List of programmes broadcast by Sky Free
New Zealand-made television programmes
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Bravo
The following programmes were screened on Bravo.
Current programming
Reality / non-scripted
- The Circus (2021)[3]
- The Real Housewives of Auckland (2016)
Three
The following programmes were screened on Three.
Current programming
| Title | Genre | First air date | Series | Status | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThreeNews | News | 6 July 2024 | 33 | Previously 3 National News (1989–98), 3 News (1998–2016), Newshub, (2016-2024) | ||
| 7 Days | Panel show | 21 August 2009 | 14 | Season 14 ongoing | [4] | |
| CRC Motorsport | Sport | 17 January 2010 | ||||
| The Block NZ | Reality competition | 4 July 2012 - 9 October 2022 |
10 | Cancelled[5][6][7] | [8] | |
| Dancing with the Stars | Talent show | 31 May 2015 | 3 | Renewed[9] | Series 6–present, moved from TV One | [10] |
| MasterChef New Zealand | Reality competition | 26 July 2015 | 1 | Renewed[9] | Season 6–present, moved from TV One | [11] |
| Arranged | Docuseries | 20 March 2016 | 3 | Season 3 ongoing | [12] | |
| The Hui | Current affairs show | 10 April 2016 | 6 | Renewed[13] | [14] | |
| R&R with Eru & K'Lee | Talk show | 16 May 2016 | 4 | Previously R&R with Robert Rakete (2016–17) | [15] | |
| Married at First Sight NZ | Reality | 1 October 2017 | 3 | Pending | [16] | |
| Ford Ranger New Zealand Rural Games | Sports | 17 March 2018 | 4 | Pending | [17] | |
| Fish of the Day | Sports | 7 April 2019 | 3 | Pending | Season 3–present, moved from Prime | [18] |
| Mean Mums | Sitcom | 16 July 2019 | 2 | Renewed[19] | [20] | |
| Golden Boy | Sitcom | 16 July 2019 | 2 | Pending | [21] | |
| New Zealand Today | Satire | 23 August 2019 | 2 | Renewed[22] | [23] | |
| The Gulf | Crime drama | 26 August 2019 | 2 | Pending | [24] | |
| David Lomas Investigates | Docuseries | 14 April 2020 | 2 | Renewed[9] | [25] | |
| 2nd Chance Charlie | Reality competition | 17 June 2020 | 2 | Pending | [26] | |
| Head High | Drama | 28 June 2020 | 2 | Pending | [27] | |
| ITM Fishing | Sports | 1 August 2020 | 2 | Pending | Previously The ITM Fishing Show (2008–13) | [28] |
| Patrick Gower: On | Docuseries | 31 August 2020 | 4 (films) | Renewed[9] | Documentary film series | [29] |
| Match Fit | Reality | 20 October 2020 | 1 | Renewed[9] | [30] | |
| Bay Patrol | Docuseries | 14 April 2021 | 1 | Pending | [31] | |
| The Masked Singer NZ | Reality competition | 9 May 2021 | 1 | Renewed[9] | [32] | |
| Piri's Tiki Tour | Docuseries | 8 August 2021 | 1 | Pending | Season 4–present, moved from Whakaata Māori | [33] |
| House Rules NZ | Reality competition | 10 September 2023 | 1 | Pending | Season 1–present | [34] |
| n00b | Sitcom | 17 October 2024 | 1 | Pending | [35] |
Former programming
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aotearoa Music Awards | Awards show | 19 November 2015 | 15 November 2020 | 6 | Previously aired on various networks including Three, moved to TVNZ 2. | [36] |
| Moving Out with Kanoa | Lifestyle | 14 November 2019 | 19 December 2019 | 1 | [37] | |
| Newshub Late | Current affairs show | 1 February 2016 | 31 May 2024 | Previously Newsworthy (2015) | ||
| Newshub Nation | Current affairs show | 20 March 2010 | 2 December 2023 | 12 | Previously The Nation (2010–17) | |
