This is a list of Australian television events and premieres that occurred in 2015, the 60th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
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1 | The ABC's coverage of Sydney New Year's Eve is widely panned for the second consecutive year, with criticism of technical issues, lame skits and awkward interviews. Ratings were however slightly higher than the previous year. | [1][2] |
4 | The City of Sydney announces it will put its 2015–16 Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks coverage to tender, following the conclusion of ABC's two-year contract. | [3] |
9 | OzTAM reveals final ratings data for the 2014 television year, which takes into account consolidated viewing figures. It shows Seven Network was the most watched network with 30.1% share, Channel Seven was most watched primary channel with 21.7% share and GO! the most watched multichannel with 4.7% share. The most watched program of 2014 was the 2014 AFL Grand Final at 2,828,000 metro viewers. The Nine Network won all three key demographics except 55+ which was won by Seven Network. The most watched non-sport program (and second overall) was the announcement of the winners of My Kitchen Rules with 2,712,000 viewers. The highest-rated multichannel program was day six of the 2014 Commonwealth Games with 582,000 viewers on One, and The Hunger Games movie was most watched non-sport program with 458,000 viewers on GO! The second round semi-final AFL match between Hawthorn Hawks and Port Adelaide was most watched program on subscription television with 479,000 viewers on Fox Footy, and sport made up the entire list of top-20 most watched programs on Foxtel. | [4] |
12 | Channel Nine airs the global launch of the Fast4 Tennis format, broadcasting an exhibition match between Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt live from Sydney Entertainment Centre. | [5][6] |
15 | Foxtel's movie streaming service Presto launches a television spin-off of its movie streaming service entitled Preto TV, as a joint venture with Seven West Media, the first of three major streaming companies launching in early 2015. | [7][8][9] |
16 | SBS Director of TV and Online Tony Iffland quits the network, replaced by Marshall Heald. | [10] |
20 | Sky News Australia rebrands its primary channel as "Sky News Live", dropping the "Sky News National" branding. | [11] |
26 | Streaming service Stan, a joint venture between Fairfax Media and Nine Entertainment, officially launched. | [12][13] |
The twentieth anniversary of subscription television in Australia, following the launch of the Galaxy service on 26 January 1995. | [14] | |
29 | Channel Ten aired the 4th AACTA Awards. | [15] |
31 | Channel Seven, Channel Nine and ABC Brisbane, as well as ABC News 24 and Sky News Australia nationally, broadcast coverage of the 2015 Queensland state election. Nine's coverage of 146,000 metro Brisbane viewers outrages other local coverage, with ABC News 24 outrating Sky News in national coverage. | [16][17] |
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1 | Ten's Family Feud began airing on Sundays, bringing its run from five to six times weekly. | [18] |
2 | Seven aired Super Bowl XLIX for the first time, as part of a five-year broadcast deal with the NFL, shared with ESPN. It would be watched by 354,000 viewers on Seven (up 144,000 viewers on the previous year broadcast on One), and another 94,000 on ESPN. | [19][20][21] |
8 | The official 2015 OzTam television ratings period begins. | [22] |
In a rare programming move, Channel Seven will not air a traditional 6pm Seven News bulletin in capital cities, instead airing a documentary Inside the Siege: The Untold Story, featuring exclusive interviews with Melissa Doyle on the survivors of the 2014 Martin Place siege. | [23] | |
9 | From 9 February until 29 March, Fox Sports 3 features cricket programming exclusively, coordinating with the Australian hosted 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. | [24] |
15 | The second part of telemovie The House of Hancock goes to air with last minute edits and a disclaimer, following legal action from the series' subject Gina Rinehart, on the grounds of defamation. | [25] |
17 | Russian based news channel RT (Russia Today) launches on the Foxtel platform on channel 658. | [26] |
Christian-based religious channel Daystar launches on the Foxtel platform on channel 193. | [27][28] |
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12 | The subscription television industry's ASTRA Awards are held in Sydney, hosted by Giuliana Rancic. Sky News Australia wins the major award of 'channel of the year.' | [29] |
15 | Horse racing subscription channel TVN closes, following a separation agreement between its NSW and Victorian shareholders | [30] |
Andrew Flintoff wins the inaugural series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. | [31] | |
16 | Millionaire Hot Seat gives away $540,000 to a contestant, a record for both the show and Australian afternoon game shows, eclipsing $535,500 given away by rival show Million Dollar Minute five months earlier. | [32] |
21 | Sky Racing World will be replaced by Sky Thoroughbred Central, designed to cater to fans of thoroughbred racing following the earlier closure of TVN. Additionally, the channel will be moved to the basic tier of the Foxtel platform. | [33] |
22 | Nominations for the 2015 Logie Awards are announced, with Andy Lee, Asher Keddie, Carrie Bickmore, Hamish Blake, Scott Cam and Stephen Peacocke all nominated for the Gold Logie. With 32 nominations, the ABC has the most of any network. Home & Away has the most nominations by a TV programme. | [34] |
23 | Foxtel launches its next generation iQ3 set top box. | [35] |
24 | American streaming service Netflix launches in Australia. | [36] |
27 | Studio will be removed from the Foxtel platform, and its programming will continue solely on SBS One and SBS on Demand. | [37] |
Andrew Skarbek wins $1,016,000 on Million Dollar Minute, a record for an Australian afternoon game show (beating the previous record of Millionaire Hot Seat on 16 March), as well as the largest amount of money given away on Australian television (beating $1,000,000 prizes on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Big Brother and The Big Adventure). | [38] | |
28 | Foxtel Arts will launch on the Foxtel platform, as a replacement for Studio | [37] |
A two-hour timeshift channel for Foxtel Movies Disney launches on the Foxtel platform on channel 415. | [39] | |
Channels Seven, Nine and the ABC in Sydney, as well as ABC News 24 and Sky News Live nationally, will provide coverage of the 2015 NSW state election. ABC Sydney's coverage was most watched with 157,000 viewers while Sky's national coverage rated lowest with 49,000 viewers. | [40][41][42][43] | |
29 | A two-week Easter break in OzTam television ratings begins. | [22] |
The final of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup becomes the most watched event of the year to date, with an average estimated 3.81 million national viewers watching the event between both Channel Nine and Fox Sports. | [44] | |
31 | The Seven Network renews its exclusive broadcast rights to the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race until 2021. | [45] |
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10 | The ABC's Australia Plus portal becomes the first mainstream western media outlet with a registered portal in China. | [46] |
12 | Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter. | [22] |
It is revealed Prime Minister Tony Abbott will meet in private with the CEOs of Seven, Nine and Ten during the week ahead to discuss possible media reform, which could result in mergers between companies. | [47] | |
Fiona Falkiner will replace Hayley Lewis on this year's season of The Biggest Loser. Falkiner was previously a contestant on the program's first season. | [48] | |
25 | Ronan Keating reveals he will not return to The X Factor panel this year. Sister of pop superstar Kylie, Dannii Minogue confirms her return. | [49] |
26 | The World Game reporter Scott McIntyre is sacked by broadcaster SBS over inappropriate anti-Anzac tweets | [50] |
