2007 in Australian television

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2007 in television

Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
United States

Events

29 January – Former Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host and CEO of the Nine Network, Eddie McGuire, returns to screens as the host of Nine's new game show 1 vs. 100. Also debuting on the same night, but at a different time, is the Seven Network's big money game show The Rich List.
9 February – The Australian Football League signs a five-year broadcasting contract with the Seven Network, Network Ten and pay TV provider Foxtel, in a controversial deal that will see half of the AFL matches played each week broadcast on Foxtel instead of free-to-air television.
12 February – Jodi Power, a family friend of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, made allegations in a paid interview on Channel Seven's Today Tonight that Corby's sister Mercedes had previously asked Power to transport drugs to Bali and that Mercedes had confessed to smuggling compressed cannabis concealed inside her body into Indonesia. Mercedes is interviewed by Channel Nine's rival program A Current Affair on 14 February.
1 April – The Seven Network pays $3 million for the broadcast rights to the fourth series of Kath & Kim, a popular sitcom which had previously aired on ABC TV.
16 April – Leader of the Opposition Kevin Rudd and Minister for Workplace Relations Joe Hockey discontinue their weekly appearances on Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise after five years. The decision follows possibly politically-damaging accusations that Sunrise had requested that Rudd appear at a dawn service for ANZAC Day in Long Tan, Vietnam, with the service held an hour early to accommodate the time difference for live television.^[1]
18 May – After a tumultuous 15-month reign, the CEO of the Nine Network, Eddie McGuire, resigns.
1 June – The last ever episode of Bert's Family Feud goes to air on the Nine Network after a 18 month run.
5 July – High-budget drama series Sea Patrol makes its debut on the Nine Network.
23 July – Top-rating soap opera Neighbours makes a super international revamp over to continue its long-run on the Network Ten.
30 July – Aleisha Cowcher wins Big Brother Australia 2007 becoming the second ever female winner.
19 August – Fourth series premiere of Kath & Kim at 7:30pm, now on the Seven Network, attracts an audience of 2.521 million nationally,^[2] making it the most watched television programme so far in 2007^[3] and the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television.^[2]
26 August - Veteran journalist and presenter Ray Martin announces he is leaving the Nine Network after thirty years, citing disillusionment with the network's management.
6 September - Julian Morrow and Chas Licciardello from The Chaser's War on Everything along with nine other production crew members are arrested in Sydney during the APEC summit for entering a restricted area. Those arrested were travelling in a fake Canadian motorcade and Licciardello was dressed up as Osama bin Laden.

Ratings: Network Shares (Year to date)

Main article: List of Australian television ratings for 2007

	ABC TV	Seven	Nine	Ten	SBS TV	Updated
NAT	16.2%	29.2%	27.5%	21.5%	5.5%	10 July 2007
SYD	17.1%	29.2%	28.5%	19.3%	5.9%	10 July 2007
MEL	15.8%	29.4%	27.7%	21.6%	5.5%	10 July 2007
BRI	16.0%	28.0%	28.7%	21.8%	5.5%	10 July 2007
ADE	14.8%	29.0%	27.0%	24.2%	5.0%	10 July 2007
PER	16.7%	30.9%	23.9%	23.2%	5.3%	10 July 2007

Debuts (including scheduled)

ABC

Date	Debut
12 February	Difference of Opinion
15 May	Choir of Hard Knocks
5 September	Summer Heights High
7 October	Rain Shadow
21 October	The Abbey
Still to Debut	Captain James Cook
Still to Debut	East of Everything
Still to Debut	The Librarians
Still to Debut	Lightning City
Still to Debut	Stuff (with Wendy Harmer)

SBS

Date	Debut
19 March	Wilfred
11 April	Eco House Challenge
23 May	Vasili's Garden
9 June	Kick
8 July	The Circuit
10 October	Newstopia

Channel Seven

Date	Premiere
29 January	The Rich List
18 February	Australia's Got Talent
April 18	Last Chance Learners
6 May	Live 'N Local Up Close
18 June	The Morning Show
9 July	Surf Patrol
17 July	RSPCA Animal Rescue
29 July	Australia's Best Backyards
27 August	City Homicide
21 October	National Bingo Night

