Английская Википедия:1988 in Australian television
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Events
- 1 January – Australia Live, a four-hour celebration welcoming a year of celebrations for Australia's bicentennial of European settlement airs on the ABC, SBS, the Nine Network and regional solus stations. It also aired in the U.S. on A&E.
- 2 January – Imparja starts broadcasting to remote Central Australia via satellite It would have its official launch on 15 January.
- 17 January – The first episode of Home and Away one of the longest running Australian TV soaps since Neighbours airs on Seven Network
- 24 January – Ten launches Richmond Hill, a Grundy Organisation production, created by Reg Watson. Billed as a sister-soap to Neighbours, it airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 19:30-20:30.
- January – Five months after Countdown's demise, Molly Meldrum returns to television and joins Nine's Hey Hey It's Saturday as part of the weekly Molly's Melodrama segment.
- 18 January – A Current Affair launches on the Nine Network after a ten-year absence, hosted by Jana Wendt.
- 24 January – Network Ten unveils new logo, the "X" logo.
- February – Seven Network launches Family Feud.Шаблон:Citation needed
- 8 February – Canadian teen drama series Degrassi Junior High, the second in the Degrassi trilogy series debuts on the ABC.
- 16 February – The Comedy Company starring Mark Mitchell (Con The Fruitier), Glenn Robbins (Uncle Arthur), Mary-Anne Fahey (Kylie Mole), Ian McFayden, Kim Gyngell (Col'n Carpenter), Chris Keogh, Russell Gilbert, Siobhan Tuke, Paula Gardener and Peter Rowsthorn debuts on Channel Ten (1988–1990).
- 7 March – The ABC begins airing their only Rankin/Bass animated series, The Comic Strip.
- 12 March – Nine Network broadcasts its Australian premiere of the American police procedural television series 21 Jump Street.
- 20 March – The Nine Network takes over the Rugby league rights from Network Ten, which they continue to broadcast to the present day.
- 26 March – In Neighbours, Daphne Clarke becomes the first character in historyШаблон:Citation needed to die to do so after being in a coma in a car crash four months earlier.
- 28 March – The ABC's current affairs program Four Corners presents a television special called Wither the ABC? which was a debate over the future direction of the national broadcaster. Hosted by Andrew Olle there will be interviews with ABC managing director David Hill, Gareth Evans, Max Walsh, Terry Hayes, Peter Luck and Ted Thomas.
- 28 March – Blah Blah Blah a new Australian comedy series premieres on Australian Broadcasting Corporation at 9:50pm and at 10:45pm. It was hosted by Andrew Denton which also marked his very first hosting role.
- 18 April – The ABC launches an afternoon block for younger children at 4:30 pm called Stop at this Station. This block will include animated television series from overseas such as Alias the Jester and the live-action series Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden.
- 25 April – The 10:30 pm timeslot becomes an unlikely battle ground as Graham Kennedy returns to the Nine Network after a 13 years absence to co-host Graham Kennedy's News Show (re-titled Graham Kennedy's Coast to Coast when the show returns for 1989) up against Seven Network's Newsworld with Clive Robertson and Network Ten's Late Night Australia with Don Lane.
- 29 April – QSTV (now Seven Central) starts broadcasting to remote Eastern Australia via satellite.
- 20 May – Perth's third commercial television station NEW-10 opens, giving Perth the same number of stations as the eastern states.
- 18 May – In Neighbours, Madge Mitchell and Harold Bishop marry.
- 20 June – ABC debuts a new children's sketch TV series called Swap Shop (based on the British Saturday Morning children's programme of the same name) at 4:30 pm.
- June – After six months of middling ratings, Ten Network cancels struggling soap opera, Richmond Hill, with production ending later in the year. Coincidentally, the new serial had just been purchased by the ITV network for broadcast in the United Kingdom.
- 17 July – In Neighbours, this was Charlene Robinson's final episode. Kylie Minogue leaves the show to focus on her recently launched recording career.
- 10 September – Brisbane's TVQ-0 becomes TVQ-10. On the same day, Toowoomba's DDQ-10 became DDQ-0.
- October – Lee Lin Chin defects from ABC Local Radio and moves to SBS Television.
- 3 October – Long running Australian soap opera Home and Away starts airing on Network 2 (originally RTÉ2) in Ireland.
- 5 October – Ten Network's soap opera, Richmond Hill, launches on the ITV network in Britain. Originally intended to air early evening across the country, its cancellation in Australia leads to it airing in a graveyard mid-afternoon slot and it makes no impact whatsoever.
