📺 Seven Upfronts 2026

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Seven in 2026

Australia’s most-watched video network reveals content slate and strategic growth initiatives

• The biggest and best sport, 52 weeks a year

• Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

• Returning hit entertainment shows

• Fresh new formats, including Mick Molloy show, Caught In The Middle, SAS: Australia v England

• The most watched news and current affairs shows

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.

“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. See separate media release on 7plus .

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. See separate media release on 7GeoPlus.

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.”

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SEVEN IN 2026

MORE ENTERTAINMENT

Next 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.

SAS: 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.

Also 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.

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THE HITS ARE BACK

Seven’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.

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AUSTRALIA’S LEADING NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Australia’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 Shirvington 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.

THE WEST

Seven West Media is a key player in Australia’s economically strongest state. The West Australian is an influential voice in Western Australia and an important contributor to the national debate. Seven also publishes 19 regional papers across the state and the leading websites perthnow.com.au and thewest.com.au.

The Nightly is Seven’s national digital and publishing brand, with a monthly audience of three million and a remarkable influence on political and business decision-makers. Launched in February 2024, it has quickly built a large and growing East Coast audience, skewing female and younger.

The Nightly On magazine is a quarterly deep dive into the ideas, industries and individuals shaping Australia’s future. It speaks to leaders, innovators and professionals who influence the national conversation. Distributed digitally and in print across Qantas lounges and boardrooms, it provides a high-value platform for advertisers targeting Australia’s most discerning audience.

This year Seven launched ROAM, a premium travel brand from The Nightly, led by former GQ and Robb Report editor Richard Clune. Published every Saturday to The Nightly’s readers, ROAM targets modern explorers seeking authentic experiences.

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THE BEST SPORT, ALL YEAR

Every week, Seven’s stellar lineup of the best local and international sport reaches more than nine million Australians. Every week, Seven delivers the sport the nation loves, from Australia’s #1 winter and #1 summer sport – AFL and cricket – to horse racing, Supercars including the Bathurst 1000 , NFL including the Super Bowl , LIV Golf, surfing , cycling , athletics , hockey, extreme sports and more.

New In 2026

Next year, sport will be even bigger and noisier on Seven and 7plus Sport, with the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games return to Seven in 2026, with coverage from Glasgow running from 23 July to 2 August. Australians will have the chance to witness some of the nation’s most exciting sporting superstars in action – including the sprint sensation on everybody’s radar, Gout Gout, Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy, high jump world champion Nicola Olyslagers, and rising para-swimming star Declan Budd.

Live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport, the Glasgow Games will feature a 10- sport program and approximately 3,000 world-class athletes competing from up to 74 Commonwealth nations and territories.

The 2026 Games will include athletics and para-athletics (track and field), swimming and para swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and para bowls, and 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.

More than 200 gold medals will be up for grabs across the 10 days of sporting competition, including the biggest track cycling and swim programs ever seen at a Commonwealth Games, with 26 medal events in the velodrome and 56 medal events in the pool.

And The Best Is Back

This year the AFL stood tall as Australia’s favourite winter sport, reaching 17.6 million people across the 2025 season.

The thrilling AFL Grand Final reached 6.4 million and had a national total TV audience of 4.18 million, making it the most watched Grand Final in two decades. The Brownlow Medal captured a national total TV audience of 1.45 million, up 14% on last year and the biggest Brownlow audience since 2015.

The Toyota 2026 AFL Premiership Season and Finals Series – including exclusive coverage of the 2026 AFL Grand Final – the AFL Women’s competition and football’s night of nights, the Brownlow Medal, all return to Seven and 7plus Sport in 2026 with what promises to be yet another incredible season.

AFL fans across the nation will be glued to their screens when the competition’s best Victorian stars take on their Western Australian rivals in AFL Origin, on Saturday, 14 February 2026, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport. The state-based rivalry returns for the first time in more than 25 years, with the last elite-level men’s Origin match played between Victoria and South Australia in 1999 at the MCG.

After a strong debut in 2025, Seven’s new AFL magazine shows will also be back next year.

