List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2012

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This is a list of international television programs which first aired on Australian television in 2012. The list is arranged chronological order. Where more than one program premiered on the same date, those programs are listed alphabetically.

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Premieres

Free-to-air television

International television series premieres on Australian free-to-air television in 2012
ProgramOriginal airdateNetworkCountry of originRef
Traffic Light 5 January Network Ten United States[ citation needed ]
Luke Gamble's Vet Adventures11 January SBS One United Kingdom [1]
Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo by Any Means 11 January SBS One United Kingdom [2]
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 15 January Seven Network United States
Accused 21 January ABC1 United Kingdom [3] [4] [5] [6]
Homeland 22 January Network Ten United States [7] [8]
New Girl 22 January Network Ten United States [7] [8]
Zen 22 January ABC1 United Kingdom [9]
A Gifted Man 26 January Network Ten United States [10]
Green Lantern: The Animated Series 27 January Go! United States
The Marriage Ref 1 February Seven Network United States [11]
Suburgatory 5 February Go! United States [12]
Alcatraz 13 February Nine Network United States [13]
Revenge 13 February Seven Network United States [14]
2 Broke Girls 14 February Nine Network United States [15]
Genius 14 February ABC1 United Kingdom [16]
YooHoo & Friends 15 February ABC3 United States
Earthflight 16 February Nine Network United Kingdom [17]
Young Justice 18 February Go! United States
ThunderCats 18 February Nine Network United States
Japan
Mike the Knight 20 February ABC2 Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Portlandia 23 February ABC2 United States [18]
James May's Man Lab 27 February SBS One United Kingdom [19]
Redakai: Conquer the Kairu 27 February Eleven Canada
France		[ citation needed ]
Snog Marry Avoid? 2 March Eleven United Kingdom [20]
Jake and the Never Land Pirates 4 March Seven Network United States
Fry's Planet Word 11 March ABC1 United Kingdom [21]
Jim Henson's Pajanimals 12 March ABC2 United States
United Kingdom
Regular Show 12 March Go! United States
Bachelor Pad 18 March Go! United States[ citation needed ]
Property Ladder 29 March Seven Network United Kingdom [22]
Team Umizoomi 1 April Nine Network United States
Voltron Force 8 April ABC3 United States
Canada
Flash and Dash9 April Go! China
Touch 22 April Network Ten United States [23]
Mouk 23 April ABC2 France
Missing 1 May Seven Network United States [24]
Silk 3 May ABC1 United Kingdom [25]
The Woodlies5 May Seven Network Australia
Belgium
Germany
Detentionaire 12 May ABC3 Canada
Once Upon a Time 15 May Seven Network United States [26]
The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures 27 May ABC2 Canada
United States
France
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island 28 May ABC3 Canada[ citation needed ]
Fashion Star 4 June Eleven United States [27]
Archer 5 June ABC2 United States
Monsuno 11 June Go! United States
Japan
Life's Too Short 13 June ABC1 United Kingdom [28]
Vera 22 June (QLD, NSW) Seven Network United Kingdom [29]
Billy Connolly's Route 66 24 June Seven Network United Kingdom [30]
The Finder 25 June Network Ten United States [31]
Mrs. Brown's Boys 27 June Seven Network Ireland
United Kingdom		 [32]
Brainiacs2 July Go! United Kingdom
The Gees2 July ABC3 France
Episodes 3 July Nine Network United Kingdom
United States		 [33]
Smugglers 4 July Seven Network United Kingdom [34]
Masha and the Bear 6 July ABC3 Russia
Fruits Basket 8 July ABC3 Japan
The 99 8 July ABC3 United Kingdom
Fairly Legal 10 July Seven Network United States [35]
Kioka19 July ABC2 France
Ouran High School Host Club 22 July ABC3 Japan
Up All Night 23 July Seven Network United States [36]
Melrose Place 29 July Eleven United States [37]
Countdown 30 July SBS One United Kingdom [38]
The Talk 6 August Network Ten United States [39]
The Block NZ 12 August Go! New Zealand [40]
