# List of Australian television series premieres in 2009

This is a list of Australian domestic television series which debuted, or are scheduled to debut, in 2009.

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

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Desperately Seeking Doctors | SBS TV | 6 January |
| Carla Cametti PD | SBS TV | 8 January |
| Chainsaw | SBS TV | 27 January |
| Australia's Greatest Athlete | Nine Network | 31 January |
| Today on Sunday | Nine Network | 1 February |
| Wipeout Australia | Nine Network | 3 February |
| Bondi Vet | Network Ten | 5 February |
| In the Bush with Malcolm Douglas | Seven Network | 7 February |
| All In Call, The The All In Call | Seven HD | 8 February |
| Sunday Night | Seven Network | 8 February |
| Triple Zero Heroes | Seven Network | 8 February |
| World Game: Extra Time, The The World Game: Extra Time | SBS TV | 10 February |
| Gangs of Oz | Seven Network | 11 February |
| Aussie Ladette to Lady | Nine Network | 16 February |
| Guerrilla Gardeners | Network Ten | 18 February |
| Cut, The The Cut | ABC1 | 23 February |
| Alive and Cooking | Nine Network | 16 March |
| Beyond the Darklands | Seven Network | 18 March |
| Zigby | ABC1 | 25 March |
| Lawrence Leung's Choose Your Own Adventure | ABC1 | 25 March |
| One Week at a Time | One | 30 March |
| Thursday Night Live | One | 2 April |
| Monster Auditions | SBS TV | 4 April |
| Fanging It | ABC2 | 6 April |
| Figaro Pho | ABC1 | 7 April |
| World’s Funniest Videos AFHV: World’s Funniest Videos | Nine Network | 7 April |
| The WotWots | ABC1 | 16 April |
| Dirt Game | ABC1 | 19 April |
| Millionaire Hot Seat | Nine Network | 20 April |
| Missing Pieces | Nine Network | 20 April |
| You Saved My Life | Nine Network | 20 April |
| 10 Years Younger in 10 Days | Seven Network | 21 April |
| Second Chance | Nine Network | 26 April |
| MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | 27 April |
| 12 Canoes | ABC1 | 3 May |
| Nine News: Late News | Nine Network | 4 May |
| Recruits, The Recruits | Network Ten | 4 May |
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Network Ten | 5 May |
| homeMADE | Nine Network | 10 May |
| TAC Cup Future Stars | Nine Network | 10 May |
| Dave in the Life | SBS TV | 11 May |
| Food Investigators | SBS TV | 20 May |
| Squiz, The The Squiz | SBS TV | 23 May |
| New Idea TV | Seven Network | 1 June |
| Guide to the Good Life | Seven Network | 6 June |
| Random Acts of Kindness | Nine Network | 14 June |
| Trouble in Paradise | Nine Network | 25 June |
| Nine News: Early Saturday Morning News | Nine Network | 27 June |
| Nine News: Early Sunday Morning News | Nine Network | 28 June |
| This Afternoon | Nine Network | 29 June |
| Air Ways | Seven Network | 14 July |
| Empire Fight Night | One | 16 July |
| The 7pm Project | Network Ten | 20 July |
| Australia's Perfect Couple | Nine Network | 22 July |
| The World's Strictest Parents | Seven Network | 22 July |
| Double Take | Seven Network | 23 July |
| TV Burp | Seven Network | 23 July |
| Next Wave | Network Ten | 2 August |
| Rescue: Special Ops | Nine Network | 2 August |
| Once Bitten | SBS One | 6 August |
| ADbc | SBS One | 27 August |
| Costa's Garden Odyssey | SBS One | 27 August |
| My Family Feast | SBS One | 27 August |
| Pixel Pinkie | Nine Network | 29 August |
| Pyramid | Nine Network | 1 September |
| Money for Jam | Nine Network | 2 September |
| Snake Tales | Nine Network | 5 September |
| The Spearman Experiment | Network Ten | 8 September |
| Beached Az | ABC2 | 10 September |
| The Urban Monkey | ABC2 | 14 September |
| Last Chance Surgery | Seven Network | 15 September |
| Highway Patrol | Seven Network | 21 September |
| The Poker Star | One | 26 September |
| The Apprentice Australia | Nine Network | 28 September |
| Hungry Beast (formerly known as Project Next) | ABC1 | 30 September |
| Celebrity MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | 30 September |
| Pearlie | Network Ten | September |
| Beauty and the Geek Australia | Seven Network | 8 October |
| The Secret Millionaire | Nine Network | 8 October |
| Great Aussie Cook-Off | Nine Network | 11 October |
| The Pursuit | Nine Network | 11 October |
| Luke Nguyen's Vietnam | SBS One | 15 October |
| John Safran's Race Relations | ABC1 | 21 October |
| The Pro Shop | One | 27 October |
| Electric Dreams | Network Ten | 1 November |
| Demetri's Castle | SBS One | 5 November |
| The F Word | 7Two | 6 November |
| Jail Birds (formerly known as Prison Sings) | ABC1 | 17 November |
| Secrets and Lives | SBS One | 3 December |
| CJ the DJ | ABC3 | 4 December |
| Dirtgirlworld | ABC2 | 4 December |
| My Place | ABC3 | 4 December |
| News on 3 | ABC3 | 4 December |
| Prank Patrol | ABC3 | 4 December |
| No Leave, No Life No Leave, No Life | Seven Network | 5 December |
| Rush TV | ABC3 | 5 December |
| No Way San Jose: Cocktails in Costa Rica No Way San Jose: Cocktails in Costa Rica | ABC2 | 9 December |
| Bush Slam | ABC1 | 29 December |
| The Animation Projects | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| Studio 3 | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| After School Care | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| West Coast Kids | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| Dead Normal | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| Kids Music | ABC3 | Still to debut |
| ABC2 Live Presents | ABC2 | Still to debut |
| Anatomy | ABC1 | Still to debut |
| Drugs, Death and Betrayal | ABC1 | Still to debut |
| Lightning City | ABC1 | Still to debut |
| Australia's Hidden Genius | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Undercover Boss | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| This Week in Shorts | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Junior MasterChef Australia | Network Ten | Still to debut (2010) |
| ICU | Seven Network | Still to debut |
| New game show (title unknown) | Seven Network | Still to debut |
| My Kitchen Rules | Seven Network | Still to debut |
| Damage Control | Seven Network | Still to debut (2010) |
| 24 Hours | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Let's Make a Deal | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Chatroom Chicks | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Desperate Measures | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Local Gordon Ramsay series (title unknown) | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Local Heroes | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Seven Deadly Sins | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Stay of Execution | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Stormworld | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Big in Japan | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Born to Be Wild | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Extraordinary Animals | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| First and Last | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Heads or Tails | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Loveland | Nine Network | Still to debut |
| Twist and Shout | Nine Network | Still to debut |