29 | Dee and Darren Jolly win The Block taking home A$935,000 following the auction, the highest win in the shows' history. Collectively, the four couples took home $3,165,000 making it the most money given away in a single episode by any television program worldwide. | [51] |
NITV make a formal complaint against ACT Police claiming one of its journalists was intimidated while filming a protest march in Canberra. | [52] | |
30 | Ten Network Holdings posts a net loss of A$264.4 million for the six months to March 2015. | [53] |
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3 | The Project co-host Carrie Bickmore wins the Gold Logie at the 57th TV Week Logie Awards. | [54] |
It is announced that singers James Blunt and Chris Isaak will join returning judge Guy Sebastian and existing judge Dannii Minogue as judges on the upcoming season of The X Factor. | [citation needed] | |
4 | Steve Flood and Will Stewart win the sixth season of My Kitchen Rules, becoming the first all male team to do so in the series' history. | [55] |
6 | Residents from the Sydney suburb of Mount Druitt and the Mayor of Blacktown Stephen Bali lead a call for SBS ONE to dump its three part series Struggle Street, labelling it "poverty porn" and saying the series unfairly portrayed participants in the docu-series and stereotyping locals. Blacktown Council stages a protest using garbage trucks outside SBS offices in Artarmon. The series goes to air as planned, winning its timeslot nationally and is the most watched program on television that night in Sydney, with the controversy claimed for the record ratings. | [56][57] |
Daniel McPherson announces he will quit as host of Dancing with the Stars to focus on his acting career. | [58] | |
7 | Tracy Grimshaw, the host of the Nine Network's flagship current affairs programme A Current Affair is taken to hospital after she fell off a horse in Sydney. | [59] |
8 | SBS sacks journalist Marion Ives over a post on Facebook. | [60] |
12 | The Labor Party announces it will block proposed laws which would allow the partially Government funded SBS to run more adverts during primetime. | [61] |
The Government cuts AU$1 million in funding to Screen Australia, who in turn warn it may result in reduced funding of Australian produced television programs. | [62] | |
13 | SBS quits the Freeview group. | [63] |
20 | SBS will broadcast the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals and finals live for the first time in Australia, with Australia competing and voting for the first time in the annual event. | [64] |
22 | WIN Television closes regional newsrooms in both Mildura and Mackay without warning, citing commercial viability. | [65] |
23 | The Morning Show regular and radio presenter Glenn Wheeler speaks for the first time since awaking from a coma following a motorcycle accident in January. | [66] |
27 | Sunrise co-host David Koch quits as chairman of the Organ and Tissue Authority after a Today Tonight story questioned the group's spending of public money, and additionally lashes out at Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash for launching an inquiry after being lobbied by a third party lobby group. | [67] |
Both ABC and SBS managing directors Mark Scott and Michael Ebeid face a Senate estimates hearing. Among the topics discussed with Scott were aggressive interviewing during the 2015 Australian federal budget, whether Q&A is biased towards leftist politics and his own future at the ABC. Ebeid was asked about controversial series Struggle Street, the cost of Australia's participation in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, how American sitcoms such as 30 Rock comply with the SBS charter and SBS refusing to air an anti same-sex marriage ad during its coverage of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. | [68][69][70] |
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5 | The Australian Communications & Media Authority reports the ABC and four subscription services failed to meet captioning targets in 2014. | [71] |
8 | Shane Bourne is announced the new co-host of Dancing with the Stars, while Adam Garcia will not return as a judge. | [72] |
11 | A2 Milk Company begins legal precedings against ABC program The Checkout, accusing the program of deceptive and misleading conduct, which the ABC will defend. | [73] |
The X Factor host Luke Jacobz apologies to a court via a lawyer after he was charged with drink driving on 31 May in Sydney. | [74] | |
A screaming Ben Ross breaks his arm during an arm-wrestling stunt live with Wendell Sailor on The Footy Show (NRL) | [75] | |
15 | Foxtel announces it will purchase a 15% stake of Ten Network Holdings for AU$77 million. The deal also sees Ten take a 24.99% stake in Multi Channel Network (MCN) and the option to take a 10% stake in Presto within two years. | [76] |
16 | No Victorian horse races will be broadcast on television due to the Racing Victoria failing to get all Melbourne clubs support for a new broadcast deal with the Seven Network at the same time a deal with existing broadcaster Sky Racing expired. | [77] |
Seven News and Sunday Night presenter Chris Bath quits the network after twenty years, reportedly over a pay dispute. | [78] | |
19 | Seven News Sydney presenter Mark Ferguson renews his contract with the Seven Network with a record AU$1.75 million a year for the next five years. They have also signed Ferguson to host the advertisements for the network's Sydney News Bulletin. | [79] |
22 | Racing Victoria gets all its members to agree to a new broadcast deal, which allows all Victorian horse racing events to be broadcast after a one-week absence. Races will be broadcast on a new Seven West Media owned digital channel which will officially launch in August. | [80] |
Jess and Ayden Hogan win the inaugural season of Reno Rumble. | [81] | |
The ABC is widely criticised for allowing convicted criminal Zaky Mallah to ask a question of the panel on Q&A. During the live program, Mallah suggests the actions of the Australian Government meant Muslims were justified in joining terrorist group Islamic State. The Government launches an inquiry into the ABC's handling of the incident and security procedures at the broadcater's Ultimo studios. | [82] | |
24 | The Australian Senate votes against a proposed amendment allowing SBS to increase primetime advertising. | [83] |
30 | A Perth court hears a drugs charge against reality star Brynne Edelsten. | [84] |
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4 | SBS ONE will rebrand, which will involve reverting to its original name of SBS. | [85][86] |
The Seven Network's Martin Place newsroom is evacuated following an electrical fault. The network's Sydney news bulletin fails to get to air, with the Melbourne bulletin airing for 30 minutes in Sydney followed by an episode of Border Security: International. | [87][88] | |
6 | Prime Minister Tony Abbott demands his frontbench ministry boycott Q&A following Zaky Mallah's controversial appearance on the program two weeks prior. | [89] |
Sky News Business announces it will rebrand as Sky News Money during primetime and overnight on weekdays. | [90] | |
13 | It is revealed the Federal Government will launch a review into the Australian Communications & Media Authority. | [91] |
15 | The X Factor host Luke Jacobz loses his licence for 12 months and is fined AU$700 after pleading guilty to drink driving | [92] |
20 | The Australian Government announces it will review local content laws, following complaints by the Australian production industry that networks are using New Zealand content to fulfill local content quotas, which count as Australian productions under the Australia-NZ Economic Trade Agreement. | [93] |
Steve and Tiana Falzon are declared winners of the third season of House Rules. | [94] | |
24 | The ABC announces it will be phasing out its retail stores. | [95] |
25 | Chris Bath leaves both Seven News and Sunday Night after 20 years with the news division of the Seven Network. | [96] |
27 | Billie McKay wins the seventh season of MasterChef Australia. | [97] |
