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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2021, the 66th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events

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March

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Date Event Source
12 Nine Entertainment Co. and WIN Corporation announce a new affiliation agreement to begin 1 July with WIN Television stations to carry Nine programming. Southern Cross Austereo owned stations will return to Network 10 programming. Northern NSW stations NBN (owned by Nine) and NRN (owned by WIN) will not be impacted by the new agreement, but as part of the new affiliation agreement, WIN will act as NBN's sales agent effective July 1. [1]

April

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May

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June

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Date Event Source
23 Network Ten renew their affiliation agreement with WIN Television for Northern New South Wales for an additional five years. The new agreement begins 1 July 2021. [2]

July

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Date Event Source
23 The Seven Network broadcasts the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

August

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Date Event Source
13 The Ellen DeGeneres Show is axed by the Nine Network, ending its 13-year run on the network (preceded by a short run on Network 10.) It leaves Dr. Phil (broadcast on Network 10) as the only remaining U.S. daytime talk show currently broadcast on Australian free-to-air television. A week later, Foxtel announces it is dropping the rights to the show as well. [4][5]

November

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Date Event Source
8 Nine-owned regional station NBN commences local news production at its new Honeysuckle headquarters, following nearly 60 years of operation from its Mosbri Crescent studios, which was sold to property developers several years ago. [6]

December

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Date Event Source
23 Prime Media Group shareholders agree to a $132 million takeover from Seven West Media with the merger to take effect on January 1, 2022. [7]

Television channels

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New channels/streaming services

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Date Channel
23 February Star (Via Disney+)[8]
11 August Paramount+[9]
October 14 Flash[10]

Channel closures

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Affiliation changes

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Premieres

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Domestic series

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List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Source
Stutter School 5 January SBS [11]
Birdsville or Bust 12 January SBS [12]
Bowled Over 19 January SBS [13]
Kangaroo Beach 25 January ABC Kids
Holey Moley 1 February Seven Network
Aftertaste 3 February ABC Television [14]
Three Blue Ducks 13 February Network 10 [15]
Why Are You Like This 16 February ABC TV Plus [16]
The Cube 24 February Network 10 [17]
Space Invaders 27 February Nine Network [18]
Under Investigation with Liz Hayes 1 March Nine Network [19]
Amazing Grace 3 March Nine Network [20]
Mega Zoo 4 March Nine Network [21]
Space Nova 5 March (9Go!), 2 April (ABC Me) 9Go!
ABC Me 		[22]
Ultimate Tag 7 March Seven Network [23]
Fisk 17 March ABC [24]
Advancing Australia 27 March Network 10 [25]
Wakefield 2 April (iview), 18 April (TV) ABC Television [26]
See What You Made Me Do 5 May SBS [27]
Art Works 5 May ABC Television [28]
The Unusual Suspects 3 June SBS [29]
Win the Week 23 June ABC Television [30]
Movin' to the Country 2 July ABC Television [31]
Life in Colour 3 July Nine Network [32]
Luxe Listings Sydney 9 July Amazon Prime Video [33]
Ms Represented 13 July ABC Television [34]
The Cheap Seats 20 July Network 10 [35]
Australia: Now and Then 10 August Seven Network [36]
Back to Nature 10 August ABC Television [37]
The Hundred with Andy Lee 10 August Nine Network [38]
RFDS 11 August Seven Network [39]
The Newsreader 15 August ABC Television [40]
Homicide with Ron Iddles 15 August Seven Network [41]
Beyond the Towers 16 August ABC Television [42]
Question Everything 18 August ABC Television [43]
What Does Australia Really Think About... 18 August SBS [44]
Nurses 18 August Seven Network [45]
Inside Central Station: Australia's Busiest Railway 12 September SBS [46]
The School That Tried to End Racism 21 September ABC Television [47]
Lie With Me TBA Network 10 [48]

International series

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List of international television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Source
Gigantosaurus 1 March 2021 9Go! France/Canada
Lego Monkie Kid 13 March 2021 9Go! China/Denmark
Beyblade Burst Surge 15 March 2021 9Go! Japan
Bakugan: Geogan Rising 20 March 2021 9Go! Canada/Japan

Programming changes

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Changes to network affiliation

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Criterion for inclusion in the following list is that Australian premiere episodes will air in Australia for the first time on a new channel. 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.

