Am guessing this might have been the first season? Certainly developed into a primetime hit a bit later.
I see that Seinfeld aired in NZ before it made its Australian television premiere in September 1993 on Nine (starting with Season 3) before it moved to Ten in December (Season 4).
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This wasn’t the first time Seinfeld aired on New Zealand screens. The first five Seinfeld episodes, I think (from my memory), were shown in a weekday 2pm slot on Channel 2 (now TVNZ 2) during October 1990 - consult your local library for older issues of the NZ Listener if you can.
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Wednesday 10 February 1993
from the NZ Listener
TV One
7.50am Te Karere (Rpt)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Memories 1970-1989
9.35 Country Calendar (Rpt)
10.05 UK Today (Rpt, G)
10.20 Film on One: Mr. Rock and Roll (1957) (G)
Noon Eldorado (G)
12.30 CBS Evening News
12.55 Sally Jessy Raphaël
1.55 All Creatures Great and Small (Rpt, G)
3.15 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
4.10 I Love Lucy (Rpt, G)
4.45 Take the High Road (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.30 Sale of the Century (G)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Wheel of Fortune
7.30 Coronation Street
8.00 The Bill
8.30 The Ruth Rendell Murder Mystery: Murder Being Once Done (Part 3, final) (AO)
9.30 PrimeTime
10.05 Sylvania Waters
10.40 One Playhouse: Jute City (Part 2) (AO)
11.55 Film on One: Shattered Spirits (1986) (PGR)
1.40am Closedown
Channel 2
6.30am The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (Rpt, G)
6.55 Dynomutt, Dog Wonder (Rpt, G)
7.25 Land of the Lost (Rpt, G)
8.00 Bob in a Bottle (Rpt, G)
8.30 The Magic Roundabout (Rpt, G)
8.35 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
9.35 Play School (Rpt, G)
10.00 Baby Talk (G)
10.30 America’s Funniest People (G)
11.00 Santa Barbara (G)
Noon The Young and the Restless (G)
1.00 Days of Our Lives (G)
2.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (G)
2.30 Play School (Rpt, G)
2.55 Bananas in Pyjamas (Rpt, G)
3.00 Tiki Tiki Forest Gang (G)
3.05 The Son of a Gunn Show (G)
3.15 The Smoggies (G)
4.00 The Legend of Prince Valiant (G)
4.30 Inspector Gadget
5.00 The Cartoon Company
5.30 The Cosby Show (Rpt, G)
6.00 Neighbours (G)
6.30 Face the Music
7.00 Shortland Street (PGR)
7.30 Clash of the Codes (Series premiere)
8.00 Fair Go (1993 series return)
8.30 The Wednesday Star Movie: Hard to Kill (1990) (AO)
10.25 Studs (PGR)
10.55 Magnum, PI (Rpt, PGR)
11.55 Booker (Rpt, AO)
12.55am Closedown
TV3
5.30am 3 National News (Repeat of last night’s news)
6.30 The Adventures of Skippy (G)
7.00 The Scheme of Things (G)
7.30 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Rpt, G)
8.00 The Torkelsons (G)
8.30 You and Me (Rpt, G)
8.55 Parent Time (Rpt, G)
9.00 The Fanelli Boys (G)
9.30 Crosstown (Rpt, PGR)
10.00 The Price Is Right (Rpt, G)
10.30 Empty Nest (PGR)
11.00 Take Six Cooks
11.30 Amen (PGR)
Noon Donahue (PGR)
1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show (PGR)
2.00 Generations (PGR)
2.30 Parent Time (G)
2.35 You and Me (G)
3.00 Widget (Rpt, G)
3.30 Speed Racer (Rpt, G)
4.00 Transformers (G)
4.30 Tarzan (Rpt, G)
5.00 The Golden Girls (G)
5.30 5.30 Live
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 Submarines: Sharks of Steel (Final) (G)
8.30 Hard Copy (AO)
