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==Events== |
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*February – Kim Kilbey starts hosting ''[[Australia's Funniest Home Video Show]]'', replacing long-time host Jo Beth Taylor. |
*February – Kim Kilbey starts hosting ''[[Australia's Funniest Home Video Show]]'', replacing long-time host Jo Beth Taylor. |
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*12 February – British Swiss children's animated TV series ''[[Pingu]]'' (which started off as a segment on the [[Seven Network]]'s ''[[The Book Place]]'') makes its |
*12 February – British Swiss children's animated TV series ''[[Pingu]]'' (which started off as a segment on the [[Seven Network]]'s ''[[The Book Place]]'') makes its debut on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], starting off with the first two episodes at 8:25{{nbsp}}am. It will later broadcast several more episodes on 24 March at 3:55{{nbsp}}pm and again in several months on weekdays at 10:25{{nbsp}}am, 9:25{{nbsp}}am, 7:25{{nbsp}}am (for Sundays), 8:25{{nbsp}}am (for a second time) and at 4:55{{nbsp}}pm (until 1 January 1999 in all states and on 8 January 1999 in Western Australia). |
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*16 February – The pink rabbit Mixy from ''[[The Ferals]]''/''[[Feral TV]]'' presents her very own children's weekday morning block on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] starting from 7:30{{nbsp}}am to 10:00{{nbsp}}am. |
*16 February – The pink rabbit Mixy from ''[[The Ferals]]''/''[[Feral TV]]'' presents her very own children's weekday morning block on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] starting from 7:30{{nbsp}}am to 10:00{{nbsp}}am. |
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*16 February – British children's TV series ''[[Teletubbies]]'' debuts on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. |
*16 February – British children's TV series ''[[Teletubbies]]'' debuts on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. |
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*24 February – Australian hospital drama series ''[[All Saints (Australian television)|All Saints]]'' debuts on the [[Seven Network]]. |
*24 February – Australian hospital drama series ''[[All Saints (Australian television)|All Saints]]'' debuts on the [[Seven Network]]. |
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*27 March – [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] finally gets a second commercial television station when [[TND-34]] opens, taking a [[Seven Network]] affiliation. |
*27 March – [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] finally gets a second commercial television station when [[TND-34]] opens, taking a [[Seven Network]] affiliation. |
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*[[WIN Television]] [[WIN Television WA|WA]] is granted a licence to broadcast |
*[[WIN Television]] [[WIN Television WA|WA]] is granted a licence to expand its broadcast into [[Regional television in Australia|regional]] & remote [[Western Australia]]. |
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*27 April - Network Ten launches game show ''Battle Of The Sexes'', hosted by Ed Phillips, also that night, Network Ten begins ''Fast Forward’s Funniest Moments'', featuring sketch highlights from the former Seven Network comedy show for 12 episode run. ''Fast Forward’s Funniest Moments'' was digitised and was released on DVD in 2004 as part of the ''Fast Forward In Rewind'' collection. |
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*10 May – Australian drama series ''[[SeaChange]]'' debuts on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. |
*10 May – Australian drama series ''[[SeaChange]]'' debuts on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. |
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*24 June – In the magic moment of ''[[Neighbours]]'' 13-year history, here was one now-infamous incident, [[Karl Kennedy]] ([[Alan Fletcher (actor)|Alan Fletcher]]) has a massive fight with [[Susan Kennedy]] ([[Jackie Woodbourne]]) about his feud with serial bombshell [[Sarah Beaumont]] ([[Nicola Charles]]), and slaps him in the face very hard. |
*24 June – In the magic moment of ''[[Neighbours]]'' 13-year history, here was one now-infamous incident, [[Karl Kennedy]] ([[Alan Fletcher (actor)|Alan Fletcher]]) has a massive fight with [[Susan Kennedy]] ([[Jackie Woodbourne]]) about his feud with serial bombshell [[Sarah Beaumont]] ([[Nicola Charles]]), and slaps him in the face very hard. |
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*29 June – British sitcom ''[[Father Ted]]'' premieres on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] two years after its debut on the [[Nine Network]]. |
*29 June – British sitcom ''[[Father Ted]]'' premieres on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] two years after its debut on the [[Nine Network]]. |
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*7 July - GMA with Bert Newton celebrates its 1500th episode. The show began as The Morning Show in 1992 and took on the Good Morning Australia name the following year. That night, Network Ten screens the Kylie Minogue concert special Kylie — Intimate And Live, including behind-the-scenes footage of two months of preparation, planning and rehearsal for Minogue’s Australian tour. |
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*20 July – ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' launches its Red Faces documentary series and spin off ''Gonged But Not Forgotten'', premieres at 8:30{{nbsp}}pm, on the Nine Network |
*20 July – ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' launches its Red Faces documentary series and spin off ''Gonged But Not Forgotten'', premieres at 8:30{{nbsp}}pm, on the Nine Network |
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*31 July – [[The Wiggles]]' first self-titled television series, screens on the Seven Network. |
*31 July – [[The Wiggles]]' first self-titled television series, screens on the Seven Network. |
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*12 October – [[Nine Network]] debuts a brand new talk show called ''[[Strassman]]'' presented by American ventriloquist and comedian [[David Strassman]] at 9:00{{nbsp}}pm. |
*12 October – [[Nine Network]] debuts a brand new talk show called ''[[Strassman]]'' presented by American ventriloquist and comedian [[David Strassman]] at 9:00{{nbsp}}pm. |
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*22 November – The 1995 film ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' premieres on the [[Seven Network]]. |
*22 November – The 1995 film ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' premieres on the [[Seven Network]]. |
