@Leotv In the first week of November 1989 (i.e. w/c 6 November), TV One (now TVNZ 1) commenced transmission just after 10am with Play School. When TV3 (now Three) came along began its first full day of broadcasting (on 27 November 1989), the Early Bird Show ran from 7-9am weekdays with news bulletins every half hour.
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Todayâs TV: Friday 23 May 1975
from the NZ Listener
TV One
2.00pm News
2.05 Adamâs Rib
2.30 Bonanza
3.27 France Panorama
3.37 Sesame Street
4.35 Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
5.05 Dr Who (Final)
5.30 Grunt Machine
6.00 You Asked for It
6.30 News
Includes regional news from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
7.00 Coronation Street
7.30 The Virginian
9.00 Tonight at Nine
9.30 Berylâs Lot
10.30 The Golden Years of Hollywood (Movie): Hallelujah, Iâm a Tramp (1933) (B&W)
11.55 Closedown
All programmes on TV One were broadcast in colour unless otherwise specified.
What is Tonight at Nine program?
@Sheldon_Betteridge âTonight at Nineâ was the name of TV Oneâs mid-evening news and current affairs programme. It was produced by Bill Earl with Terry Carter and Shaun Brown as associate producers and Ian Johnstone, Spencer Jolly, Murray McLaughlin, Gillian Woodward and a young Lindsay Perigo and Simon Walker as reporters - with occasional contributions from Fred Dagg (alias John Clarke).
In 1975 it was originally shown at 9pm (as the title suggested) before shifting to 9.30pm and shortening its title to simply âTonightâ a year later. The programme was axed by TV One (now TVNZ 1) at the end of 1976 along with âNews at Tenâ over on TV2 (now TVNZ 2).
Todayâs TV: Sunday 25 May 1980
from the NZ Listener
TV One
11.00am Church Service
Noon News
12.02 Foreign Correspondent
1.00 Farming Today
1.15 Dig This
1.30 Sport on One
Includes rugby and motorsport
4.40 The Wonderful World of Disney: The Footloose Goose (Rpt)
5.30 Spot On
6.00 People Like Us (Final)
6.30 News
6.45 World Watch
7.00 Show of the Week: The Cousteau Odyssey - The Nile
7.45 Country Calendar
8.00 A Horseman Riding By (Final)
8.50 News
9.00 Close Up
9.50 Offerings
9.55 Play of the Week: Jack Winterâs Dream
10.45 News
10.50 Closedown
TV2
Noon Sunday Matinee: Waterhole No. 3 (1967) (Rpt)
1.30 The Secret World of Reptiles
3.00 Gurdeep Singh Bains
3.10 Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers (B&W)
3.30 Sunday Afternoon Movie: The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) (B&W)
5.00 Newsmakers
5.30 Stars on Sunday
5.55 News
6.00 This Week in Britain
6.05 Sunday Special: Anything Goes
7.00 Nicholas Nickleby (Final)
7.50 Sunday Cinema: The Comedians (1967)
10.15 In Concert: Elkie Brooks
11.15 Closedown
Least TV2 had Sunday Cinema to end the week with some Award Winning films in contrast of more populist material over on TV One.
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@Sheldon_Betteridge Over on TV One we had âSaturday Night at the Moviesâ back in the day.
Did Saturday Night cinema used to show blockbusters to family movies that I saw it in old TV Guides
Family movies didnât screen in TV Oneâs old âSaturday Night at the Moviesâ slot, but blockbusters were combined with made-for-TV movies as well.
What TV One slot where family movies screened?
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There were no family movie slots back then.
Have you got Wednesday May 27, 1987âs TV Listings aka The Final Young Doctors Episode airing in New Zealand?
@TheStyles83 Iâve got it.
Todayâs TV: Wednesday 27 May 1987
from the NZ Listener
TV One
10.45am Teletext in Vision (Unlisted)
11.00 The New Ed Allen Show (Rpt)
11.20 Kohanga Reo
11.30 Robin and Rosie of Cockleshell Bay (Rpt)
11.40 Rainbow (Rpt)
Noon News
12.10 The Young and the Restless
1.05 Days of Our Lives
2.05 Trevor, Itâs the Bailiffs
2.35 Rugby World Cup 1987
New Zealand v Fiji - live from Lancaster Park, Christchurch
4.45 Threeâs Company (Final) (Rpt)
5.15 The Young Doctors (Final)
5.45 Te Karere
6.00 M-A-S-H (Rpt)
6.30 Network News
Includes Top Half (Auckland), Today Tonight (Wellington), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) and The South Tonight (Dunedin)
7.30 Legacy (Final)
8.30 Kate & Allie
9.00 Rugby World Cup
New Zealand v Fiji - highlights. Also includes a preview of tomorrowâs matches
10.00 NZ Feature Film Season (Movie): Carry Me Back (1982) (Rpt)
11.45 Closedown
TV2
11.45am Teletext in Vision (Unlisted)
Noon Wednesday Matinee: The Swan (1956) (Rpt)
2.05 Crown Court (Rpt)
2.30 Play School
2.55 Alphabet Zoo
3.10 The Enchanted Pencil (Final)
3.20 Wally Gator (Rpt)
3.25 After School, including:
3.26 The Paw Paws
3.55 The Littlest Hobo (Rpt)
4.28 The Flintstones Prime Time (Starting today)
4.55 Butterfly Island
5.30 Dr Who (Rpt)
6.00 Sons and Daughters
6.30 A Country Practice
7.30 Miss Universe 1987 Pageant
9.40 Youâre Still Mum and Dad
10.00 EyeWitness
Includes news update, current affairs and Worldwatch
11.00 Soap (Rpt)
11.30 Barney Miller (Rpt)
12.00am Closedown
@TelevisionAU The final episode of âThe Young Doctorsâ, in fact, was broadcast in New Zealand on TV One (now TVNZ 1) at 5.15pm on Wednesday 27 May 1987. In Australia, it was first shown on the Nine Network on 30 March 1983 and, coincidentally, âThe Sullivansâ had also ended just two weeks earlier.
