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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2019, the 64th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events[edit]

January[edit]

Date Event Source
1 The annual Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks are broadcast by the ABC [1]
5 The Nine Network announced new co-hosts for Today, Today Extra and Weekend Today following the exit of Karl Stefanovic, Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys in late 2018 amidst declining ratings for the morning brands. Deborah Knight, Tom Steinfort and Tony Jones will join Georgie Gardner as presenters of Today, while David Campbell will co-host Weekend Today and three of five days of Today Extra, with Richard Wilkins co-hosting two days of Today Extra. [2]
14 The 2019 Australian Open will air on the Nine Network, after the network purchased the broadcasting rights from the Seven Network, who had held the rights since 1973 [3]

February[edit]

Date Event Source
10 The official 2019 OzTam television ratings period begins [4]
18 The Nine Network claims the first week of an official ratings season for the first time since 2009. [5]

April[edit]

Date Event Source
14 A two-week suspension in OzTam television ratings begins for the Easter break. [4]
28 Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter. [4]

June[edit]

Date Event Source
20 WIN Television axes the Four Regions: Central West, Riverina, Border North East and Wide Bay local news bulletins because of insufficient commercial viability to fund those Regions news operations. [6]

August[edit]

Date Event Source
21 After 6 and 12 years off free to air television, it is announced that long running U.S. daytime soaps Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless will return to the Nine Network and resume from 2 September 2019 airing on multichannel 9Gem. With the two soaps returning, this move resumes the 4-decade tradition of daytime soap operas on Australian television and dethrones The Bold and the Beautiful (broadcast on Network 10) as the only U.S. soap opera on free to air television. [7]

October[edit]

Date Event Source
18 Seven West Media and Prime Media Group announce they'll Merge to Become Australia's Largest Television Network [8]

November[edit]

Date Event Source
30 The last day of the official 2019 OzTam television ratings period [4]

December[edit]

Date Event Source
1 The Nine Network wins the ratings season for the first time since 2006, defeating the Seven Network. [9]
4 Network 10 parent company CBS Corporation merges with MTV and Nick parent Viacom, forming ViacomCBS. [10]

Television channels[edit]

New channels[edit]

Channel closures[edit]

Premieres[edit]

Domestic series[edit]

List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Bloom 1 January Stan [13]
Aussie Lobster Men 12 February 7mate [14]
Total Control 13 October ABC [15]
Blue Water Empire 25 June ABC [16]
The Cry 3 February ABC [17]
Diary of an Uber Driver 14 August ABC [18]
Escape from the City 3 January ABC [17]
Frayed 16 October ABC [17]
The Gates of Hell TBA ABC [17]
Hardball 22 April ABC [17]
The Heights 22 February ABC [17]
The InBESTigators 21 June ABC Me [17]
The Unlisted 15 September ABC Me [17]
Christians Like Us 3 April SBS [19]
Mastermind 15 April SBS [19]
Medicine or Myth 20 May SBS [19]
My Family Secret TBA SBS [19]
The Hunting 1 August SBS [19]
Australian Gangster TBA Seven Network [20]
Extreme Weddings TBA Seven Network [20]
Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries 21 February Seven Network [20]
The Proposal 27 August Seven Network [20]
Inside 'The G' 19 September Seven Network [20]
Undercurrent 30 January Seven Network [20]
Celebrity Name Game 13 May Network 10 [21]
Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway 24 February Network 10 [21]
Five Bedrooms 15 May Network 10 [21]
Mr. Black 7 May Network 10 [21]
My Life is Murder 17 July Network 10 [21]
The Masked Singer Australia 23 September Network 10 [22]
Bad Mothers 18 February Nine Network [23]
Lego Masters 28 April Nine Network [23]
Murder, Lies and Alibis 4 February Nine Network [23]
The End TBA Fox Showcase [24]
Lambs of God 21 July Fox Showcase [25]
Upright TBA Fox Showcase [26]
Ready Set Dance 21 January Nick Jr [26]
Teen Mom Australia 7 July MTV [26]

Delayed to 2020[edit]

