Entertainment offerings include Always Was Tonight, Class Clowns, Tonight at the Museum, and Urzila Carlson, with returning personalities such as Sam Pang, Julia Morris, Shaun Micallef, Urzila Carlson, and Guy Sebastian across news, comedy, and format-driven programming.

Around 60 premium series are highlighted, with a strong focus on Australian content spanning children’s programming, documentaries, and scripted drama to engage local audiences.

The slate includes notable non-fiction projects such as The State of Man with Marc Fennell, The Matter of Facts with Hamish McDonald, Tampa: The Boat That Turned the Tide with Sarah Ferguson, along with Todd Sampson’s Why? and Shaun Micallef’s Going for Broke.

Kitty Flanagan will headline Bad Company with Anne Edmonds, a comedy about cultural clashes as a corporate executive tries to fix a theater’s finances.

The broadcaster emphasized a substantial lineup across TV, News, iview, and ABC Listen, totaling over 100 new and returning titles designed to celebrate Australian stories and culture.

ABC unveiled its 2026 upfront slate, spotlighting seven new scripted titles along with a broad slate of documentaries, entertainment formats, and children’s programming, all centered on bold, distinctive Australian content across drama, comedy, docos, and kids’ series.

Local host Tony Armstrong will front Always Was Tonight, a satirical take on decolonising news, while Julia Morris will host Class Clowns, a schoolyard-focused comedy.

Ground Up, a six-episode scripted comedy, follows Sam Pang as a football administrator steering Tasmania’s first AFL team and a new stadium, directed by Wayne Hope and produced by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope.

The lineup includes documentaries revisiting John Clarke and Rolf Harris, including a two‑part Rolf Harris: Can You Tell What I Am Yet? exploring the entertainer’s life and abuse allegations.

New scripted series highlighted include Dustfall, Goolagong, Shakedown, and Treasure & Dirt, each with distinctive premises and notable talent such as Anna Torv, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and Wayne Blair, with a Goolagong biopic slated for early next year.

Drama entries feature Dustfall led by Anna Torv and Treasure & Dirt, a detective series based on Chris Hammer’s novel, alongside a Wayne Blair-directed Goolagong biopic.

Triple J Music and youth programming are strengthened with the continued prominence of The Hottest 100, Country Club, Doof, and 50 years of ABC Classic, alongside expanded music and live performance content across platforms.

Children’s and family content remains a priority, featuring Play School’s 60th anniversary, Flower & Flour, It’s Andrew!, Tales from Outer Suburbia, Caper Crew, and Indigenous-led programs like Dance with Tom and a new Indigenous lullaby from King Stingray.

ABC News and audio offerings expand with initiatives such as ABC News Loop, on‑the‑road News Breakfast, anniversary celebrations for Australian Story, and audio slate including Unravel: What Became of Jack?, In Conversation with Alan Kohler, Ladies, We Need to Talk, plus the ABC Timeless Audiobooks collection for ABC Listen.

The slate underscores a reliance on familiar faces while pushing more Australian-produced content and internationally co-commissioned documentaries.

The lineup spans Treasure & Dirt, Dustfall, Shakedown, Goolagong, Ground Up, Dog Park, Bad Company, with comedy and youth formats like Urzila and Race Around the World, signaling a diverse mix across genres.

Documentaries and factual programming are a core focus, including titles like Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke, The Matter of Facts, Tampa: The Boat That Turned the Tide, Judgment: Cases That Changed Australia, and The State of Man.

Documentary slate covers crime, justice, climate, and history with offerings such as Ages of Ice, Rolf Harris: Can You Tell What I Am Yet?, and Todd Sampson’s Why?

ABC’s 2025 performance highlighted trust in the brand, strong News presence, iview’s leadership in BVOD, and solid radio reach across major Australian cities.

The upfront in Sydney also spotlighted new comedies from Sam Pang and Kitty Flanagan as part of the 2026 lineup.

Youth-focused programming includes Caper Crew, Flower & Flour, It’s Andrew!, Tales from Outer Suburbia, and Dance with Tom, illustrating ABC’s commitment to diverse, creator-led children’s content.

At this stage, ABC had not announced returning scripted titles for 2026 beyond audio, with no new Bluey scripted projects planned in 2026, while Disney movie development remains a focus.

International content remains part of the slate with Culture by Design, Play On, That Pacific, The Pacific Sports Show, and ABC Radio Australia’s Pacific-focused programming, extending ABC’s reach beyond Australia while maintaining focus on local voices.