List of Australian television series

This is a list of Australian television series and television programs.

Contents

1 Current shows 1.1 Arts and Culture 1.2 Children's 1.3 Comedy 1.4 Documentaries 1.5 Drama 1.6 Factual 1.7 Game Shows 1.8 Lifestyle 1.9 Music 1.10 Reality 1.11 Soap Operas 1.12 Sport 1.13 Talk and Variety 2 Past shows 2.1 Arts and Culture 2.2 Children's 2.3 Comedy 2.4 Drama 2.5 Documentaries 2.6 Factual 2.7 Game Shows 2.8 Lifestyle 2.9 Music 2.10 Reality 2.11 Soap Operas 2.12 Sport 2.13 Talk and Variety 3 See also

Current shows

Arts and Culture

• At The Movies (ABC)
• Fashionista (SBS)
• Message Stick (ABC)
• Second Opinion (ABC)
• The Arts Show (ABC)
• The Movie Show (SBS)

Children's

• Bambaloo (Seven Network)
• Bananas In Pyjamas (ABC)
• Behind the News (ABC)
• Cheez TV (Network Ten)
• Girl TV (Seven Network)
• Hi-5 (Nine Network)
• Hot Source (Nine Network)
• Jay Jay The Jet Plane (Nine Network)
• New MacDonald's Farm (Nine Network)
• Play School (ABC)
• Scooter: Secret Agent (Network Ten)
• Silver Sun (ABC)
• Streetsmartz (Nine Network)
• The Big Arvo (Seven Network)
• The Girl from Tomorrow
• The Zack Files (ABC)
• Totally Wild (Network Ten)
• ttn (the total news) (Network Ten)

Comedy

• All Aussie Adventures (Network Ten)
• Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (Nine Network)
• Comedy Inc. (Nine Network)
• CNNNN (ABC)
• Double the Fist (ABC)
• How the Quest Was Won (ABC)
• Kath and Kim (ABC)
• Pizza (SBS)
• SkitHOUSE (Network Ten)

Documentaries

• Desperately Seeking Sheila (SBS)
• Global Village (SBS)
• Inside Australia (SBS)
• Storyline Australia (SBS)

Drama

• All Saints (Seven Network)
• Blue Heelers (Seven Network)
• McLeod's Daughters (Nine Network)

Factual

• 60 Minutes (Nine Network)
• A Current Affair (Nine Network)
• Asia Pacific Focus (ABC)
• Australian Story (ABC)
• Beyond Tomorrow (Seven Network - since 2005)
• Business Success (Nine Network)
• Business Sunday (Nine Network)
• Catalyst (ABC)
• Dateline (SBS)
• Foreign Correspondent (ABC)
• Four Corners (ABC)
• Inside Business (ABC)
• Insiders (ABC)
• Insight (SBS)
• Landline (ABC)
• Lateline (ABC)
• Living Black (SBS)
• Media Watch (ABC)
• Meet the Press (Network Ten)
• Stateline (ABC)
• Sunday (Nine Network)
• Weekend Sunrise (formerly known as Sunday Sunrise) (Seven Network)
• Today Tonight (Seven Network)
• The 7.30 Report (ABC)
• The World News (SBS)
• World Watch (SBS)

Game Shows

• Australia's Brainiest Kid
• Deal Or No Deal (Seven Network)
• The Einstein Factor (ABC)
• The Price Is Right (Nine Network)
• Temptation (Nine Network - since 2005)
• Wheel Of Fortune (Seven Network)
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with Eddie McGuire (Nine Network)

Lifestyle

• A Gondola on the Murray (ABC)
• Beat the Chef (ABC)
• Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)
• Celebrity Overhaul (Nine Network)
• Collectors (ABC)
• Fresh (Nine Network)
• Gardening Australia (ABC)
• Getaway (Nine Network)
• Huey's Cooking Adventures (Network Ten)
• Location Location with Deborah Hutton (Nine Network)
• Ready Steady Cook (Network Ten)
• Renovation Rescue (Nine Network)
• Sydney Weekender (Seven Network)
• The Great Outdoors (Seven Network)
• The New Inventors (ABC)
• The World Feast (ABC)

