Foxtel channels: 2012 highlights
Smash, Territory Cops, Grimm, Kings Cross ER, The Secret Circle and a new A&E HD Channel are some of Foxtel channels' offerings for 2012.
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Foxtel announced its 2012 programming highlights to media buyers in Melbourne last night.
Director of Television Brian Walsh was joined by Charlotte Dawson, Alex Perry, Megan Gale and Laura Dundovic at the swish Vue de Monde restaurant atop the Rialto.
Walsh announced highlights for the nine Foxtel Owned & Operated Channels: FOX8, Arena, Comedy, W, Crime & Investigation, Bio, FOX Classics, 111 Hits and History.
In January it unveils a new channel A&E HD, which will feature male-skewed action series including Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Ax Men, Swamp People, Ice Road Truckers, Dog The Bounty Hunter, American Pickers, Tornado Hunters and a new local series from Cordell Jigsaw (Bondi Rescue). The channel will launch on Australia Day.
Foxtel has also picked up its biggest swag of US content yet.
Returning local programmes for 2012 include Australia’s Next Top Model, Project Runway Australia, Dating in the Dark Australia and Balls of Steel Australia. Both Rove McManus and Australia’s Next Top Model will be closely aligned with Foxtel’s Olympics coverage which it shares with Nine.
New local series include:
– Territory Cops, replaces Kalgoorlie Cops, to be filmed in the Northern Territory. (CI)
– Kings Cross ER, ob-doc series set in St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst. (CI)
– Tony Robinson’s Time Walks, follows on from the success of Tony Robinson Explores Australia. (History)
Previously announced new local series include:
– Off Their Rockers, hidden-camera local version of European comedy Benidorm Bastards, featuring senior citizens pranking members of the public. Early 2012 (Comedy).
– I Survived: Stories Of Australia. Everyday Australians tell about their extraordinary tales of near death and tragedy. (Bio)
– Got To Dance. Local version of dance reality contest to launch after the Olympics (FOX8).
– Cricket Superstar. 15 young hopefuls vie to become Australia’s next “big thing” on the cricket
pitch. To premiere in January (FOX8).
– WAG Nation. ‘Real Housewives’ of Australian football to begin in March (Arena).
– The People Speak . Australian actors interpret the words that Australians have written, shouted or cried-out throughout the years. Based on a US format (History).
US titles include:
– Smash (pictured). Spielberg’s musical drama series about a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Features Debra Messing, Anjelica Houston, and American Idol graduate Katherine McPhee. To air same day & date as the US from February (W).
– Awake. Jason Isaacs stars as a man who tries to put the pieces of his life back together, after waking up from a car accident involving his wife and son. (W)
– Shameless. US adaptation starring William H Macy, Emmy Rossum and Joan Cusack.
– Grimm. Contemporary cop drama / fantasy inspired by Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Premieres in January (FOX8).
– Last Man Standing. Tim Allen returns to sitcom.
– The Bitch In Apartment 23. A girl buddy comedy which has a twist on celebrity cameos with James van der Beek. (FOX8)
– The Secret Circle. Kevin Williamson’s new teen drama about a circle of witches, includes Australian Phoebe Tonkin. (FOX8)
– Hart Of Dixie. Riches to rags story about a big time NYC doctor who is forced to move to country Alabama. (FOX8)
– Switched At Birth. Drama about two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments. (FOX8)
– Pretty Little Liars. Teen drama (FOX8).
– The Lying Game. Teen drama (FOX8).
– The New Girl. Zooey Deschanel stars as a woman trying to get over her breakup with her boyfriend after he cheats on her.
Previously announced US drama The Playboy Club didn’t make the cut after being axed in the US.
Foxtel also indicated two new local dramas are in development. It recently announced Spirited would not return, while there is no decision yet on a second season of SLiDE.
Highlights for other channels including Showcase, LifeStyle, Nickelodeon, SciFi, MTV, FOX Sports, Nat Geo, Discovery, Movie Extra, 13TH Street, STVDIO and TV1 were not revealed, but combined with this list plus Sports it arms the Pay TV provider with a sold line-up.
