2010 in Australian television
Programming changes -- Changes to network affiliation
Table:
Program

New network(s)

Previous network(s)

Date

ER ER[26]

Go!

Nine Network

7 January

That Mitchell and Webb Look[27]

UKTV

ABC1[28]

7 January

Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride

LifeStyle You

The LifeStyle Channel

8 January

Jonathon Ross Show, The The Jonathan Ross Show[29][30]

UKTV

Seven Network[31]

10 January

King of the Hill King of the Hill[32]

7Two

Seven Network

24 January

Gok's Fashion Fix[33]

LifeStyle You

The LifeStyle Channel

28 January

Shortland Street

ABC1

SBS One

28 January

Flavor of Love

MTV

VH1

6 February

Top Gear Top Gear[25]

Nine Network

SBS One

16 February

Mercy Mercy[34]

7Two

Seven Network

17 February

Sopranos, The The Sopranos[35]

7Two

Nine Network

24 January

Sopranos, The The Sopranos[35]

7mate

7Two

27 September

Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey [note 1][36][37]

ABC2

Seven Network

25 February

The Legends of Treasure Island

7Two

ABC1

21 March

Woof!

7Two

Nine Network
ABC1

4 April

Zero Hour Zero Hour

Network Ten

Seven Network

1 May

Celebrity Fit Club

LifeStyle You[38]

VH1

18 August

Friends

GEM

Nine Network

26 September

Life Begins Mighty Ships

7mate

Seven Network

2 October

Two and a Half Men

FOX8

Arena

October

With reference to the provided table as well as the supporting text provided at the end.

