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This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred in 2009. The year 2009 is the 54th year of continuous operation of television in Australia. It also marks the introduction of digital multichannels for the three commercial television networks (the Seven Network, the Nine Network and Network Ten), which were each able to launch an alternate standard-definition digital channel, separate from their primary channels, from 1 January. Network Ten launched their channel, One (later known today as 10 Bold), on 26 March, whilst the Nine Network launched kids and movies channel GO! (later known today as 9Go!) on 9 August, [1] and the Seven Network launched catch-up channel 7Two on 1 November.
Name | Age | Date of death | Occupation | Ref |
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Ernie Bourne | 82 | 21 January | Actor ( Adventure Island ) | [17] |
Reg Evans | 80 | 7 February | Actor in numerous Australian films and TV series | [18] |
Brian Naylor | 78 | 8 February | Seven Network and later Nine Network newsreader | [19] |
Penny Ramsey | 61 | 11 February | Actor in numerous Australian films and TV series | [20] |
Frank Gallacher | 65 | 24 February | Actor in numerous Australian films and TV series | [21] |
Peter Wherrett | 72 | 23 March | Host of Torque | [22] |
John Sorell | 72 | 10 April | Former Nine News Melbourne director (1975–2003) | [23] [24] |
Rob Dickson | 45 | 11 April | Documentary filmmaker; winner of Australian Survivor | [25] |
Albert Asbury | 69 | 1 May | Former ABC News Brisbane journalist and chief of staff (1976–2008) | [26] [27] |
Bud Tingwell | 86 | 15 May | Actor in numerous Australian films and TV series | [28] [29] [30] |
Matthew Krel | 64 | 20 May | SBS Youth Orchestra Conductor | [31] |
Ross Coleman | 60 | 27 July | Choreographer and dancer on Bandstand and The Don Lane Show | [32] |
Ray Barrett | 82 | 8 September | Actor in numerous Australian films and TV series | [33] |
Mike Leyland | 68 | 14 September | Co-host Ask the Leyland Brothers | [34] |
Gordon Boyd | 86 | 8 October | Game show host, (showcase) | [35] |
Paul Williams | ? | 11 October | SBS Football commentator | [36] |
Don Lane | 75 | 22 October | Host of The Don Lane Show | [37] |
Su Cruickshank | 63 | 8 December | Actress in numerous Australian films and TV series | [38] |
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Telemovie | Network | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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The Eternity Man | ABC1 | 18 January | [60] [61] [62] |
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce | ABC1 | 25 January | [63] [64] |
Chainsaw | SBS TV | 27 January | [65] [66] |
One of the Lucky Ones | SBS TV | 3 February | [65] |
Rogue Nation | ABC1 | 15 March | [67] [68] |
Motorcycle Karma | Nat Geo Adventure | 2 April | [69] |
Saved | SBS TV | 12 April | [70] [71] |
3 Acts of Murder | ABC1 | 14 June | [72] [73] |
A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne | Network Ten | 4 November | [74] |
Samson and Delilah | ABC1 | 22 November | [75] [76] |
Dungoona (formerly titled Wauchope) [77] | MTV | 13 December | [78] [79] |
Program | Country of origin | Network | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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Coming Down the Mountain | ![]() | ABC2 | 2 January | [80] |
Magnificent 7 | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 4 January | [60] [81] |
Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic | United Kingdom,![]() | ABC1 | 11 January | [82] |
The Somme | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 18 January | [83] |
The Trial of Tony Blair | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 18 January | [60] [61] |
Fanny Hill | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 25 January | [64] |
The Cheetah Girls: One World | ![]() | Disney Channel | 30 January | [84] |
Gym Teacher: The Movie | United States | Nickelodeon | 21 February | [85] |
Dadnapped | United States | Disney Channel | 28 February | [85] |
Spectacular! | United States | Nickelodeon | 16 May | [86] [87] [88] |
Network Ten | 18 September | [89] | ||
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 31 May | [90] [91] |
Short Stay in Switzerland | United Kingdom | BBC HD | 17 September | [92] |
Grey Gardens | United States | Showcase | 19 September | [93] |
The 39 Steps | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 18 October | [94] [95] |
Wuthering Heights | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 25 October | [94] [96] |
Ben 10: Alien Swarm | United States | Cartoon Network | 28 November | [97] |
Albert's Memorial | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 13 December | [98] |
Clash of the Santas | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 24 December | [99] [100] |
