# List of programming changes on Australian television in 2008

This is a list of programming changes which occurred on Australian television in 2008. The list is arranged chronological order. Where more than one programming changed was made on the same date, those changes are listed alphabetically.

## Changes to network affiliation

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.

### Domestic

| Program | New network | Previous network | Date |
| The Back Page | Fox Sports News | Fox Sports | 5 February 2008 |
| Vasili's Garden | Channel 31 Melbourne | SBS TV | 6 February 2008 |
| CyberShack | Nine Network | Network Ten | February 2008 |
| Confidential TV | Arena | FOX8 | 5 May 2008 |
| Salam Cafe | Channel 31 | SBS TV | 7 May 2008 |
| Mortified | ABC1 | Nine Network | 3 July 2008 |

### International

| Program | New network | Previous network(s) | Date |
| Sensing Murder Sensing Murder | Nine Network | Network Ten | 29 January 2008 |
| Adult Swim Adult Swim | The Comedy Channel | Cartoon Network | 11 March 2008 |
| L Word, The The L Word | Movie Extra | Seven Network | 30 March 2008 |
| Wild at Heart Wild at Heart | ABC1 | Network Ten | 21 June 2008 |
| Hotel Babylon | UK.TV | Nine Network | 2 July |
| Three Sheets Three Sheets | Discovery Travel and Living | Unknown | 2 September 2008 |
| One Tree Hill One Tree Hill | Arena | FOX8 | 20 October 2008 |
| Jam & Jerusalem Jam & Jerusalem(From series 2) | UKTV | ABC TV | 20 October 2008 |
| Will & Grace Will & Grace | Network Ten | Seven Network | 27 October 2008 |
| Friends Friends | 111 Hits | Arena | 1 November 2008 |
| Lost Lost | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 1 November 2008 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger | 111 Hits | FOX8 and FOX Classics | 1 November 2008 |
| Will & Grace Will & Grace | 111 Hits | Arena | 1 November 2008 |
| Baywatch Baywatch | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 2 November 2008 |
| Dharma & Greg Dharma & Greg | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 2 November 2008 |
| Drew Carey Show The Drew Carey Show | 111 Hits | FOX Classics | 2 November 2008 |
| King of Queens, The The King of Queens | 111 Hits | FOX8 and FOX Classics | 2 November 2008 |
| NYPD Blue NYPD Blue | 111 Hits | FOX8 and FOX Classics | 2 November 2008 |
| Malcolm in the Middle Malcolm in the Middle | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 2 November 2008 |
| That '70s Show That '70s Show | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 2 November 2008 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun | 111 Hits | FOX Classics | 3 November 2008 |
| ALF ALF | 111 Hits | The Comedy Channel | 3 November 2008 |
| Ally McBeal Ally McBeal | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 3 November 2008 |
| ER ER | 111 Hits | W. Channel | 3 November 2008 |
| Home Improvement Home Improvement | 111 Hits | FOX Classics | 3 November 2008 |
| Murphy Brown Murphy Brown | 111 Hits | FOX Classics | 3 November 2008 |
| Northern Exposure Northern Exposure | 111 Hits | FOX8 | 3 November 2008 |
| Suddenly Susan Suddenly Susan | 111 Hits | Unknown | 3 November 2008 |
| Veronica's Closet Veronica's Closet | 111 Hits | Arena | 3 November 2008 |
| Without a Trace Without a Trace | 111 Hits | Arena | 3 November 2008 |
| Wonder Years, The The Wonder Years | 111 Hits | TV1 | 3 November 2008 |
| Daily Show Global Edition, The The Daily Show Global Edition | Network Ten | SBS TV | 9 November 2008 |

## 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.

### Domestic

| Program | Free-to-air network | Subscription network | Date |
| Stupid, Stupid Man | ABC1 | TV1 | 20 February 2008 |

