# List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2008

This is a list of international television programs which first aired on Australian television in 2008. The list is arranged chronological order. Where more than one program debuted on the same date, those programs are listed alphabetically.

## Premieres
### Free-to-air television

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Skins Skins | SBS TV | 7 January 2008 |
| Burn Notice Burn Notice | Network Ten | 15 January 2008 |
| My Friends Tigger & Pooh | Seven Network | 19 January 2008 |
| Samantha Who? Samantha Who? | Seven Network | 3 February 2008 |
| A Year with the Royal Family A Year with the Royal Family | Nine Network | 4 February 2008 |
| Milly, Molly | ABC1 | 4 February 2008 |
| Little Britain Abroad Little Britain Abroad | ABC1 | 6 February 2008 |
| Kitchen Nightmares USA Kitchen Nightmares USA | Nine Network | 7 February 2008 |
| Suburban Secrets Suburban Secrets | Seven Network | 10 February 2008 |
| Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money | Seven Network | 11 February 2008 |
| Legend of the Dragon | Network Ten | 12 February 2008 |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nine Network | 12 February 2008 |
| Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club | Network Ten | 12 February 2008 |
| Back to You Back to You | Network Ten | 13 February 2008 |
| Lewis Lewis | Seven Network | 13 February 2008 |
| Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement | Network Ten | 13 February 2008 |
| Shrink Rap Shrink Rap | ABC2 | 13 February 2008 |
| That Mitchell and Webb Look That Mitchell and Webb Look | ABC1 | 13 February 2008 |
| Me, Eloise! | ABC1 | 14 February 2008 |
| / Viva Piñata | Network Ten | 14 February 2008 |
| Brat Camp Brat Camp | ABC1 | 19 February 2008 |
| Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia | Nine Network | 20 February 2008 |
| / George of the Jungle (2007) | ABC1 | 25 February 2008 |
| IMP | ABC1 | 25 February 2008 |
| Storm Hawks | ABC1 | 26 February 2008 |
| Frankenstein's Cat | ABC1 | 26 February 2008 |
| Stockingers Stockinger | SBS TV | 28 February 2008 |
| Jekyll Jekyll | ABC1 | 2 March 2008 |
| Eureka Eureka | Ten HD | 6 March 2008 |
| Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights | Ten HD | 7 March 2008 |
| Sinchronicity Sinchronicity | SBS TV | 10 March 2008 |
| Conviction Conviction | Ten HD | 11 March 2008 |
| / The Magic Roundabout (2006) | ABC1 | 11 March 2008 |
| Moment of Truth, The The Moment of Truth | Nine Network | 11 March 2008 |
| / / Finley the Fire Engine | ABC1 | 18 March 2008 |
| Invasion Invasion | Nine HD | 20 March 2008 |
| Related Related | Nine HD | 26 March 2008 |
| Thick of It, The The Thick of It | ABC1 | 26 March 2008 |
| Sparkle Friends | ABC1 | 3 April 2008 |
| Zoey 101 | ABC1 | 4 April 2008 |
| Michael Palin's New Europe Michael Palin's New Europe | Seven Network | 5 April 2008 |
| / Chaotic | Network Ten | 7 April 2008 |
| Bakugan Battle Brawlers Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Network Ten | 7 April 2008 |
| Death Note Death Note | ABC2 | 14 April 2008 |
| Life in Cold Blood Life in Cold Blood | Nine Network | 14 April 2008 |
| Futz! | ABC1 | 14 April 2008 |
| / Eliot Kid | ABC1 | 15 April 2008 |
| Armstrong and Miller Show, The The Armstrong and Miller Show | ABC1 | 16 April 2008 |
| In the Night Garden In the Night Garden... | ABC1 | 28 April 2008 |
| Mistresses Mistresses | Seven Network | 29 April 2008 |
| Palace, The The Palace | Seven Network | 29 April 2008 |
| State Within, The The State Within | ABC1 | 1 May 2008 |
| How to Look Good Naked How to Look Good Naked | Network Ten | 5 May 2008 |
| / Edgar and Ellen (TV series) | ABC1 | 6 May 2008 |
| Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords | Network Ten | 11 May 2008 |
| Horseland Horseland | Network Ten | 12 May 2008 |
| Tiger: Spy in the Jungle Tiger: Spy in the Jungle | Nine Network | 19 May 2008 |
| Cavemen Cavemen | Seven Network | 28 May 2008 |