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2 | The Seven Network launches court action against the Nine Network, claiming the latter's new reality cooking series The Hot Plate has infringed the copyright of Seven's My Kitchen Rules. | [98] |
6 | A judges dismisses the Seven Network's legal action against The Hot Plate. | [99] |
7 | Prime Minister Tony Abbott lifts a ban on his MPs appearing on the ABC's Q&A program. | [100] |
10 | The Nine Network, Foxtel and Telstra sign a new NRL broadcasting deal, worth AU$185 million per year for the 2018–2022 seasons. | [101] |
17 | Television personality Sophie Monk is allegedly groped by a member of the public while filming a challenge for the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. | [102] |
18 | The Seven Network, Foxtel and Telstra announce a new AFL broadcasting deal, totalling AU$2.508 billion (or $418 million per year) for the 2017–2022 seasons. | [103] |
Nine Entertainment confirms the sale of its Willoughby studios for $147.5 million | [104] | |
25 | The ABC apologies to Prime Minister Tony Abbott for letting a tweet with the username @AbbottLovesAnal appear on screen during Q&A. | [105] |
27 | The Australian Communications & Media Authority clears Leigh Sales of bias during a 7.30 interview with Joe Hockey in May. | [106] |
29 | Seven West Media will officially launch its horse racing digital channel, Racing.com, on channel 78 | [80][107] |
30 | Ellie Drennan is announced as the winner of the fourth season of The Voice. | [108] |
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2 | Channel Seven announces it has acquired the broadcast rights for the first 7 seasons of The Big Bang Theory, after a deal with distributor Warner Bros starting in October. The Nine Network previously had full rights. | [109] |
Personalities and staff from Seven, Nine, TEN, ABC, 2UE, 2GB, Fairfax and News Corp gather for a benefit to support The Morning Show regular Glenn Wheeler, who is recovering from an accident earlier in the year. | [110] | |
3 | British pop star Ed Sheeran will appear in an episode of Home & Away | [111] |
Fox Sports and Foxtel announce a new NBL broadcasting deal, for the next 5 years between 2015/16-2019/20 seasons. | [112] | |
7 | Emma Freedman wins the fifteenth season of Dancing with the Stars. | [113] |
8 | Anirudh wins the inaugural season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee. | [114] |
9 | The Australian Communications & Media Authority finds the Nine Network's A Current Affair breached codes of practice on a story about religion in schools. | [115] |
10 | The Donehue family win the inaugural (and most likely the only) season of Restaurant Revolution. | [116] |
21 | Mitch Fifield replaces Malcolm Turnbull as the Minister for Communications. | [117] |
22 | Details of the contract between the Seven Network and Australian Border Force over the access and production of Border Security: Australia's Front Line are revealed. | [118] |
23 | The Seven Network obtains the rights to Swimming Australia events through to 2025. | [119] |
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2 | Water floods the Seven News studios in Melbourne, forcing the live bulletin to film in another part of the building. | [120] |
4 | The Nine Network stands down its NRL football commentator Andrew Johns following an "alleged intoxication incident". | [121] |
17 | Dirty Laundry Live host Lawrence Mooney is banned from driving for a year after high range speeding offences. | [122] |
20 | Bruce Gordon's WIN Television buys 13% of Nine Entertainment, giving him nearly 15% total ownership of the Nine Network's parent company. | [123] |
22 | The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission approves Foxtel's 15% acquisition of Network Ten. | [124] |
Sasha is chosen by Sam Frost as winner of the inaugural season of The Bachelorette. | [125] | |
Network Ten gets an injunction against the Daily Mail Australia after the latter publishes photos looking through a hotel window of the final couple of The Bachelorette before the show's finale aired. | [126] | |
30 | The Seven Network is found to have breached the code of practice by airing promos for an M-classified program in a G-classified timeslot. | [127] |
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1 | The Bio. channel will cease broadcast | [128] |
3 | Channel Seven, 7two and 7mate officially launch a live stream online, geo-located to local markets, although channel streaming is available in the week before the official launch. | [129][130] |
10 | The Block contestant Suzi Taylor is taken to hospital following being found unconscious on the set of the program. She was released the same day suffering exhaustion. | [131] |
17 | SBS launches the Food Network. | [132] |
SBS holds its upfronts event in Sydney, announcing 2016 programming. | [133] | |
19 | Network Ten will hold its annual upfronts event, highlighting their 2016 programming. | [134] |
26 | Nine Network launches 9Life, and revives its HD channel 9HD. GEM moves to SD. | [135] |
28 | The last day of the official 2015 OzTam television ratings period. | [22] |
29 | 9Life and Food Network will begin to be measured by OzTAM ratings. | [136] |
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1 | Changes by the Australian Communications & Media Authority to the commercial television code of practice come into effect, with sweeping changes including allowing M and MA15+ rated programs to air an hour earlier from 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm respectively, PG rated programs to air all day, dumping the AV15+ rating as well as changes to alcohol and gambling advertising. | [137] |
14 | Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski announce their engagement, months after the third season of The Bachelor ended. | [138] |
15 | In the Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released by the Federal Government, Screen Australia cops a $10.3 million cut, the third cut in under two years. Additionally, SBS gains $4.1 million. | [139][140] |
16 | Sian Redgrave wins the second season of The Great Australian Bake Off | [141] |
Name | Date | Age | Broadcast notability | References |
Rod Taylor | 8 January | aged 84 | Actor who starred in the American TV series Hong Kong, Bearcats!, and The Oregon Trail | [142] |
Sarah Kemp | 9 January | aged 77 | Actress best known for her role in soap opera Sons and Daughters as Charlie Bartlett. | [143] |
James Walker | 24 January | aged 41 | Screenwriter for numerous dramas including McLeod's Daughters, Home & Away and Neighbours. | [144] |
Norman Yemm | 5 February | aged 82 | Theatre and television actor and sportsman<known for Number 96 as Harry Collins | [145] |
Terry Gill | 25 February | aged 75 | British born Australian actor, star of Crocodile Dundee and soap opera The Flying Doctors, also portrayed Santa Claus at the annual TV broadcast of Carols by Candlelight | [146] |
Stuart Wagstaff AM) | 10 March | aged 90, | Theatre and television personality and entertainer, born in England | [147] |
Michael Laurence | 23 March | aged 79 | Television producer and scriptwriter, best known for television movie and serial Return to Eden | [148] |
Richie Benaud | 10 April | aged 84 | Wide World of Sports cricket commentator for the Nine Network. | [149] |
Betty Lucas | 27 April | aged 90, | Australian theatre and television soap actress known for Prisoner, Taurus Rising and Richmond Hill. | [150] |
Bob Hornery | 26 May | aged 83 | Actor from Neighbours who played Tom Kennedy | [151] |
John Pinder | 256 May | aged 70, | Comedy producer, theatre producer/director and talent manager co-founder of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Circus Oz | [152] |
Alan Bond | 5 June | aged 77, | English Australian businessman who previously owned the Nine Network | [153] |
Yoram Gross | 23 September | aged 88 | Polish Australian film producer, animation director and film studio owner, creator of the film adaptations of Blinky Bill, including Blinky Bill: The Mischievous Koala and Dot and the Kangaroo and its numerous sequels | [154] |
Mike Gibson | 23 September | aged 75 | Australian television sports journalist and commentator, known for Nine's Wide World of Sports and Fox program The Back Page | [155] 13 |