The Front Bar and 2025 newcomers The Agenda Setters, Sunday Footy Feast and Unfiltered on Seven and 7plus Sport are among the most popular sport entertainment shows in the country.

Hosted by Mick Molloy, Sam Pang and Andy Maher, The Front Bar is Australia’s #1 sport entertainment show and increased its audience 6% this year. Unfiltered with Hamish McLachlan was the biggest new AFL show of 2025. The Agenda Setters – Seven’s new Monday and Tuesday night AFL news and opinion program fronted by Kane Cornes, Nick Riewoldt, Caroline Wilson, Craig Hutchinson, Brad Hodge and Dale Thomas – has won a loyal and growing audience across Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport.

Seven’s AFL shows, including the innovative new AFL Kids Call, are growing the number of younger people watching 7plus Sport. Almost two thirds of their viewers on the streaming platform are aged under 55, and half are in the key 25 to 54 age group.

The 2025-26 Summer of Cricket on Seven and 7plus Sport is shaping up to be one of the biggest and best yet. Headlined by the ultimate rivalry in world sport – The Ashes, starting in Perth on 21 November – fans can also look forward to another thrilling season of the Big Bash League (from 14 December) and Women’s Big Bash League (from 9 November), along with a multi-format women’s series against India.

With new signing, Stuart Broad, who is fast becoming one of world cricket’s best commentators and analysts, alongside cricket’s #1 commentary team led by the game’s most astute commentator, Ricky Ponting, plus Aaron Finch, Alison Mitchell, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer and many more, viewers will be treated to world-class commentary all summer long on Seven and 7plus Sport.

Seven’s Summer of Cricket lineup will also feature a strong slate of magazine programs, headlined by Unfiltered, which will make its cricket debut this season with five special cricket-themed episodes. Viewers can also look forward to two The Front Bar cricket specials in November, while James Brayshaw, Ricky Ponting and Aaron Finch will come together for a special Ashes Preview Show in November.

Rounding out Seven’s cricket magazine offering, The Spin returns for its eighth season, continuing to deliver sharp insights, fun features and behind-the-scenes access from across the Summer of Cricket.

Earlier this month, Cricket Australia launched the FAST channel Cricket Gold on 7plus

Sport, featuring some of the game’s greatest matches and most iconic players.

The world’s first 24/7 FAST channel dedicated to cricket, Cricket Gold draws on Cricket Australia’s vast video archives to provide extensive coverage of the memorable encounters between the global superstars who entertained generations of fans and helped shape the modern game.

The Women’s International summer sees Australia face India across all formats, with T20s from 15 to 21 February, ODIs from 24 February to 1 March, and a Test match from 6 to 9 March.

The action doesn’t stop there: in 2026, Australia will host Bangladesh for a two-Test series, with venues and dates to be confirmed.

Seven’s long-term agreement with Racing Victoria and Racing NSW, which includes key race days in conjunction with Racing Queensland and Racing SA, cements Seven as Australia’s home of racing, and means Australians enjoy 52 weeks of elite racing across the country, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.

Racing Victoria’s owned and operated Racing.com channel continues to play a key role in Seven’s comprehensive racing offering. Australia’s only 24/7 free-to-air racing channel, Racing.com showcases Victorian thoroughbred racing on Channel 78 (metropolitan) and Channel 68 (regional) nationwide and is available daily on 7plus Sport. The channel also features coverage of South Australian, Western Australian and Hong Kong racing, along with major international events including Royal Ascot.

The Spring and Autumn Racing calendars are the stars in the 7Racing portfolio, which covers the very best Australian thoroughbred racing live and free every Saturday of the year as part of the most significant free-to-air broadcast deal in the history of the sport.

The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday is one of Australia’s most prestigious and lucrative race days, now boasting $14.5 million in prizemoney across 10 races. The pinnacle of the Queensland Summer Racing Carnival, this iconic event is headlined by two feature races, the $3 million The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the

$3 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and is the jewel in the crown of summer thoroughbred racing. Once again in 2026, Seven will broadcast Magic Millions Gold live and free in primetime on Seven and 7plus Sport.

