2024 in Australian television

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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2024, the 69th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events[edit]

January[edit]

Date Event Source
1 The ABC's coverage of the annual midnight Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks is watched by 1,140,000 viewers. [1]
5 Seven News cameraman Paul Walker celebrates his forty-year anniversary with the network, in the ATN Sydney newsroom. [2]
8 WIN News presenter Jared Constable begins his role as the network's sport presenter. [3]
14 Alicia Loxley and Tom Steinfort present their first weeknight Nine News Melbourne bulletin from the Melbourne Park for the 2024 Australian Open. On the same day, the Nine News Sydney and Melbourne news bulletins refresh its on-air graphics. [4]
It is announced that Colin Fassnidge would be joining Better Homes and Gardens beginning 2 February 2024, replacing Ed Halmagyi. He continues to host My Kitchen Rules. [5]
17 CNN International Asia Pacific returns to Fetch TV, as part of an contract extension deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. On the same day, as part of a deal with Paramount Global, MTV 90s, MTV 00s and MTV 80s launch on Fetch TV. [6][7]
19 Tracy Grimshaw's new television series is revealed at a Nine Entertainment event in Melbourne, to be titled Do You Want to Live Forever? and featuring Dr Nick Coatsworth. At the event, it is also announced that Nine News reporters Dimity Clancey and Adam Hegarty will join 60 Minutes on 4 February 2024, when the show returns. [8][9][10]
The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics opening ceremony from Gangwon airs on 9Go!, beginning Nine's Olympic and Paralympic Games coverage. [11]
22 Sky News Australia launches a new streaming app, costing AU$5 per month. [12]
24 Andrew O'Keefe, the former host of Deal or No Deal, The Chase Australia and Weekend Sunrise, is found guilty of common assault, common assault occasioning actual bodily harm, breaching an AVO and drug possession after assaulting his former partner during an argument in 2021. [13]
7plus joins Foxtel, on the iQ4 and iQ5 Foxtel boxes, hence Foxtel has all free-to-air streaming apps. The Foxtel iQ3 will add 7plus at a later date. [14]
Seven News announces that Samantha Heathwood would replace Katrina Blowers as the Brisbane weekend news presenter from 3 February. Blowers shares presenting duties on Seven Afternoon News with Heathwood and is a reporter. [15][16]
28 The 2024 Australian Open mens final between Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner reaches 4,767,000 viewers, as a result of changes to the OzTAM rating system. [17]
29 The Chase Australia launches its double chaser format, named Double Trouble. [18]
The first edition of 10 News First: Afternoon goes to air on Network 10. The show is presented by Narelda Jacobs. [19]
The Australian version of Tipping Point, hosted by Todd Woodbridge, debuts on the Nine Network. [20]
Deal or No Deal is revived by Network 10, hosted by Grant Denyer. [21]
The ninth season of Australian Idol debuts on the Seven Network. [22]
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia debuts on Network 10. [23]
The eleventh season of Married at First Sight debuts on the Nine Network. [24]
Nine News Melbourne airs an photoshopped image of Victorian state MP Georgie Purcell which appears to enlarge her breasts and expose her midriff. After Purcell accuses Nine of sexism, they issued an apology blaming automation from Photoshop during resizing. [25][26][27]

February[edit]