Sir James Cruthers | 13 October | aged 90, | journalist, media pioneer and philanthropist | [156] |
Harry Butler AO, OBE | 23 December | aged 85 | Environment conservationist, TV presenter In the Wild and Australian of the Year 1979 | [157] |
Carol Burns | 21 December | aged 68 | Actress and Queensland Theatre Company, best knownfor Ten Network series Prisoner as Freida "Franky" Doyle | [158] |
For the 2015 calendar year, the Seven Network had the highest consolidated metro ratings share with 29% of the audience. Channel Seven was the most watched primary channel (20.4% share) and 7Two was the most watched multichannel (4.7% share). Of the twenty most watched programs, 13 programs were sports coverage, including the most watched program being the 2015 AFL Grand Final with 2.64 million viewers. The highest rated non-sport program was the announcement of the seventh season winner of MasterChef Australia with 2.2 million viewers.[159]
On subscription television, all but one of the top twenty most watched titles was sport, including the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final on Fox Sports 3, which topped the list with 616,000 viewers. The only non-sport program making the list was Game of Thrones which averaged 356,000 across its season.[159]
Program | Original airdate | Network | Country of origin | Source |
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Euros of Hollywood | 1 January | Arena | United States | [225] |
The Great Garden Revival | 3 January | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [226] |
Manufactured | 4 January | Discovery Science | United States | [226] |
Playhouse Presents | 4 January | BBC First | United Kingdom | [225] |
Chozen | 5 January | The Comedy Channel | United States | [227] |
Inside Number 9 | 5 January | BBC First | United Kingdom | [228] |
Inspector Gadget | 5 January | Boomerang | Canada | [226] |
You, Me & Them | 6 January | BBC First | United Kingdom | [226] |
Bandit Patrol | 6 January | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [226] |
AmeriCarna | 7 January | Discovery Turbo | United States | [226] |
Dark Horse Nation | 7 January | A&E | United States | [229] |
Edge of Alaska | 7 January | Discovery Channel | United States | [226] |
Human Universe with Brian Cox | 7 January | ABC | United Kingdom | [230] |
LeAnn & Eddie | 7 January | Arena | United States | [231] |
Step Dave | 7 January | GEM | New Zealand | [232] |
Thrift Hunters | 7 January | A&E | United States | [226] |
Health Freaks | 8 January | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [233] |
Plebs | 8 January | ABC2 | United Kingdom | [234] |
The Art Of... | 8 January | Bio. | United States | [226] |
Mary Berry Cooks | 9 January | Lifestyle Food | United Kingdom | [235] |
BBQ Crawl | 10 January | A&E | United States | [236] |
Eat: The Story of Food | 10 January | Nat Geo People | United States | [237] |
Man Down | 12 January | SBS | United Kingdom | [238] |
Uncle | 12 January | SBS | United Kingdom | [238] |
Siblings | 13 January | ABC2 | United Kingdom | [234] |
Supercar Superbuild | 16 January | Discovery Turbo | United States | [226] |
50 Ways to Kill Your Lover | 17 January | CI Network | United States | [226] |
Max & Shred | 17 January | Nickelodeon | United States Canada |
[226] |
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 20 January | The Comedy Channel | United States | [239] |
Tiny House Nation | 20 January | LifeStyle Home | United States | [226] |
Nigel & Adam's Farm Kitchen | 21 January | LifeStyle Food | [226] | |
Rattlesnake Republic | 21 January | Animal Planet | United States | [226] |
Henry Danger | 24 January | Nickelodeon | United States | [226] |
Mozart in the Jungle | 26 January | Stan | United States | [240] |
Christina Milian Turned Up | 27 January | E! | United States | [241] |
Cordon | 27 January | SBS 2 | Belgium | [242] |
Transparent | 27 January | Nine Network[g] | United States | [243][244] |
Railroad Alaska | 28 January | Discovery Channel | United States | [226] |
Great Night Out | 29 January | BBC First | United Kingdom | [226] |
Wild But True | 30 January | Discovery Kids | United States | [245] |
Cristela | 1 February | FOX8 | United States | [246] |
Celebrity Legacies | 2 February | Bio. | United States | [247] |
Monsters Inside Me | 2 February | Animal Planet | United States | [248] |
Mud, Sweat & Gears | 2 February | BBC Knowledge | United States | [249] |
We're Talking Animals | 2 February | Discovery Kids | [248] | |
Tom Kerridge's Best Ever Dishes | 3 February | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [248] |
Alaska Off-Road Warriors | 4 February | A&E | United States | [248] |
Totally Rubbish | 5 February | Discovery Kids | United States | [248] |
Cry Wolfe | 6 February | Discovery Channel | United States | [247] |
Saving Hope | 6 February | SoHo | United States | [248] |
The House That £100k Built | 6 February | 7TWO | United Kingdom | [170] |
World's Best Chefs | 7 February | Nat Geo People | [248] | |
Better Call Saul | 9 February | Stan | United States | [250] |
Handsome Devils | 10 February | CI Network | United States | [247] |
How to Get Away with Murder | 10 February | Seven Network | United States | [251] |
Tattoos After Dark | 10 February | Eleven | United States | [252] |
The Affair | 10 February | showcase | United States | [253] |
Forever | 11 February | Nine Network | United States | [254] |
Strictly Soulmates | 14 February | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [247] |
Fortitude | 15 February | ABC | United Kingdom | [255] |
Your Home in Their Hands | 15 February | LifeStyle Home | United Kingdom | [247] |
Dates | 16 February | BBC First | United Kingdom | [247] |
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways | 16 February | Channel [V] | United States | [256] |
Mammon | 17 February | SBS | Norway | [257] |
The Moaning of Life | 17 February | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [247] |
Siba's Table | 18 February | LifeStyle Food | [247] | |
Big Dreams, Small Spaces | 19 February | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [247] |
State of Affairs | 19 February | Seven Network | United States | [258] |
Can't Get The Staff | 20 February | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [247] |
Transformers: Robots in Disguise | 21 February | Cartoon Network | United States | [259] |
Richard Hammond's Wild Weather | 23 February | SBS | United Kingdom | [260] |
How We Got to Now | 26 February | ABC | United Kingdom | [261] |
Grantchester | 28 February | ABC | United Kingdom | [262] |
Empire | 1 March[j] | Network Ten | United States | [263] |
Witnesses | 4 March | SBS | France | [264] |
K.C. Undercover | 5 March | Disney Channel | United States | [265] |
Dig | 6 March | Stan | United States | [266] |
Blaze and the Monster Machines | 9 March | Nick Jr. | United States | [267] |
The Game | 23 March | BBC First | United Kingdom | [268] |
The Odd Couple | 23 March | Network Ten | United States | [269] |
Terror in the Skies | 23 March | National Geographic Channel | United States | [268] |
The Adventures of Puss in Boots | 24 March | Netflix | United States | [270] |
Bloodline | 24 March | Netflix | United States | [270] |
Marco Polo | 24 March | Netflix | United States | [270] |
Nail'd It | 24 March | LifeStyle You | United States | [268] |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 24 March | Netflix | United States | [270] |
Z Nation | 1 April | Syfy | United States | [271] |
Junior Paramedics | 1 April | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [271] |
Licence to Drill | 1 April | A&E | United States | [271] |
Pilots Under Pressure | 1 April | Nat Geo People | United States | [271] |
Mecum Dealmakers | 2 April | Discovery Turbo | [271] | |
The Truth About Meat | 2 April | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [271] |
Underworld Inc. | 2 April | National Geographic Channel | United States | [271] |
Killer Magic | 3 April | FOX8 | United States | [271] |
Posh Pawn | 3 April | The LifeStyle Channel | [271] | |
Barrett-Jackson | 4 April | Discovery Turbo | [271] | |
Bella and the Bulldogs | 4 April | Nickelodeon | United States | [271] |
