2013 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred, or were scheduled to occur, in 2013, the 58th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events

Asher Keddie, winner of the Gold Logie Award at the 2013 Logie Awards.

Deaths

Name Date Age Notability Reference Section
Bille Brown, AM 13 January (aged 61), Playwright and actor who appeared in numerous television series.
Patricia Lovell, AM, MBE 26 January aged 83 Australian film producer, best known to a generation as star of children's television series Mr. Squiggle as Miss Pat in the 1960s and 1970s.
Peter Harvey 2 March aged 68, journalist with the Nine Network for 38 years.
Maureen Duval 27 June aged 80 Host of Good Morning Sydney from 1978 to 1989, and later a panellist on Beauty and the Beast.
Joyce Jacobs 15 September aged 91, English-born Australian actress who appeared in A Country Practice from 1981 to 1994.
Alan Coleman 10 December aged 76 English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter [citation needed]
Johnny Lockwood 10 December 92 British Australia actor, star of Number 96
Brian Moll 9 August aged 88 British Australian actor The Young Doctors and A Country Practice [citation needed]
Binny Lum, (aged 97), Pioneering radio and television personality

Channels

New channels

  • 28 March – eXtra2
  • 17 September – Spree TV
  • 22 or 25 November – Fresh Ideas TV

Renamed channels

Digital television transition

Analogue switch-off

The switch-off of analogue television was completed in 2013, with the following areas being the last to be switched off:

  • 2 April – Adelaide
  • 9 April – Tasmania
  • 16 April – Perth
  • 28 May – Brisbane, Gold Coast
  • 25 June – Regional Western Australia
  • 28 July – Darwin
  • 3 December – Sydney
  • 10 December – Melbourne, Remote Central and Eastern Australia

Restack/Retune

Restack was the official name, and Retune was the more consumer-friendly name, given to the change in frequency of many digital television stations following analog switch-off. The main purpose was to clear channels 52–69 in the 700 MHz band for reuse in mobile communications. Channels 9 & 9A were also cleared so that they could be used for DAB+. Many remote areas were excluded, their stations didn't change frequency and channel 9 & 9A continue to be used in some remote areas for digital television.

The restack began in April 2013 and was completed by the end of 2014.