9.30 Law & Order (AO)
10.30 Nightline
11.00 Night Heat (Rpt, AO)
12.00am Closedown
Sky Movies (HBO)
Noon LA Story (1991) (GA)
1.40 I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987) (GA)
3.00 Richie Rich (G)
3.30 Captain Scarlet vs the Mysterons (1980 (G)
5.00 Earthforce (1990)
6.35 Box Office America (G)
7.00 Earth Girls Are Easy (1989) (GA)
9.00 Showcase International: Chocolat (1988) (GA)
10.45 Seeds of Tragedy (1991) (R16)
12.25am Up the Tragedy (1980) (R13)
1.49 Closedown
CTV
6.00am Welcome to Canterbury
Repeats at 7am, 8am, 9am, noon, 1pm, after closedown, 1am, 2am
5.00pm Susan Sells
5.30 First Report
6.00 6 O’Clock Wednesday
7.00 Oderings Homes and Gardens
7.30 CTV News
8.00 Jim Hopkins Live
8.30 Gifford & Balani
9.30 Jimmy’s
10.00 CTV World Tonight
10.30 Susan Sells
11.00 Closedown
On the evening of Wednesday 10 February 1993 at 7pm, TV3 (now Three) screened an episode of Give Us a Clue with host Michael Aspel and team captains Lionel Blair and Una Stubbs. Watch out for old Doctors (the late) Jon Pertwee and Peter Davison, formerly of Doctor Who fame during its early years. There’s also Geoffrey Hayes from Rainbow, Lesley Judd from the BBC’s Blue Peter, and, of course, Beryl Reid and Sandra Dickinson.
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So long as Zippy or Bungle aren’t guests too!
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Saturday 6 November 1993
from the NZ Listener
TV One
8.00am eTV
8.00 The Secret Life of the Office (G)
8.25 Teachers of the World (G)
8.55 Media TV (G)
9.25 The Boat Show (G)
9.55 Palmers Garden Show (Rpt, G)
10.30 Wild About Wheels
11.00 Burke’s Backyard (G)
Noon Australia Wild (G)
12.30 CBS Evening News
1.00 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (G)
2.00 Gillette World Sport Special
2.30 The Year of the Generals (G)
4.25 UK Today (Rpt, G)
4.45 Treasure Houses of England (G)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Air New Zealand Holiday (Final) (G)
7.00 One Network News Special: Decision '93
11.00 Ray Bradbury Theatre (AO)
12.00am The Film Club: Farewell to the King (1989) (AO)
2.05 The South Bank Show: Billy Connolly (AO)
3.15 Eight Seconds in Hell (G)
3.45 One World of Sport: Rugby League
Lion Red Kiwis on Tour: Great Britain v Kiwis, live from Leeds
6.00 Closedown
Channel 2
6.05am Three Little Ghosts (Rpt, G)
6.30 Timberwood Tales (Rpt, G)
7.00 Lazer Patrol (Rpt, G)
7.30 Land of the Lost (G)
8.00 What Now
Includes Tiny Toon Adventures (9.00), X-Men (10.00)
11.00 Pepsi RTR Countdown
Noon In Concert: Marianne Faithfull: Blazing Away (Rpt, G)
1.05 The Saturday Cinema: Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1987) (PGR)
3.00 Growing Pains (PGR)
3.30 The Brave New World of Charlie Hoover (G)
4.00 Life Goes On (G)
5.00 Alive and Kicking (G)
5.30 Major Dad (G)
6.00 Deepwater Haven (G)
6.30 New Zealand’s Funniest Home Videos (G)
7.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (G)
7.30 The Saturday Night Double Feature: The Karate Kid, Part II (1986) (Rpt, PGR)
8.00 Lotto
8.05 The Karate Kid, Part II (Continued)
10.00 The Saturday Night Double Feature: No Mercy (1986) (Rpt, AO)
12.10am The Saturday Late Movie: The Hunter (1980) (Rpt, AO)
2.05 Joe Cocker Unplugged (Rpt, G)
3.00 Movie: Four Friends (1981) (Rpt, AO)
4.55 The Little Rascals (Rpt)
5.10 Pepsi RTR Countdown (Rpt) (Continues to 6am)
TV3
6.30am The New Adventures of Skippy (G)