Music

• Australian Idol (Network Ten)
• Australian Idol Extra (Channel V), (Foxtel)
• Rage (ABC)
• RocKwiz (SBS)
• So Fresh (Nine Network)
• StarStruck (Nine Network)
• The X Factor (Network Ten)
• The Xtra Factor (Network Ten)
• Video Hits (Network Ten)

Reality

• Australia's Next Top Model (FOX8, Foxtel)
• Australian Princess (Network Ten)
• Big Brother (Network Ten)
• Dancing With The Stars (Seven Network)
• My Restaurant Rules (Seven Network)
• Strictly Dancing (ABC)
• The Block (Nine Network)

Soap Operas

• Home And Away (Seven Network)(1988 - )
• Neighbours (Network Ten) (1985 - )

Sport

• Before the Game (AFL) (Network Ten)
• Boots N' All (NRL) (Nine Network)
• Cycling Central (Cycling) (SBS)
• Inside Cricket (Cricket) (Fox Sports)
• Inside Rugby (Rugby) (Fox Sports)
• Main Game (AFL, NRL, Rugby Union)
• NRL on FOX (NRL) (Fox Sports)
• NRL Scoreboard (NRL) (Fox Sports)
• RPM (Motorsport) (Network Ten)
• Speedweek (SBS)
• Sports Tonight (General) (Network Ten)
• Sportsworld (General) (Seven Network)
• The Back Page (General) (Fox Sports)
• The Cricket Show (Cricket)
• The Fifth Quarter (AFL) (Network Ten)
• The Footy Show (AFL) (Nine Network)
• The Footy Show (NRL) (Nine Network)
• The Sunday Footy Show (AFL) (Nine Network)
• The Sunday Footy Show (NRL) (Nine Network)
• The Golf Show (Golf) (Fox Sports)
• The Sunday Roast (NRL) (Nine Network)
• The World Game (Soccer) (SBS TV)
• Toyota World Sports (SBS TV)
• Trackside (V8 Supercars) (Network Ten)

Talk and Variety

• Compass (ABC)
• Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (ABC)
• Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (Network Ten)
• Mornings with Kerri-Anne (Nine Network)
• Rove (Live) (Network Ten)
• Sunrise (Seven Network)
• Talking Heads (ABC)
• The Glass House (ABC)
• The Panel (Network Ten)
• Today (Nine Network)

Past shows

Arts and Culture

Children's

• Agro's Cartoon Connection (Seven Network - 1989-1997)
• C’Mon Kids
• Crackerjack
• Escape from Jupiter and Return to Jupiter
• Fat Cat and Friends
• Genie From Downunder
• Humphrey B. Bear
• Lil' Elvis
• Noah and Saskia
• Ocean Girl
• Out There
• Round The Twist
• Silversun
• Simon Townsends Wonder World
• Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
• The Curiosity Show
• The Nargun and The Stars (ABC)
• The Saddle Club (ABC)
• Tracey McBean (ABC)

Comedy

• Acropolis Now
• The Adventures of Lano and Woodley (ABC TV)
• Australia You're Standing In It (ABC TV - 1983-1984)
• BackBerner
• Barley Charlie (Nine Network - 1964)
• Big Bite
• Big Girls Blouse
• Bobby Dazzler (1977)
• Fast Forward
• Frontline
• Full Frontal
• Grass Roots
• Hey Dad...! (Seven Network)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday
• In Harmer's Way (ABC TV)
• Jimeoin
• John Safran's Music Jamboree (SBS)
• John Safran vs God (SBS)
• Just Kidding!
• Let Loose Live (Seven Network)
• The Mavis Bramston Show (1964)
• Mother and Son
• The Big Gig
• The Comedy Company
• The Election Chaser
• The Games
• The Micallef Program (retitled The Micallef Programme and then The Micallef Pogram in its subsequent series)
• The Paul Hogan Show
• Welcher and Welcher (ABC)

