Seven in 2026: All the new things coming to Channel 7
The Seven Network has unveiled an ambitious content lineup and strategic business developments for 2026, positioning itself as Australia’s leading full-spectrum video business as it continues to deliver growth and results across broadcast and digital platforms.Speaking at the network’s first Upfront ’26 presentation today, Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard, highlighted Seven’s momentum heading into the new year.“This year we’ve focused on driving growth, especially across 7plus, and on delivering consistently for our audience and commercial partners,” he said.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “We’re doubling down on what works: content that helps brands meet audiences wherever they are, and of course, delivering results. Our focus in 2026 is on growth, partnership and performance. We’re bringing all three.”Seven reaches more than 17 million Australians every month across its television and streaming platforms, with the 7plus streaming platform recording significant growth in 2024-25 including 1.4 million new registrations, daily active users up 31% and average viewing time up 13%.The 2026 slate revealed today demonstrates Seven’s commitment to delivering premium content across news, sport and entertainment: the three pillars that continue to drive the network’s audience growth and results for its partners.The best of Australian and international sport will be live and free on Seven and 7plus next year, including AFL, AFLW, a red-hot summer of Test cricket (including The Ashes), Big Bash League, Women’s Big Bash League, Women’s Internationals, Supercars, horse racing, LIV Golf, NFL (including Super Bowl LX) and one of the biggest sporting events in the world: the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in July and August.Australians will continue to be kept informed with the nation’s most-watched evening news, 7NEWS, plus the #1 breakfast and morning lineup in Sunrise and The Morning Show, 7NEWS Spotlight, 7NEWS.com.au, The West Australian and The Nightly.Seven’s hit entertainment shows are back, including My Kitchen Rules, Australian Idol, The Voice, Farmer Wants A Wife, The 1% Club, The Front Bar, Better Homes and Gardens, The Chase Australia and Australia’s #1 drama – Home and Away – which returns for a huge 2026.They will be joined by newcomers My Reno Rules, Caught In The Middle, SAS: Australia v England, a yet-to-be-named Mick Molloy comedy series, Once In A Lifetime, Tina Arena: Unravel Me, First Dates Australia and The Mental As Anything Story.Seven Group Managing Director, Television, Angus Ross, said: “We reach millions of Australians every day, across every screen, every format, and every region. And we do it with content made for all of Australia, 52 weeks a year. Our model is working, built on the best Aussie sport, entertainment and news shows, as well as premium overseas content.“This year has seen audience growth for a lot of our content – including AFL, cricket, Supercars, the Brownlow Medal, Home and Away, My Kitchen Rules, Australian Idol, The 1% Club, 7NEWS, The Front Bar, 7NEWS Spotlight, the TV WEEK Logie Awards, Sunrise and The Morning Show — and we are building an even stronger entertainment, sport and news lineup for 2026.“Seven already has the best sport schedule in Australia and next year it will get even better with the addition of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Australians love sport and the growth in our audiences this year shows they love sport on Seven and 7plus,” he said.Seven Group Managing Director, Digital, Gereurd Roberts, said: “7plus is experiencing unprecedented momentum, cementing its position as one of Australia’s leading streaming platforms. With more than a million people engaging with the platform every day, 7plus has evolved from a catch-up service into a must-have entertainment destination that rivals the SVOD platforms. The critical difference is that it’s completely free.“Our 7plus content strategy is delivering exceptional results, and with only 9% user crossover between our live and on-demand audiences, we’re presenting advertisers with valuable unduplicated reach opportunities. And next year alone we will add another 6,000 hours of new, exclusive content from top global studios.