7.00 Garfield and Friends (Double episode) (G)
8.00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Double episode) (G)
9.00 The New Addams Family (G)
9.30 The Mickey Mouse Club (G)
10.00 Short Sportz (Rpt, G)
10.35 A Family for Joe (G)
11.05 Man About the House (Double episode) (G)
12.05 3 Mini-Series: The Kennedys of Massachusetts (Part 1) (PGR)
2.00 Movie Matinee: Double Dynamite (1951) (G)
3.50 The Magical World of Disney (1962) (G)
6.00 3 National News
6.30 The Election Special: The Final Countdown
10.30 Late Movie: Right to Die (1987) (AO)
12.30am Late Movie: Second Victory (1987) (AO)
2.30 Closedown
Sky Movies (HBO)
7.00am Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor
7.30 Ghost Dad (1990) (GY)
9.00 Wicked Stepmother (1989) (GA)
10.30 Scenes from a Mall (1991) (GA)
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The King and I (1956) (G)
2.15 HBO Comedy Hour: An All-Star Host to the Improv (1988) (R13)
3.15 Napoleon and Samantha (1972) (G)
5.00 Only When I Laugh (1981) (GA)
7.00 A Dry White Season (1989) (RP13)
8.40 Jaffas “Showtime”
9.00 Cadbury Premiere Gold: The Last Boy Scout (1991)
11.00 The Godfather, Part III (1990) (R13)
1.45am Edge of Honor (1991) (R18)
3.15 Bird (1988) (GA)
5.50 Woody Woodpecker (Continues to 6.15am)
CTV
6.00am Welcome to Canterbury
Repeats at 7am, 8am and after closedown
10.00 Farming Canterbury (G)
11.00 Trackside
Includes live racing from Riccarton, Ellerslie and Trentham, and harness racing from Cambridge
7.00pm Farming Canterbury (Rpt, G)
Includes live coverage of the third race from Cambridge
7.45 CTV Sportsnight / 1993 Election Special
Includes live harness racing from Cambridge and election results throughout the evening
11.00 Closedown
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Tuesday 11 February 1992 (Evening)
from the NZ Listener
TV One
6.00pm One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 A Country Practice
8.30 Tuesday Documentary
A Consuming Passion: An Unofficial History of the America’s Cup
9.30 One World of Sport: The XVI Winter Olympics
10.30 Tonight with Anita McNaught
11.00 One World of Sport: The XVI Winter Olympics (Continued)
1.00am Closedown
Channel 2
6.00pm Studs
6.30 Wheel of Fortune
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 The Simpsons (G)
8.00 Cheers
8.30 Open All Hours (Rpt, PGR)
9.05 The New Statesman (Rpt, AO)
9.40 Rescue 911 (AO)
10.40 Late Night Studs (PGR)
11.10 Wiseguy (AO) (Continues to 12.15am)
TV3
6.00pm 3 National News
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 Home Improvement (Series premiere)
8.00 Family Matters (Series return) (G)
8.30 Fast Forward (AO)
9.30 Good & Evil (Series premiere)
10.00 Murphy Brown (Series return) (PGR)
10.30 Nightline
11.15 Channel 4 Showcase: Echoes (Starting tonight) (PGR)
12.15am Closedown
Sky Movies
6.00pm Loverboy (1989) (GA)
8.00 Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977) (R18)
10.15 Positive ID (1987) (R16)
11.50 The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (GA)
1.02am Closedown
Macho TV funnyman Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor (played by Tim Allen, a stand-up comedian who once did time for dealing cocaine) made his debut on New Zealand screens as Home Improvement premiered at 7.30pm on the evening of Tuesday 11 February 1992. Screening on TV3 (now Three) and running for 8 years, it was described as ‘America’s #1 comedy’.