- 24-25 October – In Neighbours, Mrs. Mangel marries Englishman John Worthington, immigrate to the UK and lived happily ever after.
- 31 October – The British long running science fiction series Doctor Who returns to the ABC with the very first serial of Season 24 Time and the Rani, which marked the first episode to star Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor. Because the show is no longer airing at an early evening timeslot, it now airs as part of the hit weekday afternoon magazine series The Afternoon Show at 5:30 pm. The show will also end on 23 November with the last part of Remembrance of the Daleks to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary.
- November – Australian soap opera Home and Away airs on television in Canada for the first time on the country's already newly launched cable television channel YTV.
- 4 November – In Neighbours, Bronwyn Davies (Rachel Friend) and Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan) get together.
- Christopher Skase buys Perth's TVW-7 & SAS-7 from Alan Bond's Bell Group Шаблон:Citation needed for $130 million, meaning that all stations in the Seven Network were owned by the one company for the first time.
- 12 December – Final episode of Neighbours for 1988 airs on Network Ten with a Ramsay Street Christmas Party and Jane Harris proposes to Mark Granger.
Debuts
Domestic
- 17 January – Home and Away (Seven Network, 1988 – present)
- 18 January – A Current Affair (Nine Network)
- 27 January – Richmond Hill (Network Ten, 1988 – 1989)
- 29 January – Overseas and Undersold (ABC TV, 1988 – 1991)
- 7 February – Compass (ABC TV, 1988 – present)
- 16 February – The Comedy Company (Network Ten, 1988 – 1990)
- 29 February – c/o The Bartons (ABC TV, 1988)
- 27 March – Touch the Sun (ABC TV, 1988)
- 28 March – Blah Blah Blah (ABC TV)
- 10 April – The Dirtwater Dynasty (Network Ten, 1988)
- 18 April – Stop at this Station (ABC TV, 1988 – 1990)
- 19 April – Alien Years (ABC TV, 1988)
- 23 April – Seven's Super Saturday (Seven Network, 1988 – 1990)
- 27 April – The Last Resort (ABC TV, 1988)
- 30 May – Mulligrubs (Network Ten, 1988 – 1996)
- 20 June – Swap Shop (ABC TV, 1988 – 1989)
- 28 June – Just for the Record (Network Ten)
- 29 June – The Gerry Connolly Show (ABC TV, 1988)
- 10 July – House Rules (ABC TV, 1988)
- 25 July – The Oz Game (ABC TV, 1988 – 1989)
- 1 September – Bush Tucker Man (ABC TV 1988 – 1990)
- Family Feud (Seven Network, 1988 – 1996)
New International Programming
- 3 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Durrell in Russia (ABC TV)
- 3 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Dinosaur! (Seven Network)
- 4 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Spirit Bay (ABC TV)
- 12 January – Шаблон:Flagicon A Pot of Gold (SBS TV)
- 13 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Shell Game (Nine Network)
- 22 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Our Backyard (ABC TV)
- 27 January – Шаблон:Flagicon The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (ABC TV)
- 28 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Skorpion (ABC TV)
- 29 January – Шаблон:Flagicon Who Sir? Me Sir? (ABC TV)
- 1 February – Шаблон:Flagicon The Tracey Ullman Show (ABC TV)
- 7 February – Шаблон:Flagicon The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (Network Ten)
- 8 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Degrassi Junior High (ABC TV)
- 9 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Sledge Hammer! (Network Ten)
- 9 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Hooperman (Network Ten)
- 13 February – Шаблон:Flagicon The Inspector's Kids (SBS TV)
- 13 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas and Senior (SBS TV)
- 14 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Dolly (Network Ten)
- 15 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Tour of Duty (Network Ten)
- 16 February – Шаблон:Flagicon The Dame Edna Experience (Seven Network)
- 17 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Bill and Bunny (ABC TV)
- 18 February – Шаблон:Flagicon Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (Network Ten)
- 24 February – Шаблон:Flagicon My Two Dads (Nine Network)
- 1 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Erebus: The Aftermath (ABC TV)
- 3 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Jake and the Fatman (Nine Network)
- 3 March – Шаблон:Flagicon A Very Peculiar Practice (ABC TV)
- 6 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Noble House (Network Ten)
- 7 March – Шаблон:Flagicon The Comic Strip (ABC TV)
- 11 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Rude Health (Nine Network)
- 12 March – Шаблон:Flagicon 21 Jump Street (Nine Network)
- 14 March – Шаблон:Flagicon The Story of English (SBS TV)
