TVNZ unveils must-see local and international line-up for 2025
From popular factual programming, to drama, comedy, documentaries, entertainment, and sport, TVNZ has today unveiled its unmissable line-up of local and international content set to air throughout 2025.
In 2024, TVNZ+ had its biggest year ever, reaching 1.5million Kiwis every week and TVNZ’s channels reached 4.4 million New Zealanders in total (89.6% of All People 5+) and 2025 promises to be another huge year with a compelling line-up of must-see homegrown and international shows for the year ahead.
“We offer advertisers unparalleled access to audiences and along with the team I look forward to another great year collaborating with brands on innovative campaigns that deliver results and create lasting connections with our viewers.” says Chief Revenue Officer, Valerie Walshe. “I’m a huge fan of the hit legal drama Suits and the legendary Harvey Specter so I’m particularly excited about the brand-new spinoff, Suits LA.” added Walshe.
NEW LOCAL
- Colin Fassnidge and Manu Feildel embark on a road trip across Aotearoa, getting to know local places, local faces and local produce in Off the Grid - watch the trailer HERE
- Kaiora and Francis Tipene take a journey through grief around the world in The Casketeers: Life & Death Around the Globe*
- Bubbah Olo is joined by a raft of Kiwi comedians in Don’t*, a funny and irreverent documentary series that explores the big life choices facing our rangatahi
- Hit show Love It or List It NZ gets the local treatment as award-winning interior designer Alex Walls and real estate agent Paul Glover, help struggling homeowners
- Diary of a Junior Doctor* chronicles the lives of a group of young doctors at Middlemore Hospital
- The team behind Wellington Paranormal bring Kiwi comedy Warren’s Vortex*, featuring a Lower Hutt dad who has a hidden vortex in his garden shed
- Dead Ahead*+ follows the Wharekoa whānau as they return to Aotearoa, inadvertently disrupting the balance between the physical and spiritual realms
NEW INTERNATIONAL
- Created by the team behind Married at First Sight, Stranded on Honeymoon Island will see unlucky-in-love singles matched into couples and then stranded on a desert island
- New Zealand’s own Rose Matafeo is the Junior Taskmaster in the franchise’s shiny new offspring, as 25 crafty kids go head-to-head in fiendishly tricky tasks
- DOC sees the brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen navigate an unfamiliar world when a brain injury erases eight years of her life
- Sir David Attenborough returns with two landmark series – Asia covers our planet’s largest and richest continent, and Parenthood explores the high stakes challenges of animal parents
- Must-see new dramas also include Suits LA, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Grosse Pointe Garden Society, St. Denis Medical, The Hunting Party, Laid, Dope Girls and Invisible Boys as well as second seasons of Poker Face, Twisted Metal, and NCIS: Sydney.
HOMEGROWN FAVOURITES
- Returning local favourites include Hyundai Country Calendar*, Taskmaster NZ*, NZ’s Best Homes with Phil Spencer, Grand Designs NZ, Down for Love*, Eat Well for Less NZ* and Endangered Species Aotearoa*
- Shortland Street* steps into an exciting new chapter as it moves from five nights a week to three and divided into four ‘mini seasons’ across the year
- Having just celebrated its 10-year anniversary The Brokenwood Mysteries returns, as does The Gone*, Hui Hoppers*, the inept teachers of Educators* and My Life is Murder
RETURNING INTERNATIONAL
- Entertainment behemoth’s The Chase, Travel Guides, MasterChef Australia, My Kitchen Rules, and Love Island Games are all back in 2025
- Viewers can also enjoy second seasons of Poker Face, Twisted Metal, and NCIS: Sydney
TRUSTED NEWS
- TVNZ’s award-winning news and current affairs will continue in 2025, with 1News at Six, Seven Sharp, Te Karere+, Q+A with Jack Tame*, Marae+ and Tagata Pasifika*
- TVNZ’s digital news focus will be amplified with more short form news clips and in-depth interviews available via News on TVNZ+, as well as across 1News.co.nz and on Re: News
FAN FAVOURITE SPORTS
- Free-to-air sports coverage will ensure Kiwi fans get a front row seat to all their favourite sports with WHITE FERNS and BLACKCAPS cricket, ongoing BNZ Breakers and FIBA basketball, the return of domestic Premier League Hockey, ANZ Premiership Netball, NFL including the Super Bowl, The Arnold Clark Cup and FIFA+.
* Funded by NZ On Air
+ Funded by Te Māngai Pāho
Source; Nielsen CMI Q4 23 - Q3 24 Nov 24 Fused. Base - AP 15+ and have watched TV/Vid/Mov online in the last 7 days.
Nielsen TAM; consolidated; 1/1/24-31/12/24 TVNZ (Released); AP05+; CUME 000s/%