Editing Home and Away (section)

===International===
''Home and Away'' has been sold to over 80 countries around the world, making it one of Australia's successful media exports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |title=Summer Bay |publisher=Northpalmbeach.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227070007/http://northpalmbeach.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=60 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/shadows-fall-on-home-and-away-behind-the-scenes-at-australias-most-troubled-soap-opera/story-e6frf96f-1225811925149|title=Shadows fall on Home And Away – behind the scenes at Australia's most troubled soap opera|last=Fife-Yeomans|first=Janet|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=19 December 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, ''Home and Away'' was first broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] from 11 February 1989 until 8 June 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2009/feb/10/australian-soap-home-away-20|title=Strewth! The Australian soap Home and Away is 20 years old|last=McManus|first=Darragh|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 February 2009|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="UK Evening Ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings-analysis-the-teatime-tv-viewing-tussle/1172379.article|title=RATINGS ANALYSIS – The teatime TV viewing tussle|work=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=23 March 2001|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002610/http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/ratings-analysis-the-teatime-tv-viewing-tussle/1172379.article|url-status=live}}</ref> (LWT and Yorkshire started the series a day later) ''Home and Away'' was shown twice a day on ITV, with a lunchtime showing and a tea time repeat; many regions aired it at around 5:10 pm, while others at 6:00 pm or even 6:30 pm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/678568.stm|title=ITV cuts Home And Away|work=[[BBC News]]|date=15 March 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bags">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/654936.stm|title=Channel 5 'bags Home and Away'|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208195211/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/654936.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> The show attracted up to eight&nbsp;million viewers, making it one of ITV's top 30 rated programs.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/feb/24/channelfive.mondaymediasection|title=Channel 5 swoop for £40m soap|last=Gibson|first=Janine|work=The Guardian|date=25 February 2000|access-date=2 August 2015}}</ref> It also helped boost audiences for ITV's regional and early evening news bulletins.<ref name="Gibson"/> During the show's last year on ITV, ''Home and Away'' attracted an average audience of 4.4&nbsp;million for its early-evening repeats.<ref name="UK Evening Ratings"/> In February 2000, it was announced that ''Home and Away'' would be moving to rival [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]] after they bought the rights to the show in a £40m auction deal.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> ITV reportedly offered twice the amount by Channel 5, but the Seven Network in Australia were swayed by Channel 5's commitment to the long-term future of the show in a deal of more than five years.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> After ITV's contract ran out in July 2000, ''Home and Away'' went off air for 12 months as ITV had an exclusivity clause that prevented any other broadcaster from airing the show for a year.<ref name="Bags"/><ref name="Gibson"/> After a delay in screening, ''Home and Away'' made its debut on Channel 5 on 16 July 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1441470.stm|title=Home and Away returns|work=BBC News|date=16 July 2001|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=22 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922093044/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1441470.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Channel 5 started airing new episodes of ''Home and Away'' at 6:00&nbsp;pm with a repeat showing the following day at 12:30&nbsp;pm. On 16 October 2006, the newly-established digital channel [[5Star|Five Life]] (now 5Star) introduced follow-up episodes at 6:30&nbsp;pm after Channel 5's broadcast. Channel 5 later started airing episodes at 1:15&nbsp;pm each week day, with a repeat at 6:00&nbsp;pm.<ref name="UK Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|title=Home and Away|publisher=Channel 5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802065129/http://www.channel5.com/shows/home-and-away|archive-date=2 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The programme was also repeated on [[5Star]] at 3:00pm and shown online via [[My5|Demand 5]].<ref name="UK Broadcast"/> From July 2018, ''Home and Away'' was shown on Viacom's [[Paramount Network (British TV channel)|Paramount Network]], a channel operated in the UK by Channel 5, which has now ceased. On 24 September 2021, Ofcom approved Channel 5's decision to broadcast their hour-long news show ''5 News'' from 5pm.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/ofcom-c5newsapproval|title = Ofcom Approve Changes to Channel 5 News|date = 24 September 2021|access-date = 24 September 2021|archive-date = 25 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211025173635/https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/ofcom-c5newsapproval|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://advanced-television.com/2021/09/24/channel-5-extends-evening-news/|title=Channel 5 extends evening news|date=24 September 2021|access-date=24 September 2021|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025172135/https://advanced-television.com/2021/09/24/channel-5-extends-evening-news/|url-status=live}}</ref> The change led to ''Neighbours'' being moved to ''Home and Away'''s usual 6pm slot, with the early evening repeat scrapped altogether. The 6:00&nbsp;pm broadcast is now moved to 5Star in the same time slot, with the "first look" episode continuing to air at 6.30pm on the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37721453/home-and-away-loses-channel-5-evening-slot/|title = Home and Away to lose evening slot on Channel 5|website = [[Digital Spy]]|date = 24 September 2021|access-date = 24 September 2021|archive-date = 25 October 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211025172132/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/home-and-away/a37721453/home-and-away-loses-channel-5-evening-slot/|url-status = live}}</ref> In the UK, ''Home and Away'' usually begins a new season in late February or early March and takes its annual Christmas break mid November, before a season has been completed. It usually returns to screens in the first week of January with the remaining episodes of a season. As of November 2024, the show is seven weeks behind the Australian broadcast. As of March 12th in line with Channel 5 rebranding to 5, new episodes of Home and Away are now available ahead of the main broadcast on 5 and 5STARs first look on the 5 app which is available across multiple platforms in the United Kingdom. 

