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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2010}}
The year '''2007 in [[Television in Australia|Australia television]]''' was the 52nd year of continuous operation.
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Australia
[[2007 in Canadian television|Canada]]
[[2007 in New Zealand television|New Zealand]]
[[2007 in British television|United Kingdom]]
[[2007 in American television|United States]]
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==Events==
* '''21 January''': [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]], [[NBN Television]] & [[WIN Television]] relaunches their on-air presentation.
* '''22 January''': [[Monique Wright]] was then crowned ''[[Sunrise (TV program)|Sunrise's]]'' new weather presenter. a year later [[Monique Wright]] left ''Sunrise'' and the prize went to [[Fifi Box]]. On that day, SBS's [[World News]] is revamped with a 1 hour format.
* '''29 January''': Former ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' host and CEO of the [[Nine Network]], [[Eddie McGuire]], returns to screens as the host of Nine's new game show ''[[1 vs. 100 (Australian game show)|1 vs. 100]]''. Also debuting on the same night, but at a different time, is the [[Seven Network]]'s big money game show ''[[The Rich List (Australian game show)|The Rich List]]'' hosted by [[Andrew O'Keefe]]. [[National Nine News]] nearly relaunch their news graphics, but on that day, this never happened.
* '''9 February''': The [[Australian Football League]] signs a five-year broadcasting contract with the [[Seven Network]], [[Network Ten]] and [[Pay television|pay TV]] provider [[Foxtel]], in a controversial deal that will see half of the AFL matches played each week broadcast on Foxtel instead of free-to-air television.
* '''12 February''': [[Schapelle Corby#Jodi Power's allegations|Jodi Power]], a family friend of convicted drug smuggler [[Schapelle Corby]], made allegations in a paid interview on [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]]'s ''[[Today Tonight]]'' that Corby's sister Mercedes had previously asked Power to transport drugs to Bali and that Mercedes had confessed to smuggling compressed cannabis concealed inside her body into Indonesia. Mercedes is interviewed by [[Tracy Grimshaw]] on [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]'s major rival program ''[[A Current Affair]]'' on 14 February.
* '''30 March''': The [[Seven Network]] broadcasts its first AFL premiership match since the [[2001 AFL Grand Final]].
* '''1 April''': The [[Seven Network]] pays $3 million for the broadcast rights to the fourth series of ''[[Kath & Kim]]'', a popular sitcom which had previously aired until their final appearance on the [[ABC Television|ABC]] in 2005 as ''[[Da Kath & Kim Code]]''.
* '''9–13 April''': [[The Mole (Australia season 4)|The fourth season of ''The Mole'']] is replayed during the afternoon period, during the NSW school holidays.
* '''16 April''': Australia's Leader of the Opposition [[Kevin Rudd]] and [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]] [[Joe Hockey]] discontinue their weekly appearances on Seven's breakfast news program ''[[Sunrise (TV program)|Sunrise]]'' after four years. The decision follows possibly politically-damaging accusations that ''Sunrise'' had requested that Rudd appear at a dawn service for [[ANZAC Day]] in [[Long Tan]], [[Vietnam]], with the service held an hour early to accommodate the time difference for live television.
* '''18 May''': After a tumultuous 15-month reign, the [[CEO]] of the [[Nine Network]], [[Eddie McGuire]], resigns.
* '''18 June''': [[Seven Network]]'s ''[[The Morning Show (TV program)|The Morning Show]]'' is introduced, marking a new millennium in [[daytime television]].
* '''2 July''': [[National Nine News]] nearly tipped to relaunch their news graphics, this also never happened as it lost it to [[Seven News]].
* '''23 July''': Long running soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'' has a major cast revamp to try to improve its struggling ratings, and continue its long-run on the [[Network Ten]].
* '''29 July''': Seven Network claims 20th record-breaking ratings win of the year to secure ratings year.
