2014 in New Zealand television

This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres which occurred, or are scheduled to occur, in 2014, the 54th year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand.

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2014 in television

Events

Premieres

Domestic series
Domestic television series premieres on New Zealand television in 2014
Program Original airdate Network Ref
The Paul Henry Show 27 JanuaryTV3[35]
The Great Food Race 3 FebruaryTV3[36]
Step Dave 11 FebruaryTV2[37]
Nabbed 11 FebruaryTV2[38]
Cadbury Dream Factory 20 FebruaryTV3[39]
The 4.30 Show 24 FebruaryTV2[40]
The Art of The Architect 20 MarchTV One[41]
Women in Blue 22 AprilTV One[42]
Cold Science TBATV One
Coverband TBATV One[43]
Grand Designs NZ TBATV3
Hope & Wire 3 JulyTV3[44]
Inconceivable TBATV One
Short Poppies TBATV One[45]
Who Am I? TBATV3

International series
International television series premieres on New Zealand television in 2014
Program Original airdate Network Country of origin Ref
Crime Secrets Of... 7 JanuaryTV OneUnited Kingdom[46]
The Goldbergs 13 JanuaryFourUnited States
Super Fun Night 13 JanuaryTV2United States[47]
Trophy Wife 13 JanuaryTV2United States[48]
Kangaroo Dundee 21 FebruaryTV OneAustralia[49]
Hannibal 25 JanuaryTV3United States[50]
Hotel GB 25 JanuaryTV3United Kingdom
The Doctor Blake Mysteries 25 JanuaryTV OneAustralia[51]
The Michael J. Fox Show 27 JanuaryFourUnited States
Betrayal 2 FebruaryTV OneUnited States[52]
Weight Loss Ward 4 FebruaryTV2United Kingdom[53]
Rake 5 FebruaryTV OneAustralia[54]
Friends with Benefits 8 FebruaryFourUnited States
The Paradise 8 FebruaryPrimeUnited Kingdom
The Blacklist 9 FebruaryTV3United States[55]
Mom 12 FebruaryTV2United States[56]
The Originals 13 FebruaryTV2United States
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 16 FebruaryTV2United States[57]
Space Racers 16 FebruaryTVNZ KidzoneUnited States
The Tomorrow People 16 FebruaryTV2United States[58]
Richard Hammond: The Miracles of Nature 19 FebruaryTV3United Kingdom[59]
House of Lies 20 FebruaryFourUnited States
House of Cards 23 FebruaryTV3United States[60]
Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking 1 MarchTV3United Kingdom[61]
The Block: Sky High 10 MarchTV3Australia[62]
Troy 12 MarchTV3United Kingdom[63]
72 Hours TBATV2United States[64]
Almost Human TBATV2United States[65]
ANZAC Girls 9 DecemberPrimeAustralia
Bad Teacher TBAFourUnited States
Believe TBATV2United States[66]
Breathless TBATV OneUnited Kingdom[67]
Broadchurch 11 MayTV OneUnited Kingdom[68]
The Great Australian Bake-Off TBAPrimeAustralia
Ground Floor 1 SeptemberTV2United States[69]
The Hero TBATV2United States[70]
Intelligence 19 MayTV OneUnited States[71]
Jamie's Money Saving Meals TBATV3United Kingdom[72]
Kevin's Beach Hut TBATV3United Kingdom[73]
Mixology 3 NovemberTV2United States[74]
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland TBATV2United States[75]
Rake TBATV3United States[76]
Resurrection 16 JulyTV2United States[77]
Secrets & Lies 2 NovemberTV OneAustralia[78]
Slide Show TBATV3Australia[79]
Star-Crossed TBAPrimeUnited States
Undateable TBATV2United States[80]
Upper Middle Bogan 14 AugustTV OneAustralia[81]
Welcome to the Family TBAFourUnited States
The White Queen 18 JunePrimeUnited Kingdom
Peg + Cat TBATVNZ KidzoneUnited States, Canada
Wander Over Yonder TBATV2United States
The Doozers TBATVNZ KidzoneUnited States, Canada
Lily's Driftwood Bay TBATVNZ KidzoneNorthern Ireland
PAW Patrol TBATV2United States, Canada
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) TBATV2United States

*Due to low ratings, TV3 moved Hotel GB from its primetime slot to airing at 9.30am on Saturdays effective 22 February.

Telemovies and miniseries
Domestic television telemovie and miniseries premieres on New Zealand television in 2014
Program Original airdate Network Ref
Field Punishment No. 1 22 AprilTV One[82]
Abandoned TBATV One
How To Murder Your Wife TBATV One
The Kick 10 AugustTV One[83][84]
Pirates of the Airwaves TBATV One[85]
Project L TBATV One[86]
Nancy Wake's Story TBATV One[87]
The Brokenwood Mysteries 28 SeptemberPrime
When We Go To War TBATV One

Documentaries
Domestic television documentary premieres on New Zealand television in 2014
Program Original airdate(s) Network Ref
Back from the Death Zone TBAPrime
The Day That Changed My Life TBATV One
Diamond in the Rough TBATV One
Keeping It Pure TBAPrime
The Naughty Bits TBAPrime
Operation Overdue TBATV One[88]

Specials
Domestic television special premieres on New Zealand television in 2014
Program Original airdate(s) Network(s) Ref
Kiwi Blacks in the Winter White: Attitude Special TBATV One

Programming changes

Programmes changing networks

Criteria for inclusion in the following list is that New Zealand premiere episodes will air in New Zealand for the first time on the new network. This includes when a program is moved from a free-to-air network's primary channel to a digital multi-channel, as well as when a program moves between subscription television channels – provided the preceding criteria is met. Ended television series which change networks for repeat broadcasts are not included in the list.

Domestic television series which changed network affiliation in 2014
Programme Date New network Previous network Ref
The ITM Fishing Show 30 AprilTV OneTV3
International television programmes which changed channel/network in 2014
Programme Date New network Previous network Country of origin Ref
Bones 21 JanuaryPrimeTV3United States
How I Met Your Mother 21 FebruaryTV3FourUnited States
Live at the Apollo 30 MayTV3TV2United Kingdom
Modern Family 9 JanuaryPrimeTV3United States
The Mentalist 29 JulyTV OneTV2United States
The Michael J. Fox Show° 27 JanuaryFourTV3United States
Scandal 15 JanuaryTV2TV OneUnited States

°Originally, The Michael J. Fox Show was shown as part of TV3's new line-up. However, it has since been dropped by TV3 and was picked up and has begun airing on sister network, Four.

Free-to-air premieres

This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand free-to-air television that had previously premiered on New Zealand subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.

Programme Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Ref
New Zealand with Nadia Lim 22 NovemberTV OneFood TelevisionNew Zealand[89]

Subscription premieres

This is a list of programmes which made their premiere on New Zealand subscription television that had previously premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television. Programmes may still air on the original free-to-air television network.

International television series that premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television in 2014
Programme Date Free-to-air network Subscription network(s) Country of origin Ref

Programmes returning in 2014
Returning programmes on New Zealand television in 2014
Programme Return date Network Original run Ref

Milestone episodes in 2014
Domestic television series which have reached a milestone in 2014
ShowNetworkEpisode #Episode titleEpisode air dateSource

Programmes ending in 2014
Domestic programmes ending on New Zealand television in 2014
Programme End date Network Start date Ref

Deaths
DateNameAgeNotabilitySource
22 February Charlotte Dawson 47 Television host in both New Zealand and Australia [90]
25 August George Burck 75 News reporter [91]

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