1978 in Australian television
Overview of the events of 1978 in Australian television
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This article is a summary of 1978 in Australian television.
Events
- 20 March – Channel 0 launches its one-hour news service Eyewitness News with Bruce Mansfield as host.
- August – The ABC televises the 1978 Commonwealth Games from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The opening and closing ceremonies are televised live, with event highlights each day.
- 12 September – The very first major mini-series produced for Australian commercial television with a budget of over a million dollars Against the Wind is screen on Seven Network. It is also the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States.
- September – The Federal Government gives the go-ahead for the launch of a multicultural television service, to be operated by the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), with the expectation of the new channel operating in Sydney and Melbourne by 1980.
- October – Channel 0 makes a request to the Federal Government for permission to change its broadcast frequency to Network Ten.
- 7 November – The 0-10 Network televises the Melbourne Cup to a national audience for the first time. The telecast is regarded as one of the largest national sports telecasts mounted to date.
- 64% of Melbourne and 70% of Sydney households now own colour TV sets, giving Australia one of the fastest changeovers to colour in the world.
- Graham Kennedy wins a Logie award for presenting Blankety Blanks.
Debuts
Program | Network | Debut date |
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Eyewitness News | Channel 0 | 20 March |
Catspaw | ABC | 8 June |
The Truckies | ABC | 31 July |
Against the Wind | Seven Network | 12 September |
The Daryl and Ossie Show | The 0-10 Network | 11 September |
The Tea Ladies | The 0-10 Network | 12 October |
Cuckoo in the Nest | Seven Network | 22 December |
Alexander Bunyip's Billabong | ABC | 1978 |
Good Morning Sydney | TEN-10 | 1978 |
Case for the Defence | TEN-10 | 1978 |
Wayzgoose | ABC | 1978 |
New international programming
- 2 January/29 November –
The Whiteoaks of Jalna (2 January: The 0-10 Network – Melbourne, 29 November: The 0-10 Network – Sydney)
- 19 January/4 July –
Quincy, M.E. (19 January: Seven Network – Melbourne, 4 July: Seven Network – Sydney)
- 4 February –
Far Out Space Nuts (The 0-10 Network)
- 6 February –
Man from Atlantis (Seven Network)
- 8 February –
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (ABC TV)
- 7 February –
Robin's Nest (ABC TV)
- 8 February/21 February –
The Love Boat (8 February: The 0-10 Network – TV movie, 21 February: Nine Network – TV series)
- 16 February –
Kingston: Confidential (The 0-10 Network)
- 17 February –
Open All Hours (ABC TV)
- 17 February –
Big Hawaii (The 0-10 Network)
- 18 March –
McDuff, the Talking Dog (Nine Network)
- 20 March –
The Kids from 47A (ABC TV)
- 3 April –
The New Adventures of Batman (The 0-10 Network)
- 3 April/7 November –
Another Bouquet (3 April: Seven Network – Sydney, 7 November: Seven Network – Melbourne)
- 7 April –
Soap (ABC TV)
- 10 April –
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (The 0-10 Network)
- 1 May –
Children of the Stones (ABC TV)
- 8 May –
The Blue Knight (The 0-10 Network)
- 9 May –
Miss Jones and Son (ABC TV)
- 9 May –
Clue Club (Nine Network)
- 13 May –
Uncle Croc's Block (Nine Network)
- 13 May –
James at 15 (Seven Network)
- 18 May –
Noddy (ABC TV)
- 30 May –
Mr. Men (ABC TV)
- 5 June –
Mind Your Language (Seven Network)
- 19 June –
Nashville 99 (Seven Network)
- 21 June/19 July –
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (21 June: Nine Network – Sydney, 19 July: Nine Network – Melbourne)
- 22 June –
Rocky O'Rourke (ABC TV)
- 26 June –
Chorlton and the Wheelies (ABC TV)
- 28 June –
The Flockton Flyer (ABC TV)
- 28 June –
Sailor (ABC TV)
- 6 July –
Fantasy Island (Nine Network)
- 19 August –
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals (The 0-10 Network)
- 20 August –
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (TV series) (The 0-10 Network)
- 28 August –
Jamie and the Magic Torch (ABC TV)
- 2 September –
Space Academy (The 0-10 Network)
- 9 September –
The Skatebirds (Nine Network)
- 9 September –
The Krofft Supershow (Nine Network)
- 11 September –
The Red Hand Gang (The 0-10 Network)
- 13 October –
Three's Company (ABC TV)
- 23 October –
Who Pays the Ferryman? (ABC TV)
- 24 October –
Armchair Thriller (ABC TV)
- 27 October –
Flower Stories (ABC TV)
- 6 November –
C.P.O. Sharkey (Nine Network)
- 7 November –
Carter Country (Seven Network)
- 7 November –
The Oregon Trail (Seven Network)
- 8 November –
Rosetti and Ryan (Nine Network)
- 11 November –
Future Cop (Nine Network)
- 30 November –
Loves Me, Loves Me Not (Seven Network)
- 30 November –
Sha Na Na (Seven Network)
- 7 December –
Citizen Smith (ABC TV)
- 8 December –
The McLean Stevenson Show (The 0-10 Network)
- 23 December –
Good Heavens (Nine Network)
CHiPS (Nine Network – Brisbane)
Kum-Kum (The 0-10 Network)
Star Trek: The Animated Series (Nine Network)
Television shows
1950s
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)
1960s
- Four Corners (1961–present)
1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010)
- Young Talent Time (1971–1988)
- Countdown (1974–1987)
- The Don Lane Show (1975–1983)
- The Naked Vicar Show (1977–1978)
Ending this year
Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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3 March | Bobby Dazzler | Seven Network | 20 November 1977 |
18 April | A Current Affair | Nine Network | 22 November 1971 |
31 October | Against the Wind | Seven Network | 12 September 1978 |
3 November | Blankety Blanks | The 0-10 Network | 24 January 1977 |
1 December | This Day Tonight | ABC TV | 1967 |
3 November 1978 | The Daryl and Ossie Show | The 0-10 Network | 11 September 1978 |
1978 | It's Academic | Seven Network | 1970 |
1978 | The Naked Vicar Show | Seven Network | 1977 |
1978 | The Daryl and Ossie Cartoon Show | Nine Network | 1977 |
1978 | Pot of Gold | The 0-10 Network | 1975 |
Returning this year
- No shows returning this year.
See also
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