1992: October 25-31
Ballroom blitz! Paul Mercurio, star of the box office hit Strictly Ballroom, is currently on a whirlwind tour of the United States and United Kingdom to promote the film. He laughs at the comparisons...
View ArticleTen axes Breakfast and newsreaders
It was only a matter of time. Network Ten has earlier today announced that it will axe its much-derided morning show Breakfast at the end of the month. The final edition is scheduled for Friday, 30...
View Article1992: November 15-21
Cover: Woody Harrelson, Jackie Swanson (Cheers) Here comes the bride… twice! A Country Practice comes to the end of the 1992 season with a wedding between town vet Anna Lacey (Anne Looby) and Sgt Tom...
View Article1993: February 7-13
Cover: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman Jenny come lately The time has come for Sarah Monahan to hand over her Hey Dad! character of Jenny to newcomer Angela Keep. Monahan has one piece of advice for her...
View ArticleSpecial: Australian TV History Timeline Pt 2
SPECIAL: Today after 45 years Days Of Our Lives departs Australian television as the longest running continuous drama on our screens. To mark the occasion Television.AU joins with TV Tonight in this...
View ArticlePaul Bongiorno in Australia Day Honours
Network Ten‘s National Affairs editor Paul Bongiorno has been appointed a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in today’s Australia Day Honours. Bongiorno received recognition for his significant...
View Article1994: February 5-11
Cover: Christina Applegate (Married With Children) Much ado about nothing The Seven Network has scheduled the Fast Forward comedy special, The Making Of Nothing, to go to air later in the month. The...
View ArticleLachlan Murdoch exits Ten
Lachlan Murdoch has stepped down as a Director and Chairman of the Ten Network to take up a co-chairman role at News Corp and its sister company 21st Century Fox, working alongside his father, Rupert....
View ArticleTen: Rising from receivership
[Part IV of this week’s tribute to 50 years of Network Ten. For previous posts refer to Part I, Part II and Part III] The Nineties started with Australia in the “recession we had to have” and the...
View Article1994: November 26-December 2
Cover: Tim Allen (Home Improvement) Paul raises interest in money Paul Clitheroe‘s Money program has been a ratings hit for Nine — but nobody was expecting much when the program was first proposed....
View ArticleTV At 60: TV comes to Adelaide
After Brisbane‘s official launch of its first television stations, Adelaide became the fourth city in Australia to receive television. Like with other cities, Adelaide was to be served by national...
View ArticleAustralia’s Longest Running TV Shows: Pt 2
In 2013, Television.AU and TV Tonight collaborated to chronicle the longest-running shows still on-air in
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