This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2024, the 69th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ABC's coverage of the annual midnight Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks is watched by 1,140,000 viewers. | [1] |
| 5 | Seven News cameraman Paul Walker celebrates his forty-year anniversary with the network, in the ATN Sydney newsroom. | [2] |
| 8 | WIN News presenter Jared Constable begins his role as the network's sport presenter. | [3] |
| 14 | Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort present their first weeknight Nine News Melbourne bulletin from the Melbourne Park for the 2024 Australian Open. On the same day, the Nine News Sydney and Melbourne news bulletins refresh its on-air graphics. | [4] [5] |
| It is announced that Colin Fassnidge would be joining Better Homes and Gardens beginning 2 February 2024, replacing Ed Halmagyi. He continues to host My Kitchen Rules. | [6] | |
| The second series of the ABC TV series Muster Dogs premieres, which is again narrated by Lisa Millar. | [7] | |
| 17 | CNN International Asia Pacific returns to Fetch TV, as part of a contract extension deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. On the same day, as part of a deal with Paramount Global, MTV 90s, MTV 00s and MTV 80s launch on Fetch TV. | [8] [9] |
| 19 | Tracy Grimshaw's new television series is revealed at a Nine Entertainment event in Melbourne, to be titled Do You Want to Live Forever? and featuring Dr Nick Coatsworth. At the event, it is also announced that Nine News reporters Dimity Clancey and Adam Hegarty will join 60 Minutes on 4 February 2024, when the show returns. | [10] [11] [12] |
| The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony from Gangwon airs on 9Go!, beginning Nine's Olympic and Paralympic Games coverage. | [13] | |
| 22 | Sky News Australia launches a new streaming app, costing AU$5 per month. | [14] |
| 24 | Andrew O'Keefe, the former host of Deal or No Deal, The Chase Australia and Weekend Sunrise, is found guilty of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession after assaulting his former partner during an argument in 2021. | [15] |
| 7plus joins Foxtel, on the iQ4 and iQ5 Foxtel boxes, hence Foxtel has all free-to-air streaming apps. The Foxtel iQ3 will add 7plus at a later date. | [16] | |
| Seven News announces that Samantha Heathwood would replace Katrina Blowers as the Brisbane weekend news presenter from 3 February. Blowers shares presenting duties on Seven Afternoon News with Heathwood and is a reporter. | [17] [18] | |
| 28 | The 2024 Australian Open mens final between Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner reaches 4,767,000 viewers, as a result of changes to the OzTAM rating system. | [19] |
| 29 | The Chase Australia launches its double chaser format, named Double Trouble. | [20] |
| The first edition of 10 News First: Afternoon goes to air on Network 10. The show is presented by Narelda Jacobs. | [21] | |
| The Australian version of Tipping Point, hosted by Todd Woodbridge, debuts on the Nine Network. | [22] | |
| Deal or No Deal is revived by Network 10, hosted by Grant Denyer. | [23] | |
| The ninth season of Australian Idol debuts on the Seven Network. | [24] | |
| hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia debuts on Network 10. | [25] | |
| The eleventh season of Married at First Sight debuts on the Nine Network. | [26] | |
| Nine News Melbourne airs an photoshopped image of Victorian state MP Georgie Purcell which appears to enlarge her breasts and expose her midriff. After Purcell accuses Nine of sexism, they issued an apology blaming automation from Photoshop during resizing. | [27] [28] [29] | |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | A collaboration between BBC Studios/Ludo Studio and Australian hardware chain Bunnings is officially launched, which sees six Bunnings stores temporarily rebranded to "Hammerbarn", in homage to a 2020 Bluey episode of the same name. | [30] [31] |
| Better Homes and Gardens returns to the Seven Network for its thirtieth season. | [32] | |
| 4 | Insiders returns to ABC TV. The first guest for 2024 is Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | [33] [34] |
| 8 | Seven West Media announces that The Latest: Seven News will move production to Seven's Perth headquarters in March, resulting in Michael Usher departing from the program. | [35] |
| 10 | Sky News Australia announces that The Rita Panahi Show is expanding from Fridays to Monday–Thursday, following the moving of Piers Morgan Uncensored to YouTube. | [36] |
| 16 | The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ombudsman clears Indigenous Affairs editor Bridget Brennan of breaching impartiality standards during a live cross to News Breakfast on Australia Day in which she used the phrase "always was and always will be Aboriginal land", which prompted 25 complaints. | [37] [38] |
| 18 | Former Totally Wild and Studio 10 reporter and Gamify host Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies disappear. A 28-year-old New South Wales police officer, who Baird previously dated, is subsequently charged with their murders. | [39] [40] |
| 19 | An episode of ABC TV's Four Corners attracts attention after Woolworths Group CEO Brad Banducci attempts to have comments he made about former ACCC chair Rod Sims edited out, before momentarily walking away when Angus Grigg, an ABC reporter, refused. | [41] |
| 20 | It is announced that the Nine Network signed a 5 year deal worth up to $50 million, with the Victoria Racing Club and Tabcorp, in order for Nine to broadcast the Melbourne Cup until 2029. | [42] |
| 21 | Foxtel announces its new $99 set top box Hubbl. The set-top-box integrates both free-to-air and pay television services. | [43] |
| 26 | The first episode of The Chase Australia featuring new chaser Brandon Blackwell, nicknamed "The Lightning Bolt", airs at 5:00 pm on Channel 7. | [44] |
| 29 | Kayo Sports starts to provide 4K content. The Kayo Basic plan increases its price from AU$30 to AU$35. | [45] |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foxtel announces that its set-top-box Hubbl will be on sale and be advertised from 10 March 2024. Its Hubbl Glass TV will cost AU$1595 and will feature hands-free voice control and six speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound. | [46] |
| 2 | The Seven Network announces Simon Cohen, Rosie Morley and Lana Taylor as the judges on its upcoming home renovation reality program Dream Home, hosted by Chris Brown. | [47] |
| 4 | Network 10 airs the 9,000th episode of Neighbours. | [48] |
| 5 | Seven West Media confirms that The Latest: Seven News will begin broadcasting from Perth on 18 March 2024, with Tim McMillan presenting, replacing Michael Usher and Angela Cox. To make room for the changes, the program will not air from 11–14 March 2024. | [49] |
| 8 | Network 10 reboots Ready Steady Cook as a weekly Friday evening series, hosted by chef Miguel Maestre. | [50] |
| 14 | Warren Tredrea, former sports presenter at Nine News, loses an unfair dismissal complaint against the news service. Tredrea claimed he had been dismissed in January 2022 due to his refusal to adhere to the Nine Network's COVID-19 vaccination policy, requiring all employees to be fully-vaccinated. However, the Federal Court accepted the network's assertions that Tredrea was dismissed due to his performance within his role. | [51] |
| 15 | After thirteen years, Darren Wick departs his role as Director of News and Current Affairs at Nine News. | [52] |
| It is announced that the Nine Network has delivered its best-ever rating results for the first quarter of 2024. | [53] | |
| 19 | HR manager Feras Basal wins , becoming the first Arab Australian to win the reality series. | [54] |
| 22 | Brooke Boney announces her departure from Today and the Nine Network in order to study at the University of Oxford. She will leave the network soon after the 2024 Summer Olympics. | [55] |
| Seven Early News presenter Jodie Speers announces her departure from the Seven Network after fifteen years. She is succeeded by Edwina Bartholomew. | [56] | |
| 24 | The tenth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! premieres on Network 10. This season is hosted by Julia Morris and new co-host Robert Irwin. | [57] |
| Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines is taken to hospital after collapsing in her dressing room prior to the show going to air. | [58] | |
| 25 | The finale of the ninth season of Australian Idol airs on the Seven Network, which is won by Dylan Wright who beats out Amy Reeves and Denvah Baker-Moller. | [59] |
| 27 | It is announced that coverage of the 2024 international cricket season will be available for the first time on 7plus, in addition to being broadcast on the Seven Network. | [60] |
| 27 | Due to the passing of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Bill 2024, it is announced that Channel 44 and C31 Melbourne and Geelong will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. | [61] |
| 30 | Seven News Queensland presenter Rosanna Natoli announces that she will resign from the network, having won the election to become the new Mayor of the Sunshine Coast. | [62] |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pizza creator Paul Fenech responds to accusations of fatphobia by Rebel Wilson, who recalls her time playing the character of Toula in her new memoir. Fenech describes Wilson's claims as "hurtful" and "disgusting", while describing her as "ungrateful". | [63] [64] |
| 5 | Emma Watkins is announced as the new host of the third season of ABC Me's Teenage Boss, named Teenage Boss: Next Level, succeeding mathematician and teacher Eddie Woo. | [65] |
| 8 | The first episode of The Chase Australia featuring new chaser David Poltorak, nicknamed "The Professor", airs at 5:00 pm on the Seven Network. | [66] |
| A spokesperson at Seven West Media confirms that longtime Sunrise executive producer Michael Pell has departed the company. | [67] | |
| 9 | Virginia Trioli returns to TV, with the debut of Creative Types with Virginia Trioli on ABC TV. | [68] [69] |
| 12 | Chris Uhlmann announces that he has joined Sky News Australia as a political contributor, having previously worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Nine Network. He will be a regular contributor to the Credlin program, every Tuesday night. | [70] [71] |
| 14 | A special 28-minute long episode of Bluey, titled "The Sign", airs on ABC Kids at 8:00am. | [72] |
| 15 | Bruce Lehrmann loses the civil defamation case he brought against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson in the Federal Court, with Justice Michael Lee finding on the balance of probabilities that Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. | [73] |
| 18 | Seven West Media CEO James Warburton departs the company and the Seven Network. | [74] |
| 19 | Neighbours is nominated for Best Daytime Drama Series at the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards. Guy Pearce is also nominated for Best Guest Performance in a Daytime Drama Series for his portrayal of Mike Young. | [75] |
| 20 | Hosted by Stephen Fry and filmed in London, the first episode of the reboot of Jeopardy! Australia airs on the Nine Network. | [76] |
| 21 | Social media influencer Skye Wheatley wins the tenth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! on Network 10. Dancer and Studio 10 presenter Tristan MacManus is runner-up. | [77] |
| 22 | The sixteenth season of MasterChef Australia premieres on Network 10, with new judges Sofia Levin, Jean-Christophe Novelli and Poh Ling Yeow joining returning judge Andy Allen for the new season. | [78] |
| 24 | Sophie Hood and Troy Benjamin win the first season of Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars on the Nine Network, with a $250,000 cash prize. | [79] |
| 26 | A Sydney university student reaches a confidential settlement with the Seven Network after he was wrongly named as the Bondi Junction stabbing attacker by presenter Matt Shirvington on Weekend Sunrise the morning after the attacks. | [80] [81] |
| 29 | The life's work of Mr. Squiggle creator Norman Hetherington is entrusted to the National Museum of Australia. | [82] |
| Craig McPherson departs Seven News and therefore Seven West Media. As a result, Anthony De Ceglie is appointed as the director of Seven News, starting the following day on 30 April 2024. | [83] | |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCA Seven in Tasmania is issued with a breach notice by the Australian Communications & Media Authority after a viewer complained about poor closed captioning for the hearing impaired during and while watching the 9 November 2023 edition of Nightly News 7 Tasmania. | [84] [85] |
| 7 | Network 10 confirms that The Masked Singer Australia and The Bachelor Australia will not return in 2024. | [86] |
| Team USA (Krystle and Michelle) win Lego Masters Australia vs The World on the Nine Network, becoming the first female team to win a Lego Masters competition worldwide, taking home AU$100,000. | [87] | |
| 10 | Network 10 announces the celebrity contestants who will make up the cast for the next season of The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. The cast includes Tai Tuivasa, Billy Brownless, Peter Helliar, Brooke McClymont, Adam Eckersley, Ian Thorpe, Chloe Logarzo, Emily Gielnik, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Jett Kenny, Havana Brown and Luke McGregor. | [88] |
| 12 | The Nine Network unveils their new Canberra studios at Parliament House, during Weekend Today. | [89] |
| 19 | It is revealed that the Nine Network's veteran news director Darren Wick left the company in March 2024 after a complaint was made by a female staff member alleging inappropriate behaviour. This prompts other women to come forward and make further claims about Wick's alleged behaviour. Nine Entertainment subsequently acknowledges the claims of Wick's alleged inappropriate behaviour. The company sends a letter to all employees admitting the trauma some staff had experienced and informs them an external review will be undertaken of the television news and current affairs division, with staff also asked to complete refreshed sexual harassment prevention training by the end of June. | [90] [91] [92] [93] [94] |
| 21 | Australian comedian Marty Fields confirms his family is considering the phrasing on a plaque in Melbourne honouring his late parents, television personalities Maurie Fields and Val Jellay, after being vandalised for the second time in a year. Fields believes the vandal finds the term "The King and Queen of Vaudeville" egregious due to its royalty references. | [95] |
| 23 | Network 10 begins airing the second season of Taskmaster Australia, which was the third season to be filmed. The now-third season will be aired after the completion of the second. | [96] |
| Nine Entertainment appoints Fiona Dear as Director of News and Current Affairs for Nine News, following the resignation of Darren Wick in March. | [97] | |
| 26 | Chief political correspondent for ABC TV's 7.30 program Laura Tingle uses a forum at the Sydney Writers' Festival to describe Australia as "a racist country" and openly criticises federal opposition leader Peter Dutton's budget reply speech, where he outlined his party's migration policy. Her comments prompt widespread commentary. The ABC denies reports the ABC Board are in emergency talks regarding Tingle's comments. | [98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] |
| 27 | 10 News First newsreader Sandra Sully receives her Order of Australia medal, having been awarded in January. | [105] |
| 29 | ABC News director Justin Stevens confirms 7.30s chief political correspondent Laura Tingle had been counselled over remarks she made at the Sydney Writers Festival on 26 May, stating the comments would not meet the ABC's editorial standards and that her comments "lacked the context, balance and supporting information of her work for the ABC". | [106] [107] |
| Aquacultralist Krzysztof Wojtkowski wins the second season of Alone Australia, after surviving 64 days. | [108] | |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network 10 begins airing Ready Steady Cook in a new 6:30pm time slot on Saturday evenings. | [109] |
| 2 | ABC Television's digital multi-channels ABC TV Plus and ABC Me broadcast programming for the final time, prior to the channels being rebranded with new programming from 3 June. | [110] |