In September 2019, the pilot episode and the first 199 episodes of the first season were made available to stream on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B07YBNTL7N/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1569951196&s=instant-video&sr=1-1| title=Home and Away (Season 1)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019| archive-date=27 November 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127030018/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot/dp/B07YBNTL7N/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1569951196&s=instant-video&sr=1-1| url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, the final 29 episodes of the first season, and the first 171 episodes of the second season were added to the service, however, they are listed as "Season 2".<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Episode-370/dp/B0813YCX37/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=home+and+away&qid=1573545803&s=instant-video&sr=1-2
| title=Home and Away (Season 2)| publisher=Amazon.co.uk| access-date=1 October 2019}}</ref>

In Ireland, ''Home and Away'' debuted on Monday, 3 October 1988 (with the pilot episode) as part of RTÉ's re-launch of [[RTÉ2]] as Network 2 - their secondary channel. Episodes screened at 6.30pm and in September 1997, a daytime episode was added at 1.25pm on [[RTÉ One]] with the 6.30pm episode becoming the replay of the daytime broadcast.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|title=Home and Away|publisher=[[RTÉ]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150812021854/http://www.rte.ie/tv/homeandaway/|archive-date=12 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> A repeat of the week's episodes is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on RTÉ2.<ref name="Ireland Broadcast" /> Viewers in the Republic of Ireland are also able to catch up with episodes on the [[RTÉ Player]].<ref name="RTÉ Player">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/rte-player-most-watched-1876929-Jan2015/|title=Home and Away was RTÉ Player's most watched programme of 2014|work=Daily Edge|date=12 January 2015|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212445/http://www.dailyedge.ie/rte-player-most-watched-1876929-Jan2015/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is one of RTÉ's most popular drama series. It was the most watched program of 2014 on the RTÉ Player with over four million viewers.<ref name="RTÉ Player"/> As of 2014, the show is available to view in Northern Ireland on [[5Star|5STAR]] daily at 3.30pm and 6.30pm as well as the regular Channel Five airings. The show is geo blocked in Northern Ireland via the SKY platform on both RTE1 and RTE2, yet it remains available on Irish platform [[Saorview]] for both Irish and Northern Irish viewers. RTE television airs episodes exactly as shown in Australia. ''Home and Away'' is consistently RTÉ's most-watched soap opera, and in 2021, the series was streamed by 4.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web| title=Irish Content on RTÉ continues to lead Top 50 Most Watched Programmes in Ireland| url=https://about.rte.ie/2022/01/12/irish-content-on-rte-continues-to-lead-top-50-most-watched-programmes-in-ireland/| website=about.rte.ie| date=12 January 2022| access-date=13 June 2022| archive-date=20 May 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520211726/https://about.rte.ie/2022/01/12/irish-content-on-rte-continues-to-lead-top-50-most-watched-programmes-in-ireland/| url-status=live}}</ref>

In New Zealand, ''Home and Away'' is broadcast on [[TVNZ 2|TVNZ2]], with five episodes aired between 3.30pm to 6pm broadcasting every Sunday.<ref name="NZLaunch">{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10896644|title=TV2 announces Home and Away launch date|date=11 July 2013|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=2 August 2013|archive-date=3 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803205824/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10896644|url-status=live}}</ref> A repeat of the episodes are spread across Monday to Friday, shown at 11:00&nbsp;am each weekday.<ref name="NZLaunch" /> The TVNZ website also offers viewers the chance to watch episodes online with its OnDemand service.<ref name="NZLaunch" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|title=Home & Away|publisher=[[TVNZ]].co.nz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820200343/http://tvnz.co.nz/home-and-away/index-group-5504620|archive-date=20 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Home and Away'' is one of New Zealand's most popular TV series and is one of TVNZ 2's highest-rating shows.<ref name="Axed" /> The show had previously aired on [[Three (TV channel)|TV3]] since 2002, where it consistently won high ratings for TV3 and helped boost audiences for their 6pm news bulletin.<ref name="Whittingham">{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |title=TVNZ swipes Home & Away rights |last=Whittingham |first=Clive |date=5 July 2013 |publisher=C21Media |access-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709210655/http://www.c21media.net/archives/117214 |archive-date=9 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|title=TV3 loses Home & Away|work=[[3 News]]|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001063141/http://www.3news.co.nz/entertainment/tv3-loses-home--away-2013070512#axzz3hWIgAsat|archive-date=1 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10894958|title=TVNZ poaches Home & Away from TV3|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=5 July 2013|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=1 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801100913/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10894958|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on 5 July 2013, the show's European distributor [[Endemol]] cancelled its agreement with TV3, causing them to lose the right to broadcast ''Home and Away''.<ref name="Whittingham" />

In the United States, ''Home and Away'' was first shown briefly on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] cable network from the channel's launch on 1 June 1994 to February 1995. Over two decades later, the show began streaming on the subscription service [[Hulu]] on 2 March 2015, beginning with the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/03/hulu-adds-home-away-for-us-viewers.html|title=Hulu adds Home & Away for US viewers|last=Knox|first=David|website=TV Tonight|date=16 March 2015|access-date=2 August 2015|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001055019/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/03/hulu-adds-home-away-for-us-viewers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The service no longer receives new episodes, although the complete twenty-eighth season is currently available.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405215849/http://www.hulu.com/home-and-away |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2015 |title=Watch Home and Away Online |publisher=[[Hulu]] |access-date=2 August 2015 }}</ref>

In Kenya, ''Home and Away'' was broadcast on the [[NTV (Kenyan TV channel)|NTV]] network Monday to Friday at 6:00 pm.