Was that the premiere of Popstars?
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It was the 2nd episode. The program debuted on 6 February 2000.
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Today’s TV: 13.2.1966, Perth (and ABSW5 Bunbury)
Includes a “C-Day Talk” by the Prime Minister, Harold Holt, on the eve of the introduction of decimal currency
Source: TV Times
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Today’s TV, Monday 13 February 2006, Perth and Region
Source: Today liftout
Bert’s Family Feud marks the return of the popular Family Feud franchise on our screens after a 10 year absence on Nine hosted by the late Bert Newton.
2006 Winter Olympics just had highlights of previous day events on Channel 7 in prime time.
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Yeah, I recall it was really shit coverage. Hardly anything live.
What a lineup! Would have killed it in the demos.
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Nagano 1998 had better Coverage then 2006
Popstars might have put a dent in Ten’s demo figures
I would’ve switched as I remember watching Popstars. Nice of Ten to run dead for that 30 minutes.
So weird to see a 30 minute show like that these days.
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Only thing live was the Ceremonies and the women’s Aerials Final
Today’s TV: Tuesday 14th February 2012, Perth
Source: The West Australian.
A One Day Cricket match between India and Sri Lanka was shown on GEM nationwide. Back in the days, they would show matches not involving Australia on the primary channel. But since the launch of multichannels, they would show the Cricket on GEM in HD.
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Today’s TV: 14.2.1988, Melbourne
Source: TV Week
60 Minutes
60 Minutes Classic: Lord of the Box - YouTube
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The return of 60 Minutes for the new year on the first night of ratings for the year includes an interview with the three new owners of each of the commercial networks: Skase, Bond and Lowy, conducted by Richard Carleton making his 60 Minutes debut.
The Dolly Show
Preview The Dolly Show Ch-10 - 1988 - YouTube
YouTube: tramman82mk2
Network Ten launches The Dolly Show up against 60 Minutes and the new US novelty hit ALF. It didn’t stand a chance, really, and was soon bumped to Saturday afternoons or something like that. Ten then fluked it when they replaced it with The Comedy Company which outrated 60 Minutes within weeks.
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Nine’s Home Shopping Show was the pioneer of today’s infomercials!
It was a predecessor but it wasn’t quite the pioneer. Ten had Value Shopping on weekday afternoons with Jimmy Hannan sometime around 1986 or 87. I wouldn’t be game to say that Value Shopping was the first, however. There may have been elements of what we now know as TV home shopping before then.
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Today’s TV: Monday 17th February 2014, Perth
Source: The West Australian
Channels Ten and One had Live 2014 Winter Olympics. The two channels showed different sports during the Olympic Games. TMK, Perth was the only city to have The Simpsons (rpt) on TEN during the Sochi Olympic Games.
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Today’s TV: 18 February 2008, Western Australia
Source: The West Australian.
What was interesting was that WIN Television had Neighbours and The Simpsons at 4:30pm and 5pm respectively.
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Today’s TV: 19 February 2010, Western Australia
Source: THe West Australian.
Channel Nine had to juggle with the 2010 Winter Olympics in and the One Day Cricket between Australia and the West Indies at the MCG. I didn’t watch the Winter Games (as I was still in school), but did CHannel Nine Perth delayed the coverage?
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Today’s TV: 19.2.1979, Melbourne
Source: TV Times
- ABC debuts its new current affairs show Nationwide as the replacement for This Day Tonight
- ATV0 launches its new morning show Everyday, and at 8.30pm begins a six-night re-run of the 1977 mini-series Roots ahead of the sequel airing later in the year.
- HSV7 begins a re-run of the ABC comedy series Alvin Purple
- ABC also launches new episodes of The Goodies and Doctor Who
Source: The Age
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