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres on Australian television in 2013
Program Original airdate Network Ref
Nine News Now 7 January Nine Network
Next Stop Hollywood 8 January ABC1
Off Their Rockers 13 January The Comedy Channel
MasterChef Australia: The Professionals 20 January Network Ten
Last Chance to See Cuba 23 January SBS ONE
The Doctor Blake Mysteries 1 February ABC1
Live Healthy, Be Happy 3 February Seven Network
ABC News: Early Edition 4 February ABC1
ABC News 24
The Agony of Life 6 February ABC1
The Crew 10 February Fuel TV
Making Couples Happy 14 February ABC1
Good Game: Pocket Edition 16 February ABC3
Steam Punks! 17 February ABC3
Mr & Mrs Murder 20 February Network Ten
Mind Over Maddie 25 February Disney Channel
Please Like Me 28 February ABC2
Monday Night with Matty Johns 4 March Fox Sports [citation needed]
NRL 360 6 March Fox Sports [citation needed]
Tractor Monkeys 20 March ABC1
The Checkout 21 March ABC1
Ask The Butcher 26 March LifeStyle Food
Australia's Deadliest 30 March Nat Geo Wild
The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting 3 April ABC1
A Place to Call Home 28 April Seven Network
Colour Theory 28 April NITV
Celebrity Splash 29 April Seven Network
Head First 1 May ABC2
Wentworth 1 May SoHo
Shane Delia's Spice Journey 2 May SBS ONE
Financial Review Sunday 5 May Nine Network
Play Along with Sam 6 May Nick Jr.
Aussie Pickers 9 May A&E Australia
House Rules 14 May Seven Network
Marion's Thailand 14 May LifeStyle Food
Dirty Laundry Live 16 May ABC2
The Feed 20 May SBS 2
Spontaneous Saturday 20 May SBS 2
Croc College 21 May ABC1
The Observer Effect 2 June SBS ONE
The Truth Is 3 June Network Ten
Reef Doctors 9 June Network Ten
The Time of Our Lives 16 June ABC1
Australia's Remote Islands 16 June ABC1
The Daily Edition 17 June Seven Network
The Years That Made Us 23 June ABC1
River Cottage Australia 27 June The LifeStyle Channel
Wednesday Night Fever 3 July ABC1
Shitsville Express 2 July ABC2
Vicky the Viking 6 July Network Ten
Hamish & Andy's Gap Year Asia 8 July Nine Network
Wanted 8 July Network Ten
The Great Australian Bake Off 9 July Nine Network
First Footprints 14 July ABC1
Walking Through History 20 July SBS ONE
This Week Live 24 July Network Ten
Formal Wars 25 July Seven Network
Mako: Island of Secrets 26 July Network Ten
Movie Mayhem with Mark Fennell 27 July SBS 2
Nine News at 7:00 5 August GEM
Seven News at 7 5 August 7TWO
Slide Show 7 August Seven Network
It's a Date 15 August ABC1
Upper Middle Bogan 15 August ABC1
Wonderland 21 August Network Ten
Recipe to Riches 27 August Network Ten
The Bachelor Australia 8 September Network Ten
Ready, Steady, Wiggle! 11 September ABC2
Revealed 12 September Network Ten
Million Dollar Minute 16 September Seven Network
Ten Eyewitness News 16 September Network Ten
A League of Their Own 16 September Network Ten
Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery 18 September ABC1
The Day My Butt Went Psycho 21 September GO!
Serangoon Road 22 September ABC1
Legally Brown 23 September SBS ONE
The Darren Sanders Show 2 October GO!
Time of My Life 5 October 7TWO
WOW: World on Wheels 6 October 7mate
Nine Afternoon News Perth 7 October Nine Network (Perth)
Deadbeat Dads 7 October MTV
Thursday FC 10 October SBS 2
ReDesign My Brain 10 October ABC1
Business Agenda SA 12 October Nine Network (Adelaide)
It's a Lifestyle TV 12 October Network Ten
Ironman: Deep Water 13 October Nine Network
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent Down Under 14 October LifeStyle
Santo, Sam & Ed's Total Football 14 October Fox Sports 1
Wild Life of Tim Faulkner 20 October Nine Network
#7DaysLater 22 October ABC2
Lessons From the Grave 23 October ABC1
Ja'mie: Private School Girl 23 October ABC1
Summer 360 23 October Fox Sports 1
Embarrassing Bodies Down Under 29 October LifeStyle You
Have You Been Paying Attention? 3 November Network Ten
Pilgrimage with Simon Reeve 3 November SBS ONE
Hi-5 House 4 November Nick Jr.
Studio 10 4 November Network Ten
Studio 10 You 4 November Network Ten
Ten Eyewitness Early News 4 November Network Ten
Ten Eyewitness Morning News 4 November Network Ten
Wake Up 4 November Network Ten
Paddock to Plate 6 November The LifeStyle Channel
Nowhere Boys 7 November ABC3
Exhumed 14 November ABC1
Coast Australia 2 December The History Channel
Come Date with Me 8 December Eleven
Outback Coroner 9 December Crime & Investigation Network
Peleda 2013 ABC3 [citation needed]

