1992 in Australian television

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Events

• 1 January – The Victorian television market is aggregated, with VIC TV (now WIN Television) becoming the Nine Network affiliate, Prime Television taking a Seven Network affiliation & Southern Cross Network (now Southern Cross Ten) taking the Network Ten affiliation.
• 3 January – The long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who airs its finale broadcast on ABC with the fourth and final part of the seventh and final serial of Season 18, Logopolis . For the rest of 1992 there were no more broadcasts of Doctor Who. In March 1993 the first serial of Season 19, Castrovalva, was broadcast. The show would finish airing on 3 March 1994.
• 6 January – Neighbours and Home and Away return for 1992 now both screening against each other in the 7:30 pm timeslot.
• 20 January – Network Ten launches weeknight "First at Five" news on its five capital city stations.
• 20 January – Bert Newton returns to television as host of a new talk show on Network Ten The Morning Show .
• 20 January – Former ABC reporter Stan Grant presents a new nightly current affairs program called Real Life on Seven Network.
• 27 January – Australian evening current affairs program The 7.30 Report returns to ABC for the new year.
• 3 February – Ex-Europe Correspondent Ian Henderson takes over as newsreader for the 7.00 pm ABC News in Victoria after Mary Delahunty left to replace John Jost for the Victoria Edition of The 7.30 Report .
• 3 February – Australian pioneering lifestyle program Healthy, Wealthy and Wise makes its debut and begins a seven-year run on Network Ten.
• 8 February – Network Ten's troubled soap opera Neighbours is another attempt to bring back to its former 1980s ratings glory, producers are ramping up the show's storylines as well as writing out four cast members while signing up three new faces. Lorraine Bayly, Jeremy Angerson, Andrew Williams and Gillian Blakeney being terminated and are all leaving the show in coming weeks – while Ben Mitchell and Felice Arena are joining the series, and former guest star and future recording artist Natalie Imbruglia is returning for an ongoing role. Producer Don Battye is confident of re-signing Melissa Bell (the current Lucy Robinson) when her contract expires mid-year, despite moves to have her swap over to Ten's other evening soap, E Street . Veteran actor Tom Oliver has been re-signed with Neighbours, with plans to romantically match up his character Lou Carpenter to now-widowed Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston). Producers are also casting for two teenagers to enter the series as Carpenter's children. Another romantic storyline being devised by writers is set to involve Lucy (Melissa Bell) and Brad Willis (Scott Michaelson).
• 9 February – Three of Nine Network's current affairs lineup programmes 60 Minutes , Sunday and Business Sunday return for another year.
• 9 February – French-American-Canadian animated series Inspector Gadget airs on ABC as a stand-alone for the very last time. The series will continue airing on Sunday mornings when it returns to air as part of the Sunday morning wrapper programme Couch Potato on 22 March.
• 10 February – Australian comedy series Mother and Son returns for a new series on ABC.
• 10 February – The Nine Network launches a new game show called Supermarket Sweep presented by Ian Turpie, making his last game show appearance before his passing in 2012.
• 12 February – American sitcom Home Improvement based on the stand-up comedy of Tim Allen debuts on Seven Network.
• 13 February – Simon Westaway, Paul Sonkkila, Ben Steel, David Bradshaw and Sean Scully star in a brand new Australian police drama series Phoenix on ABC.
• 14 February – Australian gardening and lifestyle series Burke's Backyard returns for another year. This time host Don Burke is joined by presenters Dr. Harry Cooper, Peter Harris and Densey Clyne.
• 15 February – Australian five minute cooking program Consuming Passions hosted by British chef Ian Parmenter premieres on the ABC.
• 22 February – Australian gardening and lifestyle series Burke's Backyard begins airing in New Zealand on TV One.
• 1 March - The Nine Network revamps it's on air presentation and launches the famous "Skyscraper" ident
• 3 March - Nine's adult drama series, Chances , launches on British satellite channel, Sky One, airing Wednesday and Thursday at 9pm.
• 14 March – Australian documentary series Foreign Correspondent debuts on the ABC.
• 20 March – The Nine Network takes over the Rugby League TV rights from Network Ten, which they continue to broadcast to the present day.
• 30 April – Series final of the Australian police drama series Phoenix airs on ABC.
• 6 April - Network Ten's evening soap opera, E Street, launches in the UK on the Sky One satellite channel. It airs in a half-hour format, 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, starting with episode 43.
• 4 May – Australian children's TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo returns to Australian television screens with a short-lived reboot called The Adventures of Skippy. This series focused on Sonny Hammond who is now an adult having followed in his father's footsteps by becoming a ranger at a wildlife park and having his own family and Skippy as a pet kangaroo.
• 8 May – Australian children's educational TV series Lift Off debuts on ABC at 2:00 pm every Friday. It later aired weekdays at 4:30 pm on 29 June and on Saturdays at 6:00 pm on 19 September.
• 14 May – A new Australian travel and lifestyle television program Getaway begins its first screening on Nine Network becoming one of the longest running series on Australian television.
• 18 May – Australian soap opera Neighbours debuts a new set of opening titles and a new theme song performed by Greg Hind.
• 8 June – Australian teen game show Vidiot presented by Eden Gaha debuts on ABC.
• 13 July - Teenager Todd Landers (Kristian Schimid) is killed by an oncoming van in his final episode of Neighbours .
• 18 July – Australian comedy series The Late Show starring The D-Generation starts airing on the ABC running for two seasons.
• 20 July – ABC debuts children's TV series Bananas in Pyjamas .
• 3 September – Kerry Packer and the Nine Network pull the plug on Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos midway through the show.
• 6 November – Final episode of the Australian children's game show Big Square Eye airs on the ABC. The series will be shown one last time the next year at 6:00 pm.
• 26 November – Accident-prone comedy sketch show Fast forward airs its final episode on Seven Network. It returns in 1993 with the rebranded name Full Frontal , which is the same as FF. Fast Forward continued specials in 1993 and 1994.
• 21 December – Network Ten debuts a new weekday morning program for children called The Big Breakfast .
• 22 December – Seven Network airs the 1992 Midori Australian Dancesport Championships at 9:30 pm.

