2016 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2016, the 61st year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events

January

Date	Event	Source
1	The ABC's coverage of Sydney New Year's Eve is widely panned for the third consecutive year, with criticism of lame skits and pre-recorded performances.	[1][2]
24	The Seven Network controversially broadcasts close up shots of Daria Gavrilova's training notes multiple times during its broadcast of the 2016 Australian Open.	[3]
28	Stan signs an exclusive rights agreement with CBS Corporation and Showtime Networks.	[4]

February

Date	Event	Source
1	Seven Network's breakfast show Sunrise gets a new on-air presentation and studio set, replacing the unchanged package which has been introduced in January 2010.	[5]
	Samantha Jade is announced as the inaugural TV Week Logie Awards Ambassador	[6]
	Mark Labbett is "unleashed" as the fifth Chaser on The Chase Australia.	[7]
7	The official 2016 OzTam television ratings period begins.	[8]
10	Weekend Today co-host Cameron Williams quits the Nine Network after stalled contract negotiations.	[9]
11	WIN Television launch legal action against Nine Network for streaming its metropolitan channels into WIN's regional markets via its 9Now app.	[10]
12	Samantha Armytage is dumped from hosting a UNHCR event in Sydney, following an awkward skit on Sunrise a day earlier involving UNHCR spokesperson Kristin Davis.	[11]
14	Garry Lyon quits The AFL Footy Show citing mental health issues.	[12]
15	OzTAM release the first Video Player Measurement (VPM) ratings, which measure viewership of catch up platforms.	[13]
17	Seven West Media report a first half net profit of $135.2 million, despite a 2% decrease in total television revenue (equating to $14.3 million).	[14]
19	Foxtel launches legal action to block access to four torrent websites, it accuses of illegally distributing its programs, under recently introduced legislation which can force Australian ISPs to block website access with a Federal Court order.	[15]
	The Seven and Nine Networks reach a settlement in the Federal Court over a copyright claim on Nine's program The Hot Plate. The settlement sees Nine agree not to produce any further seasons of the program, and to never rebroadcast or distribute the first season.	[16]
23	The Turnbull Cabinet approve media reforms proposed by Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield which would see the removal of the 'reach rule' and the 'two out of three' rule from the Broadcasting Services Act 1992. The reforms need to pass the Senate before being enacted.	[17]
25	A blackout at TCN causes Nine Network to be unable to broadcast the national Nine News Now bulletin, while the Sydney Nine Afternoon News bulletin had to be broadcast from the QTQ Brisbane studio.	[18]
26	Actor Sam Johnson, best known for The Secret Life of Us and Molly, announces his retirement from acting to focus on fundraising for cancer research.	[19]

March

Date	Event	Source
1	The Coalition partyroom pass Minister for Communications Mitch Fifield's proposed media reforms. In addition to the removal of the 'two out of three' rule and 'reach rule', it is proposed that a quota system be introduced for regional content after a merger event.	[20]
	A 60 Minutes camerman and producer are assaulted and injured while filming a story in Sweden on the European refugee crisis.	[21]
2	Its announced that 14 months after being let go by Nine Network as a result of cost-cutting measures, Emma Freedman who formerly appeared on Weekend Today would return to the network as a presenter on Wide World of Sports.	[22]
3	NRL legend Johnathan Thurston signs a five year deal with Nine Network, which will see him co-host the The NRL Footy Show as well as provide commentary on NRL games and stories.	[23]
7	Seven West Media sign a content deal with Google to stream their content internationally via YouTube.	[24]
10	Billy Brownless reveals on The AFL Footy Show his ex-wife had an affair with his fellow co-host Garry Lyon.	[25]
13	Four Corners reporter Linton Besser and camera operator Louie Eroglu are arrested in Kuching, Malaysia after approaching Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for comment on his corruption scandal.	[26]
14	14-year-old singer/guitarist Fletcher Pilon wins the eighth season of Australia's Got Talent.
15	Ian Cook, a Melbourne pilot, and Quoc Huong Vu, a Sydney-based cameraman, are killed in an ultralight aircraft crash in northern Victoria while filming The Amazing Race Vietnam.	[27]
18	Nine Entertainment Co. purchase a 9.9% stake in regional broadcaster Southern Cross Media from Macquarie Group for $1.15 a share, ahead of expected media reforms which will see the removal of the 'reach rule'.	[28]
20	A two-week Easter break in OzTam television ratings begins.	[8]
22	New streaming service hayu launches in Australia. The service, owned by NBCUniversal, is dedicated to reality programming, featuring titles from NBCUniversal's library – with titles including Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as well as the The Real Housewives and Top Chef franchises.	[29]
30	OzTam extend consolidated ratings from 7 days to 28 days.	[30]
	Network Ten enter regional affiliation discussions with WIN Television, which if are successful would see in June 2016 the end of a 27 year affiliation agreement between Nine Network and WIN Television.	[31]

