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Program | Channel | Debut date |
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Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge [11] | FOX8 | 5 January |
An Aussie Goes Barmy [12] | FOX8 | 29 November |
Program | Channel | Debut date |
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Entourage [20] | Arena | 1 January |
Hannah Montana [21] | Disney Channel | 21 April |
The Surreal Life (Beginning with season 3, seasons 1 [22] and 2 aired later) [23] | VH1 | June |
Kept [24] | VH1 | June |
Emmerdale [25] | UKTV | 2 July |
Strange Love [26] | VH1 | 5 September |
Supergroup [27] | VH1 | 6 September |
So NoTORIous [28] | VH1 | 2 October |
House of Carters [29] | E! | 4 November |
Celebrity Fit Club [30] [31] | VH1 | 2 December |
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.
Program | New network | Previous network | Date |
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Mopatop's Shop | ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 3 April |
Fourways Farm | ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 5 April |
Fireman Sam (Original series) | ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 11 April |
/ / Anthony Ant | ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 4 June |
Teletubbies | ABC2 | ABC Kids (now defunct) | 3 July |
/ Yakkity Yak | ABC TV | Network Ten | 13 September |
/ Sonic X | Seven Network | Network Ten | 18 November |
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
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Lost [32] | Fox8 | Seven Network | 27 November |
Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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21 January | headLand | Seven Network | 15 November 2005 |
23 January | Speaking in Tongues | SBS TV | 7 November 2005 |
4 June | Blue Heelers | Seven Network | 18 January 1994 |
28 July | Wheel of Fortune | Seven Network | 21 July 1981 |
27 August | Business Sunday | Nine Network | 2 March 1986 |
4 September | You May Be Right | Seven Network | 13 August 2006 |
21 October 2006 | Midnight Zoo | Seven Network | 31 July 2006 |
29 October 2006 | Operatunity Oz | ABC TV | 8 October 2006 |
18 November 2006 | So Fresh TV | Nine Network | 6 September 2003 |
26 November | Sportsworld | Seven Network | 1987 |
29 November | The Glass House | ABC TV | 10 August 2001 |
9 December | Head 2 Head | ABC TV | 18 February 2006 |
20 December | In the Box | Network Ten | 21 December 1998 |
27 December 2006 | An Aussie Goes Barmy | FOX8 | 29 November 2006 |
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