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Live, free and exclusive – Rugby League World Cup

Seven and 7plus home to the Australian-hosted 2026 tournament

The Seven Network today announced it has secured the exclusive Australian rights to the Rugby League World Cup 2026 (RLWC2026), which will be live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport from 15 October 2026.

Kicking off with a blockbuster clash between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, Seven’s month-long coverage will showcase the very best of international rugby league with 18 men’s, 15 women’s and 20 wheelchair matches.

Hosted by Australia, RLWC2026 will feature 26 teams from around the world, including England, Tonga and Samoa, with four matches to also be played in Papua New Guinea and two matches in New Zealand.

Seven West Media Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Howard, said: “Seven is proud to be the unrivalled home of Australian sport. The Rugby League World Cup is a significant world-class event and hosting it on home soil makes it even more special. It’s exactly the kind of premium sporting content Seven is known for and committed to delivering – live, free and exclusively to all Australians.

“Thank you to the Australian Rugby League Commission, Peter V’landys and Andrew Abdo for championing this deal, and we’re looking forward to delivering this outstanding event, in a way that only Seven can do, to Australian audiences in 2026.”

Australian Rugby League Commission Chairman, Peter V’landys AM, said: "Growing the international game has been a key focus of the Commission and nothing compares to the passion, excitement and sheer intensity of a Rugby League World Cup. Big hits, brilliant athleticism and epic finishes — this World Cup will have it all, and more.

“With all men’s, women’s and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup matches available live and free right across Australia, this partnership will give every Australian unprecedented access to the biggest games on the Rugby League calendar,” Mr V’landys said.

Chief Executive Officer National Rugby League, Andrew Abdo, said: "International rugby league is the ultimate stage and representing your country is the ultimate honour.

“In less than a year, the Rugby League World Cup 2026 will deliver the most competitive international tournament in the game’s history. We are excited to be partnering with the Seven Network to bring every match live and free across Australia."

Seven will also extend its successful The Agenda Setters brand to Rugby League, with a new panel show beginning from round one of the NRL season and continuing through to the end of RLWC2026.

Seven Network Director of Sport, Chris Jones, said: “To broadcast RLWC2026 to Australians across the country builds on our dedication to providing exceptional live and free sport programming 365 days of the year on Seven and 7plus Sport.

“With every game exclusive to Seven and 7plus Sport, the tournament will form part of an epic spring of sport, running alongside Australia’s premier thoroughbred racing and record-breaking Supercars Championship coverage.

“We cannot wait to expand Seven’s sport offering into the NRL season. The Agenda Setters: Rugby League will do just as the name suggests and be at the forefront of news and opinion from the start of the NRL season right through to the end of the Rugby League World Cup,” he said.

“With an unbeatable 2026 sport calendar that begins with the Summer of Cricket, the 2026 AFL season, the Birmingham 2026 Commonwealth Games, Supercars Championship and now the Rugby League World Cup, there is something for every Australian on Seven and 7plus Sport.”

Seven’s Commercial Director, Sport, Renee Quirk, said: “World-class events on home soil have historically delivered exceptional ratings results for Seven and we are thrilled to add RLWC2026 to our extensive live and free sport offering.

“With the historic success of the Kangaroos and Jillaroos at World Cups past, paired with the passion of the fans on Australian shores and in neighbouring countries, we cannot wait to deliver every heart-racing moment to living rooms across the country – live, free and exclusively on Seven and 7plus Sport.”

Seven’s coverage of the Rugby League World Cup 2026 runs from 15 October until 15 November 2026 and will available live, free and exclusively in Australia on Seven and 7plus Sport.

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SOME VERY SPECIAL EVENTS

After raising a record $90.16 million last weekend for sick, vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Western Australia, the Perth Channel 7 Telethon will be back in 2026, along with a host of other special events.

The TV WEEK Logie Awards will run exclusively on Seven and 7plus again next year, celebrating the best of Australian TV. This year’s Logies, which saw Home and Away’s Lynne McGranger take home the Gold Logie and Magda Szubanski inducted into the Logies Hall of Fame, reached 3.65 million people and had an average national total TV audience of 1.51 million, up 6% on 2024 and the highest number since 2012. The audience on 7plus was the biggest streaming audience for a Logies ever and was up 21% year-on year.

