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.
Overview of the events of 2022 in Australian television
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.
The Logies are held on the Gold Coast, with Hamish Blake winning both his Second Gold Logie and the Inaugural Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter while Bruce McAvaney becomes the First Sportscaster inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Regional broadcasters Prime7 and GWN7 broadcast their final branded Prime7 News and GWN7 News bulletins before being rebadged as Seven News Local the following Monday.
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.
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