# List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2012

This is a list of international television programs which first aired on Australian television in 2012. The list is arranged chronological order. Where more than one program premiered on the same date, those programs are listed alphabetically.

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

International television series premieres on Australian free-to-air television in 2012 :
| Program | Original airdate | Network | Country of origin |
| Traffic Light | 5 January | Network Ten | United States |
| Luke Gamble's Vet Adventures | 11 January | SBS One | United Kingdom |
| Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means | 11 January | SBS One | United Kingdom |
| Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | 15 January | Seven Network | United States |
| Accused | 21 January | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| Homeland | 22 January | Network Ten | United States |
| New Girl | 22 January | Network Ten | United States |
| Zen | 22 January | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| A Gifted Man | 26 January | Network Ten | United States |
| Green Lantern: The Animated Series | 27 January | Go! | United States |
| The Marriage Ref | 1 February | Seven Network | United States |
| Suburgatory | 5 February | Go! | United States |
| Alcatraz | 13 February | Nine Network | United States |
| Revenge | 13 February | Seven Network | United States |
| 2 Broke Girls | 14 February | Nine Network | United States |
| Genius | 14 February | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| YooHoo & Friends | 15 February | ABC3 | United States |
| Earthflight | 16 February | Nine Network | United Kingdom |
| Young Justice | 18 February | Go! | United States |
| ThunderCats | 18 February | Nine Network | United States Japan |
| Mike the Knight | 20 February | ABC2 | Canada United Kingdom United States |
| Portlandia | 23 February | ABC2 | United States |
| James May's Man Lab | 27 February | SBS One | United Kingdom |
| Redakai: Conquer the Kairu | 27 February | Eleven | Canada France |
| Snog Marry Avoid? | 2 March | Eleven | United Kingdom |
| Jake and the Never Land Pirates | 4 March | Seven Network | United States |
| Fry's Planet Word | 11 March | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| Jim Henson's Pajanimals | 12 March | ABC2 | United States United Kingdom |
| Regular Show | 12 March | Go! | United States |
| Bachelor Pad | 18 March | Go! | United States |
| Property Ladder | 29 March | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Team Umizoomi | 1 April | Nine Network | United States |
| Voltron Force | 8 April | ABC3 | United States Canada |
| Flash and Dash | 9 April | Go! | China |
| Touch | 22 April | Network Ten | United States |
| Mouk | 23 April | ABC2 | France |
| Missing | 1 May | Seven Network | United States |
| Silk | 3 May | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| The Woodlies | 5 May | Seven Network | Australia Belgium Germany |
| Detentionaire | 12 May | ABC3 | Canada |
| Once Upon a Time | 15 May | Seven Network | United States |
| The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures | 27 May | ABC2 | Canada United States France |
| Total Drama: Revenge of the Island | 28 May | ABC3 | Canada |
| Fashion Star | 4 June | Eleven | United States |
| Archer | 5 June | ABC2 | United States |
| Monsuno | 11 June | Go! | United States Japan |
| Life's Too Short | 13 June | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| Vera | 22 June (QLD, NSW) | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Billy Connolly's Route 66 | 24 June | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| The Finder | 25 June | Network Ten | United States |
| Mrs. Brown's Boys | 27 June | Seven Network | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Brainiacs | 2 July | Go! | United Kingdom |
| The Gees | 2 July | ABC3 | France |
| Episodes | 3 July | Nine Network | United Kingdom United States |
| Smugglers | 4 July | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Masha and the Bear | 6 July | ABC3 | Russia |
| Fruits Basket | 8 July | ABC3 | Japan |
| The 99 | 8 July | ABC3 | United Kingdom |
| Fairly Legal | 10 July | Seven Network | United States |
| Kioka | 19 July | ABC2 | France |
| Ouran High School Host Club | 22 July | ABC3 | Japan |
| Up All Night | 23 July | Seven Network | United States |
| Melrose Place | 29 July | Eleven | United States |
| Countdown | 30 July | SBS One | United Kingdom |
| The Talk | 6 August | Network Ten | United States |
| The Block NZ | 12 August | Go! | New Zealand |
| The Little Prince | 19 August | ABC3 | France Italy Germany Switzerland |
| GCB | 20 August | Seven Network | United States |
| Gordon Behind Bars | 20 August | Nine Network | United Kingdom |
| House of Lies | 20 August | Network Ten | United States |
| Call the Midwife | 2 September | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| Fish Hooks | 2 September | Seven Network | United States |
| Fleabag Monkeyface | 2 September | ABC3 | United Kingdom |
| Oreimo | 3 September | C31 Melbourne | Japan |
| Star Driver | 3 September | C31 Melbourne | Japan |
| The Bridge | 5 September | SBS Two | Denmark Sweden |
| Excused | 7 September | Eleven | United States |
| Sinbad | 8 September | ABC1 | United Kingdom |
| Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville | 11 September | Eleven | Italy |
| Trollied | 27 September | Network Ten | United Kingdom |
| Bubble Guppies | 29 September | Nine Network | United States Canada |
| Tilly and Friends | 5 October | ABC2 | Ireland United Kingdom |
| Ben 10: Omniverse | 6 October | Nine Network | United States |
| Ben and Kate | 8 October | Network Ten | United States |
| Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea | 11 October | Nine Network | United States |
| Whitney | 11 October | Seven Network | United States |
| Scandal | 15 October | Seven Network | United States |
| I Hate My Teenage Daughter | October | Nine Network | United States |
| Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | 8 November | Eleven | France United States Canada |
| The Adventures of Abney & Teal | 26 November | ABC2 | United Kingdom Canada |
| Shangri-La | 26 November | C31 Melbourne | Japan |
| Wedding Band | 5 December | Network Ten | United States |
| Maya the Bee | 7 December | ABC2 | France Germany |
| Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale | 24 December | ABC2 | United Kingdom United States Ireland Canada |
| Teenage Fairytale Dropouts | 31 December | Seven Network | Australia Mexico |

