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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.

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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

April

Date Event Source
12 Southern Cross Austereo-owned GTS/BKN cancels its long-running regional news service effectively immediately. It is believed that some staff were not informed that the program would be aired for the last time that night until after it went to air. It ends over 50 years of news operations for the Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill regions, and leaves viewers with no local television news service.

Premieres

Domestic series

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

Television channels

New channels/streaming services

Date Channel
15 January 7Bravo

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

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.

Program Return date Previous run Type of return Previous channel New/same channel Source
Australian Idol 30 January 2003–2009 Revival Network 10 Seven Network
Location Location Location Australia TBA 2012–2014 Lifestyle Network 10
Shark Tank 2015–2018 Network 10 same

Endings

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

Deaths

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2023)
Name Date of death Age Broadcasting 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.
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.
Doug Mulray 30 March aged 71 TV host, best known as "The Beast" in Network Ten and Foxtel talk show series Beauty and the Beast
Swami Saravati 2 April Age unknown (possibly late 70's) Indian-Australian, who was a noted pioneering Yoga teacher, and one of the first multicultural personalities on Australian television in the 1960s and 1970s, with her yoga programs
Maxine Klibingaitis 18 April aged 58 Known for her role in Prisoner as Bobbie Mitchell and Neighbours as Terry Inglis
Barry Humphries 22 April aged 89 Legendary comedian, (also worked in the United Kingdom) active in theatre, TV and film, known for characters Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone also created comic strip character Barry McKenzie.
Jock Zonfrillo 30 April aged 46 Judge of MasterChef Australia

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. Ormonde, Bill; Cominos, Christian; Ward, Nicholas (13 April 2023). "SA's last locally produced commercial regional news show axed". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. Knox, David (30 November 2022). "Airdate: Crazy Fun Park". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. Knox, David (27 July 2022). "Filming underway on upcoming Stan drama, Black Snow". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. Knox, David (13 December 2022). "Airdate: Koala Man". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. Kelly, Vivienne (16 January 2023). "Australian Version of 'Taskmaster' to Premiere on 10 in February". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. Kelly, Vivienne (14 February 2023). "'Dawn of the Dolphins' to Premiere on Stan on March 6". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. Kelly, Vivienne (27 February 2023). "'Alone Australia': Series to Premiere on March 29". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. Kelly, Vivienne (15 February 2023). "'Wellmania' Releases Trailer Ahead of March Premiere on Netflix". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. Kelly, Vivienne (6 March 2023). "'Asking For It' to Premiere on SBS on April 20". Variety Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  11. Laidlaw, Kyle (25 October 2022). "CHANNEL 7 to launch new free-to-air channel 7BRAVO coming in 2023". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. Knox, David (26 October 2022). "ABC farewells Doctor Who as BBC signs new deal with Disney+". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  13. Knox, David (9 June 2021). "Seven dismisses Idol rumours". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  14. Kelly, Vivienne (6 October 2022). "Network 10 to Revive 'Location, Location, Location' in 2023". Variety Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  15. Kelly, Vivienne (3 March 2023). "'Shark Tank' to Return to Screens Later This Year". Variety Australia. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  16. David Knox (17 March 2023). "Vale:Brian Walsh". TV Tonight.
  17. David Knox. "Vale: Terry Norris". TV Tonight.
  18. "Doug Mulray: Radio legend dies after battle with chronic illness aged 71".
  19. ^ "Obituary: Swami Sarasvati".
  20. "Vale: Maxine Klibingaitis".
  21. Runciman, Caleb (22 April 2023). "Barry Humphries: Australian comedic legend dies aged 89". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  22. Riga, Jessica (1 May 2023). "MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo remembered for 'wicked sense of humour' — as it happened". ABC News. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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