Big Brother Australia 2026 in NZ: TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+
Big Brother Australia is on TVNZ 2 from Monday to Saturday nights, with no Sunday listing, and TVNZ+ lists new episodes Monday to Saturday. The Freeview guide has it on Saturday 7 November at 8.45pm, then Monday 9 November at 10pm, and the TVNZ+ catalogue has ten episodes up, the first from Tuesday 27 October. Mel Tracina hosts. The season number and the finale date are not yet confirmed, so this page doesn’t print either.
What time is Big Brother Australia on TVNZ 2?
It changes by night, between 8.45pm and 10.10pm. That is the spread in the guide, and the mid-week starts are the late ones. We read the Freeview guide on Saturday 7 November, around 10.40am, when it was open from that day to Saturday 14 November.
| Date (NZ) | Channel | Time (Freeview guide) |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 7 November | TVNZ 2 | 8.45pm to 9.50pm |
| Sunday 8 November | — | None listed |
| Monday 9 November | TVNZ 2 | 10.00pm to 11.00pm |
| Tuesday 10 November | TVNZ 2 | 10.10pm to 11.10pm |
| Wednesday 11 November | TVNZ 2 | 10.10pm to 11.10pm |
| Thursday 12 November | TVNZ 2 | 9.40pm to 10.40pm |
| Friday 13 November | TVNZ 2 | 9.40pm to 10.40pm |
| Saturday 14 November | TVNZ 2 | 8.45pm to 9.45pm |
The slots run about an hour (65 minutes on Saturday 7 November), and the guide describes the show as the return of the format, hosted by Mel Tracina, with a new cast. The guide doesn’t number the episodes or say which night is new, so we don’t either, and we keep names and results off the page: this is the schedule, not a recap.
When do new Big Brother Australia episodes go on TVNZ+?
Monday to Saturday, which is the line TVNZ prints for the show: “New episodes Monday - Saturday”. The release time is not constant. We read the catalogue on Saturday 7 November, around 10.40am, and it had ten episodes: the first five went up at midday from Tuesday 27 October to Saturday 31 October, and the next five at 8am from Monday 2 to Friday 6 November.
| Date (NZ) | Catalogue episode | On TVNZ+ from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 27 October | Episode 1 | 12pm | 72 minutes |
| Wednesday 28 October | Episode 2 | 12pm | 46 minutes |
| Thursday 29 October | Episode 3 | 12pm | 55 minutes |
| Friday 30 October | Episode 4 | 12pm | 54 minutes |
| Saturday 31 October | Episode 5 | 12pm | 50 minutes |
| Monday 2 November | Episode 6 | 8am | 51 minutes |
| Tuesday 3 November | Episode 7 | 8am | 49 minutes |
| Wednesday 4 November | Episode 8 | 8am | 51 minutes |
| Thursday 5 November | Episode 9 | 8am | 53 minutes |
| Friday 6 November | Episode 10 | 8am | 46 minutes |
The switch from midday to 8am happened between the first Saturday and the first Monday. Episode 11 was not in the catalogue when we read it, so it is not in the table. The episodes in the catalogue are titled only “Big Brother Australia”, and we haven’t matched a catalogue episode to a particular TVNZ 2 broadcast, so use the dates above for TVNZ+ and the table before it for television.
How long will Big Brother Australia stay on TVNZ+?
The catalogue gives an end date for each episode, and they run a long way ahead. Episodes 1 to 5 are listed until 14 October 2028 and episodes 6 to 10 until 26 October 2028, so an episode you miss on the night stays available for a long time on the dates we read on Saturday 7 November. TVNZ’s listing counts 36 episodes in all for the show, which includes earlier seasons the catalogue carries, and we haven’t broken that total down by season. Because the weekday television slot starts at 10pm or later on some nights and the catalogue episodes were posted at 8am from 2 November, TVNZ+ is the easier way to follow it if you are not up late. That is a note on convenience, not a statement that the two carry the same episode on the same day, which we haven’t checked.
Is Big Brother Australia the same as the one on Australian TV?
It is the Australian series, shown by TVNZ in New Zealand. How far New Zealand is behind the Australian broadcast is not yet confirmed, because we haven’t read Nine or Network 10’s own schedule for it, and we don’t print a gap on that basis. For the Australian side of reality TV we point to our sister site, aurealityonair.com, rather than repeat it here.
Which other Australian reality shows are on TVNZ?
Several, and they are laid out in our Australian shows in NZ section: Love Island Australia, My Kitchen Rules Australia and The Block Australia. For how TVNZ 2 reaches you without Sky, see the Freeview versus Sky guide, and for what TVNZ+ costs against the other services, the NZ streaming prices guide.
FAQ
What channel is Big Brother Australia on in NZ?
TVNZ 2 for broadcast and TVNZ+ for streaming, per the Freeview guide and TVNZ’s listing.
Is Big Brother Australia on on Sundays?
Not in the Freeview guide: there is no listing on Sunday 8 November, and the TVNZ+ line is Monday to Saturday.
What season of Big Brother Australia is on TVNZ?
Not yet confirmed. TVNZ’s catalogue files the episodes under a season label that we haven’t matched to the Australian numbering, so we leave the number out.
Sources
- TVNZ+ — Big Brother Australia, listing and catalogue (“New episodes Monday - Saturday”, ten episodes with release times and running times), read Saturday 7 November 2026, around 10.40am.
- Freeview NZ TV guide — TVNZ 2 listings for Saturday 7 to Saturday 14 November 2026, read Saturday 7 November, around 10.40am.