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*5 January - SBS ceases VHF transmissions on Channel 0 in Sydney and
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. *20 January - '' Neighbours'' makes its debut on Network Ten and comes to dominate the 7:00pm weeknight timeslot. *25 January - American sitcom starring
Soleil Moon Frye Soleil Moon Frye (; born August 6, 1976) is an American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. She began her career as a child actress at the age of two. When she was seven, Frye won the role of Penelope "Punky" Brewster in the NBC sitco ...
and
George Gaynes George Gaynes (born George Jongejans; May 16, 1917 – February 15, 2016) was a Finnish-born American singer, actor, and voice artist. Born to Dutch and Russian-Finnish parents in the Grand Duchy of Finland of the Russian Empire, he served in the ...
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Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broad ...
'' receives its Australian television debut on
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. *28 January - Australian news and current affairs program '' The 7.30 Report'' debuts on ABC. *30 January - Debut of Australian soap opera '' Prime Time'' on Nine Network. It was the very last soap opera from Australia ever produced with exterior location scenes shot on film and interior scenes shot on videotape. *10 February - Australian soap opera ''
Return to Eden ''Return to Eden'' is an Australian television drama series starring Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Wendy Hughes and James Smillie. It began as a three-part, six-hour mini-series shown on Network Ten on September 27–29, 1983. Gilling and Sm ...
'' premieres on Network Ten. *13 March - Australia's popular and influential TV sketch comedy ''
The D-Generation ''The D-Generation'' was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the ...
'' which was created and written by a group of students from
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who had gained local notoriety for their stage work such as
Marg Downey Marg Downey (born 5 May 1961) is an Australian comedian and actress best known for her roles in '' The D Generation'', ''Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'' Early life and education Downey grew up in a middle-class Catholic family in the Melb ...
,
Michael Veitch Michael Veitch (born 29 November 1962 in Melbourne) is an Australian author, actor and broadcaster, best known for his roles on the sketch comedy television shows '' The D-Generation'', '' Fast Forward'' and '' Full Frontal'', as well as for hi ...
and
Tom Gleisner Thomas Edmund Gleisner (born 24 October 1962) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer, director, writer, occasional actor and author. Gleisner currently hosts Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. Early life and ...
debuts on ABC. *16 March - SBS expands into Perth and Hobart. *31 March - ABC airs extra morning programs for children for the first time due to school term breaks from 10:00am to 12:00pm. *7 July - Last and final episode of the Australian
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Return to Eden ''Return to Eden'' is an Australian television drama series starring Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Wendy Hughes and James Smillie. It began as a three-part, six-hour mini-series shown on Network Ten on September 27–29, 1983. Gilling and Sm ...
'' airs on Network Ten. *23 July - The Royal Wedding of
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and Sarah Ferguson is broadcast on all television stations except for SBS. *5 August - British police procedural television series ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...
'' premieres on ABC. *19 September - Nine Network celebrates 30 years of television with a two-hour special featuring footage from some of TV's most popular and most remembered programs and personalities. *27 October - '' Neighbours'' airs on the
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in the UK for the first time. *30 October - ''
The Movie Show ''The Movie Show'' is an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008. History The original format, which ran from 30 October 1986 to 12 May 2004, had ...
'' begins on SBS. *November - Pbl Mini series Cyclone Tracy + The Great Bookie Robbery air on Channel Nine *11 December - Final episode of the Australian soap opera ''
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'' airs on Network Ten. *15 December - ABC airs extra morning programs for children during the Summer Holidays from 10:00am to 12:00pm until February where School Term 1 will begin. *December -
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, owners of
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&
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are sold to
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's
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for $1.8 billion. As News Limited owned
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at this time, HSV-7 is sold to Fairfax (already owners of
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& BTQ-7) in February 1987 for $320 million. *Australian children's series '' Mr. Squiggle'' returns with a brand new series with Roxanne Kimmorley taking over as presenter. * AUSSAT satellites are launched, bringing
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to remote areas for the first time. *The 1986 Commonwealth Games are telecast live on ABC from
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.