| AM | Breakfast Television | 13 February 2017 | 5 July 2024 | 6 |
Dramas
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The New Adventures of Black Beauty | Period family drama | 2 June 1990 | 1990 | 1 | ||
| Homeward Bound | Soap opera | 11 June 1992 | 29 October 1992 | 1 | [38] | |
| Cover Story | Drama | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | Moved to TV One for series 2. | [39] |
| The Strip | Drama | 5 March 2002 | 11 November 2003 | 2 | [40] | |
| Mataku | Anthology drama | 3 October 2002 | 19 December 2002 | 2 | Moved to TV One for season 3. | [41] |
| Outrageous Fortune | Comedy-drama | 12 July 2005 | 9 November 2010 | 6 | [42] | |
| Doves of War | Thriller | 2 February 2006 | 2006 | 1 | [43] | |
| The Almighty Johnsons | Fantasy drama | 7 February 2011 | 26 September 2013 | 3 | [44] | |
| Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Crime drama | 17 August 2011 | 21 September 2011 | 1 | Miniseries | [45] |
| The Blue Rose | Crime drama | 4 February 2013 | 29 April 2013 | 1 | [46] | |
| Harry | Crime drama | 8 May 2013 | 12 June 2013 | 1 | [47] | |
| Hope and Wire | Drama | 3 July 2014 | 17 July 2014 | 1 | [48] | |
| Westside | Comedy-drama | 31 May 2015 | 16 November 2020 | 6 | [49] | |
| Jonah | Drama | 18 August 2019 | 19 August 2019 | 1 | Miniseries | [50] |
| Friends Like Her | Drama | 15 April 2024 | 6 May 2024 | 1 | Television series | [51] |
| Tangata Pai | Drama | 16 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 | 1 | Television series | [52] |
Comedies
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter to Blanchy | Sitcom | 1 December 1989 | Series later picked up by TV One | |||
| The Billy T James Show | Sitcom | 13 June 1990 | 1990 | 1 | [53] | |
| Issues | Sketch comedy | 14 August 1990 1992 |
1990 1993 |
3 | Previously known as 1990: The Issues (season 1), Moved to TV One for More Issues (season 2), then back to TV3. | |
| Away Laughing | Sketch | 6 May 1991 | 1992 | 2 | ||
| Melody Rules | Sitcom | 1994 | 1995 | 2 | [54] | |
| bro'Town | Adult animation comedy | 22 September 2004 | 24 May 2009 | 5 | [55] | |
| Pulp Sport | Sports comedy | 10 November 2005 | 16 October 2009 | 5 | Seasons 3–7, Moved from C4. | [56] |
| The Jaquie Brown Diaries | Sitcom | 25 July 2008 | 11 December 2009 | 2 | [57] | |
| Comedy Gala | Comedy | 6 May 2009 | 27 April 2018 | 10 | Moved from and then back to TVNZ 2. | [58] |
| @Seven | Comedy | 21 December 2009 | 22 January 2010 | 1 | [59] | |
| Radiradirah | Sketch comedy | 21 May 2010 | 9 July 2010 | 1 | [60] | |
| Wanna-Ben | Comedy | 8 October 2010 | 23 March 2012 | 2 | [61] | |
| The Best of Moon TV | Comedy | 7 January 2011 | 4 February 2011 | 1 | ||
| Super City | Sketch comedy | 11 February 2011 | 20 September 2013 | 2 | [62] | |
| The Jono Project | Sketch comedy | 20 May 2011 | 18 November 2011 | 1 | Moved from C4 after season 1. | [63] |
| Brown Bruthaz | Comedy | 14 October 2011 | 11 November 2011 | 1 | [64] | |
| Hounds | Comedy | 1 June 2012 | 6 July 2012 | 1 | [65] | |
| Golden | Comedy | 17 June 2012 | 22 July 2012 | 1 | [66] | |
| Jono and Ben | Satire | 13 July 2012 | 15 November 2018 | 7 | Previously known as Jono and Ben at Ten from seasons 1–3. | [67] |
| Sunny Skies | Sitcom | 8 February 2013 | 15 March 2013 | 1 | [68] | |