April

Date	Event	Source
1	TV historian Ken McKay is honoured for his work to the field and presented with the WA Heritage Award.	[32]
3	Former Network Ten sports reporter Mel McLaughlin makes her debut appearance on Seven News Sydney. As a result, Jim Wilson moves to the Friday & Saturday role on the bulletin, and Ryan Phelan is removed.	[33]
	Television legend Daryl Somers makes a television comeback on the Nine Network as host of You're Back in the Room.	[34]
	Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter.	[8]
5	Nine Network report an 11% drop in revenue for their third quarter, which saw their share price drop 24.7% to $1.14.	[35]
6	A power outage in Mackay, Queensland caused by bamboo touching the high voltage power lines saw the area lose TV reception as the lines affected serviced the local TV transmitters and the back up generators failed to work.	[36]
7	Former Seven News presenter Rebecca Maddern debuts as the first permanent female co-host on the The AFL Footy Show.	[37][38][39]
	A 60 Minutes crew, including co-host Tara Brown, are detained in Beirut while filming a story on a custody battle.	[40][41][42]
13	The four 60 Minutes crew members (reporter Tara Brown, senior producer Stephen Rice, cameraman Ben Williamson and sound recordist David Ballment) who had been detained in Beirut, Lebanon (see 7 April) are charged with four separate charges, including kidnapping, causing harm and not respecting local authority. If pleaded guilty, they could each face a maximum of over 20 years in jail.	[43][44]
	Seven Network's Commercial Manager of Programming John Fitzgerald is charged with falsifying invoices to steal company funds.	[45]
	Former At the Movies presenters Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton receive honourary doctorates from Macquarie University for their contribution to the film industry.	[46]
	Australian actor Jack Charles is racially discriminated against in Melbourne, where he is refused taxi admittance twice in a single day. Charles had experienced this same form of racial prejudice in October 2015.	[47]
16	Journalist and broadcaster Stan Grant is appointed to the federal government's Referendum Council.	[48]
20	The 60 Minutes crew are released from Lebanese custody, with the personal charges against them dropped and Nine Network paying compensation for their release. However, they still face criminal charges.	[49]
21	Network Ten report a first half profit of $13.4 million – the first time in four years they have reported a rise in profit.	[50]
22	Commercial broadcasters Network Ten, Nine Network and Seven Network announce the launch of a new joint venture marketing company called Think TV which aims to persuade advertisers to continue to invest in free-to-air television.	[51]
	Legendary Australian broadcaster David Hill is honoured at the New York Festival, presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.	[52]
27	Senior Constable Aaron Minns, who formerly appeared on Gold Coast Cops, pleads not guilty to four counts of common assault.	[53]
28	In a landmark decision, the NSW Supreme Court ruled in favor of Nine Network over WIN Network in relation to Nine's online streaming of its metropolitan stations into WIN regions. The judge found streaming to not fall under the definition of broadcasting.	[54]
	A number of WIN Network Tasmania personnel are recognised at the Tasmanian Media Awards – namely sports reporter Brent Costelloe and cameraman Steve Fisher who won in the Best Sports Journalist and Best News Image categories respectively.	[55]
29	Nine Entertainment Co. ends a 27 year affiliation agreement with WIN Corporation, instead partnering with Southern Cross Austereo in parts of regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, after securing a 50% revenue sharing deal with Southern Cross, higher than its 39% deal with WIN.	[56][57]

May

Date	Event	Source
6	Home and Away director Geoffrey Nottage is awarded the Australian Directors Guild Awards' The Michael Carson Award.	[58]
8	The Logie Awards of 2016 will be held.	[59]
29	For the first time in the history of the Australian Directors Guild Awards the ceremony is broadcast on television, airing on Aurora.	[60]

August

Date	Event	Source
5	The Seven Network will broadcast the 2016 Summer Olympics.	[61]

September

Date	Event	Source
16	Television in Australia turns 60.	[62]

November

Date	Event	Source
26	The last day of the official 2016 OzTam television ratings period.	[8]

December

Date	Event	Source
31	The licence for Community television to broadcast will expire.	[63]

Television channels

New channels

• 19 January – Sky News Business HD (high definition simulcast of Sky News Business)^[64]
• 28 February – 7flix^[65]
• 1 March — WIN HD^[66]
• 2 March – Ten HD^[67]
• 25 March – [V] Hits +2^[68]
• 1 April – Comedy Central^[69]
• 1 April – Sky Thoroughbred Central HD (high definition simulcast of Sky Thoroughbred Central)^[70]
• 1 May - Sky News Election Channel^[71]

Channel closures

• 25 March - Channel [V]^[68]
• 1 April - MTV Classic^[72]
• 31 December – 44 Adelaide, 31 Brisbane, C31 Melbourne, WTV Perth

Affiliation Change

• 1 July - Nine Network programing to air on the current Southern Cross Ten regional network in Queensland, Southern NSW and Victoria. SCT will be rebranded with Nine's branding.

