1977 in Australian television
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This is a list of Australian television-related events in 1977.
Events
- 21 January – Golden West Network is launched in Geraldton as GTW-11 and begins broadcasting. This completes the roll-out of regional commercial television across Australia [citation needed].
- April – The Countdowncelebrates its 100th episode.
- April – The Seven Network successfully bids for exclusive Australian rights to televise the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow. The network paid $1 million in the deal, outbidding rival offers from ABC and Nine Network.
- 1 April – British sitcom Fawlty Towers debuts on ABC.
- 26 May – Australian satirical radio and television sketch show The Naked Vicar Show premieres on Seven Network.
- October - Nine Network's wartime period soap opera, The Sullivans, premieres on British television when the ITV network begin showing it during daytime. It eventually becomes a regional programme, with each ITV contractor showing it as and when they wished. The most common timeslot used, however, was 12:30-13:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday. The series marks the first of several Australian soap operas to be broadcast by ITV, which continued until the early 00s.
- 5 December – The final episode of the Australian music series Flashez airs on ABC at 5:30pm.
- 6 December – The 0-10 Network screens Australian soap opera The Restless Years.
- 23 December – ABC televises the final episode of its Australian soap opera Bellbird.
- VFL Grand Finallive to Melbourne for the first time.
- The Federal Government investigates a proposal to establish a domestic satellite system, enabling instant transmission of television and other communications across Australia and in particular to remote areas.
- Australian music series Flashez returns for a new series on ABC now airing at 5:30pm right after Sesame Street for most of the year.
- Gus the Snail (a character who was based on an executive producer who wanted to take over the Mr. Squiggle and Friends.
Debuts
Program | Network | Debut date |
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Blankety Blanks | The 0-10 Network
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24 January |
The Naked Vicar Show | Seven Network | 26 May |
Pig in a Poke | ABC
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24 July |
Kirby's Company | ABC
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19 September |
Glenview High | Seven Network | 27 September |
Young Ramsay | Seven Network | 30 October |
Bobby Dazzler | Seven Network | 20 November |
Cop Shop | Seven Network | 28 November |
The Restless Years | The 0-10 Network
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6 December |
Hotel Story | The 0-10 Network
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27 December |
The Toothbrush Family | Unknown | 1977 |
Family Feud
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Nine Network | 1977 |
New International Programming
- 25 January – Alice (The 0-10 Network)
- 27 January – Serpico (Seven Network)
- 31 January – Charlie's Angels (Nine Network)
- 2 February/23 June – The Gemini Man(2 February: Nine Network - Melbourne, 23 June: Nine Network - Sydney)
- 3 February – The Good Life (1975) (ABC)
- 4 February – Executive Suite (Seven Network)
- 5 February – Baa Baa Black Sheep (Nine Network)
- 8 February – George and Mildred (ABC)
- 16 February – The New Avengers (ABC)
- 18 February – Poldark (The 0-10 Network)
- 12 March – Holmes & Yoyo (Seven Network)
- 1 April – Fawlty Towers (ABC)
- 8 April – Jabberjaw (Nine Network)
- 15 May – Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (ABC)
- 28 May – Code R (The 0-10 Network)
- 17 July – Tofffsy (ABC)
- 20 July – Roobarb (ABC)
- 29 July – / The Muppet Show (Seven Network)
- 6 August – One Day at a Time (Seven Network)
- 15 August – Seventh Avenue (Seven Network)
- 18 September – Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (ABC)
- 31 October – Mr. T and Tina (The 0-10 Network)
- 8 November – The Andros Targets (The 0-10 Network)
- 9 November – Hunter (Seven Network)
- 10 November – The Jeffersons (The 0-10 Network)
- 12 November – Eight is Enough(Seven Network)
- 18 November – Hunter's Gold (Seven Network)
- 1 December – Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!(ABC)
- 3 December – The Secret of Isis(Nine Network)
- 5 December – Gibbsville (Seven Network)
- 7 December – Ball Four (The 0-10 Network)
- 27 December – Last of the Summer Wine (ABC)
Television shows
1950s
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends(1959–1999).
1960s
- Four Corners (1961–present).
- It's Academic (1968–1978).
1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009– 2010).
- Young Talent Time (1971–1988).
- A Current Affair(1971–1978).
- Countdown(1974–1987).
- The Don Lane Show (1975–1983).
- This Is Your Life (1975–1980).
- Flashez (1976–1977).
- In the Wild (1976–1981).
- Bluey (1976–1977).
- The Naked Vicar Show (1977–1978).
- Glenview High (1977–1979).
Ending this year
Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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18 January | Homicide | Seven Network | 20 October 1964 |
1 February | The Outsiders | ABC
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9 November 1976 |
25 April | Bluey | Seven Network | 2 August 1976 |
11 August | Number 96 | The 0-10 Network
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13 March 1972 |
11 October | The Box | The 0-10 Network
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11 February 1974 |
5 December | Flashez | ABC
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2 August 1976 |
23 December | Bellbird | ABC
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28 August 1967 |
1977 | The Ernie Sigley Show | Nine Network | 1974 |
1977 | The Celebrity Game | The 0-10 Network
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1976 |