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Monday 7 October 1991
from the NZ Listener
TV One
6.45am Teletext in Vision (Unlisted)
7.00 One World of Sport: Rugby World Cup 1991
Wales v Western Samoa, Ireland v Zimbabwe (delayed coverage)
10.30 Market of Dreams
11.30 New Zealand Today (Starting today)
12.30pm ABC World News
1.00 Film on One: Claudia (1986)
2.40 Designing Women (G)
3.10 The Rockford Files (Starting today) (G)
4.15 Kate & Allie (Rpt, G)
4.45 Take the High Road (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.25 Wheel of Fortune
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 Beyond 2000 (PGR)
8.30 One World of Sport: Rugby World Cup Action Replay
9.35 Brush Strokes (G)
10.10 One Network News
10.40 The Monday Documentary: The Second Russian Revolution (Part 3)
11.45 Oceania: Promise of Tomorrow (G)
12.55am Closedown
Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 The Smurfs (Rpt, G)
7.00 ITN World News
7.25 Huckleberry Hound (Rpt)
8.00 ITN World News (Rpt)
8.25 Wildtrack
8.40 Sesame Street (G)
9.35 Play School (Rpt)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.05 Santa Barbara
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives
2.00 Benson (Rpt, G)
2.30 After 2, including:
2.33 Play School (Rpt)
3.00 Rupert the Bear (G)
3.05 Jimbo and the Jet Set (G)
3.10 Toucan Tecs (G)
3.30 The Muppet Babies (G)
3.55 Wildtrack (Rpt)
4.00 Denver the Last Dinosaur (Rpt, G)
4.30 Peter Pan and the Pirates
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
6.30 Candid Camera
7.00 Neighbours
7.30 The Flying Doctors (G)
8.30 Monday Night Movie: Just Between Friends (1986) (PGR)
10.45 Good Sports (PGR)
11.15 Outpost (PGR)
12.25am Closedown
TV3
Noon NBC Nightly News
12.30 Crosstown (PGR)
1.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
1.30 Another World (PGR)
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
3.30 The Gummi Bears (Rpt, G)
4.00 Mickey & Donald (Rpt, G)
4.30 Double Dare (G)
5.00 Voltron (G)
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Hey Dad…! (Rpt, G)
7.30 Beadle’s About (G)
8.00 Away Laughing (PGR)
8.30 Monday Night at the Movies: Flowers in the Attic (1987) (Rpt, AO)
10.30 Nightline
11.05 Twin Peaks (AO)
12.05am Closedown
Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The Purple Plain (1954) (GY)
2.00 You Talking to Me? (1987) (GA)
3.35 Merrie Melodies (G)
4.00 Gallavants (1988) (G)
6.00 Body and Soul (1981) (GA)
8.00 Sing (1989) (RP13)
9.36 Box Office America (G)
10.00 Nico: Above the Law (1988) (GA)
11.40 After Dark: The Harrad Experiment (1973)
1.17am Closedown
CTV
4.45pm Susan Sells (G)
5.30 First Report (News)
6.00 George Balani (Rpt, G)
7.00 DB Draught Sport
7.30 Jim Hopkins Live (G)
8.00 First Report (News) (Rpt)
8.30 Movie: Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) (PGR)
10.50 Susan Sells (Rpt, G)
11.35 Closedown
At 11.30am on the morning of Monday 7 October 1991, New Zealand Today premiered on TV One (now TVNZ 1).
Hosted by Bob Parker and Suzy Aiken (now Suzy Clarkson) with regulars Gwendoline Smith, Nancy Prebble, Dr Steve Culpan and Nigel Godfrey, New Zealand Today was a daytime chat show packed with interviews, entertainment and advertorials in a magazine-style format. According to the Listener, it was initially going to be called The Today Show , but the name was changed to New Zealand Today to avert confusion from its American (NBC) and Australian (Channel Nine) counterparts.
New Zealand Today is not related to the comedy show of the same name, which is hosted by Guy Williams and has been broadcast on Three since 2019.