Debuts

* 20 January - '' Off the Dish'' (Network Ten) * 28 January - '' The 7.30 Report'' (ABC-TV) * 30 January - '' Prime Time'' (Nine Network) * 10 February - ''
C'mon Kids ''C'mon Kids'' is the fifth album by the Boo Radleys, released in September 1996. The album is considered to be purposely difficult and uncommercial. The band were said to have wanted to distance themselves from the commercial image they had cul ...
'' (Nine Network) * 10 February - ''
Return to Eden ''Return to Eden'' is an Australian television drama series starring Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Wendy Hughes and James Smillie. It began as a three-part, six-hour mini-series shown on Network Ten on September 27–29, 1983. Gilling and Sm ...
'' (Network Ten) * 9 March - ''
A Fortunate Life ''A Fortunate Life'' is an autobiography by Albert Facey published in 1981, nine months before his death. It chronicles his early life in Western Australia, his experiences as a private during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and his return ...
'' (Nine Network) * 13 March - ''
The D-Generation ''The D-Generation'' was a popular and influential Australian TV sketch comedy show, produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) for two series, between 1986 and 1987. A further four specials were broadcast on the ...
'' (ABC-TV) * 20 March - '' The Girl from Steel City'' (SBS) * 31 March - '' Edge of the Wedge'' (ABC-TV) * 3 April - '' Game of Life'' (ABC-TV) * 6 May - '' The Video Comedy Show'' (ABC-TV) * 9 May - '' Saturdee'' (Channel Seven) * 15 May - '' Fame and Misfortune'' (ABC-TV) * 26 May - ''
The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...
'' (Nine Network) * 15 June - '' Don Spencer's Feathers, Furs or Fins'' (ABC-TV) * 19 July - ''
The Cartoon Company ''The Cartoon Company'' was an Australian children's television morning cartoon, airing every Saturday on the Nine Network. It first broadcast on 19 July 1986 and was hosted by ''Young Talent Time'' star's Bob Driessen and Karen Dunkerton, as ...
'' (Nine Network) * 29 July - ''
The Noise ''the Noise'' was a monthly newspaper serving the cities of Flagstaff, Prescott, Sedona, Cottonwood, Jerome, Clarkdale, and Winslow in northern Arizona. Founded in 1993 by four high school seniors whose rural hometown's budget cuts lead t ...
'' (SBS) * 22 September - '' My Brother Tom'' (Network Ten) * 28 September/30 September - ''
Whose Baby? ''Whose Baby?'' is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Clarence G. Badger and starring Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer. She first achieved fame a ...
'' (28 September: Channel Seven - Melbourne, 30 September: Channel Seven - Sydney) * 30 September - '' Studio 86'' (ABC-TV) * 30 September - '' Filmstruck'' (ABC-TV) * 2 October - '' The Haunted School'' (ABC-TV) * 14 October - '' The Challenge'' (Nine Network) * 20 October - ''
Sword of Honour The ''Sword of Honour'' is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War. Published by Chapman & Hall from 1952 to 1961, the novels are: ''Men at Arms'' (1952); ''Officers and Gent ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 30 October - ''
The Movie Show ''The Movie Show'' is an Australian film review program which was broadcast on SBS TV. Its history is divided into three parts, until it finally wound up in 2008. History The original format, which ran from 30 October 1986 to 12 May 2004, had ...
'' (SBS) * 10 November - '' Professor Poopsnagle's Steam Zeppelin'' (Nine Network)


