List of international television series premieres on Australian television in 2009
Introduction This is a list of '''international television series which debuted, or are scheduled to debut, on Australian television in 2009.''' The list is arranged in chronological order. Where more than one program debuted on the same date, those programs are listed alphabetically.
Premieres ===Free-to-air television=== Program Network Debut date Does My Bum Look Big? ''Does My Bum Look Big?'' Seven Network  Omid Djalili Show, The  ''The Omid Djalili Show'' ABC1   ''Zorro Generation Z'' Network Ten  Digimon Data Squad  ''Digimon Data Squad'' Seven Network  Flashpoint  ''Flashpoint'' Nine Network  Roman's Empire  ''Roman's Empire'' ABC2  Code Geass  ''Code Geass'' ABC2  Zoo, The  ''The Zoo'' (Axed after 5 episodes) Nine Network  Dark Years, The  ''The Dark Years'' SBS TV  Wolverine and the X-Men  ''Wolverine and the X-Men'' ABC1  Ex-Wives Club, The  ''The Ex-Wives Club'' Seven Network   ''The Secret World of Benjamin Bear'' ABC2  Lead Balloon  ''Lead Balloon'' ABC1  Lie to Me  ''Lie to Me'' Network Ten  Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting  ''Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting'' ABC2  Life on Mars  ''Life on Mars'' Network Ten  Auction House  ''Auction House'' Seven Network  Customs  ''Customs'' Nine Network  Demons to Darlings  ''Demons to Darlings'' Seven Network  Doctors, The  ''The Doctors'' Network Ten  Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul  ''Ruddy Hell! It's Harry and Paul'' ABC1   ''Little Amadeus'' ABC2   ''Bibi Blocksberg'' ABC2  Batman: The Brave and the Bold  ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' Nine Network   ''Benjamin the Elephant'' ABC2  My Teen's a Nightmare  ''My Teen's a Nightmare'' ABC2  Chuggington  ''Chuggington'' ABC1  Gavin & Stacey  ''Gavin & Stacey''  Seven Network  My Boys  ''My Boys'' Nine Network  Not Going Out  ''Not Going Out''  Seven Network  Prototype This! ''Prototype This!'' SBS TV  Kevin Bishop Show, The  ''The Kevin Bishop Show'' ABC2  Lost in Austen  ''Lost in Austen'' ABC1   ''Ellen's Acres'' ABC1  Carpoolers  ''Carpoolers'' Seven Network   ''Willa's Wild Life'' ABC1  Total Drama Island  ''Total Drama Island'' ABC1  Trawlermen  ''Trawlermen'' SBS TV  Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...  ''Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...'' ABC2  No Heroics  ''No Heroics'' ABC2  Oprah's Big Give  ''Oprah's Big Give'' Network Ten   /  ''Zigby'' ABC1   ''Ben 10: Alien Force'' Nine Network   /  ''Chop Socky Chooks'' ABC1  Around the World in 80 Gardens  ''Around the World in 80 Gardens'' ABC1   ''The WotWots'' ABC1   ''Handy Manny'' Seven Network  Border Security USA  ''Border Security USA'' Seven Network  Evidence, The  ''The Evidence'' Nine Network  Russell Brand's Ponderland  ''Russell Brand's Ponderland'' Seven Network   /  ''Clang Invasion'' ABC2  Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World  ''Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World'' Seven Network  Eleventh Hour  ''Eleventh Hour'' Nine Network  Merlin  ''Merlin'' Network Ten  Plus One  ''Plus One'' Network Ten  Harper's Island  ''Harper's Island'' Network Ten  Mumbai Calling  /  ''Mumbai Calling'' ABC1  Iron Man: Armored Adventures  /  /  ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' ABC1  Worst Week  ''Worst Week'' Network Ten  Castle  ''Castle'' Seven Network   ''Timmy Time'' ABC1  Winner, The  ''The Winner'' Seven Network  Huntik: Secrets & Seekers  ''Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' Network