List of programming changes on Australian television in 2008

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	Previous network(s)	Date
Sensing Murder Sensing Murder	Nine Network	Network Ten	29 January 2008
Adult Swim Adult Swim	The Comedy Channel	Cartoon Network	11 March 2008
L Word, The The L Word[7]	Movie Extra	Seven Network	30 March 2008
Wild at Heart Wild at Heart [note 1] [11]	ABC1	Network Ten	21 June 2008
Hotel Babylon[12][13]	UK.TV	Nine Network	2 July
Three Sheets Three Sheets[14]	Discovery Travel and Living	Unknown	2 September 2008
One Tree Hill One Tree Hill	Arena	FOX8	20 October 2008
Jam & Jerusalem Jam & Jerusalem[15][16](From series 2)	UKTV	ABC TV	20 October 2008
Will & Grace Will & Grace[17]	Network Ten	Seven Network	27 October 2008
Friends Friends[18]	111 Hits	Arena	1 November 2008
Lost Lost[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	1 November 2008
Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger[18]	111 Hits	FOX8 and FOX Classics	1 November 2008
Will & Grace Will & Grace[18]	111 Hits	Arena	1 November 2008
Baywatch Baywatch[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	2 November 2008
Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	2 November 2008
Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show[18]	111 Hits	FOX Classics	2 November 2008
King of Queens, The The King of Queens[18]	111 Hits	FOX8 and FOX Classics	2 November 2008
NYPD Blue NYPD Blue[18]	111 Hits	FOX8 and FOX Classics	2 November 2008
Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	2 November 2008
That '70s Show That '70s Show[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	2 November 2008
3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun[18]	111 Hits	FOX Classics	3 November 2008
ALF ALF[18]	111 Hits	The Comedy Channel	3 November 2008
Ally McBeal Ally McBeal[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	3 November 2008
ER ER[18]	111 Hits	W. Channel	3 November 2008
Home Improvement Home Improvement[18]	111 Hits	FOX Classics	3 November 2008
Murphy Brown Murphy Brown[18]	111 Hits	FOX Classics	3 November 2008
Northern Exposure Northern Exposure[18]	111 Hits	FOX8	3 November 2008
Suddenly Susan Suddenly Susan[18]	111 Hits	Unknown	3 November 2008
Veronica's Closet Veronica's Closet[18]	111 Hits	Arena	3 November 2008
Without a Trace Without a Trace[18]	111 Hits	Arena	3 November 2008
Wonder Years, The The Wonder Years[18]	111 Hits	TV1	3 November 2008
Daily Show Global Edition, The The Daily Show Global Edition[19]	Network Ten	SBS TV	9 November 2008

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.

Date	Program	FTA	Pay TV
1 April	Ladette to Lady (Season 2)	The LifeStyle Channel	Nine Network	[21]
22 April	Balls of Steel	Nine Network	The Comedy Channel	[22]
2 May	I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (2006)	Network Ten	UK.TV	[23]
8 May	Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation	Seven Network	The LifeStyle Channel	[24][25]
23 June	Bear: Spy in the Woods	Nine Network	Animal Planet	[26][27]
1 July	Bad Lads Army (Season 2) (Axed after one episode)[28]	Nine Network	UK.TV	[29]
6 July	Dexter	Network Ten	Showcase	[30][31]
7 July	The F-Word (Season 2)	Nine Network	The LifeStyle Channel	[32]
18 July	The Graham Norton Show (Season 3)	ABC2	The Comedy Channel	[33]
12 August	Dog the Bounty Hunter	Nine Network	FOX8	[34]
8 September	The View	Nine Network	W. Channel	[35]
8 September	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Nine Network	Arena	[35]
27 August 2008	Apprentice, The The Apprentice[12][36][37][38]	Seven Network	UK.TV
4 October	Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert	Seven Network	Disney Channel	[39]
13 October	Louis and the Nazis	Seven Network	?	[40]
27 November	Life After People	Seven Network	The History Channel	[41]
29 November	Camp Rock	Seven Network	Disney Channel	[42][43][44]
3 December	Gossip Girl (axed after 3 episodes)[45]	Nine Network	FOX8	[46][47][48]
3 December	Victoria's Empire	ABC2	UK.TV	[49][50]
6 December	The Hills	Nine Network	MTV	[51] [52]
Still to debut	K-Ville	Network Ten	FOX8	[53]
Still to debut	The Long Firm	ABC1	Showtime	[54]
Still to debut	Unhitched	Network Ten	Still to be announced	[42][53]
Still to debut	Surgery Saved My Life	Seven Network	Discovery Channel Australia	[42][55]

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

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
That Mitchell and Webb Look That Mitchell and Webb Look[62]	UKTV	ABC1	18 February 2008
North and South[63]	UKTV	ABC TV[64]	20 March
Afterlife[63]	UKTV	Nine Network	29 March
Complete Guide to Parenting, The The Complete Guide to Parenting[63]	UKTV	ABC TV[65]	31 March
Star Stories[66]	UKTV	ABC TV	7 April
Bleak House[67]	UKTV	ABC TV[68]	8 May
Hyperdrive[67][69]	UKTV	ABC TV	26 May
IT Crowd, The The IT Crowd[70]	UKTV	ABC TV[71]	16 June
Office, The The Office[72]	TV1	Network Ten	4 September 2008
Jam & Jerusalem[73]	UKTV	ABC TV[74]	8 September 2008
Never Did Me Any Harm[75]	The LifeStyle Channel	[citation needed]	8 September
Madness Of Modern Families, The The Madness of Modern Families[75]	The LifeStyle Channel	ABC TV[citation needed]	11 September
How to Look Good Naked[75]	The LifeStyle Channel	Network Ten[citation needed]	21 September
Primeval[15][76]	UKTV	Nine Network[77]	7 October 2008
It's Me or the Dog[78]	The LifeStyle Channel	[citation needed]	8 November
Paradise or Bust[78]	The LifeStyle Channel	[citation needed]	17 November
Robin Hood[79]	UKTV / BBC HD	ABC TV	18 November 2008