2012 in Australian television
This is a list of Australian television events and premieres which occurred, or are scheduled to occur, in 2012, the 57th year of continuous operation of television in Australia.
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- 22 January – Network Ten relaunch Young Talent Time for Sunday nights as part of its Super Sunday lineup. The show was later moved to Friday nights and was cancelled later in the year, due to low ratings.
- 30 January – Nine's Today show launches its closer widescreen package (which adds the "9" Watermark) and slogan "I Wake Up With Today". Mornings launches with Sonia Kruger and David Campbell as hosts. On the same night, Nine's A Current Affair launches its new look and slogan "(city name)'s No.1".
- 27 March – Leigh Sexton and Jennifer Evans win the third season of My Kitchen Rules.[1]
- 29 March – Ajay Rochester and teammate Matthew Palmer win the first series of Excess Baggage.[2]
- 15 April – Hamish Blake wins the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the 2012 Logie Awards.[3]
- 22 April – The Nine Network wins its first official ratings week since September 2010, thanks mainly to the launch of The Voice.[4]
- 4 May – Dance group Lil' Banditz Krew win the 2012 version of Young Talent Time, the show was cancelled one month later after a record of low ratings.[5]
- 8 May – Margie Cummins wins the seventh season (the "Singles" edition) of The Biggest Loser.[6]
- 16 May – Music and television personality Ian "Dicko" Dickson wins the second season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.[7]
- 23 May – The opening game of the 2012 State of Origin series recorded 2.51 million metropolitan viewers, the highest-rated broadcast of the annual State of Origin series since the introduction of OzTAM ratings in 2001.[8]
- 24 May – Subscription television providers Foxtel and Austar complete a merger transaction of the two companies, with services for customers migrating to one platform as of 1 July.[9]
- 17 June – Singer Johnny Ruffo and his partner Luda Kroitor win the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars.[10]
- 18 June – Karise Eden wins the first season of The Voice.[11]
- 21 June – Fox Sports wins the ASTRA Award for Channel of the Year at the 2012 ASTRA Awards.
- 30 June – After almost 30 years, Nine drops the US first-run syndicated entertainment television newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight following cutbacks on overseas purchases. Ten subsequently picks up the series.
- 1 July – Brad Cranfield and Lara Welham win the fifth season of The Block with a record profit of $506,000.[12]
- 20 July – The Nine Network has decided not to renew the studio contract with Sony Pictures after 5 years of films and television broadcasting. In 2013, the Seven Network won the licence to its broadcasts.
- 25 July – Andrew De Silva wins the sixth season of Australia's Got Talent;[13] Andy Allen wins the second season of Masterchef Australia.
- 28 July – 13 August – Nine and Foxtel broadcast the 2012 Olympic Games with live coverage on the Nine Network, GEM and Fox Sports from early evening until the following early morning.
- 13 August – Nine Network launch the ninth season of Big Brother Australia which has returned after a 4-year absence after Network Ten axed it in July 2008, hosted by Sonia Kruger.
- 15 August – Police officers Shane Haw and Andrew Thoday win the second season of The Amazing Race Australia.[14]
- 19 August – Callum Hann, runner-up of the second season of MasterChef Australia, wins an All-Stars edition of the cooking program.[15]
- 21 August – The Australian Rugby League Commission announces that the Nine Network and Fox Sports have retained the broadcast rights for rugby league in Australia, with the signing of a A$1.025 billion, five-year deal.[16]
- 15 October – Seven's Melbourne news bulletin records a total of just 192,000 viewers – making it its least-watched bulletin since Christmas Day in 2007.[17]
- 23 October – Mike Snell wins the only series of I Will Survive.[18]
- 7 November – Benjamin Norris wins the ninth season of Big Brother Australia. Norris, the first openly gay person to win the program, proposed to his boyfriend, also named Ben, during the show's live finale.[19]
- 20 November – Samantha Jade wins the fourth season of The X Factor, the first female artist to win the program.[20]
- 22 November – Seven News sports reporter Leith Mulligan is sacked after the bulletin suffers an embarrassing wipeout in the ratings, losing all 40 weeks against the rival Nine News Melbourne.[17]
- 26 November – Ten's Breakfast has its last edition, Ron Wilson leaves Ten after 3 decades, and Matt White leaves Seven's Today Tonight after 4 years.