The Man Who Lost His Head | United Kingdom,![]() | ABC1 | 25 December | [99] [101] [102] |
A Room with a View | United Kingdom | ABC1 | Unknown | [60] |
Miniseries | Network(s) | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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False Witness | UK.TV, BBC HD | 11, 12 January | [103] [104] |
Miniseries | Country of origin | Network | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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Messiah V: The Rapture | United Kingdom | UKTV | 15, 22 March | [105] |
Sunshine | United Kingdom | UKTV | 13, 20, 27 April | [106] |
House of Saddam | United Kingdom | Showcase | 5, 12, 19, 26 May | [107] |
Unforgiven | United Kingdom | UKTV | 26 July, 2 and 9 August | [108] |
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune | United States | Go! | 2, 9 October | [109] |
Red Dwarf: Back to Earth | United Kingdom | ABC2 | 30 November, 7 and 14 December | [99] |
Oliver Twist | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 20, 27 December | [99] [110] |
Documentary | Network(s) | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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Destiny in Alice | ABC1 | 1 January | [60] [111] |
Courting with Justice | ABC1 | 8 January | [112] |
Nigger Lovers | ABC1 | 15 January | [60] [113] |
The Spirit of Australian Sport: Tennis | The History Channel | 17 January | [114] [115] [116] |
The Safe House | SBS TV | 20 January | [117] |
When the Natives Get Restless | ABC1 | 22 January | [118] |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts [a] | ABC1 | 26 January | [60] [119] |
Flour, Sugar and Tea | ABC1 | 29 January | [120] |
Best Undressed | SBS TV | 6 February | [121] [122] |
The Man Inside Dame Edna | ABC1 | 12 February | [123] [124] |
River of No Return | SBS TV | 13 February | [125] [126] |
In Memory of Maia | Network Ten | 15 February | [127] |
Tibet: Murder in the Snow | SBS TV | 19 February | [128] |
The Stamp of Australia | The History Channel | 23, 30 March | [114] [129] [130] |
Bombora: The Story of Australian Surfing | ABC1 | 26 March, 2 April | [131] [132] |
Artscape: Anatomy | ABC1 | 14 April | [133] |
Solo | ABC1 | 16 April | [131] [134] |
CMC Rocks the Snowys | Country Music Channel | 17 April | [135] |
For Valour | The History Channel | 25 April | [136] [137] |
Rock + Roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story | ABC1 | 30 April | [138] [139] |
Forecast for Disaster: The Weather Behind Black Saturday | The Weather Channel | 2 May | [140] [141] |
Bomb Harvest | Discovery HD | 11 May | [142] |
Trimbole: The Real Underbelly | Nine Network | 11 May | [143] |
Something in the Water | ABC2 | 13 May | [144] |
Friday on My Mind | SBS TV | 22 May | [145] |
Ned Kelly Uncovered | ABC1 | 9 July | [146] [147] |
Liberal Rule: The Politics That Changed Australia | SBS TV | 21 July | [148] [149] [150] |
Cassowaries | ABC1 | 26 July | [131] [151] |
Community Cop | SBS One | 13 September | [152] |
Skippy: Australia's First Superstar | ABC1 | 17 September | [131] [153] |
Blank Canvas | Bio. | 3 October | [154] [155] [156] |
Dead Famous | ABC1 | 8 October | [157] |
Whale Patrol | ABC1 | 15 October | [131] [158] |
The Great Escape: The Reckoning | ABC1 | 29 October | [159] |
Rainforest: The Secret of Life | ABC1 | 1 November | [131] [160] |
Addicted to Money | ABC1 | 5, 12, 19 November | [154] [161] |
Darwin's Brave New World | ABC1 | 8, 15, 22 November | [131] [162] |
Ko Ho Nas (formerly known as Kill or Die) [154] | SBS One | 9 November | [163] |
The Tragedy of the Montevideo Maru | The History Channel | 11 November | [164] [165] [166] |
Surviving Mumbai | ABC1 | 26 November | [167] [168] |
World Champion Santa | ABC1 | 24 December | [99] [169] |
Operation Croc | Seven Network | 27 December | [170] |
Operation Jumbo | ABC1 | 27 December | [99] [171] |
Pieces of Me | ABC1 | 29 December | [172] |
Lost Years: A Sea Turtle Odyssey (formerly known as Loggerheads: The Lost Years) [154] | SBS One | 28 November 2010 | [173] |
Program | Country of origin | Network | Original airdate(s) | Ref |
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Lunch with Madame Murat | ![]() | SBS TV | 1 January | [111] |
The Story of 1 | ![]() | ABC1 | 1 January | [111] |
Evolve | ![]() | The History Channel | 4 January | [114] |
Journey to the Edge of the Universe | United Kingdom, United States | National Geographic Channel | 4 January | [174] |
The Lobotomist | United States | SBS TV | 4 January | [175] |
Nigel Marven's Ugly Animals | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 4 January | [176] |
Gangland Graveyard | United States | ABC1 | 5 January | [177] |
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 6 January | [178] |
Everest ER | United States | ABC1 | 8 January | [112] |