Instant Mom | 4 April | Nickelodeon | United States | [271] |
Sonic Boom | 4 April | Cartoon Network | United States France |
[271] |
Can't Stop | 5 April | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [271] |
The Grace Helbig Show | 5 April | E! | United States | [271] |
House Vs House | 5 April | LifeStyle Home | [271] | |
My Tiny Terror | 5 April | Animal Planet | [271] | |
Double Divas | 6 April | Style Network | United States | [271] |
Fashion Hunters | 6 April | Style Network | United States | [271] |
Dual Survival | 7 April | Discovery Channel | United States | [271] |
Friends to Lovers | 7 April | Arena | United States | [271] |
Kingdom | 7 April | FX | United States | [271] |
Border Country | 8 April | History Channel | [271] | |
Magic of Silence | 8 April | Discovery Science | [271] | |
Backroad Bounty | 9 April | A&E | United States | [271] |
Marvel's Daredevil | 10 April | Netflix | United States | [272] |
Turbo Pickers | 10 April | Discovery Turbo | [271] | |
Kirby Buckets | 11 April | Disney XD | United States | [271] |
Wolf Hall | 11 April | BBC First | United Kingdom | [271][273] |
Almost Human | 12 April | Nine Network | United States | [274] |
London Irish | 12 April | BBC First | United Kingdom | [271] |
Stalker | 12 April | Nine Network | United States | [274] |
Ainsley Eats The Street | 13 April | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [271] |
Donnie Loves Jenny | 13 April | Arena | United States | [271] |
The Watch | 13 April | Nat Geo People | [271] | |
Believe | 15 April | Nine Network | United States | [274] |
Deadbeat | 15 April | The Comedy Channel | United States | [271] |
Fear Thy Neighbour | 15 April | CI Network | [271] | |
Our Girl | 16 April | ABC | United Kingdom | [275] |
Miles from Tomorrowland | 18 April | Disney Junior | United States | [271] |
Inside The Mind of a Serial Killer | 19 April | CI Network | United States | [271] |
Togetherness | 21 April | showcase | United States | [271] |
Deadly Dilemmas | 22 April | Discovery Science | United States | [271] |
Good Work | 22 April | E! | United States | [271] |
Truckers | 23 April | BBC First | United States | [271] |
StarTalk | 27 April | National Geographic Channel | United States | [271] |
Invent It Rich | 29 April | Discovery Science | United States | [271] |
Brothers Green: EATS! | 30 April | MTV | United States | [271] |
Best in Bridal | 1 May | LifeStyle You | United States | [276] |
Unlivable | 1 May | LifeStyle Home | United States | [276] |
Why Planes Crash | 1 May | Discovery Science | United States | [276] |
Asia from Above | 2 May | History Channel | United States | [276] |
Mob Wives Chicago | 2 May | Arena | United States | [276] |
Wild Colombia | 3 May | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [276] |
Alvin and the Chipmunks | 4 May | Nick Jr. | United States France |
[277] |
Gates | 4 May | BBC First | United Kingdom | [278] |
Haunted Encounters | 4 May | Bio. | United States | [276] |
In The Club | 4 May | BBC First | United Kingdom | [276] |
The Ark | 7 May | Nat Geo People | United States | [276] |
Grace and Frankie | 8 May | Netflix | United States | [279] |
Buying the Beach | 9 May | TLC | United States | [276] |
Fresh Off the Boat | 10 May | FOX8 | United States | [280] |
Alex Polizzi's Secret Italy | 11 May | The LifeStyle Channel | United States | [276] |
Hollywood Scandals | 11 May | Bio. | United States | [276] |
Granite Flats | 14 May | Netflix | United States | [281] |
Wayward Pines | 14 May | FX | United States | [276] |
Indian Summers | 16 May | BBC First | United Kingdom | [276] |
Get Blake! | 17 May | Nickelodeon | United States France |
[282] |
Little Charmers | 18 May | Nick Jr. | United States Canada |
[277] |
The Property Brothers at Home | 18 May | LifeStyle Home | United States | [276] |
Life on the Dole | 20 May | Nine Network | United Kingdom | [283] |
Between | 21 May | Netflix | Canada | [281] |
Breaking The Faith | 22 May | TLC | United States | [276] |
Bitten | 24 May | Presto | Canada | [281] |
The Firm | 24 May | Presto | Canada | [281] |
Matador | 24 May | Presto | United States | [281] |
The Real Housewives of Cheshire | 24 May | Arena | United States | [276] |
Rogue | 24 May | Presto | Canada | [281] |
Taxi Brooklyn | 25 May | Netflix | United States | [284] |
My Big Fat Fabulous Life | 26 May | TLC | United States | [276] |
Skin Wars | 26 May | LifeStyle You | United States | [276] |
The Messengers | 27 May | FOX8 | United States | [276] |
The Passing Bells | 28 May | BBC First | United Kingdom | [276] |
Aquarius | 29 May | Presto | United States | [285] |
About A Boy | 1 June | FOX8 | United States | [286] |
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | 1 June | Disney XD | United States | [287] |
Raymond Blanc: How To Cook Well | 1 June | LifeStyle Food | United States | [287] |
Tiny House Hunting | 1 June | LifeStyle Home | United States | [287] |
Zip Zip | 1 June | Disney XD | France | [287] |
Bridge The Gap | 2 June | Nat Geo People | United States | [287] |
Last Days of the Nazis | 2 June | History Channel | United States | [287] |
Martha Stewart's Cooking School | 2 June | LifeStyle Food | United States | [287] |
Pawn Stars South Africa | 2 June | A&E | South Africa | [287] |
Rods N' Wheels | 2 June | Discovery Turbo | United States | [287] |
Danielle Bryk: Flip Addict | 3 June | LifeStyle Home | United States | [287] |
New Money | 3 June | E! | United States | [287] |
Wheels That Fail | 3 June | Discovery Turbo | United States | [287] |
Angels Among Us | 4 June | SoHo | United States | [287] |
Celebrity Closet Confidential | 4 June | Style Network | United States | [287] |
Extreme ER | 4 June | Nat Geo People | United Kingdom | [287] |
Lorraine Pascale: How To Be A Better Cook | 4 June | LifeStyle Food | United States | [287] |
Critical Listing | 5 June | LifeStyle Home | United States | [287] |
Rachel Allen's Everyday Kitchen | 5 June | LifeStyle Food | United States | [287] |
Harvey Beaks | 6 June | Nickelodeon | United States | [287] |
The Messengers | 6 June | FOX8 | United States | [287] |
Ultimate Animals | 6 June | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [287] |
Fail Army | 7 June | FOX8 | United States | [287] |
Project Runway: Threads | 7 June | Arena | United States | [288] |
Stuff Happens | 7 June | Discovery Science | United States | [287] |
Black Jesus | 8 June | The Comedy Channel | United States | [287] |
Cabin Fever | 9 June | National Geographic Channel | United States | [287] |
Dead Again | 9 June | CI Network | United States | [287] |
The Jennie Garth Project | 9 June | Style Network | United States | [289] |
Judge Geordie | 9 June | MTV | United States | [287] |
X-Ray Mega Airport | 9 June | Discovery Channel | United States | [287] |
The Fashion Fund | 10 June | Bio. | United States | [287] |
Ancient X-Files | 11 June | History Channel | United States | [287] |
Dead End Express | 11 June | National Geographic Channel | United States | [287] |
Hangar 1: The UFO Files | 11 June | History Channel | United States | [287] |
Secret Eskimo Escape | 12 June | TLC | United States | [287] |
Dark Matter | 13 June | Syfy | United States | [287] |
CSI: Cyber | 14 June | Network Ten | United States | [290] |
Power | 14 June | Stan | United States | [291] |
Satisfaction | 14 June | showcase | United States | [292] |
Mr Sloane | 15 June | BBC First | United Kingdom | [287] |
Innovation Nation | 17 June | National Geographic Channel | United States | [287] |
So You Think You'd Survive | 17 June | Discovery Science | United States | [287] |
Vanity Fair Confidential | 17 June | CI Network | United States | [287] |
A Very British Airline | 19 June | The LifeStyle Channel | United States | [287] |
Bahama Blue | 19 June | Animal Planet | United States | [287] |
Taking New York | 21 June | LifeStyle You | United States | [287] |
Wild Indonesia | 21 June | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [287] |
Little Women: LA | 22 June | Style Network | United States | [287] |
Mother Funders | 22 June | Arena | United States | [293] |
Halt and Catch Fire | 23 June | showcase | United States | [287] |
Alone | 24 June | A&E | United States | [287] |
Pregnant and Dating | 24 June | Style Network | United States | [287] |