Deaths

• 22 January - Lois Ramsey (aged 93) Australian actress best known for roles in soap operas Prisoner and The Box^[73]
• 9 February - Alethea McGrath (aged 95), Australian actress and voice artist, best known for Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
• 28 February - Don Battye (aged 77), writer and producer most famous for his work on Neighbours, Sons and Daughters, and Homicide.^[74]
• 2 March – Sonia Borg (aged 85), screenwriter most famous for Women of the Sun.^[75]
• 10 March - Jon English (aged 66), Australian performer of stage and screen, whose most notable productions included theatre roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and Pirates of Penzance and television role's including the miniseries Against the Wind.^[76]
• 3 April - Bob Ellis (aged 73), Australian writer whose credits include Number 96, Dynasty Australia, and Glenview High.^[77]
• 13 April - Barbara Jungwirth, Australian actress who appeared in series such as Neighbours, and The Box, as well as being the longest serving background cast member on soap opera Prisoner.^[78]
• 17 April - Bruce Mansfield (aged 71), radio and television personality.^[79]

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres

Program	Original airdate	Network	Source
Shapes, TheThe Shapes	4 January	ABC3	[80]
Tiny House Australia	4 January	LifeStyle Home	[81]
Food Safari Fire	7 January	SBS	[82]
Family Law, TheThe Family Law	14 January	SBS	[83]
Latest with Laura Jayes, TheThe Latest with Laura Jayes	18 January	Sky News Live	[84]
Speers Tonight	28 January	Sky News Live	[85][86]
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Now!	31 January	Eleven	[87]
First Dates	3 February	Seven Network	[88]
Pyne & Marles	6 February	Sky News Live	[89]
Karvelas	7 February	Sky News Live	[90]
Here Come the Habibs	9 February	Nine Network	[91]
Wanted	9 February	Seven Network	[92]
All Star Family Feud	14 March	Network Ten	[93]
Seven Year Switch	15 March	Seven Network	[94]
Best Bits	15 March	Seven Network	[95]
Long Lost Family	16 March	Network Ten	[96][97]
You're Back in the Room	3 April	Nine Network	[98]
Tomorrow, When the War Began	23 April	ABC3	[99]
Wolf Creek	12 May	Stan	[100]
Bride of Jaws	TBA	Discovery Channel	[101]
Deadline Design	TBA	LifeStyle Home	[101]
Deep Water	TBA	SBS	[102]
Doctor Doctor	TBA	Nine Network	[103]
Donna Hay - Basics to Brilliance	TBA	LifeStyle Food	[101]
Hide & Seek	TBA	Nine Network	[104]
Inside Heston's World	TBA	SBS	[102]
Islands of Oz	TBA	Seven Network	[105]
I Own Australia's Best Home	TBA	LifeStyle Home	[101]
Kiss Bang Love	TBA	Seven Network	[106]
Question Everything	TBA	Discovery Channel	[107]
Pacific Heat	TBA	The Comedy Channel	[108]
Prison: First & Last 24 Hours	TBA	Nine Network	[104]
Sex Ed	TBA	Nine Network	[109]
Sunday Night Takeaway	TBA	Seven Network	[106]
Sydney Harbour Uncovered	TBA	Discovery Channel	[107]
Briefcase, TheThe Briefcase	TBA	Nine Network	[110]
Day the Cash Came, TheThe Day the Cash Came	TBA	Seven Network	[106]
Kettering Incident, TheThe Kettering Incident	TBA	showcase	[101]
Point with Stan Grant, TheThe Point with Stan Grant	TBA	NITV	[102]
Rookie, TheThe Rookie	TBA	GO!	[104]
Secret Daughter, TheThe Secret Daughter	TBA	Seven Network	[106]
Wrong Girl, TheThe Wrong Girl	TBA	Network Ten	[96]
This Time Next Year	TBA	Nine Network	[104]
Tiny House World	TBA	LifeStyle Home	[101]
Travel Guides	TBA	Nine Network	[110]
Unreal Estate	TBA	Nine Network	[110]
Zumbo's Just Desserts	TBA	Seven Network	[111][112]

