2006 in Australian television
Events
- 1 January – Mildura Digital Television, a joint venture between WIN Television Mildura and Prime Television, goes on air in the Mildura area of Victoria as a Network Ten digital-only affiliate.
- 2 January – The Seven, Foxtel and Ten Networks outbid Channel Nine and are awarded the rights to broadcast the AFL from 2007 to 2011 for a record $780 million. Also around this time, Seven announce that they have won the rights to broadcast the V8 Supercars from 2007 to 2014.
- 30 January – Channel Nine launches a new logo and a major revamp, dropping the famous dots and replacing it with a stand-alone nine in a blue box.
- 9 February – The Nine Network announces Eddie McGuire in his new role as the network's new CEO.
- 20 February – Television Sydney formally launches after three months of testing, giving Sydney community television for the first time in almost two years.
- 1 April – The final season of Blue Heelers goes to air now on Saturday Nights, pitting it against ABC's The Bill and Network Ten's AFL coverage.
- 3 April – After weeks of poor ratings Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? airs for the final time on Monday Nights. It returns for a short period following an 18-month break due to McGuire's role as CEO for the Nine Network.
- 9 May – Then Sunrise weather presenter and future Family Feud host Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda Garner win the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars.
- 21 May – Brant Webb and Todd Russell speak to new A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw about their time underground in Beaconsfield in a 2-hour special called The Great Escape. They are paid a reported $2.6 million by Channel Nine for the right to talk to them.
- 4 June – After 12 years and a record-breaking 510 episodes, the last episode of the Seven Network show Blue Heelers goes to air.
- 30 June – Australian soap opera Neighbours Broadcasts its 5000th episode, which sees Paul Robinson trapped in a mineshaft by his son Robert.
- 7 July – Children's fantasy drama series H2O: Just Add Water starring Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin and Cariba Heine premieres on Network Ten.
- 9 July – BBC Nature Documentary series Planet Earth narrated by David Attenborough premieres on the ABC.
- 18 July – Australian kids program Play School celebrates 40 years on air.
- 31 July – Jamie Brooksby wins the sixth season of Big Brother.
- 29 August – Model Jake Wall and his professional skating partner Maria Filippov win the first season of Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice.
- 14 September – Today Tonight host Naomi Robson is deported from Indonesia after doing a story on a West Papuan boy called Wa Wa who, supposedly, was going to be eaten by cannibals. This sparks a war of words between Seven and Nine, who ran the original story on Wa Wa in May on 60 Minutes. Naomi presents her final edition of Today Tonight on 1 December.
- 16 September – Television in Australia turns 50. The next day, this is commemorated with a live TV special from Star City, Sydney on the Seven Network.
- 29 September Backyard Blitz finishes its 6-year run on the Nine Network. Jamie Durie leaves Nine and signs up with the Seven Network, the next year, he dances his way on Dancing with the Stars.
- 30 September – The Fox Footy Channel ceases broadcasting then later revived as Fox Footy in 2012. It is replaced by Fox Sports 3 and Fox Sports News on 1 October.
- 18 October – PBL announces the sale of 50% of the Nine Network, including its 50% stake in ninemsn and ACP to CVC Asia Pacific for $4.5 billion.
- 26 November – Irishman Damien Leith defeats 17-year-old Jessica Mauboy to be based only on Sony BMG after being crowned the title of Australian Idol 2006 at the Sydney Opera House.
- 28 November – AFL player Anthony Koutoufides (Kouta) and his partner Natalie Lowe win the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars.
- 10 December – Network Ten and Fox Sports broadcasts V8 Supercars for the final-ever time, before handing the television rights to the Seven Network from 2007 to 2014. Ten and Fox Sports later revived the V8 Supercars coverage 9 years later.
- Voiceover artist Robbie McGregor leaves SBS after 17 years. He is replaced the next year by Lani John Tupu.