Drama

• A Country Practice
• Above The Law (Network Ten)
• Academy (???)
• Always Greener
• Boney
• Chances (Nine Network - 1991-1992)
• Cop Shop
• Going Home
• Halifax f.p. (Nine Network - 1994-2001)
• The Man From Snowy River
• MDA (ABC)
• Murder Call
• Police Rescue
• Stingers (Nine Network - 1998-2004)
• SeaChange
• Skyways
• Sweet and Sour
• The Flying Doctors
• The Secret Life Of Us
• Water Rats (Nine Network - 1996-2001)
• White Collar Blue
• Young Lions
• The Cooks

Cop Shows

• Homicide (Seven Network - 1964 - 1975)
• Division 4 (Nine Network - 1969 - 1975)
• The Long Arm (Network Ten - 1970)
• The Link Men (Nine Network - 1970s)
• Matlock Police (Network Ten - 1971-1975)
• Solo One (Seven Network - 1970s)
• Bluey (Seven Network - 1976-1977)
• Cop Shop (1977 - 1984)
• Bellamy (Network Ten - 1981)
• Special Squad (Network Ten - 1980s)
• Waterloo Station (Nine Network - 1983)
• Skirts (Seven Network - 1990-199?)
• Phoenix (ABC TV)
• Wildside (ABC TV)
• Water Rats (Nine Network)
• Stingers (Nine Network)
• Young Lions (Nine Network)
• White Collar Blue (Network Ten)

• The Adventures Of Long John Silver (ABC TV - 1958)
• Take That 15 min. Live to air comedy
• Emergency (GTV-9 and ATN-7 - 1959)
• The Terrific Adventures Of The Terrible Ten / The Ten Again 15 min., 30 min. (various) Children's adventure (1960)
• Stormy Petrel 30 min. Historical mini-series 12 episodes (ABC TV - 1960)
• Consider Your Verdict
• The Outcasts (ABC TV - 1960) Historical mini-series
• Whiplash (ATN-7, Sydney; GTV-9, Melbourne. 1961, Repeat screenings on 0-Ten network.)
• The Story Of Peter Grey (ATN-7 - 1961)
• Jonah (ATN-7 - 1962)
• The Patriots (ABC TV - 1962)
• Smugglers Beware (ABC TV - 1963) (Children's adventure)
• The Hungry Ones (ABC TV - 1963) (Historical mini-series)
• The Purple Jacaranda (ABC TV - 1964)
• [[The Stranger] (ABC TV - 1964)

Documentaries

• My Space is an Amazing Place (SBS)
• The Academy (ABC)
• World Tales (SBS)

Factual

• Beyond 2000 (Seven Network - 1985-1993, Network Ten - 1993-1999)
• George Negus Tonight
• Hinch
• Hemispheres (co-produced with the CBC in Canada)
• Money (Nine Network)
• Quantum (TV Series)
• Real Life (Seven Network)
• Towards 2000 (ABC TV - 1981-1984)
• This Day Tonight
• Willesee at 7