Debuts

Program	Channel	Debut date
Real Life	Seven Network	20 January
The Morning Show	Network Ten	20 January
The Fremantle Conspiracy	Seven Network	26 January
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise	Network Ten	3 February
The World at Noon	ABC TV	3 February
Supermarket Sweep	Nine Network	10 February
Phoenix	ABC TV	13 February
Consuming Passions	ABC TV	15 February
Saturday at Rick's	Nine Network	22 February
Order in the House	ABC TV	29 February
Sylvania Waters	ABC TV	7 March
Foreign Correspondent	ABC TV	14 March
Sex	Nine Network	19 March
Friday Night Football	Nine Network	20 March
Sunday Football	Nine Network	22 March
Ferry Boat Fred	ABC TV	30 March
Good Vibrations	Seven Network	22 April
All in a Day's Work	ABC TV	2 May
The Adventures of Skippy	Nine Network	4 May
Lift Off	ABC TV	8 May
Getaway	Nine Network	14 May
A Dog's Life	ABC TV	29 May
Vidiot	ABC TV	8 June
Nightline	Nine Network	24 June
Tracks of Glory	Seven Network	5 July
Totally Wild	Network Ten	12 July
The Late Show	ABC TV	18 July
Bananas in Pyjamas (1992)	ABC TV	20 July
Bony	Seven Network	15 August
Mind Twist	Network Ten	22 August
Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos	Nine Network	3 September
My Two Wives	Nine Network	8 September
Meet the Press	Network Ten	25 October
Bingles	Network Ten	5 December
The Big Breakfast	Network Ten	21 December
Peter Combe's Christmas Under the Stars	ABC TV	25 December

