2022 in Australian television

This is a list of Australian television-related events, debuts, finales, and cancellations that are scheduled to occur in 2022, the 67th year of continuous operation of television in Australia. Template:Year nav topic5

Events

January

Date	Event	Source
1	The ABC's coverage of the annual midnight Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks is watched by 1.19 million viewers
8	Rebecca Maddern rejoins the Seven News team as a co-anchor on Seven News Melbourne's weekend bulletins, after quitting her Channel Nine presenting roles on Weekend Today, Australian Ninja Warrior and The Footy Show in November 2021.
29	The 2022 Australian Open women's final, between Australian Ashleigh Barty and American Danielle Collins attracted a peak audience of 4.261 million viewers with an average of 3.577 million. It is the highest rated Australian Open women's singles final in OzTAM history, and is second the highest rating sport event in the past 12 months, behind the 2021 AFL Grand Final which averaged 4.11 million viewers.

February

Date	Event	Source
26	Foxtel suspends broadcast distribution of the Russian television network RT in Australia.

March

Date	Event	Source
3	Fremantle confirms that Neighbours would be axed after 37 years on air, after being unable to find another broadcast partner.

Premieres

Domestic series

List of domestic television series premieres

Program	Original airdate	Network	Source
The PM's Daughter	Template:Dts	ABC Me
The Tourist	Template:Dts	Stan

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.

List of domestic television series which changed network affiliation

Program	Date	New network	Previous network	Source

List of international television programs which changed network affiliation

Program	Date	New network	Previous network	Country of origin	Source

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.

List of international television programs which premiered on free-to-air television for the first time

Program	Date	Free-to-air network	Subscription network(s)	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 (first or repeat) on the original free-to-air television network.

List of domestic television programs which premiered on subscription television for the first time

Program	Date	Free-to-air network	Subscription network(s)	Source

Returning programs

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

Program	Return date	Previous run	Type of return	Previous channel	New/same channel	Source
Australian Idol	TBA	2003–2009	Revival	Network Ten	Seven Network

Endings

List of domestic television series endings

Program	End date	Network	Start date	Source
Neighbours	2022	10 Peach	18 March 1985

Deaths

Name	Date	Age	Broadcast notability	Reference
Miranda Fryer	6 January	aged 34	Former child actress, who at 18 months starred in Neighbours for 3 years and was the first actor to play Sky Mangel.
Judy Banks	23 January	aged 86	Bank's, a former stage actress, was an early star on television in Brisbane, best known as a children's presenter of Fredd Bear's Breakfast-A-Go-Go

References

Years in television: 2022
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