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 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Nine HD My Gym Partner is a Monkey Nine HD The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Nine HD The Life and Times of Juniper Lee 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