“This is Television Seven, Brisbane!”
3 Likes
28 May 1979: US mini-series Roots: The Next Generations, the sequel to the highly-popular Roots, makes its debut on the 0-10 Network.
28 May 1990: Maurice Murphy, producer of classic comedies The Aunty Jack Show and The Norman Gunston Show, presents a new ABC series, Let’s Do Lunch… And Save The World. Murphy’s first lunch guest is comedienne Pamela Stephenson.
28 May 1991: Seven crosses to Hobart for live coverage of the AFL State Of Origin — Tasmania versus Victoria, then later to Adelaide for the follow up game between South Australia and Victoria.
28 May 1999: The final edition of Seven‘s morning news program Eleven AM, ending a 24-year run.
28 May 1999: The Seven Network begins displaying a logo watermark on its programs — setting a precedent soon followed by the other major networks.
28 May 2000: SBS’ weekend-long broadcast of Corroboree 2000, the National Declaration of Reconciliation Conference, includes coverage of the Walk For Reconciliation across Sydney Harbour Bridge.
28 May 2001: SBS debuts series Mum’s The Word, hosted by Rebecca Le Tourneau.
28 May 2004: SBS screens the documentary Why Australian Men Pay For It, exploring male sexuality and dispelling some of the myths about why men visit brothels.
28 May 2006: The Seven Network premieres celebrity singing contest It Takes Two, hosted by Grant Denyer.
28 May 2006: Two-part mini-series Answered By Fire begins on ABC, based on the 1999 conflicts in East Timor. Starring David Wenham, Isabelle Blais and Alex Tilman, the mini-series was a co-production between ABC and Canada’s CBC.
28 May 2008: ABC premieres The Gruen Transfer, taking a look at the advertising industry. Hosted by Wil Anderson with advertising experts Russel Howcroft and Todd Sampson.
28 May 2010: The First Semi-Final of the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, from Oslo, Norway, is on delayed telecast on SBS. Commentators are Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.
28 May 2013: Shutdown of analogue television services — Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast
5 Likes
I was surprised other stations didn’t have a send off. Seven was the only network to mark the milestone.
1 Like
A missed opportunity there.
Imagine what ATV-10 could’ve done.
1 Like
29 May 1972: ATN7 launches Sydney’s first one-hour news bulletin, Seven National News Hour.
29 May 1985: The Celebration Concert, from the Victorian State Theatre, celebrates Victoria’s 150th anniversary. Hosted by Bert Newton and featuring Tony Barber, Jon English, Marcia Hines, Julie Anthony, Richard Stubbs, Ross Skiffington, Judy Stone and Rita Reichman.
29 May 1992: Actor John Waters hosts ABC’s new ten-part series The Bush’s Australian Sheepdog Challenge.
29 May 1996: Documentary series Australian Story (ABC) makes its debut. Ray Martin interviews cricket legend Sir Don Bradman in Don Bradman: 87 Not Out (Nine) — with the program also serving as an appeal to raise funds for the final stage of construction of the Bradman Museum in his home town of Bowral, NSW.
29 May 2005: The Seven Network launches live comedy series Let Loose Live, with a cast including former Fast Forward stars Michael Veitch, Peter Moon and Marg Downey. The show lasted two weeks.
29 May 2006: The premiere of the Nine Network lifestyle show What’s Good For You, hosted by Sigrid Thornton.
6 Likes
Seven’s attempt to do something like Saturday Night Live.
3 Likes
What a flop of a show after starting the year with a bang thanks to the 2005 Australian Open - Men’s Singles Final and Lost
2 Likes
Don’t also forget Desperate Housewives, which proved to be a massive hit for the network in the first quarter/half of the year.
1 Like
30 May 1979: GTV9, Melbourne, presents a one-hour special on the Billy Graham Sydney Crusade. The special aired on TCN9, Sydney, the following week.
30 May 1990: Network Ten presents coverage of Game Two of the Rugby League State Of Origin — Queensland versus NSW — from Olympic Park, Melbourne.
30 May 1991: Hampton Court, the spin-off series from Hey Dad!, debuts on Seven, starring Julie McGregor as wacky secretary Betty Wilson from Walgett
30 May 1999: SBS presents a delayed coverage of the 44th annual Eurovision Song Contest from Jerusalem, Israel, with commentary by Terry Wogan (BBC).
30 May 2005: The Sale Of The Century format is revived on Nine with the new title Temptation, hosted by Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon.
30 May 2006: Network Ten premieres sketch comedy series The Wedge, featuring Dailan Evans, Rebel Wilson, Cal Wilson, Jason Gann and Adam Zwar.
