The Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Program was an award presented at the Australian
TV Week
''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news.
Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, partic ...
Logie Awards
The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...
. The award was given to recognise the popularity of Australian programs, originally state based awards and then awarded nationally.
It was first awarded at the
3rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1961 when the award was originally called Most Popular Program.
This award category was eliminated in 1966 and replaced by the
Most Popular Live Show category.
It was reintroduced in 1968 and renamed Best Show.
Over the years, this category has also been known as Best Local Show (1970),
Most Popular Show (1971, 1973–1985),
Most Popular Series (1993–1997)
and Most Popular Australian Program (2003–2004).
''
State Affair'' holds the record for the most wins, with fifteen, followed by ''
Adelaide Tonight'', ''
The Mike Walsh Show'' and ''
Neighbours'' with nine wins each.
National
States
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
References
{{Logie Awards years
Awards established in 1961
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