International series

List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2013
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Ref
The Wild Chef 1 January SBS Two Canada
Defying Gravity 2 January One United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Pramface 3 January ABC2 United Kingdom
This is Jinsy 3 January ABC2 United Kingdom
Nigellissima 3 January ABC1 United Kingdom
Ladyboys 4 January ABC2 United Kingdom
Ultimate Spider-Man 5 January Seven Network United States
Black Cab Sessions USA 5 January SBS ONE United States
Gator 911 6 January One United States
Rev. 6 January ABC1 United Kingdom
Baggage Battles 7 January A&E United States
Watson & Oliver 7 January UKTV United Kingdom
Doc Martin France 7 January SBS Two France
Golden 7 January Network Ten New Zealand
The Story of Film: An Odyssey 8 January SBS Two United Kingdom
My Big Fat Operation 9 January ABC2 United Kingdom
Lab Rats 10 January Disney Channel United States [citation needed]
Chicago Fire 10 January Fox8 United States
1600 Penn 13 January The Comedy Channel United States
Britain's Empty Homes 13 January 7TWO United Kingdom
The Carrie Diaries 15 January Fox8 United States
Murder in Mind 16 January 7TWO United Kingdom
Prisoners of War 19 January SBS ONE Israel
David Attenborough's The Blue Planet 19 January Network Ten United Kingdom
DEA 21 January 7mate United States
Undercover Boss Canada 22 January One Canada
Set List 24 January ABC2 United Kingdom
The Mindy Project 28 January Seven Network United States
Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies 28 January Eleven Japan [citation needed]
Against the Wall 29 January Seven Network United States
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 31 January Discovery Home & Health United States
Outback Hunters 31 January A&E United States
The Paradise 2 February ABC1 United Kingdom
Elementary 3 February Network Ten United States
Katie 4 February Arena United States
Romanzo Criminale 5 February Showcase Italy
The Last Leg 6 February ABC1 United Kingdom
Monty Halls' Great Irish Escape 8 February SBS ONE United Kingdom
Kevin McCloud's Man Made Home 10 February ABC1 United Kingdom
David Attenborough's Africa 16 February Network Ten United Kingdom
Last Resort 20 February Seven Network United States
Parade's End 6 March Nine Network (Aired 1st week)
GEM (Aired 2nd week)
United Kingdom
United States
Belgium
The Fades 18 March ABC2 United Kingdom
Transporter: The Series 20 March FX United States
Germany
Canada
France
Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan 23 March ABC2 United Kingdom
Dog With a Blog 25 March Disney Channel United States [citation needed]
Marco Pierre White's Kitchen Wars 28 March SBS ONE United Kingdom
Lilyhammer 30 March SBS ONE Norway
Toy Hunter 2 April A&E United States
The Following 9 April Nine Network United States
What's Your Emergency? 10 April Nine Network United Kingdom
Mrs Biggs 14 April Seven Network United Kingdom
Parkinson: Masterclass 14 April ABC1 United Kingdom
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 15 April CNN United States
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 15 April GO! Japan [citation needed]
Da Vinci's Demons 16 April FX United States
Hannibal 17 April Seven Network United States
Strangeways 17 April Seven Network United Kingdom [citation needed]
Citizen Khan 18 April Seven Network United Kingdom
Defiance 18 April SF Channel United States
Crash & Bernstein 19 April Disney Channel United States [citation needed]
Urban Secrets 19 April SBS ONE United Kingdom
Chasing The Saturdays 23 April E! United States
Arrow 1 May Nine Network United States
Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild 6 May Network Ten United Kingdom
Gok's Style Secrets 15 May LifeStyle You United Kingdom
Longmire 15 May GEM United States
Bates Motel 20 May (on demand)
26 May
Fox8 United States
Major Crimes 20 May Nine Network United States
Beauty & the Beast 22 May Network Ten United States
The Americans 27 May Network Ten United States
The Audience 27 May ABC2 United Kingdom
Would You Rather...? with Graham Norton 30 May One United States
Brain Games 2 June National Geographic Channel United States
Killer Karaoke 9 June The Comedy Channel United States
The Sex Show 11 June SBS Two Norway
Chosen 16 June FX United States
Hotel Hell 17 June Nine Network United States
Vice 19 June Fox8 United States
Under the Dome 25 June Network Ten United States
Mickey Mouse 1 July Disney Channel United States [citation needed]
Red Widow 1 July Seven Network United States
Cardinal Burns 2 July The Comedy Channel United Kingdom
Ray Donovan 2 July Showcase United States
Twisted 9 July Fox8 United States
The Wanted Life 9 July E! United States
The Bridge 11 July FX United States
Broadchurch 12 July ABC1 United Kingdom
Mankind: The Story of All of Us 12 July The History Channel [citation needed]
The Bible 16 July Nine Network United States
Legit 25 July The Comedy Channel United States
Ripper Street 28 July Network Ten United Kingdom