Date Event Source
2 A collaboration between BBC Studios/Ludo Studio and Australian hardware chain Bunnings is officially launched, which sees six Bunnings stores temporarily rebranded to "Hammerbarn", in homage to a 2020 Bluey episode of the same name. [28][29]
Better Homes and Gardens returns to the Seven Network for its thirtieth season. [30]
4 Insiders returns to ABC TV. The first guest for 2024 is Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. [31][32]
8 Seven West Media announces that The Latest: Seven News will move production to Seven's Perth headquarters in March, resulting in Michael Usher departing from the program. [33]
10 Sky News Australia announces that The Rita Panahi Show is expanding from Fridays, to Monday–Thursday, following the moving of Piers Morgan Uncensored to YouTube. [34]
16 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ombudsman clears Indigenous Affairs editor Bridget Brennan of breaching impartiality standards during a live cross to News Breakfast on Australia Day in which she used the phrase "always was and always will be Aboriginal land", which prompted 25 complaints. [35][36]
18 Former Totally Wild and Studio 10 reporter and Gamify host Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies disappear. A 28-year-old New South Wales police officer, who Baird previously dated, is subsequently charged with their murders. [37][38]
19 An episode of ABC TV's Four Corners attracts attention after Woolworths Group CEO Brad Banducci attempts to have comments he made about former ACCC chair Rod Sims edited out, before momentarily walking away when Angus Grigg, an ABC reporter, refused. [39]
20 It is announced that the Nine Network signed a 5 year deal worth up to $50 million, with the Victoria Racing Club and Tabcorp, in order for Nine to broadcast the Melbourne Cup until 2029. [40]
21 Foxtel announces its new $99 set top box Hubbl. The set-top-box integrates both free-to-air and pay television services. [41]
26 The first episode of The Chase Australia featuring new chaser Brandon Blackwell, nicknamed "The Lightning Bolt", airs at 5:00 pm on Channel 7. [42]
29 Kayo Sports starts to provide 4K content. The Kayo Basic plan increases its price from AU$30 to AU$35. [43]

March[edit]

Date Event Source
1 Foxtel announces that its set-top-box Hubbl will be on sale and be advertised from 10 March 2024. Its Hubbl Glass TV will cost AU$1595 and will feature hands-free voice control and six speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound. [44]
2 The Seven Network announces Simon Cohen, Rosie Morley and Lana Taylor as the judges on its upcoming home renovation reality program Dream Home, hosted by Chris Brown. [45]
4 Network 10 airs the 9,000th episode of Neighbours. [46]
5 Seven West Media confirms that The Latest: Seven News will begin broadcasting from Perth on 18 March 2024, with Tim McMillan presenting, replacing Michael Usher and Angela Cox. To make room for the changes, the program will not air from 11-14 March 2024. [47]
8 Network 10 reboots Ready Steady Cook as a weekly Friday evening series, hosted by chef Miguel Maestre. [48]
14 Warren Tredrea, former sports presenter at Nine News, loses an unfair dismissal complaint against the news service. Tredrea claimed he had been dismissed in January 2022 due to his refusal to adhere to the Nine Network's COVID-19 vaccination policy, requiring all employees to be fully-vaccinated. However, the Federal Court accepted the network's assertions that Tredrea was dismissed due to his performance within his role. [49]
15 After thirteen years, Darren Wick departs his role as Director of News and Current Affairs at Nine News. [50]
It is announced that the Nine Network has delivered its best-ever rating results for the first quarter of 2024. [51]
19 HR manager Feras Basal wins Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels, becoming the first Arab Australian to win the reality series. [52]
22 Brooke Boney announces her departure from Today and the Nine Network in order to study at the University of Oxford. She will leave the network right after the 2024 Summer Olympics. [53]
Seven Early News presenter Jodie Speers announces her departure from the Seven Network after 15 years. She is succeeded by Edwina Bartholomew. [54]
24 The tenth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! premieres on Network 10. This season is hosted by Julia Morris and new co-host Robert Irwin. [55]
Australian Idol judge Marcia Hines is taken to hospital after collapsing in her dressing room prior to the show going to air. [56]
25 The finale of the ninth season of Australian Idol airs on the Seven Network, which is won by Dylan Wright who beats out Amy Reeves and Denvah Baker-Moller. [57]
27 It is announced that coverage of the 2024 international cricket season will be available for the first time on 7plus, in addition to being broadcast on the Seven Network. [58]
27 Due to the passing of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Television) Bill 2024, it is announced that Channel 44 and C31 Melbourne and Geelong will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. [59]
30 Seven News Queensland presenter Rosanna Natoli announces that she will resign from the network, having won the election to become the new Mayor of the Sunshine Coast. [60]

April[edit]

