2005 in Euroish television

Events

 * 3 January - Hit US drama  makes it's Euroish debut on Premiere.
 * 2 February - It has been announced that ETV has outbid TV3 for the rights to broadcast Home and Away from the Autumn.
 * 17 March - Spark Comedy is launched.
 * 20 March - Prime has a rare ratings victory over TV3, with ' and '.
 * 3 April - Spark airs the first episode of House.
 * 19 July - TV3 reveals it's Autumn highlights, including various new US dramas, and new looks to children's and news programmes. This schedule revamp aims to keep viewers tuned to TV3 as opposed to other channels.
 * 2 September -  is broadcast on TV3 for the final time.
 * 5 September
 * TV3's major programming and presentation revamp makes it's debut.
 * Three News is revamped with a new look, sound and studio. The new, more modern and dynamic European-influenced design from British design agency Lambie-Nairn replaces the old branding which was stylistically more traditional and comparable to American news. The new branding is adopted across it's sister programmes and channels, such as The Latest and The Rundown as well as on TV8. The same day also sees the reintroduction of The Midday Report to TV3 after a two-year hiatus.
 * C3 is rebranded as The Fix.
 * The first episode of Silverthorne is aired. The mystery comedy-drama proves a ratings and critical hit and runs for seven series until 2013.
 * 60 Minutes is relaunched, and placed in a new Monday night time slot.
 * The Euroish television debut of US medical drama series  on TV3.
 * 6 September
 * Deal or No Deal makes it's Euroish debut on TV3, airing on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights.
 * The Euroish television debut of US comedy-drama  on TV3.
 * 9 September -  makes it's return to Euroish television on TV3, where it forms a major part of their new Friday night schedule, alongside the debut of the Euroish version of The X Factor, which launches as a two-night special event before settling into a Saturday slot.
 * 12 September - After a week-long hiatus, Home and Away debuts on ETV1 & Network Two.
 * 3 October - TV3 reports that the channel's ratings throughout September 2005 had made a great improvement, and had not only brought the channel it's highest audiences since 2003, but saw the channel begin to recieve a higher viewer average each night than it's closest competitor, ETV1, and thrashing Network Two and Prime in the ratings battle on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Particular successes include The X Factor, Silverthorne and Deal or No Deal, Doctor Who, UEFA Champions League football coverage and US series Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.
 * 14 November - TV3 announces it has signed exclusive deals for the rights to broadcast 20th Century Fox Television and Touchstone Television productions through until 2015. As a part of the deal, Arrested Development, which had been very successful for Prime, switches over to TV3. It also means the channel will retain the rights to many of it's popular US dramas produced by Touchstone.
 * 30 December - Mollie Hedges presents her final edition of CD:Live. She begins on 3FM two weeks later.

Domestic

 * Deal or No Deal (TV3)
 * Live and Dangerous (The Fix)
 * Silverthorne (TV3)
 * Today with Chris & Claudia (TV3)
 * TV Burp (TV3)
 * The X Factor (TV3)

International

 *  (UK) (ETV1)
 *  (US) (ZTV)
 *  (US) (The Fix)
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 *  (US) (TV3)
 *  (UK) (TV3)
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 *  (US) (TV3)
 *  (UK) (TV3)
 *  (US) (Spark)
 *  (US) (Premiere)
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