International programming

Program	Channel	Debut date
Dragnet Today	Network Ten	1 January
The Secret Cabaret	SBS TV	2 January
Dr. Krankenstein	SBS TV	2 January
/ / Clowning Around	Seven Network	5 January
Studs	Network Ten	6 January
Discovering Psychology	SBS TV	6 January
Hammer, Slammer and Slade	Seven Network	12 January
The Treaty	ABC TV	15 January
Mad Scientist	Seven Network	18 January
Night of the Red Hunter	ABC TV	20 January
Cop Rock	Network Ten	23 January
Little Golden Book Land	Seven Network	24 January
WIOU	Network Ten	24 January
/ A Galactic Odyssey	Nine Network	26 January
Two by Two	ABC TV	28 January
Birds of a Feather	Seven Network	30 January
The Generation Game	Seven Network	1 February
Dinosaurs	Seven Network	2 February
Inside Edition	Network Ten	4 February
Oceans of Wealth	SBS TV	10 February
Home Improvement	Seven Network	12 February
Freddy's Nightmares	Seven Network	13 February
Bicycle	SBS TV	18 February
Toxic Crusaders	Seven Network	21 February
Pim	SBS TV	22 February
The Magic Library	ABC TV	25 February
Zardip's Search for Healthy Wellness	ABC TV	26 February
Take a Look	ABC TV	26 February
Look Up	ABC TV	26 February
The Family Man (1990)	Seven Network	26 February
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	Seven Network	3 March
Portrait of a Marriage	ABC TV	8 March
Gophers!	Network Ten	8 March
/ / The Other Side of Paradise	Network Ten	8 March
Secret of the Sahara	ABC TV	19 March
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit	ABC TV	5 April
Gabriel's Fire	Seven Network	8 April
Girls on Top	ABC TV	13 April
Life Goes On	Nine Network	19 April
Katts and Dog	Nine Network	21 April
/ Heroes II: The Return	Network Ten	27 April
My Little Pony 'n Friends	Nine Network	2 May
/ Beetlejuice	Nine Network	2 May
Nellie the Elephant	ABC TV	4 May
The Darling Buds of May	Seven Network	8 May
Small World	ABC TV	11 May
Brother Felix and the Virgin Saint	ABC TV	17 May
The Cloning of Joanna May	Seven Network	18 May
Working Girl	Network Ten	18 May
Keeping Up Appearances	ABC TV	18 May
Yo Yogi!	Seven Network	22 May
The Brollys	ABC TV	25 May
This is David Harper	SBS TV	26 May
Teach 109	SBS TV	28 May
Passengers	SBS TV	28 May
Return to the Magic Library	ABC TV	2 June
Sticky Moments	ABC TV	5 June
Uncle Buck	Network Ten	7 June
Beadle's About	Network Ten	9 June
Forget Me Not Farm	ABC TV	11 June
Tropical Heat	Network Ten	12 June
Best of the Worst	Seven Network	13 June
Herman's Head	Seven Network	25 June
Murder Squad	ABC TV	25 June
Coming of Age	Network Ten	29 June
The Red Green Show	SBS TV	30 June
/ The Boy from Andromeda	Seven Network	4 July
/ Widget	ABC TV	6 July
Harry and the Hendersons	ABC TV	6 July
/ The Leaving of Liverpool	ABC TV	8 July
Titmuss Regained	ABC TV	12 July
One of the Boys (1989)	Seven Network	13 July
Watt on Earth	ABC TV	19 July
Nature Watch Digest	ABC TV	20 July
Tales from the Blue Crystal	ABC TV	30 July
The Ginger Tree	ABC TV	2 August
Wipe Out	ABC TV	6 August
The Torkelsons	Seven Network	10 August
Central Brigade	SBS TV	12 August
Nightmare Cafe	Seven Network	12 August
New Guinea: An Island Apart	ABC TV	16 August
Step by Step	Seven Network	16 August
The Acme School of Stuff	ABC TV	21 August
Shadow of the Noose	ABC TV	24 August
Pacific Station	Seven Network	25 August
Classic Cars	SBS TV	25 August
Coach	Network Ten	28 August
Parnell and the Englishwoman	ABC TV	30 August
Bangers and Mash	ABC TV	31 August
A Bit of Fry and Laurie	ABC TV	31 August
On the Up	ABC TV	7 September
Harris and Company	Network Ten	8 September
Worlds Beyond	ABC TV	13 September
And the Sea Will Tell	Nine Network	13 September
Windfalls	ABC TV	14 September
Yellowthread Street	Seven Network	15 September
Close to Home (1989)	Seven Network	17 September
/ Columbus and the Age of Discovery	SBS TV	20 September
Walter & Emily	Seven Network	23 September
Pyjamas for Three	SBS TV	1 October
Gruey	ABC TV	2 October
/ Frankie's House	ABC TV	7 October
Raven	Nine Network	13 October
Making a Stand	SBS TV	18 October
Kir Royal – Aus dem Leben eines Klatschreporters	SBS TV	30 October
Amerika	Nine Network	2 November
Cruel Doubt	Seven Network	15 November
Morton & Hayes	Nine Network	18 November
Mother Love	ABC TV	23 November
The Power and the Glory	Nine Network	29 November
The Sharp End	ABC TV	1 December
The Commish	Nine Network	3 December
Nurses	Seven Network	6 December
The Brittas Empire	ABC TV	7 December
Streets Apart	ABC TV	7 December
Northern Exposure	Network Ten	10 December
Covington Cross	Network Ten	12 December
May to December	ABC TV	12 December
Granpa	ABC TV	13 December
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	Nine Network	21 December
The BFG	ABC TV	25 December
The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son	SBS TV	25 December
Father Christmas	ABC TV	25 December
Samurai Pizza Cats	Seven Network	1992
The Legend of Prince Valiant	Seven Network	1992
Garfield and Friends	Network Ten	1992
Bob in a Bottle	Seven Network	1992
Tales from Fat Tulip's Garden	ABC TV	1992

