2015 in Australian television


This is a list of Australian television events and premieres that occurred in 2015, the 60th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

Events

August

Channels

Channel launches

Closed channels

Renamed channels

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 and 7Two was the most watched multichannel. 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.

Premieres

Telemovies and miniseries

ProgramOriginal airdateNetworkCountry of originSource
Olive KitteridgeShowcaseUnited States
Sons of LibertySBSUnited States
Pants on FireDisney XDUnited States
Bad Hair DayDisney ChannelUnited States
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert DurstshowcaseUnited States
HoudiniSeven NetworkUnited States
Splitting AdamNickelodeonUnited States
Teen Beach 2Disney ChannelUnited States
DescendantsDisney ChannelUnited States
7 Days in HellshowcaseUnited States
One Crazy CruiseNickelodeonUnited States
Regular Show: The MovieCartoon NetworkUnited States
Flesh and BoneStanUnited States
The Ridiculous 6NetflixUnited States

Documentaries

ProgramOriginal airdateNetworkCountry of originSource
Chef's TableNetflixUnited States

Specials

ProgramOriginal airdateNetworkCountry of originSource
Hugh Laurie: Live on the Queen MaryBio.United Kingdom
The Comedy Central Roast of Justin BieberComedy ChannelUnited States
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest HitsSBSUnited Kingdom
Mission PlutoNational Geographic ChannelUnited States
A Very Murray ChristmasNetflixUnited States

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.
ProgramDateNew networkPrevious networkSource
River Cottage AustraliaLifeStyle FoodThe LifeStyle Channel
Fashion BloggersE!Style Network
PlonkStanEleven
A Place To Call HomeSoHoSeven Network
The Great Australian Bake OffLifeStyle FoodNine Network

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.
ProgramDateFree-to-air networkSubscription networkCountry of originSource
Louis Theroux's LA StoriesABCBBC KnowledgeUnited Kingdom
Terror in the SkiesSeven NetworkNational Geographic ChannelUnited States
DigSBSStanUnited States
The Politician's HusbandABCBBC FirstUnited Kingdom
Peaky BlindersABCBBC FirstUnited Kingdom
The StrainElevenFOX8United States

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 on the original free-to-air television network.
ProgramDateFree-to-air networkSubscription networkCountry of originSource
Under The DomeNetwork TenTV H!TSUnited States
Brooklyn Nine-NineSBSUniversal ChannelUnited States
Howard DefinedSeven NetworkSky News AustraliaAustralia
Thank God You're HereNetwork Ten
Seven Network		ComedyAustralia
ScandalSeven NetworkSoHoUnited States
Mrs. Brown's BoysSeven NetworkBBC UKTVUnited Kingdom
Winners & LosersSeven NetworkSoHoAustralia
From Dusk till DawnSBS 2FXUnited States
EmpireNetwork TenFOX8United States
MotiveSeven NetworkUniversal ChannelCanada
Please Like MeThe Comedy ChannelABCAustralia

Returning programs

Australian produced programs which are returning with a new season after being absent from television from the previous calendar year.
ProgramReturn dateNetworkOriginal runSource
RPMNetwork Ten1997—2011
GruenABC2008–2013
The Celebrity ApprenticeNine Network2011–2013