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ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 , with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television , in association with Warner Bros. Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . The show is the second longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind Grey 's Anatomy , and the 5th longest medical drama across the globe ( behind BBC 's Casualty and Holby City , and Poland 's Na dobre i na złe ) . It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards , including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award , and received 124 Emmy nominations . ER won 116 awards in total , including the Peabody Award , while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series . As of 2014 , ER has grossed over $ 3 billion in television revenue .
9Go ! is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel , which was launched by the Nine Network on 9 August 2009 . It is a youthful channel that offers a mix of comedy , reality , general entertainment , movies , animation and drama aimed at people between the ages of 4 to 18 .
The Nine Network ( commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network , that is a division of Nine Entertainment Co. with headquarters in Willoughby , a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney , Australia . The Nine Network is one of five main free-to-air commercial networks in Australia . As of 2019 , the Nine Network is the highest-rating television network in Australia , ahead of the Seven Network , Network 10 , ABC , and SBS . Since 2017 , the network 's slogan has been We Are the One .
That Mitchell and Webb Look is a British sketch comedy television show starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb . As well as Mitchell and Webb themselves , the writers include Jesse Armstrong , James Bachman , Sam Bain , Mark Evans , Olivia Colman , Joel Morris , John Finnemore , and others . It was produced by Gareth Edwards . Colman , Bachman , and Evans were also members of the cast , alongside Gus Brown , Sarah Hadland , Daniel Kaluuya and Paterson Joseph . The first two series were directed by David Kerr , and the third and fourth series were directed by Ben Gosling Fuller . Many of its characters and sketches were first featured in the duo 's radio show That Mitchell and Webb Sound . First aired on 14 September 2006 , a second series was commissioned later that same year and shown between 21 February and 27 March 2008 . The third series began on 11 June 2009 . Since the second series , the production has also been broadcast on BBC HD . The first series won a BAFTA award in 2007 . The third series started airing on BBC America on 14 April 2010 . The fourth series premiered on BBC Two and BBC HD on 13 July 2010 with a total of six episodes commissioned by the BBC .
BBC UKTV is an Australian pay television channel in Australia and New Zealand , screening British entertainment programming , sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC , RTL Group ( mainly Talkback Thames material ) and ITV plc . The channel was originally a joint venture with Foxtel ( 60% ownership ) , the RTL Group ( 20% ownership ) and BBC Worldwide ( 20% ownership ) . It is now owned solely by BBC Studios . It is the home of the channel 's flagship programme The Graham Norton Show .
ABC ( formerly known as The ABC National Television Service or ABC-TV from 1956 until 2008 , and as ABC1 from 2008 until 2014 ) is a national public television network in Australia . Launched on 5 November 1956 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division , and is available nationally . The ABC 's headquarters is in Ultimo , an inner-city suburb of Sydney , New South Wales .
Do n't Tell the Bride is a British reality television series . The premise of the series surrounds couples being awarded money to fund their wedding ceremony ; however , every aspect of the ceremony must be organised by the groom , with no contact with the bride .
Lifestyle You ( stylised as Lifestyle YOU ) was an Australian subscription TV channel . It was a sister channel to Lifestyle , Lifestyle Home and Lifestyle Food . Lifestyle You was home to personal makeovers , hilarious and honest reality , health , wellness , family and relationship programming . In August 2017 , Foxtel announced that Lifestyle You would end in October and that its content would move to Lifestyle and Arena .
Lifestyle ( formerly known as The LifeStyle Channel ) is an Australian television channel . The channel launched on 1 September 1997 . The channel has an emphasis on contemporary lifestyle interests . Its programming covers topics including food and wine , home and garden , real estate , shopping , leisure , travel and real life drama . Every Friday , articles , videos , etc. , are published with new content and information regarded these topics . Lifestyle has three subsidiary channels : Lifestyle Food , a channel dedicated to food and cooking , Lifestyle You , which is dedicated to fashion , health , makeover and wellbeing and Lifestyle Home which is dedicated to DIY and garden advice . Lifestyle also broadcasts other programs ranging from food , wine , home design , gardening , leisure , travel , and real life drama On 1 March 2011 a HD simulcast of Lifestyle launched on Austar and Foxtel on channel 216 . On 19 September 2016 , Lifestyle refreshed its look which included a new logo .