| 3 | The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's multi-channels ABC TV Plus and ABC Me rebrand as ABC Family and ABC Entertains respectively, after being announced on 9 May. ABC Family focuses on family-friendly programming airing from 7:30pm each night after ABC Kids closes down for the night, while ABC Entertains focuses on comedy and entertainment programming, with children's programming in the daytime. The rebrand also includes four new digital ABC iview programming live streams. | [111] |
| 4 | It is announced that Mildura Digital Television is to hand back its licence to the Australian Communications and Media Authority, as part of its closure on 30 June. | [112] |
| 5 | Nurse Charlotte wins the second season of The Summit on the Nine Network, taking home a $336,000 prize. | [113] |
| 6 | Nine Entertainment chairman Peter Costello is accused by The Australian journalist Liam Mendes of shoving him at Canberra Airport. Costello denies the allegation and says Mendes simply fell over after walking backwards into an advertising placard. | [114] |
| 7 | The Seven Network launches an internal investigation into allegations of inappropriate behaviour by senior journalist Robert Ovadia. Ovadia denies the allegations, describing them as "false" and "malicious". | [115] |
| Neighbours is defeated by General Hospital for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 51st Daytime Emmy Awards, while Guy Pearce is defeated by Dick Van Dyke for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series. | [116] | |
| Anthony Albanese opens Nine Entertainment's new Parliament House news bureau for Nine News in Canberra. | [117] | |
| 9 | Peter Costello resigns from the Nine Entertainment board as chairman, effective immediately, after allegedly assaulting The Australian journalist Liam Mendes at Canberra Airport on 6 June. | [118] |
| 10 | Seven News launches a new, free smartphone app. | [119] |
| 12 | Fetch TV announces that Scott Lorson is departing the company after 15 years as CEO, to be replaced by Dominic Arena from 1 July 2024. | [120] |
| Libbie Doherty, the head of children's and family content at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation steps down, after nine years working at the ABC. | [121] [122] | |
| 13 | Paul Higgins presents his final weather report for ABC News Victoria, after a 38 year career on Australian television which began in 1986 as the host of ABC TV's Behind the News, which he hosted for 8 years. | [123] |
| 14 | Seven News appoints presenter and reporter Gemma Acton as Director of News Operations. | [124] |
| 15 | Nine News presenter and reporter Jo Hall is congratulated for reaching her 45th anniversary with the Nine Network. | [125] |
| Network 10 begins airing Ready Steady Cook in a new 4:00pm time slot on Saturday afternoons. | [126] | |
| 16 | Mark Humphries is reportedly announced as a host for a new segment on Seven News Sydney. | [127] |
| 17 | Sunrise on the Seven Network revives the iconic Cash Cow mascot. | [128] |
| SBS World News is named the most trusted news brand in Australia by the University of Canberra and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. | [129] | |
| Sky News Australia journalist Cheng Lei is blocked by Chinese officials, while Li Qiang visits Parliament House. | [130] | |
| Amy McCarthy is appointed as the executive producer of A Current Affair, succeeding Fiona Dear. | [131] | |
| 20 | Seven West Media announces Neil Warren's departure from director of news at Seven's Sydney station, ATN. He is to be replaced by Sean Power, the executive producer of Sunrise. | [132] |
| Former The Chase Australia and Weekend Sunrise host Andrew O'Keefe is reportedly charged with a driving offence. He will face the Downing Centre Local Court on 6 August. | [133] | |
| 21 | Nine News Melbourne cameraman Trigby Chvastek retires from Nine's Melbourne station GTV after 36 years. | [134] |
| Robert Ovadia confirms that he has been sacked from the Seven Network. | [135] | |
| 23 | The seven Gold Logie nominees for 2024 are announced as Tony Armstrong, Larry Emdur, Robert Irwin, Asher Keddie, Sonia Kruger, Andy Lee and Julia Morris. | [136] |
| 25 | Seven West Media announces 150 job cuts, including three executives: Kurt Burnette, Melissa Hopkins and Lewis Martin, as a part of an executive restructuring announced the following day by CEO Jeff Howard, saving $100,000,000 in costs. Gold Coast weather presenter Paul Burt and Brisbane news operation manager Craig Dyer were among the cuts. | [137] [138] [139] |
| Madman Entertainment's DocPlay app is added to Foxtel iQ set-top-boxes, ahead of the DocPlay channel launching on 3 September 2024. | ||
| 27 | After 29 years playing the character Toadie Rebecchi, Ryan Moloney announces he is leaving Neighbours, to pursue directing ambitions. | [140] |
| Georgie Nichols resigns from the Seven Network, as the national sales director. She will leave Seven in August. | [141] | |
| Memo Hayek is removed from her role as chief information and technology officer at Nine Entertainment. Hayek's role is made redundant. | [142] | |
| 28 | Nine Entertainment announces 200 job cuts, saving more than $30,000,000 in costs. This includes its European correspondent Carrie-Anne Greenbank and medical reporter Emily Rice. | [143] [144] |
| The old studios for BTV6 (now part of WIN Television) in Ballarat, are listed for sale. The studios will be converted into 8 house blocks. | [145] | |
| 30 | Mildura Digital Television, which carries a Network 10 signal to the regional Victorian city of Mildura and the surrounding Sunraysia region, ceases broadcasting as its parent company (owned by Seven West Media and WIN Corporation) ceases operations due to continued financial losses and unprofitably. After a new bill passes through the federal parliament of Australia, local residents can get access to the Viewer Access Satellite Television at their own cost in order to continue watching Network 10 programming, or residents can use 10's catch up service 10Play. | [146] [147] |
| Sky News Regional ends broadcasts in Griffith, Mount Gambier and the Riverland, following WIN Television's unsuccessful renewal of the affiliation agreement with Sky News Australia. | [148] | |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TVSN moves channels from channel 16 on the Network 10 multiplex (channel 54 or 84 in regional WIN Television areas) to channel 77 on the Seven Network multiplex (channel 67 in Seven regional areas), as part of a broadcast deal with Seven West Media. The channel is expected to live stream on the 7plus platform as part of the deal, beginning mid-July. The channel is now also broadcasting in Southern Cross Austereo areas not covered by Seven West Media, on channels 65 (Tasmania and Spencer Gulf) and 75 (Darwin). | [149] [150] [151] [152] |
| Nine Entertainment confirms its commentary team and channel schedule for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics, both held in Paris and coverage beginning on 21 July 2024. Names include: Sarah Abo, Karl Stefanovic, Leila McKinnon, Dylan Alcott, James Bracey, Gerard Whateley, Allison Langdon, Eddie McGuire, Sylvia Jeffreys, Nick McArdle, Sam McClure, Cate Campbell, Ellie Cole, Roz Kelly, Giaan Rooney, Mark Taylor, Mat Thompson, Ian Thorpe and Todd Woodbridge. | [153] | |
| Chris Jones is appointed as Director, Network Sport at Seven West Media, succeeding Lewis Martin. This change resulted in Gary O'Keeffe becoming the Head of AFL and Sport Innovation, Andrew Hore-Lacy becoming the Head of Horse Racing, Kirsty Bradmore becoming the Head of Sport Digital and Joel Starcevic becoming Seven's head of cricket. | [154] | |
| NRL 360 presenter Paul Kent is dismissed from his roles at Fox Sports and News Corp, after he was allegedly in a fight with a man in a Sydney restaurant on 27 April. | [155] | |
| 3 | Lisa Millar announces that she is leaving News Breakfast on 23 August to focus on other content at the ABC including as the host of the shows Back Roads and Muster Dogs, after 5 years as co-host with Michael Rowland. | [156] |
| Paul Kent is pleaded guilty and sentenced to an two year good behaviour bond by Jennifer Price after he was in a fight with a man in a Sydney restaurant on 27 April. | [157] | |
| 4 | The federal parliament passes the Prominence and Anti-siphoning Bill 2024, meaning television manufactures must install apps from Australian free-to-air television networks on new televisions and available on its primary user interface. Streaming platforms like Kayo Sports cannot purchase sports ahead of FTA networks as anti-siphoning has extended to Australian streaming services. | [158] |