New International Programming

* 2 January - '' Malibu'' (Nine Network) * 4 January - '' La Linea'' (ABC TV) * 4 January - / ''
Amigo and Friends ''Amigo and Friends'' (also known in Spanish as ''Cantinflas y Sus Amigos'') is an educational children's cartoon that was based on the Mexican cartoon series '' Cantinflas Show'' in 1979. The show, which concentrates on a wide range of subjects ...
'' (SBS) * 5 January - / '' The Mighty Orbots'' (Channel Seven) * 5 January - / ''
Snorks ''Snorks'' is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and ran for a total of four seasons (consisting of 65 episodes) on NBC from September 15, 1984, to May 13, 1989. The program continued to be available in syndication from 1987 ...
'' (Channel Seven - Sydney) * 6 January - '' Eye to Eye'' (Nine Network) * 7 January - / '' Kennedy'' (Nine Network) * 8 January - '' The Return'' (SBS) * 11 January - / '' The Transformers'' (Network Ten) * 23 January - '' The Jockey School'' (ABC TV) * 25 January - ''
Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broad ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 30 January - '' The Happy Apple'' (ABC TV) * 31 January - '' Submarine'' (ABC TV) * 31 January - ''
Highway to Heaven ''Highway to Heaven'' is an American fantasy drama television series that ran on NBC from September 19, 1984, to August 4, 1989. The series starred Michael Landon as Jonathan Smith, an angel sent to Earth in order to help people in need. Victo ...
'' (Network Ten) * 3 February - // ''
Lucky Luke ''Lucky Luke'' is a Western '' bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their ...
'' (ABC TV) * 10 February - '' Kane and Abel'' (Network Ten) * 11 February - ''
Tales from the Darkside ''Tales from the Darkside'' is an American anthology horror TV series created by George A. Romero. Debuting in October 1983 with a pilot episode and then being picked up for syndication in September 1984, the show ran for 4 seasons through Ju ...
'' (Network Ten) * 12 February - ''
Growing Pains ''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the ...
'' (Nine Network) * 12 February - '' Who's the Boss?'' (Nine Network) * 24 February - '' Inside China'' (SBS) * 27 February - ''The Twilight Zone'' (1985) (Nine Network) * 4 March - '' A Death in California'' (Seven Network) * 5 March - ''
Cold Warrior The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of Geopolitics, geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term ''Cold war (term), co ...
'' (ABC TV) * 20 March - ''
Office Gossip ''Office Gossip'' is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2001. Starring Pauline Quirke, it was written by Paul Mayhew-Archer, who co-wrote '' The Vicar of Dibley'', and George Pritchett. Recently, it has been aired in the United States on ...
'' (SBS) * 31 March - '' The Bunjee Venture'' (ABC TV) * 2 April - '' The Return of Bunjee'' (ABC TV) * 2 April - '' Stories from Next Door'' (SBS) * 2 April - ''
Spooky Spooky or Spookey may refer to: something that will cause creepiness or uncanniness. Arts and entertainment Music Musicians * Spooky (house music duo) * Spookey (UK band), a 1970s soul band based in Manchester *DJ Spooky, musician and producer * ...
'' (ABC TV) * 3 April - '' Paddington Goes to School'' (ABC TV) * 3 April - '' Cuckoo Land'' (ABC TV) * 4 April - '' Nobody's Hero'' (ABC TV) * 4 April - ''
It's Punky Brewster ''It's Punky Brewster'' is a 1985–1986 animated spin-off of the live action television sitcom ''Punky Brewster''. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions. The show uses the same premise and main cast as its parent series, but also includes a ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 6 April - ''
Turbo Teen In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
'' (Network Ten) * 12 April - / '' Star Wars: Ewoks'' (Network Ten) * 12 April - / '' Star Wars: Droids'' (Network Ten) * 12 April - ''
Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from ...
'' (Network Ten) * 15 April - ''
Moonlighting Moonlighting may refer to: * Side job A side job, also informally called a side hustle or side gig, is an additional job that a person takes in addition to their primary job in order to supplement their income. Side jobs may be done out of nec ...
'' (Nine Network) * 27 April - ''
The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 28 April - '' The Challenge of the Machine Men'' (Channel Seven) * 30 April - ''
Bits and Bytes ''Bits and Bytes'' was the name of two Canadian educational television series produced by TVOntario that taught the basics of how to use a personal computer. The first series, made in 1983, starred Luba Goy as the Instructor and Billy Van as ...
'' (ABC TV) * 3 May - ''
SuperTed ''SuperTed'' is a Welsh superhero animated television series about an anthropomorphic teddy bear with superpowers, created by writer and animator Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear o ...
'' (ABC TV) * 3 May - '' Do It'' (ABC TV) * 5 May - ''
The Colbys ''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert ...
'' (Nine Network) * 8 May - '' Sunday Blues'' (SBS) * 12 May - '' Longing to Fly'' (SBS) * 23 May - ''
Smiley's People ''Smiley's People'' is a spy novel by British writer John le Carré, published in 1979. Featuring British master-spy George Smiley, it is the third and final novel of the " Karla Trilogy", following ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' and ''The Hono ...
'' (ABC TV) * 23 May - '' Letty'' (ABC TV) * 31 May - ''
