2010 in Australian television

• 25 January – Sunrise launches its new analogue-styled on-air package, which is used until January 2016.
• 8 February – Seven News launches its new look in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Seven News has a block mark which carries the big red 7 with the word "NEWS" written on it – these are still unchanged to this indefinite date.
• 9 February – The Circle begins broadcasting on Network 10. The program is joined by Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan broadcasts live between 10 am and 12 pm. As a result, Ten's Morning Newshour is moved to 9 am weekdays.
• 15 February – Seven News launches its new look in Melbourne and Adelaide.
• 19 February – Weekend Sunrise begins airing on Saturdays.
• 2 March – Nine's Mornings with Kerri-Anne relaunches as Kerri-Anne, then begins airing on Saturdays with highlights during the week.
• 27–30 March – Hey Dad sexual abuse scandal (the sitcom previously screened on the Seven Network) takes place on Channel Nine's A Current Affair. ACA suddenly launched its new graphics on the Monday the story happened.
• 14 April – Hey Hey It's Saturday launches on Channel Nine. It also starts 2010 without Molly Meldrum, as he is contracted to the Seven Network and Foxtel.
• 2 May – Long-time Home and Away star Ray Meagher wins the 2010 TV Week Gold Logie.
• 2 June – Leanne Benbow becomes the third person (and the first woman ever to do so) to win the top prize of $200,000 on Deal or No Deal.
• 14 June – Paul Wolfenden becomes the third person to miss the final question on Millionaire Hot Seat.
• 15 June – Dance troupe Justice Crew win the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent.
• 24 June – The Seven Network announces they failed to complete negotiations with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a new carriage deal for their films, and would ultimately replace it with another film studio once Seven's carriage deal with MGM had expired.
• 30 June – Analogue television broadcasts are switched off in the Mildura/Sunraysia area, becoming the first region in Australia to do so.
• 2 July – Nightline is axed by Nine Network for the second time since 2008, with presenter Kellie Connolly (now Kellie Sloane) being suspended from the network the same day.
• 16 July – After 34 years, Nine drops its coverage of Wimbledon, citing declining ratings. Seven subsequently picks up the rights.^[1]
• 22 July – ABC News 24 launches. The same day, ABC News launches its graphics, which the ABC uses until 2017.
• 25 July – 31-year-old Adam Liaw wins the second series of MasterChef Australia, beating 20-year-old Callum Hann, with the Grand Final recorded the ratings over 3.5 million people tuning in.
• 27 August – The six-thousandth episode of Australian soap opera Neighbours premieres to 512,000 viewers.
• 29 August – The DIY section presenter from Better Homes and Gardens Rob Palmer and his partner Alana Patience win the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
• 25 September – The Seven Network launches its new HD digital multichannel 7mate, replacing Seven HD, the first program broadcast was the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final, on the same timeslot 7TWO relaunches format as a 'Best-of-British'-focused multichannel targeting people over 55.
• 26 September – The Nine Network launches its new HD digital multichannel GEM after failing to soft-launch two days earlier because of technical issues. Their on-air presentation and package are used until the on air theme relaunch in late 2015.
• 28 September – 17-year-old Amanda Ware wins the sixth cycle of Australia's Next Top Model, beating 19-year-old Kelsey Martinovich after Martinovich was initially announced the wrong winner by host and supermodel Sarah Murdoch.
• 8 October – Hi-5 airs its 500th episode.
• 28 October – Seven announces they will have a carriage output deal with Sony Pictures for channels 7TWO & 7mate, replacing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's carriage contract.
• 15 November – 12-year-old Queenslander, Isabella wins the first season of Junior MasterChef Australia
• 22 November – Altiyan Childs wins the second series of The X Factor.
• 30 November – Michael Venus resigns as news director of Nine News Melbourne.^[2]

• 2010 – STVDIO^[16][17]
• 1 May 2010 – MTV Classic (replaced VH1)
• 10 June 2010 – Ten West (Regional Western Australia)
• 22 July 2010 – ABC News 24 (replaced ABC HD)^[18]
• 25 September 2010 – 7mate (replaces Seven HD)^[19]
• 26 September 2010 – GEM (replaces Nine HD)^[20]
• 1 November 2010 – Speed (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – MTV Hits
• 1 November 2010 – MTVN Live (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – BBC Knowledge HD
• 1 November 2010 – National Geographic Wild (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – Foxtel 3D

• 1 May 2010 – VH1 (replaced by MTV Classic)
• 2010 – Ovation (replaced by STVDIO)^[16][17]
• 22 July 2010 – ABC HD (replaced by ABC News 24)
• 25 September 2010 – Seven HD (replaced by 7mate)
• 26 September 2010 – Nine HD (replaced by GEM)
• 15 December 2010 – One SD

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.