United States
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual 4 August Bio. United States
Mr. Selfridge 5 August Seven Network United Kingdom
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 5 August Eleven United States
Canada
Hotel Secrets 5 August Seven Network United Kingdom
Brickleberry 7 August The Comedy Channel United States
Princesses: Long Island 7 August Arena United States
Vikings 8 August SBS ONE United States
Banshee 14 August Fox8 United States
Million Dollar Intern 25 August BBC Knowledge United Kingdom
City Girl Diaries 26 August Style Network United States
Low Winter Sun 27 August FX United States
Doc McStuffins 1 September Seven Network United States
Ireland
Littlest Pet Shop (2012) 1 September Eleven United States
Canada
Unsupervised 4 September Eleven United States
Save with Jamie 5 September Network Ten United Kingdom
The White Queen 5 September SoHo United Kingdom
Hello Ross 7 September E! United States
Bethenny 10 September Arena United States
In the Flesh 10 September SBS Two United Kingdom
Rise of the Continents 10 September ABC1 United Kingdom
Sleepy Hollow 17 September Network Ten United States
Ultimate Airport Dubai 17 September National Geographic Channel
Madhur Jaffrey's Curry Nation 22 September SBS ONE United Kingdom
From Scratch 23 September SBS ONE United Kingdom
Big School 24 September Nine Network United Kingdom
The Face 24 September Fox8 United States
The Neighbors 28 September Seven Network United States
Penguins: Spy in the Huddle 28 September Network Ten United Kingdom
Classic Car Rescue 28 September 7mate United States
Inside West Coast Customs 28 September 7mate United States
Family Tools 29 September Seven Network United States
Baby Daddy 29 September Fox8 United States
The Blacklist 30 September Seven Network United States
Mistresses 30 September Seven Network United States
Million Dollar Catch 30 September One New Zealand
Hello Ladies 30 September Showcase United Kingdom
Family S.O.S. with Jo Frost 1 October Discovery Home & Health United States
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2 October Seven Network United States
Men at Work 2 October Seven Network United States
Masters of Sex 3 October SBS ONE United States
Deception 4 October 7TWO Ireland
Doc McStuffins 4 October Disney Channel United States
Ireland
Full Force Nature 5 October 7TWO United States
Secret Life of Predators 6 October National Geographic Channel United States
Q Pootle 5 7 October ABC2 United Kingdom
Live at the Electric 7 October SBS 2 United Kingdom
The Doozers 7 October Disney Channel United States
Hostages 9 October Nine Network United States
Political Animals 9 October Nine Network United States
Orange Is the New Black 9 October Showcase United States
Doomsday Bunkers 10 October 7mate United States
Liv and Maddie 11 October Disney Channel United States [citation needed]
Sam & Cat 11 October Nickelodeon United States
24/7 Wild 12 October SBS ONE United Kingdom
Sullivan & Son 12 October Nine Network United States
The North Sea 12 October 7mate United Kingdom
Super Fun Night 15 October Nine Network United States
Pagans and Pilgrims 15 October SBS ONE United Kingdom
Vinnie Jones: Russia's Toughest 15 October National Geographic Channel United Kingdom
God, Guns & Automobiles 16 October A&E United States
Real Husbands of Hollywood 16 October The Comedy Channel United States
The Returned 16 October Studio France
Jamie and Jimmy's Food Fight Club 17 October Network Ten United Kingdom
The Fall 19 October UKTV United Kingdom
Sunny Skies 20 October Eleven New Zealand
The Crazy Ones 20 October Fox8 United States
Big Angry Fish 21 October One New Zealand
Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous 21 October MTV United States
Hounds 24 October One New Zealand
I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding 24 October Arena United States
The New Atlanta 24 October Arena United States
A Different Breed 25 October ABC2 United Kingdom
Oprah's Master Class 27 October Discovery Home & Health United States
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities 3 November Network Ten United Kingdom
The Soup Investigates 3 November E! United States
Transformers: Rescue Bots 4 November Eleven United States
Sofia the First 10 November Seven Network United States
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell 13 November Discovery Channel United States
The Originals 13 November GO! United States
DreamWorks Dragons 14 November ABC3 United States
Secrets of Wild India 17 November Nine Network United Kingdom
Wild Animal Baby Explorers 18 November ABC2 United States
Hellfjord 18 November SBS ONE Norway
Kobushi 25 November ABC3 Japan
France
Airplane Repo 10 December Discovery Channel United States
Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island 12 December ABC3 Canada
Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud 28 December GO! New Zealand
The Taste 29 December GEM United States
Partners 30 December Nine Network United States