List of domestic television series which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Source
Dancing with the Stars 11 April Seven Network Network 10 [49]
The Voice 8 August Seven Network Nine Network [50]
Five Bedrooms 11 August Paramount+ Network 10 [51]
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Source

Free-to-air premieres

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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.

List of international television programs which premiered on free-to-air television for the first time
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Source

Subscription premieres

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This is a list of programs which made their debut on Australian subscription television, having previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.

List of domestic television programs which premiered on subscription television for the first time
Program Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Source

Returning programs

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Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.

Show Return date Previous run Type of return Previous channel New/same channel Source
H2O: Just Add Water
(as H2O: Just Add More Water) 		Autumn 2008–2010 Revival Network 10 Disney+ [52]
Territory Cops 25 February 2012–2016; intermittently New season Network 10 same [53]
The Celebrity Apprentice Australia 23 May 2011–2015 New season Nine Network same [54]
The Weakest Link 25 Maya 2001–2002 New season Seven Network Nine Network [55][56]
Beauty & the Geek Australia 11 June 2009–2014 New season Seven Network Nine Network [57]

a^ Was originally due to premiere on 4 May 2021, but was delayed by three weeks due to a tight production schedule.

Endings

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List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source
The Mix 27 March 2021 ABC 14 June 2014 [58]
Doctor Doctor 23 June 2021 Nine Network 14 September 2016 [59]
Totally Wild 27 June 2021 Network 10 12 July 1992 [60]

Deaths

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Name Date Age Field Broadcasting notability Reference
Gaynor Bunning 12 January aged 82 Radio variety and Melbourne TV personality The Gaynor Bunning Show, Tennage Mailbag, The Bobby Limb Show In Melbourne Tonight, Pot Luck [61]
Trisha Noble 23 January aged 76 Singer and Actress Bandstand [62]
Russell Goodrick 11 May not given Radio personality, DJ and TV news presenter, businessman (although worked in London, England) Nine News [63]
Mary Rossi 25 May aged 95 Television presenter Woman's World [64]
John Gregg (actor) 1 June aged 82 Theatre, TV and film actor, and voice over artist Contrabandits, Delta [65]
Dinah Shearing 20 June aged 95 Actress, known for numerous plays and TV series Othello, Family and Friends [66]
Reg Gorman 6 August aged 82 TV actor The Sullivans [67]
Wynn Roberts 2 September aged 97 Radio, theatre and television Prisoner, Neighbours and Law of the Land [68]
Doug Parkinson 15 March aged 74 Musician and actor The Young Doctors, Always Greener, Shadows of the Heart [69]
Frank Warrick 11 May aged 76 Newsreader and presenter Seven News, Nine News, The World Around Us, The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime [70]
Lorrae Desmond 23 May aged 91 Singer and actress The Lorrae Desmond Show, A Country Practice [71]
Mike Bailey 20 July aged 71 Television and radio weather presenter ABC News, Seven News. [72]
Jonathan "Jono" Coleman 9 July aged 65 English-born radio and television presenter Simon Townsend's Wonder World, Studio 10 [73]
Mary Ward 19 July aged 106, Actress and broadcaster Prisoner, Sons and Daughters [74]
David Leckie 20 July aged 70 Network television executive Media executive of Nine Network, Seven Network [75]
John Cornell 23 July aged 80 Actor, director, producer and writer The Paul Hogan Show [76]
Dieter Brummer 24 July aged 45, Actor Home and Away, Underbelly, Neighbours [77]
Phil Lambert 25 July aged 71 Camera operator and floor manager Hey Hey It's Saturday [78]
Brian Henderson 5 August aged 89 Newsreader and presenter Nine News, Bandstand [79]
Ernie Sigley 15 August aged 82 Radio and television presenter Sunnyside Up, Adelaide Tonight, The Ernie Sigley Show, Wheel of Fortune, In Melbourne Today [80]
Bert Newton 30 October aged 83, Radio and television personality In Melbourne Tonight, The Bert Newton Show, New Faces, Good Morning Australia, Berts Family Feud
Beverley Dunn 27 November aged 88 Film, TV , voicexandxradio Shine [81]

See also

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