Events
- 4 February – Nine cast members from All Saints participate in The Weakest Link: All Saints Special to mark the first and only anniversary of The Weakest Link in Australia. Erik Thomson wins the special, but his winnings are unknown.
- 11 February - The Nine Network's post-Sale Of The Century replacement, Shafted hosted by former Hey Hey It's Saturday member Red Symons premières. After dismal ratings the show is cancelled in April the same year. On the same day the network's post-Burgo's Catch Phrase replacement Pass the Buck, a new game show based on the UK game show containing a word association premieres leading into Nine's most-watched 6pm news bulletin, After dismal ratings the show is cancelled in May the same year.
- 11 March – The Seven Network's Docklands studios in Melbourne open, with the first Seven News Melbourne news bulletin being broadcast from the centre. This leads to a national relaunch of the Seven News brand with new sets and graphics in most cities. Also on that day, the nine remaining contestants from the third season of The Mole take part in a special episode of The Weakest Link for a chance to add $100,000 to the prize kitty. Against expectations, they only achieve $14,100, which is touted as the lowest amount ever won on the Australian version of the show. On The Mole, this figure is rounded up to $15,000. The Weakest Link was cancelled in one month later after dismal ratings.
- 6 March – Foxtel introduces a new sports channel called Fox Footy Channel. It runs until 1 October 2006.
- 20 March – Tim Lane resigns from the Nine Network following a disagreement in regards to commentating AFL matches with Eddie McGuire involving the Collingwood Football Club. Lane defects to rival Network Ten in 2003, where he has remained since.
- 24 April – Crystal-Rose Cluff wins the third season of The Mole, taking home $108,000 in prize money. Alaina Taylor is revealed as the Mole, and Marc Jongebloed is the runner-up.
- 16 May – Kath & Kim premieres on the ABC and is a surprise hit. It was picked up by the Seven Network in 2007.
- 1 July - Peter Corbett wins the second season of Big Brother.
- 12 August – After being cancelled in 2001, Burgo's Catch Phrase relaunches on the Nine Network and is a surprise hit, with new graphics, new theme music and new prizes with the contestant backdrop increased to three people with the game show been produced by Grundy Television, leading into Nine's most-watched 6pm news bulletin.
- September – SBS launches its first Digital channel, the SBS World News Channel.
- 29 November – Brian Henderson retires from reading Sydney's National Nine News after 4 decades.
Channels
New channels
Defunct channels
Premieres
Domestic series
International series
| Program |
Channel |
Debut date |
 Merlin the Magical Puppy |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
4 February |
| Busy Buses |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
4 February |
| The Hoobs |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
4 February |
| North Square[2] |
ABC TV |
20 February |
 Digimon Tamers |
Network Ten |
26 February |
 Don't Eat the Neighbours |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
7 March |
| Rescue Heroes |
Network Ten |
6 May |
 The Legend of Tarzan |
Seven Network |
18 May |
| Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! |
SBS TV |
20 May |
| Angelina Ballerina |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
27 May |
| Teacher's Pet |
Seven Network |
22 June |
| Queer as Folk |
ABC TV |
1 July |
| Cyberchase |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
15 July |
| Caillou |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
15 August |
| Baby Blues |
Nine Network |
31 August |
| Band of Brothers [3] |
Nine Network |
2 September |
| Medabots |
Network Ten |
14 September |
| Pongwiffy |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
16 September |
| Olliver's Adventures |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
16 September |
| Engie Benjy |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
16 September |
| Zoids: Chaotic Century |
Network Ten |
17 September |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm[4] |
Nine Network |
23 September |
| Beyblade |
Network Ten |
14 October |
| Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series |
Network Ten |
12 October |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius |
Network Ten |
18 October |
| Andy Pandy (2002) |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
7 November |
| Mr. Bean: The Animated Series |
ABC TV |
3 December |
| Archie's Weird Mysteries |
Seven Network |
7 December |
| Teletubbies Everywhere |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
9 December |
 X-DuckX |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
23 December |
| Anthony Ant |
ABC Kids (digital only) |
1 April |
| Upstairs, Downstairs Bears |
ABC Kids (digital only) |
11 September |
| Blazing Dragons |
ABC Kids (digital only) |
7 November |
 Buzz and Poppy |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
11 December |
| Oscar Charlie |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
11 December |
 Connie the Cow |
ABC TV, ABC Kids (digital only) |
17 April |
| Fourways Farm |
ABC Kids (digital only) |
6 June |
Domestic
International
Specials
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.
International
Subscription premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
International
Changes to network affiliation
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.
International
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