Berrenger's ''Berrenger's'' is an American prime-time soap opera television series created by Diana Gould that aired on NBC from January 5 to March 9, 1985. The series revolved around the Berrenger family, a New York dynasty which owned the glamorous depart ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 5 June - ''
Wil Cwac Cwac ''Wil Cwac Cwac'' is a Welsh-language animated television series produced by Siriol Animation for S4C in 1982. It is based on a series of children's books written in the early 1930s by Jennie Thomas and J. O. Williams (including the famous We ...
'' (ABC TV) * 5 June - '' The Bear, the Tiger and the Others'' (ABC TV) * 10 June - ''
Edge of Darkness ''Edge of Darkness'' is a British television drama serial produced by BBC Television in association with Lionheart Television International and originally broadcast in six 55-minute episodes in late 1985. A mixture of crime drama and politica ...
'' (ABC TV) * 14 June - '' Treffpunkt: Deutschland'' (ABC TV) * 24 June - ''
'Allo 'Allo ''Allo 'Allo!'' is a British sitcom television series, created by David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd, starring Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson. Originally broadcast on BBC1, the series focuses on the life of a French ca ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 30 June - ''
Fast Forward To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquially ...
'' (ABC TV) * 10 July - '' Vayia's Treasure'' (SBS) * 15 July - '' Floyd on Fish'' (SBS) * 17 July - ''
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾'' is the first book in the Adrian Mole series of comedic fiction, written by Sue Townsend. The book is written in a diary style, and focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes h ...
'' (ABC TV) * 20 July - ''
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears ''Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' is an American animated television series, created by Disney CEO Michael Eisner, produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The series, loosely inspired by the gummy ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 24 July - '' The Voyage of the Mimi'' (ABC TV) * 27 July - ''
The Wuzzles ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 2 August - ''
T-Bag ''T-Bag'' is a British television series about the eponymous witch-like character and her assistant, T-Shirt. The series ran from 1985 to 1992 on ''Children's ITV''. Written by Grant Cathro and Lee Pressman, each series adopted a different tit ...
'' (ABC TV) * 3 August - ''
The Beiderbecke Affair ''The Beiderbecke Affair'' is a television series produced in the United Kingdom by ITV during 1985, written by the prolific Alan Plater, whose lengthy credits in British television since the 1960s included the four-part mini series ''Get Lost! ...
'' (ABC TV) * 5 August - ''
The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...
'' (ABC TV) * 7 August - '' Quaq Quao'' (ABC TV) * 10 August - '' Me and My Girl'' (Channel Seven) * 11 August - '' Yes Prime Minister'' (ABC TV) * 12 August - '' Terry and the Gunrunners'' (ABC TV) * 13 August - '' The Morca Mystery'' (SBS) * 13 August - '' Fiery Skies'' (SBS) * 13 August - '' Doubletake'' (Network Ten) * 13 August - ''
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer ''The Haunting of Cassie Palmer'' is a British television drama for children produced in 1981 by TVS (Television South) for the ITV network and first broadcast on 26 February 1982. The series was based on a novel by Vivien Alcock. In the Unit ...
'' (ABC TV) * 16 August - / ''
The Irish R.M. ''The Irish R.M.'' is a trilogy of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross and a 1983 television comedy-drama series based on them. They are set in the turn-of-the-twentieth-century west of Ireland. Books The television series ...
'' (ABC TV) * 17 August - / ''
Spearfield's Daughter ''Spearfield's Daughter'' is a 1982 novel written by Australian author Jon Cleary. Adaptation The book was adapted into a 1986 Australian-Canadian mini series starring Christopher Plummer. Cleary's original scripts were rewritten and he describes ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 21 August - '' Victoria Wood as Seen on TV'' (ABC TV) * 23 August - // '' M.A.S.K.'' (Nine Network) * 24 August - '' The Centurions'' (Network Ten) * 26 August - '' Street Hawk'' (Network Ten) * 6 September - / '' ThunderCats'' (Channel Seven) * 11 September - ''
Anna of the Five Towns ''Anna of the Five Towns'' is a novel by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1902 and one of his best-known works. Plot background The plot centres on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the St ...
'' (ABC TV) * 11 September - '' The Comic Strip Presents...'' (ABC TV) * 14 September - ''
Mansfield Park ''Mansfield Park'' is the third published novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1814 by Thomas Egerton. A second edition was published in 1816 by John Murray, still within Austen's lifetime. The novel did not receive any public reviews unt ...
'' (ABC TV) * 17 September - ''
Finnegan Begin Again ''Finnegan Begin Again'' is a 1985 American made-for- HBO romantic comedy film directed by Joan Micklin Silver, shot by Robby Müller, and starring Mary Tyler Moore and Robert Preston. The movie was filmed in the Fan District of Richmond, Vir ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 18 September - '' Spenser: For Hire'' (Nine Network) * 19 September - '' Stookie'' (ABC TV) * 22 September - '' Going Bananas'' (ABC TV) * 23 September - '' The Croc-Note Show'' (ABC TV) * 25 September - '' I Had Three Wives'' (Nine Network) * 29 September - ''
