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2021 in Australian television
...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
March
| Date | Event | Source |
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| 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
May
June
| 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
| Date | Event | Source |
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| 23 | The Seven Network broadcasts the 2020 Summer Olympics. | [3] |
August
| Date | Event | Source |
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| 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
| 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
| 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
New channels/streaming services
| Date | Channel |
|---|---|
| 23 February | Star (Via Disney+)[8] |
| 11 August | Paramount+[9] |
| October 14 | Flash[10] |
Channel closures
Affiliation changes
- 1 July – Nine Network programming to air on WIN Television owned and operated stations (excluding NRN)
- 1 July – Network Ten programming to air on Southern Cross Austereo owned and operated stations.
Premieres
Domestic series
| Program | Original airdate | Network | Source |
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| 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 |
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| 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] |