“Premium exclusive content like The Rookie has driven huge streaming numbers in a single season, while innovations in user experience – including the upcoming ‘Remind Me’ button, synced to mobile – are ensuring our platform continues to evolve to suit our users’ needs, further deepening engagement,” he said.This year, Seven added Southern Cross Media’s regional TV licences, giving the network 100% national coverage and creating a one-stop shop for brands wanting to reach every corner of Australia.Today, Seven announced 7GeoPlus, a new geo-targeting technology that sets a benchmark for precision in connected TV advertising. Developed in partnership with GeoComply, the global leader in geolocation and VPN detection, 7GeoPlus was engineered by Seven to deliver compliance-grade, GPS-level precision and address shortfalls in traditional IP-based targeting accuracy for 7plus.National Sales Director, Digital, Jordan King, said: “We’re reshaping how advertisers connect with viewers by combining data intelligence, predictive technology and seamless campaign management. Our commitment goes beyond delivering eyeballs: we’re focused on creating partnerships that generate real commercial impact for brands who need to engage Australian consumers.”National Sales Director, Television, Katie Finney, said: “The numbers tell the story: we’re working with more than 140 clients using our Phoenix dynamic trading platform, and almost one in three campaigns now reach beyond metropolitan areas into regional Australia: something no other network can match. Phoenix has fundamentally eliminated the inventory shortfalls that used to plague the industry. What we promised 12 months ago about ending campaign under delivery? We’ve made it happen.”More entertainmentNext year, Seven is expanding its entertainment slate with fresh formats designed to engage audiences across generations.Caught In The Middle is the ultimate quiz battle between one duo and one hundred opponents. The duo stands at the centre of a giant LED arena surrounded by a hundred opponents. Over the course of 15 questions, they must outsmart the crowd by picking answers that match as many rivals as possible; knocking them out one by one before the opponents reach the middle and claim the life-changing jackpot for themselves.Hosted by Shane Jacobson, the compelling new series comes from Talpa Studios, the independent global content house founded by John de Mol, the legendary producer and creator of The Voice, The Floor and many other hits. It is being produced for Seven by Talpa Studios and Eureka.Comedy returns to prime time on Seven with a new format featuring Mick Molloy and Glenn Robbins and funny friends as guests. It is produced by Molloy Boy Productions.Mick Molloy and Glenn Robbins are bringing a new show to Seven. Credit: SevenSAS: Australia v England pits seven Aussie celebrities against seven UK celebrities in one of the most unforgiving environments in the world: the Moroccan desert. The Directing Staff take the recruits through hostile and unforgiving warfare environments, while testing their mental and physical ability through a series of realistic training exercises, all designed to simulate real SAS training.Can the Aussies triumph in the world’s toughest test and in the end, who can make the final SAS selection? SAS: Australia v England is produced by Minnow Films and distributed by Banijay Rights.My Reno Rules is a brand-new renovation competition that’s raising the stakes and flipping the script, with epic twists set to transform the lives of everyday Aussies. Hosted by Dr Chris Brown, My Reno Rules will be must-watch television, with four hardworking teams of Aussie battlers going head-to-head, breathing new life into two neighbouring rundown houses in a picturesque Melbourne suburb. The live grand final will see some lucky Australians receive a life-changing call telling them they’ve won a spectacularly renovated, multi-million-dollar home: fully furnished, landscaped and equipped with state-of-the-art technology.Joining Dr Chris are style icon Neale Whitaker, top buyer’s agent Simon Cohen and interiors expert Julia Green as the judging panel. My Reno Rules is a new format produced by Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Entertainment Company) and distributed internationally by Banijay Rights.Dr Chris also stars in the all-new Once In A Lifetime, which sees him embark on global wildlife journeys, joined by entertaining Australian personalities (including Mick Molloy, Amanda Keller, Kate Ritchie and Matt Preston) as his untrained and unqualified veterinary assistants. Together, they help animals while navigating unpredictable and often humorous situations. Once In A Lifetime is a Happy Camel and ITV Studios Australia production.Marking 50 years in the spotlight, Tina Arena: Unravel Me is an intimate and cinematic portrait of one of Australia’s most enduring and enigmatic artists. Told through two interwoven lenses – Tina the icon and Tina the woman – this landmark documentary from Helium Pictures peels back five decades of fame to reveal the dualities that have defined her life and the new revelations that have remained untold until now.From Young Talent Time to global superstardom, heartbreak to hard-won independence, Tina Arena: Unravel Me traces Tina’s extraordinary evolution across continents and languages – from Australia’s sweetheart to a reinvention in France that crowned her a true global icon. Featuring candid new interviews, rare