| Mastermind reaches 500 episodes for SBS, after broadcasting the game show for five years. | [159] | |
| 7 | Former Seven Network journalist Robert Ovadia lodges legal action with Seven, after being sacked on 21 June. | [160] |
| The 21st season of Dancing with the Stars debuts on the Seven Network, with new host Chris Brown, alongside Sonia Kruger. During the first episode of the season, chef Julie Goodwin is forced to withdraw from dancing in the competition, after she suffered two muscle tears. | [161] | |
| During an appearance on Network 10's The Project, former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull describes current Liberal leader Peter Dutton as a "thug", after also describing Dutton as a "thug" in the 2024 ABC documentary series Nemesis. | [162] [163] | |
| It is announced that Mark Humphries's new comedy sketch segment for Seven News, will debut nationally at 6:57pm on 12 July 2024, titled "The 6.57pm News", after being reported in June. | [164] | |
| 9 | The grand finale of the first season of Dream Home airs on the Seven Network, with Queensland brothers Rhys and Liam being declared the winners of the season, receiving a $100,000 prize. | [165] [166] |
| 10 | WIN Television appoints Sophie Kuryl as its Tasmania news director, succeeding Alex Johnston, who is departing on 15 July, joining the Jacqui Lambie Network as a political advisor. | [167] [168] |
| The Seven Network announces its plans to add a brief daily astrology segment by The Morning Show astrologer Natasha Weber, which will air after the weather forecast segment on the 6pm Seven News bulletins. | [169] | |
| 12 | Veteran Seven News Brisbane presenter Sharyn Ghidella announces her exit from the Seven Network after 17 years. | [170] |
| 15 | The Seven Network debuts a 20 second daily astrology segment by The Morning Show astrologer Natasha Weber, which airs after the weather forecast on the 6pm Seven News bulletins, after being announced on 10 July. | [171] |
| Network 10 comedy game show Have You Been Paying Attention? celebrates the game show's milestone of 300 episodes since the game show debuted in 2013. | [172] | |
| 16 | Barista Nat Thaipun wins the 16th season of Network 10's MasterChef Australia, winning a $250,000 prize. | [173] |
| 17 | Seven News' European correspondent Hugh Whitfeld is announced as Seven's new director for its national news desk, as part of a restructure of its news operations revealed on 11 July to Seven West Media employees. | [174] [175] |
| Lincoln Humphries steps down from presenting WIN News, after taking a long-service leave. | [176] | |
| 19 | Sky News Australia, other Foxtel channels and the ABC's television channels are taken off the air due to the 2024 CrowdStrike incident. The Special Broadcasting Service, the Seven Network and the Nine Network and Network 10, were also unable to broadcast programs on the day of the incident. | [177] [178] [179] |
| Australian actor Dougie Baldwin is announced to be cast in the CBS sitcom Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage. | [180] | |
| 21 | It is reported Sky News Australia will relocate to the News Corp Australia headquarters in Surry Hills in 2025. It was also reported that the network's licence to use the Sky News brand with Sky plc was expected to expire as early as late-2025, and that Sky was not expected to renew the agreement due to the change in ownership and the divergence in Sky News UK and Sky News Australia's content. The AFR also reported that News Corp were considering rebranding the network as either "Australian News Channel" or a name containing "Fox News" (derived from its American sister network owned by Fox Corporation or a name containing "Talk" (derived from News UK brand Talkradio). | [181] |
| 22 | Weekend Today co-host and former newsreader Jayne Azzopardi debuts on the weekday Today show as newsreader, after Brooke Boney announced she would be leaving the breakfast show earlier in 2024. | [182] |
| The Australian Broadcasting Corporation announces its ABC News division has refreshed its logo and also announces a new look across its programming and the ABC News channel is coming on 19 August 2024. | [183] [184] | |
| Network 10 confirms that The Sunday Project will move time slots to 6pm–7pm from 18 August, as the 5pm Sunday news bulletin moves back to one hour. | [185] | |
| Two Australian broadcast technicians in France for the Nine Network's Olympics coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics are allegedly assaulted in Le Bourget. | [186] | |
| 23 | Network 10 announces that its 10 News First: Midday bulletin will be moved to a 1pm time slot and will be rebranded to 10 News First: Lunchtime on 19 August 2024. This comes at the same time that 10 announced that it will extend its Saturday bulletin to 90 minutes from 17 August 2024. | [187] |
| 24 | Nine Entertainment unveils their Paris broadcast studio for the 2024 Summer Olympics. | [188] |
| LG Electronics Australia and Sky News Australia announce that its Free ad-supported streaming television channel, Sky News Now, is joining LG's LG Channels FAST service, from that date on channel 105. | [189] | |
| 25 | It is announced that media agencies will begin trading Virtual Australia (VOZ) data on 29 December 2024. | [190] |
| 27 | The Nine Network airs the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, highlighted by a performance of Hymne à l'amour by Celine Dion. The ceremony (including the replay) is watched by an average of 6.8 million viewers. | [191] [192] |
| Ex-ABC news presenter Karina Carvalho is announced to be joining Seven News Melbourne, beginning in the newsroom on 29 July 2024. She begins presenting Seven Afternoon News Melbourne on 5 August 2024, and begins presenting weekend editions alongside Mike Amor from 10 August 2024, while regular presenter Rebecca Maddern is on a month's leave. | [193] [194] | |
| Brisbane and Gold Coast weather presenter Paul Burt presents his final weather report for the Seven Network, after being sacked on 25 June. | [195] | |
| 28 | Former television host Andrew O'Keefe is arrested for driving under drug influence, after being reportedly charged with a driving offence on 20 June, following a stop in Bellevue Hill. | [196] |
| 30 | After six years of hosting The World on the ABC News channel, Beverley O'Connor announces she is leaving the ABC after 15 years with the broadcaster. | [197] [198] |
| 31 | The live broadcast of Network 10's The Project is interrupted with a repeat of The Dog House Australia due to a fire alarm prompting the evacuation of the crew, studio audience and hosts Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris, Sam Taunton and Nick Cody. | [199] |
| The Special Broadcasting Service's director of media sales Adam Sadler announces his resignation from SBS, while Jane Palfreyman will assume temporary leadership of SBS Media. | [200] | |
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network 10 celebrates the 60th anniversary of the network, alongside its Melbourne station ATV. | [201] |
| 4 | It is reported that former Sunrise and The Farmer Wants a Wife host Samantha Armytage will leave the Seven Network in October, after 21 years at the network. | [202] |
| British singer James Bay is announced to perform at the TV Week Logie Awards of 2024, alongside a string of presenters giving out awards at the ceremony including: Ray Meagher, Kate Ritchie, Rachel Griffiths, Deborah Mailman, Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor, Stephen Peacocke, Michelle Lim Davidson, Claudia Karvan, Costa Georgiadis, Matt Shirvington, Sarah Abo, Larry Emdur, Charlie Albone and Stephen Curry. | [203] [204] | |
| Cycling commentator Phil Liggett commentates his final Olympic match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, the women's road race, broadcast on the Nine Network. | [205] | |
| 5 | Foxtel announces a price increase for its several subscription packages from 1 September 2024, after the loss of several channels. | [206] |
| 7 | Former television host Andrew O'Keefe is re-arrested just hours after a court appearance at Downing Centre Local Court. | [207] |