The 2025 TV WEEK Logie Awards Red Carpet was the highest rated since 2016, with a national average total TV audience of 1.35 million, up 14% on 2024, and a national reach of 2.26 million.

Next year will also bring the Good Friday Appeal in partnership with the Herald Sun, which raises much-needed funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne.

Carols In The Domain will be live, free and exclusive on Seven and 7plus in December this year with a galaxy of stars helping Australia celebrate the festive season. It will be back in 2026.

The red-carpet glamour and star power of the 98th Annual Academy Awards will be on Seven in March next year, with the pomp and ceremony of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo also set for 2026.

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MULTI-CHANNELS, MULTIPLE HITS

Seven is the home of Australia’s most popular multi-channels and next year will bring a wealth of new content on 7mate, 7two, 7flix and 7Bravo.

In 2026, the 7mate slate will include Outback Truckers (season 12), Rookie Truckers, Outback Wreckers, Aussie Gold Hunters, Salvage Rescue Down Under and Cape Carnage. International shows include Caught On Dash Cam, Pawn Stars, Pawn Stars Do America, American Pickers and Storage Wars.

The list of drama series on 7two in 2026 features Father Brown, Vera, Grace, McDonald & Dodds , Call The Midwife and Murdoch Mysteries, while lifestyle shows include Bargain Hunt, Yorkshire Vet and Escape To The Country.

7flix is the home of movies, the biggest US drama franchises – including Law & Order, CSI and NCIS – and the US and UK versions of Ramsay Kitchen Nightmares .

The best reality TV in the world is found on 7Bravo. New shows for 2026 include Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition , The Real Housewives of London, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, Ladies of London: The New Reign, Next Gen NYC, Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, The Death Investigator With Barbara Butcher and Killer Grannies.

The slate of returning series on 7Bravo includes Below Deck: Down Under , Below Deck , Below Deck Mediterranean , The Real Housewives of Miami, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, The Valley, The McBee Dynasty, Vanderpump Rules, Summer House, Made in Chelsea and Snapped.

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Coming to 7plus in 2026

Australia’s fastest growing commercial free streaming platform expands its content slate

The Seven Network has today unveiled its bold and expansive content slate for Australia’s fastest growing commercial free streaming platform, 7plus.

Returning to 7plus in 2026 are Ludwig, Doc, The Hunting Party and St. Denis Medical, alongside new series A Taste For Murder. Las Vegas and additional seasons of Law & Order (original series, SVU and Criminal Intent) are being added to our premium library.

We’re adding more than 6,000 hours of new content from leading global studios to 7plus in 2026, with more than 1,000 hours still to land this year, including Deadwood, Murder at the End of the World , Blue Bloods, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behaviour, Landscapers, The Good Wife and Macgruber.

Following the recent launch of Cricket Gold, which leads into the upcoming Ashes series, 7plus is adding to its expansive list of FAST channels, which are instrumental to driving audience engagement on the platform, with exciting new announcements coming soon.

7plus achieved monumental growth in FY25:

• 1.4 million new user registrations.

• Average daily active users up 31% year-on-year, with average viewing time up 13%.

• Live streaming up 62% year-on-year.

• VOD viewing up 21% year-on-year.

• FAST channel streaming increasing 56% year-on-year.

Seven Group Managing Director, Television, Angus Ross, said: “7plus continues to redefine how Australians engage with premium entertainment and live sport, with this year’s AFL Grand Final drawing a record audience of nearly a million viewers and the AFL Finals Series attracting 171,000 new user registrations to 7plus.

“7plus is home of our premium library, 7plus First exclusives, live streaming and your Seven favourites, with Australia’s biggest drama Home and Away the most popular program on the platform, averaging over 240,000 viewers per episode this year.

“In 2026, we’re taking things even further by adding more than 6,000 hours of content sourced from the world’s leading studios. This is premium programming curated to meet the evolving tastes of our audience. And with the highly anticipated Ashes series kicking off in November this year, we expect streaming numbers on 7plus to accelerate rapidly as we head into 2026.”

