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This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred, or are scheduled to occur, in 2010. The year 2010 will be the 55th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

Events

• 25 January – Sunrise launches its new analogue-styled on-air package, which are still in use today.
• 8 February – Seven News launches its new look in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, Seven News has a block mark which carries the big red 7 with the word "NEWS" written on it - these are still in use to today.
• 9 February – The Circle begins broadcasting on Network Ten. The program is joined by Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan broadcasts live between 10 am and 12 pm. As a result, Ten's Morning Newshour is moved to 9 am weekdays.
• 15 February – Seven News launches its new look in Melbourne and Adelaide.
• 19 February – Weekend Sunrise begins airing on Saturdays.
• 2 March – Nine's Mornings with Kerri-Anne relaunches as Kerri-Anne, then begins airing on Saturdays with highlights during the week.
• 27–30 March – Hey Dad sexual abuse scandal (the sitcom previously screened on the Seven Network) takes place on Channel Nine's A Current Affair. ACA suddenly launched its new graphics on the Monday the story happened.
• 14 April – Hey Hey It's Saturday launches on Channel Nine. It also starts 2010 without Ian "Molly" Meldrum, as he is contracted to the Seven Network and Foxtel.
• 2 May – Long-time Home and Away star Ray Meagher wins the 2010 TV Week Gold Logie.
• 2 June - Leanne Benbow becomes the third person (and the first woman ever to do so) to win the top prize of $200,000 on Deal or No Deal.
• 14 June – Paul Wolfenden becomes the third person to miss the final question on Millionaire Hot Seat.
• 15 June - Dance troupe Justice Crew win the fourth season of Australia's Got Talent.
• 24 June – The Seven Network announces they failed to complete negotiations with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a new carriage deal for their films, and would ultimately replace it with another film studio once Seven's carriage deal with MGM had expired.
• 30 June – Analogue television broadcasts are switched off in the Mildura/Sunraysia area, becoming the first region in Australia to do so.
• 2 July – Nightline is axed by Nine Network for the second time since 2008, with presenter Kellie Connolly (now Kellie Sloane) being suspended from the network the same day.
• 22 July – ABC News 24 launches. The same day, ABC News launches its graphics, which are still in use to today.
• 25 July – 31-year-old Adam Liaw wins the second series of MasterChef Australia, beating 20-year-old Callum Hann, with the Grand Final recorded the ratings over 3.5 million people tuning in.
• 27 August – The six-thousandth episode of Australian soap opera Neighbours premieres to 512,000 viewers.
• 29 August - The DIY section presenter from Better Homes and Gardens Rob Palmer and his partner Alana Patience win the tenth season of Dancing with the Stars.
• 25 September – The Seven Network launches its new HD digital multichannel 7mate, replacing Seven HD, the first program broadcast was the drawn 2010 AFL Grand Final, on the same timeslot 7TWO relaunches format as a 'Best-of-British'-focused multichannel targeting people over 55.
• 26 September – The Nine Network launches its new HD digital multichannel GEM after failing to soft-launch two days earlier because of technical issues. Their on-air presentation and package are still in use to today.
• 28 September – 17-year-old Amanda Ware wins the sixth cycle of Australia's Next Top Model, beating 19-year-old Kelsey Martinovich after Martinovich was initially announced the wrong winner by host and supermodel Sarah Murdoch.
• 28 October – Seven announces they will have a carriage output deal with Sony Pictures for channels 7TWO & 7mate, replacing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's carriage contract.
• 15 November - 12-year-old Queenslander, Isabella wins the first season of Junior MasterChef Australia
• 22 November – Altiyan Childs wins the second series of The X Factor.

Celebrity Deaths

Name	Age	Date of death	Occupation
Maughan, Monica Monica Maughan	76	8 January	Actress (The Box, Prisoner, The Damnation of Harvey McHugh)
Grant, Dave Dave Grant	50	24 January	Stand-up comedian
Bayonas, Lynn Lynn Bayonas	66	25 January	Producer and writer
McCallum, John John McCallum	91	3 February (death recorded)	Actor and producer
Xenides, Adriana Adriana Xenides	54	7 June	Actress and host
Meagher, Michael Michael Meagher	55	8 August	Journalist
Walters, Eric Eric Walters	73	19 August	News presenter
Longley, Victoria Victoria Longley	49	29 August	Actress
Douglas, Malcolm Malcolm Douglas	69	23 September	Presenter and Documentary Maker
Hetherington, Norman Norman Hetherington	89	6 December	Cartoonist, Presenter and Puppeteer
Mercurio, Gus Gus Mercurio	82	7 December	Actor and Boxer
James, Dibble James Dibble	87	14 December	Newsreader and Presenter

Channels

New channels

• 2010 – STVDIO
• 1 May 2010 – MTV Classic (replaced VH1)
• 10 June 2010 – Ten West (Regional Western Australia)
• 22 July 2010 – ABC News 24 (replaced ABC HD)
• 25 September 2010 – 7mate (replaces Seven HD)
• 26 September 2010 – GEM (replaces Nine HD)
• 1 November 2010 – Speed (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – MTV Hits
• 1 November 2010 – MTVN Live (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – BBC Knowledge HD
• 1 November 2010 – National Geographic Wild (HD)
• 1 November 2010 – Foxtel 3D

Shutdown channels

• 1 May 2010 – VH1 (replaced by MTV Classic)
• 2010 – Ovation (replaced by STVDIO)
• 22 July 2010 – ABC HD (replaced by ABC News 24)
• 25 September 2010 – Seven HD (replaced by 7mate)
• 26 September 2010 – Nine HD (replaced by GEM)
• 15 December 2010 - One SD

Ratings

Main article: List of Australian television ratings for 2010

Premieres

Domestic series

Main article: List of Australian television series premieres in 2010

International series

Main article: List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2010

Specialty programmes

Domestic

Main article: List of Australian television specialty programme premieres in 2010

International

Main article: List of international specialty programme premieres on Australian television in 2010

Programming changes

Changes to network affiliation

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.