### International

| Date | Program | FTA | Pay TV | |
| 1 April | Ladette to Lady (Season 2) | The LifeStyle Channel | Nine Network | |
| 22 April | Balls of Steel | Nine Network | The Comedy Channel | |
| 2 May | I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (2006) | Network Ten | UK.TV | |
| 8 May | Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation | Seven Network | The LifeStyle Channel | |
| 23 June | Bear: Spy in the Woods | Nine Network | Animal Planet | |
| 1 July | Bad Lads Army (Season 2) (Axed after one episode) | Nine Network | UK.TV | |
| 6 July | Dexter | Network Ten | Showcase | |
| 7 July | The F-Word (Season 2) | Nine Network | The LifeStyle Channel | |
| 18 July | The Graham Norton Show (Season 3) | ABC2 | The Comedy Channel | |
| 12 August | Dog the Bounty Hunter | Nine Network | FOX8 | |
| 8 September | The View | Nine Network | W. Channel | |
| 8 September | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Nine Network | Arena | |
| 27 August 2008 | Apprentice, The The Apprentice | Seven Network | UK.TV | |
| 4 October | Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert | Seven Network | Disney Channel | |
| 13 October | Louis and the Nazis | Seven Network | ? | |
| 27 November | Life After People | Seven Network | The History Channel | |
| 29 November | Camp Rock | Seven Network | Disney Channel | |
| 3 December | Gossip Girl (axed after 3 episodes) | Nine Network | FOX8 | |
| 3 December | Victoria's Empire | ABC2 | UK.TV | |
| 6 December | The Hills | Nine Network | MTV | [51] [52] |
| Still to debut | K-Ville | Network Ten | FOX8 | |
| Still to debut | The Long Firm | ABC1 | Showtime | |
| Still to debut | Unhitched | Network Ten | Still to be announced | |
| Still to debut | Surgery Saved My Life | Seven Network | Discovery Channel Australia | |

## Subscription television premieres

This is a list programs which had their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air network.

### Domestic

| Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
| Carbon Cops | The LifeStyle Channel | ABC TV | 3 January |
| Mortified | Disney Channel | Nine Network | 5 January 2008 |
| Ifish with Tackleworld | The LifeStyle Channel | | 12 April 2008 |
| Bondi Rescue | Nat Geo Adventure | Network Ten | 4 September 2008 |
| The Kingdom of Paramithi | Nick Jr. | Nine Network | December 2008 |
| Surf Patrol | The LifeStyle Channel | | 18 July 2008 |
| Australia's Best Backyards | The LifeStyle Channel | Seven Network | 18 October |

### International

| Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
| That Mitchell and Webb Look That Mitchell and Webb Look | UKTV | ABC1 | 18 February 2008 |
| North and South | UKTV | ABC TV | 20 March |
| Afterlife | UKTV | Nine Network | 29 March |
| Complete Guide to Parenting, The The Complete Guide to Parenting | UKTV | ABC TV | 31 March |
| Star Stories | UKTV | ABC TV | 7 April |
| Bleak House | UKTV | ABC TV | 8 May |
| Hyperdrive | UKTV | ABC TV | 26 May |
| IT Crowd, The The IT Crowd | UKTV | ABC TV | 16 June |
| Office, The The Office | TV1 | Network Ten | 4 September 2008 |
| Jam & Jerusalem | UKTV | ABC TV | 8 September 2008 |
| Never Did Me Any Harm | The LifeStyle Channel | | 8 September |
| Madness Of Modern Families, The The Madness of Modern Families | The LifeStyle Channel | ABC TV | 11 September |
| How to Look Good Naked | The LifeStyle Channel | Network Ten | 21 September |
| Primeval | UKTV | Nine Network | 7 October 2008 |
| It's Me or the Dog | The LifeStyle Channel | | 8 November |
| Paradise or Bust | The LifeStyle Channel | | 17 November |
| Robin Hood | UKTV / BBC HD | ABC TV | 18 November 2008 |

## Returning this year

| Program | Network | Debut date | Return date |
| Good News Week | Network Ten | 19 April 1996 | 11 February 2008 |
| This Is Your Life | Nine Network | 1995 | 9 March 2008 |
| Wide World of Sports | Nine Network | 23 May 1981 | 16 March 2008 |
| Gladiators | Seven Network | 1995 | 30 March 2008 |
| Double the Fist | ABC1 | 2004 | 14 August 2008 |

## Ending this year

| Program | New network | Debut date | End date |
| It Takes Two: Getting Ready | Seven Network | 19 February 2008 | 19 February 2008 |
| NightCap, The The NightCap | Seven HD | 12 February 2008 | 13 March 2008 |
| Mint, The The Mint | Nine Network | 31 July 2007 | 30 March 2008 |
| Power of 10 | Nine Network | 31 March 2008 | 7 April 2008 |
| My Kid's a Star | Nine Network | 7 April 2008 | 31 May 2008 |
| Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune | Nine Network | 26 May 2008 | 31 May 2008 |
| Big Brother Australia | Network Ten | 23 April 2001 | 21 July 2008 |
| Nightline | Nine Network | 1992 | 25 July 2008 |
| Sunday | Nine Network | 15 November 1981 | 3 August 2008 |
| Taken Out | Network Ten | 1 September 2008 | 25 September 2008 |
| Outdoor Room, The The Outdoor Room | Seven Network | 31 August 2008 | 30 November 2008 |
| ttn | Network Ten | 3 February 2004 | 2 December 2008 |
| The Strip | Nine Network | 4 September 2008 | 4 December 2008 |
| Enough Rope | ABC1 | 17 March 2003 | 8 December 2008 |