| Chopper's Republic of Anzakistan | Comedy | 17 July 2015 | 21 August 2015 | 1 | [69] | |
| Funny Girls | Sketch comedy | 23 October 2015 | 20 September 2018 | 3 | [70] | |
| Subject: Dad | Comedy | 2 February 2018 | 20 April 2018 | 1 | [71] | |
- 7 Days of Sport (2015)[72]
- A Thousand Apologies (2008)[73]
- After Hours (2014)[74]
- AotearoHA: Next Big Things (2011)
- AotearoHA: Rising Stars (2015)
- Ben & Steve: World Famous In (2013)[75]
- Ewen Gilmour: Westie Legend (2015)[74]
- Love Mussel (2001)[76]
- The Millen Baird Show (2008)[77]
- Poking the Borax (2011)[78]
- The Radio (2013)[79]
- Skitz (1993–97)
- Tele Laughs (1996–97)
Reality / non-scripted
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | Consumer protection | 1999 | 7 August 2012 | 14 | [80] | |
| Going Straight | Reality competition | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | [81] | |
| Downsize Me! | Reality | August 2005 | November 2008 | 3 | [82] | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | Reality competition | 12 February 2006 | 23 April 2006 | 1 | [83] | |
| Wa$ted! | Reality | 20 February 2007 | 8 April 2008 | 2 | [84] | |
| Downsize My Pet! | Reality | 18 September 2007 | 13 December 2007 | 1 | [85] | |
| New Zealand's Next Top Model | Reality competition | 13 March 2009 | 2 September 2011 | 3 | [86] | |
| Destroyed in Seconds | Docuseries | March 2010 | 1 | [87] | ||
| The Real Hustle New Zealand | Docuseries | 22 March 2010 | 24 May 2010 | 1 | [88] | |
| Road Cops | Factual | 16 August 2010 | 16 June 2015 | 4 | [89] | |
| Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger | Reality | 7 February 2011 | 11 April 2011 | 1 | [90] | |
| The GC | Reality | 2 May 2012 | 7 April 2014 | 2 | Moved to Four for series 3. | [91] |
| The X Factor | Reality competition | 21 April 2013 | 18 May 2015 | 2 | [92] | |
| The Great Food Race | Reality competition | 2 February 2014 | 27 April 2014 | 1 | [93] | |
| Cadbury Dream Factory | Reality competition | 20 February 2014 | 10 April 2014 | 1 | [94] | |
| The Bachelor New Zealand | Dating game show | 17 March 2015 | 22 May 2017 | 3 | Moved to TVNZ 2 for series 4. | [95] |
| Come Dine with Me New Zealand | Reality competition | 15 June 2015 | 7 August 2015 | 1 | [96] | |
| Grand Designs New Zealand | Docuseries | 4 October 2015 | 9 November 2020 | 6 | Moved to TVNZ 1. | [97] |
- 111 Emergency (2011)
- Big (2011)
- The Big Stuff (2008)
- Cafe Secrets (2011–12)
- Candid Camera (1991–92)
- Creative Living (2016)
- Crime Exposed (2013)
- Does My Bum Look Big? (2007)
- Dog Patrol (2011)
- Drug Bust (2011–12)
- Emergency Heroes (2009–10)
- The Family (2003)[98]
- Family Secret (2013–14)
- Fusion Feasts (2013–14)
- Hitched (2009–10)
- Honey, We're Killing the Kids (2006)
- New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker (2010–13)
- Hot Property (2000–03)
- The Kitchen Job (2008–10)
- Lost & Found (2015–19)[99]
- Marae DIY (2015–16, moved from and back to Māori Television)[100]
- Million Dollar Catch (2009)
- Money Man (2006–09)
- Native Kitchen (2015–16)
- A New Zealand Food Story (2020)[101]
- Noise Control (2011)
- On the Grill (2012)
- Police Stop (1996–97)
- Reality Trip (2015)
- Reel Late with Kate (2010–11)
- The Ridges (2012)[102]
- Road Madness (2012–15)
- Lion Red. RUGBY CLUB (1998) About the North Harbour rugby union in the 1998 NPC first division season.