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross and broadcast on BBC One between 2001 and 2010 . The programme features Ross ' take on current topics of conversation , guest interviews ( usually three per show ) and live music from both a guest music group and the house band . First broadcast on 2 November 2001 , the show began its final series in January 2010 and ended on 16 July 2010 . The most frequent guests were Ricky Gervais and Jack Dee ( eight episodes each ) , Eddie Izzard ( seven episodes ) , Jeremy Clarkson and Jimmy Carr ( six episodes ) . Johnny Vegas , David Attenborough , Stephen Fry , Damon Albarn and Simon Pegg all appeared in five episodes and Robbie Williams appeared in four episodes . From 2009 until its ending , the programme was broadcast in high definition on BBC HD . Studio TC4 in the BBC Television Centre in London , where the show was made , was upgraded to HD , making it the third television studio in Television Centre to be upgraded to HD ( others being Studios TC1 and TC8 ) . The show was pulled by the BBC on 29 October 2008 when Ross and Russell Brand were both suspended from their TV and radio shows , in the events after The Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row . The show returned on 23 January 2009 , attracting 5.1 million viewers . The final 275th episode was broadcast on 16 July 2010 . On 12 June 2009 , the show began airing in the United States on BBC America at 8pm EST . In 2010 , it also started airing on the UKTV channel in Australia , just weeks after the episodes were first aired in the UK .
The Seven Network ( commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network . It is owned by Seven West Media Limited , and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia . Channel Seven 's head office is in Sydney . As of 2019 , the Seven Network is the second-highest rated television network and primary channel in Australia , behind the Nine Network and ahead of Network 10 , the ABC and SBS . The Seven Network is the broadcaster of popular franchises and programs , including the AFL , the Cricket , the Olympics , Sunrise , My Kitchen Rules , Big Brother Australia , The Chase Australia , Australia 's Got Talent , House Rules , Home and Away , Better Homes & Gardens and Seven News . In 2011 the Seven Network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers . Seven is the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001 . As of 2014 , it is the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach .
King of the Hill is an American adult animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company that ran from January 12 , 1997 , to May 6 , 2010 . It centers on the Hills , a middle-class American family in the fictional city of Arlen , Texas . Patriarch and main character Hank Hill , who works as assistant manager at Strickland Propane , is the everyman and general protagonist of the series . His modest conservative views and biases often clash with those of his wife , Peggy ; his son , Bobby ; his father , Cotton ; his niece , Luanne ; his boss , Buck Strickland ; and his neighbor , Kahn . Hank is friends with other residents on his block , especially Bill Dauterive , Dale Gribble , and Jeff Boomhauer , all of whom he has known since elementary school . It attempts to maintain a realistic approach , seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life . Judge began creating King of the Hill during his time making the MTV series Beavis and Butt-Head , which he also created and voiced . After pitching the pilot to Fox , Judge was paired with Greg Daniels , an experienced writer who previously worked on The Simpsons . The series debuted on the Fox network as a mid-season replacement in 1997 , quickly becoming a hit . The series ' popularity led to worldwide syndication , and reruns aired on Adult Swim from 2009 until 2018 . Since July 24 , 2018 , reruns began airing on Comedy Central until 2019 . The show became one of Fox 's longest-running series .
7TWO is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel , which was launched by the Seven Network on 1 November 2009 . The channel broadcasts a variety of programs , targeting a 25-and-over audience , with most programs originating from Australia , New Zealand , United Kingdom , and the United States .
Kwokhyn Wan MBE ( Chinese : 溫國興 ; Cantonese Jyutping : Wan1 gwok3 hing3 ; born 9 September 1974 ) , known as Gok Wan , is a British fashion consultant , author and television presenter . Initially training in the performing arts at the Central School of Speech and Drama , he then entered the fashion business , writing for popular fashion magazines and appearing on various television shows . In 2006 , Channel 4 employed him to present his own television show , How to Look Good Naked , which lasted for seven series . Moving into other genres , he presented a series of documentaries on social problems among young people , drawing on his personal battles with obesity and homophobia , and presented a Chinese cooking show entitled Gok Cooks Chinese .
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centering on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital , first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 . It is the country 's longest-running drama and soap opera , being broadcast continuously for over 6,000 episodes and over 27 years , and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand . The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere . After its launch it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year 's worth of episodes in advance . TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show 's rating had picked up , and it now has long-term public enthusiasm . Today , it is one of New Zealand 's highest-rated shows , frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research 's top 5 programmes of the week .
SBS is a national public television network in Australia . Launched on 24 October 1980 , it is the responsibility of SBS 's television division , and is available nationally . In 2018 , SBS had a 7.9% audience share .
Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy . While not a direct spin-off , the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav 's failed relationship on Strange Love , as well as The Surreal Life . Those two series as well as Flavor of Love ( Seasons 1-2 only ) have aired in repeats on TV Guide Network . The third season of Flavor of Love began on Monday February 11 , 2008 at 9/8c . On May 14 , 2008 , it was announced that Flavor of Love 3 would be the final Flavor of Love . After 3 seasons , Flavor Flav chose to not marry or date any of the winners from any of the three seasons . Instead , it was revealed that he would marry Liz , the mother of his seventh child , Karma , on the Season 3 reunion show . The show was a ratings success for VH1 . The Flavor of Love 2 finale was the second highest-rated non-sports basic cable show of 2006 .
MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand . It is operated by parent company ViacomCBS International Media Networks headquartered in London with a local office in Sydney .
MTV Classic ( formerly VH1 Australia ) is an Australian and New Zealand subscription television music channel . The channel focused on music from the 1980s to 2000s . The channel first launched in Australia on 22 April 1995 ( as MuchMusic ) and in New Zealand on 1 June 2011 . On 1 July 2011 MTV International channels launched new logos On 1 April 2016 the channel closed , but was ultimately revived on 27 February 2017 on the Fetch TV platform .
Top Gear is a British motoring magazine , factual television series , conceived by Jeremy Clarkson and Andy Wilman , launched on 20 October 2002 , and broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two . The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name , which looks at various motor vehicles , primarily cars . While the original format focused mainly on review of cars , the 2002 version expanded on this with motoring-based challenges , special races , timed laps of notable cars , and celebrity timed laps on a course specially-designed for the relaunched programme , with its format developing over time to focus on a more quirky , humorous and sometimes controversial style of presentation . The programme has received acclaim for its visual style and presentation , as well as criticism for its content . It has been announced that Top Gear will move to BBC One later this year . Since 2002 , the programme has been presented by several hosts . In its first series , the show 's line-up was Clarkson , Richard Hammond and Jason Dawe , with Wilman as the show 's executive producer , and introducing anonymous test driver The Stig , an individual played by numerous racing drivers over the course of the show 's history . Following the first series , Dawe was replaced by James May , with the line-up unchanged until the end of the twenty-second series , when the BBC chose to not renew Clarkson 's contract on 25 March 2015 , following an incident during filming . His dismissal from Top Gear prompted the departure of Hammond , May and Wilman from the programme , and led to them joining Clarkson in forming a new motoring series . For the twenty-third series , the programme was presented by Chris Evans and American Matt LeBlanc , with them joined by four co-presenters who would make occasional appearances during its run : Rory Reid , Sabine Schmitz , Chris Harris and Eddie Jordan . After negative feedback on this series led to Evans resigning from the programme , Harris and Reid became the main hosts alongside LeBlanc , with Schmitz and Jordan making occasional appearances as co-presenters , from the twenty-fourth series onwards . The twenty-seventh series features Chris Harris with new presenters Andrew Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness as the main presenters .
Mercy is an American medical drama television series created by Liz Heldens , which aired on NBC from September 23 , 2009 , to May 12 , 2010 . The series initially aired on Wednesday at 8:00 pm ( ET ) , as part of the 2009 fall season , but was pushed back to 9:00 pm in April . On October 23 , 2009 , Mercy was picked up for a full 22-episode first season . On May 14 , 2010 , NBC cancelled the series after one season .
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase . The story revolves around Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini ) , a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster , portraying the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his family life with his role as the leader of a criminal organization . These are explored during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi ( Lorraine Bracco ) . The series features Tony 's family members , mafia colleagues , and rivals in prominent roles - most notably his wife Carmela ( Edie Falco ) and his protégé/distant cousin Christopher Moltisanti ( Michael Imperioli ) . The pilot was ordered in 1997 , and the show premiered on HBO on January 10 , 1999 . It ran for six seasons totaling 86 episodes until June 10 , 2007 . Broadcast syndication followed in the U.S. and internationally . The Sopranos was produced by HBO , Chase Films , and Brad Grey Television . It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in New York City and on location in New Jersey . The executive producers throughout the show 's run were David Chase , Brad Grey , Robin Green , Mitchell Burgess , Ilene S. Landress , Terence Winter , and Matthew Weiner . The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time . The series won a multitude of awards , including Peabody Awards for its first two seasons , 21 Primetime Emmy Awards , and five Golden Globe Awards .