Domestic

Program	New network	Previous network	Date
Australia's Greatest Athlete	Seven Network	Nine Network	6 February
The Great Australian Doorstep	7Two	HOW TO Channel	6 February
Eclipse Music TV	Nine Network	Seven Network	8 April
Hot Property	Nine Network	Seven Network	28 July
Top Gear Australia	Nine Network	SBS One	19 October

International

Program	New network(s)	Previous network(s)	Date
Everybody Hates Chris	The Comedy Channel	Network Ten	4 January
ER ER	Go!	Nine Network	7 January
That Mitchell and Webb Look	UKTV	ABC1	7 January
Don't Tell the Bride Don't Tell the Bride	LifeStyle You	The LifeStyle Channel	8 January
King of the Hill King of the Hill	7Two	Seven Network	24 January
Gok's Fashion Fix	LifeStyle You	The LifeStyle Channel	28 January
Flavor of Love	MTV	VH1	6 February
Jonathon Ross Show, The The Jonathan Ross Show	UKTV	Seven Network	10 January
Top Gear Top Gear	Nine Network	SBS One	16 February
Mercy Mercy	7Two	Seven Network	17 February
Sopranos, The The Sopranos	7Two	Nine Network	24 January
Sopranos, The The Sopranos	7mate	7TWO	27 September
King of the Hill King of the Hill	7mate	7TWO	27 September
Gavin & Stacey Gavin & Stacey	ABC2	Seven Network	25 February
Zero Hour Zero Hour	Network Ten	Seven Network	1 May
Celebrity Fit Club	LifeStyle You	VH1	18 August
Friends	GEM	Nine Network	26 September
Life Begins Mighty Ships	7mate	Seven Network	2 October 2010
Two and a Half Men	FOX8	Arena	October
The Nanny	GEM	GO!	23 October
Murder, She Wrote	GEM	Go!	8 November
Family, The The Family	SBS One	Network Ten	Still to debut
Life Begins Life Begins	SBS One	Seven Network	Still to debut

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.

International

Program	Free-to-air network	Subscription network	Date
Colbert Report, The The Colbert Report	ABC2	The Comedy Channel	5 January
Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King	GO!	Movie Extra	6 January
Seven Ages of Rock Seven Ages of Rock	ABC1	BBC Knowledge	7 January
Children of Earth Children of Earth	ABC2	UK.TV and BBC HD	8 January
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story	Nine Network	UK.TV	17 January
Breaking Bad Breaking Bad	ABC2	showcase	22 January
Why Ancient Egypt Fell Why Ancient Egypt Fell	ABC1	Discovery Channel	26 January
Durham County Durham County	ABC2	showcase	2 February
James May's Big Ideas James May's Big Ideas	SBS One	BBC Knowledge	5 February
I'm From Rolling Stone	ABC2	MTV	15 February
The Neanderthal Code	ABC1	National Geographic Channel	25 February and 4 March
Sanctuary Sanctuary	ABC2	Sci-Fi Channel	1 March
Saving Grace Saving Grace	Network Ten	showcase	2 March
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens	ABC2	Movie Extra	2 May
Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles	Network Ten	Cartoon Network	16 December
Benidorm Benidorm	7Two	UK.TV	Still to debut
Hung Hung	7Two	showcase	Still to debut
City, The The City	Go!	MTV	Still to debut

Subscription premieres

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.

Domestic

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
Who Do You Think You Are?	BBC Knowledge	SBS One	20 January

International

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
Around the World in 80 Gardens Around the World in 80 Gardens	BBC Knowledge	ABC1	5 January
Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice	BBC Knowledge	SBS One	6 January
Casper's Scare School Casper's Scare School	Cartoon Network	ABC1	25 January
Moving Wallpaper	UKTV	ABC2	29 January
Echo Beach Echo Beach	UKTV	ABC2	29 January
Ashes to Ashes Ashes to Ashes	UKTV	ABC1	10 February
World's Strictest Parents	The LifeStyle Channel	Seven Network	16 February
Mistresses	UK.TV	Seven Network	25 February
In Plain Sight	13th Street	Network Ten	12 March
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes Stanley Kubrick's Boxes	Bio.	ABC2	16 March
Big Love Big Love	showcase	SBS One	25 March
Eli Stone Eli Stone	Arena	Seven Network	5 May
Life Life	13th Street	Network Ten	7 May
George Gently	UKTV	ABC1	16 May
Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money	Universal Channel	Seven Network	6 July
Keeping Up With The Kardashians Keeping Up with the Kardashians	E!	Seven Network	10 August
Lilies Lilies	BBC Knowledge	ABC1	Still to debut

Ending this year

Program	Date	Channel	Debut
9am with David & Kim 9am with David & Kim	29 January	Network Ten	30 January 2006
Maggie With... Maggie With...	January	Bio.	2001
Wilfred Wilfred	26 March	SBS One	19 March 2007
Shak, The The Shak	20 April 2010	Nine Network	27 March 2006

Returning this year

Program	Network	Debut date	Return date
Hey Hey It's Saturday	Nine Network	9 October 1971	14 April