# List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2009

This is a list of international television series which debuted, or are scheduled to debut, on Australian television in 2009. The list is arranged in 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 |
| Does My Bum Look Big? Does My Bum Look Big? | Seven Network | 4 January |
| Omid Djalili Show, The The Omid Djalili Show | ABC1 | 7 January |
| Zorro Generation Z | Network Ten | 10 January |
| Digimon Data Squad Digimon Data Squad | Seven Network | 11 January |
| Flashpoint Flashpoint | Nine Network | 11 January |
| Roman's Empire Roman's Empire | ABC2 | 15 January |
| Code Geass Code Geass | ABC2 | 19 January |
| Zoo, The The Zoo (Axed after 5 episodes) | Nine Network | 19 January |
| Dark Years, The The Dark Years | SBS TV | 21 January |
| Wolverine and the X-Men Wolverine and the X-Men | ABC1 | 1 February |
| Ex-Wives Club, The The Ex-Wives Club | Seven Network | 2 February |
| The Secret World of Benjamin Bear | ABC2 | 3 February |
| Lead Balloon Lead Balloon | ABC1 | 3 February |
| Lie to Me Lie to Me | Network Ten | 3 February |
| Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting | ABC2 | 3 February |
| Life on Mars Life on Mars | Network Ten | 5 February |
| Auction House Auction House | Seven Network | 9 February |
| Customs Customs | Nine Network | 9 February |
| Demons to Darlings Demons to Darlings | Seven Network | 9 February |
| Doctors, The The Doctors | Network Ten | 9 February |
| Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul | ABC1 | 11 February |
| Little Amadeus | ABC2 | 12 February |
| Bibi Blocksberg | ABC2 | 12 February |
| Batman: The Brave and the Bold Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Nine Network | 14 February |
| Benjamin the Elephant | ABC2 | 16 February |
| My Teen's a Nightmare My Teen's a Nightmare | ABC2 | 18 February |
| Chuggington Chuggington | ABC1 | 19 February |
| Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey | Seven Network | 21 February |
| My Boys My Boys | Nine Network | 21 February |
| Not Going Out Not Going Out | Seven Network | 21 February |
| Prototype This! Prototype This! | SBS TV | 21 February |
| Kevin Bishop Show, The The Kevin Bishop Show | ABC2 | 25 February |
| Lost in Austen Lost in Austen | ABC1 | 8 March |
| Ellen's Acres | ABC1 | 10 March |
| Carpoolers Carpoolers | Seven Network | 10 March |
| Willa's Wild Life | ABC1 | 16 March |
| Total Drama Island Total Drama Island | ABC1 | 17 March |
| Trawlermen Trawlermen | SBS TV | 18 March |
| Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... | ABC2 | 20 March |
| No Heroics No Heroics | ABC2 | 20 March |
| Oprah's Big Give Oprah's Big Give | Network Ten | 22 March |
| / Zigby | ABC1 | 25 March |
| Ben 10: Alien Force | Nine Network | 4 April |
| / Chop Socky Chooks | ABC1 | 7 April |
| Around the World in 80 Gardens Around the World in 80 Gardens | ABC1 | 14 April |
| The WotWots | ABC1 | 16 April |
| Handy Manny | Seven Network | 18 April |
| Border Security USA Border Security USA | Seven Network | 19 April |
| Evidence, The The Evidence | Nine Network | 19 April |
| Russell Brand's Ponderland Russell Brand's Ponderland | Seven Network | 22 April |
| / Clang Invasion | ABC2 | 23 April |
| Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World | Seven Network | 25 April |
| Eleventh Hour Eleventh Hour | Nine Network | 27 April |
| Merlin Merlin | Network Ten | 3 May |
| Plus One Plus One | Network Ten | 5 May |
| Harper's Island Harper's Island | Network Ten | 10 May |
| Mumbai Calling / Mumbai Calling | ABC1 | 12 May |
| Iron Man: Armored Adventures / / Iron Man: Armored Adventures | ABC1 | 13 May |
| Worst Week Worst Week | Network Ten | 21 May |
| Castle Castle | Seven Network | 17 May |
| Timmy Time | ABC1 | 22 May |
| Winner, The The Winner | Seven Network | 26 May |
| Huntik: Secrets & Seekers Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Network Ten | 28 May |
| Camp Lazlo | Nine HD | 31 May |
| Loonatics Unleashed | Nine HD | 31 May |
| 112 Emergency 112 Emergency | SBS Two | 1 June |
| Jonathan Ross Show, The The Jonathan Ross Show | Seven Network | 1 June |
| Firehouse Tales | Nine HD | 6 June |
| Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Nine HD | 6 June |
| My Gym Partner is a Monkey | Nine HD | 6 June |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Nine HD | 6 June |
| The Life and Times of Juniper Lee | Nine HD | 6 June |
| Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | ABC1 | 10 June |
| Beautiful People | ABC2 | 18 June |
| No Heroics | ABC2 | 19 June |
| Being Human | ABC2 | 19 June |
| Teen Titans | Nine HD | 29 June |
| / Pororo the Little Penguin | ABC2 | 4 July |
| Nature's Great Events | ABC1 | 14 July |
| Zoo Mix | ABC2 | 14 July |
| True Beauty True Beauty | Seven Network | 16 July |
| Glee Glee | Network Ten | 19 July |
| The Last Enemy | ABC1 | 19 July |
| / Pat and Stan | ABC1 | 20 July |
| Dance Your Ass Off Dance Your Ass Off (Pulled after one episode) | Nine Network | 21 July |