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*27 November – After 25 years, The ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday]]'' Show is retired by the [[Nine Network]]. ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' draws with a final goodbye with [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] in the hot-seat before retiring for the very last time. Martin was replaced by [[Mike Munro]] from December 1998. Martin returns to the program 5 years later. On the same night, [[Brian Naylor (broadcaster)|Brian Naylor]] retires from reading Melbourne's ''[[National Nine News]]'' after 20 years; he is replaced by [[Peter Hitchener]] |
*27 November – After 25 years, The ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday]]'' Show is retired by the [[Nine Network]]. ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' draws with a final goodbye with [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] in the hot-seat before retiring for the very last time. Martin was replaced by [[Mike Munro]] from December 1998. Martin returns to the program 5 years later. On the same night, [[Brian Naylor (broadcaster)|Brian Naylor]] retires from reading Melbourne's ''[[National Nine News]]'' after 20 years; he is replaced by [[Peter Hitchener]]. |
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*December – The remote Central & Eastern Australia markets are [[Regional television in Australia#Aggregation|aggregated]], with [[Imparja]] taking a Nine Network affiliation & [[Seven Central]] (formerly QSTV) taking a joint Seven & [[Network Ten]] affiliation. |
*December – The remote Central & Eastern Australia markets are [[Regional television in Australia#Aggregation|aggregated]], with [[Imparja]] taking a Nine Network affiliation & [[Seven Central]] (formerly QSTV) taking a joint Seven & [[Network Ten]] affiliation. |
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*20 December – The pay television station, [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel Australia]] introduced pay television Foxtel to a children's group called [[The Wiggles]] who debuted in a TV special taking place in [[Disneyland]], [[California]] titled ''The Wiggles in Disneyland'', this was later screened on the Seven Network. Future Hollywood actor [[Hugh Jackman]] hosts the 1998 Carols in the Domain, live on the Seven Network. |
*20 December – The pay television station, [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel Australia]] introduced pay television Foxtel to a children's group called [[The Wiggles]] who debuted in a TV special taking place in [[Disneyland]], [[California]] titled ''The Wiggles in Disneyland'', this was later screened on the Seven Network. Future Hollywood actor [[Hugh Jackman]] hosts the 1998 Carols in the Domain, live on the Seven Network. |
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| ''[[Mixy (programming block)|Mixy]]'' |
| ''[[Mixy (programming block)|Mixy]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-16|16 February}} |
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| ''[[Bananas in Pyjamas|Bananas in Pyjamas: Bumping and a Jumping]]'' |
| ''[[Bananas in Pyjamas|Bananas in Pyjamas: Bumping and a Jumping]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-13|13 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-13|13 April}} |
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| ''[[SeaChange]]'' |
| ''[[SeaChange]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-10|10 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-10|10 May}} |
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| ''[[The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)]]'' |
| ''[[The Micallef P(r)ogram(me)]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-05-11|11 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-05-11|11 May}} |
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| ''[[Live and Kicking (TV |
| ''[[Live and Kicking (Australian TV program)|Live and Kicking]]'' |
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| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
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| {{sort|1998-05-20|20 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-05-20|20 May}} |
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| ''[[Petals (TV series)|Petals]]'' |
| ''[[Petals (TV series)|Petals]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
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| {{sort|1998-07-20|20 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-20|20 July}} |
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| ''[[The Wiggles]]'' |
| ''[[The Wiggles]] // Let’s Wiggle'' |
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| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
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| {{sort|1998-07-31|31 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-31|31 July}} |
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| ''[[The Games (Australian TV series)|The Games]]'' |
| ''[[The Games (Australian TV series)|The Games]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-17|17 August}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-17|17 August}} |
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| ''[[A Difficult Woman]]'' |
| ''[[A Difficult Woman]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-10-18|18 October}} |
| {{sort|1998-10-18|18 October}} |
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| ''[[Hazards, Disasters and Survival]]'' |
| ''[[Hazards, Disasters and Survival]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-10-26|26 October}} |
| {{sort|1998-10-26|26 October}} |
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| ''[[Too Much Medicine?]]'' |
| ''[[Too Much Medicine?]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-11-12|12 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-12|12 November}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[The Merchant of Venice|''The Merchant of Venice'' (1996)]] |
