2015 in Australian television
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This is a list of Australian television events and premieres that occurred in 2015, the 60th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
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Events
= January =
= February =
= March =
= April =
= May =
= June =
= July =
= August =
= September =
= October =
= November =
= December =
Channels
=Channel launches=
- 1 February – Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel (Fetch TV only)
- 28 March – Foxtel Arts, Foxtel Movies Disney+2
- 28 August – Racing.com (Free-To-Air)
- 17 November – Food Network Australia
- 26 November – 9Life, 9HD
=Closed channels=
- 15 March – TVN
- 28 March – STUDIO (replaced by Foxtel Arts)
- 31 October – Bio.
- 26 November – Extra (Australian TV channel) (replaced by 9Life)
- 20 December – TVS
=Renamed channels=
Deaths
Ratings
For the 2015 calendar year, the Seven Network had the highest consolidated metro ratings share with 29% of the audience. Channel Seven was the most watched primary channel (20.4% share) and 7Two was the most watched multichannel (4.7% share). Of the twenty most watched programs, 13 programs were sports coverage, including the most watched program being the 2015 AFL Grand Final with 2.64 million viewers. The highest rated non-sport program was the announcement of the seventh season winner of MasterChef Australia with 2.2 million viewers.
On subscription television, all but one of the top twenty most watched titles was sport, including the 2015 Cricket World Cup Final on Fox Sports 3, which topped the list with 616,000 viewers. The only non-sport program making the list was Game of Thrones which averaged 356,000 across its season.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/01/2015-ratings-the-final-word.html|title=2015 ratings: the final word |date=11 January 2016|access-date=11 January 2016}}
Premieres
=Domestic series=
= International series =
= Telemovies and miniseries =
= Documentaries =
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|+ List of international television documentary premieres ! Program ! Original airdate(s) ! Network ! Country of origin ! class="unsortable" | Source |
scope="row" | Chef's Table
| align=center| {{sort|2015-04-26|26 April}} || Netflix || United States || align=center|{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: Chef's Table|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/03/airdate-chefs-table.html|date=31 March 2015|access-date=3 July 2015}} |
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= Specials =
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.
=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.
=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.
= Returning programs =
Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
= Endings =
See also
Notes
- {{note label|Note1|a|a}}Unconfirmed; filming postponed in August 2014.{{cite web|last1=Knox|first1=David|title=Batavia miniseries won't sail in 2014 after all|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/08/batavia-miniseries-wont-sail-in-2014-after-all.html|website=TV Tonight|access-date=22 December 2014|date=7 August 2014}}
- {{note label|Note1|b|b}}Unconfirmed; in development as of September 2013.
- {{note label|Note1|c|c}}Originally set to premiere in a previous year; auditions were announced in October 2012.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Auditions: Jillaroo School|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/10/auditions-jillaroo-school.html|date=20 October 2012|access-date=22 December 2013}}
- {{note label|Note1|d|d}}Unconfirmed; originally announced to air in 2013.
- {{note label|Note2|e|e}}Originally aired as a segment on Seven Network's current affairs programme Sunday Night, rather than a stand-alone series
- {{note label|Note1|f|f}}Made its free-to-air premiere the following night on Network Ten.
- {{note label|Note1|g|g}}The first two episodes premiered on Nine, and subsequent episodes premiered on Stan.
- {{note label|Note1|h|h}}Originally scheduled to premiere on 31 January 2015.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Derryn Hinch joins SKY News|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/derryn-hinch-joins-sky-news.html|date=15 December 2014|access-date=2 January 2015}}
- {{note label|Note1|i|i}}Originally scheduled to premiere on 23 February 2015.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=SBS delays Room 101 launch|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/sbs-delays-room-101-launch.html|date=20 February 2015|access-date=20 February 2015}}
- {{note label|Note1|j|j}}Originally scheduled to premiere on 19 February 2015.{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Airdate: Empire|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/01/airdate-empire-2.html|date=30 January 2014|access-date=30 January 2015}}{{cite web|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|title=Update: Empire, Elementary.|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/02/update-empire-elementary-update.html|date=12 February 2015|access-date=12 February 2015}}