Small Wonder Small Wonder or variants may refer to: Film, television and theatre * ''Small Wonder'' (TV series), a 1985–1989 American sitcom * '' A Small Wonder'', a 1966 Australian television film * '' Small Wonders'', a 1995 documentary film * ''Small Wond ...
'' (Nine Network) * 30 September - ''
Chessgame ''Chessgame'' is a British television series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network in 1983. Based on a series of novels by Anthony Price, the series dealt with the activities of a quartet of counter-intelligence agents: David Aud ...
'' (Nine Network) * 6 October - ''
All at No 20 ''All at No 20'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 10 February 1986 to 1 December 1987. Starring Maureen Lipman, it was written by Richard Ommanney, Ian Davidson, Peter Vincent and Alex Shearer. It was made for the ITV network by Tha ...
'' (ABC TV) * 15 October - ''
The Last Precinct ''The Last Precinct'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on NBC January 26, and then aired weekly from April 11 to May 30, 1986 on Friday nights at 9:00pm. The series stars Adam West as Capt. Rick Wright, leading a group of ...
'' (Network Ten) * 26 October - '' Galtar and the Golden Lance'' (Channel Seven) * 27 October - '' On Wings of Eagles'' (Network Ten) * 4 November - '' Lady Blue'' (Channel Seven) * 7 November - ''
Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving e ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 10 November - ''
227 Year 227 ( CCXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Senecio and Fulvius (or, less frequently, year 980 '' Ab urbe cond ...
'' (Network Ten) * 10 November - ''
Call to Glory ''Call to Glory'' is an American drama which was aired for 22 episodes during the 1984–1985 TV season (specifically from August 1984 to February 1985) on the The show focuses on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac ( Craig T. Nelson) and his ...
'' (Network Ten) * 10 November - '' The Magical World of Gigi'' (Network Ten) * 11 November - '' The Best Times'' (Channel Seven) * 11 November - ''
Foley Square Foley Square, also called Federal Plaza, is a street intersection in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, which contains a small triangular park named Thomas Paine Park. The space is bordered by Worth Street to th ...
'' (Nine Network) * 11 November - ''
Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
'' (Nine Network) * 11 November - '' Lime Street'' (Channel Seven) * 12 November - ''
Our Family Honor ''Our Family Honor'' is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from September 17, 1985, until January 3, 1986, as part of its 1985 fall lineup. Launched as a two-hour TV-movie, ''Our Family Honor'' is about two New York City fa ...
'' (Channel Seven) * 12 November - '' Detective in the House'' (Channel Seven) * 13 November - ''
Call to Glory ''Call to Glory'' is an American drama which was aired for 22 episodes during the 1984–1985 TV season (specifically from August 1984 to February 1985) on the The show focuses on USAF pilot Colonel Raynor Sarnac ( Craig T. Nelson) and his ...
'' (Network Ten) * 14 November - ''
Riptide A rip tide, or riptide, is a strong offshore current that is caused by the tide pulling water through an inlet along a barrier beach, at a lagoon or inland marina where tide water flows steadily out to sea during ebb tide. It is a strong tidal fl ...
'' (Network Ten) * 17 November - '' Relative Strangers'' (ABC TV) * 23 November - '' Jem'' (Network Ten) * 25 November - ''
MacGruder and Loud ''MacGruder and Loud'' is an American crime drama from Aaron Spelling Productions that aired on ABC from January 20 to April 30, 1985. Premise The series stars John Getz and Kathryn Harrold as married police officers Malcolm MacGruder and Jen ...
'' (Nine Network) * 27 November - '' Hawaiian Heat'' (Nine Network) * 12 December - '' Aspel and Co.'' (ABC TV) * 15 December - ''
Roland Rat Roland Rat is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously designed and operated Mooncat, a puppet in the Children's ITV television programme '' Get Up and Go!'' Claridge work ...
'' (ABC TV) * 15 December - '' Country GP'' (ABC TV) * 15 December - '' Let's Read with Basil Brush'' (ABC TV) * 18 December - ''
You Again? ''You Again?'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC from February 27, 1986, to January 7, 1987. It was based on the British show ''Home to Roost''. Synopsis Jack Klugman stars as Henry Willows, a man still em ...
'' (Network Ten) * 21 December - '' Freud'' (ABC TV) * 21 December - '' He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special'' (Channel Seven) * 22 December - // ''
The Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...
'' (Network Ten) * 28 December - '' The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration'' (Channel Seven) * 29 December - ''
The Hot Shoe Show ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' (ABC TV) * 29 December - ''
Television Parts ''Michael Nesmith in Television Parts'' is a summer TV series run by NBC in 1985. It was a 30-minute comedy-variety series created by Michael Nesmith as a continuation of his Grammy Award-winning video production ''Elephant Parts'', and earlie ...
'' (ABC TV) * 31 December - '' An Audience with Billy Connolly'' (ABC TV)