| 8 | Leisa Bacon announces she is leaving the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, after a decade leading its marketing and strategic audience functions. Her final day with the ABC will be 6 September 2024. | [208] |
| 9 | News Corp Australia puts Foxtel up for sale, as it prepares for the arrival of Warner Bros. Discovery's Max streaming service in 2025. | [209] |
| It is reported that Seven News' Brisbane sport presenter and former footballer Shane Webcke will step back from presenting sport from January 2025 after 18 years, to allow more time to pursue family interests. | [210] | |
| 11 | It is announced Dr Chris Brown and Sonia Kruger will host the red carpet of the TV Week Logie Awards of 2024 on 18 August 2024. It is also announced that musicians Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy will celebrate the long career of John Farnham at the awards ceremony. | [211] |
| 12 | The third season of Hunted premieres on Network 10, with a new chief and a new look. | [212] |
| Lisa McCune and dance partner Ian Waite win the twenty-first season of Dancing with the Stars, broadcast on the Seven Network. | [213] | |
| 13 | News Breakfast weather presenter Nate Byrne receives a panic attack while on air, having before experienced panic attacks occasionally. | [214] |
| It is reported that freelance Nine News Melbourne reporter Allan Raskall left Nine in July. | [215] | |
| 14 | It is reported that Nine Network's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics received 19.5 million total reach viewers across the network, 9Gem and 9Now. In the first week of the Olympics, Nine received a total television reach of 17.5 million viewers (the highest weekly reach in VOZ history), while in the second week, Nine received a total television reach of 16.6 million viewers (the second highest weekly reach in VOZ history). | [216] |
| 15 | The Australian Broadcasting Corporation announces that Bridget Brennan will be the new co-host of News Breakfast. She will succeed Lisa Millar who finishes up on 23 August. | [217] |
| It is announced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, alongside the rebrand of ABC News on 19 August, that it will re-introduce the ABC News Theme composed by Peter Wall and Tony Ansell, which was last used in 2005. | [218] | |
| Network 10 announces that Sharyn Ghidella will anchor 10 News First Queensland from September 2024 when production of the bulletin is returned to Brisbane from Sydney, where Sandra Sully has anchored it since September 2020. | [219] | |
| 16 | Brooke Boney departs the Nine Network's breakfast program Today, after five years with the network and after she announced in March that she had been offered a place at Oxford University. | [220] |
| It is announced by Nine Entertainment that current Weekend Today news presenter Sophie Walsh will be the program's new co-host alongside Clint Stanaway, replacing Jayne Azzopardi, who is now the news presenter for the weekday Today program. Nine News reporter Lizzie Pearl will replace Walsh as news presenter. | [221] | |
| Tracy Grimshaw is presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Kennedy Awards. | [222] | |
| 18 | Larry Emdur wins the Gold Logie at the Logie Awards of 2024 while Rebecca Gibney is inducted into the Logie Hall of Fame. | [223] [224] |
| A decade-old photo containing Foxtel chief executive Patrick Delany demonstrating a Nazi salute is resurfaced, with Delany apologising the following day. | [225] [226] | |
| 19 | Soap opera Neighbours starts its "Death in the Outback" week of episodes, when one character from the soap dies in the outback, after being announced on 5 July 2024. | [227] |
| 20 | Seven News Brisbane journalist Steve Hart reportedly announces that he is leaving the network on 11 September 2024, to join WIN News in Wollongong. | [228] |
| 21 | Nine Entertainment confirms its final commentary team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, which begins on 28 August 2024 with the opening ceremony. Names include: Dylan Alcott, Sylvia Jeffreys, Ellie Cole, James Bracey, Todd Woodbridge, Roz Kelly, Kurt Fearnley, Annabelle Williams, Cate Campbell, Jessica Fox, Ryan Scott, Troy Sachs, Kelly Cartwright, Katrina Webb, Tim Matthews, Christie Dawes, John Maclean, Kate Naess and Felicity Johnson. | [229] |
| Original airdate | Network(s) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planet Lulin | ABC Me | [231] [232] | |
| Grand Designs Transformations | ABC TV | [233] | |
| Boy Swallows Universe | Netflix | [234] [235] | |
| Ninganah Lullaby | ABC Kids | [236] | |
| Prosper | Stan | [237] | |
| Steve Price | Sky News Australia | [238] | |
| Tipping Point Australia | Nine Network | [239] [240] [241] | |
| Network 10 | [242] [243] [244] | ||
| The Jury | Sky News Australia | [245] | |
| Politics Now | [246] | ||
| Eddie's Lil' Homies | NITV Netflix | [247] | |
| House of Gods | ABC TV | [248] | |
| Fizzy & Suds | ABC Kids | [249] | |
| Population 11 | Stan | [250] | |
| Apples Never Fall | Binge Fox8 | [251] | |
| Footy Furnace | Nine Network | [252] | |
| High Country | Binge Showcase | [253] | |
| Tastes of the Tropics | SBS Food | [254] | |
| Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars | Nine Network | [255] [256] [257] | |
| Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators | [258] | ||
| Creative Types with Virginia Trioli | ABC TV | [259] | |
| Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian | [260] | ||
| White Fever | [261] | ||
| Danica and James | Sky News Australia | [262] | |
| Swift Street | SBS | [263] | |
| This Is Going to be Big | ABC TV | [264] | |
| The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Stan | [265] | |
| NZ Edition | Sky News Australia | [266] | |
| The Brighter Side | Network 10 | [267] | |
| Tony Armstrong's Extra-Ordinary Things | ABC TV | [268] | |
| Secret Science | |||
| Dream Home | Seven Network | [269] | |
| The Art Of | ABC TV | ||
| Hard Quiz Kids | ABC Family | ||
| Austin | ABC TV | [270] | |
| Ladies in Black | [271] | ||
| Hotel Cocaine | Stan | [272] | |
| Monday's Experts | ABC TV | [273] | |
| Sydney Opera House Presents: Generations & Dynasties | National Indigenous Television | [274] | |
| Guillaume's French Atlantic | SBS | [275] | |
| Exposure | Stan | [276] | |
| Fake | Paramount+ | [277] | |
| Maggie Beer's Big Mission | ABC TV | [278] | |
| Fam Time | 7plus | [279] | |
| The Hunters | Seven Network | [280] | |
| Critical Incident | Stan | [281] | |
| Shaun Micallef's Eve of Destruction | ABC TV | [282] | |
| Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee | [283] | ||
| Made in Bondi | Seven Network | [284] | |
| Return to Paradise | ABC TV | [285] | |
| Last Days of the Space Age | Disney+ | [286] | |
| The Office Australia | Amazon Prime Video | [287] | |
| Territory | Netflix | [288] | |
| Human Error | Nine Network | [289] | |
| Original airdate | Country of origin | Network(s) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted | United States | Binge Fox8 | [290] [291] | |
| Made In Chelsea: Sydney | United Kingdom | Hayu | [292] | |
| Earth | ABC TV | [293] | ||
| Maryland | BritBox | [294] | ||
| Three Little Birds | [295] | |||
| Couple to Throuple | United States | Hayu | [296] | |
| The Irrational | Seven Network | [297] | ||
| Mr Bates vs The Post Office | United Kingdom | [298] | ||
| Brits Down Under | 9Now | [299] | ||
| Double Parked | New Zealand | ABC TV Plus | [300] | |
| Whale with Steve Backshall | United Kingdom | ABC TV | [301] | |
| Dynasties II | Nine Network | [302] | ||
| 1 News at Midday | New Zealand | SBS Viceland | [303] | |
| 1 News at Six | ||||
| The Regime | United States | Binge Showcase | [304] | |
| The Vanishing Triangle | Ireland | SBS | [305] | |
| Life After Life | United Kingdom | ABC TV | [306] | |
| Ten Year Old Tom | United States | SBS Viceland | [307] | |
| 7flix | [308] | |||
| Lockerbie | United Kingdom | Seven Network | [309] | |
| I Literally Just Told You | SBS | [310] | ||
| The Reckoning | BBC First | [311] | ||
| Palm Royale | United States | Apple TV+ | [312] | |
| The Valley | Hayu | [313] | ||
| Litvinenko | United Kingdom | SBS | [314] | |
| The 1% Club | Seven Network | [315] | ||
| Obituary | Ireland | BritBox | [316] | |
| Tom Jones | United Kingdom | BritBox | [317] | |
| Dora | United States | Paramount+ | [318] | |
