50 year anniversary today Ceefax was the world’s first teletext service, going live on 23 September 1974.
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A rare simulcast on two of the biggest commercial network. Nine was bidding for the 2000 broadcast rights before 7 won them and televised every Olympics from 1996-2008.
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Imagine if Nine did televise the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the network’s ratings would’ve smashed the roof.
IIRC, that was the only year Seven would win the ratings between 1978 and 2006.
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They still smashed the roof regardless of whoever broadcasted it - Seven or Nine.
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7 had a successful 2000 but from 2002-2006 they did not air the AFL but had the Olympic rights, Melbourne Cup and Australian Open then.
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They also had the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
But overall the lack of other major sporting events and that of international dramas were factors in them lagging behind Nine during this period.
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and Seven did a woeful job covering the 2003 Rugby World Cup: matches not shown live in Victoria/SA/WA while they were live in other states. Fox Sports also telecast it but had exclusive rights to some of the tournament, they did a bad job too, not televising Seven’s live match in Victoria/SA/WA but replaying it later up against the replay of same match on Seven, one Fox exclusive match I saw the commentary was so bad that if it wasn’t for the Fox Sports bug I would have thought I was watching Channel C31!
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29 September 2001: Seven aired their last AFL match until 2007 with the 2001 AFL Grand Final bringing the end of an era after 45 years. Their next AFL Grand Final they would televise would be the 2008 AFL Grand Final
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30 September 2001: Channel 9 on Newcastle Knights defeated Parramatta Eels in the first night time NRL Grand Final
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1 October 1977: The rematch of the 1977 VFL Grand Final — North Melbourne versus Collingwood — is live on the Seven Network with a replay on ABC.
1 October 1994: The 1994 AFL Grand Final — Geelong versus West Coast Eagles — is live on the Seven Network.
1 October 2001: The Nine Network premieres prime-time interview series The Ray Martin Show.
1 October 2004: The community TV show Blokesworld makes the move to Network Ten, premiering in a late Friday night timeslot.
1 October 2006: The 2006 NRL Grand Final — Melbourne Storm versus Brisbane Broncos — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
1 October 2009: Showcase premieres the drama series Tangle, starring Kat Stewart, Justine Clarke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lincoln Younes, Catherine McClements, Matt Day and Joel Tobeck.
1 October 2018: ABC Kids premieres cartoon series Bluey.
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Also on this say
1 October 2000
Seven televises the closing ceremony of the Sydney 2000 games, bringing an end to the “Best ever” games.
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This was the first NRL Grand Final not to feature a NSW club, something that would be repeated again in 2015 and 2017.
Melbourne’s audience for the 2006 NRL Grand Final was higher than Sydney’s was for the AFL Grand Final the previous day (this occurred again in 2016; and in both cases the Sydney Swans were represented in the AFL decider), but it’s worth noting the league decider was played in prime time.
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Another event on this day:
1 October 2018: Nine Entertainment and Australian News Channel launches the short-lived business news channel Your Money, which lasted until 17 May 2019.
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One of the most underrated Australian series made. It was such a good show. Shame it ended after 3 seasons.
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1 October 2011: Channel 10 aired its last-ever AFL match which was the 2011 AFL Grand Final between Collingwood and Geelong
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And the “best” Grand Final. Especially the entertainment. 
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2 October 1978: The 0-10 Network premieres its new early afternoon line-up — game shows Pyramid Challenge and Perfect Match (no relation to the 1980s show of the same name) and variety/chat show The Steve Raymond Show.
2 October 1995: Richard Stubbs and special guest Janet Jackson host the ARIA Awards (Ten) from the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
2 October 2005: The 2005 NRL Grand Final — Wests Tigers versus North Queensland Cowboys — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
2 October 2006: The Nine Network premieres flashback series What A Year, hosted by Mike Munro and Megan Gale.
2 October 2007: SBS televises the The Deadly Awards from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
2 October 2012: The biographical telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story is a rare ratings success for Network Ten.
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3 October 1966: ABC premieres afternoon series Be Our Guest, a curious mix of drama, music and interviews, with a cast including Jacki Weaver, Lorraine Bayly, Gordon Glenwright, Jack Allan and Sean Scully. Guests in the first episode include pop star Normie Rowe and French singer Jean Sablon
3 October 1991: ABC’s coverage of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, being held in France and the United Kingdom, begins with late-night coverage of the opening ceremony and the first match between England and New Zealand.
3 October 1993: The Nine Network premieres three-part documentary series Beyond Highway Number One, featuring adventurer Malcolm Douglas‘ journey around Australia on the road.
3 October 1998: ABC and the Nine Network present a full evening of Federal Election coverage from the National Tally Room in Canberra. The Seven Network presents an hour of coverage late in the evening, hosted by Paul Barry and Glenn Milne, and Ten News‘ late bulletin includes an election report. SBS‘ World News At Nine presents a special Saturday night edition.
3 October 2001: Network Ten presents the special Big Brother’s Starlight Challenge. Big Brother contestants star in a pantomime at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre, narrated by Gretel Killeen. Includes guest appearances by Bert Newton, Rove McManus and cast members of Neighbours and The Secret Life Of Us. The Nine Network presents the 15th ARIA Awards from Sydney’s Capitol Theatre, hosted by David Campbell.
3 October 2003: Pre-school children’s series Hi-5 celebrates its 200th episode.
3 October 2004: The 2004 NRL Grand Final — Sydney Roosters versus Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
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4 October 1978: Melbourne’s ATV0 screens The Last Tasmanian, a two-hour documentary tracing the genocide of the Tasmanian Aborigines, starting with the arrival of white man in 1803 and culminating with the death of Truganini – the Last Tasmanian – in 1876. Sydney’s TEN10 aired the documentary a month later.
4 October 1983: The Seven Network premieres mini-series All The Rivers Run in Melbourne. Sydney’s ATN7 followed a week later.
4 October 1987: With the Seven Network having rights to both the annual James Hardie 1000 motor racing from Bathurst and the Davis Cup tennis, on this one occasion when both fell on the same date the tennis coverage was seconded to SBS. ABC premieres Go Fish Australia, a 13-part documentary series looking at the recreational industry of fishing in Australia, hosted by John Meillon.
4 October 1995: ABC premieres Bordertown, the ten-part series set in a 1950s migrant centre, starring Hugo Weaving, Christine Tremarco and Joe Petruzzi.
4 October 1998: Network Ten premieres The Ten Out-Take Files. Penny Cook presents bloopers from Network Ten shows including Neighbours, State Coroner, Medivac and Prisoner.
4 October 2007: Network Ten premieres children’s drama series Wormwood.
4 October 2009: The 2009 NRL Grand Final — Parramatta Eels versus Melbourne Storm — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 3.
4 October 2010: Network Ten and Foxtel begin coverage of the XIX Commonwealth Games from Delhi, India
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4/10/2002 David Koch fills in for Chris Reason on Sunrise; around this time, Reason steps down from presenting the program to focus on battling cancer, from which he would make a full recovery in 2003.
Kochie and Mel would take Sunrise to number one in the breakfast TV ratings battle by 2004.
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