List of domestic delayed television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Hungry Ghosts TBA SBS [27]
Between Two Worlds TBA Seven Network [28]
The Secrets She Keeps TBA Network 10 [29]

International series[edit]

List of international television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Source
Cheat TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Gordon, Gino And Fred: Road Trip TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Cleaning Up TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Islands of America TBA Seven Network United States [20]
Manhunt TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Hatton Garden TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Miss Scarlet and The Duke TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
Proven Innocent TBA Seven Network United States [20]
The Bay TBA Seven Network United Kingdom [20]
The Passage TBA Seven Network United States [20]
The Gilded Age TBA Network 10 United States [21]
New Amsterdam TBA Nine Network United States [23]
Dynasties with David Attenborough TBA Nine Network United Kingdom [23]
Chernobyl TBA Fox Showcase United States [26]
Devs TBA Fox Showcase United States [26]
Fosse/Verdon TBA Fox Showcase United States [26]
Les Misérables TBA BBC First United Kingdom [26]
Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club TBA MTV United States [26]
Magnum P.I. TBA FOX8 United States [26]
Roswell, New Mexico TBA FOX8 United States [26]
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists TBA FOX8 United States [26]
The InBetween TBA Universal TV United States [26]
The Great Kiwi Bake Off TBA LifeStyle Food New Zealand [26]
The Hills: New Beginnings TBA MTV United States [26]
Snack World 2 November Cartoon Network Japan [30]
Tipping Point 2 December Nine Network United Kingdom [31]

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
Love Island Australia 7 October Nine Network 9Go! [23]
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Source
Bakugan: Battle Planet 14 July 9Go! Cartoon Network

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.

Show Return date Previous run Type of return Previous channel New/same channel Source
Changing Rooms 13 February 1998-2005 Revival Nine Network Network 10 [21]
Dancing with the Stars 18 February 2004-2015 New season Seven Network Network 10 [21]
SeaChange 6 August 1998-2000 New season ABC Nine Network [23]
Seven Year Switch 11 June 2016-2017 Reboot Seven Network same [20]
The Amazing Race Australia 28 October 2011-2014 Reboot Seven Network Network 10
Wife Swap Australia TBA 2012 Reboot LifeStyle You Seven Network [20]

Endings[edit]

List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source
Andrew Denton's Interview 24 August Seven Network 17 April 2018 [32]
Changing Rooms 23 February Network 10 13 February [33]
The Footy Show 25 September Nine Network 24 March 1994 [34]
Kids' WB 29 November Nine Network 16 September 2006 [32]
Pointless 10 May Network 10 23 July 2018 [35]
Saturday Night Rove 31 August Network 10 24 August [36]
Sunday Night 24 November Seven Network 8 February 2009 [37]

Deaths[edit]

Date Name Age Broadcast notability Reference section
2 January Darius Perkins aged 54 Originated the role of Scott Robinson in Neighbours in 1985
6 January Annalise Braakensiek aged 46 Model, actress and television presenter
7 January Jimmy Hannan aged 84 Television presenter, comedian and singer [38]
3 February Carmen Duncan aged 76 Character actress of stage, television and film, sister of actress Paula Duncan)
1 March Michael Willesee (AO) aged 76 Journalist and TV presenter
30 March Geoff Harvey (OAM) aged 84 Musician, who served as musical directors on numerous programs, including The Mike Walsh Show and Midday with Ray Martin
20 June Bill Collins aged 84 Movie presenter, film critic and film historian
13 July Richard Carter aged 65 Film and television actor
8 August Malcolm T. Elliott age 73 Television host, radio presenter and journalist
14 August Ben Unwin aged 41 Actor best known for his role in soap opera Home and Away, as Jesse McGregor
27 October Anne Phelan aged 71 Actress and activist best known for her role as Myra Desmond in Prisoner and Monica Taylor in Something in the Air [39]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Nine secures rights to the 2019 Australian Open tennis from Seven". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 June 2018.
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  38. ^ Gold Logie winner and TV icon Jimmy Hannan dies at 84
  39. ^ "One of the Best Humans: Prisoner actress Anne Phelan dies aged 75"
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