Banished | 25 June | BBC First | United Kingdom | [287] |
7 Deadly Sins | 27 June | Nat Geo People | United States | [287] |
Lip Sync Battle | 29 June | Nine Network | United States | [294] |
Tessa and Scott | 29 June | LifeStyle You | United States | [287] |
Allegiance | 30 June | SoHo | United States | [287] |
Great Bear Stakeout | 30 June | Animal Planet | United States | [287] |
Dark Temptations | 1 July | CI Network | United States | [295] |
Big Fish Man | 3 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [295] |
A.D. The Bible Continues | 5 July | Nine Network | United States | [296] |
Britain's Best Canals With John Sergeant | 5 July | History Channel | United Kingdom | [295] |
The Great Human Odyseey | 5 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [295] |
Three Men Go to New England | 5 July | History Channel | United States | [295] |
Welcome to Sweden | 5 July | The Comedy Channel | United States | [297] |
8 Minutes | 6 July | CI Network | United States | [298] |
8 Out of 10 Cats | 6 July | BBC UKTV | United Kingdom | [298] |
Railways of The Great War | 6 July | History Channel | United Kingdom | [298] |
Secrets of Great British Castles | 6 July | History Channel | United Kingdom | [298] |
Yukon River Run | 6 July | National Geographic Channel | United States | [298] |
Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty | 7 July | History Channel | United Kingdom | [298] |
Glue | 7 July | SBS 2 | United Kingdom | [299] |
Rugged Justice | 7 July | Animal Planet | United States | [298] |
Strange Love | 7 July | TLC | United States | [298] |
The Brink | 7 July | showcase | United States | [298] |
The Last Alaskans | 7 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [298] |
Wedding Betrayals | 8 July | LifeStyle You | United States | [298] |
Shearing Gang | 11 July | A&E | New Zealand | [298] |
Meet The Orangutans | 13 July | Animal Planet | United States | [300] |
Zero Hour | 13 July[d] | Seven Network | United States | [301][302] |
Hollywood Cycle | 15 July | E! | United States | [300] |
Million Dollar Critic | 15 July | LifeStyle Food | United States | [300] |
Safe House | 15 July | BBC First | United Kingdom | [300] |
Finding Carter | 16 July | FOX8 | United States | [303] |
Supertruckers | 16 July | Discovery Turbo | United Kingdom | [300] |
For the Love of Cars | 17 July | Discovery Turbo | United Kingdom | [300] |
Living in Secret | 17 July | Bio. | United States | [300] |
Jacked | 18 July | A&E | United States | [300] |
Nigel Slater: Eating Together | 19 July | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [300] |
Wild Arabia | 19 July | Nat Geo Wild | United Kingdom | [300] |
Arctic Rescue | 21 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [304] |
A Cook Abroad | 21 July | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [304] |
The Bachelor NZ | 21 July | LifeStyle You | New Zealand | [304] |
Britain's Got the Builders In | 22 July | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [304] |
Born Naughty? | 23 July | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [304] |
Building the Brand | 23 July | Discovery Science | United States | [304] |
Fire in the Hole | 24 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [304] |
Super Systems | 24 July | Discovery Science | United States | [304] |
Ordinary Lies | 25 July | BBC First | United Kingdom | [304] |
Young & Hungry | 25 July | FOX8 | United States | [305] |
I Am Cait | 27 July | E! | United States | [306][307] |
Critical | 28 July | BBC First | United States | [308] |
Jodie Marsh On... | 28 July | TLC | United Kingdom | [308] |
Stewarts and Hamiltons | 28 July | E! | United States | [308] |
The Mysteries of Laura | 29 July | Nine Network | United States | [309] |
Sons of Winter | 30 July | Discovery Channel | United States | [308] |
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | 31 July | Netflix | United States | [310] |
Matt Hatter Chronicles | 1 August | Cartoon Network | United Kingdom Canada |
[311] |
Kandi's Ski Trip | 2 August | Arena | United States | [308] |
Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita | 2 August | Nat Geo People | United States | [308] |
Sex with Brody | 2 August | E! | United States | [312][313] |
Mr. Pickles | 3 August | The Comedy Channel | United States | [311] |
Rogue | 3 August | SoHo | United States | [311] |
George of the Jungle | 3 August | Cartoon Network | Canada | [311] |
Star vs. the Forces of Evil | 3 August | Disney XD | United States | [314] |
Outrageous Acts of Psych | 3 August | Discovery Channel | United States | [311] |
Taiwan: Island Of Fish | 4 August | National Geographic Channel | United States | [311] |
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? | 4 August | Discovery Science | United States | [311] |
Is Your Dog A Genius? | 5 August | Nat Geo People | United States | [311] |
Seven Days With... | 5 August | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [311] |
Tyger Takes On... | 5 August | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [311] |
Billy Connolly's Big Send Off | 6 August | Bio. | United Kingdom | [311] |
Game of Homes | 6 August | LifeStyle Home | Canada | [311] |
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | 6 August | BBC First | United Kingdom | [311] |
Weighing Up The Enemy | 6 August | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [311] |
Mike's Ultimate Garage | 7 August | LifeStyle Home | United States | [311] |
Bitten | 8 August | FOX8 | United States | [311] |
Expedition Burma | 9 August | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [311] |
Make It Pop | 10 August | Nickelodeon | United States | [315] |
Knights | 11 August | History Channel | United States | [316] |
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge | 11 August | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [316] |
People Just Do Nothing | 12 August | Channel [V] | United Kingdom | [316] |
The Interceptor | 12 August | BBC First | United Kingdom | [316] |
Girl Meets Gown | 13 August | Style Network | United States | [316] |
Secret Societies | 13 August | History Channel | United States | [316] |
Catching Monsters | 14 August | Discovery Channel | United States | [316] |
Donut Showdown | 14 August | LifeStyle Food | United States | [316] |
The Auction House | 14 August | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [316] |
Mr. Robot | 14 August | Presto | United States | [317] |
Epic Mancave Builds | 15 August | Discovery Channel | United States | [316] |
Million Dollar Listing San Francisco | 17 August | Arena | United States | [318] |
Show Me a Hero | 17 August | SoHo | United States | [318] |
Tales of Irish Castles | 17 August | The History Channel | United Kingdom | [318] |
China from Above | 18 August | National Geographic Channel | United States | [318] |
Diabolical Women | 18 August | CI Network | United States | [318] |
Incredible Engineering Blunders: Fixed | 18 August | Discovery Channel | United States | [318] |
Man Up | 18 August | Style Network | United States | [318] |
Texas Rising | 19 August | FX | United States | [318] |
The Good Buy Girls | 19 August | Style Network | United States | [318] |
Stammer School | 20 August | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [318] |
The Missing Evidence | 20 August | The History Channel | United States | [318] |
WAGS | 20 August | E! | United States | [319] |
Hitler's Last Secrets | 21 August | The History Channel | United States | [318] |
Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales | 21 August | Disney XD | United States | [318] |
Tackle My Reno | 21 August | LifeStyle Home | United States | [318] |
CCTV: Caught On Camera | 22 August | CI Network | United Kingdom | [318] |
Fear The Walking Dead | 24 August | FX | United States | [320] |
Ice Age Giants | 24 August | Animal Planet | United Kingdom | [320] |
Manhattan Love Story | 26 August | Seven Network | United States | [321] |
Red Band Society | 26 August | Seven Network | United States | [321] |
Eddie Stobart's Excellent Adventures | 27 August | Discovery Turbo | United Kingdom | [320] |
Narcos | 28 August | Netflix | United States | [322] |
