24 July 1977: The premiere of the five-part drama Pig In A Poke, starring Paul Mason and Justine Saunders. The series was a spin-off from the 1974 TV play of the same name.
24 July 1984: ABC premieres The Young Wife, a series based on the novel by David Martin. The story of a young Greek-Cypriot woman who moves to Melbourne in the 1950s to take part in an arranged marriage. Starring Christine Totos, Nick Lathouris, Olivia Hamnett and Simon Chilvers.
24 July 1987: Christopher Skase’s Universal Telecasters purchases Seven Network stations ATN7 Sydney, HSV7 Melbourne and BTQ7 Brisbane from Fairfax for $780 million.
24 July 1989: The new-look 10 TV Australia premieres game show Family Double Dare, hosted by Larry Emdur.
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24 July 1995: The Nine Network presents a one-hour special to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Sale Of The Century.
24 July 2001: Network Ten presents the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate — ‘That We Need 10 New Commandments’ — featuring Rod Quantock, Paul McDermott, Deborah Cheetham, Rich Hall, Greg Fleet and Dave Gorman.
24 July 2008: ABC launches its online viewing portal, ABC iview.