Who Killed Stalin? | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 8 January | [179] |
Hubble's Final Frontier | United Kingdom | National Geographic Channel | 10 January | [180] [181] |
Penguins of the Antarctic | United Kingdom, United States | ABC1 | 11 January | [82] |
Changing Climates, Changing Times | France, ![]() | SBS TV | 11 January | [182] |
The House of Windsor: A Royal Dynasty | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 12 January | [83] |
Dreams of Obama | United States | ABC1 | 16 January | [183] [184] |
Martian Robots | United Kingdom | National Geographic Channel | 17 January | [180] [185] |
An Eye for an Elephant | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 18 January | [186] |
Made in Chicago: The Making of Barack Obama | United States | ABC1 | 19 January | [187] [188] |
Monster of the Milky Way | United States | National Geographic Channel | 24 January | [180] |
2050: How Soon Is Now? | ![]() | ABC1 | 26 January | [189] |
How to Live to 101 Without Trying | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 27 January | [190] |
Death of the Universe | United States | National Geographic Channel | 31 January | [180] [191] |
Cherub of the Mist | ![]() | ABC1 | 1 February | [192] |
Born to be King: Prince Charles at 60 | United States | ABC1 | 2 February | [193] |
1983: The Brink of Apocalypse (a.k.a. Soviet War Scare 1983) | United States | ABC1 | 2 February | [193] |
The Girl Who Lives in the Dark | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 10 February | [194] |
India Reborn | Canada, ![]() United Kingdom, France | SBS TV | 10 February | [195] |
Wild Caribbean | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 15 February | [196] [197] |
Death of a Nation | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 16 February | [198] |
How Does Your Memory Work? | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 17 February | [199] [200] |
Bringing Up Baby | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 19 February | [201] |
The Machine That Made Us | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 20 February | [202] [203] |
A Lady's Guide to Brothels | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 20 February | [204] |
How Life Began | United States | The History Channel | February | [114] |
All About Dung | United States | The History Channel | 15 March | [205] |
The Boyz Are Back in Town | United Kingdom | ABC2 | 10 April | [206] |
Jade Goody | United Kingdom | Bio. | 19 April | [207] |
13 Kids & Wanting More | United Kingdom | The LifeStyle Channel | 7 May | [208] |
Ancient Ink | United States | The History Channel | 8 May | [107] |
In the Womb: Identical Twins | United Kingdom | National Geographic Channel HD | 10 May | [142] |
Earthquake: Panda Rescue | Unknown | Animal Planet | 12 May | [209] |
When Borat Came to Town | ![]() ![]() | SBS TV | 12 May | [210] |
Ben Stiller | United States | Bio. | 13 May | [107] |
China's Last Elephants | United Kingdom, Germany | Animal Planet | 17 May | [209] |
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes | United Kingdom | ABC2 | 17 May | [211] |
Ice Vegas | United States | National Geographic Channel HD | 20 May | [142] |
The Perfect Vagina | United Kingdom | SBS One | 22 May | [212] |
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia | United Kingdom | Seven Network | 25 May | [213] |
The Road to Guantanamo | United Kingdom | SBS TV | 26 May | [214] |
The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl | United States | Crime & Investigation Network | 27 May | [107] |
Kung Fu Inc. | Unknown | National Geographic Channel HD | 27 May | [142] |
Superstar on Trial: Mexico's Madonna | ![]() | Crime & Investigation Network | 10 June | [215] |
The Sci Fi Boys | United States | Sci-Fi | 24 June, 1 July | [216] |
Gok Wan: Too Fat Too Young | United Kingdom | The LifeStyle Channel | 30 June | [217] |
The Beckoning Silence | United Kingdom | The History Channel | 16 July | [218] |
We Are Wizards | United States | ABC2 | 22 July | [219] |
Miracle of the Hudson Plane Crash | United States, United Kingdom | Seven Network | 3 August | [220] |
Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster | United Kingdom | Crime & Investigation Network | 19 August | [221] |
Battle at Kruger Park (a.k.a. Caught on Safari: Battle at Kruger) | United States | Seven Network | 31 August | [222] |
Waltz with Bashir | ![]() | SBS One | 1 September | [223] |
Pedigree Dogs Exposed | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 10 September | [224] |
Inside the Wonders of the Muslim World | United States | SBS One | 11 September | [225] [226] |
The Human Family Tree | United States | National Geographic Channel | 11 October | [227] |
Theater of War | United States | ABC2 | 8 November | [228] |
Fergie: Duchess on a Mission | United Kingdom | Nine Network | 12 November | [229] [230] |