Date Event Source
2 Pizza creator Paul Fenech responds to accusations of fatphobia by Rebel Wilson who recalls her time playing the character of Toula in her new memoir, with Fenech describing Wilson's claims as "hurtful" and "disgusting" while describing her as "ungrateful". [61][62]
8 The first episode of The Chase Australia featuring new chaser David Poltorak, nicknamed "The Professor", airs at 5:00 pm on the Seven Network. [63]

Future events[edit]

July[edit]

Date Event Source
1 TVSN will move channels from channel 16 on the Network 10 multiplex (channel 54 or 84 in regional WIN Television areas) to channel 77 on the Seven Network multiplex (channel 67 in Seven regional areas), as part of a broadcast deal with Seven West Media. TVSN will also live stream on the 7plus platform as part of the deal. [64][65]

Premieres[edit]

Domestic series[edit]

List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network(s) Source
Planet Lulin 1 January ABC Me [66][67]
Grand Designs Transformations 4 January ABC TV [67][68]
Boy Swallows Universe 11 January Netflix [69][70]
Ninganah Lullaby 15 January ABC Kids [71]
Prosper 18 January Stan [72]
Tipping Point Australia 29 January Nine Network [73][74][75]
Nemesis ABC TV [76]
10 News First: Afternoon Network 10 [77][78][79]
The Matchmakers 4 February SBS [80]
The Jury Sky News Australia [81]
Eddie's Lil' Homies 16 February NITV
Netflix
[82]
House of Gods 25 February ABC TV [83]
Fizzy & Suds 11 March ABC Kids [84]
Population 11 14 March Stan [85]
Apples Never Fall Binge
Fox8
[86]
Footy Furnace 17 March Nine Network [87]
High Country 19 March Binge
Showcase
[88]
Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe YouTube
Network 10
[89]
Tastes of the Tropics 20 March SBS Food [90]
Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars 26 March Nine Network [91][92][93]
Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators 3 April [94]
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli 9 April ABC TV [95]
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian [96]
White Fever 10 April [97]
Revealed: How To Poison A Planet 28 April Stan [98]
This Is Going To Be Big 30 April ABC TV [99]
Human Error 2024 Nine Network [100]
Dream Home Seven Network [45]

International series[edit]

List of international television series premieres
Program Original airdate Country of origin Network(s) Source
Ted 11 January United States Fox8
Binge
[101][102]
Earth 23 January United Kingdom ABC TV [103]
Couple to Throuple 9 February (Hayu)
27 March (FTA)
United States Hayu
7Bravo
[104][105]
The Irrational 12 February Seven Network [106]
Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake 13 February Hayu
7Bravo
[107]
Mr Bates vs The Post Office 14 February United Kingdom Seven Network [108]
Brits Down Under 16 February 9Now [109]
Double Parked 20 February New Zealand ABC TV Plus [110]
Whale with Steve Backshall 27 February United Kingdom ABC TV [111]
Dynasties II 1 March Nine Network [112]
1 News at Midday 4 March New Zealand SBS Viceland [113]
1 News at Six
The Regime United States Binge/Showcase [114]
The Vanishing Triangle 7 March Ireland SBS [115]
Life After Life 9 March United Kingdom ABC TV [116]
Ten Year Old Tom 11 March United States SBS Viceland [117]
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League 14 March 7flix [118]
Lockerbie 17 March United Kingdom Seven Network [119]
I Literally Just Told You 20 March SBS [120]
The Reckoning BBC First [121]
Palm Royale United States Apple TV+ [122]
My Wife, My Abuser 25 March United Kingdom Nine Network [123]
Litvinenko 27 March SBS [124]
The 1% Club Seven Network [125]
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee 31 March United States SBS [126]
The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson 1 April United Kingdom ABC TV [127]
New Wave: Dare To Be Different 3 April United States SBS Viceland [128]
The Suspect 6 April United Kingdom ABC TV [129]
Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius 9 April [130]
Dora 12 April United States Paramount+ [131]
The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys 16 April 7Bravo [132]
After the Party 28 April New Zealand ABC TV [133]

Television channels[edit]

Closed channels[edit]

Name Date Reference
TBN Inspire (Foxtel only) 25 February [134]
Foxtel Movies Thriller 29 February
Sci-Fi
ishop TV 1 April

Programming changes[edit]

Changes to network affiliation[edit]

Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criterion is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.