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Monday 6 May 1991
from the NZ Listener
TV One
10.15am Teletext in Vision
10.30 Classics on One: Carry On Constable (1960 (B&W) (Rpt, G)
Noon No Place Like Home (Rpt, G)
12.35 Film on One: The Vision (1987) (AO)
2.30 Matinee on One: Take Down (1979) (Rpt, G)
4.15 The Mary Tyler Moore Show (Rpt, G)
4.45 Take the High Road (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.25 Me and My Girl (Rpt, G)
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 'Allo 'Allo! (Rpt, PGR)
8.00 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (Rpt, PGR)
8.40 Beyond 2000 (G)
9.40 Surgical Spirit (G)
10.15 One Network News
10.45 Monday Documentary: Nippon (Final) (G)
12.00am In Sickness and in Health (Final) (PGR)
12.40 Closedown
Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 Gumby Adventures (Rpt, G)
7.00 ITN World News
7.25 Casper and Friends (G)
8.00 ITN World News (Rpt)
8.25 Atom Ant (Rpt, G)
8.40 Sesame Street (Rpt, G)
9.40 Play School (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.05 Santa Barbara (G)
Noon The Young and the Restless (G)
1.00 Days of Our Lives (PGR)
2.00 Bewitched (Rpt, G)
2.30 After 2, including:
2.33 Play School (Rpt, G)
3.00 Rainbow (Rpt, G)
3.15 Fireman Sam (G)
3.30 The Snorks (Rpt, G)
4.00 Captain N: The Game Master
4.30 C.O.P.S (Rpt, G)
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
5.30 Wheel of Fortune
6.00 Blind Date
6.30 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 The Flying Doctors
8.30 LA Law (PGR)
9.30 Jake and the Fatman (PGR)
10.30 Aussie League on 2 (Delayed coverage)
12.20am Closedown
TV3
Noon NBC Nightly News
12.30 On Trial (AO)
1.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
1.30 Another World (PGR)
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
3.20 Aunties’ Alphabet (Final)
3.30 The Disney Afternoon, including:
3.30 The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (G)
4.00 The Mickey Mouse Club
4.30 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (G)
5.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Hey Dad…! (G)
7.30 Candid Camera (G)
8.00 Away Laughing (Series premiere) (PGR)
8.30 Monday Night at the Movies: Roe vs Wade (1989)
10.30 Nightline
11.00 Hot Pursuit (AO)
12.00am Closedown
Sky Movies
Noon My Brilliant Career (1979) (G)
2.00 Gaby: A True Story (1987) (GA)
4.00 Gallavants (1988) (G)
6.00 Gotcha! (1985) (GA)
8.00 Echoes of Paradise (1987)
10.00 The Forgotten (1989) (GA)
11.40 Things Are Tough All Over (1982) (R16)
1.11am Closedown
On the evening of Monday 6 May 1991 at 8pm on TV3 (now Three), Away Laughing made its debut. Produced by the Wellington-based Gibson Group with funding from NZ On Air, Away Laughing was a sketch comedy show that poked fun at characters from all walks of life, including:
- Felicity, the society gal (portrayed by Vicki Walker);
- Joe Blow, the fast-talking Kiwi bloke (portrayed by the late Kevin Smith);
- Scuzzo and Botty, the two gormless skateboarders (portrayed by Jon Bridges and David Downs respectively); and
- Phineas O’Diddle, the self-satisfied priest (portrayed by Danny Mulheron), to name just a few.
Also part of the Away Laughing cast were (in alphabetical order): Hori Ahipene, Tim Balme, Michele Hine, Peter Kaa, Murray Keane, the late Peta Rutter, Carol Smith and Paul Yates. The show was produced in two series of 13 half hour episodes each, with both series being broadcast during the same year.
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Tuesday 11 February 1992 (Evening)
from the NZ Listener
TV One
6.00pm One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 A Country Practice
8.30 Tuesday Documentary
A Consuming Passion: An Unofficial History of the America’s Cup
9.30 One World of Sport: The XVI Winter Olympics
10.30 Tonight with Anita McNaught
11.00 One World of Sport: The XVI Winter Olympics (Continued)
1.00am Closedown
Channel 2
6.00pm Studs
6.30 Wheel of Fortune
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 The Simpsons (G)
8.00 Cheers
8.30 Open All Hours (Rpt, PGR)
9.05 The New Statesman (Rpt, AO)
9.40 Rescue 911 (AO)
10.40 Late Night Studs (PGR)
11.10 Wiseguy (Rpt, AO) (Continues to 12.15am)
TV3
6.00pm 3 National News
7.00 Give Us a Clue (G)
7.30 Home Improvement (Series premiere)
8.00 Family Matters (Series return) (G)
8.30 Fast Forward (AO)
9.30 Good & Evil (Series premiere)
10.00 Murphy Brown (Series return) (PGR)
10.30 Nightline
11.15 Channel 4 Showcase: Echoes (Starting tonight) (PGR)
12.15am Closedown
Sky Movies
6.00pm Loverboy (1989) (GY)
8.00 Looking for Mr Goodbar (1977) (R18)
10.15 Positive ID (1987) (R16)
11.50 The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) (GA)
1.02am Closedown
Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor (played by Tim Allen, a stand-up comedian who once did time for dealing cocaine) made his New Zealand TV debut on the evening of Tuesday 11 February 1992 at 7.30pm when Home Improvement premiered on TV3 (now Three). It was described as ‘America’s number one comedy’ and ran for 204 episodes over 8 years.