Addicted to Boob Jobs | United Kingdom | LifeStyle You | 15 November | [ citation needed ] |
Britney: Speared by the Paps | United Kingdom | MTV | 15 November | [ citation needed ] |
The Magic of Audrey | United States | ABC2 | 15 November | [99] [231] [232] |
What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar | Germany | ABC2 | 22 November | [99] [231] [233] |
Unlikely Animal Friends | Unknown | Seven Network | 24 November | [234] |
Louis Theroux: A Place for Pedophiles | United Kingdom | BBC Knowledge | 28 November | [235] |
Joanna Lumley in the Land of the Northern Lights | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 29 November | [99] [236] |
Prince Charles' Other Mistress | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 1 December | [99] [237] |
Sex Positive | United States | SBS One | 1 December | [238] |
I Killed John Lennon | United Kingdom | Crime & Investigation Network | 8 December | [239] |
Snowdon and Margaret: Inside a Royal Marriage | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 8 December | [99] [240] |
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 15 December | [99] [241] |
Hitler's Favourite Royal | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 22 December | [99] [242] |
The Legends of Santa | United Kingdom | SBS One | 23 December | [243] |
Final Chance to Save the Orangutans with Joanna Lumley | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 26 December | [244] |
The Queen's Coronation: Behind Palace Doors | United Kingdom | ABC1 | 29 December | [245] |
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story | United Kingdom | UK.TV | 30 December | [ citation needed ] |
Date | Program | Channel | |
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Domestic | |||
Still to debut | 1606 and 1770: A Tale of Two Discoveries | TBA | [164] |
Still to debut | Gallipoli's Deep Secrets | The History Channel | [252] |
Still to debut | As Australian As | The History Channel | [252] |
International | |||
2008 | ![]() | National Geographic Channel | [249] |
30 May | SBS TV | ||
10 August | ![]() | Seven Network | [250] |
June | National Geographic Channel |
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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Thank God You're Here [414] [415] [416] | Seven Network | Network Ten | 29 April 2009 |
Football Stars of Tomorrow [417] | Nine Network / Fox Sports | Fox Sports / SBS TV | 28 June 2009 |
Flipper and Lopaka | ABC3 | Seven Network | 5 December 2009 |
Spellbinder | ABC3 | Nine Network | 7 December 2009 |
Below is a list programs which made their premiere on free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian Pay TV, a program may still air on the original network.
This is a list programs which had their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original network.
Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date | Ref |
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Backyard Blitz | The LifeStyle Channel | Nine Network | 23 March | [486] |
Packed to the Rafters | Hallmark Channel | Seven Network | 13 June 2009 | [487] |
Summer Heights High | The Comedy Channel | ABC TV | August 2009[ citation needed ] | [488] |
The Chaser's War on Everything | The Comedy Channel | ABC TV | 3 December 2009 | [ citation needed ] |
Rush | Hallmark Channel | Network Ten | December 2009 | [487] |
Telemovie | Network | End date | Start date | Ref |
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Temptation | Nine Network | 23 January | 30 May 2005 | [503] [504] [505] |
McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | 31 January | 8 August 2001 | [506] [507] |
The All in Call | Seven Network | 1 March | 8 February | [508] |
Fresh | Nine Network | 13 March | 2000 | [509] [510] |
Extra | Nine Network | 26 June | 9 February 1991 | [511] |
This Afternoon | Nine Network | 14 July | 29 June | [512] |
The Chaser's War on Everything | ABC1 | 29 July | 17 February 2006 | [513] |
The Cook and the Chef | ABC1 | 16 September | 8 February 2006 | [514] |
All Saints | Seven Network | 27 October | 24 February 1998 | [515] [516] [517] |
Rove | Network Ten | 15 November | 22 September 1999 | [518] |
The Einstein Factor | ABC1 | 22 November | 8 February 2004 | [519] |
Australian Idol | Network Ten | 22 November | 27 July 2003 | [ citation needed ] |
The Great Outdoors | Seven Network | 15 August[ citation needed ] | 5 February 1993 | [520] |
The Spearman Experiment | Network Ten | 30 October[ citation needed ] | 8 September | [521] |
Date | Program | Channel | Debut | |
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20 April | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (returned under the title of Hot Seat) | Nine Network | 18 April 1999 | [522] [523] [524] [525] [526] [527] [528] [529] |
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