Channel Nine

Date	Premiere
29 January	1 vs. 100
5 February	Renamed Crime and Justice for the repremiere on May 29
26 February	The Catch-Up
? February	Code Blue
2 April	Footy Classified
6 May	The Lost Tribes
29 May	Neighbours at War
5 June	The Nation
7 June	Ralph TV
19 June	Lockie Leonard
25 June	Susie (WIN)
5 July	Sea Patrol
17 July	Things To Try Before You Die
31 July	The Mint
20 August	Sharky's Friends
18 September	Surprise Surprise Gotcha
24 September	Commercial Breakdown
24 September	Just for Laughs
24 September	Royal Flying Doctor Service
24 September	Emergency
7 October	Dirty Jobs
7 October	Going Places
7 October	The Singing Bee
11 October	The Gift
24 October	The Farmer Wants a Wife

Channel Ten

Date	Debut
7 February	The Con Test
11 February	Celebrity Dog School
15 February	Saving Babies
31 May	Teen Fit Camp
26 September	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
26 October	Friday Night Download
Unknown	Puzzle Play

Pay-TV

Date	Program	Channel
16 January	Dangerous	FOX8
26 January	The Lair	MTV
21 March	Freestyle	Channel V
30 March	Before The Bounce	Fox Sports 1
1 April	Eco Report	Sky News
21 May	Neil Perry: High Steaks	Lifestyle Food
5 June	Cash Cab	Channel V
6 June	Confidential	FOX8
10 November	Chandon Pictures	Movie Extra
Still to Debut	Satisfaction	Showtime

New International Programming

SBS

Date	Debut	Country
14 May	If the Dead Could Speak	Argentina
3 June	Big Love	United States

Channel Seven

Date	Premiere	Country
31 January	Heroes	United States
5 February	Brothers & Sisters	United States
18 February	Ugly Betty	United States
18 February	What About Brian	United States
12 July	Age of Love	United States
6 August	Shark	United States
Still to Debut	30 Rock	United States
Still to Debut	Dirt	United States
Still to Debut	Michael Palin's New Europe	United Kingdom
Still to Debut	October Road	United States

Channel Nine

Date	Premiere	Country
28 April	Primeval	United Kingdom
17 July	Victoria Beckham: Coming to America	United States
10 September	i-Caught	United States
16 September	Damages	United States
22 October	Viva Laughlin	United States
Still to Debut	Kidnapped	United States
Still to Debut	Monarchy	United Kingdom
Still to Debut	The Nine	United States
Still to Debut	Runaway	United States
Still to Debut	Smith	United States
Still to Debut	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	United States
Still to Debut	The Truth about Food	United Kingdom

Channel Ten

Date	Debut	Country
18 June	Torchwood	United Kingdom
21 June	Pirate Master	United States
27 August	Californication	United States
Still to Debut	3 lbs	United States
Still to Debut		United Kingdom
Still to Debut	Life	United States
Still to Debut	Raines	United States
Still to Debut	Rules of Engagement	United States

Pay-TV

Date	Debut	Country	Channel
Early 2007	Cory in the House	United States	Disney Channel
19 October	Wizards of Waverly Place	United States	Disney Channel
December	Dirt	United States	Movie Extra
Still to Debut	Dexter	United States	Showcase

Changes to Network Affiliation

Programs

Network Premiere	Program	To	From
March	The Young and the Restless	W Channel (Foxtel)	Channel Nine
April	Dr. Phil	Channel Ten	Channel Nine
August 19	Kath and Kim	Channel Seven	ABC

Premiers on Free to Air (from Pay TV)

Programs

Network Premiere	Program	To	From
4 April	The Catherine Tate Show	ABC	UK.TV
14 August	Crime Investigation Australia	Nine Network	ci

Television shows

1950s

1960s

Four Corners (1961 – present)
Play School (1966 – present)
It's Academic (1968 – 1978, 2001 – present)
Behind The News (1969 – 2003, 2005 – present)

1970s

A Current Affair (1971 – 1978, 1988 – present)
60 Minutes (1979 – present)

1980s

Wheel Of Fortune (1981 – 1996, 1996 – 2003, 2004 – present)
Sunday (1981 – present)
Today (1982 – present)
Dateline (1984 – present)
Neighbours (1985 – present)
The Movie Show (1986 – present)
Video Hits (1986 – present)
Rage (1987 – present)
Home and Away (1988 – present)
Media Watch (1989 – present)

1990s

Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990 – present)
Gardening Australia (1990 – present)
Saturday Disney (1990 – present)
Sunrise (1991 – present)
Extra (1992 – present)
Getaway (1992 – present)
The Great Outdoors (1992 – present)
Meet the Press (1992 – present)
Totally Wild (1992 – present)
The AFL Sunday Footy Show (1993 – present)
The NRL Sunday Footy Show (1993 – present)
Sports Tonight (1993 – present)
The AFL Footy Show (1994 – present)
Better Homes and Gardens (1995 – present)
The NRL Footy Show (1995 – present)
Insight (1995 – present)
Today Tonight (1995 – present)
Australian Story (1996 – present)
Foreign Correspondent (1996 – present)
The Back Page (1997 – present)
Huey's Cooking Adventures (1997 – present)
RPM (1997 – present)
All Saints (1998 – present)
Compass (1998 – present)
The Arts Show (1999 – present)
Hi-5 (1999 – present)
Message Stick (1999 – present)
Rove (1999, 2000 – present)