- Saving Gen-Y (2013)
- The Secret Lives of Dancers (2010–14)
- Sing Like a Superstar (2005)
- Smokefreerockquest (1996, 1998–2000, 2006, 2016)
- Testing the Menu (2013)
- Think Tank (2011–13)
- Thirsty Work (2016)
- Ansett New Zealand Time of Your Life (1996–97)
- Under the Grill (2011)
- What's Really in Our Food? (2008–12)
- World Kitchen (2009–11)
Awards shows
Game shows
| Title | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale of the Century | 5 September 1994 | 1995 | Moved from TV2 and TV One. | ||
| Woolworths Ready Steady Cook | 13 July 1998 | September 1998 | 1 | Moved to TV2. | |
| Joker Poker | 10 February 2007 | 25 May 2008 | 4 | [103] | |
| Deal or No Deal | 6 June 2007 | 26 December 2007 | 1 | [104] | |
| Would I Lie to You? | 12 February 2012 | 28 September 2012 | 1 | [105] | |
| Family Feud | 15 February 2016 | 27 November 2017 | 3 | [106] | |
| All Star Family Feud | 28 March 2016 | 29 November 2018 | 3 | [107] |
- Off the Planet (1997)
- Perfect Match (1989–1990)
- The Price Is Right (1992)
News and information
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Current Affair | Current affairs | 1989 | 16 February 1990 | |||
| Nightline | Late-night news | 12 February 1990 | 20 December 2013 | [108] | ||
| 60 Minutes | News magazine | 25 March 1990 13 February 2002 |
1992 2 December 2012 |
Moved to TV One from 1993–2002, then to Prime. | ||
| The Westcott File | Current affairs | 9 July 1990 | 1990 | |||
| The Ralston Group | Talk show | 13 June 1991 | 23 August 1994 | 4 | [109] | |
| 20/20 | News magazine | 10 January 1993 | 10 December 2003 | Moved to TV2, then TVNZ 1. | [110] | |
| Sports Tonight | Sports news | 15 February 2004 | 21 December 2012 | [111] | ||
| Campbell Live | Current affairs | 21 March 2005 | 29 May 2015 | [112] | ||
| Sunrise | Breakfast television | 2 October 2007 | 9 April 2010 | [113] | ||
| ASB Business | News | 6 October 2008 | 8 April 2010 | [114] | ||
| Firstline | Breakfast television | 7 March 2011 | 2 April 2015 | 5 | [115] | |
| Three60 | Current affairs | 6 May 2012 | November 2015 | 4 | [116] | |
| Media3 | Media affairs | 11 August 2012 | 3 July 2013 | 2 | [117] | |
| 3D | Current affairs | 6 March 2013 | 14 December 2015 | 3 | Previously known as 3rd Degree (2013–14) | [118] |
| The Vote | Current affairs debate show | 27 March 2013 | 6 November 2013 | 1 | [119] | |
| The Paul Henry Show | Late-night news | 27 January 2014 | 19 December 2014 | 1 | [120] | |
| Paul Henry | Breakfast television | 7 April 2015 | 16 December 2016 | 2 | [121] | |
| Newsworthy | Late-night news | 8 June 2015 | 18 December 2015 | 1 | [122] | |
| Story | Current affairs | 10 August 2015 | 16 December 2016 | 2 | [123] | |
| The Café | Breakfast television | 11 April 2016 | 2020 | 5 | [124] | |
| The Spinoff TV | Current affairs | 22 June 2018 | 5 October 2018 | 1 | [125] | |
| Rebuilding Paradise with Paul Henry | Current affairs | 20 April 2020 | 14 May 2020 | 1 | [126] |
- 5:30 Live (1993–94)
- Four Corners (1993–94)
Documentaries
- Aftershock – Would You Survive? (2008)
- Both Worlds (2012–18)[127]
- The Eruption: Stories of Survival (2020)[128]
- Funny Roots (2012)
- The Good Shit (2018)[129]
- Great War Stories (2014–18)[130]
- House of Champions (2019)[131]
- Inside New Zealand (1991–2013)
- The James Gang Rides Again (9 August 1990)
- Kiwis Coming Home (2021)[132]
- Missing Pieces (2009–12)
- Options (1990)
- Pacman (1990)
- Prison Families (2013–14)
- The Race for Motutapu (2018)
- Reaching for the Skies (1990)
- Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Sporting Moments (2011)
- Stan (2018)
- Taranaki Hard (2020)[133]
- Te Mana Te Ihi Te Wairua (1990)
- Til Death Do Us Part: The Antony de Malmanche Story (2015)
- The Valley (2017)
- Waka (1990)
