2017 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2017, the 62nd year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

List of years in Australian television
  • ... 2021
  • 2022
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2027 ...
  • Art
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Science +...

Events

February

Date Event Source
12 The official 2017 OzTam television ratings period begins. [1]

April

Date Event Source
9 A two-week suspension in OzTam television ratings begins for the Easter break. [1]
23 Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter. [1]
The 59th Annual TV Week Logie Awards will be held in Melbourne. [2]

October

Date Event Source
27 The Seven Network will broadcast the 2017 Rugby League World Cup [3]

December

Date Event Source
2 The last day of the official 2016 OzTam television ratings period. [1]

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Blue Water Empire TBA ABC [4]
Million Dollar Cold Case TBA Seven Network [5]
Murder Uncovered TBA Seven Network [5]
Newton's Law TBA ABC [6]
Seven Types of Ambiguity TBA ABC [7]
A List, TheThe A List TBA Nine Network [8]
Aussie Property Flippers, TheThe Aussie Property Flippers TBA Seven Network [5]
Real Housewives of Sydney, TheThe Real Housewives of Sydney TBA Arena [9]
Untitled Hamish and Andy series TBA Nine Network [10]
Yummy Mummies TBA Seven Network [5]

International series

List of international television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Source
Mighty Magiswords TBA Cartoon Network United States [11]
Legion TBA FX United States [12]
Training Day TBA Seven Network United States [5]
Trial & Error TBA Seven Network United States [5]

Telemovies and miniseries

List of domestic telemovie and miniseries premieres
Program Original airdate(s) Network Source
House of Bond TBA Nine Network [13]
List of international telemovie and miniseries premieres
Program Original airdate(s) Network Country of origin Source

Documentaries

List of domestic television documentary premieres
Program Original airdate(s) Network Source
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
List of international television special premieres
Program Original airdate(s) Network(s) Country of origin Source

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 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 international television programs which premiered on subscription television for the first time
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Source

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
The Biggest Loser TBA Network Ten 2006-2015 [14]

Endings

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "OzTam Survey Calendar 2017" (PDF). OzTam (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. Dunk, Tiffany (20 November 2016). "Peter Helliar, Lisa Wilkison, Jessica Marias expected to get push for Gold nominations". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. Knox, David (18 July 2016). "Seven confirms Rugby League World Cup 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. Knox, David (8 July 2016). "Filming to begin on ABC docudrama Blue Water Empire". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knox, David (26 October 2016). "Upfronts 2017: Seven highlights". TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. Byrnes, Holly (28 August 2016). "Claudia Karvan admits girl crush on barrister Josephine Newton in exciting new ABC drama series". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. Knox, David (1 September 2016). "ABC delays Seven Types of Ambiguity to 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. "Richard Wilkins to host A-List interview series". Australia News Today. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. Skelly, Katie (22 July 2016). "The Real Housewives of Sydney cast has been revealed!". Woman's Day. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  10. Knox, David (14 June 2016). "Hamish & Andy returning to Nine in 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  11. Knox, David (11 July 2016). "Mighty Magiswords coming to Cartoon Network". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  12. Knox, David (29 July 2016). "FX to fast-track Legion in 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  13. Knox, David (21 August 2016). "Nine delays House Husbands until 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  14. "Renewed: The Biggest Loser will return in 2017 on Ten but with a new look, and weightloss focus". TV Tonight. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/30/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.