2023 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2023, the 68th 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 985,000 viewers [1]

Premieres

Domestic series
List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Crazy Fun Park 1 January ABC Me [2]
Black Snow Stan [3]
Koala Man 9 January Disney+ [4]
Taskmaster Australia 2 February Network 10 [5]
Dawn of the Dolphins 6 March Stan [6]
Alone Australia 29 March SBS [7]
Wellmania Netflix [8]
Asking For It 20 April SBS [9]

Television channels

New channels/streaming services
Date Channel
15 January 7Bravo[10]

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
Doctor Who 2023 Disney+ ABC United Kingdom [11]

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 30 January 2003–2009 Revival Network 10 Seven Network [12]
Location Location Location Australia TBA 2012–2014 Lifestyle Network 10 [13]
Shark Tank 2015–2018 Network 10 same [14]

Endings
List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source

Deaths
Name Date of death Age Notability Reference
Brian Walsh 16 March aged 67 Media Executive, known for his work with both Network Ten, Nine Network and Foxtel, was also an entertainment and sports publicist. [15]
Terry Norris 20 March aged 92 Actor (theatre, radio, TV and film) Appeared in rural series Bellbird as Joe Turner and Cop Shop as Senior Sargeant Terry O'Reilly, Norris also had a ten-year stint in politics. [16]
Doug Mulray 30 March aged 71 TV host, best know as "The Beast" in Network Ten and Foxtel talk show series Beauty and the Beast [17]

References
  1. Knox, David (2 January 2023). "New Year's Eve tops week 5 of summer". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. Knox, David (30 November 2022). "Airdate: Crazy Fun Park". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. Knox, David (27 July 2022). "Filming underway on upcoming Stan drama, Black Snow". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. Knox, David (13 December 2022). "Airdate: Koala Man". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. Kelly, Vivienne (16 January 2023). "Australian Version of 'Taskmaster' to Premiere on 10 in February". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. Kelly, Vivienne (14 February 2023). "'Dawn of the Dolphins' to Premiere on Stan on March 6". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. Kelly, Vivienne (27 February 2023). "'Alone Australia': Series to Premiere on March 29". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. Kelly, Vivienne (15 February 2023). "'Wellmania' Releases Trailer Ahead of March Premiere on Netflix". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. Kelly, Vivienne (6 March 2023). "'Asking For It' to Premiere on SBS on April 20". Variety Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. Laidlaw, Kyle (25 October 2022). "CHANNEL 7 to launch new free-to-air channel 7BRAVO coming in 2023". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. Knox, David (26 October 2022). "ABC farewells Doctor Who as BBC signs new deal with Disney+". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. Knox, David (9 June 2021). "Seven dismisses Idol rumours". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  13. Kelly, Vivienne (6 October 2022). "Network 10 to Revive 'Location, Location, Location' in 2023". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  14. Kelly, Vivienne (3 March 2023). "'Shark Tank' to Return to Screens Later This Year". Variety Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  15. David Knox (17 March 2023). "Vale:Brian Walsh". TV Tonight.
  16. David Knox. "Vale: Terry Norris". TV Tonight.
  17. "Doug Mulray: Radio legend dies after battle with chronic illness aged 71".
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