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Season 1

  • S01E01 Even Better Than The Real Thing

    • September 15, 2004
    • CTV

    Charming, punk underdog Jude Harrison shocks everyone by winning the first ""Instant Star"" songwriting contest, landing a prestigious record contract and a life that will never again just be ""normal"". Will she resist her new record company's attempts to ""change"" her – or realize that she's capable, with a little help from her hot new producer, of making music that blows even her own mind?

  • S01E02 Come As You Are

    • September 15, 2004
    • CTV

    Jude loses the cover of a major music magazine to Eden, the snotty push-up-bra’d runner-up in the Instant Star songwriting contest. So Tommy Q. takes Jude -- and her increasingly resentful older sister Sadie -- to a wild hip- hop party being thrown by the magazine’s publisher -- someone with whom Tommy has a very complicated history. Jude tries to “play the game” and one-up Eden with disastrous results. Ultimately it’s Jude’s genuine connection with someone unexpected that saves the day…

  • S01E03 Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind

    • January 30, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude is suddenly given a first-class ticket to popularity central when her publicist arranges for Jude to perform her first single in front of the entire school. Jude allows herself to get swept up in all the attention until hit with two unexpected and painful truths: some of the students are planning anti-Jude walkout during the televised concert, and more importantly, her best friend Jamie HATES her new song.

  • S01E04 Hey Sister

    • February 6, 2005
    • CTV

    The record company freaks out when Jude plays her new song for the radio powers-that-be and gets some very negative reactions. Tommy's so disappointed in himself that he even threatens to quit. Desperate to keep her number one producer (and crush) in the picture, Jude hatches the perfect plan –insisting that she and Tommy just need to ""get away"" with nothing but a guitar and four-track to perfect Jude's sound. Things get complicated when the isolated mentor and his student find themselves connecting over more than just the music…and things get downright messy when Jude's hot sister Sadie shows up.

  • S01E05 You Can't Always Get What You Want

    • February 13, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude's finally starting to feel comfortable at G Major -- and more than comfortable with Tommy -- when her world and her producer are yanked out from under her, thanks to the arrival of seventeen year-old hip-hop sensation Shay. But Jude's determined not to give up her musical territory without a fight. When Jude goes too far and is forced to apologize at Shay's big concert, she's shocked when her would-be enemy serenades her with a love song. After all, she'd NEVER fall for such a spoiled, arrogant jerk…would she?!

  • S01E06 Kiss Me Deadly

    • February 20, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude's great at a lot of things, but dancing ain't one of them…which is unfortunate since that's the general theme of her first video -- the one that's going to showcase her hot hot duet with Shay. Too bad the one thing that's not quite hot hot enough for Jude is her relationship with her co- star. Still, she's floored when he breaks up with her…the day before their scheduled on-screen kiss. How's a girl to make nice onscreen with the boy that just broke her heart off camera?

  • S01E07 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend

    • March 6, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude's landed her first official boyfriend…and it doesn't hurt that he's an uber-famous rapper! But she can't keep him separate from the rest of her world forever. So Jude invites Shay to the school dance…and dinner with the family. As if that wasn't awkward enough, Tommy shows up, determined to prove to Jude that Shay is NOT the guy she thinks he is. Jude wants to defend her boyfriend, but she has doubts…especially when he starts flirting with her high school nemesis…

  • S01E08 Unsweet Sixteen

    • March 13, 2005
    • CTV

    G Major is planning Jude the sweet sixteen birthday party of a lifetime – but Jude's even more pleased Shay's coming back from tour…and that she and Tommy Q are actually getting along for a change. But when Jude overhears someone's startling love confession, her big night is thrown into turmoil.

  • S01E09 Won't Get Fooled Again

    • March 20, 2005
    • CTV

    After having her heart broken by two different guys in one night, Jude's decided to stay close to home. Too bad home isn't quite how she remembers it. Sadie and her Dad seem totally at odds, and Jude isn't quite sure why. Meanwhile, her personal and professional relationship with Tommy is rapidly disintegrating. Just when Jude's sure she's reached the boiling point...a new, devastating betrayal is revealed.