Ratings
New channels
- 1 October – Fox Sports 3
- 1 October – Fox Sports News
- 15 November – Al Jazeera English[1]
- 1 December – Sci Fi Channel[2]
Premieres
Free-to-air television
Subscription television
| Program | Channel | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge[11] | FOX8 | 5 January |
| An Aussie Goes Barmy[12] | FOX8 | 29 November |
New international programming
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Subscription television
| Program | Channel | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
 Entourage[20] |
Arena | 1 January |
| Hannah Montana[21] |
Disney Channel | 21 April |
| The Surreal Life (Beginning with season 3, seasons 1[22] and 2 aired later)[23] |
VH1 | June |
| Kept[24] |
VH1 | June |
 Emmerdale[25] |
UKTV | 2 July |
| Strange Love[26] |
VH1 | 5 September |
| Supergroup[27] |
VH1 | 6 September |
| So NoTORIous[28] |
VH1 | 2 October |
| House of Carters[29] |
E! | 4 November |
| Celebrity Fit Club[30][31] |
VH1 | 2 December |
Programming changes
Changes to network affiliation
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.
| Program | New network | Previous network | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mopatop's Shop |
ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 3 April |
| Fourways Farm |
ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 5 April |
 Fireman Sam (Original series) |
ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 11 April |
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ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 4 June |
| Teletubbies |
ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 3 July |
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ABC TV | Network Ten | 13 September |
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Seven Network | Network Ten | 18 November |
Subscription premieres
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.
International
| Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost[32] |
Fox8 | Seven Network | 27 November |
Television shows
1960s
- Four Corners (1961–present)
1980s
- Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004 –2006)
- Neighbours (1985–present)
- Home and Away (1988–present)
- The Movie Show (1986–2008)
- Rage (1987–present)
1990s
- Hotline (1990–2007)
- Australia's Funniest Home Videos (1990–present)
2000s
- 2001
- Big Brother (2001–2008, 2012–2014)
- 2002
- 2003
- Australian Idol (2003–2009)
- Deal or No Deal (2003–2013)
- 2004
- Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2004–present)
- Dancing with the Stars (2004–present)
- 2005
- Medical Emergency (2005–present)
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 January | headLand | Seven Network | 15 November 2005 |
| 23 January | Speaking in Tongues | SBS TV | 7 November 2005 |
| 4 June | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | 18 January 1994 |
| 28 July | Wheel of Fortune | Seven Network | 21 July 1981 |
| 27 August | Business Sunday | Nine Network | 2 March 1986 |
| 4 September | You May Be Right | Seven Network | 13 August 2006 |
| 21 October 2006 | Midnight Zoo | Seven Network | 31 July 2006 |
| 29 October 2006 | Operatunity Oz | ABC TV | 8 October 2006 |
| 18 November 2006 | So Fresh TV | Nine Network | 6 September 2003 |
| 26 November | Sportsworld | Seven Network | 1987 |
| 29 November | The Glass House | ABC TV | 10 August 2001 |
| 9 December | Head 2 Head | ABC TV | 18 February 2006 |
| 20 December | In the Box | Network Ten | 21 December 1998 |
| 27 December 2006 | An Aussie Goes Barmy | FOX8 | 29 November 2006 |
TV movies
References
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- Clarke, Alice (7 December 2006). "Beam me on and veg out, Scotty". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- Biggest Loser is Ten's Biggest Winner Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine, eNews, 14 February 2006.
- "The Chaser pushes boundaries". The Age. Melbourne. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- Connolly, Paul (26 February 2006). "The ABC of cheap". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- "Wine Me, Dine Me" (Press release). Nine Network. 16 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- Hearn, Louisa (24 July 2006). "Turn on and tune in, TV tests the taste for tech". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
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- "Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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- Doc Martin – ABC TV Guide
- The Worst Week Of My Life – ABC TV Guide
- Bleak House – ABC TV Guide
- Dubecki, Larissa (14 September 2006). "Sensitive Skin". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- "Sensitive Skin". ABC Television. 15 September 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- The IT Crowd – ABC TV Guide
- Dunn, Emily (3 December 2006). "Review of Wild at Heart". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- Enker, Debi (15 December 2005). "Networking". The Age. Melbourne. p. 19. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "Hannah Montana". Herald Sun. Melbourne. 9 April 2006. p. X06.
- "VH1's Celebreality". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- Murphy, Kerrie (25 October 2007). "TELEVISION GUIDE – THURSDAY JUNE 29". The Australian. Sydney.
- "VH1's Celebreality". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- "Symons: Marilyn Fisher was easy, cracking the UK wasn't". Australian Associated Press. 22 June 2006.
- "This is a Strange Love". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- "5 Rockstars. 12 Days. No Excuses". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- "Tori Spelling's new reality show". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- "E!online". Archived from the original on 1 November 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
- "VH1's Celebreality Summer". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- "Celebrity Fit Club". MTV Networks Australia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- Idato, Michael (27 November 2006). "Pay TV". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 34. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
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