100 Things to Do Before High School | 29 August | Nickelodeon | United States | [323] |
Attenborough's Ark | 31 August | Nat Geo Wild | United Kingdom | [324] |
Ghost Town Gold | 1 September | GO! | United States | [325] |
South Beach Tow | 1 September | GO! | United States | [325] |
Treasure Quest Snake Island | 1 September | Discovery Channel | United States | [324] |
Birth of Empire: The East India Company | 2 September | History Channel | [324] | |
Lodging with Lions | 2 September | Animal Planet | United States | [324] |
Lost in Transmission | 2 September | A&E | United States | [324] |
Tattoo Fixers | 2 September | GO! | United Kingdom | [325] |
The Great Underground War | 2 September | History Channel | [324] | |
Troy | 2 September | GO! | United Kingdom | [325] |
Eat Well for Less? | 3 September | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [324] |
Nature's Weirdest Events | 5 September | Nat Geo Wild | United States | [324] |
What on Earth? | 7 September | Discovery Channel | United States | [326] |
Secrets and Wives | 8 September | Arena | United States | [326] |
The Mind of a Murderer | 8 September | CI Network | United States | [326] |
American Dream Builders | 9 September | LifeStyle Home | United States | [326] |
Love It Or List It UK | 9 September | LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [326] |
Race To Escape | 9 September | Discovery Science | United States | [326] |
Naked and Afraid XL | 10 September | Discovery Channel | United States | [326] |
2 Fat 2 Fly | 11 September | A&E | United States | [326] |
Collectaholics | 14 September | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [327] |
The Expandables | 14 September | LifeStyle Home | Canada | [327] |
Ballers | 15 September | showcase | United States | [328] |
Man V Viral | 17 September | National Geographic Channel | United Kingdom | [327] |
Code of a Killer | 19 September | BBC First | United Kingdom | [327] |
Bad Bridesmaids | 22 September | LifeStyle You | United States | [329] |
Catch a Contractor | 22 September | A&E | United States | [329] |
Dash Dolls | 22 September | E! | United States | [329] |
We Have Issues | 23 September | E! | United States | [329] |
Back in Time for Dinner | 24 September | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [329] |
Sisterhood of Hip Hop | 24 September | Channel [V] | United States | [329] |
Babylon | 28 September | BBC First | United Kingdom | [330] |
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | 29 September | The Comedy Channel | United States | [331] |
Heroes Reborn | 30 September | Seven Network | United States | [332] |
Rock This Boat: New Kids On The Block | 1 October | Arena | United States | [331] |
Kew on a Plate | 6 October | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [333] |
My Giant Life | 6 October | TLC | United States | [333] |
Curvy Girls Bridal | 7 October | TLC | United States | [333] |
The Player | 7 October | Seven Network | United States | [334] |
Chainsaw Gang | 8 October | A&E | United States | [333] |
Home Fires | 10 October | BBC First | United Kingdom | [333] |
Cuban Chrome | 11 October | Discovery Channel | United States | [333] |
Limitless | 11 October | Network Ten | United States | [335] |
Quantico | 11 October | Seven Network | United States | [336] |
Storm Hunters | 13 October | National Geographic Channel | United States | [337] |
Leepu & Pitbull | 14 October | A&E | United States | [337] |
Stitchers | 14 October | FOX8 | United States | [337] |
Best Friends Whenever | 16 October | Disney Channel | United States | [338] |
Carver Kings | 18 October | LifeStyle Home | United States | [337] |
Life in Squares | 27 October | BBC First | United Kingdom | [339] |
Blindspot | 28 October | Seven Network | United States | [340] |
America's Cutest Pet | 31 October | Animal Planet | United States | [339] |
Ash vs. Evil Dead | 31 October | Stan | United States | [291][341] |
Show Me Your Garden | 1 November | LifeStyle Home | United Kingdom | [339] |
From Darkness | 1 November | BBC First | United Kingdom | [339] |
Outback Nation | 2 November | LifeStyle Home | United States | [342] |
Prison Families | 2 November | Nat Geo People | United States | [342] |
Wabbit | 2 November | Boomerang | United States | [343] |
Apres Ski | 3 November | Arena | United States | [342] |
Highway to Sell | 4 November | Discovery Turbo | United States | [342] |
Lachey's Bar | 4 November | A&E | United States | [342] |
Shipping Wars UK | 5 November | A&E | United Kingdom | [342] |
Made in Chelsea: LA | 8 November | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [342] |
Detectorists | 9 November | BBC First | United Kingdom | [344] |
Gym Rescue | 9 November | A&E | United States | [344] |
Million Pound Properties | 9 November | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom | [344] |
Storage Wars: Miami | 9 November | A&E | United States | [344] |
The Bachelor: Canada | 10 November | LifeStyle You | United States | [344] |
Legends | 11 November | FX | United States | [344] |
Moonbeam City | 15 November | The Comedy Channel | United States | [344] |
Black Work | 16 November | BBC First | United Kingdom | [345] |
Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial | 16 November | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [345] |
The Box | 16 November | LifeStyle Food | United Kingdom | [345] |
We Bare Bears | 16 November | Cartoon Network | United States | [346] |
Breakthrough | 17 November | National Geographic Channel | United States | [345] |
Doctor Foster | 17 November | BBC First | United Kingdom | [345] |
Into the Badlands | 17 November | showcase | United States | [345] |
Pacific Warriors | 18 November | Discovery Channel | United States | [345] |
Jessica Jones | 20 November | Netflix | United States | [347] |
Almost Royal | 23 November | The Comedy Channel | United States | [348] |
How to Win at Everything | 25 November | National Geographic Channel | United States | [348] |
The Woodsmen | 26 November | A&E | United States | [348] |
Stonemouth | 29 November | BBC First | United Kingdom | [348] |
Supergirl | 6 December | FOX8 | United States | [349] |
Yukon for Sale | 6 December | LifeStyle Home | Canada | [349] |
The Trials of Jimmy Rose | 7 December | BBC First | United Kingdom | [350] |
Waterfront House Hunting | 7 December | LifeStyle Home | United States | [350] |
Work Out New York | 7 December | Arena | United States | [350] |
The Making of the Mob | 9 December | History Channel | United States | [350] |
How'd You Get So Rich? | 10 December | Style Network | United States | [350] |
I Am Jazz | 10 December | TLC | United States | [350] |
Operation Cloud Lab | 10 December | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [350] |
Belief | 12 December | TLC | United States | [350] |
Gardener's World | 12 December | LifeStyle Home | United Kingdom | [350] |
Yo-Kai Watch | 14 December | 9Go! | Japan | |
Undateable | 14 December | Nine Network | United States | [351] |
V.I.P. | 14 December | Nine Network | United States | [351] |
The Bastard Executioner | 15 December | Presto | United States | [352] |
Kings of the Wild | 15 December | Discovery Channel | United States | [353] |
Life Is Toff | 20 December | LifeStyle You | United States | [353] |
Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | 28 December | Boomerang | United States | [354] |
American Crime | 29 December | Presto | United States | [355] |
The Muppets | 29 December | Seven Network | United States | [356] |
Dinotrux | 2015 | ABC2 | United States | [234] |
The Adventures of Puss in Boots | 2015 | ABC3 | United States | [234] |
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show | 2015 | ABC3 | United States | [234] |
Dawn of the Croods | 2015 | ABC3 | United States | [234] |
A to Z | 2015[when?] | Stan | United States | [357][358] |
Selfie | 2015[when?] | Stan | United States | [357][358] |
Battle Creek | Scheduled for 2015 but did not air[222] |
Seven Network | United States | [210] |
Katherine Mills: Mind Games | Scheduled for 2015 but did not air[222] |
Seven Network | United Kingdom | [210] |
Marry Me | Scheduled for 2015 but did not air[222] |
Seven Network | United States | [210] |
Odyssey | Scheduled for 2015; debuted in 2016[359] |
