Sydney 2000 - The Best Ever
Wednesday 8 October
Mentioned on WWOS this morning. Celebrating 25 years since the Sunday Olympics. Stars, power brokers, cult heroes. BTS of the bid, opening ceremony.
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Good to read that Nine are doing this 25 Year Special on the Sydney Olympics.
A little surprised that Seven aren’t doing one also, since they had the rights to those games.
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Seven wouldn’t have rights to coverage now. They could get a group of ex-athletes etc together I suppose. Nine’s annoucement included a lot of clips from the events without watermarks.
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Conversely, Nine would have the rights, being current IOC exclusive broadcast partners here. But yes, imagine access from the official archive, world feed and not as we saw via Seven. It’ll be interesting to see if they do use any of Seven’s vision, watermark cropped or not, such as Bruce McAvaney’s iconic call. They could dub with ABC radio’s Tim Lane for example or another world TV or Australia radio call.
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Similar to when Nine aired those classic Australian Open tennis matches from the Seven era, they would use the world feed commentary (one such example being the Djokovic vs Nadal epic in 2012).
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SYDNEY 2000: THE BEST EVER
TWO PART FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FROM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 8.35PM AEDT ON CHANNEL 9
Celebrating the 25 year milestone of the Olympic Games in Sydney, the Wide World of Sports presents Sydney 2000: The Best Ever, from Wednesday, October 8 on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Across 17 days of marvel that shaped Australia, Sydney 2000: The Best Ever travels the globe to find the superstars who helped make those two weeks in spring so memorable, while revealing the legacy and impact those moments had on this nation across two magical one hour films.
Speaking with Cathy Freeman in Uluru, Ian Thorpe back at the pool in Homebush, finding Pieter van den Hoogenband at home in the Netherlands, heartbroken Aussie race walker Jane Saville in Spain and “Eric The Eel" Moussambani in Africa, the biggest characters relive their memories.
All the biggest stories from the games are captured, from the beach volleyball party in Bondi, to the heartbreaking gold medals in the velodrome, International champions such as Michael Johnson and Sir Steve Redgrave describe the global reach, Kurt Fearnley and Louise Sauvage explore the social impact of the Paralympics, and two memorable stars take us back to the opening ceremony.
Off the field we reveal the extraordinary events that occurred behind the scenes with the power brokers who helped orchestrate the successful bid in 1993, to those immortal words “The best Games ever”, delivered by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch to encapsulate the global impact Australia had on the world.
This is for those to relive what they witnessed in Sydney in 2000, and those who weren’t so fortunate to enjoy the ride.
Head of Creative and Innovations at Nine Wide World of Sports, Alex Rolls, said: “These two beautifully crafted films magnificently capture Australia at its glorious best for that famous fortnight in spring 25 years ago.
“The sporting, cultural and societal impact is plain to see and for that we thank all of the Olympic legends who star in the shows. Get ready to go on the incredible journey from winning the bid to the closing ceremony, as we hope to put a huge smile on your face and immense pride in what we can achieve as a nation. Bring on Brisbane 2032.”
Sydney 2000: The Best Ever premieres Wednesday October 8 at 8.35pm on Channel 9 following The Block.
SYDNEY 2000: THE BEST EVER
PART 1 - 8.35PM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
PART 2 - 8.45PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW
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No WWOS wordmark on the screenbug
World feed commentary?
Saturday 18 October 9Go!
NHL
10:00 AM NHL Tampa Bay Lightning v Detroit Red Wings
The 2025 National Hockey League presents Tampa Bay Lightning v Detroit Red Wings straight from Little Caesars Arena. Live play from 10:00AM AEDT.
WNBL
02:00 PM WNBL Southside Melbourne Flyers v Canberra Capital
Wide World of Sports presents the 2024 Women’s National Basketball League with Southside Melbourne Flyers v Canberra Capitals. Live coverage from 2:00PM AEDT.
See Guide for local variations.
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Has Channel 9 got live NHL now? Is this a regular thing?
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Not the first time.
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Yeah but those were exhibition, these are competition games.
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Yeah, I remember this. In the post its just NHL.
Didn’t this happen last year or the year before where they kept putting NHL games in the advance schedule but by the time it came to air them they would be pulled?
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Winter Olympics 2026 is fast approaching, would we see the return of the rings during tonight’s GF? Or maybe just a launch promo.
This happened last year. It was in these schedules multiple times but never actually aired.
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