Seven Group Managing Director, Digital, Gereurd Roberts, said: “With more than a million Australians engaging with 7plus every day, the platform has cemented its place as a must-have entertainment destination – a completely free, competitive rival to subscription services.

“We’re seeing two distinct audience behaviours emerging on 7plus. For some people it is simply the way they watch TV today, while others treat it like an SVOD platform and watch just premium content, entirely on demand.

“With just 9% crossover between those groups, 7plus offers advertisers a powerful opportunity to reach unduplicated audiences at scale.”

Seven’s Director, Content Strategy, 7plus, Andrew Green, said: "As well as our unparallelled slate of content, it is our user experience that also supports our growth. Every new feature on 7plus is designed to make streaming smarter and more intuitive.

“With upcoming ‘Remind Me’ alerts synced to your mobile and a personalised ‘My 7plus’ preference centre, we’re turning choice into convenience and helping people find what they want faster."

Seven’s Director Distribution & Content Partnerships, Richard Henson, said: “In 2026, we’re taking FAST to new heights, with a powerhouse lineup of around 50 channels – spanning a wide range of genres, and curated to attract and retain high-value audiences.

“Our focus will be on mono-thematic, single-IP and sports channels, all powered by premium, readily recognisable content from the world’s leading studios and our rich Seven library. It’s all about delivering quality, variety and scale to our audiences – fast.”

Top live programs on 7plus in 2025:

1. AFL Grand Final: Geelong v Brisbane : streaming audience 985,000.

2. AFL Grand Final: Presentations : streaming audience 763,000.

3. AFL Grand Final: On the Ground : streaming audience 680,000.

4. AFL Grand Final: Pre Game Entertainment : streaming audience 292,000.

5. 2025 AFL Brownlow Medal : streaming audience 254,000.

6. Supercars Championship: Bathurst 1000 Race : streaming audience 211,000.

7. AFL Saturday Night Football Finals (22/09): streaming audience 210,000

8. Cricket: Fifth Test – Australia v India Day Three Session Two : streaming audience 179,000.

9. Cricket: Fifth Test – Australia v India Day Two Session Three : streaming audience 174,000.

10. AFL Friday Night Football Finals (21/09): streaming audience 159,000.

Source: OZTam VPM Live, VOD and FAST Channel minutes – Full FY 25 vs FY 2024. Top Live Programs of 2025 based of Jan 1 to October 14

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SEVEN IN 2026

Key content on Seven and 7plus next year includes:

AUSTRALIAN:

7NEWS
7NEWS Spotlight
Aussie Gold Hunters
Australian Football League AFL Women’s
Australian Idol
Better Homes and Gardens
Border Security: Australia’s Front Line
Carols In The Domain
Caught In The Middle
Channel 7 Telethon
Cricket (The Ashes, Big Bash League, Women’s Big Bash League, Women’s International)
Extra Time
Farmer Wants A Wife
First Dates Australia
Flashpoint
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
Good Friday Appeal
Highway Patrol
Horse racing (various)
Home and Away
Mick Molloy show (yet to be named)
My Kitchen Rules
My Reno Rules
NFL Tailgate
Off The Grid With Colin and Manu
Once In A Lifetime
Outback Truckers
Rookie Truckers
SAS: Australia v England
South Aussie with Cosi
Sunday Footy Feast
Sunrise
Supercars Championship, including the Bathurst 1000
The 1% Club
The Agenda Setters (AFL)
The Chase Australia
The Front Bar
The Great Outdoors
The Mental As Anything Story
The Morning Show
The Spin
The TV WEEK Logie Awards
The Voice
Tina Arena: Unravel Me
Unfiltered
Weekend Sunrise

OVERSEAS:

9-1-1
A Taste For Murder
Britain’s Got Talent
Doc
Extreme Planet Earth
Ludwig
Operation Dark Phone
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
St. Denis Medical
The 1% Club UK
The 98th Academy Awards
The Hunting Party
The Rookie

Source: VOZ 5.0, consolidated 7 data, including spill. Average audience and reach 1 Jan to 7 October vs same calendar dates. Entertainment comparisons are 2025 to date vs equivalent 2024 season. Cricket YOY is based on 24 Nov to 31 Jan vs same events in previous year. Number 1 network based on 0600 to 2400 commercial shares, number 1 sport based on full season reach. Pre 2022 refers to National OzTAM (Metro) + RegTAM ( Regional) equivalent event YOY. Data: consolidated 7 (including spill).

