My List of Global Premiere Dates for DHX's Inspector Gadget Series

It had to happen sooner or later. For over a year now, my right-hand news column about DHX's reboot show has included an ever-growing list of worldwide premiere dates (and broadcasters). Today, however, I'm removing that list from the news column and transferring it to this blog post. I felt at the time that it was important to cover the worldwide launch of the series properly; especially since my readers come from a lot of different countries. But that time is past now. While I can't be 100% sure, I don't think there is any major area left for the reboot to debut in - or at least, certainly not coming up anytime soon. And the most recent big launch I can think of, on Teletoon Canada, is more than four months old already.

This is not a truly complete list. I can think of at least a couple different countries' premieres that slipped through my fingers, either for lack of time to update or because I only found out about the show airing in that specific country long after the actual premiere (researching exact dates in retrospect can be a pain). And even excluding those, I wouldn't be surpriced if I missed hearing about some areas altogether. If any of my readers knows something missing from this list, regarding ANY country's broadcasting channel or premiere date, I would love to hear from you. This post can certainly be updated over time.

It has been a ton of work researching the new series' whereabouts in so many different countries. Honestly, had I known just how much work before going in, I likely wouldn't have done it. But since I HAVE done it, I might as well preserve this list for posterity. Maybe years from now, it can be useful to someone else researching aspects of the Inspector Gadget franchise's history.

Speaking of research, I'm adding one thing to the list below which was not included in the news margin version: Direct links to all the blog posts where I originally reported the various premiere dates. In a few of those posts you may hear me sounding somewhat uncertain about this and that exact date (most of them were written in advance of the air date in question); but as of this writing, to my knowledge, all of the dates are correct and accounted for. If you should have information saying otherwise, let me know.

Now then, on to the lists...

PREMIERE DATES:

• December 27, 2014 on Boomerang Australia (pre-premiere of ep #01a, "Gadget 2.0 Part 1"). 
• January 3, 2015 on Boomerang France.
• January 5, 2015 on Boomerang Australia.
• January 5, 2015 on Boomerang Asia.
• January 9, 2015 on Super RTL in Germany.
• January 14, 2015 on Boomerang EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa).
• February 2, 2015 on Boomerang CEE (Central & Eastern Europe).
• February 2, 2015 on Boomerang Netherlands.
• February 2, 2015 on Boomerang Italy (pre-premiere of ep #01, "Gadget 2.0").
• February 16, 2015 on Boomerang UK.
• February 16, 2015 on Boomerang Italy.
• February 16, 2015 on Boomerang Germany, Austria & Switzerland.
• March 7, 2015 on Boomerang Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark).
• March 27, 2015 on Netflix US.
• April 19, 2015 at the TIFF Kids Film Festival in Toronto, Canada (Canadian pre-premiere).
• July 25, 2015 on Boing Spain.
• August 10, 2015 on Boomerang Latin America.
• August 29, 2015 on France 3.
• September 7, 2015 on Teletoon Canada.
• April 23, 2016 on Boomerang Turkey (part of Boomerang EMEA)

BROADCASTERS:

• Teletoon in Canada.
• Netflix in the United States.
• Super RTL in Germany.
• France 3 in France.
• Boing in Spain.
• Boomerang in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Australia and probably even more places.

UPDATE (April 23, 2016): I added Boomerang Turkey to the list of premiere dates.