The Little Prince 19 August ABC3 France
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
GCB 20 August Seven Network United States [41]
Gordon Behind Bars 20 August Nine Network United Kingdom [42]
House of Lies 20 August Network Ten United States [43]
Call the Midwife 2 September ABC1 United Kingdom [44]
Fish Hooks 2 September Seven Network United States
Fleabag Monkeyface 2 September ABC3 United Kingdom
Oreimo 3 September C31 Melbourne Japan
Star Driver 3 September C31 Melbourne Japan
The Bridge 5 September SBS Two Denmark
Sweden		 [45]
Excused 7 September Eleven United States [46]
Sinbad 8 September ABC1 United Kingdom [47]
Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville 11 September Eleven Italy
Trollied 27 September Network Ten United Kingdom [48]
Bubble Guppies 29 September Nine Network United States
Canada
Tilly and Friends5 October ABC2 Ireland
United Kingdom
Ben 10: Omniverse 6 October Nine Network United States
Ben and Kate 8 October Network Ten United States [49]
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea 11 October Nine Network United States [50]
Whitney 11 October Seven Network United States
Scandal 15 October Seven Network United States [51]
I Hate My Teenage Daughter October Nine Network United States
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures 8 November Eleven France
United States
Canada
The Adventures of Abney & Teal 26 November ABC2 United Kingdom
Canada
Shangri-La 26 November C31 Melbourne Japan
Wedding Band 5 December Network Ten United States [52]
Maya the Bee 7 December ABC2 France
Germany
Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale 24 December ABC2 United Kingdom
United States
Ireland
Canada
Teenage Fairytale Dropouts 31 December Seven Network Australia
Mexico

Subscription television

International television series premieres on Australian subscription television in 2012
ProgramOriginal airdateNetworkCountry of originRef
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends 2 January Boomerang United States
Canada		 [53]
The Looney Tunes Show 2 January Cartoon Network United States [53]
Dance Moms 3 January LifeStyle You United States [54]
Grimm 4 January Fox8 United States [53] [55]
Hart of Dixie 7 January Fox8 United States [53] [56]
On the Record 8 January MTV Classic United States [57]
Injustice 10 January W United Kingdom [58]
My Extreme Animal Phobia 11 January Animal Planet United States [59]
Enlightened 15 January Showcase United States [53]
Pawn Queens 17 January TLC United States [60]
Fashion Hunters 24 January Arena United States [61]
Last Man Standing 29 January Fox8 United States [53]
Death Valley 31 January MTV Australia United States [53] [62]
Alphas 3 February Sci Fi Channel United States [63]
Disney Art Attack 3 February Disney Junior United Kingdom [64]
ThunderCats 3 February Cartoon Network United States
Japan		 [65]
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show 17 February The Comedy Channel United States[ citation needed ]
Smash 21 February W United States [66] [67]
The Walking Dead 26 February FX United States [68] [69]
Hell on Wheels 26 February FX United States [70] [68]
Justified 27 February FX United States [68] [71]
Lonely Planet's Year of Adventures29 February BBC Knowledge United Kingdom [72] [73]
Tamara Ecclestone: Billion $$ Girl 5 March LifeStyle You United Kingdom [74] [75]
Call Me Fitz 7 March FX Canada [68] [76]
Vietnam: Lost Films7 March The History Channel United States [77]
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist 14 March STVDIO United States [78] [79]
The Queen's Palaces 17 March BBC Knowledge United Kingdom [80]
Luck 18 March Showcase United States [81] [82]
Austin & Ally 18 March Disney Channel United States [83]
Big Law: Deputy Butterbean 22 March Crime & Investigation Network United States[ citation needed ]
Mad Dogs 25 March FX United Kingdom[ citation needed ]
Finding Sarah 6 April Style United States [84]
Awake 11 April W United States [85]
Beavis and Butt-head 19 April MTV United States [86]
Tanked 14 May Animal Planet United States [87]
Girls 28 May Showcase United States [88]
Twenty Twelve 11 June UKTV United Kingdom [89]
