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This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that occurred in 2022, the 67th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

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Events

January

Date Event Source
1 The ABC's coverage of the annual midnight Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks is watched by 1.19 million viewers. [1]
8 Rebecca Maddern rejoins the Seven News team as a co-anchor on Seven News Melbourne's weekend bulletins, after quitting her Channel Nine presenting roles on Weekend Today, Australian Ninja Warrior and The Footy Show in November 2021. [2][3]
29 The 2022 Australian Open women's final, between Australian Ash Barty and American Danielle Collins attracted a peak audience of 4.261 million viewers, with an average of 3.577 million. It is the highest-rated Australian Open women's singles final in OzTAM history, and is the second highest-rating sport event in the past twelve months, behind the 2021 AFL Grand Final which averaged 4.11 million viewers. [4]

February

Date Event Source
26 Foxtel suspends broadcast distribution of the Russian television network RT in Australia. [5]

March

Date Event Source
3 Fremantle confirms that Neighbours will be axed after thirty-seven years on air, after being unable to find another broadcast partner. [6]

June

Date Event Source
13 Dubbed as "Part 2", Bluey airs a further eleven episodes as part of its third series. [7]
19 The Logies are held on the Gold Coast, with Hamish Blake winning both his Second Gold Logie and the Inaugural Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter, while Bruce McAvaney becomes the First Sportscaster inducted into the Hall of Fame. [8][9]

July

Date Event Source
22 Regional broadcasters Prime7 and GWN7 broadcast their final branded Prime7 News and GWN7 News bulletins before being rebadged as Seven News Local the following Monday. [10]
28 The final episode of Neighbours is broadcast in Australia on Network 10 and 10 Peach. The show was axed after thirty-seven years on air. [11]

November

Date Event Source
24 After sixteen years, Tracy Grimshaw presents her final A Current Affair bulletin. [12]
30 The Seven Network reconfigures their channel lineup in preparation for the launch of 7Bravo on channel 75/65, which results in 7flix becoming a MPEG-4 SD channel, 7two becoming a MPEG-4 HD only channel in regional Queensland, 7mate becoming a MPEG-4 HD only channel and ishop TV moving to channel 67 (in former Prime7/GWN7 areas only). [13]

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres
Program Original airdate Network(s) Source
The PM's Daughter 1 January ABC Me [14]
The Tourist 1 January (BBC One, BBC iPlayer), 2 January (Stan), 3 March (HBO Max) BBC One, BBC iPlayer (UK), Stan (AUS), HBO Max (US) [15]
Mates on a Mission 13 January Seven Network [16]
Wolf Life Me 13 January Stan, Peacock [17]
The Voice Generations 31 January Seven Network [18]
Troppo 27 February ABC TV [19]
Would I Lie to You? 28 February Network 10 [20]
More Than This 4 March Paramount+ [21]
MaveriX 1 April ABC Me [22]
Underbelly: Vanishing Act 3 April Nine Network [23]
Barons 24 April ABC TV [24]
Rock Island Mysteries 2 May 10 Shake [25]
Surviving Summer 3 June Netflix [26]
The Twelve 21 June Showcase [27]
True Colours 4 July SBS, NITV [28]
Hunted 17 July Network 10 [29]
Darby and Joan 8 August Acorn TV [30]
After the Verdict 10 August Nine Network [31]
Soundtrack to Our Teenage Zombie Apocalypse 15 August ABC Me [32]
Echoes 19 August Netflix [33]
Summer Love 31 August ABC TV [34]
Savage River 4 September ABC TV, iview [35]
Heartbreak High 14 September Netflix [36]
Bali 2002 25 September Nine Network, Stan [37]
The Real Love Boat 5 October Network 10 [38]
The Traitors 16 October Network 10 [39]
Single, Out 12 November (Film Festival), 11 August 2023 (Here TV) Melbourne Queer Film Festival (AUS), Here TV (US) [40]
The Challenge: Australia 14 November Network 10 [41]
Barrumbi Kids 18 November NITV [42]
Irreverent 30 November (Peacock), 4 December (Netlfix) Peacock (US), Netflix (AUS) [43]
Colin from Accounts 1 December Binge, Foxtel [44]
United 7 December Network Ten, Amazon Prime Video [45]
Dream Big 16 December Network 10, Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video [46]
Riptide 27 December (Channel 5), 28 June 2023 (Network 10) Channel 5 (UK), Network 10 (AUS) [47]

Television channels

New channels

Closed channels

Programming changes

Changes to network affiliation

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
List of international television programs which changed network affiliation
Program Date New network Previous network Country of origin Source

Free-to-air premieres

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

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

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

Program Return date Previous run Type of return Previous channel New/same channel Source
This Is Your Life 24 July 1975-1980
1995-2005
2008
2011 		Revival Seven Network (1975-1980), Nine Network (1995-2005, 2008, 2011) same (Seven Network) [52]
Australian Idol 2023 2003–2009 Network Ten Seven Network [53]

Endings

List of domestic television series endings
Program End date Network Start date Source
Neighbours 28 July 2022 10 Peach 18 March 1985 [6]

Deaths

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Name Date Age Broadcast notability Reference
Miranda Fryer 6 January aged 34 Former child actress, who, at eighteen months, starred in Neighbours for three years and was the first actress to play Sky Mangel. [54]
Leon Lissek 13 January aged 82 Actor best known for TV serial The Sullivans. Lissek also worked in Britain and appeared on television serial EastEnders and in several film roles. [55]
Judy Banks 23 January aged 86 Banks, a former stage actress, was an early star on television in Brisbane, best known as a children's presenter of Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go. [56]
Alan Hopgood 19 March aged 87 Actor and playwright, known for Bellbird, Prisoner and Neighbours. [57]
Ernie Carroll 30 March aged 92 Creator of Hey Hey It's Saturday character Ossie Ostrich. [58]
Caroline Jones 20 May aged 84 TV current affairs presenter and journalist and social commentator of Four Corners and Australian Story. [59]
Tommy Dysart 7 June aged 86 Actor in Prisoner and Neighbours. Also a television commercial spokesman. [60]
Carol Raye 19 June aged 99 British-born actress, known for The Mavis Bramston Show, Blankety Blanks and Number 96. [61]
Vincent Gil 21 August aged 83 Character actor in numerous TV serials, including Homicide, A Country Practice, Prisoner and Neighbours. [62]
John Hamblin 21 September aged 87 British-born host of Play School. [63]
Martin Vaughan October[56] aged 91 Best known for starring in the TV adaptation 26-part miniseries Power Without Glory. [64][65]
Tony Barry 21 December 2022 aged 81 Appeared in numerous TV series, including The Box. [66]
Bobby Driessen 30 December 2022 aged 56 Young Talent Time cast member, who co-hosted The Cartoon Company with YTT co-star Karen Dunkerton. [67]
Joan Sydney 28 December 2022 aged 86 Actress best known for soap opera roles including A Country Practice, E Street and Neighbours. [68]
Cary Young 31 December 2022 aged 83 A quiz champion, best known for regularly competing on Sale of the Century. [69]

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