30 May 2009: The FA Cup Final — Chelsea versus Everton — is live on SBS from Wembley Stadium, London.
7 Likes
Temptation was good, but it couldn’t hold a candle to Sale of the Century.
2 Likes
It was also affected by Seven’s then powerhouse early evening line-up, of Deal or No Deal, Seven News, Today Tonight and Home and Away. All flowing-in to and boosting one another as well, with ratings in the mid-1m sometimes up to 2m metro (bar DOND). Not to mention providing further lead-in and promo exposure for hits that year in prime time, such as Desperate Housewives, Lost, 24, DWTS, Heelers, All Saints and eventually Prison Break. IIRC Temptation was given the axe by, it may have actually been David Gyngell, after McGuire stood down, sort of 2007 into 2008?
3 Likes
The final episode of Temptation aired 30 November 2007. Unaired episodes recorded in 2008 aired during the summer of 2008/09 after which it was replaced by what else but Two and a Half Men.
1 Like
I don’t remember Ten covering the SOO series, let along the Melbourne match. Was it shown live against the gate in Melbourne?
The whole match (along with game 1 and game 3) can be found on YouTube.
1 Like
I miss when the TV guide in TV Week looked like that.
31 May 1968: ABC screens a live telecast of the Indianapolis 500. Utilising the Intelsat II satellite, it is the first time the major car racing event is being shown live on Australian television.
31 May 1993: The Nine Network debuts Gold Coast-based drama series Paradise Beach
31 May 1995: The Nine Network presents coverage of Game Two of the Rugby League State Of Origin — Queensland versus NSW — from the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
31 May 1996: The inaugural Legends Of Football match — Victoria versus The Rest Of Australia — is on Nine from Whitten Oval, Melbourne. The match, a fund raiser for research into prostate cancer, is launched in tribute to former VFL great, the late EJ “Ted” Whitten, who died from the disease in 1995.
31 May 2002: The Opening Ceremony of the FIFA World Cup is live on SBS. Coverage of the competition is shared between SBS and the Nine Network.
31 May 2007: ABC premieres 3-part documentary series Air Australia, looking at the creation of the Australian aviation industry. Narrated by Colin Friels.
31 May 2010: ABC premieres teen drama Dance Academy.
5 Likes
“Hey, Warner Bros. Movie World!”
YouTube: l00pes
2 Likes
Didn’t they replace it with Two and a Half Men at the start of 2008 though? I watched a lot of Two and a Half Men that year. Say what you will about it but that show was a powerhouse here for a couple of years.
Yes they did. When Ed was asked about Temptation’s return on the NRL Footy Show, he responded with “maybe summer”.
1 June 1970: The Seven Network presents the premiere of afternoon quiz show Temptation, hosted by Tony Barber with Barbara Rogers. It later expands to a companion prime time version, Great Temptation.
1 June 1986: The FIFA World Cup begins in Mexico, with the Opening Ceremony and first match broadcast on ABC. Ongoing match coverage is split between ABC and SBS.
1 June 1991: Hey Hey It’s Saturday (Nine) is presented live from the new Warner Bros Movie World on the Gold Coast.
1 June 1994: World Series Debating (ABC) tackles the topic ‘That Science Is A Health Hazard’, featuring Jean Kittson, Phillip Adams, Lex Marinos, Dr John Funder and moderator Campbell McComas.
1 June 1995: Ten’s new motoring lifestyle show Behind The Wheel is hosted by James Morrison and Monica Trapaga, joined by Dick Johnston and Kevin Bartlett; followed by Your Money And Your Life, hosted by David Koch.
1 June 2003: The Nine Network premieres reality series The Block, hosted by Jamie Durie. Featuring four couples, each tasked with renovating an apartment in the building with the goal of achieving the highest re-sale value.
1 June 2003: The Nine Network screens the telemovie The Postcard Bandit, loosely based on the life of a convicted bank robber Brenden James Abbott, played by Tom Long.
1 June 2005: The Seven Network premieres Beyond Tomorrow, a revival of the former Beyond 2000 series, reporting on technical innovations and scientific breakthroughs.
1 June 2007: The final episode of Bert’s Family Feud on Nine.
1 June 2009: SBS replaces the World News Channel with SBS2, maintaining the schedule of international news bulletins during the day but also providing an expansion of typical SBS programming in the evening.
1 June 2009: The Seven Network debuts afternoon show New Idea TV, a cross promotion with New Idea magazine, hosted by Rachel Friend with Tom Williams and Ed “Fast Ed” Halmagyi.
1 June 2010: Pay-TV channel Movie Extra debuts To Be Or Not To Be, a series of short plays featured in the recent Short+Sweet Festival. The premiere episode features the play Taking A Bullet, written by Steve McGrath and starring McGrath with actor Gerry Sont.
5 Likes