| Lost Temples of Cambodia | United Kingdom | SBS | [319] | |
| Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling | BritBox | [320] | ||
| United States | 7Bravo | [321] | ||
| After the Party | New Zealand | ABC TV | [322] | |
| The Marlow Murder Club | United Kingdom | Seven Network | [323] | |
| Jamie's Air-Fryer Meals | Network 10 | [324] | ||
| After the Flood | BritBox | [325] | ||
| Lost Luggage | Belgium | SBS | [326] | |
| Abandoned Railways From Above | United Kingdom | [327] | ||
| This Town | [328] | |||
| Davos 1917 | Germany | SBS On Demand | [329] | |
| Insomnia | United Kingdom | Stan | [330] | |
| Don't Leave Me | Italy | SBS | [331] | |
| Style It Out | United Kingdom | ABC Family | [332] | |
| Lost Boys and Fairies | Stan | [333] | ||
| Extended Family | United States | 7plus | [334] | |
| 7Bravo | [335] | |||
| Fantasmas | (Binge) (Fox8) | Binge Fox8 | [336] | |
| Catchphrase | United Kingdom | Seven Network | [337] | |
| The Fortress | Norway | SBS On Demand | [338] | |
| Coach | Iceland | |||
| Murder Is Easy | United Kingdom | BBC First | [339] | |
| United States | Seven Network | [340] | ||
| Emperor of Ocean Park | Binge Showcase | [341] | ||
| Mr Bigstuff | United Kingdom | Binge | [342] | |
| Spies of Terror | France | SBS On Demand | [343] | |
| Malpractice | United Kingdom | Seven Network | [344] | |
| Rebus | SBS On Demand | [345] | ||
| Mr. Throwback | (Fox8) | United States | Binge Fox8 | [346] |
| Lingo | United Kingdom | Network 10 | [347] | |
| Sort Your Life Out | [348] | |||
| Witness Number 3 | BritBox | [349] | ||
| United States | Binge Showcase | [350] | ||
| The Penguin | Binge Fox8 | [351] | ||
| Teacup | Binge Showcase | [352] | ||
| Passenger | United Kingdom | BritBox | [353] | |
| Hysteria! | (Fox8) | Binge Fox8 | United States | [354] |
| The Day of the Jackal | Binge Showcase | United Kingdom | [355] | |
| Cross | United States | Amazon Prime Video | [356] | |
| Landman | Paramount+ | [357] |
| Original airdate | Network(s) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemesis | ABC TV | [358] | ||
| The Matchmakers | SBS | [359] | ||
| Australia's Sleep Revolution with Dr. Michael Mosley | SBS | [360] | ||
| Making Waves: Extraordinary Women, One World Title. | SBS Viceland | [361] | ||
| Seven Network | [362] | |||
| Revealed: How To Poison A Planet | Stan | [363] | ||
| Outback Outlaw Comedian | 7mate | [364] | ||
| Came From Nowhere | SBS | [365] | ||
| Never Again: The Fight Against Antisemitism | Sky News Australia | [366] | ||
| Kindred | National Indigenous Television | [367] | ||
| Trailblazers | Stan | [368] | ||
| SBS | [369] | |||
| Beyond The Dream | Nine Network | [370] | ||
| Hunt For Truth: Tasmanian Tiger | SBS | [371] | ||
| Revealed: Otto By Otto | Stan | [372] | ||
| Do You Want to Live Forever? | Nine Network | [373] | ||
| The Trump Presidency: As It Happened | 7plus | [374] | ||
| Fatal Flaws: The OceanGate Story | Seven Network | [375] | ||
| Gaze: The First Family of Australian Basketball | Nine Network | [376] | ||
| Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? | ABC TV | [377] | ||
| The Last Daughter | [378] | |||
| I Was Actually There | [379] | |||
| The Australian: 60 Years of News | Sky News Australia | [380] | ||
| City-Bay: 50 Years and Running | Nine Network | [381] | ||
| Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye | SBS | [382] | ||
| The Assembly | ABC TV | [383] |
| Original airdate | Country of origin | Network(s) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Price of Truth | United Kingdom | SBS | [384] | ||
| Why Planes Vanish: The Hunt for MH370 | Seven Network | [385] | |||
| Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaur | BBC Earth | [386] | |||
| My Wife, My Abuser | Nine Network | [387] | |||
| The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee | United States | SBS | [388] | ||
| The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson | United Kingdom | ABC TV | [389] | ||
| New Wave: Dare To Be Different | United States | SBS Viceland | [390] | ||
| United Kingdom | ABC TV | [391] | |||
| Tony Robinson's Marvellous Machines | SBS | [392] | |||
| Paul O'Grady's Great Elephant Adventure | [393] | ||||
| Kevin Spacey: Unmasked | Nine Network | [394] | |||
| 100 Days that Rocked the Royals | [395] | ||||
| Call Me Country: Beyoncé & Nashville's Renaissance | United States | Binge Docos | [396] | ||
| Cannes Uncut | United Kingdom | SBS | [397] | ||
| The Missing Millionairess | Nine Network | [398] | |||
| Ren Faire | United States | Binge Docos | [399] | ||
| ABBA: Against the Odds | Sweden | ABC TV | [400] | ||
| How Music Got Free | United States | Paramount+ | [401] | ||
| Federer: Twelve Final Days | Amazon Prime Video | [402] | |||
| Yellowstone One-Fifty | Paramount+ | [403] | |||
| Loch Ness: They Created A Monster | SBS Viceland | [404] | |||
| The Movement and The Madman | SBS | [405] | |||
| The Nine Lives of... | SBS Viceland | [406] | |||
| Michael Mosley: The Doctor Who Changed Britain | United Kingdom | SBS | [407] | ||
| History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan | United States | SBS Viceland | [408] | ||
| Menendez Brothers: Murder by Media | Stan | [409] | |||
| Secrets of Hells Angels | Binge | [410] | |||
| Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can | United Kingdom | SBS | [411] | ||
| Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken | United States | Paramount+ | [412] | ||
| Faye | Binge | [413] | |||
| United Kingdom | Seven Network | [414] | |||
| United States | ESPN | [415] | |||
| The Secrets Of Mount Olympus | France | SBS | [416] | ||
| Stormy | United States | [417] | |||
| The Playboy Bunny Murder | United Kingdom | SBS Viceland | [418] | ||
| Junior Doctors Down Under | SBS | [419] | |||
| Men For Sale: The Life of a Male Escort | SBS Viceland | [420] | |||
(Famous) | United States | Binge Famous | [421] | ||
| The TikTok Effect | United Kingdom | Stan | [422] | ||
| Michael Palin in Nigeria | SBS | [423] | |||
| United States | Network 10 | [424] | |||
| The Fall of the House of Murdaugh | Stan | [425] | |||
| Chimp Crazy | Binge Famous | [426] | |||
| Coca Cola's Dirty Secret | United Kingdom | SBS Viceland | [427] | ||
| Wise Guy | (Famous) | United States | Binge Famous | [428] |
| Original airdate | Network(s) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Network 10 | [429] | ||
| Carl Barron: Skating Rink For Flies | Seven Network | [430] | |
| Blak Ball | ABC TV | [431] | |
| Big Backyard Quiz | National Indigenous Television | ||
| Let The Games Begin | Nine Network | [432] | |
| 30 Years of the Footy Show | [433] |
| width=100 | Date | width=170 | Channel | width=170 | Provider | width=170 | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | 4 ABC iview streams | ABC iview | |||||
| 28 June | Sky News Election Channel | Foxtel Flash | [434] | ||||
| 1 July | you.tv | Freeview | [435] | ||||
| 1 August | BBC Drama | Fetch TV | [436] | ||||
| 6 August | FashionTV | Foxtel Binge | |||||
| 15 August | Travel | ||||||
| 3 September | DocPlay | ||||||
| TBA | Outdoor Channel | Foxtel | [437] | ||||
| NatureTime | |||||||
| Vevo pop | |||||||
| Vevo 2K | |||||||
| Vevo '90s | |||||||
| Vevo retro rock | |||||||
| width=100 | Date | width=170 | Old name | width=170 | New name | width=170 | Provider | width=170 | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June | ABC TV Plus | ABC Family | Freeview | ||||||
| ABC Me | ABC Entertains | ||||||||
| 12 June | 10 Bold | 10 Bold Drama | [438] | ||||||
| 10 Peach | 10 Peach Comedy | ||||||||
| 1 August | Sleuth | British | Foxtel Binge | [439] [440] | |||||
| Docos | Famous | ||||||||
| Crime + Investigation | Real Crime | ||||||||
| History | Real History |
| Name | Provider | Date | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBN Inspire | Foxtel | 25 February | [441] |
| Foxtel Movies Thriller | 29 February | ||
| Sci-Fi | |||
| ishop TV | Freeview | 1 April | |
| Sky News Extra | Foxtel Flash | 28 June | |
| Mildura Digital Television | Freeview | 30 June | |
| BBC Earth | 31 July | [442] | |
| BBC First | Foxtel Binge Fetch TV | ||
| BBC News | Foxtel Binge | ||
| CBeebies | |||
| A&E | [443] | ||
| Travel | 20 November | ||
Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criterion is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.