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Thursday 31 October 1991
from the NZ Listener
To all my friends at MediaSpy, a very happy birthday from me. Here are the listings from 1991; I turned 2 years old.
TV One
9.45am Teletext in Vision
10.00 Classics on One: The Affair (1973) (Rpt, G)
11.15 UK Today
11.30 New Zealand Today
12.30pm ABC World News
1.00 Film on One: Rugby World Cup 1991
Third place playoff (delayed coverage)
3.05 Secret Army (Rpt, G)
4.15 Kate & Allie (Rpt, G)
4.45 Emmerdale (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.25 Wheel of Fortune
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 Coronation Street (G)
8.00 The Bill
8.35 One World of Sport: Rugby World Cup Action Replay
9.35 Visual Symphonies
10.10 One Network News
10.40 Mini-Series: Dream West (Part 1) (Rpt, G)
12.40am Closedown
Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 The Smurfs (Rpt, G)
7.00 My Little Pony 'n Friends (Rpt, G)
7.30 Huckleberry Hound (Rpt)
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Wildtrack
8.35 Sesame Street
9.35 Play School (Rpt)
10.00 Aerobics Oz Style
10.25 Neighbours
11.00 Santa Barbara
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives
2.00 Going Places (G)
2.30 After 2, including:
2.33 Play School (Rpt)
3.00 The Adventures of the Little Koala (G)
3.30 The Muppet Babies (Rpt, G)
3.55 Wildtrack (Rpt)
4.00 The Adventures of the Little Mermaid (G)
4.30 Peter Pan and the Pirates
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
6.30 Candid Camera
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 The Paradise Picture Show
8.00 More Issues
8.30 Chances (AO)
9.30 Booker (Starting tonight) (PGR)
10.30 Paradise (New timeslot) (PGR)
11.35 Dallas (PGR)
12.40am Closedown
TV3
6.25am EBS, including:
6.25 Aunties’ Alphabet (Rpt, G)
6.30 Pinocchio (G)
7.00 The Real Ghostbusters (G)
7.30 Police Academy (Rpt, G)
8.00 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (G)
8.30 Closedown
Noon The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
12.30 Generations
1.00 NBC Nightly News
1.30 Another World
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (G)
3.30 The Gummi Bears (G)
4.00 Mickey & Donald (Rpt, G)
4.30 Double Dare
5.00 Voltron
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Hey Dad…!
7.30 The Ralston Group
8.00 Shelley (PGR)
8.35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (Two-hour episode) (PGR)
10.45 Nightline
11.20 Night Heat (AO)
12.20am Closedown
Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: The King of Marvin Gardens (1972) (R16)
2.00 El Norte: The North (1983) (GA)
4.20 Summerdog (1970) (G)
6.00 I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) (R13)
8.00 Running Brave (1983) (G)
10.00 The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (1989) (RP13)
11.30 Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
1.10am Closedown
CTV
4.15pm Focus on Living
4.45 Susan Sells (G)
5.30 First Report (News)
6.00 What Would You Do? (G)
6.30 CTV Top Ten Hits (G)
7.00 Corbans Fashion and Beauty (G)
7.30 Jim Hopkins Live
8.00 First Report (News) (Rpt)
8.30 Movie: The FBI Story (1959) (AO)
11.10 Susan Sells (Rpt, G)
11.55 Closedown
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Happy birthday Paddy, hope it’s a great day!
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Happy Birthday Paddy thanks for your informative posts enjoy the day & the year ahead
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Yes, Happy birthday from me as well @PaddyTePou! Loving the old listings you’ve found at the library!