When the series ended after 1,396 half hour episodes (plus an hour-long pilot, according to Wikipedia), it held the record of Australiaâs longest-running commercial television drama serial, which was previously held by âNumber 96â. This was later surpassed by âA Country Practiceâ and then âNeighboursâ, which is currently the longest-running Australian drama serial. âThe Young Doctorsâ also holds the distinction, rare among long-running Australian dramas, of having never won any sort of television award.
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The Flying Doctors never won an award either, but Neighbours ending up winning many Logies.
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You mean The Young Doctors (not The Flying Doctors)?
No, The flying doctors he later tv series
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Todayâs TV: Wednesday 28 May 1980
from the NZ Listener
TV One
11.35am Play School
Noon News
12.02 The Young and the Restless
12.30 See Here
12.40 Beauty and the Beast
1.05 The Rag Trade (Rpt)
1.30 Days of Our Lives
2.25 Fun Factory, including:
2.25 Sesame Street
3.25 Take Hart
3.45 Bagpuss
4.10 The Whisper of Glocken
4.25 Tracy '80
5.00 Good Times
5.30 Dick Turpin (Final)
6.00 Happy Days
6.30 News
7.00 Coronation Street
7.30 Regional Programmes
Top Half (Auckland)
Today Tonight (Wellington)
The Mainland Touch (Wellington)
7.30 South (Dunedin)
8.00 Motor Show
8.30 Penmarric
9.35 Sporting Life
11.00 News
11.05 Closedown
TV2
2.30pm Crown Court
2.55 The Cedar Tree
3.20 Living Tomorrow
3.35 Dinah!
4.25 It Ainât Half Hot, Mum (Rpt)
4.55 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Rpt)
5.55 News
6.00 The Wednesday Special: Miss USA
7.00 Superstar Profile
7.30 Mork & Mindy
8.00 Mid-Week Movie: Sanctuary of Fear (aka Father Brown, Detective) (1979)
10.00 News at Ten
10.30 Police Woman
11.25 The Squirrels
11.50 Closedown
TV One commenced transmission at 11.35am with âPlay Schoolâ. Its main evening news was broadcast at 6.30pm with regional news at 7.30pm, and the channelâs full day of programmes concluded at 11.05pm after a five-minute spot for the late news.
TV2 kicked off at 2.30pm with âCrown Courtâ. The channel had five minutes of news at 5.55pm and a half hour bulletin at 10pm. It closed transmission for the night at 11.50pm after showing âThe Squirrelsâ.
Todayâs TV: Sunday 30 May 1976
from the NZ Listener
TV One
11.00am Open Mind
Noon News
12.05 Dig This
12.25 This Week in Britain
12.30 The Big Match
1.30 Sunday Matinee: The Big Gamble (1961)
3.07 The Original Laurel and Hardy: Sugar Daddies (1927) (B&W)
3.25 A Season of Gilbert and Sullivan for All: Iolanthe
4.15 Civilisation
5.05 Spot On
5.35 The Wonderful World of Disney: Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon
6.25 The Wombles
6.30 News
6.45 Sundayâs World
Four regional editions: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin
7.00 The Entertainers
7.45 Country Calendar
8.00 South Riding
8.50 News
8.55 Seven Days
9.25 Plain Speaking
9.28 Armchair Theatre: A Bit of a Lift
10.20 News and Weather
10.25 Closedown
TV2
1.00pm Action on Sunday: The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)
2.20 On the Mat
2.45 Sportsworld
Includes squash and racing review
4.45 Alias Smith and Jones
5.35 Boy Dominic
6.00 News at Six
6.10 Regional Programmes
Sunday Best (Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Wellington)
South on Sunday (Christchurch)
6.30 The Olympiad
7.20 Dangerous Knowledge
7.45 The Good Old Days (Rpt)
8.30 Encounter: The Working Ships
9.00 Shabby Tiger
9.50 News
10.00 Gates of Silence
10.15 Closedown
All programmes on TV One and TV2 were broadcast in colour, unless otherwise specified.