Telemovies

Domestic telemovie premieres on Australian television in 2013
Telemovie Original airdate(s) Network Ref
Cliffy 26 May ABC1
I Am You 18 August ABC1
An Accidental Soldier 15 September ABC1
Carlotta 2013 ABC1
The Broken Shore 2013 ABC1
Sundowner TBA Nine Network
International telemovie premieres on Australian television in 2013
Telemovie Original airdate(s) Network Country of origin Ref
Case Sensitive: The Other Half Lives 4 May ABC1 United Kingdom
Sharknado 26 July Universal Channel United States
Teen Beach Movie 9 August Disney Channel United States
Killing Kennedy 19 November National Geographic Channel United States
Reckless TBA Network Ten United States
Room on the Broom TBA ABC 4 Kids (ABC2) United Kingdom

Miniseries

Domestic miniseries premieres on Australian television in 2013
Miniseries Original airdate(s) Network Ref
Top of the Lake 24 March UKTV
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars 2, 9 June ABC1
Better Man 25 July, 1 August SBS ONE
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War 8, 15 September Nine Network
The Gallipoli Story TBA (Foxtel)
The House of Hancock TBA (Foxtel)
International miniseries premieres on Australian television in 2013
Miniseries Original airdate(s) Network Country of origin Ref
Labyrinth 27 January, 3 February SoHo Germany
South Africa
Hatfields & McCoys 1 June Showcase United States
Political Animals 9 October Nine Network United States
Secret State 23 November UKTV United Kingdom

Documentary specials

Domestic documentary premieres on Australian television in 2013
Documentary Original airdate(s) Network Ref
Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia 6 January SBS ONE
Coniston 14 January ABC1
The Train: The Granville Disaster 18 January The History Channel
ABBA: Bang a Boomerang 30 January ABC1
Jabbed: Love, Fear and Vaccines 26 May SBS ONE
Fat and Back 22 July One
Malcolm Naden: Australia's Most Hunted 11 September Seven Network
Eric Smith: Not Finished Yet 12 September Studio
Kakadu 6 October ABC1
Yagan 6 October ABC1
The Art of Australia 22 October ABC1
JFK: The Smoking Gun 3 November SBS ONE
The Artist's Story: Tina Arena 21 November Max
Body Line: The Ultimate Test TBA TBA
Canberra Confidential TBA ABC1
Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer TBA ABC1
Life on Us TBA SBS ONE
Once Upon a Time in Carlton TBA SBS ONE
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl TBA SBS ONE
Our Little Secret TBA ABC1
Race for Beauty TBA SBS ONE
Peter Sculthorpe, A Journey Through My Life TBA ABC1
The Sharp End TBA ABC1
Surgery Ship TBA SBS ONE
The War That Changed Us TBA ABC1
Welcome to Puntland TBA SBS ONE
International documentary premieres on Australian television in 2013
Documentary Original airdate(s) Network Country of origin Ref
Welcome to India 2 January SBS ONE United Kingdom
Our Queen 9, 16 May ABC1 United Kingdom
Dear mother, Love Cher 12 May Bio. United States
The Fighters 17, 18 May CNN International United States
The Grammar of Happiness 2 July ABC1 United States
Agnetha: ABBA and After 2 July Nine Network United Kingdom
Abba: When Four Becomes One 3 September Seven Network United Kingdom
Abba: Absolute Image 10 September Seven Network United Kingdom
Sound City 12 September Max United States
The Man with the Biggest Testicles 25 September Seven Network United Kingdom
H. G. Wells: War with the World 27 September History United Kingdom
Rihanna 777 29 September Channel [V] United States
I'm a Teenage Grandmother 10 October Seven Network United Kingdom
Autopsy on a Dream 20 October ABC1 United Kingdom
David Attenborough: Animal Attraction 20 October Network Ten United Kingdom
Crazy About One Direction 22 October GO! United Kingdom
Attenborough's Ark 27 October Network Ten United Kingdom
Giant Otters of the Amazon TBA Network Ten United Kingdom
Living with Baboons TBA Network Ten United Kingdom
Operation Iceberg TBA Network Ten United Kingdom
Snow Babies TBA Network Ten United Kingdom

