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This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 2015, the 56th year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand.
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Westside | 31 May | TV3 |
Program | Original airdate | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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In the Club | 7 March | TV One | United Kingdom | |
Judge Rinder | 2 February | TV2 | United Kingdom | |
Thunderbirds Are Go | 12 April | TV2 | United Kingdom, New Zealand | |
Humans | 11 August | TV3 | United Kingdom, United States | |
The X Factor | 16 September | TV3 | United Kingdom | |
Battle Creek | 22 September | TV One | United States | |
Heroes Reborn | 28 September | TV3 | United States | |
The Player | 29 September | TV One | United States | |
The Muppets | 1 November | TV2 | United States | |
Supergirl | 1 November | TV2 | United States | |
The Octonauts | TBA | TV2 | United Kingdom, Ireland |
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Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that New Zealand premiere episodes will air in New Zealand for the first time on the new network. 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.
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This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand free-to-air television that had previously premiered on New Zealand subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.
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This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand subscription television that had previously premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television. Programmes may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
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Campbell Live | 29 May | TV3 | 2005 | [8] |
Date | Name | Age | Notability | Source |
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9 January | Bernard Buck | 88 | news reporter | [11] |
11 January | Chic Littlewood | 84 | children's show presenter | [12] |
18 February | Doug Armstrong | 83 | sports broadcaster | [13] |
5 April | Steve Rickard | 85 | pro-wrestler, sports presenter | [14] |
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