This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred, or were scheduled to occur, in 2013, the 58th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
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Name | Date | Age | Notability | Reference Section |
Bille Brown, AM | 13 January | (aged 61), | Playwright and actor who appeared in numerous television series. | [15] |
Patricia Lovell, AM, MBE | 26 January | aged 83 | Australian film producer, best known to a generation as star of children's television series Mr. Squiggle as Miss Pat in the 1960s and 1970s. | [16] |
Peter Harvey | 2 March | aged 68, | journalist with the Nine Network for 38 years. | [17] |
Maureen Duval | 27 June | aged 80 | Host of Good Morning Sydney from 1978 to 1989, and later a panellist on Beauty and the Beast . | [18] |
Joyce Jacobs | 15 September | aged 91, | English-born Australian actress who appeared in A Country Practice from 1981 to 1994. | [19] |
Alan Coleman | 10 December | aged 76 | English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter | [ citation needed ] |
Johnny Lockwood | 10 December | 92 | British Australia actor, star of Number 96 | [20] |
Brian Moll | 9 August | aged 88 | British Australian actor The Young Doctors and A Country Practice | [ citation needed ] |
Binny Lum, | (aged 97), | Pioneering radio and television personality | [21] |
The switch-off of analogue television was completed in 2013, with the following areas being the last to be switched off:
Restack was the official name, and Retune was the more consumer-friendly name, given to the change in frequency of many digital television stations following analog switch-off. The main purpose was to clear channels 52–69 in the 700 MHz band for reuse in mobile communications. Channels 9 & 9A were also cleared so that they could be used for DAB+. Many remote areas were excluded, their stations didn't change frequency and channel 9 & 9A continue to be used in some remote areas for digital television.
The restack began in April 2013 and was completed by the end of 2014.
Telemovie | Original airdate(s) | Network | Ref |
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Cliffy | 26 May | ABC1 | [65] |
I Am You | 18 August | ABC1 | [269] |
An Accidental Soldier | 15 September | ABC1 | [270] |
Carlotta | 2013 | ABC1 | [271] |
The Broken Shore | 2013 | ABC1 | [272] |
Sundowner | TBA | Nine Network | [273] |
Telemovie | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Case Sensitive: The Other Half Lives | 4 May | ABC1 | United Kingdom | [274] |
Sharknado | 26 July | Universal Channel | United States | [275] |
Teen Beach Movie | 9 August | Disney Channel | United States | [276] |
Killing Kennedy | 19 November | National Geographic Channel | United States | [277] |
Reckless | TBA | Network Ten | United States | [278] |
Room on the Broom | TBA | ABC 4 Kids (ABC2) | United Kingdom | [279] |
Miniseries | Original airdate(s) | Network | Ref |
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Top of the Lake | 24 March | UKTV | [280] |
Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | 2, 9 June | ABC1 | [65] |
Better Man | 25 July, 1 August | SBS ONE | [281] |
Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch War | 8, 15 September | Nine Network | [282] |
The Gallipoli Story | TBA | (Foxtel) | [283] |
The House of Hancock | TBA | (Foxtel) | [284] |
Miniseries | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Labyrinth | 27 January, 3 February | SoHo | Germany South Africa | [28] |
Hatfields & McCoys | 1 June | Showcase | United States | [285] |
Political Animals | 9 October | Nine Network | United States | [286] |
Secret State | 23 November | UKTV | United Kingdom | [287] |
Documentary | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Welcome to India | 2 January | SBS ONE | United Kingdom | [306] |
Our Queen | 9, 16 May | ABC1 | United Kingdom | [307] |
Dear mother, Love Cher | 12 May | Bio. | United States | [308] |
The Fighters | 17, 18 May | CNN International | United States | [309] |
The Grammar of Happiness | 2 July | ABC1 | United States | [310] |
Agnetha: ABBA and After | 2 July | Nine Network | United Kingdom | [311] |
Abba: When Four Becomes One | 3 September | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [312] |
Abba: Absolute Image | 10 September | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [313] |
Sound City | 12 September | Max | United States | [314] |
