This is a list of international television programs which first aired on Australian television in 2008. The list is arranged 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 Skins Skins SBS TV Burn Notice Burn Notice Network Ten My Friends Tigger & Pooh Seven Network Samantha Who? Samantha Who? Seven Network A Year with the Royal Family A Year with the Royal Family Nine Network Milly, Molly ABC1 Little Britain Abroad Little Britain Abroad ABC1 Kitchen Nightmares USA Kitchen Nightmares USA Nine Network Suburban Secrets Suburban Secrets Seven Network Dirty Sexy Money Dirty Sexy Money Seven Network Legend of the Dragon Network Ten Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nine Network Women's Murder Club Women's Murder Club Network Ten Back to You Back to You Network Ten Lewis Lewis Seven Network Rules of Engagement Rules of Engagement Network Ten Shrink Rap Shrink Rap ABC2 That Mitchell and Webb Look That Mitchell and Webb Look ABC1 Me, Eloise! ABC1 / Viva Piñata Network Ten Brat Camp Brat Camp ABC1 Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia Nine Network / George of the Jungle (2007) ABC1 IMP ABC1 Storm Hawks ABC1 Frankenstein's Cat ABC1 Stockingers Stockinger SBS TV Jekyll Jekyll ABC1 Eureka Eureka Ten HD Friday Night Lights Friday Night Lights Ten HD Sinchronicity Sinchronicity SBS TV Conviction Conviction Ten HD / The Magic Roundabout (2006) ABC1 Moment of Truth, The The Moment of Truth Nine Network / / Finley the Fire Engine ABC1 Invasion Invasion Nine HD Related Related Nine HD Thick of It, The The Thick of It ABC1 Sparkle Friends ABC1 Zoey 101 ABC1 Michael Palin's New Europe Michael Palin's New Europe Seven Network / Chaotic Network Ten Bakugan Battle Brawlers Bakugan Battle Brawlers Network Ten Death Note Death Note ABC2 Life in Cold Blood Life in Cold Blood Nine Network Futz! ABC1 / Eliot Kid ABC1 Armstrong and Miller Show, The The Armstrong and Miller Show ABC1 In the Night Garden In the Night Garden... ABC1 Mistresses Mistresses Seven Network Palace, The The Palace Seven Network State Within, The The State Within ABC1 How to Look Good Naked How to Look Good Naked Network Ten / Edgar and Ellen (TV series) ABC1 Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords Network Ten Horseland Horseland Network Ten Tiger: Spy in the Jungle Tiger: Spy in the Jungle Nine Network Cavemen Cavemen Seven Network Echo Beach Echo Beach ABC2 Moving Wallpaper Moving Wallpaper ABC2 Jane Austen FourPlay Jane Austen FourPlay ABC1 Renters Renters Seven Network Gil Mayo Mysteries, The The Gil Mayo Mysteries ABC1 WWE After Burn WWE After Burn Nine Network Spiral Spiral SBS TV Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb Seven Network Master Raindrop / / Master Raindrop Seven Network Lipstick Jungle Lipstick Jungle Seven Network Private Practice Private Practice Seven Network Peter Serafinowicz Show, The The Peter Serafinowicz Show ABC2 Boiling Point Boiling Point Seven Network How to Have Sex After Marriage How to Have Sex After Marriage Nine Network Wipeout Wipeout Nine Network Mr. Men Show, The / The Mr. Men Show ABC1 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! Nine Network Twenty Good Years Twenty Good Years Nine HD Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic... ABC2 Roary the Racing Car ABC1 Freezing Freezing ABC1 Transformers: Animated Network Ten / Classic Tales ABC1 / G2G Nine Network Beyond Boiling Point Beyond Boiling Point Seven Network The Large Family ABC1 / Yin Yang Yo! Seven Network Secret Diary of a Call Girl Secret Diary of a Call Girl Nine Network 90210 90210 Network Ten Best Ed ABC1 Fringe Fringe Nine Network Justice League Unlimited Justice League Unlimited Nine Network Eon Kid / / Eon Kid Network Ten Camp Lazlo Camp Lazlo Nine Network Mentalist, The The Mentalist Nine Network Jibber Jabber Jibber Jabber ABC1 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Nine HD Soundtrack to My Life Soundtrack to My Life ABC2 Rough Diamond Rough Diamond ABC1 Kath & Kim Kath & Kim Seven Network M.I.High M.I. High ABC1 Sleep Clinic Sleep Clinic ABC2 Dork Hunters from Outer Space Network Ten Kid vs. Kat ABC1 The Owl ABC1 The Spectacular Spider-Man Network Ten Xiaolin Showdown Xiaolin Showdown Nine HD A Kind of Magic ABC1 Zoo Days Zoo Days ABC2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Star Wars: The Clone Wars Network Ten / Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist Network Ten Modern Toss Modern Toss ABC2 HolbyBlue HolbyBlue Seven Network It's Adam and Shelley ABC2 Army Wives Army Wives Network Ten The Ex List The Ex List Network Ten Eli Stone Eli Stone Seven Network Party Animals ABC1 Long Way Down Long Way Down SBS TV Rex in Rome / Rex in Rome SBS TV Wall Street Warriors Wall Street Warriors SBS TV Britannia High Britannia High Seven Network Dance Machine Dance Machine Seven Network / Olivia ABC1 In Plain Sight In Plain Sight Network Ten Humf ABC1 The Family The Family Network Ten Ralf the Record Rat ABC1 / Zeke's Pad Seven Network / Blanche ABC TV 2008
