“And the winner is Syd-nee.”
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25/9/2010 7mate launches. The first program broadcast is the (drawn) 2010 AFL Grand Final, after which breakaway programming begun.
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26 September 1987: ABC broadcasts the 1987 VFL Grand Final, ending a season where ABC had exclusive rights to VFL coverage in Victoria. (Coverage was shown on other networks interstate)
It marked the end of ABC’s association with the VFL after 31 years, as ABC had been a non-exclusive broadcast partner since 1957.
The Seven Network, which lost its rights at the end of the 1986 season, had secured a return to VFL rights from 1988 with exclusive coverage.
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26/9/2010 - GEM (now known as 9Gem) launches.
Was supposed to be launched on the 24th, but technical glitches prevented it from happening.
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That look suited the channel way better than these days
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28/9/2003 Shaun Faulkner wins The Mole in Paradise after unmasking Petrina Edge as the Mole. He took home $104,000 in prize money.
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How many seasons did The Mole do? Was it 3?
I think it was 5 seasons in total.
Six, I believe. It ran yearly in 2000-2003, then 2005 and another revival attempt in 2013.
Here’s a cap from the premiere promo for the 2005 season.
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Completely forgot about the 2013 version.
I think we all forgot about that version.
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29/9/2001 Seven televises its last AFL Grand Final (until 2008) and last game of AFL (until 2007) after they lost the broadcast rights to the sport in January that year.
The game itself saw the Brisbane Lions defeat Essendon by 26 points, winning the first of three consecutive premierships.
It wasn’t until 2007 that Seven would regain the broadcasting rights, sharing the free-to-air rights with Ten until 2011 before becoming the sole FTA broadcaster from 2012 onwards.
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30 September 1982: The Commonwealth Games in Brisbane begins, with live coverage of the opening ceremony on ABC. ABC was the Games main rights holder in Australia, while Nine Network had secondary rights.
Source: TV Week, 12 September 1981
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October 1 2000 - The 2000 Summer Olympics came to a close with IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declaring Sydney Games ‘the best Games ever’. More than 6 million Australians turned in to watch the CLosing Ceremony on Seven.
October 1 2007 - West Coast Eagles legend and sports presenter, Chris Mainwaring was found dead in its Cottesloe home aged 41. (Chris Mainwaring last presented his news bulletin on the 22 Sep 2007). Susannah Carr presented solo, while Basil Zempilas presented sport on that night.
October 1 2011 - Channel 10 televised its last AFL match, the 2011 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong. THe match saw Geelong smash Collingwood by 38 points, winning 3 flags in 5 years. ANthony Hudson, Stephen Quartermain thanked AFL Fans for the wonderful contribution to its coverage over the past 10 years. Also on that day, TEN News Melbourne presenter George Donikian presented his final bulletin before signing off the network after more than 20 years.
October 1 2016 - Dennis Cometti called his final AFL match, the 2016 AFL Grand Final between the Sydney Swans and the Western Bulldogs. THe Western Bulldogs went on to end a 62-year premiership drought after beating the Swans by 22 points. Dennis thanked veteran commentator, Bruce McAvaney and a few other commentators on that day.
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Meatloaf’s infamous AFL Grand Final entertainment was the talking point that day with the game more remembered for his entertainment.
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7 October 1974: TV stations commence colour test pattern transmissions as the first step towards full conversion to colour in March.
Two weeks later, stations were permitted to cover a defined amount of sport in colour.
This was later extended to selected episodes of regular programs, specials and movies.
Source: The Australian Women’s Weekly
Source: The Age
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What to the guides say were the first sports programs in “color”?
While CSI might’ve been introduced to the United States on this day 20 years ago, it was another six months (Premiere date was April 10, 2001 - oddly during the Easter non-ratings period) before the show made its Australian TV debut on Nine! 