Highlights include the new series premiere of The Following Events are Based on Lies, the new season premiere of I Was Actually There, the season final of Back Roads, plus all new episodes of The Assembly, Mystery Road: Origin, Australian Story, Four Corners, Media Watch, Planet America, Take 5 with Zan Rowe, Hard Quiz, Mother and Son, Guy Montgomery Guy Mont Spelling Bee NZ, Grand Designs NZ, Gardening Australia, Professor T and Beyond Paradise.
Sunday 5 October
7:30 The Assembly (ep 3 of 6 in season 2)
8:15 Mystery Road: Origin (ep 3 of 6 in season 2)
9:05 The Following Events are Based on Lies (ep 1 of 5 in season 1) *New Series Premiere
10:05 Mother and Son *Encore
10:35 Movie – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (repeat)
Monday 6 October
8:00 Australian Story (ep 33 of 40 in season 30)
8:30 Four Corners (ep 36 of 40 in season 64)
9:15 Media Watch (ep 35 of 43 in season 36)
9:35 Planet America (ep 31 in season 14)
10:05 I Was Actually There (repeat)
Tuesday 7 October
8:00 I Was Actually There (ep 1 of 6 in season 2) *New Season Premiere
8:30 Take 5 with Zan Rowe (ep 5 of 6 in season 4)
9:00 Special – Slim & I (repeat)
10:40 Media Watch *Encore
Wednesday 8 October
8:00 Hard Quiz (ep 24 of 33 in season 10)
8:30 Mother and Son (ep 3 of 6 in season 2)
8:55 The Assembly *Encore
9:40 Guy Montgomery Guy Mont Spelling Bee NZ (ep 2 of 8 in season 2)
10:25 If You’re Listening (repeat)
Thursday 9 October
8:00 Back Roads (ep 24 of 24 in season 11) *Season Final
8:30 Grand Designs NZ (ep 7 of 8 in season 9)
9:15 Mystery Road: Origin *Encore
10:10 Take 5 with Zan Rowe (repeat)
Friday 10 October
7:30 Gardening Australia (ep 33 of 41 in season 36)
8:30 Professor T (ep 3 of 6 in season 2)
9:15 Hard Quiz *Encore
9:50 Mother and Son *Encore
10:15 The Assembly *Encore
Saturday 11 October
7:30 Beyond Paradise (ep 2 of 6 in season 2)
8:30 Return to Paradise (repeat)
9:25 Mystery Road: Origin *Encore
10:20 The Following Events Are Based on Lies *Encore
11:20 rage
Pulled from the Schedule
Spicks & Specks (pulled at episode 6 inclusive of 14 in season 12)
Awaiting Return
Nil