* '''30 July''': [[List of Big Brother Australia housemates (2007 series)#Aleisha|Aleisha Cowcher]] wins the [[Big Brother Australia 2007|seventh season]] of ''[[Big Brother Australia]]'', becoming only the second female winner.
* '''19 August''': Fourth series premiere of ''[[Kath & Kim]]'' at 7:30 pm, now on the [[Seven Network]], attracts an audience of 2.521 million nationally, making it the most watched television programme so far in 2007 and the highest rating ever for a first episode in the history of Australian television.
* '''26 August''': Veteran journalist, TV legend and former ''A Current Affair'' host [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] announces he is leaving the [[Nine Network]] after thirty years, citing disillusionment with the network's management.
* '''6 September:''' [[Julian Morrow]] and [[Chas Licciardello]] from ''[[The Chaser's War on Everything]]'' along with nine other production crew members are [[The Chaser's War on Everything#APEC prank and arrest|arrested]] in Sydney during the [[APEC]] summit for entering a restricted area. Those arrested were travelling in a fake [[Canada|Canadian]] [[motorcade]] and Licciardello was dressed up as [[Osama bin Laden]].
* '''9 September:''' [[Seven Network]] journalist [[Ben Davis (journalist)|Ben Davis]] is attacked outside [[Melbourne]]'s [[Olympic Park Stadium]] by a gang of drunken [[Brisbane Broncos]] supporters during a live cross to Seven's [[Seven News#Brisbane|Brisbane bulletin]].
* '''1 October:''' [[Seven Network]] journalist [[Chris Mainwaring]] dies from a drug overdose. Just the day before, Mainwaring was preparing for a boxing duel with cricketer [[Justin Langer]], parts of which appear on the [[Seven News#Perth|Seven News]] bulletin on the day of his death.
* '''15 October''': [[Seven HD]] launches.
* '''21 October''': The [[Nine Network]] includes the "[[Worm (marketing)|worm]]" audience reaction graph in their broadcast of the [[Australian federal election, 2007|election]] debate between [[John Howard]] and [[Kevin Rudd]], despite agreements to the contrary. The [[National Press Club (Australia)|National Press Club]] cut Nine's transmission feed, and the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] cut their backup feed. Nine continued to transmit by adding the worm to the [[Sky News]] broadcast.
* '''22 October''': After 18 months off the air, ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Australian game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'' makes a brief return to Australian television; lasting just five weeks of more poor ratings.
* '''29 October''': [[Seven HD]] and [[Prime Television]] service a new regional multi-channel, [[Prime HD]].
* '''2 November''': Perth-based [[Network Ten]]'s news anchorperson [[Charmaine Dragun]] is found dead near Sydney, apparently due to a suicide.
* '''25 November''': [[Natalie Gauci]] becomes the last woman to win the [[Australian Idol (season 5)|fifth series]] of ''[[Australian Idol]]'', then months later her singing career tanked.
* '''30 November''': [[Daryl Somers]] announces he is quitting the hosting job of the [[Seven Network]]'s high-rating reality show ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australia)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.
* '''16 December''': [[Ten HD]] launches.
* '''December''': Channel Seven wins the whole ratings for the third time.
