2018 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2018, the 63rd year of continuous operation of television in Australia.

Events

September

Television channels

New channels

2 September – Sky News on WIN
1 October – Your Money
1 December - 7food network

Renamed channels

31 October - Eleven to 10 Peach, One to 10 Boss
17 November - Food Network to SBS Food
10 December - 10 Boss to 10 Bold

Channel closures

31 January – World Movies
28 February – Eurosport News, FX, Nat Geo People

Premieres

Television programs which debut for the first time on Australian television.

Programming changes

Changes to channel 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 channel'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.

Program

Date

New channel

Previous channel

Source

Program	Date	New channel	Previous channel	Country of origin	Source
The Simpsons		7mate	Eleven	United States

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.

Program

Date

Free-to-air channel

Subscription channel

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 on the original free-to-air television channel.

Program

Date

Free-to-air channel

Subscription network

Source

Returning programs

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

Program	Return date	Channel	Original run	Source
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation		Nine Network	2009-2012
Sports Tonight		Network Ten	1993-2011
All Aussie Adventures		Network Ten	2001-2004
Blind Date		Network Ten	1991

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Broadcast credibility	References
16 January	Moya O'Sullivan	aged 91	Actress known for Number 96 as Pyillis Pratt and Neighbours as Marlene Kratz
17 January	Jessica Falkholt	aged 29	Actress in the television series Home and Away as Hope Morrison.
4 May	Cathy Godbold	aged 33	Actress best known as role in Home and Away as Meg Bowman
28 May	Cornelia Frances	aged 77	Actress starred in The Young Doctors, Sons and Daughters, Home and Away and hosted The Weakest Link
9 July	Sam Chisholm	aged 78	New Zealand born Australian media executive, known for the Nine Network
1 December	Judy McBurney	aged 70	Actress best known for her roles in The Young Doctors as Tania Livingstone and in cult series Prisoneras Sandra "Pixie" Mason.
26 December	Penny Cook	aged 61	Australian actress best known for the serial A Country Practice as Vicki Dean Bowen, E Street as Dr. Elly Fielding, and Neighbours as Prue Brown and presenter of The Great Outdoors