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1978 in Australian television

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This article is a summary of 1978 in Australian television.

Events

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  • 20 March – Channel 0 launches its one-hour news service Eyewitness News with Bruce Mansfield as host.
  • August – The ABC televises the 1978 Commonwealth Games from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The opening and closing ceremonies are televised live, with event highlights each day.
  • 12 September – The very first major mini-series produced for Australian commercial television with a budget of over a million dollars Against the Wind is screen on Seven Network. It is also the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States.
  • September – The Federal Government gives the go-ahead for the launch of a multicultural television service, to be operated by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), with the expectation of the new channel operating in Sydney and Melbourne by 1980.
  • October – Channel 0 makes a request to the Federal Government for permission to change its broadcast frequency to Network Ten.
  • 7 November – The 0-10 Network televises the Melbourne Cup to a national audience for the first time. The telecast is regarded as one of the largest national sports telecasts mounted to date.
  • 64% of Melbourne and 70% of Sydney households now own colour TV sets, giving Australia one of the fastest changeovers to colour in the world.
  • Graham Kennedy wins a Logie award for presenting Blankety Blanks.

Debuts

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Program Network Debut date
Eyewitness News Channel 0 20 March
Catspaw ABC 8 June
The Truckies ABC 31 July
Against the Wind Seven Network 12 September
The Daryl and Ossie Show The 0-10 Network 11 September
The Tea Ladies The 0-10 Network 12 October
Cuckoo in the Nest Seven Network 22 December
Alexander Bunyip's Billabong ABC 1978
Good Morning Sydney TEN-10 1978
Case for the Defence TEN-10 1978
Wayzgoose ABC 1978

New international programming

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Television shows

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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Ending this year

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Date Show Channel Debut
3 March Bobby Dazzler Seven Network 20 November 1977
18 April A Current Affair Nine Network 22 November 1971
31 October Against the Wind Seven Network 12 September 1978
3 November Blankety Blanks The 0-10 Network 24 January 1977
1 December This Day Tonight ABC TV 1967
3 November 1978 The Daryl and Ossie Show The 0-10 Network 11 September 1978
1978 It's Academic Seven Network 1970
1978 The Naked Vicar Show Seven Network 1977[2]
1978 The Daryl and Ossie Cartoon Show Nine Network 1977
1978 Pot of Gold The 0-10 Network 1975

Returning this year

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  • No shows returning this year.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "David Bowie on The Don Lane Show". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Moran, Albert; Keating, Chris (4 August 2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-8108-7022-2.