Veep 24 June Showcase United States [90]
Betty White's Off Their Rockers 3 July The Comedy Channel United States [91]
Boss 11 July W United States [92]
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 16 July UKTV United Kingdom [93]
Stella 23 July UKTV United Kingdom [94]
The Newsroom 20 August SoHo United States [95]
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 3 September Arena United States [96]
666 Park Avenue 1 October Fox8 United States [97]
Allen Gregory November The Comedy Channel United States
Napoleon Dynamite November The Comedy Channel United States
Bunheads 3 December Fox8 United States [98]
Lab Rats 31 December Disney Channel United States
The Annoying Orange TBA Cartoon Network United States
Beyblade: Metal Fury TBA Cartoon Network Japan
Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures TBA Nickelodeon United States
Gok’s Clothes Roadshow TBA LifeStyle You United Kingdom [72]
Gordon the Garden Gnome TBA CBeebies United Kingdom
How to Rock TBA Nickelodeon United States
The Jeremy Kyle Show TBA LifeStyle You United Kingdom [74]
Jo Malone’s High Street Dreams TBA The LifeStyle Channel United Kingdom [74]
The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra TBA Nickelodeon United States
The Lying Game TBA Fox8 United States [96]
Phil Spencer: Secret Agent TBA The LifeStyle Channel United Kingdom [74]
The Secret Circle TBA Fox8 United States [96]
Shipwrecked: The Island TBA LifeStyle You United Kingdom [74]
Show Me the Monet TBA The LifeStyle Channel United Kingdom [74]
Superior Interiors with Kelly Hoppen TBA The LifeStyle Channel United Kingdom [74]
Switched at Birth TBA Fox8 United States [96]
Tickety Toc TBA Nick Jr. United States
United Kingdom
South Korea

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Knox, David (6 January 2012). "Airdate: Luke Gamble's Vet Adventures". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 March 2012.
    2. ↑ Knox, David (1 January 2012). "Airdate: From Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    3. ↑ Knox, David (28 January 2011). "ABC picks up Accused". TV Tonight . Retrieved 29 January 2011.
    4. ↑ Knox, David (10 August 2011). "Airdate: Accused". TV Tonight . Retrieved 27 August 2011.
    5. ↑ Knox, David (15 August 2011). "ABC1: Accused, Monroe, Kingdom update". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    6. ↑ Knox, David (27 December 2011). "Airdate: Accused". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2011.
    7. 1 2 Schipp, Debbie (8 January 2012). "Revamped Ten gets jump on its rivals". Herald Sun . Retrieved 8 January 2012.
    8. 1 2 Knox, David (8 January 2012). "Sunday shake-up on TEN". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 January 2012.
    9. ↑ Knox, David (9 January 2012). "Airdate: Zen". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 March 2012.
    10. ↑ Knox, David (13 January 2012). "Airdate: A Gifted Man". TV Tonight . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
    11. ↑ Knox, David (24 January 2012). "Airdate: The Marriage Ref". TV Tonight . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
    12. ↑ Knox, David (24 January 2012). "Airdate: Suburgatory". TV Tonight . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
    13. ↑ Knox, David (3 February 2012). "Airdate: Alcatraz". TV Tonight . Retrieved 7 February 2012.
    14. ↑ Knox, David (6 February 2012). "Airdate: Revenge". TV Tonight . Retrieved 7 February 2012.
    15. ↑ Knox, David (8 February 2012). "Airdate: Two Broke Girls. Update: The Big Bang Theory". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 February 2012.
    16. ↑ Knox, David (3 February 2012). "Airdate: Genius". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 February 2012.
    17. ↑ Knox, David (8 February 2012). "Airdate: Earth Flight". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 February 2012.
    18. ↑ Knox, David (1 February 2012). "Airdate: Portlandia". TV Tonight . Retrieved 1 February 2012.
    19. ↑ Knox, David (22 February 2012). "Airdate: James May's Man Lab". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 February 2012.