Subscription television Program Network Debut date Real Housewives of Orange County, The The Real Housewives of Orange County Arena Friday Night Project, The The Friday Night Project UK.TV Gotti's Way MTV Trinny & Susannah Undress the Nation The LifeStyle Channel Matt James Eco Eden The LifeStyle Channel I Love New York I Love New York VH1 Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escape The LifeStyle Channel Saxondale UKTV Snoop Dogg's Father Hood Snoop Dogg's Father Hood E! Phineas and Ferb Phineas and Ferb Disney Channel The Bulls**t Detective The LifeStyle Channel Outrageous Wasters The LifeStyle Channel Baby Ballroom: The Championship Baby Ballroom: The Championship The LifeStyle Channel Duchess, The The Duchess The LifeStyle Channel Jamie's Great Italian Escape The LifeStyle Channel Escape The LifeStyle Channel Murder Murder Fox8 Living on the Edge MTV Jimmy's Farm The LifeStyle Channel Colin & Justin's Home Heist The LifeStyle Channel Hey Paula Hey Paula Arena Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is The LifeStyle Channel Cook Yourself Thin The LifeStyle Channel River Cops The LifeStyle Channel Make or Break Make or Break UK.TV Dating the Enemy The LifeStyle Channel Open House The LifeStyle Channel John from Cincinnati John from Cincinnati Showcase Price Is Right, The The Price Is Right W. Tim Gunn's Guide to Style Tim Gunn's Guide to Style Arena Make Your Child Brilliant The LifeStyle Channel Black Donnellys, The The Black Donnellys Showcase Benidorm UKTV Arrange Me a Marriage The LifeStyle Channel Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List Arena Contender: Muay Thai, The The Contender: Muay Thai Fox8 Risky Business The LifeStyle Channel Living Lohan E! Denise Richards: It's Complicated E! ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme MTV Secret Millionaire, The Secret Millionaire The LifeStyle Channel Charm School Charm School VH1 Durham County Durham CountyFoxtel Magazine (July 2008). ACP Magazines. showcase Millionaire Matchmaker Millionaire Matchmaker Arena Striker Striker National Geographic HD Truth About Property, The The Truth About Property The LifeStyle Channel Apprentice, The The Apprentice UK.TV Hippo: Africa's River Beast Hippo: Africa's River Beast National Geographic HD Famous 5: On the Case Disney Channel Build a New Life The LifeStyle Channel Predators in Peril Predators in Peril National Geographic HD Blood Ties Blood Ties Fox8 Don't Tell The Bride The LifeStyle Channel Living with Modernism The LifeStyle Channel Best Years, The The Best Years Fox8 Blood Ties Blood Ties Fox8 Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle, The The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle UKTV Wildlife Photographers Wildlife Photographers National Geographic HD Celebrity Wife Swap The LifeStyle Channel Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew bio. Welcome to the Parker Welcome to the Parker Arena Good Bid Good Buy The LifeStyle Channel To the Manor Bowen The LifeStyle Channel Breaking Bad Breaking Bad Showcase Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Cartoon Network Real Housewives of New York City, The The Real Housewives of New York City Arena Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky BBC HD Pam: Girl on the Loose Pam: Girl on the Loose E! Man vs. Wild Man vs. Wild Discovery Channel Sorted Sorted BBC HD Brooke Knows Best Brooke Knows Best MTV Jamie at Home Jamie at Home LifeStyle Food Dresden Files, The The Dresden Files Sci Fi Channel Messiah Messiah Showcase First Class All The Way First Class All the Way Arena Real Time with Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher The Comedy Channel Greek Greek Fox8 Ice Road Truckers Ice Road Truckers Fox8 Mighty B!, The The Mighty B! Cartoon Network After You've Gone UKTV Lark Rise to Candleford Lark Rise to Candleford BBC HD and UKTV In Treatment In Treatment Showcase Bachelorette, The The Bachelorette Arena Old Skool with Terry and Gita Old Skool with Terry and Gita Bio. 30-Second Bunnies Theatre 30-Second Bunnies Theatre Movie Extra John Adams John Adams Showcase Unsellables, The The Unsellables The LifeStyle Channel Don't Move, Improve The LifeStyle Channel Savile Row The LifeStyle Channel Dumped The LifeStyle Channel Girl Meets Cowboy Girl Meets Cowboy Arena Victoria Silvstedt: My Perfect Life E! Sarah Jane Adventures, The The Sarah Jane Adventures Nickelodeon Wa$ted! The LifeStyle Channel Gemini Division Gemini Division Sci Fi Channel Top Design Top Design Arena Rachel Zoe Project, The The Rachel Zoe Project Arena My Life for Sale The LifeStyle Channel Kill Point, The The Kill Point Movie Extra Supersize vs Superskinny The LifeStyle Channel I Want to Work for Diddy I Want to Work for Diddy MTV Step It Up and Dance Step It Up and Dance Arena America's Most Smartest Model MTV Legally Blonde – The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods MTV Instant Beauty Pageant Instant Beauty Pageant Arena America's Toughest Jobs America's Toughest Jobs Unknown Unknown Do Not Disturb Do Not Disturb Unknown Unknown Flipping Out Flipping Out Arena Unknown Million Dollar Listing Million Dollar Listing Arena Unknown Spain... on the Road Again Spain... on the Road Again The LifeStyle Channel Unknown Top Chef Top Chef Arena Unknown Ultimate School Musical, The The Ultimate School Musical Unknown Unknown Unhitched Unhitched Unknown Unknown
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