a 50% share for each country in the top 12.