    20. ↑ Knox, David (26 February 2012). "Airdate: Snog, Marry, Avoid?". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    21. ↑ Knox, David (29 February 2012). "Airdate: Fry's Planet Word". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    22. ↑ Knox, David (20 March 2012). "Airdate: Pictures of You, Property Ladder". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 March 2012.
    23. ↑ Knox, David (15 April 2012). "Airdate: Touch". TV Tonight . Retrieved 20 June 2012.
    24. ↑ Knox, David (24 April 2012). "Airdate: Missing". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    25. ↑ Knox, David (2 May 2012). "Airdate: Silk". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    26. ↑ Knox, David (5 May 2012). "Airdate: Once Upon a Time". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    27. ↑ Knox, David (22 May 2012). "Airdate: Fashion Star". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    28. ↑ Knox, David (28 May 2012). "Airdate: Life's Too Short". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    29. ↑ Knox, David (14 June 2012). [Airdate: Vera "Airdate: Vera"]. TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
    30. ↑ Knox, David (18 June 2012). "Airdate: Billy Connolly's Route 66. Returning: Sunday Night". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    31. ↑ Knox, David (17 June 2012). "Airdate: The Finder". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    32. ↑ Knox, David (19 June 2012). "Airdate: Mrs. Brown's Boys. Bumped: The Amazing Race Australia". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    33. ↑ Knox, David (23 June 2012). "Airdate: Episodes". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    34. ↑ Knox, David (28 June 2012). "Airdate: Smugglers". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    35. ↑ Knox, David (3 July 2012). "Airdate: Fairly Legal". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 December 2012.
    36. ↑ Knox, David (17 July 2012). "Airdate: Up All Night". TV Tonight . Retrieved 26 November 2012.
    37. ↑ Knox, David (11 July 2012). "Oops. Melrose Place remake back on ELEVEN". TV Tonight . Retrieved 14 July 2012.
    38. ↑ Knox, David (23 July 2012). "Airdate: Countdown". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 July 2012.
    39. ↑ Knox, David (30 July 2012). "Axed: The Circle". TV Tonight . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
    40. ↑ "Here's one for our New Zealand friends: The All Blocks coming to GO!". Throng Media. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
    41. ↑ Knox, David (13 August 2012). "Airdate: GCB". TV Tonight . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
    42. ↑ Knox, David (14 August 2012). "Airdate: Gordon Behind Bars". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    43. ↑ Knox, David (8 August 2012). "Airdate: House of Lie$". TV Tonight . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
    44. ↑ Knox, David (22 August 2012). "Airdate: Call the Midwife". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    45. ↑ Knox, David (23 August 2012). "Airdate: The Bridge". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    46. ↑ Knox, David (31 August 2012). "Airdate: Excused". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    47. ↑ Knox, David (30 August 2012). "Airdate: Sinbad". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    48. ↑ Knox, David (18 September 2012). "Airdate: Trollied". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 December 2012.
    49. ↑ Knox, David (2 October 2012). "Airdate: Ben and Kate". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 December 2012.
    50. ↑ Knox, David (2 October 2012). "Airdate: Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea". TV Tonight . Retrieved 26 November 2012.
    51. ↑ Knox, David (9 October 2012). "Airdate: Scandal". TV Tonight . Retrieved 26 November 2012.
    52. ↑ Knox, David (26 November 2012). "Airdate: Wedding Band". TV Tonight . Retrieved 26 November 2012.
    53. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Knox, David (4 November 2011). "Foxtel: summer highlights". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    54. ↑ Cheung, Kevin (January 2012). "Centre stage". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 46.
    55. ↑ Hiblen, Carolyn (January 2012). "Unusual suspects". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 50–51.
    56. ↑ Knox, David (26 December 2011). "Airdate: Hart of Dixie". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 March 2012.
    57. ↑ "Music Must See". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 55. January 2012.
    58. ↑ Knox, David (28 December 2011). "Airdate: Injustice". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    59. ↑ Hui, Jo-Anne (January 2012). "Fear and loathing". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 25.
