As requested by @Sheldon_Betteridge, here are the listings for the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics:
Friday 15 September 2000
from the NZ Listener
TV One
6.15am Te Karere (Rpt)
A repeat screening of the previous day’s bulletin
6.30 Telstra Business
7.00 Breakfast
9.00 Infomercial - LV Martin’s Shop at Home
9.25 Keeping Up Appearances (Rpt, G)
10.00 Good Morning
Noon Midday (News)
12.35 BBC World, including (all times approx):
12.35 Panorama
1.00 BBC News
1.30 HARDtalk
2.00 World Business Report
2.30 EastEnders (PGR)
3.05 Emmerdale
3.40 Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook (G)
4.15 The Great Outdoors (G)
4.40 Te Karere
5.00 Five O’Clock with Jude Dobson (G)
5.30 Today Live
6.00 One News
7.00 Holmes
7.30 One Sport - Sydney 2000 Olympics
Opening ceremony - live from Stadium Australia, Sydney
12.00am BBC World, including:
12.00 BBC News
12.30 HARDtalk
1.00 BBC News
1.15 World Business Report
1.30 Talking Movies
2.00 BBC News
2.30 Digital Planet (Part 2)
3.00 BBC News
3.30 Asia Today
4.00 BBC News
4.15 World Business Report
4.30 The Air Show
5.00 BBC News
5.35 World Business Report
5.45 World Sport (Continues to 6am)
TV2
6.00am Creflo Dollar - Changing Your World
6.30 Kenneth Copeland - Believer’s Voice of Victory
7.00 The Prince of Atlantis (G)
7.30 Monster Farm (G)
7.55 Hi-5 (G)
8.30 Jellabies (G)
8.35 TV2 Ad-Free Preschool Time, including:
8.35 Bumble (Rpt, G)
8.55 Blue’s Clues (G)
9.20 Tweenies (G)
9.40 Shortland Street (Rpt, PGR)
10.10 Infomercials
Noon The Young and the Restless (PGR)
1.00 Days of Our Lives (PGR)
2.00 Ricki Lake (AO)
2.55 Infomercial
3.25 Bumblettes (G)
3.30 What Now PM, including:
3.35 SpongeBob SquarePants (G)
3.55 Digimon (G)
4.30 Rocket Power (Rpt, G)
4.55 Full House (Rpt, G)
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 The Simpsons (Rpt, G)
6.30 Friends (Rpt, G)
7.00 Shortland Street (PGR)
7.30 Dawson’s Creek (PGR)
8.30 The Others (PGR)
9.25 The Sentinel (AO)
10.25 Space
11.55 MADtv (AO)
12.50am Viper (PGR)
1.50 SOF: Special Ops Force (AO)
2.45 Movie - Diary of a Hitman (1996) (AO)
4.30 LAPD (AO)
5.00 Harry and the Hendersons (G)
5.30 Sports Illustrated for Kids (G) (Continues to 6am)
TV3
6.00am Key of David
6.30 Pingu (Rpt, G)
6.35 C Bear and Jamal (Rpt, G)
7.00 Pocket Dragon Adventures (Rpt, G)
7.30 Skysurfer Strike Force (Rpt, G)
8.00 The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (aka “Peanuts”) (Rpt, G)
8.30 The Wiggles (Rpt, G)
8.55 Thomas the Tank Engine (Rpt, G)
9.00 Teletubbies (G)
9.25 Thomas the Tank Engine (Rpt, G)
9.30 Infomercials
10.30 Cosby (Rpt, G)
11.00 The Roseanne Show (PGR)
Noon The Oprah Winfrey Show (PGR)
1.00 Sally Jessy Raphaël (AO)
2.00 Ansett NZ Time of Your Life (Rpt, G)
2.30 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
3.30 Recess (Rpt, G)
4.00 Pokémon (Rpt, G)
4.30 Dragon Ball Z (Rpt, G)
5.00 Hollywood Squares (G)
5.30 Judge Judy (G)
6.00 3 News
7.00 The Nanny (PGR)
7.30 Guinness World Records Special
8.30 3 Mini-Series - The Last Don (Part 2) (Rpt, AO)