==Ratings: Network Shares==
{{Main|List of Australian television ratings for 2007}}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
! rowspan=2 | Market
! colspan=5 | Network Shares
|- bgcolor="white" align="center"
| width=55 | '''ABC'''
| width=55 | '''Seven'''
| width=55 | '''Nine'''
| width=55 | '''Ten'''
| width=55 | '''SBS'''
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 5 Cities
| style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 16.7%
! style="background-color: #ff9191;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 29.1%
! style="background-color: #fffdb3;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 26.9%
! style="background-color: #e0ffe1;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 21.9%
| style="text-align:center;border-bottom: solid 2px;" | 5.5%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Sydney
| align="center" | 17.5%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | 28.8%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 27.7%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 19.9%
| align="center" | 6.0%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Melbourne
| align="center" | 16.4%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | 28.6%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 27.1%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 22.4%
| align="center" | 5.5%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Brisbane
| align="center" | 16.5%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | 28.6%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 28.1%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 21.4%
| align="center" | 5.4%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Adelaide
| align="center" | 15.5%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | 28.9%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 26.3%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 24.3%
| align="center" | 4.9%
|- align=center bgcolor="#f9f9f9"
! Perth
| align="center" | 16.7%
! style="background-color: #FFB3B3;" | 31.5%
! style="background-color: #FFFAD5" | 23.5%
! style="background-color: #F1FFEC" | 23.3%
| align="center" | 5.0%
|}
==New Channels==
* 13 July – [[National Indigenous Television]]
* 15 October – [[Seven HD]]
* 29 October – [[Prime HD]] (serviced by Seven HD)
* 1 December – [[Showtime Australia|Showcase]]
* 16 December – [[Ten HD]]
==Debuts==
{{2007 in Australian television - ABC TV debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - SBS TV debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Seven Network debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Nine Network debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Network Ten debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Community and Regional debuts}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Pay TV debuts}}
==New International Programming==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size:87%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=60%| Program
! width=20%| Channel
! width=20%| Debut date
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Monster Warriors]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-03-07|7 March}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Life on Mars (TV series)|Life on Mars]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-05-20|20 May}}
|-
| Roman Mysteries, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Roman Mysteries]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-06-05|5 June}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Hyperdrive (TV series)|Hyperdrive]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-06-27|27 June}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Monarchy (TV series)|Monarchy]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-11-27|27 November}}
|-
| Complete Guide to Parenting, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Complete Guide to Parenting]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-12-26|26 December}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]''
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2007-12-28|28 December}}
|}
{{2007 in Australian television - SBS TV new international programming}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Seven Network new international programming}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Seven HD new international programming}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Nine Network new international programming}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Network Ten new international programming}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Pay TV new international programming}}
==Other Debuts==
{{2007 in Australian television - Telemovies}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Miniseries}}
{{2007 in Australian television - TV Specials}}
====International====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size:87%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=60%| Program
! width=20%| Channel
! width=20%| Debut date
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Pets For Profit]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-05|5 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon}} ''[[Beaty Backlash]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-11|11 May}}
|-
| Secret Life Of The Classroom, The {{flagicon}} ''[[The Secret Life Of The Classroom]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-13|13 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon}} ''[[Teenage Tycoons]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-18|18 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Wedding Days]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-20|20 May}}
|-
| World According To Google, The{{flagicon}} ''[[The World According To Google]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-25|25 May}}
|-
| Town's Looking For Love, The {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Town's Looking For Love]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-05-27|27 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon}} ''[[Flash Families]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-06-17|17 June}}
|-
| Real Cost Of Going Green, The{{flagicon}} ''[[The Real Cost Of Going Green]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-07-08|8 July}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[DIY RIP]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-07-15|15 July}}
|-
| {{flagicon}} ''[[Filthy Rich And Female]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-07-22|22 July}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Burberry Vs. The Chavs]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-07-29|29 July}}
|-
| {{flagicon}} ''[[Bye Bye Nine to Five]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-08-26|26 August}}
|-
| Secret World of Haute Couture, The{{flagicon}} ''[[The Secret World of Haute Couture]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-08-28|28 August}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Chelsea Flower Show|Chelsea Flower Show 2007]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-09-06|6 September}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[How To Steal An Identity]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-09-23|23 September}}
|-
| Secret World of Self Storage, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Secret World of Self Storage]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-10-07|7 October}}
|-
| Truth About Size Zero, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Truth About Size Zero]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-10-14|14 October}}
|-
| Oldest Drivers in Britain, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Oldest Drivers in Britain]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-10-21|21 October}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Half the Dog is Mine]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-10-26|26 October}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Sugar Mummies]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-10-28|28 October}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Body Building Pensioners]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-12-16|16 December}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Christmas Confidential]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{sort|2007-12-21|21 December}}
|}
==Programming Changes==
{{2007 in Australian television - Changes to Network Affiliation}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Free-to-air premieres}}
===Subscription premieres===
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on [[Subscription television in Australia|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.