    60. ↑ Chan, Aimee (January 2012). "Trash and treasure". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 22.
    61. ↑ Chan, Aimee (January 2012). "Pick of the bunch". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 19.
    62. ↑ McKenzie, Hamish (January 2012). "Monsters, inc". Foxtel Magazine (January 2012). ACP Magazines: 51.
    63. ↑ Knox, David (27 January 2012). "Airdate: Alphas". TV Tonight . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
    64. ↑ Rozenberg-Clarke, Josephine (February 2012). "Canvassing creation". Foxtel Magazine (February 2012). ACP Magazines: 31.
    65. ↑ Stead, Chris (February 2012). "The lair". Foxtel Magazine (February 2012). ACP Magazines: 29.
    66. ↑ Knox, David (5 December 2011). "Airdate: Smash". TV Tonight . Retrieved 30 January 2012.
    67. ↑ Darby, Debra (February 2012). "She's no understudy". Foxtel Magazine (February 2012). ACP Magazines: 54–55.
    68. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (18 January 2012). "The Walking Dead to launch FX channel". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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    71. ↑ Duggan, Peita (February 2012). "Poetic justice". Foxtel Magazine (February 2012). ACP Magazines: 63.
    72. 1 2 Knox, David (15 December 2011). "Foxtel programming in 2012". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
    73. ↑ Zamiatin, Lara (February 2012). "Living on the edge". Foxtel Magazine (February 2012). ACP Magazines: 37.
    74. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Knox, David (16 December 2011). "LifeStyle Channels: 2012 highlights". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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    76. ↑ Helderman, Michelle (March 2012). "Fighting Fitz". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 62.
    77. ↑ Francis, Damian (March 2012). "History's heroes". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 42.
    78. ↑ Chan, Aimee (March 2012). "Art attack!". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 25.
    79. ↑ Knox, David (12 March 2012). "Airdate: Work of Art: The Next Great Artist". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    80. ↑ Wakelin, Kathryn (March 2012). "Fit for a queen". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 45.
    81. ↑ Knox, David (20 February 2012). "Airdate: Luck". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 February 2012.
    82. ↑ Hiblen, Carolyn (March 2012). "Risky races". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 60.
    83. ↑ Rozenberg-Clarke, Josephine (March 2012). "Music masterminds". Foxtel Magazine (March 2012). ACP Magazines: 35.
    84. ↑ Knox, David (16 March 2012). "Airdate: Finding Sarah". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    85. ↑ Knox, David (9 March 2012). "Airdate: Awake". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    86. ↑ Knox, David (16 March 2012). "Beavis and Butthead are back". TV Tonight . Retrieved 21 March 2012.
    87. ↑ Knox, David (14 May 2012). "Airdate: Tanked". TV Tonight . Retrieved 20 June 2012.
    88. ↑ Knox, David (23 April 2012). "Airdate: Girls". TV Tonight . Retrieved 20 June 2012.
    89. ↑ Knox, David (21 May 2012). "Airdate: Twenty-Twelve". TV Tonight . Retrieved 8 December 2012.
    90. ↑ Knox, David (9 May 2012). "Airdate: Veep". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    91. ↑ Knox, David (19 June 2012). "Airdate: Betty White's Off Their Rockers". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    92. ↑ Knox, David (21 May 2012). "Airdate: Boss". TV Tonight . Retrieved 7 July 2012.
    93. ↑ Knox, David (20 June 2012). "Airdate: Never Mind the Buzzcocks". TV Tonight . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
    94. ↑ Knox, David (23 July 2012). "Airdate: Stella". TV Tonight . Retrieved 23 July 2012.
    95. ↑ Knox, David (20 July 2012). "SoHo to launch with The Newsroom on Foxtel". TV Tonight . Retrieved 31 August 2012.
    96. 1 2 3 4 Knox, David (25 October 2011). "Foxtel channels: 2012 highlights". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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    98. ↑ Knox, David (27 November 2012). "Airdate: Bunheads". TV Tonight . Retrieved 4 December 2012.
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