11.15 Nightline
11.45 3 Sport - Cricket
Zimbabwe v NZ - first test, day three; highlights
12.45am Infomercials
1.45 Hollywood Squares (Rpt, PGR)
2.10 Telly Laughs: Greatest Hits (Rpt, AO)
First shown in 1996; click the NZ On Screen link below to watch
3.00 Echo Point (Rpt, G)
3.25 Infomercials (Continues to 6.30am)
TV4
6.00am Teletrader (Continued)
9.00 Active Shopper Network
11.00 Infomercials
5.00pm Saved by the Bell (Rpt, G)
5.30 Fashion Emergency (G)
6.00 Sunset Beach (G)
7.00 Most Wanted (PGR)
7.30 The Real World: Boston (PGR)
8.00 Vodafone X-Sport (PGR)
8.30 WWF Raw (AO)
9.30 WWF SummerSlam (AO)
12.30am Infomercials
1.30 Teletrader (Continues to 9am)
Prime
6.00am TVSN (Continued)
7.00 Destination New Zealand
This programme repeats at 8am
9.00 Joyce Meyer - Life in the Word
9.30 This Is Your Day with Benny Hinn
10.00 TVSN
Noon Infomercial
12.30 Prime Living
1.30 Infomercial
2.00 Cue
2.55 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Rpt, G)
3.30 It Ain’t Half Hot Mum (G)
4.00 Kate & Allie (G)
4.30 Prime Living
5.30 Regional Programmes
Family Affairs (G) (NZ wide - except Hamilton and Christchurch)
Prime Local News (Hamilton and Christchurch only)
6.00 Cheers (Rpt, G)
6.25 Dr Who - The War Games (G)
6.55 Last of the Summer Wine (G)
7.30 The Bill (PGR)
8.00 Trouble at the Top (G)
8.45 Man Seeks Woman (PGR)
9.45 Bramwell (PGR)
10.45 Paddington Green (Rpt, PGR)
11.20 Cue
12.15am TVSN (Continues to 7am)
Sky Movies
6.15am 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998) (PG)
7.55 Farther of the Bride (1991) (PG)
9.40 The X-Files (aka “X-Files: The Movie”) (1998) (M)
11.45 The Making of “Shakespeare in Love”
12.15pm My Life in Pink (aka “Ma vie en rose”) (1997) (M)
A French film with English subtitles
1.45 The Daytrippers (1996) (M)
3.10 The Parent Trap (1998) (PG)
5.15 Box Office America
5.45 Armageddon (1998) (M)
8.15 The Making of “Analyze This”
8.30 Friday Night Double Feature (Adam Sandler) - The Waterboy (1998) (M)
9.55 Friday Night Double Feature (Adam Sandler) - The Wedding Singer (1998) (M)
11.45 Killing Time (1998) (R16)
1.15am My Life in Pink (aka “Ma vie en rose”) (1997) (M)
A French film with English subtitles
2.45 Armageddon (1998) (M)
5.15 The Directors - Rob Reiner (Continues to 6.15am)
Sky Sport
6.00am Cricket
Zimbabwe v NZ - first test, day three; full replay (final two hours)
8.00 Cory Everson’s Gotta Sweat
8.30 Fitness America Pageant
9.00 NFL’s Greatest Moments
10.00 Sportscenter
11.30 Inline Skating
ASA Inline Pro Tour
Noon Football
Major League Soccer 2000 playoffs - quarterfinal one; live
2.00 Bicycle Stunts
3.00 Elite Racing
3.30 Motovision
4.00 World Superbikes Show
4.30 Equestrian
Burghley Horse Trials - highlights
5.30 The Golf Show
6.00 Motovision
6.30 World of Rugby
7.00 Friday Night Football
7.30 Rugby
Air NZ NPC 2000 - Northland v Auckland; live from Okara Park, Whangarei
9.30 Cricket
Zimbabwe v NZ - first test, day four; live from Queens Sports Club Ground in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
10.00 Gillette World Sport Special