====Domestic====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size:87%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=40%| Program
! width=20%| Subscription network
! width=20%| Free-to-air network
! width=20%| Date
|-
| ''[[Family Footsteps]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2007-04-02|2 April}}
|-
| Great Outdoors, The ''[[The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)|The Great Outdoors]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| [[Seven Network]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2007-06-04|4 June}}
|-
| ''[[What's Good For You]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| [[Nine Network]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2007-11-25|25 November}}
|-
| ''[[The Real Seachange]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| [[Seven Network]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2007-12-14|14 December}}
|}
====International====
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%" style="font-size:87%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! width=40%| Program
! width=20%| Subscription network
! width=20%| Free-to-air network
! width=20%| Date
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Nighty Night]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-04-05|5 April}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Extras]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-04-30|30 April}}
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[30 Days (TV series)|30 Days]]''
| [[The LifeStyle Channel]]
| {{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2007-03-02|2 March}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Doc Martin]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-05-13|13 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Dragons' Den (UK)|Dragons' Den]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| {{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}
| {{sort|2000-05-22|2 May}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Hotel Babylon]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[Nine Network]]
| {{sort|2000-06-7|7 June}}
|-
| Worst Week of My Life, The{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Worst Week of My Life]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-09-03|3 September}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Casanova (2005 TV serial)|Casanova]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-09-27|27 September}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Life on Mars (TV series)|Life on Mars]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]
| {{sort|2000-10-22|22 October}}
|-
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Torchwood]]''
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]]
| [[Ten Network]]
| {{sort|2000-12-11|11 December}}
|}
==Ending This Year==
{{2007 in Australian television - Ending this year}}
{{2007 in Australian television - Returning this year}}
==Sporting Rights==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC
! Sport || Network/s || Games per Week || Breakup of Games || Notes
|-
|
[[Australian Football League|AFL]]
([[Australian rules]])
| [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]]
[[Network Ten|Channel Ten]]
[[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]] – Pay-TV
| 8
| [[Seven Network|Channel Seven]] – 2 Games
* Friday Night
* Sunday Afternoon
[[Network Ten|Channel Ten]]: 2 Games
* Saturday Afternoon
* Saturday Night LIVE
[[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]]: 4 Games (All LIVE)
* Saturday Afternoon
* Saturday Evening
* Sunday Afternoon
* Sunday Twilight
|
* [[Network Ten|Channel Ten]] will have the Grand Final
* [[Network Seven|Channel Seven]] will broadcast the [[Brownlow Medal]] and [[2007 NAB Cup|NAB Cup]] Grand Final
|-
|[[National Basketball League (Australia)|NBL]]
([[Basketball]])
|[[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]]
[[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]
|8
|
* [[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]]: All 8 Games LIVE
* [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]: Weekly Highlights Package
|
|-
| [[National Rugby League|NRL]]
([[Rugby league]])
| [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]]
[[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]] – Pay-TV
| 8
| [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] – 3 Games
* Friday Night AEST 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm LIVE
* Friday Night AEST 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Delayed 2 hours
* Sunday Afternoon AEST 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Delayed 1 hour
[[Fox Sports Australia|Fox Sports]]: 5 Games
* Saturday Afternoon AEST 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm LIVE
* Saturday Night AEST 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm LIVE
* Saturday Night AEST 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Delayed 2 hours
* Sunday Afternoon AEST 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm LIVE
* Monday Night AEST 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm LIVE
* Also replays of matches broadcast on Channel Nine.
|
* [[Network Nine|Channel Nine]] will broadcast the [[NRL Grand Final]] and [[Rugby league State of Origin|State of Origin]] LIVE.
|}