2022 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2022, the 67th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

List of years in Australian television
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Events

January
Date Event Source
1 The ABC's coverage of the annual midnight Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks is watched by 1.19 million viewers. [1]
8 Rebecca Maddern rejoins the Seven News team as a co-anchor on Seven News Melbourne's weekend bulletins, after quitting her Channel Nine presenting roles on Weekend Today, Australian Ninja Warrior and The Footy Show in November 2021. [2][3]
29 The 2022 Australian Open women's final, between Australian Ashleigh Barty and American Danielle Collins attracted a peak audience of 4.261 million viewers with an average of 3.577 million. It is the highest rated Australian Open women's singles final in OzTAM history, and is second the highest rating sport event in the past 12 months, behind the 2021 AFL Grand Final which averaged 4.11 million viewers. [4]

February
Date Event Source
26 Foxtel suspends broadcast distribution of the Russian television network RT in Australia. [5]

March
Date Event Source
3 Fremantle confirms that Neighbours would be axed after 37 years on air, after being unable to find another broadcast partner. [6]

June
Date Event Source
19 The Logies are held on the Gold Coast, with Hamish Blake winning both his Second Gold Logie and the Inaugural Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter while Bruce McAvaney becomes the First Sportscaster inducted into the Hall of Fame. [7][8]

July
Date Event Source
22 Regional broadcasters Prime7 and GWN7 broadcast their final branded Prime7 News and GWN7 News bulletins before being rebadged as Seven News Local the following Monday. [9]
28 The final episode of Neighbours goes to air in Australia on Network 10 and 10 Peach and the show was axed after 37 years on air. [10]

Premieres

Domestic series
List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
The PM's Daughter 1 January ABC Me [11]
The Tourist 2 January Stan [12]

Programming changes

Changes to network affiliation

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

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 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

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

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

ProgramReturn datePrevious runType of returnPrevious channelNew/same channelSource
Australian Idol TBA 2003–2009 Revival Network Ten Seven Network [13]

Endings
List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source
Neighbours 28 July 2022 10 Peach 18 March 1985 [6]

Deaths
Name Date Age Broadcast notability Reference
Leon Lissek 13 January aged 82 Actor best known for TV serial The Sullivans, also worked in Britain and appeared on television serial EastEnders and several film roles.
Miranda Fryer 6 January aged 34 Former child actress, who at 18 months starred in Neighbours for 3 years and was the first actress to play Sky Mangel. [14]
Judy Banks 23 January aged 86 Banks, a former stage actress, was an early star on television in Brisbane, best known as a children's presenter of Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go [15]
Alan Hopgood 19 March aged 87 Actor and playwright, known for Bellbird, Prisoner and Neighbours [16]
Ernie Carroll 30 March aged 92 Creator of Hey Hey It's Saturday character Ossie Ostrich [17]
Caroline Jones 20 May aged 84 TV current affairs presenter and journalist and social commentator of Four Corners and Australian Story [18]
Tommy Dysart 7 June aged 86 Actor Prisoner, Neighbours and TV Commercial spokesperson [19]
Carol Raye 19 June aged 99 British-born actress, known for The Mavis Bramston Show, Blankety Blanks and Number 96 [20]
Vincent Gil 21 August aged 83 Character actor in numerous TV serial's Homicide, A Country Practice, Prisoner and Neighbours
John Hamblin 21 September aged 87 British-born host of Play School [21]
Martin Vaughan October[15] aged 91 Best known for TV adaptation 26-part miniseries Power Without Glory [22][23]
Tony Barry 21 December 2022 aged 81 Appeared in numerous TV series including The Box [24]
Bobby Driessen 30 December 2022 aged 56 Young Talent Time cast member, co-hosted The Cartoon Company with YTT co-star Karen Dunkerton [25]
Joan Sydney 28 December 2022 aged 86 best known for soap opera roles including A Country Practice, E Street and Neighbours [26]
Cary Young 31 December 2022 aged 83 A quiz champion, best known for regularly competing on Sale of the Century [27]

References
  1. Knox, David (2 January 2022). "Why does ABC under-report its NYE ratings every year?". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. Mediaweek (1 January 2022). "Rebecca Maddern returns to 7News co-hosting weekend Melbourne bulletins". Mediaweek. Mediaweek. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. Knox, David (3 January 2022). "Rebecca Maddern returns to Seven News Melbourne". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. Thomas, Josh (30 January 2022). "Ash Barty's mind-blowing Australian Open TV ratings". Sporting News. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. Knox, David (26 February 2022). "Foxtel pulls Russia Today channel off air". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. Knox, David (3 March 2022). "With sadness .... we are confirming that Neighbours will cease production in June". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. "Gold Logie 2022: It's Hamish Blake". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. "Logies Hall of Fame 2022: Bruce McAvaney | TV Tonight".
  9. Perry, Kevin (19 July 2022). "End of an era for regional viewers as PRIME7 NEWS becomes 7NEWS LOCAL". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. @Channel10AU (30 June 2022). "After 37 years, 8,903 episodes, countless marriages, deaths, births and disasters, it's time to say goodbye 💜 #Neighbours history making Finale, 7.30 Thursday July 28 on 10 and 10 Peach" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. Knox, David (27 December 2021). "Airdate: The PM's Daughter". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. Knox, David (2 December 2021). "Airdate: The Tourist". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  13. Knox, David (9 June 2021). "Seven dismisses Idol rumours". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  14. Knox, David (11 January 2022). "Vale: Miranda Fryer". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  15. "Vale: Judy Banks". TV Tonight.
  16. "Vale:Alan Hopgood".
  17. "Hey Hey, It's Saturday's Ossie Ostrich puppeteer Ernie Carroll dies aged 92". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 March 2022.
  18. "Caroline Jones dies aged 84: Tributes flow for Australian Media Giant". 20 May 2022.
  19. "iIN MEMORY OF TOMMY DYSART". Shannons Insurance.
  20. David Knox (20 June 2022). "Vale: Carol Raye". TV Tonight.
  21. "'Most cherished' Playschool presenter John Hamblin dies aged 87". ABC News. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  22. "Vale: Martin Vaughan".
  23. "Obituary: Martin Vaughan". 23 August 2012.
  24. David Knox. "Vale: Tony Barry". TV Tonight.
  25. "Obituary: Bobby Driessen".
  26. "Vale: Joan Sydney".
  27. Knox, David (5 January 2023). "Vale: Cary Young". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
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