Ten   ''Camp Lazlo'' Nine HD   ''Loonatics Unleashed'' Nine HD  112 Emergency  ''112 Emergency'' SBS Two  Jonathan Ross Show, The  ''The Jonathan Ross Show'' Seven Network   ''Firehouse Tales'' Nine HD   ''My Gym Partner is a Monkey'' Nine HD   ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' Nine HD  Tracey Ullman's State of the Union  ''Tracey Ullman's State of the Union''  ABC1   ''Beautiful People'' ABC2   ''No Heroics'' ABC2   ''Being Human'' ABC2   ''Teen Titans'' Nine HD   /  ''Pororo the Little Penguin'' ABC2   ''Nature's Great Events'' ABC1   ''Zoo Mix'' ABC2  True Beauty  ''True Beauty'' Seven Network  Glee  ''Glee''  Network Ten   ''The Last Enemy'' ABC1   /  ''Pat and Stan'' ABC1  Dance Your Ass Off  ''Dance Your Ass Off'' (Pulled after one episode) Nine Network  Ten Years Younger in Ten Days  ''Ten Years Younger in Ten Days'' Seven Network   ''64 Zoo Lane'' ABC2   ''United States of Tara'' ABC1  How Not to Live Your Life  ''How Not to Live Your Life'' ABC2  Drop Dead Diva  ''Drop Dead Diva''  Nine Network   ''Go Girls''  Network Ten  Stephen Fry in America  ''Stephen Fry in America'' ABC1  Dinosaur King  ''Dinosaur King''  Network Ten   ''Ashes to Ashes'' ABC1   ''The Pinky and Perky Show'' ABC1   ''Law and Order: UK'' Network Ten   ''Mole Sisters'' ABC2   ''The Beast'' ABC2  Billable Hours  ''Billable Hours'' ABC2  High Altitude  ''High Altitude'' SBS One  Gary Unmarried  ''Gary Unmarried'' Seven Network   ''Squirrel Boy'' Go! ''Class of 3000'' Go! ''Fear, Stress & Anger'' ABC1  FM  ''FM'' ABC2   ''Heart and Souls'' ABC1   ''Cold Blood'' ABC1   ''Nurse Jackie''  Network Ten   /  ''Casper's Scare School'' ABC1  Sports Soup  ''Sports Soup'' One   ''Chowder'' Go! ''Yellowstone'' ABC1   ''Tell Me You Love Me'' Network Ten  FlashForward  ''FlashForward'' Seven Network   ''RollBots'' Network Ten  Momma's Boys  ''Momma's Boys'' Seven Network  Vampire Diaries, The  ''The Vampire Diaries'' Go! ''NCIS: Los Angeles''  Network Ten   ''Karaoke High'' Network Ten   /  ''Pearlie'' Network Ten   ''Afro Samurai'' ABC2   ''Father of the Pride'' Go! ''Three Rivers'' Network Ten  Father of the Pride  ''Father of the Pride''  Go! ''QI'' (F series) ABC1  Hope Springs  ''Hope Springs'' ABC1   /  ''Jamie's American Road Trip'' Network Ten   /  ''Guess with Jess'' ABC2  ''Electric Dreams'' Network Ten  Reaper  ''Reaper'' 7Two   /  ''PoppetsTown'' ABC1  Dead Set  ''Dead Set'' SBS One  Lilies  ''Lilies'' ABC1  White Collar  ''White Collar'' Network Ten   ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' Network Ten   /  ''Dennis and Gnasher'' (2009) Nine Network  Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? ''Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?'' Network Ten  Burying Brian  ''Burying Brian'' Nine Network  Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America  ''Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America'' ABC1  Parks and Recreation  ''Parks and Recreation'' Seven Network   ''Accidentally on Purpose'' Network Ten  Cleveland Show, The  ''The Cleveland Show'' Network Ten  Take, The  ''The Take'' Seven Network   ''Fun with Claude'' ABC1   ''Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' ABC1   /  ''dirtgirlworld'' ABC2  National Parks: America's Best Idea, The  ''The National Parks: America's Best Idea''  ABC1  Rapid Response  ''Rapid Response''  Nine Network   /  ''Waybuloo'' ABC2  Richard Hammond's Blast Lab  ''Richard Hammond's Blast Lab'' ABC3   ''Hana's Helpline'' ABC2  Crusoe  ''Crusoe''  Nine Network   ''Laura's Star'' ABC2   ''Spliced'' ABC3  