10.30 Cricket (Continued)
Zimbabwe v NZ - first test, day four; live from Queens Sports Club Ground in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
3.30am Friday Night Fights
4.30 Motorsport
2000 Free Ride Moto X Championship - highlights
5.00 World of Rugby
5.30 Vodafone X-Sport (Continues to 6am)
CNN
6.00am World News
This programme is unlisted, even though World News is broadcast on the hour unless otherwise specified (correct me if I’m wrong)
6.30 World Business Today
7.00 Sky News
Via satellite from London
7.30 Q&A Live
8.00 World News
8.30 Insight Live
9.00 World Business Today
9.30 World Sport
10.00 CNN This Morning
10.30 Asia Business Morning
11.00 CNN This Morning
11.30 Asia Business Morning
Noon CNN This Morning
12.30 Asian Edition
12.45 Asia Business Morning
1.00 CNN This Morning
1.30 Moneyline
2.00 Larry King Live
3.00 World News
3.30 Showbiz Today
4.00 World News
4.30 Q&A Live
5.00 World News
5.30 World Report
6.00 World News
6.30 World Sport
7.00 Sky News
Via satellite from London
7.30 Larry King
8.30 TV3 - 3 News
A delayed broadcast of TV3’s 6pm news bulletin
9.30 Insight
10.00 World News
10.30 Biz Asia
11.00 Asia Tonight
11.30 TV3 - Nightline
A delayed broadcast of TV3’s late news bulletin
12.00am World News
12.15 Asian Edition
12.30 Biz Asia
1.00 World News
1.30 Style with Elsa Klensch
2.00 Asia Tonight
2.30 World Sport
3.00 World News
3.30 American Edition
4.00 World News
4.30 CNN Newsroom (Continues to 6am)
Sky 1 (UHF)
6.00am Cartoon Network, including:
6.00 The Popeye Show
6.30 The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
7.00 Batman: The Animated Series
7.30 I Am Weasel
8.00 Cow and Chicken
8.30 Men in Black: The Series
9.00 Ned’s Newt
9.30 Tom & Jerry Kids
10.00 The Smurfs
10.30 Casper and the Angels
11.00 The Flintstones
11.30 The Jetsons
Noon Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
12.30 Dr Zitbag’s Transylvania Pet Shop
1.00 Ned’s Newt
1.30 Tom & Jerry Kids
2.00 The Popeye Show
2.30 The Smurfs
3.00 I Am Weasel
3.30 Ed, Edd n Eddy
4.00 Donny & Marie
5.00 Divorce Court
5.30 Sister, Sister
6.00 Pacific Blue
7.00 Change of Heart
7.30 Mad About You
8.00 Cybill
8.30 The Practice
9.30 Chicago Hope
10.30 Sextasy (R18)
11.30 Threesome (R18)
12.00am Sky 1 Adult Entertainment - Dungeon of Desire (R18)
1.30 The Bold and the Beautiful
2.00 Cybill (Rpt)
2.30 Mad About You (Rpt)
3.00 Threesome (Rpt, R18)
3.30 Judge Mills Lane
4.00 Sexstasy (Rpt, R18)
5.00 The Practice (Rpt) (Continues to 6am)
Discovery/Trackside
6.00am Ushuaia
7.00 Travelers
8.00 INNtimate Escapes (Double episode)
9.00 Untamed Amazonia
10.00 Total Rush
11.00 Assignment Discovery
Noon Lonely Planet
1.00 Wild Discovery
2.00 The Shark Files
3.00 Eyewitness
3.30 Splat!
4.00 TAB Trackside (Free to air)
Includes live harness racing from Ascot Park (NZ), Addington (NZ) and Harold Park (AUS)
11.00 Lonely Planet
12.00am Discovery Showcase
1.00 The Shark Files
2.00 Wild Discovery
3.00 Go for It!
4.00 Splat!
4.30 Beyond 2000
5.00 Discover Magazine (Continues to 6am)