# 2019 in Australian television

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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2019, the 64th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

## Events
### January

| Date | Event |
| 1 | The annual Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks are broadcast by the ABC |
| 5 | The Nine Network announced new co-hosts for Today, Today Extra and Weekend Today following the exit of Karl Stefanovic, Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys in late 2018 amidst declining ratings for the morning brands. Deborah Knight, Tom Steinfort and Tony Jones will join Georgie Gardner as presenters of Today, while David Campbell will co-host Weekend Today and three of five days of Today Extra, with Richard Wilkins co-hosting two days of Today Extra. |
| 14 | The 2019 Australian Open will air on the Nine Network, after the network purchased the broadcasting rights from the Seven Network, who had held the rights since 1973 |

### February

| Date | Event | Source |
| 10 | The official 2019 OzTam television ratings period begins | |
| 18 | The Nine Network claims the first week of an official ratings season for the first time since 2009. | |

### April

| Date | Event | Source |
| 14 | A two-week suspension in OzTam television ratings begins for the Easter break. | |
| 28 | Official OzTam ratings resume after a two-week non-ratings period over Easter. | |

### June

| Date | Event | Source |
| 20 | WIN Television axes the Four Regions: Central West, Riverina, Border North East and Wide Bay local news bulletins because of insufficient commercial viability to fund those Regions news operations. | |

### August

| Date | Event | Source |
| 21 | After 6 and 12 years off free to air television, it is announced that long running U.S. daytime soaps Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless will return to the Nine Network and resume from 2 September 2019 airing on multichannel 9Gem. With the two soaps returning, this move resumes the 4-decade tradition of daytime soap operas on Australian television and dethrones The Bold and the Beautiful (broadcast on Network 10) as the only U.S. soap opera on free to air television. | |

### October

| Date | Event | Source |
| 18 | Seven West Media and Prime Media Group announce they'll Merge to Become Australia's Largest Television Network | |

### November

| Date | Event | Source |
| 30 | The last day of the official 2019 OzTam television ratings period | |

### December

| Date | Event | Source |
| 1 | The Nine Network wins the ratings season for the first time since 2006, defeating the Seven Network. | |
| 4 | Network 10 parent company CBS Corporation merges with MTV and Nick parent Viacom, forming ViacomCBS. | |

## Television channels
### New channels

* 1 July - SBS World Movies

### Channel closures

* 17 May – Your Money
* 29 December – 7food network

## Premieres
### Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres :
| Program | Original airdate | Network |
| Bloom | 1 January | Stan |
| Aussie Lobster Men | 12 February | 7mate |
| Total Control | 13 October | ABC |
| Blue Water Empire | 25 June | ABC |
| The Cry | 3 February | ABC |
| Diary of an Uber Driver | 14 August | ABC |
| Escape from the City | 3 January | ABC |
| Frayed | 16 October | ABC |
| The Gates of Hell | TBA | ABC |
| Hardball | 22 April | ABC |
| The Heights | 22 February | ABC |
| The InBESTigators | 21 June | ABC Me |
| The Unlisted | 15 September | ABC Me |
| Christians Like Us | 3 April | SBS |
| Mastermind | 15 April | SBS |
| Medicine or Myth | 20 May | SBS |
| My Family Secret | TBA | SBS |
| The Hunting | 1 August | SBS |
| Australian Gangster | TBA | Seven Network |
| Extreme Weddings | TBA | Seven Network |
| Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries | 21 February | Seven Network |
| The Proposal | 27 August | Seven Network |
| Inside 'The G' | 19 September | Seven Network |
| Undercurrent | 30 January | Seven Network |
| Celebrity Name Game | 13 May | Network 10 |
| Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway | 24 February | Network 10 |
| Five Bedrooms | 15 May | Network 10 |
| Mr. Black | 7 May | Network 10 |
| My Life is Murder | 17 July | Network 10 |
| The Masked Singer Australia | 23 September | Network 10 |
| Bad Mothers | 18 February | Nine Network |
| Lego Masters | 28 April | Nine Network |
| Murder, Lies and Alibis | 4 February | Nine Network |
| The End | TBA | Fox Showcase |
| Lambs of God | 21 July | Fox Showcase |
| Upright | TBA | Fox Showcase |
| Ready Set Dance | 21 January | Nick Jr |
| Teen Mom Australia | 7 July | MTV |

### Delayed to 2020

List of domestic delayed television series premieres :
| Program | Original airdate | Network |
| Hungry Ghosts | TBA | SBS |
| Between Two Worlds | TBA | Seven Network |
| The Secrets She Keeps | TBA | Network 10 |