7mate is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel , which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010 . The channel contains sport and regular programs aimed primarily to a male audience , with programming drawn from a combination of new shows , American network shows and other shows previously aired on its sister channels Seven and 7TWO . As of December 2018 , it is the number one multichannel free-to-air digital channel in Australia Due to the rebroadcast of 7HD on 10 May 2016 , 7mate was reduced to a standard definition broadcast in Melbourne and Adelaide . Sydney , Brisbane and Perth instead received a HD simulcast of 7mate until December 2016 , with breakaway programming used from that point to broadcast AFL matches in HD while keeping 7HD as the primary channel simulcast .
Gavin & Stacey is a British sitcom , written by James Corden and Ruth Jones , about two families ; one from Essex and one from Wales . Mathew Horne and Joanna Page play the titular characters Gavin and Stacey and the writers star as Smithy and Nessa . Other prominent cast members include Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb , who play Gavin 's parents ( Pam and Mick ) , and Melanie Walters and Rob Brydon , who portray Stacey 's mother , Gwen , and uncle , Bryn . The show was produced by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Wales . It was broadcast from 13 May 2007 to 1 January 2010 ; a total of 20 episodes across three series shown on BBC Three and then on BBC One . Episodes of the final series formed a significant part of the prime time BBC seasonal programming ; broadcast on Christmas Day 2009 and New Year 's Day 2010 . In May 2019 , Corden announced that he and Jones had written a Christmas special that aired on BBC One on Christmas Day . The 2019 special attracted 18.49 million viewers , making it the most viewed non-sporting event in a decade in the United Kingdom , and the most watched comedy in 17 years . Gavin & Stacey was acclaimed as a hit breakthrough show for BBC Three , becoming the most nominated show in the 2007 British Comedy Awards . It won several awards , including the British Academy Television Awards ( BAFTAs ) Audience Award , and the British Comedy Awards Best TV Comedy Award , both in 2008 . The programme has also been well received in several other countries in which it has aired . In 2019 , Gavin & Stacey was named the 17th greatest British sitcom in a poll by Radio Times .
ABC Comedy is an Australian free-to-air television channel that was launched on 7 March 2005 as ABC2 ; it is owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . The channel broadcasts a range of comedy supplemented with repeats of popular ABC TV programmes . Between the hours of 5am and 7.30pm daily the channel 's bandwidth is used for the ABC Kids channel for young children . It was announced by the ABC that on 4 December 2017 , ABC2 would be rebranded as ABC Comedy , ending the use of the ABC2 name after 12 years .
The Legends Of Treasure Island is an English animated television series . It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22-25 minutes . The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson 's original story Treasure Island . Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline , it incorporates magic and many new characters . Billy Bones is not in this series , instead Jim 's father Mr. Hawkins is in his place . It was broadcast in the United Kingdom and in other countries throughout Europe and Asia and was also aired in Australia on ABC TV Network . The programme was a FilmFair production for Central Independent Television , The Legends of Treasure Island , is owned by ITV PLC .
Woof ! is a British children 's television series produced by Central Independent Television about the adventures of a boy who shapeshifts into a dog . It was based on the book by Allan Ahlberg . It was directed by David Cobham with the screenplay by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norriss who novelized the second , third and fourth series as Woof ! The Tale Wags On , Woof ! The Tale Gets Longer and Woof ! A Twist in the Tale respectively .
Zero Hour is a Canadian/British documentary-style television series . It aired on History Television in Canada , on the BBC in the United Kingdom , and on The History Channel in the United States . Zero Hour has also aired on Channel Seven in Australia ( third series aired on Network Ten from 1 May 2010 and now plays on 7mate ) ; on Discovery Channel in Africa , Asia , New Zealand , Brazil , and the Netherlands . The program focuses on retelling the details of tragic man-made disasters which each unfolded in less than an hour . Three narrators were used over the three seasons , David Morrissey ( The Walking Dead , Doctor Who ) , Paul McGann ( Doctor Who , Luther ) , Sean Pertwee ( Gotham , Elementary ) , son of Jon Pertwee ( Doctor Who ) . Certain episodes have been partially censored for particular broadcasts . One example is the Columbine High School massacre episode , which had some scenes cut ( for intense violence , profanity , and racist slurs ) when broadcast on Discovery Channel . From 1 September 2014 to 1 March 2016 , all episodes were available for streaming on Netflix . They can still be viewed on Amazon Video . In 2008 , a DVD box set containing 10 episodes was released by Discovery Channel and Go Entertain . The DVDs were also released separately . The episodes included were : Disaster at Chernobyl Massacre at Columbine High ( cut version ) Terror in Tokyo & The Bali Bombing The Capture of Saddam Hussein The King of Cocaine The Sinking of the Estonia The Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster A Royal Massacre SAS Mission Impossible The Last Hour of Flight 11 was released on a separate DVD .