| Ten Years Younger in Ten Days Ten Years Younger in Ten Days | Seven Network | 21 July |
| 64 Zoo Lane | ABC2 | 27 July |
| United States of Tara | ABC1 | 29 July |
| How Not to Live Your Life How Not to Live Your Life | ABC2 | 30 July |
| Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Diva | Nine Network | 3 August |
| Go Girls | Network Ten | 7 August |
| Stephen Fry in America Stephen Fry in America | ABC1 | 9 August |
| Dinosaur King Dinosaur King | Network Ten | 10 August |
| Ashes to Ashes | ABC1 | 10 August |
| The Pinky and Perky Show | ABC1 | 11 August |
| Law and Order: UK | Network Ten | 12 August |
| Mole Sisters | ABC2 | 21 August |
| The Beast | ABC2 | 25 August |
| Billable Hours Billable Hours | ABC2 | 27 August |
| High Altitude High Altitude | SBS One | 31 August |
| Gary Unmarried Gary Unmarried | Seven Network | 3 September |
| Squirrel Boy | Go! | 6 September |
| Class of 3000 | Go! | 6 September |
| Fear, Stress & Anger | ABC1 | 8 September |
| FM FM | ABC2 | 10 September |
| Heart and Souls | ABC1 | 12 September |
| Cold Blood | ABC1 | 12 September |
| Nurse Jackie | Network Ten | 13 September |
| / Casper's Scare School | ABC1 | 15 September |
| Sports Soup Sports Soup | One | 17 September |
| Chowder | Go! | 20 September |
| Yellowstone | ABC1 | 20 September |
| Tell Me You Love Me | Network Ten | 22 September |
| FlashForward FlashForward | Seven Network | 28 September |
| RollBots | Network Ten | 28 September |
| Momma's Boys Momma's Boys | Seven Network | 28 September |
| Vampire Diaries, The The Vampire Diaries | Go! | 30 September |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Network Ten | 30 September |
| Karaoke High | Network Ten | 3 October |
| / Pearlie | Network Ten | 3 October |
| Afro Samurai | ABC2 | 5 October |
| Father of the Pride | Go! | 10 October |
| Three Rivers | Network Ten | 14 October |
| Father of the Pride Father of the Pride | Go! | 17 October |
| QI (F series) | ABC1 | 20 October |
| Hope Springs Hope Springs | ABC1 | 24 October |
| / Jamie's American Road Trip | Network Ten | 26 October |
| / Guess with Jess | ABC2 | 29 October |
| Electric Dreams | Network Ten | 1 November |
| Reaper Reaper | 7Two | 3 November |
| / PoppetsTown | ABC1 | 6 November |
| Dead Set Dead Set | SBS One | 9 November |
| Lilies Lilies | ABC1 | 16 November |
| White Collar White Collar | Network Ten | 25 November |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | Network Ten | 26 November |
| / Dennis and Gnasher (2009) | Nine Network | 28 November |
| Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? | Network Ten | 29 November |
| Burying Brian Burying Brian | Nine Network | 30 November |
| Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America | ABC1 | 30 November |
| Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation | Seven Network | 1 December |
| Accidentally on Purpose | Network Ten | 1 December |
| Cleveland Show, The The Cleveland Show | Network Ten | 2 December |
| Take, The The Take | Seven Network | 2 December |
| Fun with Claude | ABC1 | 4 December |
| Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps | ABC1 | 4 December |
| / dirtgirlworld | ABC2 | 4 December |
| National Parks: America's Best Idea, The The National Parks: America's Best Idea | ABC1 | 4 December |
| Rapid Response Rapid Response | Nine Network | 4 December |
| / Waybuloo | ABC2 | 4 December |
| Richard Hammond's Blast Lab Richard Hammond's Blast Lab | ABC3 | 4 December |
| Hana's Helpline | ABC2 | 4 December |
| Crusoe Crusoe | Nine Network | 5 December |
| Laura's Star | ABC2 | 5 December |
| Spliced | ABC3 | 5 December |
| Kingdom Kingdom | Seven Network | 5 December |
| Igam Ogam | ABC2 | 5 December |
| Animal Mechanicals | ABC2 | 5 December |
| Barney's Barrier Reef | ABC3 | 5 December |
| Bali | ABC2 | 5 December |
| Wallander Wallander | Seven Network | 5 December |
| The Super Hero Squad Show | ABC3 | 5 December |
| / / / / The Twisted Whiskers Show | ABC3 | 6 December |
| Heston's Feasts | SBS One | 6 December |
| How to Be Indie | ABC3 | 6 December |
| A History of Scotland | SBS One | 6 December |
| / Be the Creature | ABC3 | 6 December |
| / Gawayn | ABC3 | 7 December |
| Aisling's Diary | ABC3 | 7 December |
| Middle, The The Middle | Nine Network | 8 December |
| Combo Niños | 7Two | 9 December |
| Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom | ABC1 | 21 December |
| Superstars of Dance Superstars of Dance | Nine Network | 23 December |
| Serious Ocean Serious Ocean | ABC3 | 28 December |
| Teenage Kicks Teenage Kicks | ABC2 | 28 December |
| New Amsterdam New Amsterdam | Go! | 30 December |
| Courtroom K Courtroom K | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Ex List, The The Ex List | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Last Enemy, The The Last Enemy | ABC1 | Still to debut |
| Swingtown Swingtown | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Modern Family | Network Ten | Still to debut |
| Melrose Place | Network Ten | Still to debut |

