2000 in Australian television

Television

• 1 January – The Seven Network introduces a new logo, the first one not to have the 7 inside a circle.
• February – Popstars becomes the first Australian reality talent show, earning massive ratings for the Seven Network, leading to Bardot, the end product of the show. It becomes the first Australian act to debut at the number 1 position with both its debut single and debut album.
• February – Due to GTV-9's Burgo's Catch Phrase losing its ratings, the Seven Network's smash-hit puzzle show, Wheel Of Fortune changes the new cash values on the Wheel. The changes to top Dollars were from $500 to $750 in Round 1, $1000 to $1500 in Rounds 2 & 3 and $2000 to $2500 in Round 4. The Proton car Wedge is introduced on the wheel. The show's highest-rating 4000th Episode was screened on 13 June, then the Battle Of The Champions special was screened in September, before it followed with the Sydney Olympics.
• February – Australia's Funniest Home Video Show returns and starts in 2000 with a new look format, a new theme song and a relocation from Sydney to Melbourne. Also on that month, it moved to "Every Saturday Nights" at 6:30 PM.
• 27 February - The first ever reality TV show to debut in Australia, The Mole debuts on the Seven Network. Four more seasons follow.
• 6 March – Foxtel introduces a new sports channel called The Fox Footy Channel. It runs until 4:00 AM on 1 October 2006, with the final ever broadcast being the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
• 24 April - Jan Moody wins the first season of The Mole, taking home $115,000 in prize money. Alan Mason is revealed as the Mole, and Abby Coleman is the runner-up.
• September – The Sydney Olympics earn record ratings for Channel 7 with the Olympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies, and its continuous coverage.
• 19 December – The Seven Network loses the TV rights to the AFL for the first time, since televised football began in 1957. The rights are won by a Nine Network-Network Ten-Foxtel consortium.

Channels

New channels

• 1 January – CNNfn^[1]
• 2 December – FOX Classics Shared with Fox Kids

Free-to-air

Domestic

International

Subscription Television

International

Specials

Documentary Specials

Programming Changes

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.

Domestic

International

Ending This Year

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