archives and appearances from friends, family, and collaborators, including Katy Perry, Celine Dion and Lionel Richie, it reveals the woman behind the legend: reflective, unfiltered and still wrestling with her own legacy.Tina Arena is coming to Seven. Credit: SevenAlso new to Seven in 2026 are First Dates Australia, a fresh take on one of Australia’s most loved dating shows, and the special event The Mental As Anything Story.The lineup of new overseas content across Seven next year also includes ITV’s Extreme Planet Earth, Operation Dark Phone and A Taste For Murder.The hits are backSeven’s proven entertainment formats continue to deliver growth, with My Kitchen Rules’ total TV audience up 13% so far this year and streaming audiences up more than 70%: an amazing result for a show now in its 15th season. The hit show will be back in 2026, with more talented home cooks, more instant restaurants and more incredible recipes.After growing 15% this year, Australian Idol will return next year for its biggest season yet, as Marcia Hines, Kyle Sandilands and Amy Shark search for the country’s next singing sensation.The Voice is also returning, along with superstar coaches Ronan Keating, Melanie C, Richard Marx and Kate Miller-Heidke.The hit comedy quiz show The 1% Club increased its audience 11% this year and will be back in 2026, with host Jim Jefferies helping everyday Aussies beat the odds and prove they’re smarter than 99% of the population.The new season of Farmer Wants A Wife is already generating a lot of buzz, with the announcement of this year’s farmers – Alex, Dylan, Jarrad, Jason and Zac – drawing the biggest social media response ever. Host Natalie Gruzlewski returns to help the farmers find romance and everlasting love.As it heads into its 39th season, Home and Away continues to prove its status as Australia’s most popular drama, reaching 2.9 million viewers weekly, with 38% of viewing taking place on 7plus. Home and Away’s total TV audience is up 7% this year, including a 28% jump on 7plus. Next year will be big for the much-loved show, as fan favourites Brax (Stephen Peacocke) and Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) return in special episodes produced in partnership with Tourism Western Australia.Seven’s 2026 slate of returning Aussie favourites also includes Australia’s most watched lifestyle program, Better Homes and Gardens, plus The Chase Australia, The Front Bar, Highway Patrol, Border Security: Australia’s Front Line, The Great Outdoors and Off The Grid With Colin and Manu.New seasons of the hit US series Doc, St. Denis Medical and The Hunting Party will debut on 7plus, as its highly successful 7plus First strategy built on premium overseas content continues in 2026.The hits will keep coming on Seven, with new seasons of overseas success stories Ludwig, The Rookie, The 1% Club UK, 9-1-1, Britain’s Got Talent and much more.Australia’s leading news and current affairsAustralia’s most watched news service, 7NEWS, continues to evolve its offering across multiple platforms, reaching audiences through 19 capital city and regional evening bulletins, 7NEWS.com.au, digital platforms with 28 million social media followers, and premium content, including 7NEWS Spotlight, which has seen its 7plus BVOD audience up 60% and its national total TV audience up 11% year-on-year.The weekday 7NEWS 6.00pm bulletin reaches 9.6 million people a month and has increased its average national total TV audience 3% this year, including a 60% jump on 7plus.Seven’s morning television is where Australia starts its day. Sunrise, The Morning Show and Weekend Sunrise shape the national conversation and are first with the news that matters: from breaking stories to headline-making interviews.Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show have been #1 every single week of the year. All three programs have recorded strong audience growth in 2025, with the winning margins over their nearest competitors also widening.Sunrise’s national total TV audience has increased 6% so far this year, while Weekend Sunrise is up 5% and The Morning Show is up 7%. The number of people watching Sunrise on 7plus has surged 55% this year; Weekend Sunrise is up 62% on the platform and The Morning Show is up 56%.Sunrise with Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvingon has reigned as Australia’s favourite breakfast program for 22 years, with an unbeatable lead across 2025. The Morning Show with Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies has achieved the same impressive result, scoring its 18th year at #1 in the mornings, also winning every day.Weekend Sunrise, co-hosted by Monique Wright and David Woiwod, has remained the first choice for viewers every Saturday and Sunday, continuing its winning streak as Australia’s #1 weekend breakfast show, a position it has held since 2006.
已发布: 2025-10-22 06:39:00
来源: 7news.com.au