Kingdom  ''Kingdom'' Seven Network   ''Igam Ogam'' ABC2   ''Animal Mechanicals'' ABC2   ''Barney's Barrier Reef'' ABC3   ''Bali'' ABC2  Wallander  ''Wallander'' Seven Network   ''The Super Hero Squad Show'' ABC3   /  /  /  /  ''The Twisted Whiskers Show'' ABC3   ''Heston's Feasts'' SBS One   ''How to Be Indie'' ABC3   ''A History of Scotland'' SBS One   /  ''Be the Creature'' ABC3   /  ''Gawayn'' ABC3   ''Aisling's Diary'' ABC3  Middle, The  ''The Middle'' Nine Network   ''Combo Niños'' 7Two  Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom  ''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'' ABC1  Superstars of Dance  ''Superstars of Dance'' Nine Network  Serious Ocean  ''Serious Ocean'' ABC3  Teenage Kicks  ''Teenage Kicks'' ABC2  New Amsterdam  ''New Amsterdam'' Go! Courtroom K  ''Courtroom K'' Network Ten Still to debut Ex List, The  ''The Ex List'' Network Ten Still to debut Last Enemy, The  ''The Last Enemy'' ABC1 Still to debut Swingtown  ''Swingtown'' Network Ten Still to debut  ''Modern Family'' Network Ten Still to debut  ''Melrose Place'' Network Ten Still to debut====ABC1====DateProgram 7 April ''Chop Socky Chooks'' 14 June ''Nature's Great Events'' 19 July ''The Last Enemy'' 29 July ''United States of Tara'' 10 August ''Ashes to Ashes'' 11 August ''The Pinky and Perky Show'' 8 September ''Fear, Stress & Anger'' 12 September ''Heart and Soul'' 12 September ''Cold Blood'' 20 September ''Yellowstone'' 20 October ''QI'' (F series) 4 December ''Fun with Claude'' Still to debut ''Jack Osbourne: No Limits'' Still to debut ''Life'' Still to debut ''Boy Meets Girl'' Still to debut ''Kaitangata Twitch''====ABC2====DateProgram 18 June ''Beautiful People'' 19 June ''Being Human'' 19 June ''No Heroics'' 31 July ''Boy Meets Girl'' 25 August ''The Beast'' 28 August ''Being Erica'' 5 December ''Igam Ogam'' 5 December ''Laura's Star'' Still to debut ''Later... with Jools Holland''====ABC3====DateProgram 5 December ''Barney's Barrier Reef'' 5 December ''Spliced'' 6 December ''Be the Creature'' 6 December ''How To Be Indie'' 6 December ''The Twisted Whiskers Show'' 7 December ''Aisling's Diary'' 7 December ''Gaywyn''====SBS One====DateProgram 6 December ''E2 Energy'' 6 December ''Heston's Feasts'' 6 December ''A History of Scotland'' 11 December ''Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea and Ice'' 14 December ''The Fixer''===Subscription television=== Program Network Debut date  ''Gok's Fashion Fix'' The LifeStyle Channel   School of Home Truths, The ''The School of Home Truths'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''My New Best Friend'' The LifeStyle Channel  Diets That Time Forgot, The ''The Diets That Time Forgot'' The LifeStyle Channel  Pulling  ''Pulling'' UK.TV  Baby Borrowers, The ''The Baby Borrowers'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Miss Naked Beauty'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Filthy Rich and Homeless'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Trinny & Susannah Meet Their Match'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Can't Read, Can't Write'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Alter Eco'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Best House on the Street'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''World's Greenest Homes'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Country Home Rescue'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Mary Queen of Shops'' The LifeStyle Channel  Wow Factor, The ''The Wow Factor'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' Nickelodeon   ''Ty's Great British Adventure'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Nice House, Shame About the Garden'' The LifeStyle Channel  Home Show, The ''The Home Show'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Glamour Girls'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Double Agents'' The LifeStyle Channel  Week The Women Went, The ''The Week The Women Went'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Trinny & Susannah: The Great British Body'' The LifeStyle Channel  Unsellables, The ''The Unsellables'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Undercover Princes'' The LifeStyle Channel  Unsellables, The ''Buy It, Sell It, Bank It'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Bargain Hunt Famous Finds'' The LifeStyle Channel   ''Giuliana and Bill''  Style Network  Matched in Manhattan  ''Matched in Manhattan'' LifeStyle You DateProgramChannel January  ''Modern Girl's Guide to Life'' Arena 4 January  ''TV Moguls'' TV1 6 January  ''Vanity Lair'' Arena 11 January  ''Little Britain USA'' Showcase 14 January  ''Leverage'' FOX8 20 January  ''By Any Means'' Nat Geo Adventure 25 January  ''Bait Car'' Crime & Investigation Network 26 January  ''Ni Hao, Kai-Lan'' Cartoon Network 2 February  ''Aesop's Theatre'' Playhouse Disney 2 February  ''The Banana Splits'' CBeebies 3 February  ''Big Barn Farm'' CBeebies 4 February  ''The Street'' Showcase 10 February  ''True Blood'' Showcase 17 February  ''The Shiny Show'' CBeebies 17 February  ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' The Comedy Channel 18 February  ''Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World'' (Season 2) The Comedy Channel 18 February  ''Sorry, I've Got No Head'' Nickelodeon 3 March  ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' The Comedy Channel 5 March  ''Privileged'' FOX8 19 March  ''Hollywood Residential'' Movie Extra 25 March  ''The City'' MTV 26 March  ''The Secret Saturdays'' Cartoon Network 1 April  ''Chuck'' FOX8 1 April  ''SMarteenies'' CBeebies 2 April Sons of Anarchy  ''Sons of Anarchy'' Showcase 2 April  ''Bromance'' MTV 3 April  ''Overruled!'' Disney Channel Australia 7 April  ''Pushing Daisies'' W. Mid-April  ''I Love Money'' VH1    ''Outnumbered'' UKTV 14 April  / ''Magi-Nation'' Cartoon Network    ''Are You an Egghead?'' UKTV  19 April  ''Rita Rocks'' W.   ''Honest'' UKTV  27 April  ''Sonny With a Chance'' Disney Channel Australia 29 April  ''The Amazing Mrs Pritchard'' Showcase 29 April  ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' Nickelodeon 2 May  ''Cake'' Boomerang 2 May  ''Hot Rod TV'' Discovery HD 2 May  ''Running in Heels'' E! 2 May  ''Special Agent Oso'' Playhouse Disney 3 May  ''Mountain'' BBC HD 3 May  ''Oceans'' BBC HD 5 May  ''Nitro Circus'' MTV 6 May  ''Date My Ex: Jo & Slade'' Arena 8 May  ''Star Racer'' Discovery HD 11 May  ''Chowder'' Cartoon Network 14 May  ''Tool Academy'' MTV 16 May  ''Shatner's Raw Nerve'' Bio. 23 May  ''Chopped'' LifeStyle Food 26 May  ''Apparitions'' UKTV / BBC HD 28 May  /  ''Sanctuary'' Sci Fi 29 May  ''Action Man'' Boomerang 4 June  ''Real Interrogations'' Crime & Investigation Network 6 June  ''America's Best Dance Crew'' MTV 9 June  ''Dollhouse'' FOX8 9 June  ''The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' Arena 10 June  ''Sober House'' bio. 22 June  ''Saving Grace'' Showcase 28 June  ''Chuck's Day Off'' LifeStyle FOOD 1 July  ''Moral Orel'' The Comedy Channel 1 July  ''The Secret Life of the American Teenager'' FOX8 8 July  ''Uniform Justice: The Real NCIS'' Crime & Investigation