2020 in Australian television
This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2020, the 65th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
Events
November
Television channels
New channels
- 16 January - 7mate HD
- 5 April - 9Rush
- 1 July - Club MTV, MTV Hits Australia, MTV Classic Australia, NickMusic, CMT
- 27 September - 10 Shake
Channel closures
- 30 April - Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD
- 1 July - V |, MAX, CMC, Foxtel Smooth
Deaths
| Name | Date | Age | Broadcast notability | Reference |
| Tom Long | 5 January | aged 51 | United States-born Australian actor best known for serials East of Everything, The Dish and SeaChange | |
| Ron Haddrick | 11 February | aged 90 | Actor, former sportsman and narrator known for Home and Away as Gordon Macklin | |
| Hutton "Red" Gibson | 11 May | aged 101 | Father of actor Mel Gibson and American sedevacantist best known in Australia for his six-figure win on Ford Superquiz | |
| Louise Pajo | 23 November | aged 79 | New Zealand-born Australian actress, who appeared on Doctor Who, before numerous roles in Australia |