### International series

List of international television series premieres :
| Program | Original airdate | Network | Country of origin |
| Cheat | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Gordon, Gino And Fred: Road Trip | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Cleaning Up | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Islands of America | TBA | Seven Network | United States |
| Manhunt | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Hatton Garden | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Miss Scarlet and The Duke | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| Proven Innocent | TBA | Seven Network | United States |
| The Bay | TBA | Seven Network | United Kingdom |
| The Passage | TBA | Seven Network | United States |
| The Gilded Age | TBA | Network 10 | United States |
| New Amsterdam | TBA | Nine Network | United States |
| Dynasties with David Attenborough | TBA | Nine Network | United Kingdom |
| Chernobyl | TBA | Fox Showcase | United States |
| Devs | TBA | Fox Showcase | United States |
| Fosse/Verdon | TBA | Fox Showcase | United States |
| Les Misérables | TBA | BBC First | United Kingdom |
| Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club | TBA | MTV | United States |
| Magnum P.I. | TBA | FOX8 | United States |
| Roswell, New Mexico | TBA | FOX8 | United States |
| Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists | TBA | FOX8 | United States |
| The InBetween | TBA | Universal TV | United States |
| The Great Kiwi Bake Off | TBA | LifeStyle Food | New Zealand |
| The Hills: New Beginnings | TBA | MTV | United States |
| Snack World | 2 November | Cartoon Network | Japan |
| Tipping Point | 2 December | Nine Network | United Kingdom |

## Programming changes
### Changes to network affiliation

Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criterion is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.
List of domestic television series which changed network affiliation :
| Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Source |
| Love Island Australia | 7 October | Nine Network | 9Go! | |
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation :
| Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Country of origin | Source |
| Bakugan: Battle Planet | 14 July | 9Go! | Cartoon Network | | |

### 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.
List of international television programs which premiered on free-to-air television for the first time :
| Program | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Source |

### Subscription premieres

This is a list of programs which made their debut on Australian subscription television, having previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.
List of domestic television programs which premiered on subscription television for the first time :
| Program | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Source |

### Returning programs

Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
| Show | Return date | Previous run | Type of return | Previous channel | New/same channel |
| Changing Rooms | 13 February | 1998-2005 | Revival | Nine Network | Network 10 |
| Dancing with the Stars | 18 February | 2004-2015 | New season | Seven Network | Network 10 |
| SeaChange | 6 August | 1998-2000 | New season | ABC | Nine Network |
| Seven Year Switch | 11 June | 2016-2017 | Reboot | Seven Network | same |
| The Amazing Race Australia | 28 October | 2011-2014 | Reboot | Seven Network | Network 10 |
| Wife Swap Australia | TBA | 2012 | Reboot | LifeStyle You | Seven Network |

### Endings

List of domestic television series endings :
| Program | End date | Network | Start date |
| Andrew Denton's Interview | 24 August | Seven Network | 17 April 2018 |
| Changing Rooms | 23 February | Network 10 | 13 February |
| The Footy Show | 25 September | Nine Network | 24 March 1994 |
| Kids' WB | 29 November | Nine Network | 16 September 2006 |
| Pointless | 10 May | Network 10 | 23 July 2018 |
| Saturday Night Rove | 31 August | Network 10 | 24 August |
| Sunday Night | 24 November | Seven Network | 8 February 2009 |

## Deaths

| Date | Name | Age | Broadcast notability |
| 2 January | Darius Perkins | aged 54 | Originated the role of Scott Robinson in Neighbours in 1985 |
| 6 January | Annalise Braakensiek | aged 46 | Model, actress and television presenter |
| 7 January | Jimmy Hannan | aged 84 | Television presenter, comedian and singer |
| 3 February | Carmen Duncan | aged 76 | Character actress of stage, television and film, sister of actress Paula Duncan) |
| 1 March | Michael Willesee (AO) | aged 76 | Journalist and TV presenter |
| 30 March | Geoff Harvey (OAM) | aged 84 | Musician, who served as musical directors on numerous programs, including The Mike Walsh Show and Midday with Ray Martin |
| 20 June | Bill Collins | aged 84 | Movie presenter, film critic and film historian |
| 13 July | Richard Carter | aged 65 | Film and television actor |
| 8 August | Malcolm T. Elliott | age 73 | Television host, radio presenter and journalist |
| 14 August | Ben Unwin | aged 41 | Actor best known for his role in soap opera Home and Away, as Jesse McGregor |
| 27 October | Anne Phelan | aged 71 | Actress and activist best known for her role as Myra Desmond in Prisoner and Monica Taylor in Something in the Air |
* see also: (2019 in Australia)