- 14 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Tass is Authorized to Announce (SBS TV)
- 20 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Sky Commanders (Seven Network)
- 21 March – Шаблон:Flagicon The Children of Green Knowe (ABC TV)
- 22 March – Шаблон:Flagicon Check It Out! (Network Ten)
- 2 April – Шаблон:Flagicon Houston Knights (Nine Network)
- 3 April – Шаблон:Flagicon Cosmos: Special Edition (Nine Network)
- 8 April – Шаблон:Flagicon Chance in a Million (ABC TV)
- 17 April – Шаблон:Flagicon The Lucie Arnaz Show (Network Ten)
- 17 April – Шаблон:Flagicon An Audience with Peter Ustinov (ABC TV)
- 23 April – Шаблон:Flagicon ALF: The Animated Series (Seven Network)
- 25 April – Шаблон:Flagicon Dream Stuffing (ABC TV)
- 25 April – Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie & Co. (Network Ten)
- 28 April – Шаблон:Flagicon The Brothers McGregor (Network Ten)
- 28 April – Шаблон:Flagicon The Duty Men (ABC TV)
- 4 May – Шаблон:Flagicon Spear of the Nation: The Story of the African National Congress (SBS TV)
- 19 May – Шаблон:Flagicon Unsolved Mysteries (Seven Network)
- 24 May – Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (Network Ten)
- 26 May – Шаблон:Flagicon Ever Decreasing Circles (Seven Network)
- 9 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Out of This World (Network Ten)
- 12 June – Шаблон:Flagicon The Day the Universe Changed (SBS TV)
- 13 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Brush Strokes (ABC TV)
- 15 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Downtown (Nine Network)
- 16 June – Шаблон:Flagicon A Perfect Spy (ABC TV)
- 22 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Mann's Best Friends (Seven Network)
- 24 June – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (Nine Network)
- 27 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Starman (Network Ten)
- 28 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Gnostics (SBS TV)
- 30 June – Шаблон:Flagicon Brothers (Seven Network)
- 4 July – Шаблон:Flagicon AfterMASH (Network Ten)
- 4 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea (ABC TV)
- 5 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Half Nelson (Network Ten)
- 6 July – Шаблон:Flagicon The Telebugs (ABC TV)
- 7 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Hot House People (ABC TV)
- 10 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Foofur (Seven Network)
- 11 July – Шаблон:Flagicon The Comedians (Network Ten)
- 15 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Fortunes of War (ABC TV)
- 16 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Werewolf (Nine Network)
- 18 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Frank's Place (Nine Network)
- 20 July – Шаблон:Flagicon The Disappearance of John Avlakiotis (SBS TV)
- 20 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Powerhouse (ABC TV)
- 22 July – Шаблон:Flagicon Tales from the Lower Town (SBS TV)
- 23 July – Шаблон:Flagicon The Taste of Health (SBS TV)
- 1 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Beauty and the Beast (1987) (Seven Network)
- 6 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Popeye and Son (Seven Network)
- 8 August – Шаблон:Flagicon The New Adventures of Beans Baxter (ABC TV)
- 8 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Don't Miss Wax (ABC TV)
- 8 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Worlds Beyond (ABC TV)
- 11 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Me and Mom (Nine Network)
- 15 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Fresno (Nine Network)
- 23 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Joy and Shadows (SBS TV)
- 23 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Floodtide (ABC TV)
- 24 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Dead Entry (ABC TV)
- 24 August – Шаблон:Flagicon AIDS Now (SBS TV)
- 28 August – Шаблон:Flagicon The Fear (ABC TV)
- 30 August – Шаблон:Flagicon Blackadder II (Seven Network)
- 5 September – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Worzel Gummidge Down Under (ABC TV)
- 19 September – Шаблон:Flagicon The Japan Project (SBS TV)
- 23 September – Шаблон:Flagicon The New Statesman (Seven Network)
- 24 September – Шаблон:Flagicon BraveStarr (Nine Network)
- 24 September – Шаблон:Flagicon Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (Nine Network)
- 24 September – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Dinosaucers (Nine Network)
- 1 October – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Bionic Six (Network Ten)
- 1 October – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (Network Ten)
- 2 October – Шаблон:Flagicon Maharajas (ABC TV)
- 4 October – Шаблон:Flagicon Sable (Network Ten)
- 7 October – Шаблон:Flagicon Buddy (ABC TV)
