Network 10 has revealed its key programming highlights at its 2025 Paramount Upfront. Below is an edited summary of all the announcements.
New Sam Pang project for 10
One of the stars of Have You Been Paying Attention? and fresh from another stellar job hosting the Logies, Sam Pang is creating and starring in his very own weekly show on 10.
Daniel Monaghan, SVP content and programming, Paramount Australia said: “Sam Pang has been part of the 10 family for over a decade and we’re delighted to have commissioned his brand-new show for 2025.
“Sam’s quick wit has kept Aussies laughing for years, and we know his fresh new program will give audiences exactly what they want.
“We are currently in the final stages of development, and we can’t wait to share it with viewers in the new year.”
Big Brother moving back to 10 in Q4
Next year, 10 welcomes Big Brother home to the network that first introduced this reality TV juggernaut to Australian audiences.
The lineup of housemates will include a cross-section of relatable, everyday Australians whom audiences will be able to interact with in real time. The Big Brother revival will launch across all Network 10 platforms in quarter four of 2025.
Monaghan said: “Big Brother, the show that started it all, is coming back to 10 where it belongs. It’ll be bigger, better and bolder than ever before.
“With 24-hour live streaming, live nominations and live evictions, viewers won’t dare miss a moment of the drama as it all unfolds in real time. Get ready Australia – Big Brother is watching.”
Also returning to 10 is the comedy quiz show Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation – now known as Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen.
With a new host and three new team captains, this intergenerational panel show pits Gen X, the Millennials and the Zoomers against each other in a battle to find out which is the best generation of ever and ever.
A Ghost story on 10 & Paramount+
Critically acclaimed international comedy Ghosts is being adapted by BBC Studios Australia in a new local version.
Based on the smash British sitcom, this eight-part series will be set in a haunted country house and feature new ghosts with a distinctly Aussie twist.
Ghosts Australia will commence production in the new year and premiere on 10 and Paramount+ in 2025.
From poltergeists to pranksters in 2025, The Inspired Unemployed remain as busy as ever with a brand-new comedy travel series: The List.
A bucket list comedy travel show, The List follows Jack and Matt (AKA Falcon) as they holiday around the globe. From Japan to South Africa, Germany to Finland and Malaysia to India, The List promises an itinerary high on laughs and awkward and unexpected situations. The List is coming to 10 and Paramount+ in 2025.
The Inspired Unemployed also return for another season of comedy chaos in 2025 with a fresh series of The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers on 10 and Paramount+.
Rounding out the year with a good dose of festive cheer is Staycation, a feature-length, live action Christmas movie from Ludo, the producers of the smash hit series, Bluey. This comedy sees a dysfunctional middleclass family attempt to survive their Christmas break at home, only to find themselves accidentally mixed up with some very dangerous characters indeed.
With more than a nod to the uproarious National Lampoon film franchise, this Aussie comedy will be ready to unwrap Christmas on 10 and Paramount+.
New reality series Airport 24/7, with exclusive, unfettered access to Melbourne Airport’s air traffic control tower, drops viewers into the daily mayhem of the Aussie airline industry as it shines a spotlight on the firies, Feds, border patrollers, air traffic controllers and baggage handlers on the frontlines. With over 700 flights and 90,000 passengers passing through Melbourne Airport every day, there’s sure to be no shortage of drama both in the air and on the ground.
If you have a penchant for the rollercoaster ride that is the property market, then make a date to inspect House Hunters Australia. From humble suburban homes to high-end city pads, House Hunters Australia pairs potential buyers with agents in the quest for a win-win deal.
January and February boasts Celebrity and Survivor
Kicking off the year while you’re relaxing through summer, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! is back in the jungle with a new batch of celebrity campmates.
Who’ll be tucking into eyeball hors-d’oeuvres or bunking with bed bugs when the show returns Sunday, January 19? That’s for hosts Robert Irwin and Julia Morris to know… and for us to find out!
Next year will boast not one but two strategy-stuffed seasons of Australian Survivor. February sees a sequel of sorts to our most successful theme show ever with Australian Survivor: Brains v Brawn II. Once again, two tribes are separated by smarts and strength, before battling it out on the beaches of Samoa for the title, the glory, and half a million dollars.
The second outing for the format next year will see local Survivor legends take on players from Survivor franchises around the world in the unsurprisingly titled Survivor: Australia v The World.
Cheer on some of Australia’s most celebrated players including George, Shonee and Kirby as they face off against superstar players from Survivor South Africa, Norway, New Zealand, and of course the U.S., who will be represented by Survivor legends Parvati, Tony and Cirie.
Meanwhile, contestants in The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition are still running the 2024 season. The competition has never been fiercer as our teams crisscross the globe in their quest to win $100,000 for their chosen charity.
MasterChef Australia judges in 2024
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win in screening next year with judges Andy Allen, Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow, and Jean-Christophe Novelli. The series will feature fan favourites who previously missed out on the trophy, all returning for another shot at glory.
MasterChef Australia: Back To Win kicks off with a special guest judge in the kitchen with internationally renowned and multi-Michelin starred chef Gordon Ramsay turning up the heat.