#### Nine Network

| Date | Program |
| 1 February | Today - Weekend Edition: Sunday |
| 20 April | Missing Pieces |
| 2 May | Today - Weekend Edition: Saturday |

#### SBS One

| Date | Program |
| Still to debut | Parole |
| Still to debut | Bogans |
| Still to debut | Law and Disorder |
| Still to debut | Dusty |
| Still to debut | The Next Great Leader (A local version of Canada's Next Great Prime Minister) |
| Still to debut | Heirlooms (unaired from 2007) |

### Community television

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Histrionics | TVS | 21 May 2009 |
| The Invisible, Inaudible Family | C31 Melbourne | 13 June 2009 |
| Milli Milli Nganka | NITV | 3 July 2009 |
| Letterbox Pro | NITV | 4 July 2009 |
| Culture Warriors | NITV | 5 July 2009 |
| Grounded Exposed | NITV | 7 July 2009 |
| Marngrook in Sydney | NITV | 9 July 2009 |
| Intunes | NITV | 16 July 2009 |
| Cheap Thrills | Channel 31 | Still to debut |

### Subscription television

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Camp Rock the Tasman | Disney Channel | 2 January 2009 |
| The Beach Crew | FOX8 | 3 January 2009 |
| The Phone | FOX8 | 19 January 2009 |
| The Go Show | Nickelodeon | 23 January 2009 |
| Bill's Holiday | The LifeStyle Channel | 12 February 2009 |
| B430 | Channel [V] | 11 March 2009 |
| The Pam Ann Show | The Comedy Channel | 11 March 2009 |
| NRL Tactics | FOX Sports | 17 March 2009 |
| My First Gig | MAX | 13 April 2009 |
| Lush House | The LifeStyle Channel | 27 April 2009 |
| Flickerfest 2009 | Movie Extra | 15 May 2009 |
| Whatever Happened to That Guy? | The Comedy Channel | 25 May 2009 |
| Punch TV | Sky News Australia | 13 August 2009 |
| Garden Angels | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 September 2009 |
| 30 Seconds | The Comedy Channel | 7 September 2009 |
| The Jesters | Movie Extra | 8 September 2009 |
| Tangle | Showcase | 1 October 2009 |
| Andre Rieu's Australian Adventure | Ovation Channel | 4 December 2009 |
| Bridget Goddess | Nickelodeon | Still to debut |
| The Contender Australia | FOX8 | Still to debut |
| Jason and the Residents | The Comedy Channel | Still to debut |
| My Girlfriend's Secret Hidden Camera TV Show | The Comedy Channel | Still to debut |
| Shear Genius | Unknown | Still to debut |
| Date | Program | Channel |
| 10 October | Stefano's Cooking Paradiso | LifeStyle Food |
| 2 November | The Contender Australia | FOX8 |
| 3 November | Sarah Murdoch presents Pride of Australia | Arena |
| Still to debut | Ultimate School Musical: Fame | FOX8 |
| Still to debut | NRL Dream | Fox Sports |
| Still to debut | Grand Designs Australia | The LifeStyle Channel |
| Still to debut | Jason and The Residents | The Comedy Channel |
| Still to debut | Bridget Goddess | Nickelodeon |
| Still to debut | My Girlfriend's Secret Hidden Camera TV Show | The Comedy Channel |
| Still to debut | Shear Genius | To be announced |
| Still to debut | Slide | To be announced |

### Unknown networks

| Date | Program |
| Still to debut | Sporting Nation |
| Still to debut | El Mariachi |
| Still to debut | Go Girl |
| Still to debut | The Sunshine Friends |
| Still to debut | Fleabag |
| Still to debut | Z Force |
| Still to debut | Credence |