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[The Merchant of Venice|''The Merchant of Venice'' (1996)]] |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-01-17|17 January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-17|17 January}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} ''[[Nostromo (TV serial)|Nostromo]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|ITA}} ''[[Nostromo (TV serial)|Nostromo]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-06|6 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-06|6 February}} |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Stickin' Around|''Stickin' Around'' (TV series)]] |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Stickin' Around|''Stickin' Around'' (TV series)]] |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-08|8 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-08|8 February}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|SWI}} ''[[Pingu]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|SWI}} ''[[Pingu]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-12|12 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-12|12 February}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Teletubbies]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Teletubbies]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-16|16 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-16|16 February}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Materials We Need]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Materials We Need]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-16|16 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-16|16 February}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Stephen Hawking's Universe]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Stephen Hawking's Universe]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-02-21|21 February}} |
| {{sort|1998-02-21|21 February}} |
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| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
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| {{sort|1998-03-02|2 March}} |
| {{sort|1998-03-02|2 March}} |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[Lil' Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-03-06|6 March}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-03-06|6 March}} |
| {{sort|1998-03-06|6 March}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Jonathan Creek]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-03-06|6 March}} |
| {{sort|1998-03-06|6 March}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Kipper the Dog|Kipper]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Kipper the Dog|Kipper]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-08|8 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-08|8 April}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Sometime, Never (TV series)|Sometime, Never]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Sometime, Never (TV series)|Sometime, Never]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-13|13 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-13|13 April}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Soul Music (TV series)|Soul Music]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Soul Music (TV series)|Soul Music]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-17|17 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-17|17 April}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[The Angry Beavers]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-21|21 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-21|21 April}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998)]] |
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Our Mutual Friend (1998 TV serial)|''Our Mutual Friend'' (1998)]] |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-04-26|26 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-26|26 April}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Spirits of the Jaguar]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Spirits of the Jaguar]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-05-10|10 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-05-10|10 May}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Big Cat Diary]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Big Cat Diary]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-05-13|13 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-05-13|13 May}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[True Tilda]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[True Tilda]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-05-24|24 May}} |
| {{sort|1998-05-24|24 May}} |
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| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[Hairy Maclary]]'' |
| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[Hairy Maclary]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Forgotten Toys]]'' (TV series) |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Forgotten Toys]]'' (TV series) |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Morph Files]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Morph Files]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-01|1 June}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Wyrd Sisters (TV series)|Wyrd Sisters]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Wyrd Sisters (TV series)|Wyrd Sisters]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-05|5 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-05|5 June}} |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Freaky Stories]]'' |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Freaky Stories]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-08|8 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-08|8 June}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Land of the Tiger]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Land of the Tiger]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-06-28|28 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-28|28 June}} |
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| {{sort|1998-07-05|5 July}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Animal Shelf]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Animal Shelf]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
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| {{sort|1998-07-08|8 July}} |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Deadly Games]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Deadly Games (TV series)|Deadly Games]]'' |
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| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
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| {{sort|1998-07-14|14 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-14|14 July}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Game On (UK TV series)|Game On]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Game On (UK TV series)|Game On]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-07-23|23 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-23|23 July}} |
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| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[Oscar and Friends]]'' |
| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[Oscar and Friends]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-12|12 August}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-12|12 August}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Scold's Bridle]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Scold's Bridle]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-16|16 August}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-16|16 August}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Human Body (TV series)|The Human Body]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Human Body (TV series)|The Human Body]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-20|20 August}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-20|20 August}} |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}}/{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Minty (TV series)|Minty]]'' |
| {{flagicon|AUS}}/{{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Minty (TV series)|Minty]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-08-20|20 August}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[In the Red (TV series)|In the Red]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[In the Red (TV series)|In the Red]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-08-30|30 August}} |
| {{sort|1998-08-30|30 August}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Plotlands]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Plotlands]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-09-04|4 September}} |
| {{sort|1998-09-04|4 September}} |
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| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[The Magical World of Margaret Mahy]]'' |
| {{flagicon|NZ}} ''[[The Magical World of Margaret Mahy]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-09-28|28 September}} |
| {{sort|1998-09-28|28 September}} |
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| {{sort|1998-10-21|21 October}} |
| {{sort|1998-10-21|21 October}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'' |
||
| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-10-21|21 October}} |
| {{sort|1998-10-21|21 October}} |
||
|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-10-24|24 October}} |
| {{sort|1998-10-24|24 October}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[How Do You Want Me?]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[How Do You Want Me?]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-02|2 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-02|2 November}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Ultraviolet (TV serial)|Ultraviolet]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Ultraviolet (TV serial)|Ultraviolet]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-04|4 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-04|4 November}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[1914-1918]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[1914-1918]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-05|5 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-05|5 November}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Cola Conquest]]'' |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Cola Conquest]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-21|21 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-21|21 November}} |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Delia's How to Cook]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Delia's How to Cook]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-26|26 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-26|26 November}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Life of Birds]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Life of Birds]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-11-29|29 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-29|29 November}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'' |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]'' |
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| [[Nine Network]] |
| [[Nine Network]] |
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| {{sort|1998-11-30|30 November}} |
| {{sort|1998-11-30|30 November}} |
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| {{flagicon|SCO}} ''[[Looking After Jo Jo]]'' |
| {{flagicon|SCO}} ''[[Looking After Jo Jo]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-12-01|1 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-01|1 December}} |
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| {{sort|1998-12-03|3 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-03|3 December}} |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[V.I.P. (TV series)|V.I.P.]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]'' |
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| [[Network Ten]] |
| [[Network Ten]] |
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| {{sort|1998-12-04|4 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-04|4 December}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Peter Principle (TV series)|The Boss]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Peter Principle (TV series)|The Boss]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| {{sort|1998-12-14|14 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-14|14 December}} |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Oscar's Orchestra]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Oscar's Orchestra]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-12-28|28 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-28|28 December}} |
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|- |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|SPA}} ''[[Koki (TV series)|Koki]]'' |
| {{flagicon|SPA}} ''[[Koki (TV series)|Koki]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-12-31|31 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-31|31 December}} |
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|} |
|} |
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=== |
===Subscription television=== |
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====Domestic==== |
====Domestic==== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; font-size:87%;" |
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; font-size:87%;" |
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| ''[[Funhouse (Australian TV series)|Funhouse]]'' |
| ''[[Funhouse (Australian TV series)|Funhouse]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| {{sort|1998-01-01|January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-01|January}} |
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|} |
|} |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Breaker High]]'' |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Breaker High]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Pocket Dragon Adventures]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Pocket Dragon Adventures]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[The All |
| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[The All New Captain Kangaroo]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Space Goofs]]'' |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} ''[[Space Goofs]]'' |
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| |
| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Adventures of Dawdle the Donkey]]'' |
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| Fox Kids |
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| 1998 |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]'' |
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| [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|The Disney Channel]] |
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| 1998 |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[Chicken Minute]]'' |
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| [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|The Disney Channel]] |
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| 1998 |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|USA}} ''[[Kidsongs|The Kidsongs Television Show]]'' |
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| [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|The Disney Channel]] |
|||
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|} |
|} |
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|- |
|- |
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| ''[[The Gift (Australian children's TV series)|The Gift]]'' |
| ''[[The Gift (Australian children's TV series)|The Gift]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| [[Nine Network]] |
| [[Nine Network]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-12-28|28 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-28|28 December}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' |
||
| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-07-28|28 March}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-28|28 March}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Heartbeat (UK TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' |
||
| [[Seven Network]] |
| [[Seven Network]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-04-06|6 April}} |
| {{sort|1998-04-06|6 April}} |
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|- |
|- |
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|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} ''[[Father Ted]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} ''[[Father Ted]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] |
||
| [[Nine Network]] |
| [[Nine Network]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-06-29|29 June}} |
| {{sort|1998-06-29|29 June}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Jim Henson's The Storyteller]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Jim Henson's The Storyteller]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] |
||
| [[Network Ten]] |
| [[Network Ten]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
| {{sort|1998-07-07|7 July}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} ''[[A Christmassy Ted]]'' |
| {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|IRE}} ''[[A Christmassy Ted]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] |
||
| [[Nine Network]] |
| [[Nine Network]] |
||
| {{sort|1998-12-23|23 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-23|23 December}} |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Traffik]]''<ref name=uktvjan>{{cite web|title=UKTV Highlights |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980117142750/http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/05A.html |archivedate=17 January 1998 |publisher=[[Foxtel]] |accessdate=18 January 2010 |url=http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/05A.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Traffik]]''<ref name=uktvjan>{{cite web|title=UKTV Highlights |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980117142750/http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/05A.html |archivedate=17 January 1998 |publisher=[[Foxtel]] |accessdate=18 January 2010 |url=http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/05A.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
||
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-01-04|4 January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-04|4 January}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| <span style="display:none">Adventures of Tintin, The</span>{{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)|The Adventures of Tintin]]''<ref name=cnjan /> |
| <span style="display:none">Adventures of Tintin, The</span>{{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)|The Adventures of Tintin]]''<ref name=cnjan /> |
||
| [[Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]] |
| [[Cartoon Network (Australia)|Cartoon Network]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-01-05|5 January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-05|5 January}} |
||
|- |
|- |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV serial)|Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit]]''<ref name=uktvjan /> |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV serial)|Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit]]''<ref name=uktvjan /> |
||
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-01-17|17 January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-17|17 January}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''The Fear''<ref name=uktvjan /> |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''The Fear''<ref name=uktvjan /> |
||
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
| [[UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)|UKTV]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-01-22|22 January}} |
| {{sort|1998-01-22|22 January}} |
||
|- |
|- |
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| first = GARY |
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| last = TIPPET |
| last = TIPPET |
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| |
| first2 = PAUL |
||
| |
| last2 = HARRIS |
||
| first3 = PAUL |
|||
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| last3 = KALINA |
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| first4 = DARRIN |
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| url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980702_0402_3396 |
| url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980702_0402_3396 |
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| newspaper = [[The Age]] |
| newspaper = [[The Age]] |
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| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Woof!]]''<ref name="nicknooze2" /> |
| {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[Woof!]]''<ref name="nicknooze2" /> |
||
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