Game Shows

• A Question Of Sport (Network Ten - 1995-1996)
• All About Faces (Nine Network - 1971)
• All-Star Squares (Seven Network - 1999)
• Almost Anything Goes (Network Ten - 1976-1978)
• A*Mazing (Seven Network - 1994-1998)
• Ampol Stamp Quiz (Nine Network - 1964-1965)
• Any Questions? (ABC TV - 1950s)
• Battle Of The Sexes (Network Ten - 1998)
• The Better Sex (Nine Network - 1978)
• Big Nine (Nine Network - 1969-1970)
• Big Square Eye (ABC TV - 1991-1993)
• Blankety Blanks (Network Ten - 1977-1980, Nine Network - 1985-1986, 1996)
• Blind Date (Network Ten - 1968-70, Seven Network - 1974, Network Ten - 1991)
• Blockbusters (Seven Network - 1991-1994)
• Cash Bonanza (Nine Network - 2001)
• Casino 10 (Network Ten - 1975-1977)
• Catch Us If You Can
• Catchphrase and Burgo's Catchphrase (Nine Network - 1997-2001, 2002)
• The Celebrity Game (Nine Network - 1969, Network Ten - 1976-1977)
• Celebrity Squares (Network Ten - 1967, Nine Network - 1975-1976)
• Celebrity Tattletales (Seven Network - 1980)
• Coles £3000 Question and Coles $6000 Question (Seven Network - 1960-1971)
• Concentration (Nine Network - late 1950s to 1967, Seven Network 1970s, 1997)
• Crossfire (Nine Network - 1987-1988)
• The Daryl and Ossie Show (Network Ten - 1978)
• Does Father Know Best? (ABC TV - 1950s)
• Dog Eat Dog (Seven Network - 2002)
• Don't Forget Your Toothbrush (Nine Network - 1995)
• Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989-1992)
• Double Your Dollars (Nine Network - 1965)
• Download (Nine Network - 2000-2002)
• The Dulux Show (Seven Network - 1957)
• EC Plays Lift Off (ABC TV - 1994)
• Fairway Fun (Nine Network - 1960s)
• Family Bowl Quiz (ABC TV - 1969)
• Family Double Dare (Network Ten - 1989)
• Family Feud (Nine Network - 1977-1984, Seven Network - 1989-1996)
• The Family Game (Network Ten - 1967)
• Flashback (ABC TV - 1983, 2000)
• Flashez (ABC TV - 1976-1977)
• Ford Superquiz (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
• Free for All (Nine Network - 1973)
• Gambit (Nine Network - 1974)
• Generation Game
• Generation Gap (Network Ten - 1969)
• Get The Message (Network Ten - 1971-1972)
• Gladiators (Seven Network - 1995-1996)
• The Golden Show (Nine Network - 1960s)
• The Gong Show (Network Ten - 1976)
• Good News Week (ABC TV - 1996-1998, Network Ten - 1999-2000)
• Great Temptation (Seven Network - 1970-1976)
• The Great TV Game Show (Network Ten - 1989)
• Greed (Network Ten - 2001)
• Guess What? (Nine Network - 1992-1993)
• Have A Go (Seven Network - 1987)
• High Rollers (Seven Network - 1975)
• Hot Streak (Seven Network - 1998)
• I Do I Do (Network Ten - 1996)
• It Could Be You (Nine Network - 1960-1967, 1969, 1982)
• It Pays To Be Funny (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
• It's A Knockout (Network Ten - 1985-1987)
• It's Academic (Network Ten - 1968-1970, Seven Network - 1970-1978)
• I've Got A Secret (Network Ten - 1966, 1968-1969)
• Jeopardy! (Network Ten - 1970-1978, 1993)
• Jigsaw (Nine Network - 1960s)
• Keynotes (Nine Network - 1964, 1992-1993)
• The Krypton Factor (ABC TV - 1987)
• Let's Make A Deal (Nine Network - 1968-1969, 1977, Network Ten - 1991)
• Letterbox and $50,000 Letterbox (Seven Network - 1963, 1981)
• Letter Charades (Nine Network - 1967)
• Little Aussie Battlers (Nine Network - 10 February, 1998) (one off special)
• Long Play (Network Ten - 1977)
• The Love Game (Seven Network - 1984)
• The Main Event (Seven Network - 1991-1992)
• Man O Man (Seven Network - 1994)
• The Marriage Game (Network Ten - 1966-1972)
• Mastermind (ABC TV - 1978-1984)