Specials

Domestic television special premieres on Australian television in 2013
Television special Original airdate(s) Network(s) Ref
Adam Hills Stands Up Live 23 January ABC1
Australian of the Year 2013 25 January ABC1
Australia Celebrates 2013 25 January ABC1
The Australia Day Showdown: You Can Never Be Too Australian 26 January Network Ten
2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate 27 January Network Ten
2nd AACTA Awards 2013 30 January Network Ten
The Allan Border Medal 2013 4 February GEM
Shock, Horror, Aunty. 6, 13 February ABC1
Seven News Special: Drugs in Footy Summit 14 February Seven Network
Hello. My name is Flume. 22 February Channel [V]
Future Music Festival 2013 16 March Channel [V]
2013 MTV Movie Awards 15 April MTV Australia
The People's Forum with Tony Abbott 18 April Sky News Australia
The People's Forum with Julia Gillard 22 April Sky News Australia
2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debate 11 May Network Ten
The Biggest Loser's Biggest Ever Makeovers 24 June, 1 July Network Ten
Killing Bin Laden: A Ten News Special 25 June Network Ten
Brendon Burns: So I Suppose This is Offensive Now 19 July The Comedy Channel
Bali: The Dark Side of Paradise 21 July Nine Network
It's Cabaret 22 July Studio
Anh Does Britain 23, 30 July Seven Network
Brendon Burns: Sober Not Clean 26 July The Comedy Channel
2013 Helpmann Awards 29 July Arena
Shadow of Doubt 29 July Crime & Investigation Network
Cosentino: The Magic, The Mystery, The Madness 27 August Seven Network
2013 Deadly Awards 15 September SBS ONE
Just for Laughs: Aussies in Montreal 18 September Seven Network
Paul Kelly: Stories of Me 27 October ABC1
No Laughing Matter 1 November The Comedy Channel
2013 Walkley Awards 28 November ABC3
2013 ARIA Awards 1 December GO!
Sydney New Year's Eve 31 December ABC Australia
International television special premieres on Australian television in 2013
Television special Original airdate(s) Network(s) Country of origin Ref
New Year's Day Concert 1 January SBS ONE Austria
70th Golden Globe Awards 14 January Arena United States
Just For Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival Gala 2012 20 January Network Ten Canada
19th Screen Actors Guild Awards 28 January TV1 United States
2013 Billboard Music Awards 27 February SBS ONE United Kingdom
Selling Spelling Manor 18, 25 April LifeStyle Home United States
Ryan Seacrest with the Kardashians 26 April E! United States
Gok Wan: Made in China 2 May LifeStyle You United Kingdom
2013 Billboard Music Awards 20 May Channel [V] United States
2013 Guys' Choice Awards 22 June FX United States
Will & Kate Plus One 20 July CNN United States
David Bowie: Five Years in the Making of an Icon 24 July ABC2 United Kingdom
Doctor Who Revisited 18 August UKTV United States
65th Primetime Emmy Awards 23 September Fox8 United States
The Bravest Girl in the World 14 October CNN United States
Crazy About One Direction 22 October GO! United Kingdom
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union TV Song Festival 2013 9 November SBS 2 Vietnam

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 the new network. This includes when a programme 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.