||
| [[Nine Network]]<br>[[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
| [[Nine Network]]<br>[[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-09-05|5 September}} |
| {{sort|1998-09-05|5 September}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| <span style="display:none">Demon Headmaster, The</span> {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Demon Headmaster]]''<ref name="nicknooze2" /> |
| <span style="display:none">Demon Headmaster, The</span> {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Demon Headmaster]]''<ref name="nicknooze2" /> |
||
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-09-05|5 September}} |
| {{sort|1998-09-05|5 September}} |
||
|- |
|- |
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| <span style="display:none">Chronicles of Narnia, The</span> {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia (TV serial)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]''<ref name="nickdec" /> |
| <span style="display:none">Chronicles of Narnia, The</span> {{flagicon|UK}} ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia (TV serial)|The Chronicles of Narnia]]''<ref name="nickdec" /> |
||
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
| [[Nickelodeon (Australia)|Nickelodeon]] |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]]{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} |
||
| {{sort|1998-12-06|6 December}} |
| {{sort|1998-12-06|6 December}} |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} ''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]'' |
||
| |
| Fox Kids |
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| [[Network Ten]] |
| [[Network Ten]] |
||
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
||
| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|GER}} ''[[Secret Life of Toys]]'' |
| {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|GER}} ''[[Secret Life of Toys]]'' |
||
| |
| Fox Kids |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 1998 |
| 1998 |
||
|} |
|} |
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[[Nine Network]] |
[[Nine Network]] |
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* ''[[Today ( |
* ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|Today]]'' (1982–present) |
||
* ''[[Sale of the Century]]'' (1980–2001) |
* ''[[Sale of the Century]]'' (1980–2001) |
||
* ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' (1971–1978, 1988–present) |
* ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV series)|A Current Affair]]'' (1971–1978, 1988–present) |
||
* ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' (1971–1999) |
* ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' (1971–1999) |
||
* ''[[Midday]]'' ( |
* ''[[Midday (Australian TV series)|Midday]]'' (1985–1998) |
||
* ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' (1979–present) |
* ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'' (1979–present) |
||
* ''[[Australia's Funniest Home Video Show]]'' (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present) |
* ''[[Australia's Funniest Home Video Show]]'' (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present) |
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* ''[[Totally Full Frontal]]'' (1998–1999) |
* ''[[Totally Full Frontal]]'' (1998–1999) |
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==Ending / |
==Ending / resting this year== |
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|- " |
|- " |
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| 10 February |
| 10 February |
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| ''[[Raw FM]]'' |
| ''[[Raw FM]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 1997 |
| 1997 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| 15 March |
| 15 March |
||
| ''[[Children's Hospital (Australian TV series)|Children's Hospital]]'' |
| ''[[Children's Hospital (Australian TV series)|Children's Hospital]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 1997 |
| 1997 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| 14 April |
| 14 April |
||
| ''[[Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers]]'' |
| ''[[Li'l Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers]]'' |
||
| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 6 March 1998 |
| 6 March 1998 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 13 June |
| 13 June |
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| ''[[Challenger (game show)|Challenger]]'' |
| ''[[Challenger (1997 game show)|Challenger]]'' |
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| [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] |
| [[Nine Network|Channel Nine]] |
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| 1997 |
| 1997 |
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| 6 July |
| 6 July |
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| ''[[Magic Mountain (TV series)|Magic Mountain]]'' |
| ''[[Magic Mountain (TV series)|Magic Mountain]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 1997 |
| 1997 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 24 July |
| 24 July |
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| ''[[The Silver Brumby]]'' |
| ''[[The Silver Brumby (TV series)|The Silver Brumby]]'' |
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| [[Network Ten]] |
| [[Network Ten]] |
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| 1996 |
| 1996 |
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| 19 August |
| 19 August |
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| ''[[The Genie from Down Under]]'' |
| ''[[The Genie from Down Under]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
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| 1996 |
| 1996 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 8 November |
| 8 November |
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| ''[[A Difficult Woman]]'' |
| ''[[A Difficult Woman]]'' |
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| [[ABC Television|ABC TV]] |
| [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC TV]] |
||
| 18 October 1998 |
| 18 October 1998 |
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Events
[edit]- February – Kim Kilbey starts hosting Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, replacing long-time host Jo Beth Taylor.
- 12 February – British Swiss children's animated TV series Pingu (which started off as a segment on the Seven Network's The Book Place) makes its debut on ABC, starting off with the first two episodes at 8:25 am. It will later broadcast several more episodes on 24 March at 3:55 pm and again in several months on weekdays at 10:25 am, 9:25 am, 7:25 am (for Sundays), 8:25 am (for a second time) and at 4:55 pm (until 1 January 1999 in all states and on 8 January 1999 in Western Australia).
