2019 in Australian television

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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2019, the 64th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

List of years in Australian television
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January

Date Event Source
1 The annual Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks are broadcast by the ABC [1]
5 The Nine Network announced new co-hosts for Today, Today Extra and Weekend Today following the exit of Karl Stefanovic, Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys in late 2018 amidst declining ratings for the morning brands. Deborah Knight, Tom Steinfort and Tony Jones will join Georgie Gardner as presenters of Today, while David Campbell will co-host Weekend Today and three of five days of Today Extra, with Richard Wilkins co-hosting two days of Today Extra. [2]
14 The 2019 Australian Open will air on the Nine Network, after the network purchased the broadcasting rights from the Seven Network, who had held the rights since 1973 [3]

February

Date Event Source
10 The official 2019 OzTam television ratings period begins [4]
18 The Nine Network claims the first week of an official ratings season for the first time since 2009. [5]

April

Date Event Source
14 A two-week suspension in OzTam television ratings begins for the Easter break. [4]
28 Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter. [4]

June

Date Event Source
20 WIN Television axes the Four Regions: Central West, Riverina, Border North East and Wide Bay local news bulletins because of insufficient commercial viability to fund those Regions news operations. [6]

August

Date Event Source
21 After 6 and 12 years off free to air television, it is announced that long running U.S. daytime soaps Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless will return to the Nine Network and resume from 2 September 2019 airing on multichannel 9Gem. With the two soaps returning, this move resumes the 4-decade tradition of daytime soap operas on Australian television and dethrones The Bold and the Beautiful (broadcast on Network 10) as the only U.S. soap opera on free to air television. [7]

October

Date Event Source
18 Seven West Media and Prime Media Group announce they'll Merge to Become Australia's Largest Television Network [8]

November

Date Event Source
30 The last day of the official 2019 OzTam television ratings period [4]

December

Date Event Source
1 The Nine Network wins the ratings season for the first time since 2006, defeating the Seven Network. [9]
4 Network 10 parent company CBS Corporation merges with MTV and Nick parent Viacom, forming ViacomCBS. [10]

Television channels

New channels

Channel closures

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Bloom 1 JanuaryStan[13]
Aussie Lobster Men 12 February7mate[14]
Total Control 13 OctoberABC[15]
Blue Water Empire 25 JuneABC[16]
The Cry 3 FebruaryABC[17]
Diary of an Uber Driver 14 AugustABC[18]
Escape from the City 3 JanuaryABC[17]
Frayed 16 OctoberABC[17]
The Gates of Hell TBAABC[17]
Hardball 22 AprilABC[17]
The Heights 22 FebruaryABC[17]
The InBESTigators 21 JuneABC Me[17]
The Unlisted 15 SeptemberABC Me[17]
Christians Like Us 3 AprilSBS[19]
Mastermind 15 AprilSBS[19]
Medicine or Myth 20 MaySBS[19]
My Family Secret TBASBS[19]
The Hunting 1 AugustSBS[19]
Australian Gangster TBASeven Network[20]
Extreme Weddings TBASeven Network[20]
Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries 21 FebruarySeven Network[20]
The Proposal 27 AugustSeven Network[20]
Inside 'The G' 19 SeptemberSeven Network[20]
Undercurrent 30 JanuarySeven Network[20]
Celebrity Name Game 13 MayNetwork 10[21]
Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway 24 FebruaryNetwork 10[21]
Five Bedrooms 15 MayNetwork 10[21]
Mr. Black 7 MayNetwork 10[21]
My Life is Murder 17 JulyNetwork 10[21]
The Masked Singer Australia 23 SeptemberNetwork 10[22]
Bad Mothers 18 FebruaryNine Network[23]
Lego Masters 28 AprilNine Network[23]
Murder, Lies and Alibis 4 FebruaryNine Network[23]
The End TBAFox Showcase[24]
Lambs of God 21 JulyFox Showcase[25]
Upright TBAFox Showcase[26]
Ready Set Dance 21 JanuaryNick Jr[26]
Teen Mom Australia 7 JulyMTV[26]

Delayed to 2020

List of domestic delayed television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Hungry Ghosts TBASBS[27]
Between Two Worlds TBASeven Network[28]
The Secrets She Keeps TBANetwork 10[29]

International series

List of international television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Source
Cheat TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Gordon, Gino And Fred: Road Trip TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Cleaning Up TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Islands of America TBASeven NetworkUnited States[20]
Manhunt TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Hatton Garden TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Miss Scarlet and The Duke TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
Proven Innocent TBASeven NetworkUnited States[20]
The Bay TBASeven NetworkUnited Kingdom[20]
The Passage TBASeven NetworkUnited States[20]
The Gilded Age TBANetwork 10United States[21]
New Amsterdam TBANine NetworkUnited States[23]
Dynasties with David Attenborough TBANine NetworkUnited Kingdom[23]
Chernobyl TBAFox ShowcaseUnited States[26]
Devs TBAFox ShowcaseUnited States[26]
Fosse/Verdon TBAFox ShowcaseUnited States[26]
Les Misérables TBABBC FirstUnited Kingdom[26]
Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club TBAMTVUnited States[26]
Magnum P.I. TBAFOX8United States[26]
Roswell, New Mexico TBAFOX8United States[26]
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists TBAFOX8United States[26]
The InBetween TBAUniversal TVUnited States[26]
The Great Kiwi Bake Off TBALifeStyle FoodNew Zealand[26]
The Hills: New Beginnings TBAMTVUnited States[26]
Snack World 2 November Cartoon Network Japan [30]
Tipping Point 2 December Nine Network United Kingdom [31]

Programming changes

Changes to network affiliation

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.

List of domestic television series which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Source
Love Island Australia7 OctoberNine Network9Go![23]
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Source
Bakugan: Battle Planet 14 July 9Go! Cartoon Network

Free-to-air premieres

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.

List of international television programs which premiered on free-to-air television for the first time
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Source

Subscription premieres

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.

List of domestic television programs which premiered on subscription television for the first time
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Source

Returning programs

Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.

ShowReturn datePrevious runType of returnPrevious channelNew/same channelSource
Changing Rooms 13 February 1998-2005 Revival Nine Network Network 10 [21]
Dancing with the Stars 18 February 2004-2015 New season Seven Network Network 10 [21]
SeaChange 6 August 1998-2000 New season ABC Nine Network [23]
Seven Year Switch 11 June 2016-2017 Reboot Seven Network same [20]
The Amazing Race Australia 28 October 2011-2014 Reboot Seven Network Network 10
Wife Swap Australia TBA 2012 Reboot LifeStyle You Seven Network [20]

Endings

List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source
Andrew Denton's Interview 24 August Seven Network 17 April 2018 [32]
Changing Rooms 23 February Network 10 13 February [33]
The Footy Show 25 September Nine Network 24 March 1994 [34]
Kids' WB 29 November Nine Network 16 September 2006 [32]
Pointless 10 May Network 10 23 July 2018 [35]
Saturday Night Rove 31 August Network 10 24 August [36]
Sunday Night 24 November Seven Network 8 February 2009 [37]

Deaths

See also

References

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