- 9 October – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (Seven Network)
- 10 October – Шаблон:Flagicon Alice in Wonderland (1985) (Nine Network)
- 18 October – Шаблон:Flagicon One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage (Seven Network)
- 28 October – Шаблон:Flagicon The Haunting of Barney Palmer (ABC TV)
- 5 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Hot Shots (Seven Network)
- 8 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Down and Out in Beverly Hills (Seven Network)
- 9 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Tumbledown (ABC TV)
- 13 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Mickey's 60th Birthday (Seven Network)
- 15 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Crazy Like a Fox (Network Ten)
- 20 November – Шаблон:Flagicon I Married Dora (Network Ten)
- 21 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Steel Riders (Network Ten)
- 22 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Hannay (ABC TV)
- 23 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Outlaws (Nine Network)
- 24 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Prospects (ABC TV)
- 24 November – Шаблон:Flagicon J.J. Starbuck (Nine Network)
- 24 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Women in Prison (Nine Network)
- 28 November – Шаблон:Flagicon Your Mother Wouldn't Like It (ABC TV)
- 28 November – Шаблон:Flagicon The Highwayman (Network Ten)
- 29 November – Шаблон:Flagicon The Slap Maxwell Story (Seven Network)
- 1 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The Law & Harry McGraw (Network Ten)
- 1 December – Шаблон:Flagicon King and Castle (ABC TV)
- 3 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The Old Men at the Zoo (ABC TV)
- 3 December – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Quo Vadis? (ABC TV)
- 4 December – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Race for the Bomb (ABC TV)
- 5 December – Шаблон:Flagicon C.A.B. (Network Ten)
- 5 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The New Gidget (Network Ten)
- 16 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The Body Electric (ABC TV)
- 19 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The Ghosts of Motley Hall (ABC TV)
- 21 December – Шаблон:Flagicon Jack and Mike (Network Ten)
- 24 December – Шаблон:Flagicon Christmas Everyday (ABC TV)
- 25 December – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Fox Tales (ABC TV)
- 26 December – Шаблон:Flagicon The December Rose (ABC TV)
- 30 December – Шаблон:Flagicon Clarence (ABC TV)
- 31 December – Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Treasure Island in Outer Space (ABC TV)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Creepy Crawlies (SBS TV)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Playbox (Nine Network)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pursuit of Happiness (Unknown)
Changes to network affiliation
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.
International
Program | New network(s) | Previous network(s) | Date |
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Шаблон:Flagicon It Ain't Half Hot Mum | Seven Network | ABC TV | Шаблон:Sort |
Шаблон:Flagicon/Шаблон:Flagicon Zoom the White Dolphin | SBS TV | ABC TV | Шаблон:Sort |
Шаблон:Flagicon Who Will Comfort Toffle? | ABC TV | SBS TV | Шаблон:Sort |
Шаблон:Flagicon Murder She Wrote | Network Ten | Nine Network | Шаблон:Sort |
Television shows
1950s
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)
1960s
- Four Corners (1961–present)
1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010)
- Young Talent Time (1971–1988)
- 60 Minutes (1979–present)
1980s
- Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004–present)
- Sunday (1981–2008)
- Today (1982–present)
- Neighbours (1985–present)
- The Flying Doctors (1986–1993)
- Rage (1987–present)
- Home and Away (1988–present)
- The Comedy Company (1988–1990)
- Seven's Super Saturday (1988–1990)
Ending this year
Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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17 March 1988 | c/o The Bartons | ABC TV | 29 February 1988 |
14 April 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Network Ten | 10 April 1988 |
1 May 1988 | Touch the Sun | ABC TV | 27 March 1988 |
3 August 1988 | The Gerry Connolly Show | ABC TV | 29 June 1988 |
15 November 1988 | Emma: Queen of the South Seas | Channel Ten | 14 November 1988 |
December 1988 | Romper Room | Channel Seven/NBN Television | 1963 |
1 December 1988 | Young Talent Time | Channel Ten | 24 April 1971 |
13 December 1988 | The Last Resort | ABC TV | 27 April 1988 |
18 December 1988 | House Rules | ABC TV | 10 July 1988 |
23 December 1988 | Good Morning Melbourne | Channel Ten | 1981 |
See also
References
Шаблон:Years in TV by country Шаблон:Years in Australian TV