#### ABC1

| Date | Program |
| 7 April | Chop Socky Chooks |
| 14 June | Nature's Great Events |
| 19 July | The Last Enemy |
| 29 July | United States of Tara |
| 10 August | Ashes to Ashes |
| 11 August | The Pinky and Perky Show |
| 8 September | Fear, Stress & Anger |
| 12 September | Heart and Soul |
| 12 September | Cold Blood |
| 20 September | Yellowstone |
| 20 October | QI (F series) |
| 4 December | Fun with Claude |
| Still to debut | Jack Osbourne: No Limits |
| Still to debut | Life |
| Still to debut | Boy Meets Girl |
| Still to debut | Kaitangata Twitch |

#### ABC2

| Date | Program |
| 18 June | Beautiful People |
| 19 June | Being Human |
| 19 June | No Heroics |
| 31 July | Boy Meets Girl |
| 25 August | The Beast |
| 28 August | Being Erica |
| 5 December | Igam Ogam |
| 5 December | Laura's Star |
| Still to debut | Later... with Jools Holland |

#### ABC3

| Date | Program |
| 5 December | Barney's Barrier Reef |
| 5 December | Spliced |
| 6 December | Be the Creature |
| 6 December | How To Be Indie |
| 6 December | The Twisted Whiskers Show |
| 7 December | Aisling's Diary |
| 7 December | Gaywyn |

#### SBS One

| Date | Program |
| 6 December | E2 Energy |
| 6 December | Heston's Feasts |
| 6 December | A History of Scotland |
| 11 December | Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice |
| 14 December | The Fixer |