| Echo Beach Echo Beach | ABC2 | 30 May 2008 |
| Moving Wallpaper Moving Wallpaper | ABC2 | 30 May 2008 |
| Jane Austen FourPlay Jane Austen FourPlay | ABC1 | 1 June 2008 |
| Renters Renters | Seven Network | 3 June 2008 |
| Gil Mayo Mysteries, The The Gil Mayo Mysteries | ABC1 | 12 June 2008 |
| WWE After Burn WWE After Burn | Nine Network | 15 June 2008 |
| Spiral Spiral | SBS TV | 19 June 2008 |
| Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb | Seven Network | 21 June 2008 |
| Master Raindrop / / Master Raindrop | Seven Network | 21 June 2008 |
| Lipstick Jungle Lipstick Jungle | Seven Network | 29 June 2008 |
| Private Practice Private Practice | Seven Network | 29 June 2008 |
| Peter Serafinowicz Show, The The Peter Serafinowicz Show | ABC2 | 3 July 2008 |
| Boiling Point Boiling Point | Seven Network | 8 July 2008 |
| How to Have Sex After Marriage How to Have Sex After Marriage | Nine Network | 8 July 2008 |
| Wipeout Wipeout | Nine Network | 8 July 2008 |
| Mr. Men Show, The / The Mr. Men Show | ABC1 | 17 July 2008 |
| Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! | Nine Network | 19 July 2008 |
| Twenty Good Years Twenty Good Years | Nine HD | 24 July 2008 |
| Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic... | ABC2 | 1 August 2008 |
| Roary the Racing Car | ABC1 | 1 August 2008 |
| Freezing Freezing | ABC1 | 6 August 2008 |
| Transformers: Animated | Network Ten | 11 August 2008 |
| / Classic Tales | ABC1 | 12 August 2008 |
| / G2G | Nine Network | 16 August 2008 |
| Beyond Boiling Point Beyond Boiling Point | Seven Network | 27 August 2008 |
| The Large Family | ABC1 | 28 August 2008 |
| / Yin Yang Yo! | Seven Network | 31 August 2008 |
| Secret Diary of a Call Girl Secret Diary of a Call Girl | Nine Network | 2 September 2008 |
| 90210 90210 | Network Ten | 8 September 2008 |
| Best Ed | ABC1 | 9 September 2008 |
| Fringe Fringe | Nine Network | 17 September 2008 |
| Justice League Unlimited Justice League Unlimited | Nine Network | 22 September 2008 |
| Eon Kid / / Eon Kid | Network Ten | 23 September 2008 |
| Camp Lazlo Camp Lazlo | Nine Network | 27 September 2008 |
| Mentalist, The The Mentalist | Nine Network | 5 October 2008 |
| Jibber Jabber Jibber Jabber | ABC1 | 6 October 2008 |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nine HD | 9 October 2008 |
| Soundtrack to My Life Soundtrack to My Life | ABC2 | 10 October 2008 |
| Rough Diamond Rough Diamond | ABC1 | 11 October 2008 |
| Kath & Kim Kath & Kim | Seven Network | 12 October 2008 |
| M.I.High M.I. High | ABC1 | 13 October 2008 |
| Sleep Clinic Sleep Clinic | ABC2 | 15 October 2008 |
| Dork Hunters from Outer Space | Network Ten | 20 October 2008 |
| Kid vs. Kat | ABC1 | 23 October 2008 |
| The Owl | ABC1 | 27 October 2008 |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Network Ten | 6 November 2008 |
| Xiaolin Showdown Xiaolin Showdown | Nine HD | 11 November 2008 |
| A Kind of Magic | ABC1 | 11 November 2008 |
| Zoo Days Zoo Days | ABC2 | 17 November 2008 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Network Ten | 22 November 2008 |
| / Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist | Network Ten | 22 November 2008 |
| Modern Toss Modern Toss | ABC2 | 27 November 2008 |
| HolbyBlue HolbyBlue | Seven Network | 30 November 2008 |
| It's Adam and Shelley | ABC2 | 1 December 2008 |
| Army Wives Army Wives | Network Ten | 1 December 2008 |
| The Ex List The Ex List | Network Ten | 1 December 2008 |
| Eli Stone Eli Stone | Seven Network | 2 December 2008 |
| Party Animals | ABC1 | 2 December 2008 |
| Long Way Down Long Way Down | SBS TV | 3 December 2008 |
| Rex in Rome / Rex in Rome | SBS TV | 4 December 2008 |
| Wall Street Warriors Wall Street Warriors | SBS TV | 5 December 2008 |
| Britannia High Britannia High | Seven Network | 6 December 2008 |
| Dance Machine Dance Machine | Seven Network | 6 December 2008 |
| / Olivia | ABC1 | 8 December 2008 |