Dessert Masters is once again on the menu this October with the launch of the much-anticipated second season. Hosts Melissa Leong and Amaury Guichon have enlisted some of the biggest names in the biz in their search for pastry perfection, including Emelia Jackson, Katherine Sabbath, Reece Hignell, Darren Purchese, Alisha Henderson, Christy Tania, Dan Pasquali, Donato Toce, Jana Lai and John Demetrios.
October will also herald the triumphant return of comedy hit Taskmaster Australia when Season 3 puts Pete Helliar, Mel Buttle, Aaron Chen, Concetta Caristo and Rhys Nicholson to the test.
Host Tom Gleeson and his sidekick Tom Cashman will be back in the new year to put another bunch of celebs through their paces. The Taskmaster Australia Season 4 line up will see Tommy Little, Emma Holland, Lisa McCune, Takashi Wakasugi and Dave Hughes forced to think laterally and maybe fail literally.
‘Super-charged schedule of addictive, premium content’
Daniel Monaghan added: “2025 will showcase a super-charged schedule of addictive, premium content on 10, with fresh home-grown hits rolling out right off the bat in January starting with I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! and continuing all the way through to December with Big Brother. It’s a diverse slate of brilliant entertainment mixing audience favourites with brand new shows destined to be viewers’ new obsessions.”
Returning programming
10 will continue to deliver full on LOLs in 2025. The Logie-winning Have You Been Paying Attention? will be back with host Tom Gleisner and panel regulars Sam Pang and Ed Kavalee.
The Cheap Seats also returns to take a wry look back at the week that was with hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. And the current season of Thank God You’re Here continues every Wednesday night when Australia’s funniest performers step through the blue door into the unknown.
New Todd Sampson
Todd Sampson is on a mission to find the answers in his new series, Todd Sampson’s Why?
Sampson said: “‘Why?’ It’s our very first question. Our way of understanding the world. This series explores the ‘whys’ of some of the most fascinating people on the planet. We’ll dive into the death-defying desires of base jumpers, explore the forward-thinking doomsday preppers, investigate the tangled life of a donor dad and delve into the mystical world of an alien church.
“Some ‘whys’ may never be fully answered, and some may be hard to swallow. But it’s by understanding others that we better understand ourselves.”
Returning programs include The Dog House Australia, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia, Deal or No Deal and the Logie-winning Gogglebox Australia.
Shark Tank Australia also returns in October. This time, 10 welcomes new sharks Maxine Horne and Nick Bell, who’ll join returning investors Davie Fogarty, Jane Lu and Robert Herjavec.
There’ll be a new season of The Graham Norton Show, which is also bound for screens in October.
He’ll also be bust hosting Wheel Of Fortune Australia in primetime later this year on 10.
International dramas
Major franchise dramas in 2025 include all new seasons of Law & Order: SVU, Elsbeth, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, FBI International, NCIS, NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: Hawai’i and the latest addition to the NCIS franchise, NCIS: Origins. Set in 1991, this prequel to the original series follows Jethro Gibbs at the outset of his career.
Kathy Bates stars as the brilliant Madeline Matlock in the new legal drama series, Matlock.
Also coming next year is the season premiere of Watson, a modern take on Sherlock Holmes’ clever offsider, following the titular John Watson as he pivots from sleuthing to solving medical mysteries.
Life in Ramsay Street continues when Neighbours hits 10’s screens once more. Expect just as much drama, action, scandal and romance as ever!
On the news front, The Project will continue to provide Australians with their dose of news delivered differently six nights a week, while 10 News First will present the most comprehensive coverage of local, national and international news stories.
10’s weekday news offerings around the clock are 10 News First: Lunchtime at 1pm and 10 News First: Afternoon at 3.30pm. There’s also 10 News First at 5pm and then 10’s Late News at 10pm on 10 Play and 10.30pm on 10.
10’s sporting offer
Paramount Australia and Football Australia recently inked a multi-platform media rights deal for Australian national teams through to 2028. This means Network 10 and Paramount+ will remain the home of the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos in Australia.
Network 10 and Paramount+ continue to be the home of all A-League Men’s and Women’s matches for the 2024/25 season, delivering fans more football than ever before.
Basketball lovers will be thrilled to learn that, for the first time in a decade, the NBL is returning to a main free-to-air channel. Sunday’s 2:30pm marquee game will be broadcast on Channel 10, while 10 BOLD will broadcast a Sunday 4:30pm game.
The MotoGP World Championship returns this October, while the high speed, high stakes, high octane thrills of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix will be back in Melbourne next March.
Adam Cush, sport production director, Paramount Australia said: “Network 10 is entering a new era of sport, and we can already hear fans cheering from the sidelines.
“Our offering is as diverse as the Aussie audiences watching in 2025, and we’re committed to showcasing sport in innovative ways across all our platforms. Whether you want your fix of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, double doses of Sunday hoops with the NBL, the adrenaline rush of the MotoGP World Championship or all the A-Leagues, CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos football action, we’ve got you covered.”
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