The presentation also included a giveaway of two return tickets to LA to see the season final of Rove LA in mid-November.
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- Tagged with American Idol, American Pickers, Australia's Next Top Model, Ax Men, Balls of Steel Australia, Benidorm Bastards, Bondi Rescue, Dating in the Dark Australia, Dog The Bounty Hunter, Got to Dance, Grimm, Hart of Dixie, Ice Road Truckers, IRT, Kalgoorlie Cops, Last Man Standing, Olympics, Pawn Stars, Pretty Little Liars, Project Runway Australia, Rove LA, Shameless, SLide, Spirited, Storage Wars, Swamp People, Switched At Birth, The Bitch In Apartment 23, The Lying Game, The New Girl, The Playboy Club, The Secret Circle, Tony Robinson Explores Australia, Tony Robinson’s Time Walks, Tornado Hunters, WAG Nation
41 Responses
What about Austar?
@Dylan and Ryaneco: I hear that Ten will show New Girl first before it is repeated on Foxtel.
Still no news on Allen Gregory. It’s a fox show so should be going to either foxtel or ten. The trailer looks really good.
Last man standing, apartment 23 and Awake are great scores for foxtel.
That has got to be the worst line up of shows I’ve ever seen. Heavy on the mind numbingly boring American and reality show content while getting rid of high quality Aussie dramas like Spirited. Time to cancel my subscription I think.
Can we possibly have less ads and promos in these new shows, it may make me watch them live instead of on my IQ!
So they get rid of an awsome drama like Spirited and give us some Hospital and cop shows Yay *insert sarcasm here* oh and I forgot, some reality show crap Double yay.
Again these were just the 9 Foxtel O&O channels hence FX and Walking Dead not specifically referenced. I presume A&E is also SD but not sure yet. Re: New Girl on TEN, will have to check who has first run rights -don’t read anything into the channel not being mentioned as there was a lot of info to take in. I think Gossip Girl is December, it usually is.
I don’t see a new series of Tough Nuts in the offering. That is one of the best local productions on TV so hopefully we’ll see more.
Ten wouldn’t be That stupid to onsell new Girl to Foxtel, they need all the good content they can grab!! Plus they need a comedy to pair up with modern family!
what happened to FX and Walking Dead?
Great to see Balls of Steel Australia will be returning. I wasn’t expecting it to come back.
@ Tash, Gossip Girl S5 starts Monday November 28th at 8:30pm AEDT (according to the FOX8 Facebook page).
Not a lot of good stuff here although everyone in my house is excited about wag nation
WHat about FX?
Jase
I was expecting more channels would be announced
I am actually most looking forward to the wags show
So A & E HD will feature reality shows that currently play on the Discovery and National Geographic Channels. Again Foxtel just recycle shows by putting it on a “new” channel.
Seriously isn’t about time Foxtel “ask” it’s subscribers what they would like to see in the way of new channels and content instead of putting on things they “think” we want to see.
Can’t wait for Wag Nation!!!
There are some surprises here
So Ten decided to onsell The New Girl and Awake to FOX?
They have the rights to Grimm and Apartment 23 as well. Interesting…
So will A&E HD be owned wholy owned by Foxtel like the rest of the A&E platform (Bio., History and CI) or is A&E finally going to have some Australian investments (like in the U.K. with the channels owned 50/50 with Sky, in Asia with Astro, etc.)?
“new channel A&E HD… including Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Ax Men, Swamp People, Ice Road Truckers, Dog The Bounty Hunter, American Pickers, Tornado Hunters” – good old Foxtel … a “new” channel, featuring mostly shows we’ve moved from existing channels.
They keep upping their prices while offering the same old crap repackaged — not impressed!
Any word as to when Gossip Girl will be returning?
Apart from a& e, was there any other new channels announced?
Last Man Standing & New Girl aren’t affiliated with a specific channel!! Is this because they go to Ten first and foxtel second?
Isn’t The New Girl going to TEN?
Will the A&E channel be in SD also?