Network 10 ( commonly known as Channel 10 or simply 10 ) is an Australian commercial television network . One of five national free-to-air networks , 10 's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth , while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country . The network is owned by Ten Network Holdings , which in-turn is owned by ViacomCBS . As of 2019 , Network 10 is the third rated television network and primary channel in Australia , behind the Nine Network , the Seven Network ahead of the ABC and SBS .
Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which followed eight overweight celebrities as they tried to lose weight . This show is based on the homonymous British version , which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006 . The American version was executive produced by Richard Hall for Granada , in seasons 2-5 .
Friends is an American sitcom television series , created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman , which aired on NBC from September 22 , 1994 , to May 6 , 2004 , lasting ten seasons . With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston , Courteney Cox , Lisa Kudrow , Matt LeBlanc , Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer , the show revolved around six friends in their 20s and 30s who lived in Manhattan , New York City . The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions , in association with Warner Bros. Television . The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright , Kauffman , and Crane . Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993 . They presented the idea to Bright , and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC . After several script rewrites and changes , including title changes to Six of One and Friends Like Us , the series was finally named Friends . Filming of the show took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank , California . All ten seasons of Friends ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings ; it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season . The series finale aired on May 6 , 2004 , and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers , making it the fifth most-watched series finale in television history , and the most-watched television episode of the 2000s decade . Friends received acclaim throughout its run , becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time . The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards , winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season .
9Gem is an Australian free-to-air digital television multichannel , launched by the Nine Network in September 2010 . It is a General Entertainment and Movies channel , the phrase from which the original name GEM is derived .
Mighty Ships is a documentary television program produced by Exploration Production Inc. in Canada and aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world . Each episode of the series follows a particular sea-going vessel and provides an insight into the ship and its crew . The first episode of the tenth season , featuring the Faroes ' largest ferry ship , MS Norröna , was first broadcast in Canada on 3 December 2017 . The second episode , first aired on 10 December 2017 , featured MSC Oscar , the largest container ship in the world . Mighty Cruise Ships is a spin-off series focusing on cruise ships which began to air in late 2014 .
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22 , 2003 , to February 19 , 2015 . Originally starring Charlie Sheen , Jon Cryer , and Angus T. Jones , the series was about a hedonistic jingle writer , Charlie Harper , his uptight brother , Alan , and Alan 's troublesome son , Jake . After Alan divorces , he and Jake move into Charlie 's beachfront Malibu house and complicate Charlie 's freewheeling life . In 2010 , CBS and Warner Bros. Television reached a multiyear broadcasting agreement for the series , renewing it through at least the 2011-12 season . In February 2011 , however , CBS and Warner Bros. decided to end production for the rest of the eighth season after Sheen entered drug rehabilitation and made disparaging comments about the series ' creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre . Sheen 's contract was terminated the following month and he was confirmed not to be returning to the series . Ashton Kutcher was hired to replace him the following season as Walden Schmidt , a billionaire who buys Charlie 's house after his death . In April 2013 , CBS renewed the series for an eleventh season after closing one-year deals with Kutcher and Cryer . Jones , who was attending college , was relegated to recurring status for season 11 but did not make an appearance until the series finale . He was replaced by Jenny ( Amber Tamblyn ) , Charlie 's previously unknown daughter . In March 2014 , CBS renewed the series for a twelfth season , which was later announced to be the series ' last . The season began airing in October 2014 and concluded in February 2015 with the 40-minute series finale Of Course He 's Dead .
Fox8 ( corporately stylised as FOX8 , alternatively as Fox 8 or FOX 8 ) is an Australian pay television channel available on Foxtel , and Optus Television 's subscription platforms . It is the most watched subscription television channel in Australia ( with or without the timeshift ) and broadcasts the highest rating non-sporting related program or event on subscription television in Australia , Australia 's Next Top Model . A high definition version of the channel , Fox8HD , was launched on the Foxtel and Austar platforms on 15 November 2009 .
Arena is an Australian general entertainment cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel , Austar , and Optus Television 's subscription platforms .