- 29 November – Millie Lincoln and Chard Oldfield win the fourth season of Beauty and the Geek Australia.[21]
- 8 December – Channel [V] announces Seth Sentry as the winner of its annual viewer-voted title of [V] Oz Artist of the Year.[22]
Celebrity deaths
[edit]- 11 March – Ian Turpie (aged 68), host of The New Price Is Right from 1981 to 1986 and again in 1989.[23][24]
- 20 March – Cliff Neville (age unknown), former 60 Minutes producer.[25][26]
- 3 May – Edith Bliss (aged 52), reporter for Simon Townsend's Wonder World.[27][28]
- 18 August – Alan Bateman (aged 76),[29] television writer, producer and executive notable as the creator of Home and Away.[30]
Channels
[edit]- New channels
- 16 February – A&E[31]
- 17 February – Fox Footy[32]
- 26 February – FX[33]
- 26 March – Extra (Nine Network/NBN Television)
- 1 May – WIN Gold (WIN Television, Channel Nine Adelaide, Channel Nine Perth)
- 24 September – TVSN (Free-to-air)
- 12 December – NITV (re-launched as free-to-air)
- Renamed channels
- 1 March – STUDIO (replacing STVDIO)[34]
- 4 May – Gold (replacing WIN Gold) (WIN Television, Channel Nine Adelaide, Channel Nine Perth)
- 20 August – SoHo (replacing W)[35]
- 23 July – SF (replacing Sci-Fi)[36]
Ratings
[edit]Premieres
[edit]Domestic series
[edit]International series
[edit]Telemovies
[edit]Telemovie | Original airdate(s) | Network | Ref |
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The Last Race | 20 February | ABC1 | [37] |
The Great Mint Swindle | 11 March | Nine Network | [38][39][40] |
Dripping in Chocolate | 7 April | UKTV | [41] |
Beaconsfield | 22 April | Nine Network | [42] |
Mabo | 10 June | ABC1 | [43] |
Underground: The Julian Assange Story | 7 October | Network Ten | [44] |
Dangerous Remedy | 4 November | ABC1 | [45] |
Jack Irish: Bad Debts | 14 November | ABC1 | [46] |
Jack Irish: Black Tide | 21 November | ABC1 | [46] |
Program | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens | 11 March | Cartoon Network | Singapore United States |
[47][48] |
Hemingway & Gellhorn | 12 September | Showcase | United States | [49] |
Miniseries
[edit]Miniseries | Original airdate(s) | Network | Ref |
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Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms | 15 May | Network Ten | [50] |
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War | 19, 26 August | Nine Network | [51] |
Devil's Dust | 11, 12 November | ABC1 | [52] |
Miniseries | Original airdate(s) | Network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Exile | 3, 10, 17 January | UKTV | United Kingdom | [53] |
Hogfather | 7, 15 January | ABC1 | United Kingdom | [54] |
World Without End | 30 December | SoHo | Germany Canada |
[55] |
Documentary specials
[edit]Documentary | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Ref |
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Orchids: My Intersex Adventure | 29 January | ABC1 | [56] |
The Real Graham Kennedy | 5 February | ABC1 | [57] |
Geoff Huegill: Be Your Best – Hunt For Gold | 15 February | Bio. | [58][59] |
MegaTruckers | 16 February | A&E | [60][61] |
The Bombing of Darwin: An Awkward Truth | 19 February | The History Channel | [62] |
Great Barrier Reef | 11, 18, 25 March | Nine Network | [63] |
2 Hours | 17 March | Seven Network | [64] |
Giants | 24 March | Seven Network | [65] |
Tony Robinson's London Games Unearthed | 19 June | The History Channel | [66] |
Sporting Nation | 24 June | ABC1 | [67] |
Inside | 4, 11 October | Nine Network | [68] |
Muddied Waters | 9 December | 7Two | [69] |
Who Makes the News? | 10 December | ABC News 24 | [70] |
George Rrurrambu | TBA | ABC1 | [71][72] |
Great Southern Land | TBA | ABC1 | [73] |
Murdoch | TBA | SBS One | |
Possum Wars | TBA | ABC1 | |
Redesign My Brain | TBA | ABC1 | |
Sydney Harbour – Life on the Edge | TBA | National Geographic Channel |