Network 13 July  ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'' Cartoon Network  16 July  ''Scream Queens'' MTV 5 August  ''Blonde Charity Mafia'' MTV  19 August  ''Matt's Monsters'' Cartoon Network  19 August  ''The Making of Me'' BBC Knowledge 22 August  ''The Garfield Show'' Cartoon Network 27 August  ''Demons'' Sci Fi Channel 5 September  ''Reality Hell'' E! 7 September  ''Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami'' E! 7 September  ''Seven Ages of Rock'' BBC Knowledge 7 September  ''Better Off Ted'' The Comedy Channel 8 September  ''Head Case'' Movie Extra  14 September  ''The Border'' W.  15 September  ''The Jay Leno Show'' The Comedy Channel 16 September  ''Tabatha's Salon Takeover'' Arena 23 September  ''The Fashion Show'' Arena 23 September  ''Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'' MTV 6 October  ''Pranked'' MTV 7 October  ''Sex...With Mom and Dad'' MTV 9 October  ''Stargate Universe'' Sci Fi Channel 13 October  ''New Zealand's Next Top Model'' FOX8 17 October  ''She's Got the Look'' W. 27 October  ''World of Quest'' Cartoon Network October   ''Human Wrecking Balls'' National Geographic Channel 2 November  ''Horne & Corden'' UK.TV 2 November  ''Free Agents'' UK.TV  3 November  ''Leave it to Lamas'' E! 4 November  ''Personal Affairs'' UK.TV  4 November  ''Perfect Catch'' E! 13 November  ''Bridget's Sexiest Beaches'' Discovery Travel & Living 13 November  ''The Next Iron Chef'' LifeStyle Food 15 November  ''I Propose'' Style Network  15 November  ''Peter Perfect'' Style Network  15 November  ''How Do I Look?'' Style Network  15 November  ''My Celebrity Home'' Style Network  15 November  ''Clean House'' Style Network  15 November  ''I Married a Princess'' LifeStyle You 15 November  ''Tough Love'' LifeStyle You 15 November  ''Underage & Pregnant'' LifeStyle You 16 November  ''...And Proud'' LifeStyle You  16 November  ''The Biggest Loser UK'' LifeStyle You 16 November  ''Diet Doctors'' LifeStyle You  16 November  ''Diet Tribe'' LifeStyle You 16 November  ''My Workout'' LifeStyle You 17 November  ''Revamped'' LifeStyle You 17 November  ''Shopping is my Life'' LifeStyle You 17 November  ''10 Years Younger: The Challenge'' LifeStyle You 17 November  ''Ruby'' Style Network 18 November  ''Farm of Fussy Eaters'' LifeStyle You  19 November  ''Blush: The Search For the Next Great Makeup Artist'' LifeStyle You  19 November  ''Four Weddings'' LifeStyle You 19 November  ''Twiggy's Frock Exchange'' LifeStyle You 20 November  ''The Mansion'' LifeStyle You  20 November  ''Bride & Grooming'' LifeStyle You    ''Rescue Ink'' National Geographic Channel 22 November  ''16 and Pregnant'' MTV 25 November  ''Hung'' Showcase 28 November  ''Scott Baio Is 45...and Single'' W. 29 November  ''Legend of the Seeker'' FOX8 1 December  ''Party Down'' Movie Extra 1 December  ''Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness'' BBC Knowledge 7 December  ''Help! I've Got...'' LifeStyle You 10 December  ''Coleen's Real Women'' LifeStyle You  Still to debut  ''Judgement Day'' TBA Still to debut  ''Jetstream'' TBA Still to debut  ''Deadly Women'' Crime & Investigation Network Still to debut  ''Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories'' bio. Still to debut  ''Air Combat'' TBA Still to debut  ''Cracked Not Broken'' TBA Still to debut  ''Queen Rania of Jordan'' Bio. Still to debut  ''Caught: The Ice Chest Murders'' TBA Still to debut  ''Healer or Hoaxer'' TBA Still to debut  ''Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons'' TBA
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