• Match Game (Network Ten - 1960s)
• Matchmates (Nine Network - 1981-1982)
• Micro Macro (ABC TV - 1978)
• Million Dollar Chance Of A Lifetime (Seven Network - 1999-2000)
• Mind Twist (Network Ten - 1992-1993)
• Money Makers (Network Ten - 1971-1973, 1982)
• My Generation (Nine Network - 1995-1996)
• Name That Tune (TCN9 - 1956-1957, 1975) (The first game show on Australian television. Aired only in Sydney)
• National Star Quest (1978 - Talent show with a country theme. Made in Wollongong, aired on regional TV stations)
• New Faces (Nine Network - 1963-1985, 1989-1990, Network Ten - 1992-1993)
• The Newlywed Game (Network Ten - 1968, Nine Network - 1987)
• Now You See It (Seven Network - 1985-1993, Nine Network - 1998-1999)
• Opportunity Knocks (Seven Network - 1976)
• The Oz Game (ABC TV - 1988-1989)
• Pass The Buck (Nine Network - 2002)
• Perfect Match (Network Ten - 1978, 1984-1989, Seven Network - 2002)
• Personality Squares (Network Ten - 1967-1969, 1981)
• Pick A Box (Seven Network - 1957-1971)
• Pick Your Face (Nine Network - 1999-2003)
• Play Your Cards Right (Seven Network - 1984)
• Play Your Hunch (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
• Playcards (Network Ten - 1969)
• Pot Luck (Network Ten - 1987)
• Pot Of Gold (Network Ten - 1975-1978)
• Press Your Luck (Seven Network - 1987-1988)
• The Pressure Pak Show (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
• The Price Is Right (ATN7 - 1957-1959, GTV9 - 1958, Seven Network - 1963, Network Ten - 1973-1974, Seven Network - 1981-1986, Network Ten - 1989, Nine Network - 1993-1998, 2003-)
• Pyramid Challenge (Network Ten - 1978)
• Quest (ABC TV - 1976-1978)
• The Quiz Kids (Seven Network - 1964-1968)
• Quiz Master (Seven Network - 2002)
• Race Around The World (ABC TV)
• Ripsnorters - (Seven Network - 1997)
• RockWiz
• Sale of the Century (Nine Network - 1980-2001)
• Say G'day
• Say When (Nine Network - 1962-1964)
• Search For A Star (Network Ten - 1970-1971, 1981)
• Second Chance (Network Ten - 1977)
• Shafted (Nine Network - 2002)
• Showcase (Network Ten - 1965-1970, 1973-1974, 1978)
• Spending Spree (Nine Network - 1971-1976)
• Split Personality (Network Ten - 1967)
• Split Second (Nine Network - 1972-1973)
• Star Search (Network Ten - 1985-1986, 1991)
• Stop The Music (Seven Network - 1950s)
• Strike It Lucky (Nine Network - 1994)
• Supermarket Sweep (Nine Network - 1992-1994)
• Superquiz (Network Ten - 1989)
• Surprise Package (Nine Network - 1961)
• Take A Chance (Seven Network - 1959)
• Take A Letter (Network Ten - 1967)
• Take The Hint (Nine Network - 1963-1966)
• Talking Telephone Numbers (Seven Network - 1996)
• Tell The Truth (Nine Network - 1959-1965, Network Ten - 1971-1972)
• Theatre Sports (ABC TV - 1987)
• Three On A Match
• Tic-Tac-Dough (Nine Network - 1960-1964)
• Three On A Match
• Time Masters (Seven Network - 1996-1997)
• The Tommy Hanlon Show (Nine Network - 1967-1968)
• Total Recall (Seven Network - 1994-1995)
• Treasure Hunt (Network Ten - 1977-1978)
• The Trivial Video Show (Seven Network - 1986)
• TV Talent Scout (Seven Network - 1957-1958)
• University Challenge (ABC TV - 1987-1989)
• Video Village (Nine Network - 1960s)
• Vidiot (ABC TV - 1992-1994)
• Visquiz (SBS TV - 1985)
• The Weakest Link (Seven Network - 2001-2002)
• What's It Worth? (ABC TV - 1950s)
• Wheel of Fortune (Nine Network - 1959-1962)
• Win Roy and HG's Money (Seven Network - 2000)
• Wipe Out (Seven Network - 1999-2001)
• Who Dares Wins (Seven Network - 1996-2001)
• Who, What And Where?
• Would You Believe? (ABC TV - 1970-1974)
• You're A Star (Network Ten - 1982)