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Thursday 17 October 1991
from the NZ Listener
TV One
9.45am Teletext in Vision
10.00 Classics on One: Blockade (1938) (B&W) (Rpt, G)
11.30 New Zealand Today
12.30pm ABC World News
1.00 Film on One: Desperado (1987) (AO)
2.55 Quantum (G)
3.15 The Rockford Files (G)
4.15 Kate & Allie (Rpt, G)
4.45 Emmerdale (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.25 Wheel of Fortune
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 Coronation Street (G)
8.00 The Bill
8.35 Foreign Correspondent
9.35 Visual Symphonies (Starting tonight)
10.10 One Network News
10.40 Mini-Series: Scruples (Part 1) (Rpt, PGR)
12.40am Closedown
Channel 2
6.15am Teletext in Vision
6.30 The Smurfs (Rpt, G)
7.00 ITN World News
7.25 Huckleberry Hound (Rpt, G)
8.00 ITN World News
8.25 Wildtrack
8.40 Sesame Street
9.35 Play School (Rpt)
10.00 Aerobics Oz Style
10.25 Neighbours
11.00 Santa Barbara
Noon The Young and the Restless
1.00 Days of Our Lives
2.00 Going Places (G)
2.30 After 2, including:
2.33 Play School (Rpt)
3.00 The Adventures of the Little Koala (G)
3.30 The Muppet Babies (G)
3.55 Wildtrack (Rpt)
4.00 The Adventures of the Little Mermaid (Starting today) (G)
4.30 Peter Pan and the Pirates
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
6.00 M-A-S-H (Rpt, G)
6.30 Candid Camera
7.00 Neighbours (G)
7.30 The Paradise Picture Show (Series premiere)
8.00 More Issues
8.30 Chances (AO)
9.30 Paradise (AO)
10.30 Superforce (AO)
11.00 Dallas
12.05am Closedown
TV3
Noon NBC Nightly News
12.30 Generations (PGR)
1.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (PGR)
1.30 Another World (PGR)
2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show (PGR)
3.30 The Gummi Bears (G)
4.00 Mickey & Donald (Rpt, G)
4.30 Double Dare (G)
5.00 Voltron (G)
5.30 Home and Away (G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 Hey Dad…! (Rpt, G)
7.30 The Ralston Group
8.00 Shelley (PGR)
8.35 Agatha Christie’s Poirot (PGR)
9.35 Reilly: Ace of Spies (AO)
10.40 Nightline
11.15 Night Heat (AO)
12.15am Closedown
Sky Movies
Noon Nostalgia at Noon: Upstairs and Downstairs (1961) (GY)
2.00 The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (GA)
4.00 Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1981)
6.00 Born to Race (1988) (GA)
7.32 Box Office America (G)
8.00 Smokey Bites the Dust (1981) (GA)
10.00 Running on Empty (1988) (R16)
11.55 House 3: You’d Rather Be on Elm Street (R18)
1.27am Closedown
CTV
4.45pm Susan Sells (G)
5.30 First Report (News)
6.00 What Would You Do? (G)
6.30 CTV Top Ten Hits (G)
7.00 Corbans Fashion and Beauty (G)
7.30 Jim Hopkins Live
8.00 First Report (News) (Rpt)
8.30 Movie: Magnificent Obsession (1954) (G)
10.30 Susan Sells
11.15 Closedown
Two new TVNZ shows made their debuts that night: Visual Symphonies on TV One (now TVNZ 1) and The Paradise Picture Show on Channel 2 (now TVNZ 2).
Produced in-house by TVNZ with funding from NZ On Air, Visual Symphonies was a 10-part comedy/documentary series which followed Lynn of Tawa (a most famous Kiwi icon with a strong ‘New Zild’ accent, created and portrayed by Ginette McDonald) on a journey through New Zealand and Australia. The first episode - which aired at 9.35pm on TV One - saw Lynn going south to Otago, making haggis, getting on the piste with a ski instructor and giving Leeza Gibbons (formerly of Entertainment This Week/Entertainment Tonight fame) some sisterly counsel.
Over on Channel 2, The Paradise Picture Show premiered at 7.30pm. Hosted by Mark Leishman, Jude Kirk (now Jude Dobson) and crazy newcomer Clark Bent (portrayed by Jeremy Corbett of 7 Days fame), The Paradise Picture Show was a magazine-style infotainment series that looked at what was happening around New Zealand; it also included NZ TV bloopers and a segment named “Play It Again, Jude” that replayed viewers’ favourite scenes from television. The show returned in early 1992 with Simon Barnett taking over from Mark Leishman as host, according to the Listener.