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Seven and Westpac DataX redefine ad attribution

New partnership linking streaming ads to real-world sales

The Seven Network and Westpac DataX have today unveiled a new data partnership, uniting two of Australia’s most trusted brands to deliver unmatched precision, performance and proof for advertisers.

Brands will be able to directly link advertising exposure on 7plus to real-world sales outcomes, via 7REDiQ, connecting media investments to results at the point of sale, whether that be instore or online, across more than 50 product and service categories.

The exclusive collaboration combines Seven’s first-party data ecosystem, built around 15.2 million registered 7plus users, with Westpac DataX’s intelligence drawn from more than 12 million Australian customers.

Seven’s National Digital Sales Director, Jordan King, said: “This great partnership will not only deliver unparalleled insights into consumer purchase behaviours, but will incorporate transparency and effectiveness to prove and improve the impact of brand campaigns.

“The partnership between Seven and Westpac DataX enables privacy-compliant data matching, audience segmentation and campaign attribution at a scale and accuracy not seen before in the Australian market.”

Seven’s Director, Data and Growth, Andrew Brain, said: “Financial data is a key focus for 7REDiQ, driving continuous innovation and improvement in how we measure impact and deliver real business outcomes.

“As new partners join, 7REDiQ creates even greater value and performance for advertisers with Seven, exclusively across the entire video streaming category.”

7REDiQ is one of the most valuable first-party data assets in the Australian media landscape and continues to lead the way when it comes to transparent and open data- driven advertising. It is built on a verified, consented identity graph of more than 15 million registered 7plus users.

Mr Brain said: “7REDiQ transforms our identity-led ecosystem into visualised, segmentable and targetable audiences, enabling agencies and brands to unlock three core functions - audience insight, activation and measurement.”

7plus is the fastest growing commercial free streaming platform in the country, with 1.4 million new registered users in FY25. 7plus delivered a record 26 billion minutes viewed (up 41% year-on-year) in FY25, including 15 billion live minutes (up 62%) and 11 billion VOD minutes (up 21%).

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Seven launches 7GeoPlus

A breakthrough in precision geo-targeting for connected TV

The Seven Network has announced the launch of 7GeoPlus, a new geo-targeting technology that sets the benchmark for precision in connected TV advertising.

Developed in partnership with GeoComply, a global leader in geolocation and online fraud detection, 7GeoPlus was created to meet Seven’s ever-growing appetite to deliver local streaming accuracy for news and sport.

The Seven engineered integration delivers compliance-grade, GPS-level precision – beyond what traditional IP-based solutions can deliver and complementary to postcode targeting.

7GeoPlus is now available exclusively to Seven’s advertising partners, offering a powerful new way to seamlessly deliver location-relevant messaging to viewers across platforms.

Seven’s National Digital Sales Director, Jordan King, said: “With 7GeoPlus, Seven separates itself from the other BVOD players in the market, delivering scalable precision and innovation in connected TV advertising.

“This cutting-edge technology is unlocking powerful new opportunities for retailers, franchisees, utilities and government agencies alike, enabling them to reach highly targeted audiences on 7plus with every single impression.”

Seven’s Head of Commercial Data, Stuart Kruger, said: “Seven already leads the market with one of Australia’s largest authenticated audience data sets, geographically enriched by declared postcodes.

“With 7GeoPlus, Seven strengthens that position by introducing the most accurate geo- targeting signal in Australian connected TV.”

GeoComply’s GM Media & Entertainment, James Clark, said: “By leveraging GeoComply’s precise geolocation solution, Seven’s advertising partners will gain a deeper understanding of their audience to optimise their ad placements for better ROI.

“This enhanced insight empowers Seven to deliver more relevant advertising, maximising both viewership engagement and revenue streams. Seven is the first streaming platform in the world to deploy this technology and is setting the standard when it comes to addressable advertising.”

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Seven Network 2026

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