The Man with the Biggest Testicles | 25 September | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [315] |
H. G. Wells: War with the World | 27 September | History | United Kingdom | [316] |
Rihanna 777 | 29 September | Channel [V] | United States | [317] |
I'm a Teenage Grandmother | 10 October | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [318] |
Autopsy on a Dream | 20 October | ABC1 | United Kingdom | [319] |
David Attenborough: Animal Attraction | 20 October | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [320] |
Crazy About One Direction | 22 October | GO! | United Kingdom | [321] |
Attenborough's Ark | 27 October | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [320] [322] |
Giant Otters of the Amazon | TBA | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [322] |
Living with Baboons | TBA | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [322] |
Operation Iceberg | TBA | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [322] |
Snow Babies | TBA | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [322] |
Television special | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Country of origin | Ref |
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New Year's Day Concert | 1 January | SBS ONE | Austria | [352] |
70th Golden Globe Awards | 14 January | Arena | United States | [28] |
Just For Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival Gala 2012 | 20 January | Network Ten | Canada | [353] |
19th Screen Actors Guild Awards | 28 January | TV1 | United States | [28] |
2013 Billboard Music Awards | 27 February | SBS ONE | United Kingdom | [354] |
Selling Spelling Manor | 18, 25 April | LifeStyle Home | United States | [355] |
Ryan Seacrest with the Kardashians | 26 April | E! | United States | [356] |
Gok Wan: Made in China | 2 May | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [176] |
2013 Billboard Music Awards | 20 May | Channel [V] | United States | [357] |
2013 Guys' Choice Awards | 22 June | FX | United States | [358] |
Will & Kate Plus One | 20 July | CNN | United States | [359] |
David Bowie: Five Years in the Making of an Icon | 24 July | ABC2 | United Kingdom | [360] |
Doctor Who Revisited | 18 August | UKTV | United States | [361] |
65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 23 September | Fox8 | United States | [362] |
The Bravest Girl in the World | 14 October | CNN | United States | [363] |
Crazy About One Direction | 22 October | GO! | United Kingdom | [364] |
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union TV Song Festival 2013 | 9 November | SBS 2 | Vietnam | [365] |
Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on the new network. This includes when a programme 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.
Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Country of origin | Ref |
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American Idol | 17 January | Network Ten | Fox8 | United States | [368] |
The Looney Tunes Show | 1 July | Boomerang | Cartoon Network | United States | [369] |
Peppa Pig | TBA | CBeebies | Nick Jr. | United Kingdom |
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.
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 | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Ref |
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Program | End date | Network | Start date | Ref | |
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The Price Is Right (repeats) | 10 January | Seven Network | 07 May | ||
Home and Away (Friday) | 18 March | Seven Network | 1988 | ||
Celebrity Splash! | 16 May | Seven Network | 29 April | ||
Nine Afternoon News (local edition) | 28 June | Nine Network (Perth) | 2012 | [386] | |
Packed to the Rafters | 2 July | Seven Network | 2008 | [387] | |
Ten News At Five | 15 September | Network Ten | 21 July 2008 | ||
Before the Game | 27 September | Network Ten | 1 March 2003 | ||
Dance Academy | 30 September | ABC3 | 2010 | [388] | |
The Game Plan (NRL) | 3 October | One | 2011 | [389] | |
Nine News at 7.00 | 25 October [h] | GEM | 5 August | ||
Inside Business | 1 December | ABC1 | 2002 | [390] | |
Deal Or No Deal | 29 November | Seven Network | 13 July 2003 | 2003 |
Program | Return date | Network | Original run | Ref |
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The Mole | 2 July | Seven Network | 2000–2005 | [391] |
Talking Footy | 26 August | Seven Network | 1994–2002 | [392] |
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