### Subscription television

International television series premieres on Australian subscription television in 2012 :
| Program | Original airdate | Network | Country of origin |
| The Adventures of Chuck and Friends | 2 January | Boomerang | United States Canada |
| The Looney Tunes Show | 2 January | Cartoon Network | United States |
| Dance Moms | 3 January | LifeStyle You | United States |
| Grimm | 4 January | Fox8 | United States |
| Hart of Dixie | 7 January | Fox8 | United States |
| On the Record | 8 January | MTV Classic | United States |
| Injustice | 10 January | W | United Kingdom |
| My Extreme Animal Phobia | 11 January | Animal Planet | United States |
| Enlightened | 15 January | Showcase | United States |
| Pawn Queens | 17 January | TLC | United States |
| Fashion Hunters | 24 January | Arena | United States |
| Last Man Standing | 29 January | Fox8 | United States |
| Death Valley | 31 January | MTV Australia | United States |
| Alphas | 3 February | Sci Fi Channel | United States |
| Disney Art Attack | 3 February | Disney Junior | United Kingdom |
| ThunderCats | 3 February | Cartoon Network | United States Japan |
| John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | 17 February | The Comedy Channel | United States |
| Smash | 21 February | W | United States |
| The Walking Dead | 26 February | FX | United States |
| Hell on Wheels | 26 February | FX | United States |
| Justified | 27 February | FX | United States |
| Lonely Planet's Year of Adventures | 29 February | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom |
| Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl | 5 March | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom |
| Call Me Fitz | 7 March | FX | Canada |
| Vietnam: Lost Films | 7 March | The History Channel | United States |
| Work of Art: The Next Great Artist | 14 March | STVDIO | United States |
| The Queen's Palaces | 17 March | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom |
| Luck | 18 March | Showcase | United States |
| Austin & Ally | 18 March | Disney Channel | United States |
| Big Law: Deputy Butterbean | 22 March | Crime & Investigation Network | United States |
| Mad Dogs | 25 March | FX | United Kingdom |
| Finding Sarah | 6 April | Style | United States |
| Awake | 11 April | W | United States |
| Beavis and Butt-head | 19 April | MTV | United States |
| Tanked | 14 May | Animal Planet | United States |
| Girls | 28 May | Showcase | United States |
| Twenty Twelve | 11 June | UKTV | United Kingdom |
| Veep | 24 June | Showcase | United States |
| Betty White's Off Their Rockers | 3 July | The Comedy Channel | United States |
| Boss | 11 July | W | United States |
| Never Mind the Buzzcocks | 16 July | UKTV | United Kingdom |
| Stella | 23 July | UKTV | United Kingdom |
| The Newsroom | 20 August | SoHo | United States |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 | 3 September | Arena | United States |
| 666 Park Avenue | 1 October | Fox8 | United States |
| Allen Gregory | November | The Comedy Channel | United States |
| Napoleon Dynamite | November | The Comedy Channel | United States |
| Bunheads | 3 December | Fox8 | United States |
| Lab Rats | 31 December | Disney Channel | United States |
| The Annoying Orange | TBA | Cartoon Network | United States |
| Beyblade: Metal Fury | TBA | Cartoon Network | Japan |
| Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures | TBA | Nickelodeon | United States |
| Gok’s Clothes Roadshow | TBA | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom |
| Gordon the Garden Gnome | TBA | CBeebies | United Kingdom |
| How to Rock | TBA | Nickelodeon | United States |
| The Jeremy Kyle Show | TBA | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom |
| Jo Malone’s High Street Dreams | TBA | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom |
| The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra | TBA | Nickelodeon | United States |
| The Lying Game | TBA | Fox8 | United States |
| Phil Spencer: Secret Agent | TBA | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom |
| The Secret Circle | TBA | Fox8 | United States |
| Shipwrecked: The Island | TBA | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom |
| Show Me the Monet | TBA | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom |
| Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen | TBA | The LifeStyle Channel | United Kingdom |
| Switched at Birth | TBA | Fox8 | United States |
| Tickety Toc | TBA | Nick Jr. | United States United Kingdom South Korea |