### Subscription television

| Program | Network | Debut date |
| Gok's Fashion Fix | The LifeStyle Channel | 6 January |
| School of Home Truths, The The School of Home Truths | The LifeStyle Channel | 7 January |
| My New Best Friend | The LifeStyle Channel | 11 January |
| Diets That Time Forgot, The The Diets That Time Forgot | The LifeStyle Channel | 19 January |
| Pulling Pulling | UK.TV | 19 January |
| Baby Borrowers, The The Baby Borrowers | The LifeStyle Channel | 2 March |
| Miss Naked Beauty | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 March |
| Filthy Rich and Homeless | The LifeStyle Channel | 16 March |
| Trinny & Susannah Meet Their Match | The LifeStyle Channel | 20 March |
| Can't Read, Can't Write | The LifeStyle Channel | 22 March |
| Alter Eco | The LifeStyle Channel | 29 March |
| Best House on the Street | The LifeStyle Channel | 1 April |
| World's Greenest Homes | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 April |
| Country Home Rescue | The LifeStyle Channel | 10 April |
| Mary Queen of Shops | The LifeStyle Channel | 14 April |
| Wow Factor, The The Wow Factor | The LifeStyle Channel | 18 April |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Nickelodeon | 18 April |
| Ty's Great British Adventure | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 May |
| Nice House, Shame About the Garden | The LifeStyle Channel | 14 May |
| Home Show, The The Home Show | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 June |
| Glamour Girls | The LifeStyle Channel | 13 June |
| Double Agents | The LifeStyle Channel | 24 June |
| Week The Women Went, The The Week The Women Went | The LifeStyle Channel | 3 July |
| Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory | The LifeStyle Channel | 9 July |
| From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis | The LifeStyle Channel | 13 July |
| Trinny & Susannah: The Great British Body | The LifeStyle Channel | 31 July |
| Unsellables, The The Unsellables | The LifeStyle Channel | 5 August |
| Undercover Princes | The LifeStyle Channel | 6 August |
| Unsellables, The Buy It, Sell It, Bank It | The LifeStyle Channel | 10 August |
| Bargain Hunt Famous Finds | The LifeStyle Channel | 24 August |
| Giuliana and Bill | Style Network | 4 December 2009 |
| Matched in Manhattan Matched in Manhattan | LifeStyle You | 30 December |
| Date | Program | Channel |
| January | Modern Girl's Guide to Life | Arena |
| 4 January | TV Moguls | TV1 |
| 6 January | Vanity Lair | Arena |
| 11 January | Little Britain USA | Showcase |
| 14 January | Leverage | FOX8 |
| 20 January | By Any Means | Nat Geo Adventure |
| 25 January | Bait Car | Crime & Investigation Network |
| 26 January | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Cartoon Network |
| 2 February | Aesop's Theatre | Playhouse Disney |
| 2 February | The Banana Splits | CBeebies |
| 3 February | Big Barn Farm | CBeebies |
| 4 February | The Street | Showcase |
| 10 February | True Blood | Showcase |
| 17 February | The Shiny Show | CBeebies |
| 17 February | The Sarah Silverman Program | The Comedy Channel |
| 18 February | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (Season 2) | The Comedy Channel |
| 18 February | Sorry, I've Got No Head | Nickelodeon |
| 3 March | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | The Comedy Channel |
| 5 March | Privileged | FOX8 |
| 19 March | Hollywood Residential | Movie Extra |
| 25 March | The City | MTV |
| 26 March | The Secret Saturdays | Cartoon Network |
| 1 April | Chuck | FOX8 |
| 1 April | SMarteenies | CBeebies |
| 2 April | Sons of Anarchy Sons of Anarchy | Showcase |
| 2 April | Bromance | MTV |
| 3 April | Overruled! | Disney Channel Australia |
| 7 April | Pushing Daisies | W. |
| Mid-April | I Love Money | VH1 |
| 13 April | Outnumbered | UKTV |
| 14 April | / Magi-Nation | Cartoon Network |
| 14 April | Are You an Egghead? | UKTV |
| 19 April | Rita Rocks | W. |
| 27 April | Honest | UKTV |
| 27 April | Sonny With a Chance | Disney Channel Australia |
| 29 April | The Amazing Mrs Pritchard | Showcase |
| 29 April | The Penguins of Madagascar | Nickelodeon |
| 2 May | Cake | Boomerang |
| 2 May | Hot Rod TV | Discovery HD |
| 2 May | Running in Heels | E! |
| 2 May | Special Agent Oso | Playhouse Disney |
| 3 May | Mountain | BBC HD |
| 3 May | Oceans | BBC HD |
| 5 May | Nitro Circus | MTV |
| 6 May | Date My Ex: Jo & Slade | Arena |
| 8 May | Star Racer | Discovery HD |
| 11 May | Chowder | Cartoon Network |