| Date | New network | Previous network | Country of origin | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Idol | 7plus | Nine Network | United States | [444] | |
| Days of Our Lives | 10Play | 9Gem Foxtel One | |||
| Wreck | ABC Entertains | ABC TV Plus | United Kingdom | [445] | |
| Unbroken | SBS | SBS On Demand | Germany | [446] | |
| The Young and the Restless | 10Play | 9Gem Foxtel One | United States | ||
| Friends | Stan | Binge | [447] | ||
| Hudson & Rex | SBS Viceland | SBS On Demand | Canada | [448] | |
| Interview with the Vampire | ABC Entertains | ABC TV | United States | [449] | |
| Rebus | SBS | SBS On Demand | United Kingdom | ||
This is a list of documentaries and programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television or on streaming service providers in Australia. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network or streaming service.
| Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake | 7Bravo | Hayu | United States | [450] | ||
| Couple to Throuple | [451] | |||||
| The Suspect | ABC TV | BritBox | United Kingdom | [452] | ||
| The Luminaries | Paramount+ | United Kingdom New Zealand | [453] | |||
| Network 10 | Australia | [454] | ||||
| Tulsa King | United States | [455] | ||||
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Arena | [456] | ||||
| The Cleaner | ABC Entertains | BritBox | United Kingdom | [457] | ||
| Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open | SBS | Binge Docos | France | [458] | ||
| SBS On Demand | Amazon Prime Video | United States | [459] | |||
| The Beer Pioneer | C31 Melbourne | iWonder | Australia | [460] | ||
| Limitless with Chris Hemsworth | Nine Network | Disney+ | United States | [461] | ||
| Kings of Pain | 7mate | History | [462] | |||
| Under the Banner of Heaven | SBS Viceland | Disney+ | [463] | |||
| Breeders | ABC Entertains | Binge Foxtel One | United Kingdom | [464] | ||
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | SBS On Demand | Amazon Prime Video | United States | [465] | ||
| Paris in Love | 7Bravo | Hayu | [466] | |||
| Fifteen-Love | ABC TV | BBC First Binge | United Kingdom | [467] |
This is a list of programs which made their debut on Australian subscription television, having previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.
Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
| Program | Return date | Previous run(s) | Type of return | Previous channel | New/same channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiators | 15 January | 1995–1996 2008 | Reboot | Seven Network | Network 10 | [468] [469] |
| Deal or No Deal | 29 January | 2003–2013 | Revival | [470] [471] [472] | ||
| Wide World of Sports | 3 March | 1981–1999 2008–2016 | Nine Network | same | [473] [474] | |
| Talking Footy | 6 March | 1994–2004 2013–2020 | Seven Network 7mate | Seven Network | [475] | |
| Ready Steady Cook | 8 March | 2005–2013 | Network 10 | same | [476] [477] | |
| Melbourne Weekender | 14 April | 2005 2015–2020 | Seven Network | [478] | ||
| Jeopardy! Australia | 20 April | 1970–1978 1993 | Reboot | Seven Network Network 10 | Nine Network | [479] |
| 10 Late News | 29 April | 1991–2011 2012–2014 | Revival | Network 10 | same | [480] |
| Top Gear Australia | 17 May | 2008–2012 | SBS Nine Network | Paramount+ | [481] | |
| First Dates | TBA | 2016–2020 2022 | Network 10 | Seven Network | [482] | |
| Wheel of Fortune | 1981–2006 2008 | Seven Network Nine Network | Network 10 |
| End date | Network(s) | Start date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladiators | Network 10 | [483] | ||
| Nemesis | ABC TV | [484] | ||
| Total Control | [485] | |||
| Apples Never Fall | Binge Fox8 | |||
| House of Gods | ABC TV | [486] | ||
| Tastes of the Tropics | SBS Food | |||
| This Is Going to be Big | ABC TV | |||
| Blak Ball | ||||
| The Hospital: In The Deep End | SBS | [487] | ||
| Megafauna: What Killed Australia's Giants? | ABC TV | |||
| The Brighter Side | Network 10 | [488] | ||
| Do You Want to Live Forever? | Nine Network | [489] | ||
| Fam Time | 7plus | |||
| Big Backyard Quiz | National Indigenous Television | |||
| Maggie Beer's Big Mission | ABC TV | [490] | ||
| Monday's Experts |
| Name | Date of death | Age | Broadcasting notability | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillian Crombie | 3 January | aged 66 | Indigenous Australian actress and dancer, known for The Secret Life of Us, Double Trouble, Heartland, Blackout, Ring of Scorpio and Deadly. Also acted in films including Australia, Lucky Miles and Mystery Road. | [491] [492] | |
| Dawn Kenyon | 20 January | aged 91 | Television producer and children's television presenter, known as the "first lady of children's television". She appeared on shows Captain Fortune and Romper Room, where she was known as "Miss Dawn". | [493] [494] | |
| Troy Beckwith | 24 January | aged 48 | Actor known for playing Michael Martin in Neighbours from 1992 to 1998. He also acted in Blue Heelers, Pugwall, The Miraculous Mellops, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Snowy and Halifax f.p.. | [495] | |
| Gregory Charles Rivers | 2 February | aged 58 | Australian-born Hong Kong film and television actor. Worked in shows including TVB's Twilight of a Nation. | [496] | |
| Harold Mitchell | 10 February | aged 81 | Australian advertising figure and media buyer, who served as a long-term chairman of FreeTV Australia. | [497] | |
| John Barton | 17 February | aged 73 | Brisbane-based news anchor. Later moved to Kuala Lumpur to work at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. | [498] [499] | |
| Jarred Bocca | 18 February | aged 35 | Worked at Endemol Shine Australia for a decade and eventually became the series producer of MasterChef Australia in August 2023. | [500] [501] | |
| Jesse Baird | 19 February | aged 26 | Television presenter and AFL goal umpire. He presented Gamify and was a reporter for Studio 10 and Totally Wild. | [502] | |
| Leigh Maughan | 28 February | aged in his 80s (exact age unknown) | Founding father of the Newcastle Knights. Best known for his commentary career, in which he worked as a Newcastle sports commentator for the local radio station 2NX, then switched to the locally based NBN television station in the same role. | [503] | |
| Michael Jenkins | 4 March | aged 77 | Writer/director of several feature films, including Careful, He Might Hear You, Robbery Under Arms, and Emerald City. Also writer/director of numerous television series, including Water Under the Bridge and Blue Murder. | [504] | |
| Craig Campbell | aged 78 | Television newsreader that worked at the Nine Network, WIN Television and Network 10. Worked in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Sydney and Rockhampton. He later worked in real estate and publishing. | [505] [506] | ||
| Mike McColl-Jones | 11 March | aged 86 | Prolific comedy writer, who wrote for Don Lane, Graham Kennedy, Bert Newton, Mary Hardy and Steve Vizard. McColl-Jones wrote comedy scripts for numerous television productions, including In Melbourne Tonight, The Don Lane Show, Tonight with Bert Newton, Tonight Live with Steve Vizard and The Graham Kennedy Show. | [507] | |