Documentary | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Country of origin | Ref |
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Missions that Changed the War | 3, 10, 17, 24 January | The History Channel | United States | [74] |
Les Paul: Chasing Sound | 6 January | STVDIO | United States | [75] |
Captains of the Final Frontier | 13 January | Sci Fi Channel | United States | [76] |
Terror Island | 17 January | SBS One | Norway | [77] |
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin | 21 January | STUDIO | United Kingdom | [78] |
Secrets of Wild India | 5, 12, 19 February | Nat Geo Wild | United Kingdom | [79] |
Our War – 10 Years in Afghanistan | 9, 16, 23 February | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [80] |
Jamie: Drag Queen at 16 | 27 February | LifeStyle You | United Kingdom | [81] |
My Gorilla Life | 11 March | Nat Geo Wild | Unknown | [82] |
No Woman, No Cry | 23 March | Discovery Home & Health | United States | [83] |
Britain's Youngest Undertaker | 18 April | ABC2 | United Kingdom | [84] |
Under Fire: Journalists in Combat | 19 December | SBS One | Canada | [85] |
Specials
[edit]Documentary | Original airdate(s) | Network(s) | Country of origin | Ref |
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Radio 1's Big Weekend 2011 | 1 January | BBC Knowledge | United Kingdom | [75] |
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 13 January | Starpics | United States | [95][117] |
Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards | 16 January | E! | United States | [117] |
Live From the Red Carpet: The 2012 Golden Globe Awards | 16 January | E! | United States | [117] |
69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 16 January | Fox8 | United States | [95][117][118] |
Jamie Cooks Summer | 20 January | Network Ten | United Kingdom | [119] |
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 30 January | TV1 | United States | [95][117] |
2012 BAFTA Awards | 13 February | Starpics | United Kingdom | [120] |
54th Annual Grammy Awards | 13 February | Fox8 | United States | [99] |
Whitney Houston: Last Days of a Legend | 17 February | E! | United States | [121] |
Whitney Houston Memorial | 19 February | E! | United States | [122] |
Arizona Republican Presidential Debate | 23 February | CNN | United States | [123] |
2012 Independent Spirit Awards | 26 February | STVDIO | United States | [99] |
84th Academy Awards | 27 February | Nine Network / Go! Starpics |
United States | [99][124][125] |
Charlie Sheen: Hollywood Black Book | 12 March | Bio. | United States | [126] |
Aiming for Gold | 22 March | CNN | United Kingdom | [127] |
Sport Relief 2012 | 26 March | UKTV | United Kingdom | [127][128] |
One Direction: A Year in the Making | 15 May | Go! | United Kingdom | [129] |
2012 Billboard Music Awards | 21 May | Fox8 | United States | [130] |
Bee Gees: In Our Own Time | 25 May | ABC2 | United States | [131] |
2011 Royal Variety Performance | 29 May | 7Two | United Kingdom | [132] |
66th Tony Awards | 11 June | Bio. | United States | [133] |
64th Primetime Emmy Awards | 24 September | Fox8 Eleven |
United States | [134][135] |
Muppets All-Star Comedy Gala | 30 September | Network Ten | Canada | [136] |
2012 U.S. Presidential Election: Presidential Debate | 4 October | SBS One ABC News 24 |
United States | [137] |
46th CMA Awards | 2 November | Country Music Channel | United States | [138] |
The 2012 STYLE Awards | 4 November | Style | United States | [139] |
2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | 9 December | Fox8 | United States | [55] |
12.12.12 - The Concert for Sandy Relief | 13 December | StarPics | United States | [140] |
Programming changes
[edit]Changes to network affiliation
[edit]This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.
Criteria for inclusion:
- Australian premiere episodes are airing on the new network.
Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Ref |
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Excess Baggage | 13 February | Go! | Nine Network | |
After the Bounce | 19 February | Fox Footy | Fox Sports | |
On the Couch | 20 February | Fox Footy | Fox Sports | |
Toasted TV | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | |
Lab Rats Challenge | 5 March | Seven Network | Nine Network | |
Saturday Disney | 31 March | 7Two | Seven Network | |
The Game Plan (NRL) | 21 June | Network Ten (NSW and QLD only) One (VIC, SA and WA only) |
One | [141] |
Big Brother | 13 August | Nine Network | Network Ten |
Program | Date | New network | Previous network | Country of origin | Ref |
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Charmed | 1 January | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
The Graham Norton Show | 14 January | Network Ten | ABC2 | United Kingdom | |
Modern Family | 29 January | Fox8 | The Comedy Channel | United States | |
Becker | 14 February | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
NYPD Blue | 15 February | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Ice Road Truckers | 16 February | A&E | Fox8 | United States | |
Dog the Bounty Hunter | 16 February | A&E | Fox8 | United States | |
Ringer | 20 February | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Pokémon | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
Beyblade: Metal Fusion | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
SpongeBob SquarePants | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Faye Welborn | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | Australia | |
Victorious | 27 February | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
NYPD Blue | 27 February | FX | 111 Hits | United States | |
Las Vegas | 27 February | FX | 111 Hits | United States | |
Dark Angel | 27 February | FX | Fox8 | United States | |
Alias | 27 February | FX | W | United States | |
Martial Law | 27 February | FX | Fox8 | United States | |
The Shield | 27 February | FX | Fox8 | United States | |
The District | 27 February | FX | Sci-Fi | United States | |
Arrested Development | 29 February | FX | The Comedy Channel | United States | |
iCarly | 1 March | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Penn & Teller: Bulls***! | 1 March | FX | Unknown | United States | |
Life on Mars | 1 March | FX | W | United States | |
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 | 9 March | Eleven | Network Ten | United States Canada |
|
Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman | 9 March | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Dinosaur King | 11 March | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
Gormiti | 28 March | Eleven | Network Ten | Italy | |
Eon Kid | 30 March | Eleven | Network Ten | Spain South Korea |
|
The Wonder Years | 31 March | ABC1 | Network Ten | United States | |
The Penguins of Madagascar | 9 April | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | 9 April | Eleven | Network Ten | Italy | |
Chaotic | 25 April | Eleven | Network Ten | United States Canada |
|
Hero: 108 | 27 April | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Beyblade: Metal Masters | 9 May | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
Rules of Engagement | 15 May | Eleven | Network Ten | United States | |
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's | 17 May | Eleven | Network Ten | Japan | |
GoGoRiki | 21 May | Eleven | Network Ten | Russia | |
The Simpsons | 16 June | Network Ten Eleven |
Eleven | United States | |
Futurama | 16 June | Network Ten Eleven |
Eleven | United States | |
The Glee Project | 16 June 23 June (VIC) |
Network Ten (Axed after 3 episodes following poor ratings) Eleven |
Eleven | United States | |
Green Acres | 2 July | GEM | Go! | United States | |
Bewitched | 2 July | GEM | Go! | United States | |
I Dream Of Jeannie | 3 July | GEM | Go! | United States | |
The Voice (season two) | 9 July | Nine Network | Go! (season one) | United States | [142] |
Vera | 18 July | 7Two | Seven Network | United Kingdom | [143] |
Entertainment Tonight | 6 August | Network Ten Eleven |
Nine Network Go! |
United States | |
Conan | 15 August | Go! | GEM | United States | [144] |
The Young and the Restless | 20 August | Arena | W | United States | [145] |
Family Guy | October | Seven Network 7mate |
7mate | United States | |
American Dad! | October | Seven Network 7mate |
7mate | United States | |
Sons of Anarchy | 11 December | FX | Showcase | United States | |
Seinfeld | 24 December | 7mate | GO! | United States | |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) | 2012 | Eleven | Seven Network | United States |
Free-to-air premieres
[edit]This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.
Program | Date | Free-to-air network | Subscription network(s) | Country of origin | Ref |
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ThunderCats | 18 February | Nine Network | Cartoon Network | United States | |
Regular Show | 12 March | Go! | Cartoon Network | United States | |
Team Umizoomi | 1 April | Nine Network | Nick Jr. | United States | |
Archer | 5 June | ABC2 | Fox8 FX |