- 16 February – The pink rabbit Mixy from The Ferals/Feral TV presents her very own children's weekday morning block on ABC starting from 7:30 am to 10:00 am.
- 16 February – British children's TV series Teletubbies debuts on ABC.
- 18 February – Australian talk show The Panel debuts on Network Ten.
- 24 February – Australian hospital drama series All Saints debuts on the Seven Network.
- 27 March – Darwin finally gets a second commercial television station when TND-34 opens, taking a Seven Network affiliation.
- WIN Television WA is granted a licence to expand its broadcast into regional & remote Western Australia.
- 27 April - Network Ten launches game show Battle Of The Sexes, hosted by Ed Phillips, also that night, Network Ten begins Fast Forward’s Funniest Moments, featuring sketch highlights from the former Seven Network comedy show for 12 episode run. Fast Forward’s Funniest Moments was digitised and was released on DVD in 2004 as part of the Fast Forward In Rewind collection.
- 10 May – Australian drama series SeaChange debuts on ABC.
- 24 June – In the magic moment of Neighbours 13-year history, here was one now-infamous incident, Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) has a massive fight with Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodbourne) about his feud with serial bombshell Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles), and slaps him in the face very hard.
- 29 June – British sitcom Father Ted premieres on the ABC two years after its debut on the Nine Network.
- 7 July - GMA with Bert Newton celebrates its 1500th episode. The show began as The Morning Show in 1992 and took on the Good Morning Australia name the following year. That night, Network Ten screens the Kylie Minogue concert special Kylie — Intimate And Live, including behind-the-scenes footage of two months of preparation, planning and rehearsal for Minogue’s Australian tour.
- 20 July – Hey Hey It's Saturday launches its Red Faces documentary series and spin off Gonged But Not Forgotten, premieres at 8:30 pm, on the Nine Network
- 31 July – The Wiggles' first self-titled television series, screens on the Seven Network.
- 22 August – British pop duo the Lighthouse Family perform on the Nine Network variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.
- 5 October – Pokémon makes it debut on Network Ten.
- 12 October – Nine Network debuts a brand new talk show called Strassman presented by American ventriloquist and comedian David Strassman at 9:00 pm.
- 22 November – The 1995 film Babe premieres on the Seven Network.
- 27 November – After 25 years, The Midday Show is retired by the Nine Network. A Current Affair draws with a final goodbye with Ray Martin in the hot-seat before retiring for the very last time. Martin was replaced by Mike Munro from December 1998. Martin returns to the program 5 years later. On the same night, Brian Naylor retires from reading Melbourne's National Nine News after 20 years; he is replaced by Peter Hitchener.
- December – The remote Central & Eastern Australia markets are aggregated, with Imparja taking a Nine Network affiliation & Seven Central (formerly QSTV) taking a joint Seven & Network Ten affiliation.
- 20 December – The pay television station, Disney Channel Australia introduced pay television Foxtel to a children's group called The Wiggles who debuted in a TV special taking place in Disneyland, California titled The Wiggles in Disneyland, this was later screened on the Seven Network. Future Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman hosts the 1998 Carols in the Domain, live on the Seven Network.
- 21 December – Network Ten debuts a brand new children's series aimed at pre-schoolers called In the Box, replacing The Music Shop.
- 24 December – Australian children's TV series Misery Guts which only ran for 13 episodes premieres on Nine Network.
Debuts
[edit]Domestic
[edit]International
[edit]Subscription television
[edit]Domestic
[edit]Program | Channel | Debut date |
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Funhouse | Fox Kids | January |
International
[edit]Telemovies
[edit]International
[edit]Program | Channel | Debut date |
---|---|---|
King Leek[2] | arena | 29 January |
Specials
[edit]International
[edit]Program | Channel | Debut date |
---|---|---|
Paul Reiser: Three and Half Blocks From Home[1] | thecomedychannel | 18 January |
Changes to network affiliation
[edit]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.