  • S01E10 Lose This Skin

    • March 27, 2005
    • CTV

    Vulnerable and lonely since her parents' breakup, Jude turns to Jamie, the one person who's never let her down. Jamie figures Jude can't handle any more unpleasant ""surprises"", so he spills the beans about his relationship with Kat. Jude plays like she's cool with her two best friends dating, but soon realizes…she wants the boy-next-door all to herself. So much for unpleasant surprises…

  • S01E11 All Apologies

    • April 10, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude's thrilled to be playing the big music charity do she grew up watching on television, until informed that she'll be dueting with Eden - the Instant Star runner-up, and bleached blond shedevil who stole Shay. Unusually Zen-like Tommy implores Jude to bury the hatchet – that is, until his own nemesis - and former bandmate - shows up pushing a Boyz Attack reunion. With Tommy desperately trying to shake his past, and Jude trying to control her future, this is one charity event that'll be lucky to end in peace…

  • S01E12 Train In Vain

    • April 17, 2005
    • CTV

    Jude's about to finish her album, and she should be ecstatic. But she's too preoccupied about losing Tommy - who's just announced he doesn't think he'll produce her next album. Jude thinks she might be able to change his mind if she can just help Tommy relaunch his own solo career - but it will require Jude to make a sacrifice that will compromise her own success...

  • S01E13 Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • April 24, 2005
    • CTV

    What a long strange trip it's been for Jude Harrison, Instant Star. And it's about to get even stranger as she prepares for her summer tour. What's a girl to do when faced with a shocking offer from ex-boyfriend Shay, the surprising news that her producer is dating her sister, and a romantic ultimatum from Jamie? Does being a rock n' roll superstar really have to mean always going it alone?

Season 2

  • S02E01 No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn (1)

    • January 1, 2006
    • CTV

    Jude is back from a summer tour with her band SME and comes home to find a very different G Major. The record label is now run by media mogul Darius Mills and the fur flies when Jude doesn't play by his rules at a music showcase. Meanwhile, Tommy is busy trying to appease Darius and has no time for Sadie when she returns from Europe.

  • S02E02 No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn (2)

    • February 17, 2006
    • CTV

    Jude returns to G Major to beg Darius for forgiveness; Jamie loses his job at G Major and blows up at Jude. Also, Tommy and Sadie reunite. The winner of the new G Major contest is chosen.

  • S02E03 I Fought the Law

    • February 24, 2006
    • CTV

    When Jude is humiliated over the radio because of her goody-goody image she becomes friends with someone that helps her get a back-bone.

  • S02E04 Miss World

    • March 3, 2006
    • CTV

    Jude can't wait to get back in the studio to start on her sophomore album, but unless she can pay for studio time, Darius and Liam will ban her from G-Major.

  • S02E05 Viciousness

    • March 10, 2006
    • CTV

    Kat struggles trying to find a place in Jude's life, and Tommy's trying to find his place in G-Major.

  • S02E06 The Jean Genie

    • March 17, 2006
    • CTV

    After pushing Kat and Jamie away, Jude is scared to lose Spiederman too when he wants to be more to her than just a backup.

  • S02E07 Stranger in the House

    • April 7, 2006
    • CTV

    When Sadie dumps Tommy, Jude tries to reunite them when she finds out some interesting information about Tommy's past.

  • S02E08 Personality Crisis

    • April 7, 2006
    • CTV

    When Jude gets nominated for a Peoples Picks, Spiederman isn't exactly boyfriend of the year.

  • S02E09 Hallelujah

    • April 14, 2006
    • CTV

    Jude is focused on having a normal birthday this year,but somehow ends up locked in an abandoned club with Tommy.

  • S02E10 Problem Child

    • April 21, 2006
    • CTV

    Jude flunks her music midterms. Jamie worries about being cool. Jude visits an elementary school for publicity.

  • S02E11 Mother's Little Helper

    • April 28, 2006
    • CTV

    Throw in Jude and Tommy working together, plus Victoria putting the house up for sale, and you get one Sadie who's addicted to shopping (using her sister's money).

  • S02E12 When I Come Around

    • April 28, 2006
    • CTV

    Darius thinks that Jude's sophomore album is missing something

  • S02E13 Date with the Night

    • May 12, 2006
    • CTV

    With her album finished, Jude prepares for the release party.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Lose Yourself

    • February 16, 2007
    • CTV

    The Instant Star is chosen just as Jude is dealing with a personal crisis. The pictures that were taken at Barry's have resurfaced and he wants 50,000 dollars or they go to the press.

  • S03E02 Like a Virgin

    • February 16, 2007
    • CTV

    When Jude releases her photos herself she suffers some backlash and is forced to sit on Karma's first press conference. Big mistake, since Karma announced live that Jude wasn't a virgin, but instead of correcting her she decides to fight back with Patsy. Meanwhile Tommy finds out about Sadie and Kwest.

  • S03E03 Start Me Up

    • February 23, 2007
    • CTV

    Jude finds out that not only will Karma will be doing a cover of her song Tommy will be producing Karma's album. So she decides to produce a song all on her own.