2000s

2000

Chartbusting 80s (2000 – present)
Fresh (2000 – present)
Pizza (2000 – present)

2001

Big Brother (2001 – present)
Catalyst (2001 – present)
The Great South East (2001 – present)
Insiders (2001 – present)
McLeod's Daughters (2001 – present)
The World Game (2001 – present)

2002

Creek to Coast (2002 – present)
Inside Business (2002 – present)
Kath & Kim (2002 – 2004, 2007 – present)
Mornings with Kerri-Anne (2002 – present)

2003

Australian Idol (2003 – present)
The Car Show (2003 – present)
Comedy Inc. (2003 – present)
Deal or No Deal (2003 – present)
Enough Rope (2003 – present)
Fashionista (2003 – present)
Living Black (2003 – present)
Queensland Weekender (2003 – present)
Sarvo (2003 – present)
Sydney Weekender (2003 – present)

2004

At the Movies (2004 – present)
Before the Game (2004 – present)
Border Security: Australia's Front Line (2004 – present)
Coxy's Big Break (2004 – present)
Dancing with the Stars (2004 – present)
The Einstein Factor (2004 – present)
The Fifth Quarter (2004 – present)
Forensic Investigators (2004 – present)
Go Go Stop (2004 – present)
Love My Way (2004 – present)
The New Inventors (2004 – present)
New MacDonald's Farm (2004 – present)
ttn (2004 – present)

2005

Australia's Next Top Model (2005 – present)
Blue Water High (2005 – present)
Collectors (2005 – present)
Joker Poker (2005 – present)
Medical Emergency (2005 – present)
Ready Steady Cook (2005 – present)
RocKwiz (2005 – present)
Spicks and Specks (2005 – present)
The Sunday Roast (2005 – present)
Talking Heads (2005 – present)
Temptation (2005 – present)
Toasted TV (2005 – present)
Weekend Sunrise (2005 – present)

2006

9am with David and Kim (2006 – present)
The Bazura Project (2006 – present)
The Biggest Loser (2006 – present)
Can We Help? (2006 – present)
The Chaser's War on Everything (2006 – present)
The Cook and the Chef (2006 – present)
Deadly (2006 – present)
The Force: Behind the Line (2006 – present)
Friday Night Games (2006 – present)
H2O: Just Add Water (2006 – present)
It Takes Two (2006 – present)
jtv (2006 – present)
Lateline Business (2006 – present)
The Lawn Bowls Show (2006 – present)
Melbourne Weekender (2006 – present)
Missing Persons Unit (2006 – present)
Mortified (2006 – present)
Offsiders (2006 – present)
Out There (2006 – present)
Nerds FC (2006 – present)
Police Files: Unlocked (2006 – present)
The Real Seachange (2006 – present)
The Shak (2006 – present)
Stupid, Stupid Man (2006 – present)
Thank God You're Here (2006 – present)
The Wedge (2006 – present)
Where Are They Now (2006 – present)

Ending this year

Date	Show	Channel	Debut
24 February	Celebrity Dog School	Network Ten	11 February 2007
4 March	Fishcam	Channel 31 Melbourne	?
1 June	Bert's Family Feud	Nine Network	13 February 2006
15 June	The Catch-Up	Nine Network	26 February 2007
24 June	Quizmania	Nine Network	25 July 2006
29 August	The Nation	Nine Network	5 June 2007
2 October	1 vs. 100	Nine Network	29 January 2007

TV movies

Date	Title	Channel
18 March	Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback	Channel 10
22 April	Curtin	ABC
20 May - TV1 26 August - Channel Nine	The King	TV1 / Channel Nine

Miniseries

Date	Title	Channel
13 May - 14 May	Bastard Boys	ABC
Still to Debut	Tsunami: The Aftermath	Nine Network
Still to Debut	Superstorm	Nine Network

Sporting Rights

References

^ Seven 'sorry' for Sunrise split, The Age, 16 April 2007.
^ ^a ^b Seven Network. "Seven - Daily Ratings Report", ebroadcast.com.au, 2007-08-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.
^ Daniel Ziffer. "Foxy morons blitz ratings", The Age, 2007-08-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-20.

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