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.

International

Program	New network(s)	Previous network(s)	Date
/ / Clowning Around	ABC TV	Seven Network	20 December

Television shows

ABC TV

• Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)
• Four Corners (1961–present)
• Rage (1987–present)
• G.P. (1989–1996)
• Foreign Correspondent (1992–present)
• The Late Show (1992–1993)
• Vidiot (1992–1995)

Seven Network

• Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004-beyond)
• A Country Practice (1981–1994)
• Home and Away (1988–present)
• Family Feud (1988–1996)
• Fast forward (1989–1992)

Nine Network

• Sunday (1981–2008)
• Today (1982 – present)
• Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
• A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–2005, 2006–present)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)
• The Midday Show (1973–1998)
• 60 Minutes (1979–present)
• The Flying Doctors (1986–1991)
• Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–present)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)

Network Ten

• Neighbours (1985 – present)
• E Street (1989–1993)
• Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (1991)

Ending this year

Date	Show	Channel	Debut
7 February	The Bugs Bunny Show	Channel Nine	1990
3 April	Chances	Channel Nine	1991
23 April	Good Vibrations	Seven Network	22 April 1992
1 May	Ferry Boat Fred	ABC	30 March 1992
4 May	Heroes II: The Return	Channel Ten	27 April 1992
1 June	DAAS Kapital	ABC	1991
28 June	Sylvania Waters	ABC	7 March 1992
6 July	Tracks of Glory	Channel Seven	5 July 1992
20 August	Embassy	ABC	1990
4 September	Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos	Nine Network	4 September 1992
17 October	Double Dare	Channel Ten	1989
6 November	Big Square Eye	ABC	1991
4 November	Acropolis Now	Channel Seven	1989
26 November	Fast forward	Channel Seven	1989
4 December	The Miraculous Mellops	Channel Ten	1991
5 December	Kelly	Channel Ten	1991
13 December	Finders Keepers	ABC	1991
18 December	Good Morning Australia	Network Ten	1981
19 December	Bony	Seven Network	15 August 1992

See also

• 1992 in Australia
• List of Australian films of 1992