More people complained about the show being taken off air than those who actually complained about the content while it was on air.
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And what did Nine do to fill in the extra time? They put on an episode of Cheers.
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It was probably just what the technician had on hand at the time.
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I think Cheers was just the next scheduled program brought forward to fill the gap left by the premature ending of Naughtiest Home Videos. In Melbourne, Naughtiest Home Videos went to a commercial break at about 9.20pm then instead of returning to the show at the end of the commercial break they suddenly ran a Nine ident then went straight into Cheers.
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Quote from two of the comments in the above article:
Dear Sarah,
Many things have been said about Mr. Packer but, let me assure you- having spoken with him the very next day after he ordered Naughtiest Home Video off air! – he never spoke in symbols (“#&@*)!!
So he actually said to the on air coordinator on the night: “Get that shit off air!”
Little known footnote : the coordinator explained that yes, it would be done at the next commercial break and then, before saying a word to her fellow operators, who knew that that the call had come from the Red Phone (Mr. Packer’s personal hot line to Nine) went around the control room and took all the other outside line phones, about 9, off the hook then told them what was to happen and how they’d do it – very savvy women.
And thus it occurred – and the next day, Mr. Packer sent her flowers for her professionalism – courage under fire as it were.
Only the Packers and Bruce Gyngell were the only ones who had the number of the red phone. Sheila, the coordinator, went through Telecine to the film department, grabbed an ep of Cheers, requesting the Telecine girls to “load this on 16-3 please. Need it in the next break”. The live booth announcer was briefed on what to say (no mention Packer, no mention ‘technical difficulties’). Alert the poor switchboard girl, Caroline. Caused a bit of dilemma as TCN9 was to join GTV at 9:32 for IMT. Seem to recall we made it. One was the continuity vision switcher that night. All was calm. Injected a little interest into the evening.
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Given that the 90s revival of IMT didn’t begin until 1996 I am not sure how Nine managed to run it in 1992.
Also the 90s version of IMT ran on Monday nights, not Thursdays, which was when Naughtiest Home Videos ran.
Also, TCN9’s planned schedule for that night:
And GTV9:
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Ah okay thanks - I guess from the guide that WIN and NBN didn’t air the special to begin with?
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as mentioned earlier
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Thanks again - guess it was considered to risqué for country viewers.
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A couple of events for September 4:
September 4, 2004: 20 years since the Bombers won a final 
September 4, 2006: 18 years since Steve Irwin tragically died after being pierced in the chest by a stingray.
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5 September 1959: New TV Station — NWS9, Adelaide.
5 September 1975: Number 96‘s infamous ‘bomb-blast’ episode which saw four characters written out of the series. The list of those characters who died were not known until the following Monday’s episode.
5 September 1993: TV program classifications change. The PG and M classifications replace the old PGR and AO classifications. A new classification — MA — is introduced for programs for mature adults only and not to be screened before 9.00pm.
5 September 1993: Southern Cross Network in regional Victoria is re-branded as SCN TV and announces a change to its weeknight news lineup, with the 6.00 SCN Local News in Bendigo expanding to include Ballarat and Shepparton regions, followed by a new state-wide SCN Eyewitness News bulletin at 6.30pm. While in the Albury market, SCN fills the 6-7pm hour with a delayed broadcast of Ten Eyewitness News from Sydney (providing an alternative to ABC, Prime and VIC TV which relay their ‘national’ news to Albury from Melbourne). Neighbours moves to 5.30pm.
5 September 1994: ABC premieres Three Men And A Baby Grand, a 10-part comedy series starring Jonathan Biggins, Phillip Scott, Drew Forsythe and Genevieve Lemon.
5 September 2004: David Wenham, Mick Molloy, Leah Vandenberg, Deborah Kennedy, Justine Clarke, John Clarke, Heather Mitchell and Bruce Spence star in the telemovie The Brush-Off, screening on Seven.
5 September 2007: ABC premieres Summer Heights High, the mockumentary sitcom from comedian Chris Lilley, who performed the three lead roles — Ja’mie King, Jonah Takalua and drama teacher Mr G.