| In Plain Sight In Plain Sight | Network Ten | 9 December 2008 |
| Humf | ABC1 | 15 December 2008 |
| The Family The Family | Network Ten | 20 December 2008 |
| Ralf the Record Rat | ABC1 | 20 December 2008 |
| / Zeke's Pad | Seven Network | 26 December 2008 |
| / Blanche | ABC TV | 2008 |

### Subscription television

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Real Housewives of Orange County, The The Real Housewives of Orange County | Arena | 1 January 2008 |
| Friday Night Project, The The Friday Night Project | UK.TV | 2 January 2008 |
| Gotti's Way | MTV | 3 January 2008 |
| Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation | The LifeStyle Channel | 8 January |
| Matt James Eco Eden | The LifeStyle Channel | 11 January |
| I Love New York I Love New York | VH1 | 12 January 2008 |
| Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escape | The LifeStyle Channel | 13 January |
| Saxondale | UKTV | 14 January |
| Snoop Dogg's Father Hood Snoop Dogg's Father Hood | E! | 15 January 2008 |
| Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb | Disney Channel | 1 February |
| The Bulls**t Detective | The LifeStyle Channel | 2 February |
| Outrageous Wasters | The LifeStyle Channel | 11 February |
| Baby Ballroom: The Championship Baby Ballroom: The Championship | The LifeStyle Channel | 16 February |
| Duchess, The The Duchess | The LifeStyle Channel | 21 February |
| Jamie's Great Italian Escape | The LifeStyle Channel | 21 February |
| Escape | The LifeStyle Channel | 25 February |
| Murder Murder | Fox8 | 25 February 2008 |
| Living on the Edge | MTV | March |
| Jimmy's Farm | The LifeStyle Channel | 2 March |
| Colin & Justin's Home Heist | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 March |
| Hey Paula Hey Paula | Arena | 4 March 2008 |
| Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | The LifeStyle Channel | 10 March |
| Cook Yourself Thin | The LifeStyle Channel | 14 March |
| River Cops | The LifeStyle Channel | 16 March |
| Make or Break Make or Break | UK.TV | 19 March 2008 |
| Dating the Enemy | The LifeStyle Channel | 21 March |
| Open House | The LifeStyle Channel | 24 March |
| John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati | Showcase | 21 April 2008 |
| Price Is Right, The The Price Is Right | W. | 5 May 2008 |
| Tim Gunn's Guide to Style Tim Gunn's Guide to Style | Arena | 6 May 2008 |
| Make Your Child Brilliant | The LifeStyle Channel | 12 May |
| Black Donnellys, The The Black Donnellys | Showcase | 15 May 2008 |
| Benidorm | UKTV | 19 May |
| Arrange Me a Marriage | The LifeStyle Channel | 20 May |
| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Arena | 29 May 2008 |
| Contender: Muay Thai, The The Contender: Muay Thai | Fox8 | 5 June 2008 |
| Risky Business | The LifeStyle Channel | 6 June |
| Living Lohan | E! | 8 June 2008 |
| Denise Richards: It's Complicated | E! | 8 June 2008 |
| ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme | MTV | 18 June 2008 |
| Secret Millionaire, The Secret Millionaire | The LifeStyle Channel | 23 June |
| Charm School Charm School | VH1 | 26 June 2008 |
| Durham County Durham County | showcase | 1 July 2008 |
| Millionaire Matchmaker Millionaire Matchmaker | Arena | 1 July 2008 |
| Striker Striker | National Geographic HD | 1 July 2008 |
| Truth About Property, The The Truth About Property | The LifeStyle Channel | 2 July 2008 |
| Apprentice, The The Apprentice | UK.TV | 2 July 2008 |
| Hippo: Africa's River Beast Hippo: Africa's River Beast | National Geographic HD | 7 July 2008 |
| Famous 5: On the Case | Disney Channel | 11 July |
| Build a New Life | The LifeStyle Channel | 14 July |
| Predators in Peril Predators in Peril | National Geographic HD | 15 July 2008 |
| Blood Ties Blood Ties | Fox8 | 22 July |
| Don't Tell The Bride | The LifeStyle Channel | 23 July |
| Living With Modernism | The LifeStyle Channel | 25 July |
| Best Years, The The Best Years | Fox8 | 22 July 2008 |
| Blood Ties Blood Ties | Fox8 | 22 July 2008 |
| Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, The The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | UKTV | 28 July 2008 |
| Wildlife Photographers Wildlife Photographers | National Geographic HD | 29 July 2008 |
| Celebrity Wife Swap | The LifeStyle Channel | 4 August |
| Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew | bio. | 4 August 2008 |
| Welcome to the Parker Welcome to the Parker | Arena | 5 August 2008 |
| Good Bid Good Buy | The LifeStyle Channel | 6 August |
| To the Manor Bowen | The LifeStyle Channel | 26 August |
| Breaking Bad Breaking Bad | Showcase | 28 August 2008 |
| Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo | Cartoon Network | 1 September 2008 |
| Real Housewives of New York City, The The Real Housewives of New York City | Arena | 1 September 2008 |
| Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky | BBC HD | 1 September 2008 |
| Pam: Girl on the Loose Pam: Girl on the Loose | E! | 2 September 2008 |
| Man vs. Wild Man vs. Wild | Discovery Channel | 3 September 2008 |
| Sorted Sorted | BBC HD | 3 September 2008 |
| Brooke Knows Best Brooke Knows Best | MTV | 5 September 2008 |
| Jamie at Home Jamie at Home | LifeStyle Food | 6 September 2008 |
| Dresden Files, The The Dresden Files | Sci Fi Channel | 8 September 2008 |
| Messiah Messiah | Showcase | 8 September 2008 |
| First Class All The Way First Class All the Way | Arena | 16 September 2008 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher | The Comedy Channel | 18 September 2008 |
| Greek Greek | Fox8 | 18 September 2008 |
| Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers | Fox8 | 22 September 2008 |
| Mighty B!, The The Mighty B! | Cartoon Network | 24 September 2008 |
| After You've Gone | UKTV | 7 September |
| Lark Rise to Candleford Lark Rise to Candleford | BBC HD and UKTV | 25 September 2008 |
| In Treatment In Treatment | Showcase | 29 September 2008 |
| Bachelorette, The The Bachelorette | Arena | October 2008 |
| Old Skool with Terry and Gita Old Skool with Terry and Gita | Bio. | 1 October 2008 |
| 30-Second Bunnies Theatre 30-Second Bunnies Theatre | Movie Extra | 8 October 2008 |
| John Adams John Adams | Showcase | 14 October 2008 |
| Unsellables, The The Unsellables | The LifeStyle Channel | 17 October |
| Don't Move, Improve | The LifeStyle Channel | 22 October |
| Savile Row | The LifeStyle Channel | 26 October |
| Dumped | The LifeStyle Channel | 27 October |
| Girl Meets Cowboy Girl Meets Cowboy | Arena | 28 October 2008 |
| Victoria Silvstedt: My Perfect Life | E! | 28 October 2008 |
| Sarah Jane Adventures, The The Sarah Jane Adventures | Nickelodeon | 31 October 2008 |
| Wa$ted! | The LifeStyle Channel | 8 November |
| Gemini Division Gemini Division | Sci Fi Channel | 3 November 2008 |
| Top Design Top Design | Arena | 3 November 2008 |
| Rachel Zoe Project, The The Rachel Zoe Project | Arena | 4 November 2008 |
| My Life For Sale | The LifeStyle Channel | 9 November |
| Kill Point, The The Kill Point | Movie Extra | 23 November 2008 |
| Supersize vs Superskinny | The LifeStyle Channel | 24 November |
| I Want to Work for Diddy I Want to Work for Diddy | MTV | 4 December 2008 |
| Step It Up and Dance Step It Up and Dance | Arena | 7 December 2008 |
| America's Most Smartest Model | MTV | 8 December 2008 |
| Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods | MTV | 15 December |
| Instant Beauty Pageant Instant Beauty Pageant | Arena | 9 December 2008 |
| America's Toughest Jobs America's Toughest Jobs | Unknown | Unknown |
| Do Not Disturb Do Not Disturb | Unknown | Unknown |
| Flipping Out Flipping Out | Arena | Unknown |
| Million Dollar Listing Million Dollar Listing | Arena | Unknown |
| Spain... on the Road Again Spain... on the Road Again | The LifeStyle Channel | Unknown |
| Top Chef Top Chef | Arena | Unknown |
| Ultimate School Musical, The The Ultimate School Musical | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unhitched Unhitched | Unknown | Unknown |