| 14 May | Tool Academy | MTV |
| 16 May | Shatner's Raw Nerve | Bio. |
| 23 May | Chopped | LifeStyle Food |
| 26 May | Apparitions | UKTV / BBC HD |
| 28 May | / Sanctuary | Sci Fi |
| 29 May | Action Man | Boomerang |
| 4 June | Real Interrogations | Crime & Investigation Network |
| 6 June | America's Best Dance Crew | MTV |
| 9 June | Dollhouse | FOX8 |
| 9 June | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Arena |
| 10 June | Sober House | bio. |
| 22 June | Saving Grace | Showcase |
| 28 June | Chuck's Day Off | LifeStyle FOOD |
| 1 July | Moral Orel | The Comedy Channel |
| 1 July | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | FOX8 |
| 8 July | Uniform Justice: The Real NCIS | Crime & Investigation Network |
| 13 July | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Cartoon Network |
| 16 July | Scream Queens | MTV |
| 5 August | Blonde Charity Mafia | MTV |
| 19 August | Matt's Monsters | Cartoon Network |
| 19 August | The Making of Me | BBC Knowledge |
| 22 August | The Garfield Show | Cartoon Network |
| 27 August | Demons | Sci Fi Channel |
| 5 September | Reality Hell | E! |
| 7 September | Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami | E! |
| 7 September | Seven Ages of Rock | BBC Knowledge |
| 7 September | Better Off Ted | The Comedy Channel |
| 8 September | Head Case | Movie Extra |
| 14 September | The Border | W. |
| 15 September | The Jay Leno Show | The Comedy Channel |
| 16 September | Tabatha's Salon Takeover | Arena |
| 23 September | The Fashion Show | Arena |
| 23 September | Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory | MTV |
| 6 October | Pranked | MTV |
| 7 October | Sex...With Mom and Dad | MTV |
| 9 October | Stargate Universe | Sci Fi Channel |
| 13 October | New Zealand's Next Top Model | FOX8 |
| 17 October | She's Got the Look | W. |
| 27 October | World of Quest | Cartoon Network |
| October | Human Wrecking Balls | National Geographic Channel |
| 2 November | Horne & Corden | UK.TV |
| 2 November | Free Agents | UK.TV |
| 3 November | Leave it to Lamas | E! |
| 4 November | Personal Affairs | UK.TV |
| 4 November | Perfect Catch | E! |
| 13 November | Bridget's Sexiest Beaches | Discovery Travel & Living |
| 13 November | The Next Iron Chef | LifeStyle Food |
| 15 November | I Propose | Style Network |
| 15 November | Peter Perfect | Style Network |
| 15 November | How Do I Look? | Style Network |
| 15 November | My Celebrity Home | Style Network |
| 15 November | Clean House | Style Network |
| 15 November | I Married a Princess | LifeStyle You |
| 15 November | Tough Love | LifeStyle You |
| 15 November | Underage & Pregnant | LifeStyle You |
| 16 November | ...And Proud | LifeStyle You |
| 16 November | The Biggest Loser UK | LifeStyle You |
| 16 November | Diet Doctors | LifeStyle You |
| 16 November | Diet Tribe | LifeStyle You |
| 16 November | My Workout | LifeStyle You |
| 17 November | Revamped | LifeStyle You |
| 17 November | Shopping is my Life | LifeStyle You |
| 17 November | 10 Years Younger: The Challenge | LifeStyle You |
| 17 November | Ruby | Style Network |
| 18 November | Farm of Fussy Eaters | LifeStyle You |
| 19 November | Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist | LifeStyle You |
| 19 November | Four Weddings | LifeStyle You |
| 19 November | Twiggy's Frock Exchange | LifeStyle You |
| 20 November | The Mansion | LifeStyle You |
| 20 November | Bride & Grooming | LifeStyle You |
| 22 November | Rescue Ink | National Geographic Channel |
| 22 November | 16 and Pregnant | MTV |
| 25 November | Hung | Showcase |
| 28 November | Scott Baio Is 45...and Single | W. |
| 29 November | Legend of the Seeker | FOX8 |
| 1 December | Party Down | Movie Extra |
| 1 December | Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness | BBC Knowledge |
| 7 December | Help! I've Got... | LifeStyle You |
| 10 December | Coleen's Real Women | LifeStyle You |
| Still to debut | Judgement Day | TBA |
| Still to debut | Jetstream | TBA |
| Still to debut | Deadly Women | Crime & Investigation Network |
| Still to debut | Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories | bio. |
| Still to debut | Air Combat | TBA |
| Still to debut | Cracked Not Broken | TBA |
| Still to debut | Queen Rania of Jordan | Bio. |
| Still to debut | Caught: The Ice Chest Murders | TBA |
| Still to debut | Healer or Hoaxer | TBA |
| Still to debut | Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons | TBA |