International series

List of international television series premieres

Program	Original airdate	Network	Country of origin	Source
Men, Women, Wild	5 January	Discovery Channel	United States	[81]
Brainstormers	6 January	Discovery Science	United States	[81]
Midwinter of the Spirit	6 January	BBC First	United Kingdom	[81]
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?	7 January	Discovery Science	United States	[81]
Sweets Made Simple	8 January	LifeStyle Food	United Kingdom	[81]
Family Guns	9 January	A&E	United States	[81]
My Big Redneck Vacation	9 January	A&E	United States	[81]
The Getaway	9 January	Nat Geo People	United States	[81]
Shadowhunters	13 January	Netflix	United States	[113]
Kate & Mim-Mim	14 January	Disney Junior	Canada	[114]
Bunk'd	14 January	Disney Channel	United States	[114]
Mighty Magiswords	16 January	Cartoon Network	United States	[114]
The Shannara Chronicles	16 January	Syfy	United States	[115]
Idiot Sitter	18 January	The Comedy Channel	United States	[116]
The Real Housewives of Potomac	18 January	Arena	United States	[116]
Grossbusters	20 January	MTV	United States	[116]
Just Jillian	20 January	E!	United States	[116]
DC's Legends of Tomorrow	22 January	FOX8	United States	[117]
Recipe for Deception	22 January	Arena	United States	[116]
Life on Marbs	24 January	Arena	United Kingdom	[116]
Earth to Luna!	25 January	Discovery Kids	Brazil	[114]
Billions	25 January	Stan	United States	[118]
Baskets	26 January	The Comedy Channel	United States	[119]
The Brokenwood Mysteries	27 January	13th Street	New Zealand	[119]
Killjoys	30 January	Syfy	United States	[119]
X-Files, TheThe X-Files	31 January	Network Ten	United States	[120]
War & Peace	31 January	BBC First	United Kingdom	[101]
Fresh Beat Band of Spies	1 February	Nick Jr.	United States	[121]
Jay Leno's Garage	1 February	Discovery Turbo	United States	[122]
Supernoobs	1 February	Cartoon Network	Canada	[123]
Angel from Hell	2 February	Eleven	United States	[124]
Hollywood Medium	2 February	E!	United States	[122]
Next Step Realty: NYC	2 February	Arena	United States	[122]
Bordertown	3 February	Eleven	United States	[124]
Black Gold	4 February	A&E	United States	[122]
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	4 February	Eleven	United States	[125]
Food Porn	5 February	LifeStyle Food	United States	[122]
LEGO Nexo Knights	6 February	Cartoon Network	Denmark	[123]
Dickensian	7 February	BBC First	United Kingdom	[122]
Game Shakers	8 February	Nickelodeon	United States	[121]
Cuffs	13 February	ABC	United Kingdom	[126]
Vinyl	15 February	showcase	United States	[127]
WITS Academy	15 February	Nickelodeon	United States	[121]
Love	19 February	Netflix	United States	[128]
Judge Rinder	22 February	LifeStyle You	United Kingdom	[129]
Fuller House	26 February	Netflix	United States	[130]
The Lion Guard	28 February	Disney Junior	United States	[131]
Hunt, TheThe Hunt	2 March	Nine Network	United Kingdom	[104]
Happyish	3 March	Stan	United States	[132]
American Crime Story	6 March	Network Ten	United States	[133]
Flaked	11 March	Netflix	United States	[128]
Gigolos	11 March	Stan	United States	[134]
Odyssey	20 March	Seven Network	United States	[135]
Night Manager, TheThe Night Manager	20 March	BBC First	United Kingdom	[136]
Galavant	22 March	7flix	United States	[137][138]
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce	23 March	Presto	United States	[139]
Lost & Found Music Studio	1 April	Netflix	United States	[128]
The Ranch	1 April	Netflix	United States	[128][140]
Dice	10 April	Stan	United States	[141]
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland	10 April	7flix	United States	[142]
The Girlfriend Experience	11 April	Stan	United States	[143]
Kong: King of the Apes	15 April	Netflix	United States	[128]
Containment	20 April	Stan	United States	[144]
Mad Dogs	22 April	Stan	United States	[145]
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	25 April	Seven Network	United States	[146]
Marseille	5 May	Netflix	France	[128][147]
Word Party	3 June	Netflix	United States	[128]
Stranger Things	15 July	Netflix	United States	[128]
The Get Down	12 August	Netflix	United States	[128]
Agent Carter	TBA	7flix	United States	[137]
Grandfathered	TBA	7flix	United States	[137]
Life in Pieces	TBA	Network Ten	United States	[96]
Lucifer	TBA	FX	United States	[101]
Outcast	TBA	FX	United States	[101]
Queen of the South	TBA	SoHo	United States	[101]
Catch, TheThe Catch	TBA	Seven Network	United States	[148]
Family, TheThe Family	TBA	Seven Network	United States	[148]
Grinder, TheThe Grinder	TBA	Network Ten	United States	[96]
Weather Gone Viral	TBA	Nine Network	United Kingdom	[149]
Westworld	TBA	showcase	United States	[150]