Seven Network | United States | [210] |
The Whispers | Scheduled for 2015 but did not air[222] |
Seven Network | United States | [210] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network | Source |
---|---|---|---|
The House of Hancock | 8 February | Nine Network | [360] |
Catching Milat | 17 & 24 May | Seven Network | [361] |
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door | 13 September | Seven Network | [208] |
Mary: The Making of a Princess | TBA | Network Ten | [174] |
The Peter Brock Story | Scheduled for 2015 but delayed to 2016[222] |
Network Ten | [174] |
Redfern Now: Promise Me | TBA | ABC | [219] |
The Secret River | 14 June | ABC | [362] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Olive Kitteridge | 13 January | Showcase | United States | [363] |
Sons of Liberty | 5 February | SBS | United States | [364] |
Pants on Fire | 6 February | Disney XD | United States | [365] |
Bad Hair Day | 17 April | Disney Channel | United States | [366] |
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | 7 May | showcase | United States | [367] |
Houdini | 23 June | Seven Network | United States | [368] |
Splitting Adam | 27 June | Nickelodeon | United States | [287] |
Teen Beach 2 | 27 June | Disney Channel | United States | [287] |
Descendants | 1 August | Disney Channel | United States | [369] |
7 Days in Hell | 8 August | showcase | United States | [370] |
One Crazy Cruise | 9 October | Nickelodeon | United States | [371] |
Regular Show: The Movie | 28 November | Cartoon Network | United States | [346] |
Flesh and Bone | November | Stan | United States | [291] |
The Ridiculous 6 | 11 December | Netflix | United States | [372] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Saturday Night at the Movies | 17 January | Fox Classics | [373] |
Sounds Like Teen Spirit: Triple J at 40 | 19 January | ABC | [219][374] |
James Cameron's Deep Sea Challenge | 23 February | SBS | [375] |
Life on the Reef | 1 March | ABC | [376] |
Reinventing the Royals | 3 March | ABC | [377] |
Stop Laughing: This is Serious | 22 March | ABC | [219] |
Afghanistan: The Australian War | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Bespoke | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Blood and Thunder | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Inside Labor | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Lest We Forget, What? | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Making Australia Great: Inside our Longest Boom | TBA | ABC | [219] |
No Excuses! with Sarah Ferguson | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Vietnam ANZACs | TBA | ABC | [219] |
The Walers: Australia's Great Warhorse | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Watch this Space | TBA | ABC | [219] |
The Waves of ANZAC Cove | TBA | ABC | [219] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chef's Table | 26 April | Netflix | United States | [378] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Inside the Siege: The Untold Story | 8 February | Seven Network | [23] |
Flushed | 21 February | 7TWO | [23] |
Neighbours: 30 Years | 16 March | Network Ten Eleven |
[174] |
57th TV Week Logie Awards | 3 May | Nine Network | [54] |
2015 Antenna Awards | C31 Melbourne | [citation needed] | |
2015 ARIA Awards | 26 November | Network Ten Eleven |
[379] |
Schools Spectacular 2015 | 5 December | Nine Network 9Gem |
|
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye | 9 December | Presto | [380] |
Carols in the Domain | 19 December | Seven Network | |
Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight | 24 December | Nine Network | |
Sydney New Year's Eve | 31 December | ABC ABC3 |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen Mary | 20 January | Bio. | United Kingdom | [381] |
The Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber | 31 March | The Comedy Channel | United States | [382] |
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits | 21 May | SBS | United Kingdom | [383] |
Mission Pluto | 19 July | National Geographic Channel | United States | [384] |
A Very Murray Christmas | December | Netflix | United States | [385] |
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.
Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
River Cottage Australia | 26 May | LifeStyle Food | The LifeStyle Channel | [386] |
Fashion Bloggers | 4 June | E! | Style Network | [387] |
Plonk | 18 June | Stan | Eleven | [388][389] |
A Place To Call Home | 27 September | SoHo | Seven Network | [390][391] |
The Great Australian Bake Off | 13 October | LifeStyle Food | Nine Network | [392][393] |
Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lost Girl | 26 January | Stan | SF | Canada | [394][395] |
SpongeBob SquarePants | 16 March | GO! | Eleven | United States | [citation needed] |
Community | 18 March | Stan | GO! | United States | [396] |
House of Cards | 24 March | Netflix | showcase | United States | [397][398] |
Arrow | 17 May | GO! | Nine Network | United States | [399] |
Gotham | 17 May | GO! | Nine Network | United States | [399] |
Suits | 26 May | Universal Channel | Seven Network | United States | [400][401] |
Almost Human | 7 June | GO! | Nine Network | United States | [402] |
Mr Selfridge | 20 June | 7TWO | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [403] |
Extant | 27 July | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | [404] |
Empire | 29 September | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | [405] |
Arrow | 8 October | FOX8 | GO! | United States | [406] |
Chicago Fire | 29 October | SoHo | FOX8 | United States | [407] |
From Dusk till Dawn | 3 November | FX | SBS 2 | United States | [408] |
Scandal | 29 December | Presto | Seven Network | United States | [355] |
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 | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Theroux's LA Stories | 5 February | ABC | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [409] |
Terror in the Skies | 21 May | Seven Network | National Geographic Channel | United States | [410] |
Dig | 28 May | SBS | Stan | United States | [411] |
The Politician's Husband | 2 August | ABC | BBC First | United Kingdom | [412] |
Peaky Blinders | 28 September | ABC | BBC First | United Kingdom | [413] |
The Strain | TBA | Eleven | FOX8 | United States | [414] |
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.
Program | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under The Dome | 4 January | Network Ten | TV H!TS | United States | [225] |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 7 January | SBS | Universal Channel | United States | [citation needed] |
Howard Defined | 11 January | Seven Network[e] | Sky News Australia | Australia | [415] |
Thank God You're Here | 13 January | Network Ten Seven Network |
Comedy | Australia | [416] |
Scandal | 22 January | Seven Network | SoHo | United States | [417] |
Mrs. Brown's Boys | 15 February | Seven Network | BBC UKTV | United Kingdom | [418] |
Winners & Losers | 6 July | Seven Network | SoHo | Australia | [298] |
From Dusk till Dawn | 3 August | SBS 2 | FX | United States | [419] |
Empire | 31 August | Network Ten | FOX8 | United States | [420] |
Motive | 1 September | Seven Network | Universal Channel | Canada | [326] |
Please Like Me | 13 September | The Comedy Channel | ABC | Australia | [326] |
Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
Program | Return date | Network | Original run | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
RPM | 8 March | Network Ten | 1997—2011 (intermittently) | [421][422] |
Gruen | 9 September | ABC | 2008–2013 | [423] |
The Celebrity Apprentice | 16 September | Nine Network | 2011–2013 | [424] |
Program | End date | Network | Start date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Review Sunday | 25 March | Nine Network | 5 May 2013 | [425] |
Keneally and Cameron | 27 March | Sky News Live | 19 September 2014 | [426] |
PVO NewsHour | 28 May | Sky News Live | 19 January 2014 | [192] |
Million Dollar Minute | 11 September | Seven Network | 16 September 2013 | [427] |
Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football | 12 May | Fox Sports | 14 October 2013 | [428] |