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40 Years Idents:
Credit: MyLab Labradors
45 Years Special:
45 Years Ident:
Credit: All That and A Bag of Chips
50 Years Special (Part 1):
50 Years Ident:
Credit: @SouthCoastTV
55 Years of TV News:
Credit: mcpleurodon
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7 September 1963: New TV Station — RTQ7, Rockhampton, Queensland
7 September 1964: New TV Station — AMV4, Albury, NSW
7 September 1975: ABC premieres historical drama Ben Hall, a joint production between ABC, BBC and 20th Century Fox. The 13-part series was estimated to cost $2 million and starred British actors Jon Finch and Evin Crowley with Vincent Ball, Brian Blain, Ruth Cracknell, Elizabeth Alexander, John Orcsik, Alister Smart and Diana McLean.
7 September 1977: Jimmy Hannan hosts Quest Of Quests, from the National Gallery in Melbourne and telecast on the Nine Network, to select Australia’s representatives into the Miss World, Miss Young International, Miss International and Miss Asia pageants. Western Australian Jaye Hopewell, 20, was selected as Miss World Australia.
7 September 1981: The Seven Network premieres a revival of game show The Price Is Right, re-named The New Price Is Right. Hosted by Ian Turpie.
7 September 1992: ABC begins its coverage of the Paralympic Games from Spain, with a nightly half-hour package of highlights at 6.00pm.
7 September 1994: The Seven Network premieres sitcom Wedlocked, starring Brandon Burke and Dina Panozzo.
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Happy Birthday Channel 9 Adelaide!
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8 September 1980: ATV10 presents the 1980 Truth-CUB Cazaly Awards for the year in VFL football. The event is hosted by sports presenter Phil Gibbs live from the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne.
8 September 1986: ABC premieres The Gillies Republic, the political satire series featuring Max Gillies with Tracy Harvey, Geoff Kelso, Monica Maughan, Phillip Scott and Mark Little.
8 September 1990: Network Ten wipes out its usual overnight schedule of B-grade re-runs and movies and replaces that with Ten Newswatch, a direct telecast of news coverage from US network CNN with emphasis on the escalating situation in the Middle East.
8 September 1992: The Nine Network premieres sitcom My Two Wives, starring Peter Fisher, Linda Newton, Morna Seres, Kym Valentine and Brett Blewett.
8 September 1993: The Nine Network screens the pilot to the 1950s drama Snowy, depicting the post-war period and events around the Snowy Mountain hydro power project. The regular series commenced weekly screening from the following night.
8 September 1994: Rob Guest and Sigrid Thornton host the Australian Fashion Awards (Seven) from the Sydney Town Hall.
8 September 2009: Network Ten premieres The Spearman Experiment, hosted by comedian and actor Magda Szubanski, presenting a countdown and analysis of various moments and events around pop culture.
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YouTube: Mickeyjuice
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8/9/2003 Grant Denyer makes his debut as Sunrise’s new weatherman, after defecting from Channel Ten.
Previously, weather would be co-read by Kochie and Mel.
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Grant would present for just over 3 years before resigning and stayed on with 7 hosting Australia’s Got Talent, did the weather again from January 2010-March 2013 and returned to his original network Ten to become a game show presenter for Family Feud and currently Deal or No Deal
Mel and Kochie would still do the weather whenever Grant was on assignment or off.
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9 September 1975: ABC premieres travel series Peach’s Australia, hosted by former This Day Tonight host Bill Peach.
9 September 1988: TVQ0’s last day of transmission before conversion to TVQ10. The switch from Channel 0 to 10 happened just after midnight, while its sister station, Vision TV in the neighbouring Darling Downs region, made a reciprocal switch from Channel 10 to 0 at the same time.
9 September 1992: Noni Hazlehurst, John Hargreaves, Deborra-Lee Furness and Ray Barrett star in the ABC telemovie Waiting, based around a surrogate mother-to-be and the gathering of friends in the lead up to the birth of the baby.
9 September 1993: The Seven Network premieres sports magazine program Seasons, hosted by Bruce McAvaney.
9 September 2001: The Seven Network premieres drama series Always Greener, starring John Howard, Anne Tenney, Caitlin McDougall, Abe Forsythe, Michala Banas, Bree Walters, Clayton Watson and Scott Major.
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9/9/2001 in the UK, part one of the infamous Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? episode on which Charles Ingram appears is recorded.
Little did the producers anticipate what was to happen on the next day of recording…
9/9/2022 all major television networks around the world lead their news services with the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In line with protocol, all on-air presenters/reporters wear black clothing.
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