Telemovies and miniseries

List of domestic telemovie and miniseries premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network	Source
Molly	7 February	Seven Network	[106]
House of Bond	TBA	Nine Network	[104]

List of international telemovie and miniseries premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network	Country of origin	Source
Stakes	18 January	Cartoon Network	United States	[114]
Long Live the Royals	26 January	Cartoon Network	United States	[114]
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar	6 February	Disney Junior	United States	[131]
11.22.63	16 February	Stan	United States	[151]
Pee-wee's Big Holiday	18 March	Netflix	United States	[152]
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens	1 August	Syfy	United States	[153]

Documentaries

List of domestic television documentary premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network	Source
Only the Dead	TBA	showcase	[101]
Women He's Undressed	TBA	showcase	[101]

List of international television documentary premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network	Country of origin	Source

Specials

List of domestic television special premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network(s)	Source
Australia Day 2016: Live at Sydney Opera House	26 January	Network Ten	[154]
What Really Happens on the Gold Coast	26 January	Seven Network	[155]

List of international television special premieres

Program	Original airdate(s)	Network(s)	Country of origin	Source
LEGO Scooby-Doo: Knight Time Terror	26 January	Boomerang	United States	[114]
Grease: Live	2 February	Nine Network	United States	[156]
Nashville: On The Record 3	3 March	SoHo	United States	[157][158]
2016 Kids' Choice Awards	13 March	Nickelodeon	United States	[121]
The Passion	25 March	Foxtel Arts	United States	[159]

Programming changes

Changes to network affiliation

Criteria 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 criteria 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(s)	Source
Australian Survivor	TBA	Network Ten	Nine Network Seven Network	[96]
Saturday Disney	March 19	7flix	7TWO
The Bolt Report	25 April	Sky News	Network Ten	[160]

List of international television series which changed network affiliation

Program	Date	New network	Previous network	Country of origin	Source
American Idol	7 January	FOX8	Eleven	United States	[161]
Pokémon	1 February	Boomerang	Cartoon Network	Japan	[162]
Once Upon a Time	29 February	7flix	7TWO	United States	[137]
The Muppets	1 March	7flix	Seven Network	United States	[137]
The Mindy Project	2 March	7flix	Seven Network	United States	[137]
The Amazing Race	3 March	7flix	Seven Network	United States	[137]
Grey's Anatomy	21 March	7flix	Seven Network	United States	[137][163]
How To Get Away With Murder	21 March	7flix	Seven Network	United States	[137][163]
The Mindy Project	1 April	Presto	7flix	United States	[164][165]

Free-to-air premieres

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 series which premiered on free-to-air television for the first time

Program	Date	Free-to-air network	Subscription network(s)	Country of origin	Source
Ultimate Airport Dubai	5 February	Nine Network	National Geographic Channel	United Arab Emirates	[166]
Cristela	6 February	Eleven	Fox8	United States	[124]
Fresh Off the Boat	7 March	Eleven	Fox8	United States	[124]
Scandal	21 March	7flix	Presto	United States	[137][163]

Subscription premieres

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 international television series which premiered on subscription television for the first time

Program	Date	Free-to-air network	Subscription network(s)	Country of origin	Source
The Blacklist	22 March	Seven Network	FX	United States	[167]

Returning programs

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

List of returning domestic television series

Program	Return date	Network	Original run	Source
Australia's Got Talent	1 February	Nine Network	2007–2013; intermittently	[104][168]
20 to 1	TBA	Nine Network	2005–2011	[110]
Australian Survivor	TBA	Network Ten	2002–2006; intermittently	[96]
Offspring	TBA	Network Ten	2010–2014	[169]
Saturday Live	30 April	Sky News Live	2013	[170][171]

Endings

List of domestic television series endings

Program	End date	Network	Start date	Ref
Reporting Live	21 April	Sky News Live	28 January 2016	[172]

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