  • S03E04 Helter Skelter

    • March 2, 2007
    • CTV

    Patsy's behavior is out of control, and everyone can see it. Not only is she wasting studio time, but she's also pulling at Jamie's heartstrings. Everyone decides that enough is enough. Jude tries to get through to Patsy, but it only angers her more. She gets drunk and goes off for a drive...

  • S03E05 Let It Be

    • March 9, 2007
    • CTV

    When Patsy dies it is up to Jude to honor her memory and protect her from G-major vultures and even...Jamie.

  • S03E06 Heart of Gold

    • March 16, 2007
    • CTV

    After Patsy's death Jude decides to host a benefit concert for homeless kids and is depending on Sadie to help her. But is she pushing Sadie away by constantly depending on her and not doing anything on her own?

  • S03E07 The Long and Winding Road

    • March 23, 2007
    • CTV

    Tommy and Jude go on a road trip to find new places to record. Will this allow their current platonic relationship to change?

  • S03E08 18: Part 1

    • April 6, 2007
    • CTV

    Things between Tommy and Jude are getting hot, and now that Jude's turning eighteen, everything seems totally fine... but when something from Tommy's past shows up to haunt him, nothing will be the same.

  • S03E09 18: Part 2

    • April 13, 2007
    • CTV

    After Jude approaches Tommy after she's done singing to him, he publicly turns her down. Later she decides to go talk with him, but why is he kissing Sadie? And why is Hunter back bringing up the past?

  • S03E10 Nowhere to Run

    • April 20, 2007
    • CTV

    After being dumped by Tommy at her birthday party Jude has to pretend she isn't affected-on a MTV documentary.

  • S03E11 Celebrity Skin

    • April 27, 2007
    • CTV

    After mistakenly wearing real fur at a fashion shoot Jude tries to make up for it by insulting meat-eaters, which results in everyone turning against her. With all the commotion will everyone see the real threat?

  • S03E12 Sympathy for the Devil

    • May 11, 2007
    • CTV

    Jude tries to help mend Sadie's love life, and meanwhile Darius is hiding something from Tommy.

  • S03E13 All I Want Is You

    • May 18, 2007
    • CTV

    Tommy and Jamie both want Jude, and she is forced to make a decision between them.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Your Time Is Gonna Come

    • June 2, 2008
    • CTV

    Jude has everything she wants but when she realizes how many have come before her, will she be enough for Tommy?

  • S04E02 She Drives Me Crazy

    • June 4, 2008
    • CTV

    With the reality TV cameras rolling, Karma's desire for fame grows as Karma and Spiederman's wedding approaches.

  • S04E03 Changes

    • June 4, 2008
    • CTV

    Jude attempts to repair her friendship with Jamie. Sadie tries to figure out a way to ask Jude if Kwest can move in. Meanwhile, a dare causes Jude and Sadie's house party to take a serious turn.

  • S04E04 Us and Them

    • June 5, 2008
    • CTV

    After Jude and Tommy have a close encounter with the paparazzi, Darius decides it is time for them to go public. After Jude goes on about her love for Tommy on a talk show, the public reaction does more than surprise her.

  • S04E05 We Belong

    • June 10, 2008
    • CTV

    When Tommy is called out of town, Jude wonders why he's being so mysterious. Is their relationship on the rocks?

  • S04E06 My Hometown

    • June 11, 2008
    • CTV

    Jude surprises Tommy by following him to his hometown, where she learns about his troubled past. Song: "Here We Go Again"

  • S04E07 Not an Addict

    • June 12, 2008
    • CTV

    Jude's obsession with perfecting her third album threatens her career, her relationshops, and her health. Song: "I Just Wanted Your Love"

  • S04E08 Brilliant Mistake

    • June 17, 2008
    • CTV
  • S04E09 Possession

    • June 18, 2008
    • CTV

    Tommy returns and Megan tries to help Jude get over him; Blu and Zeppelin come to slaps over Jamie; Tommy is assigned to produce Karma and Speed's tv theme song.

  • S04E10 Every Breath You Take

    • June 19, 2008
    • CTV

    Tommy and Jude play poker to decide who gets what in their break up. Karma's reality show debuts - with her as the villain. She decides to find another villain even if she must frame them.

  • S04E11 She Walks on Me

    • June 24, 2008
    • CTV
  • S04E12 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

    • June 25, 2008
    • CTV

    While the G Major team is out building morale at a spa retreat, Jude is left alone with a very disturbed Megan.

  • S04E13 London Calling

    • June 26, 2008
    • CTV

    In this dramatic Series finale gets the excitement of her life when a big record label in london offers her a signing contract, the dramatic part is at the same time tommy just proposed to her and going to london would mean leaving everything that she loves behind.