Domestic television series which changed network affiliation in 2013
Programme Date New network Previous network Ref
It's Academic 1 January 7TWO Seven Network
Match It 1 January 7TWO Seven Network
Yamba's Playtime 1 January GO! Nine Network
William & Sparkles' Magical Tales 1 January GO! Nine Network
Pyramid 1 January GO! Nine Network
Kitchen Whiz 1 January GO! Nine Network
Wakkaville 5 January GO! Nine Network
Pixel Pinkie 5 January GO! Nine Network
Fast Forward's Funniest Send-Ups 31 January One Seven Network
Kids' WB 16 February GO! Nine Network
Reef Doctors 29 June Eleven Network Ten (Axed after Two Episodes)
Australia's Got Talent 11 August Nine Network Seven Network
Wurrawhy 4 November Eleven Network Ten
Totally Wild 4 November Eleven Network Ten
Scope 7 November Eleven Network Ten
Mako: Island of Secrets 8 November Eleven Network Ten
Paradise Cafe 9 November Eleven Network Ten
Vicky the Viking 9 November Eleven Network Ten
H2O: Just Add Water 9 November Eleven Network Ten
International television series which changed network affiliation in 2013
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Ref
American Idol 17 January Network Ten Fox8 United States
The Looney Tunes Show 1 July Boomerang Cartoon Network United States
Peppa Pig TBA CBeebies Nick Jr. United Kingdom

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.

Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Ref
Outback Wrangler 6 January One Nat Geo Wild Australia
Mark Berg's Fishing Addiction 7 January One LifeStyle Australia
Hell on Wheels 7 January ABC2 FX United States
Extreme Engineering 25 January 7mate Discovery Science United States
Monster Jam 26 January One Speed United States
Creative Minds 26 January SBS ONE Studio Australia
Python Hunters 28 January One Nat Geo Wild United States
American Restoration 28 January 7mate A&E United States
Auction Hunters 5 February GO! Discovery United States
Aqua Teen Hunger Force 1 April SBS 2 The Comedy Channel United States
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 30 June Eleven Nickelodeon United States
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 4 August Eleven Boomerang United States
Inventions That Shook The World 24 September 7TWO History United States
Lost Girl 1 October SBS 2 Sci Fi Canada
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 3 October ABC2 BBC UKTV United Kingdom
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 8 October Eleven Arena United States
Beyond Survival 14 October SBS 2 Discovery Canada
Hardliners 21 October One A&E Australia
The Sarah Silverman Program 30 October SBS 2 The Comedy Channel United States
Revolution 5 November Nine Network Fox8 United States

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 television series that premiered on Australian free-to-air television in 2012
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Ref

Endings

Ending domestic television series on Australian television in 2013
Program End date Network Start date Ref
The Price Is Right (repeats) 10 January Seven Network 07 May
Home and Away (Friday) 18 March Seven Network 1988
Celebrity Splash! 16 May Seven Network 29 April
Nine Afternoon News (local edition) 28 June Nine Network (Perth) 2012
Packed to the Rafters 2 July Seven Network 2008
Ten News At Five 15 September Network Ten 21 July 2008
Before the Game 27 September Network Ten 1 March 2003
Dance Academy 30 September ABC3 2010
The Game Plan (NRL) 3 October One 2011
Nine News at 7.00 25 October GEM 5 August
Inside Business 1 December ABC1 2002
Deal Or No Deal 29 November Seven Network 13 July 2003 2003

Returning this year

Returning domestic television series on Australian television in 2013
Program Return date Network Original run Ref
The Mole 2 July Seven Network 2000–2005
Talking Footy 26 August Seven Network 1994–2002

See also


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