Lifestyle

• Auction Squad
• Burke's Backyard
• DIY Rescue (Nine Network)
• Harry's Practice (Seven Network)
• Hot Property
• Lonely Planet Six Degrees (SBS)
• Our House
• Our Place (Nine Network)
• Renovation Rescue (Nine Network)
• The Food Lovers' Guide to Australia (SBS)

Music

• Countdown
• So Frenchy, So Chic
• Popstars (Seven Network)
• Popstars Live (Seven Network)
• Video Smash Hits
• Whatever
• Accent on Youth (originally called TV Disc Jockey) (Nine Network)

Reality

• The $20 Challenge
• Australian Survivor (Nine Network - 2002)
• The Colony (SBS TV)
• Dreamhome
• The Fugitive
• The Hot House (Network Ten - 2004)
• Outback Jack (Network Ten)
• Playing It Straight
• Queer Eye For The Straight Guy (Network Ten - 2005)
• Sylvania Waters (ABC - 1992)
• Treasure Island
• The Resort (Network Ten - 2004)

Soap Operas

• Autumn Affair (ATN7 and GTV9 - 1959)
• Bellbird (ABC TV - 1967-1977)
• Motel (Seven Network - 1968)
• Number 96 (Network Ten - 1972-1977)
• Class of '74 (Seven Network - 1974-1975)
• The Box - (Network Ten - 1974-1977)
• Until Tomorrow - (Seven Network - 1975)
• The Sullivans (Nine Network - 1976-1983)
• The Young Doctors (Nine Network - 1976-1983)
• Hotel Story (Network Ten - 1977)
• The Restless Years (Network Ten - 1977-1981)
• Cop Shop (Seven Network 1977-1984)
• Glenview High (Seven Network - 1977-1978)
• Prisoner (Network Ten - 1979-1986)
• Skyways (Seven Network - 1979-1981)
• Arcade (Network Ten - 1980)
• Holiday Island (Network Ten - 1981)
• Punishment (Network Ten - 1981)
• A Country Practice (Seven Network - 1981-1993, Network Ten - 1994)
• Sons and Daughters (Seven Network - 1982-1988)
• Starting Out (Nine Network - 1983)
• Waterloo Station (Nine Network - 1983)
• Taurus Rising (Nine Network - 1983)
• Carsons Law (Network Ten - 1983-1984)
• Kings (Nine Network - 1984)
• Neighbours (Seven Network - 1985, Network Ten - 1986 onwards)
• Possession (Nine Network - 1985)
• Return To Eden (Network Ten - 1986)
• Prime Time (Nine Network - 1986)
• Richmond Hill (Network Ten - 1988)
• Home and Away (Seven Network - 1988 onwards)
• E Street (Network Ten - 1989-1993)
• The Power, The Passion (Seven Network - 1989)
• Family And Friends (Nine Network - 1990)
• Chances (Nine Network - 1991-1992)
• Paradise Beach (Nine Network - 1993-1994)
• Echo Point (Network Ten - 1995)
• Heartbreak High (Network Ten - 1993-1996, ABC - 1997 onwards)
• Pacific Drive (Nine Network - 1995-1997)
• Breakers (Network Ten - 1998-1999)

Sport

• The Fat (moved to Channel 7 and became 100% Tony Squires)
• Wide World of Sports

Talk and Variety

• Access 1974 (ABC)
• In Melbourne Tonight
• Micallef Tonight (short lived show hosted by Shaun Micallef)
• The Late Show (ABC)
• The Mike Walsh Show (Network Ten - 1973-1976, Nine Network - 1977-1985)

See also

• Australian television
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
• Seven Network (Channel 7)
• Nine Network (Channel 9)
• Network Ten (Channel 10)
• Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)
• Foxtel
• Optus Television
• Austar
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