Tuesday 20 October 1992
from the NZ Listener
TV One
8.45am Teletext in Vision
9.00 Film on One: Intolerance (1916) (B&W, silent) (PGR)
10.40 Kilroy (G)
11.30 New Zealand Today
12.30pm ABC World News
1.00 Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous (G)
2.00 Brush Strokes (Rpt, G)
2.40 E Street
3.40 Home and Away
4.10 I Love Lucy (B&W) (Rpt, G)
4.45 Take the High Road (G)
5.15 Te Karere
5.30 Jeopardy!
6.00 One Network News
6.30 Holmes
7.00 Sale of the Century
7.30 A Country Practice (G)
8.30 Tuesday Documentary
12 Days of Glory: The Unforgotten Athletes
9.30 Phoenix (AO)
10.30 Tonight
11.00 Chancer (AO)
12.05am Film on One: Dangerous Orphans (Rpt, AO)
2.00 Closedown
Channel 2
6.20am Jungle Tales (G)
6.50 Te Karere (Rpt)
7.00 Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (Rpt, G)
7.25 Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
8.00 ITN World News
8.30 Charlie Chalk (Final) (Rpt, G)
8.45 eTV Playdays (Rpt, G)
9.05 Lamb Chop’s Play Along (G)
9.35 Play School (Rpt, G)
10.05 Aerobics Oz Style (G)
10.30 Neighbours (Rpt, G)
11.00 Santa Barbara (G)
Noon The Young and the Restless (G)
1.00 Days of Our Lives (G)
2.00 The Bold and the Beautiful (G)
2.30 After 2, including:
2.33 Play School (Rpt, G)
3.00 King Rollo (Rpt, G)
3.10 Revenge of the T-Set (G)
3.30 The Son of a Gunn Show
4.00 Dinky Di’s (Rpt, G)
4.30 Scooby & Scrappy-Doo (Rpt, G)
5.00 The Bugs Bunny Show
5.30 Face the Music
6.00 Neighbours (G)
6.30 Wheel of Fortune
7.00 Shortland Street (PGR)
7.30 The Simpsons (Rpt, PGR)
8.00 Cheers (Rpt, G)
8.30 Police Rescue (PGR)
9.30 Sex by Request (Final) (AO)
10.30 Studs (Rpt, G)
11.00 Lightning Force (AO)
11.30 The Man in the Family (AO)
12.00am Wiseguy (Rpt, PGR)
1.05 Closedown
TV3
Noon Parent Time (G)
12.05 The Oprah Winfrey Show (AO)
1.05 Donahue (AO)
2.05 Generations (PGR)
2.35 You and Me (G)
3.00 3PM, including:
3.10 Widget (Rpt, G)
3.45 Voltron (Rpt, G)
4.25 Transformers (Rpt, G)
5.00 Get Smart (Rpt, G)
5.30 The Addams Family (B&W) (Rpt, G)
6.00 3 National News
7.00 The Price Is Right (G)
7.30 Nurses (PGR)
8.00 Issues (PGR)
8.30 Murphy Brown (Rpt, PGR)
9.00 Empty Nest (G)
9.30 Dame Edna’s Brand New Hollywood Special (G)
10.30 Nightline
11.00 Away Laughing (Double episode, final) (Rpt, PGR)
12.00am Closedown
Sky Movies
Noon Dangerous Pursuit (1989) (RP13)
1.35 Jaffas “Showtime”
2.00 Hot to Trot (1988) (GY)
3.35 Get Along Gang
4.00 Make Mine Music (1946) (G)
5.20 Woody Woodpecker (G)
6.00 Kramer vs Kramer (1979) (GA)
8.00 In the Spirit (1990)
9.40 Blind Fury (1989) (RP16)
11.10 Predator 2 (1990) (R16)
12.54am Closedown
CTV
5.00pm Susan Sells (G)
5.30 First Report
6.00 6 O’Clock Tuesday
7.00 Echo Classic Hits
7.30 CTV News
8.00 Jim Hopkins Live (G)
8.30 Movie: The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) (PGR)
10.25 Susan Sells (Rpt, G)
10.55 Closedown
Presented by the late Sir Paul Holmes, 12 Days of Glory: The Unforgotten Athletes screened at 8.30pm on TV One (now TVNZ 1) as part of its Tuesday Documentary slot. This documentary followed the team of 13 Kiwi competitors at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics.
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