2010 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred, or were scheduled to occur, in 2010. The year 2010 will be the 55th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events

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Celebrity deaths

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Name Age Date of death Occupation
Maughan, Monica Monica Maughan[3][4] 76 8 January Actress (The Box, Prisoner, The Damnation of Harvey McHugh)
Grant, Dave Dave Grant[5] 50 24 January Stand-up comedian
Bayonas, Lynn Lynn Bayonas[6] 66 25 January Producer and writer
McCallum, John John McCallum[7] 91 3 February (death recorded) Actor and producer
Xenides, Adriana Adriana Xenides[8] 54 7 June Actress and host
Meagher, Michael Michael Meagher[9] 55 8 August Journalist
Walters, Eric Eric Walters[10] 73 19 August News presenter
Longley, Victoria Victoria Longley[11] 49 29 August Actress
Douglas, Malcolm Malcolm Douglas[12] 69 23 September Presenter and Documentary Maker
Hetherington, Norman Norman Hetherington[13] 89 6 December Cartoonist, Presenter and Puppeteer
Mercurio, Gus Gus Mercurio[14] 82 7 December Actor and Boxer
James, Dibble James Dibble[15] 87 14 December Newsreader and Presenter

Channels

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New channels

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Shutdown channels

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Ratings

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Premieres

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Domestic series

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International series

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Specialty programmes

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Domestic

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International

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Programming changes

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Changes to network affiliation

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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.

Domestic

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Program New network Previous network Date
Australia's Greatest Athlete[21][22] Seven Network Nine Network 6 February
The Great Australian Doorstep[23] 7Two HOW TO Channel 6 February
Blinky Bill's Around the World Adventures ABC2 Seven Network 23 February
Eclipse Music TV Nine Network Seven Network 8 April
Hot Property[24] Nine Network Seven Network 28 July
Top Gear Australia[25] Nine Network SBS One 19 October
The Adventures of Blinky Bill ABC2 ABC1 15 November
Blinky Bill's Extraordinary Excursion ABC2 ABC1 11 December

International

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

Free-to-air premieres

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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.

International

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

Subscription premieres

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

Domestic

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Program Subscription network Free-to-air network Date
Who Do You Think You Are?[64] BBC Knowledge SBS One 20 January

International

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

Ending this year

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Program Date Channel Debut
9am with David & Kim 9am with David & Kim[79][80] 29 January Network Ten 30 January 2006
Maggie With... Maggie With...[81] January Bio. 2001
Wilfred Wilfred[82] 26 March SBS One 19 March 2007
Shak, The The Shak[83] 20 April 2010 Nine Network 27 March 2006

Returning this year

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Program Network Debut date Return date
Hey Hey It's Saturday Nine Network 9 October 1971 14 April

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Gavin & Stacey was premiered by Seven in early 2009, From Series 2 onward UKTV had first-run rights, with ABC2 having rerun rights from 2010

References

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