Program	New network(s)	Previous network(s)	Date
ER ER[26]	Go!	Nine Network	7 January
That Mitchell and Webb Look[27]	UKTV	ABC1[28]	7 January
Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride	LifeStyle You	The LifeStyle Channel	8 January
Jonathon Ross Show, The The Jonathan Ross Show[29][30]	UKTV	Seven Network[31]	10 January
King of the Hill King of the Hill[32]	7Two	Seven Network	24 January
Gok's Fashion Fix[33]	LifeStyle You	The LifeStyle Channel	28 January
Shortland Street	ABC1	SBS One	28 January
Flavor of Love	MTV	VH1	6 February
Top Gear Top Gear[25]	Nine Network	SBS One	16 February
Mercy Mercy[34]	7Two	Seven Network	17 February
Sopranos, The The Sopranos[35]	7Two	Nine Network	24 January
Sopranos, The The Sopranos[35]	7mate	7Two	27 September
Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey [note 1][36][37]	ABC2	Seven Network	25 February
The Legends of Treasure Island	7Two	ABC1	21 March
Woof!	7Two	Nine Network ABC1	4 April
Zero Hour Zero Hour	Network Ten	Seven Network	1 May
Celebrity Fit Club	LifeStyle You[38]	VH1	18 August
Friends	GEM	Nine Network	26 September
Life Begins Mighty Ships	7mate	Seven Network	2 October
Two and a Half Men	FOX8	Arena	October
The Nanny	GEM	GO!	23 October
Murder, She Wrote	GEM	Go!	8 November
Family, The The Family[39]	SBS One	Network Ten	Still to debut
Life Begins Life Begins[39]	SBS One	Seven Network	Still to debut

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.

Program	Free-to-air network	Subscription network	Date
Colbert Report, The The Colbert Report[40][41][42]	ABC2	The Comedy Channel	5 January
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King[43]	GO!	Movie Extra	6 January
Seven Ages of Rock Seven Ages of Rock[36][44]	ABC1	BBC Knowledge	7 January
Children of Earth Children of Earth[36]	ABC2	UK.TV and BBC HD	8 January
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story[45]	Nine Network	UK.TV	17 January
Breaking Bad Breaking Bad[40][46]	ABC2	showcase	22 January
Why Ancient Egypt Fell Why Ancient Egypt Fell[47]	ABC1	Discovery Channel	26 January
Durham County Durham County[48]	ABC2	showcase[49]	2 February
James May's Big Ideas James May's Big Ideas[39][50][51]	SBS One	BBC Knowledge	5 February
I'm From Rolling Stone[52]	ABC2	MTV[53]	15 February
The Neanderthal Code[54]	ABC1	National Geographic Channel	25 February and 4 March
Sanctuary Sanctuary[40][55]	ABC2	Sci-Fi Channel	1 March
Saving Grace Saving Grace[56]	Network Ten	showcase	2 March
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens[57][58]	ABC2	Movie Extra	2 May
Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles	Network Ten	Cartoon Network	16 December
Benidorm Benidorm[59][60]	7Two	UK.TV	Still to debut
Hung Hung[61][62]	7Two	showcase	Still to debut
City, The The City[63]	Go!	MTV	Still to debut

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
Around the World in 80 Gardens Around the World in 80 Gardens[65]	BBC Knowledge	ABC1	5 January
Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice	BBC Knowledge	SBS One	6 January
Casper's Scare School Casper's Scare School	Cartoon Network	ABC1	25 January
Moving Wallpaper[66]	UKTV	ABC2[67]	29 January
Echo Beach Echo Beach[66]	UKTV	ABC2[67]	29 January
Ashes to Ashes Ashes to Ashes[29][68]	UKTV	ABC1[69]	10 February
World's Strictest Parents[70]	The LifeStyle Channel	Seven Network	16 February
Mistresses	UK.TV	Seven Network	25 February
In Plain Sight[71]	13th Street	Network Ten	12 March
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes Stanley Kubrick's Boxes[72]	Bio.	ABC2	16 March
Big Love Big Love[73]	showcase	SBS One	25 March
Eli Stone Eli Stone[74]	Arena	Seven Network	5 May
Life Life[75]	13th Street	Network Ten	7 May
George Gently[76]	UKTV	ABC1	16 May
Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money[77]	Universal Channel	Seven Network	6 July
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Keeping Up with the Kardashians[78]	E!	Seven Network	10 August
Lilies Lilies[65]	BBC Knowledge	ABC1	Still to debut