United States | |
Last Man Standing | 10 June | Network Ten | Fox8 | United States | |
Dollhouse | 11 June | Eleven | Fox8 | United States | |
The Insider | 6 August | Network Ten Eleven |
Arena | United States | |
Smash | 28 August | Seven Network | W. | United States | |
Ben 10: Omniverse | 6 October | Nine Network | Cartoon Network | United States | |
Alphas | 7 December | Seven Network | SF | United States | |
Hell on Wheels | TBA | ABC2 | FX | United States |
Subscription premieres
[edit]This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
Program | Date | Subscription network(s) | Free-to-air network | Country of origin | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harry's Law | 17 March | Universal Channel | Nine Network | United States | [146] |
Bob's Burgers | 14 April | The Comedy Channel | Eleven | United States | |
Wilfred | June | The Comedy Channel | Eleven | United States | |
Pokémon: Black & White | November | Cartoon Network | Network Ten Eleven |
Japan | |
American Horror Story | TBA | FX | Eleven | United States | |
In the Night Garden... | TBA | CBeebies | ABC4 Kids | United Kingdom |
Endings
[edit]Program | End date | Network(s) | Start date | Ref |
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Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta | 22 January | SBS One | 8 January | |
Outland | 14 March | ABC1 | 8 February | |
Excess Baggage | 29 March | Nine Network / Go! | 30 January | [147] |
Good News Week | 28 April | Network Ten | 11 February 2008 | |
The Game Plan (AFL) | 14 June | One | 23 March 2011 | [148] |
Tangle | 29 April | Showcase | 1 October 2009 | [149] |
Young Talent Time | 4 May | Network Ten | 22 January 2012 | [149] |
Letters and Numbers | 27 June | SBS One | 2 August 2010 | [150] |
Mandarin News Australia | 27 June | SBS Two | 24 November 2010 | [151] |
RPA | 18 July | Nine Network | 1995 | [152] |
Tricky Business | 25 July | Nine Network | 14 May | [149] |
The Circle | 3 August | Network Ten | 1 February 2010 | [153] |
Everybody Dance Now | 19 August | Network Ten | 12 August | [154][155] |
The Shire | 10 September | Network Ten | 16 July | [156][157] |
I Will Survive | 23 October | Network Ten | 21 August | [18][157] |
Breakfast | 30 November | Network Ten | 23 February | [158] |
Ten Morning News | 30 November | Network Ten | 6 August | [158] |
The Price Is Right | 14 December | Seven Network | 7 May | [159] |
Auction Room | Unknown | ABC1 | 15 April | [160] |
The Marngrook Footy Show | Unknown | ABC2 (since 2010) | 2007 | [161] |
The Playlist | Unknown | Showcase | Unknown | [162] |
Returns
[edit]Program | Return date | Network | Original run | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Young Talent Time | 22 January | Network Ten | 1971–1988 | [163][164] |
The Price Is Right | 7 May | Seven Network | 1963–2005 (intermittently) |
[165] |
Ten Late News | 4 June | Network Ten | 1991–2011 | [166] |
Domestic Blitz | 7 July (special) | Nine Network | 2008–2010 | [167][168] |
Big Brother | 13 August | Nine Network / GO! | 2001–2008 | [169] |
Aerobics Oz Style | 3 September | Aurora | 1982–2005 | [170] |
The Great Outdoors | 23 September | Seven Network | 1993–2009 | [171][172] |
Film and television productions
[edit]Big 6 film productions
[edit]Film Studio | Network | Digital Channels | Pay TV |
---|---|---|---|
20th Century Fox | Network Ten | Eleven, One | Showtime movie channels |
Paramount Pictures | Network Ten | Eleven, One, GO!, ABC2 | Showtime movie channels |
Sony Pictures (Columbia, TriStar and Screen Gems) | Nine Network (expires late 2012) | ABC2, 7Two, 7mate GO! (expires late 2012), GEM (expires late 2012) | Showtime movie channels |
Universal Pictures | Seven Network | 7mate, ABC2 | Showtime movie channels |
Walt Disney Pictures | Seven Network | 7Two, 7mate | Movie Network |
Warner Bros. | Nine Network | GO!, GEM | Movie Network |
Animation film productions
[edit]Film Studio | Network | Digital Channels | Pay TV |
---|---|---|---|
20th Century Fox Animation | Network Ten | Eleven | Showtime movie channels |
DreamWorks Animation | Seven Network / Nine Network, (Old films) Network Ten (new films) | 7mate, GO! (old films) | Showtime movie channels (New Films) / Movie Network (Old Films) |
Nickelodeon Movies | Network Ten | Eleven | Showtime movie channels |
Pixar | Seven Network | 7Two, 7mate | Movie Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior |
Sony Pictures Animation | Nine Network (expires late 2012) | GO! (expires late 2012) | Showtime movie channels |
Universal Animation Studios | Seven Network | 7mate | Showtime movie channels |
Vanguard Animation | Nine Network | GO! | Showtime movie channels |
Walt Disney Animation Studios | Seven Network | 7Two, 7mate | Movie Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior |
Warner Bros. Animation | Nine Network | GO! | Movie Network, Cartoon Network |
Other film productions
[edit]Television productions
[edit]Notes
[edit]- a Puppetry of the Penis: Live at the Forum was originally scheduled to air on 6 April 2012 (Good Friday),[103] but this was changed for unknown reasons to 13 April 2012 instead.[173]
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