Changes to network affiliation

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.


Domestic


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 ''Young Talent Time'' is an Australian television variety program produced by Lewis-Young Productions and screened on Network Ten. The original series ran from 1971 until 1988 and was hosted by singer-songwriter and record producer Johnny You ...
'' (1971 – 1989) * ''
Countdown A countdown is a sequence of backward counting to indicate the time remaining before an event is scheduled to occur. NASA commonly employs the terms "L-minus" and "T-minus" during the preparation for and anticipation of a rocket launch, and eve ...
'' (1974 – 1987) * '' 60 Minutes'' (1979 – present) * ''
Prisoner A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison. ...
'' (1979 – 1986)


1980s

* ''
Sale of the Century ''Sale of the Century'' (stylized as ''$ale of the Century'') is an American television game show that originally debuted on September 29, 1969, on NBC daytime. It was one of three NBC game shows to premiere on that date, the other two being th ...
'' (1980 – 2001) * '' Wheel of Fortune'' (1981 – 2008) * '' Sunday'' (1981 – 2008) * ''
Today Today (archaically to-day) may refer to: * Day of the present, the time that is perceived directly, often called ''now'' * Current era, present * The current calendar date Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Today'' (1930 film), a 1930 ...
'' (1982 – present) * '' Perfect Match'' (1984 – 1989) * '' Neighbours'' (1985 – present) * ''
The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. ...
'' (1986 – 1993)


Ending this year


Returning this year


TV movies


See also

* 1986 in Australia * List of Australian films of 1986


References

{{Years in Australian TV