Todayâs TV: Tuesday 31 May 1988
from the NZ Listener
TV One
10.00am Teletext in Vision
10.15 Aerobics Oz Style
10.40 Play School (Rpt)
11.05 Rainbow
11.20 Pobâs Programme
11.45 Kohanga Reo (Rpt)
Noon Midday News
12.15 Santa Barbara
1.10 Doctor at Sea (Rpt)
1.40 Days of Our Lives
2.40 Big Deal (Rpt)
3.30 Prisma
3.55 Sense and Sensibility (Starting today; part 1) (Rpt)
4.40 Threeâs Company (Rpt)
5.15 Emmerdale Farm
5.45 Te Karere
6.00 Kate & Allie (Rpt)
6.30 Network News
Includes Top Half (Auckland), Today Tonight (Wellington), The Mainland Touch (Christchurch) and The South Tonight (Dunedin)
7.30 Fair Go (Final)
8.00 Matlock
9.00 The Tuesday Documentary: Mafia Wars (Part 1)
10.15 CATS Eyes
11.15 House Calls
11.45 Citizen Smith (Rpt)
12.20am Closedown
Network Two
11.00am Teletext in Vision
11.15 The Young and the Restless
12.15pm The Love Connection
12.45 Crazy Like a Fox
1.40 One Day at a Time (Rpt)
2.05 Alice
2.30 Play School (Rpt)
2.55 After School, including:
3.00 Sesame Street
4.00 Simon and the Witch
4.25 The Book Tower
5.00 Flintstone Frolics (Rpt)
5.30 Doctor Who (Rpt)
6.00 Sons and Daughters
6.30 Entertainment This Week
7.30 EastEnders
8.00 The Flying Doctors
9.00 Jake and the Fatman
10.00 EyeWitness
Includes a news update, current affairs and WorldWatch
11.00 Quincy (Rpt)
12.00am Closedown
@theGradyConnell @OnAir The âSpot Onâ team went behind the scenes at the making of TVNZâs âNetwork Newsâ at 6.30pm. On this day (31 May) in 1988, childcare workers went on strike for more pay and had warned that they might strike again if their demands for better wages were not met. The item featured on that dayâs broadcast was filed by reporter Ian Sinclair and the behind-the-scenes feature, by Amber Cunliffe, was broadcast as part of âSpot Onâ at 6.30pm on the evening of Monday 11 July 1988 on Network Two (now TVNZ 2).
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Extra: Sunday 15 May 1983
from the NZ Listener
TV One
9.00am Sing to the Lord
9.30 Sport on One
Includes rugby league (Challenge Cup final), football and rugby
11.30 The Good Life (Rpt)
Noon News
12.02 Big League Soccer
12.55 Agreport (Rpt)
1.05 Dig This (Rpt)
1.20 The Renovators (Rpt)
1.40 Science Express (Final) (Rpt)
2.05 Sunday Afternoon Movie: To Catch a Thief (1955) (Rpt)
3.50 Woolly Valley (Rpt)
3.55 Babies Need Books
4.10 Snow Dogs
4.15 Mystery at Fire Island
5.00 A Strange Place for Growing
5.30 Spot On
6.00 The Herd
6.25 Telethon Report
6.30 News
6.45 World Watch
7.00 An Evening with Walter Hautzig and the NZSO
7.45 Country Calendar
8.00 Hi-de-Hi! (Final)
8.30 The Woman in White (Part 3)
9.25 News
9.35 Newsmakers
10.05 Play of the Week: Criminal Conversation
11.05 News
11.10 Closedown
TV2
Noon Sunday Matinee: Arrivederci Baby (1966) (Rpt)
1.35 Keep It in the Family (Rpt)
2.00 Opus
3.00 Climbers
3.35 Secret Army (Rpt)
4.30 Everyman: The Chosen Road
5.05 Silver Spoons
5.30 Stars on Sunday
5.55 News
6.00 The Wonderful World of Disney: Return of the Big Cat (Part 1)
6.45 I Like That One: 2
7.00 Square Pegs
7.25 Sunday Movie: Red Flag: The Ultimate Game (1981)
8.55 Seconds Out
9.25 Radio with Pictures
10.10 The Sunday Horrors: Strait-Jacket (1964) (B&W)
11.40 Closedown
@TelevisionAU On the evening of Sunday 15 May 1983, as seen on YouTube, (Sir) Lockwood Smith introduced that eveningâs programmes on TV One (now TVNZ 1) as its continuity announcer. Highlights included:
- An Evening with Walter Hautzig and the NZSO - an American pianist, Walter Hautzig, in New Zealand on his second tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra;
- Country Calendar: âCocksfoot Harvestâ - Jim Duncan uses 1920s machinery, reapers and binders to harvest his cocksfoot (grass) seed;
- Hi-de-Hi! - âNo Dogs Allowedâ;
- The Woman in White - part three of a BBC mystery drama adapted from the novel of the same title by Wilkie Collins; and
- Newsmakers - Ian Fraser chats to (Sir) Bob Jones, a Wellington property magnate, about his defection from the National Party and plans for a new political party.