List of domestic television series which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Source
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Source
American Idol 4 April 7plus Nine Network United States [135]

Free-to-air premieres[edit]

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

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

Subscription premieres[edit]

This is a list of programs which made their debut on Australian subscription television, having previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.

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

Returning programs[edit]

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

Program Return date Previous run Type of return Previous channel New/same channel Source
Gladiators 15 January 1995-1996
2008
Reboot Seven Network Network 10 [136][137]
Deal or No Deal 29 January 2003-2013 Revival [138][139][140]
Wide World of Sports 3 March 1981-1999
2008-2016
Nine Network same [141][142]
Ready Steady Cook 8 March 2005-2013 Network 10 [143][144]
10 at 10: The Late News TBA 1991-2011
2012-2014
[138]
First Dates 2016-2020
2022
Seven Network [145]
Wheel of Fortune 1981-2006
2008
Seven Network
Nine Network
Network 10 [143]

Endings[edit]

List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network(s) Start date Source
Nemesis 12 February 2024 ABC TV 29 January 2024 [146]
Total Control 18 February 2024 13 October 2019 [147]
Apples Never Fall 14 March 2024 Binge
Fox8
14 March 2024 [86]
Aaron Chen: If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe 19 March 2024 YouTube
Network 10
19 March 2024 [89]
House of Gods 31 March 2024 ABC TV 25 February 2024 [83]
Tastes of the Tropics 3 April 2024 SBS Food 20 March 2024 [90]
This Is Going To Be Big 7 May 2024 ABC TV 30 April 2024 [99]

Deaths[edit]

Name Date of death Age Broadcasting notability Reference
Troy Beckwith 24 January aged 48 Actor known for playing Michael Martin in Neighbours from 1992 to 1998. He also acted in Blue Heelers, Pugwall, The Miraculous Mellops, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Snowy and Halifax f.p.. [148]
Gregory Charles Rivers 2 February aged 58 Australian-born Hong Kong film and television actor. Worked in shows including TVB's Twilight of a Nation. [149]
Harold Mitchell 10 February aged 81 Australian advertising figure and media buyer, who served as a long-term chairman of FreeTV Australia. [150]
John Barton 17 February aged 73 Brisbane-based news anchor. Later moved to Kuala Lumpur to work at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. [151][152]
Jesse Baird 19 February aged 26 Television presenter and AFL goal umpire. He presented Gamify and was a reporter for Studio 10 and Totally Wild. [153]
Leigh Maughan 28 February aged in his 80s (exact age unknown) Founding father of the Newcastle Knights. Best known for his commentary career, in which he worked as a Newcastle sports commentator for the local radio station 2NX, then switched to the locally-based NBN television station in the same role. [154]
Michael Jenkins 4 March aged 77 Writer/director of several feature films, including Careful, He Might Hear You, Robbery Under Arms, and Emerald City. Also writer/director of numerous television series, including Water Under the Bridge and Blue Murder. [155]
Mike McColl-Jones 11 March aged 86 Prolific comedy writer, who wrote for Don Lane, Graham Kennedy, Bert Newton, Mary Hardy and Steve Vizard. McColl-Jones wrote comedy scripts for numerous television productions, including In Melbourne Tonight, The Don Lane Show, Tonight with Bert Newton, Tonight Live with Steve Vizard and The Graham Kennedy Show. [156]
Grant Page 14 March aged 85 Pioneering stuntman best known for the Mad Max films. TV credits include Police Rescue, All Saints, Blackjack, All the Rivers Run, Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, The Alice, Grass Roots, and Danger 5. [157][158]
Ray Lindsay 17 March not given Longtime floor manager for ATV. Worked on Prisoner and Neighbours. [159]
Rob Brown 21 March aged 62 Seven News cameraman. [160][161]

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