Domestic
[edit]Program | New network(s) | Previous network(s) | Date |
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The Gift | ABC TV | Nine Network | 28 December |
International
[edit]Program | New network(s) | Previous network(s) | Date |
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Murder, She Wrote | Nine Network | Network Ten | 1 February |
Keeping Up Appearances | Seven Network | ABC | 28 March |
Heartbeat | Seven Network | ABC | 6 April |
The New Archies | Network Ten | Nine Network | 8 May |
/ Father Ted | ABC | Nine Network | 29 June |
Jim Henson's The Storyteller | ABC | Network Ten | 7 July |
/ A Christmassy Ted | ABC | Nine Network | 23 December |
Subscription premieres
[edit]This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
Domestic
[edit]Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Crocadoo[10] | Cartoon Network | Nine Network | 5 January |
International
[edit]Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Traffik[11] | UKTV | ABC TV[citation needed] | 4 January |
/ The Adventures of Tintin[10] | Cartoon Network | ABC TV[citation needed] | 5 January |
99 - 1[2] | arena | [citation needed] | 11 January |
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit[11] | UKTV | ABC TV[citation needed] | 17 January |
The Fear[11] | UKTV | ABC TV[citation needed] | 22 January |
Lillie[12] | UKTV | Seven Network[citation needed] | 2 April |
South Park[13] | The Comedy Channel | SBS TV | 2 June |
Seinfeld[14][15] | TV1 | Nine Network Network Ten[citation needed] |
6 July |
Woof![8] | Nickelodeon | Nine Network ABC TV[citation needed] |
5 September |
The Demon Headmaster[8] | Nickelodeon | ABC TV[citation needed] | 5 September |
Delta Wave[8] | Nickelodeon | [citation needed] | 5 September |
American Gothic[16] | TV1 | Network Ten | 5 December |
The Chronicles of Narnia[9] | Nickelodeon | ABC TV[citation needed] | 6 December |
The Adventures of Sinbad | Fox Kids | Network Ten | 1998 |
King of the Hill | Fox8 | Seven Network | 1998 |
// Secret Life of Toys | Fox Kids | ABC TV | 1998 |
Television shows
[edit]- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)
- Four Corners (1961–present)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004–06)
- Home and Away (1988–present)
- Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
- The Great Outdoors (1993–present)
- Today Tonight (1995–present)
- Today (1982–present)
- Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
- A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–present)
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)
- Midday (1985–1998)
- 60 Minutes (1979–present)
- Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present)
- The AFL Footy Show (1994–present)
- The NRL Footy Show (1994–present)
- Water Rats (1996–2001)
- Burgo's Catch Phrase (1997–2001, 2002–2003)
- The Price is Right (1993–1998)
- Neighbours (Seven Network 1985, Network Ten 1986–present)
- GMA with Bert Newton (1991–2005)
- Totally Full Frontal (1998–1999)
Ending / resting this year
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "thecomedychannel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "arena Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Discovery Channel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "FOX Soap Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul; Farrant, Darrin (26 March 1998). "Programs – Wednesday". The Age Green Guide. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 44. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze. 1.
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: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Schembri, Jim; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (30 July 1998). "Programs – Monday". The Age Green Guide. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 32. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze. 2.
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: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ a b "What's New On Nick? – December 1998". Nickelodeon (Australia). 1998. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Cartoon Network Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "UKTV Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (2 April 1998). "Programs – Thursday". The Age Green Guide. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Freeman, Jane (11 May 1998). "A high-flier takes a walk". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
And thecomedychannel on Foxtel has already snapped up the show for pay television from June 2.
- ^ Elder, Bruce (30 March 1997). "The new MUSIC WARS". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 13. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ TIPPET, GARY; HARRIS, PAUL; KALINA, PAUL; FARRANT, DARRIN (2 July 1998). "Programs – Wednesday". The Age. Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 32. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
For those who tuned in to this re-run of the sitcom – which kicked off on Monday with the rarely-seen pilot
- ^ Joyce, James (11 July 1998). "Prime skips Heartbeat". Newcastle Herald. Newcastle, Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
TV1 has picked up the rerun rights to Shaun Cassidy's short-lived American terror series American Gothic (originally screened on Ten) and will air the twisted drama from December 5.