- Who Owns New Zealand Now? (2017)[134]
Sports
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gone Fishin' | Fishing | 20 November 1993 | 19 July 2020 | 26 | [135] | |
| Outdoors with Geoff | Fishing | 2003 | 26 March 2016 | 17 | [136] | |
| The ITM Fishing Show | Fishing | 26 April 2008 | September 2013 | 6 | Season 5–10, Moved from TV One after season 4, then back after season 10. | [137] |
| Big Angry Fish | Fishing | 29 April 2012 | 8 September 2019 | 8 | [138] | |
| Big Bash Boxing | Professional boxing | 1 July 2016 | 12 November 2016 | [139] |
- Aussie Big League (1993–94)
- Cup Talk (2011)
- Golf World (2013–16)
- Makita Sports Machine (1994)
- Mobil Motorsport Show (1996)
- Mobil Sport (1990–95)
- Reebok 3 Sport Sunday (1992)
- Sportsworld (1989)
- Wynn's Sport (1990–91)
Children's and youth programming
| Title | Genre | First air date | Last air date | No. of series |
Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infocus | News magazine | 15 September 1990 | 1995 | |||
| 3pm | Children's | 3 February 1992 | 25 December 1992 | |||
| You and Me | Children's | 13 July 1992 | 1998 | [140] | ||
| Oscar and Friends | Children's animation adventure | 30 December 1995 | 20 January 1996 | 1 | ||
| Suzy's World | Children's education | September 1999 | September 2002 | 4 | [141] | |
| Being Eve | Comedy-drama | 25 August 2001 | 12 July 2002 | 2 | [142] | |
| Sticky TV | Children's | 2002 4 July 2016 |
2011 25 December 2017 |
Moved to Four, then back to Three again. | [143] | |
| Maddigan's Quest | Children's fantasy | 11 February 2006 | 5 May 2006 | 1 | [144] | |
| The Moe Show | Children's | 19 December 2016 | 4 August 2017 | 2 | Seasons 3–4, Moved from Four. | [145] |
| Amped | Children's programming | 8 April 2020 | 1 May 2020 | 1 | [146] |
- Aunties' Alphabet (1991)
- Ice As (2000)
- Ice TV (1995–1999)
- Push Play (2010)
- Short Sportz (1991–93)
- The Simon Eliot Show (2007–08)
Saturday morning
- Pacific Beat St (2006–10)
- Ya Hoo (1991–93)
Television films
| Title | Genre | First air date | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Crime drama | 22 February 2002 | [148] | |
| Stolen | Crime drama | 28 July 2010 | [149] | |
| Toke | Crime drama | 14 September 2020 | [150] |
- Aftershock (2008)
ThreeNow
Former channels
C4
The following programmes were screened on C4.
Comedy
- Back of the Y (2008–09)
- Bogan Family Films (2010)
- Jono’s New Show (2008)
- The Jono Project (2010)
- Pulp Sport (2003–04)
Reality / non-scripted
- Making Tracks (2008–10)
- Roll the Dai (2007)
- Roll the Dai: Outback (2008)
- Smokefreerockquest (2007–10)
- Studentville (2006–07)
Documentaries
- Rocked the Nation: 100 NZ Music Moments (2008)
- Rocked the Nation 2: 100 NZ Pop Culture Stories (2009)
Game shows
- Pop! Goes the Weasel (2005–07)
- Celebrity Joker Poker (2007–08)
Awards shows
- New Zealand Music Awards (2004–10)
News and information
- Special Features (2005–08)
Music shows
- 6 Degrees
- 10 Reasons
- 10 Years Of... (2007)
- Added This Week (2003)
- Ampd (2003–06)
- The Big Breakfast (2007)
- Blender (2004)
- The Boost Mobile Holla Hour (2006)
- C4U (2013)
- Edge Chart (2003)
- The Best...
- Spoon
- Homegrown (2003)
- Insert Video Here
- Intellectual Property (2003–06)
- The Official NZ Top 40 (2003–10)
- Select (2003–10)
- Select Live (2003–10)
- So Hot Right Now
- Steel Mill
- Top 10/100
- U Choose 40 (2006–11, 2013)
- Video Hits
- What's The Theme?
- Fade To Black
Four
The following programmes were screened on Four.
Children's programming
- Kiwisport TV (2011)
- The Moe Show (2013–16)
- Sticky TV (2011–16)
News and information
- Drew and Shannon Live (2011)
- Four Live (2012–14)
Reality / non-scripted
- The GC (2015)
- Smirnoff Night Project (2011)
- Smokefreerockquest (2011–15)
Awards shows
- New Zealand Music Awards (2011–14)