| Grant Page | 14 March | aged 85 | Pioneering stuntman best known for the Mad Max films. TV credits include Police Rescue, All Saints, Blackjack, All the Rivers Run, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, The Alice, Grass Roots, and Danger 5. | [508] [509] | |
| Ray Lindsay | 17 March | not given | Longtime floor manager for ATV. Worked on Prisoner and Neighbours. | [510] | |
| Rob Brown | 21 March | aged 62 | Seven News cameraman. | [511] [512] | |
| Bill Hughes | 7 April | aged 79 | Prolific director / producer. Credits include: The Graham Kennedy Show (as sound engineer), Homicide (as music editor, later director), Phoenix (as producer) and many more shows as director and producer. | [513] | |
| Nathan Templeton | 9 April | aged 44 | 10 News First and Seven News reporter. Also worked for Sunrise as its Melbourne correspondent and a reporter and reported for several Olympic Games. | [514] | |
| Ian Parmenter | 14 April | aged 79 | British-born Australian chef and host of ABC TV's Consuming Passions. | [515] | |
| James Laurenson | 18 April | aged 84 | New Zealand-British actor for theatre, television and film. Best known in Australia for playing the titular character in detective television series Boney. Also worked in Britain for series including The Prison and The Crown and arrived in London in the early 1960s. | [516] | |
| Graham Webb | 26 April | aged 88 | Radio and television broadcaster. Created and hosted Sounds in 1974 (then called Sound Unlimited) for the Seven Network. Also hosted Blind Date from 1967 until November 1969 and an Australian version of Jeopardy! in the early 1970s. Worked for 2TM, 4BH, 4GY, 2CH, 2UE, 4KQ, 2GB, 2SM and 2UW and co-founded Sunshine FM on the Sunshine Coast. | [517] | |
| Max Rowley | 4 May | aged 87 | Veteran TV and radio announcer, entertainer and voiceover. Voiced across the Seven Network, Nine Network and Network 10. Also voiceover and presenter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, AWA, 2CH, 2UE, 2GB, 2KY, KIIS 106.5 (previously Mix 106.5 and 2UW) and John Laws' show. Rowley also voiced over 48,000 television commercials. Television/film credits include Come in Spinner, The Dismissal, It's a Knockout (as announcer), Perfect Match (as announcer), Great Temptation (as announcer), High Rollers (as announcer), Harp in the South, Dad and Dave, Sons and Daughters and Willisee's Australians. He was a guest in comedy show episodes of The Mavis Bramston Show, The Paul Hogan Show and The Tony Hancock Show. Also named and is namesake of the Max Rowley Media Academy. | [518] | |
| Brian Wenzel | 6 May | aged 94 | Actor best known for A Country Practice. Also acted in Neighbours and numerous other shows including Division 4. | [519] | |
| Ignatius Jones | 7 May | aged 66 | Singer, actor and director, known for Jimmy and the Boys. Acted in Sweet and Sour, Culture Shock and Home and Away. | [520] | |
| Pat Lavelle | 17 May | aged 95 | Former segment producer for The Mike Walsh Show and later, the producer for Beauty and the Beast and This is Your Life. | [521] | |
| Frank Ifield | 18 May | aged 86 | British-born musician and television presenter (The Frank Ifield Show and Frank Ifield Sings). Entered the Eurovision Song Contest twice and appeared numerous times on variety television. | [522] [523] | |
| Ric Gordon | 25 May | aged 69 | TV doctor, fertility and obstetrician specialist, who delivered more than 5000 babies in his career. Also a regular guest on the Today program and hosted Good Medicine, for nine years. | [524] | |
| Bob Rogers | 29 May | aged 97 | Radio and TV presenter, who spent 78 years in the radio industry, including on Sydney radio stations 2SM, 2GB and 2CH. Also hosted The Bob Rogers Show on the Seven Network in the 1970s for five years. | [525] [526] | |
| Ross Booth | 3 June | aged 72 | Commentator for Victorian Football League (previously Victorian Football Association) games on ABC TV. Also worked at the Melbourne newspaper The Age. | [527] [528] | |
| John Blackman | 4 June | aged 76 | Radio and TV presenter, voice-artist, comedy writer and author. Best known for his voice-over work for the long-running Nine Network comedy variety show Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1971 until 1999 and then returning for the reunion specials in 2009 and in 2021, with a brief relaunch in 2010. | [529] [530] | |
| Michael Mosley | 5 June | aged 67 | British television presenter, journalist, broadcaster, doctor and documentary maker. Created 2 documentaries in Australia for SBS, Australia's Health Revolution and Australia's Sleep Revolution. Was mostly known for his BBC appearances and documentaries, including Trust Me, I'm a Doctor. | [531] [532] | |
| Andrew McVitty | 6 June | aged 68 | Pioneer of Australian music television, who helped launch Nightmoves on the Seven Network in 1977, which did not end until 1984. | [533] | |
| Greg Quicke | 7 June | aged 62 | Television astronomer, known for the Stargazing Live specials on the ABC and the BBC. | [534] | |
| Michael Gibson | 10 June | aged 69 | Television and radio entertainer. Appeared on and produced Agro's Cartoon Connection and The New Channel Niners and later became the head writer, producer, promotions manager and station voice for QTQ, the Nine Network station in Brisbane. | [535] | |
| Judith Whelan | 26 June | aged 62 | Former Australian Broadcasting Corporation senior executive director, including managing programs such as Back Roads, Gardening Australia and Landline. Also one of 3 female editors for The Sydney Morning Herald, including for its Good Weekend magazine and the Saturday edition of the newspaper. | [536] | |
| Ron E Sparks | 13 July | aged 72 | Broadcaster and voice over artist. Mainly worked in radio, working at 2SM, 2UW, 2Day FM, Nova 96.9, 101.7 WSFM and was the voice of Canberra station 2CA for three decades. He also guest-hosted an episode of the ABC's Countdown and was a television voiceover man for game shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Hot Streak. | [537] [538] | |
| David Morrow | 16 July | aged 71 | Broadcaster and commentator, known for his long association with the ABC and calling of the NRL. | [539] | |
| Robin Eastwood | 23 July | aged 62 | Line producer and production manager, known for several documentaries, films and series, including: Desperately Seeking Sheila, Who Do You Think You Are?, Monash and Me, Ganja Queen and Every Family Has a Secret. Her career spanned more than three decades across documentaries, variety programs, factual television programs, television dramas and television commercials. | [540] | |
| Janet Andrewartha | 26 July | aged 72 | Actress in television and theatre, known for Prisoner and Lyn Scully in Neighbours. | [541] | |
| Peter Aanensen | aged 92 | Actor in television and theatre, known for Jim Bacon in Bellbird, Merv Poole in Blue Heelers and Prisoner. | [542] | ||
| Jane Hansen | 6 August | not given | Former A Current Affair reporter, journalist, war correspondent and author of the book Boned. | [543] | |
| Sam Landsberger | 20 August | aged 35 | Herald Sun journalist and contributor on Foxtel's Fox Footy. | [544] |