1975 in Australian television
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This is a list of Australian television-related events in 1975.
Events
- 28 February – Television in Australia switches to full-time colour, marking the last day of Australian television in black and white. Colour transmission would launch officially on 1 March on Saturday at 12:00am. Seven Network, The 0-10 Network and ABC stayed on air all night for the occasion.
- 28 February – The ABC airs a spin-off television special of The Aunty Jack Show, called Aunty Jack Introduces Colour. It promotes the introduction of Australian television in colour.
- 1 March – "C-Day" in Australia; full-time colour broadcasting takes effect.[1]
- 1 March – Australian music program Countdown arrives [citation needed] on to the scene with a bang by becoming the first program on ABC to be broadcast in colour with Johnny Farnham as the host. That episode was the show's real first episode[citation needed], besides with the previous series lost.
- 1 March – British children's stop motion animated series The Wombles created by Elisabeth Beresford and narrated by Bernard Cribbins premieres on ABC.
- 21 March – The ABC broadcasts a collection of four comedy specials derived from The Aunty Jack Show titled Wollongong the Brave starting off with "Norman Gunston – The Golden Weeks".
- 12 May – American talk show host and singer Don Lane presents his very own talk show The Don Lane Show with Bert Newton as co host.
- 5 September – The 839th episode (also known as the infamous 'bomb-blast' episode) of the popular Australian soap opera Number 96, which wiped out four regular characters in a bid to reinstate the series' former top rating position, is shown on The 0-10 Network.
- 13 October – Australian news magazine program 11AM hosted by Roger Climpson debuts on Seven Network.
- 27 October - NTD returns to the air in Darwin, for the first time since Cyclone Tracy.
- 13 December – The Federal Election — barely a month after the controversial dismissal of the Whitlam government — gets coverage across all networks.
- TEN10 Sydney launches its first one-hour news service Eyewitness News.
- Graham Kennedy has been banned from making appearances on live television after his infamous "crow call" on The Graham Kennedy Show on Nine Network.
Debuts
| Program | Network | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Until Tomorrow | Seven Network | 27 January |
| The Unisexers | Nine Network | 9 February |
| Wollongong the Brave | ABC | 21 March |
| The Don Lane Show | Nine Network | 8 May |
| The Last of the Australians | Nine Network | 2 August |
| Ben Hall | ABC | 7 September |
| 11AM | Seven Network | 13 October |
| Shannon's Mob | Nine Network | 27 October |
| Beat of the City | ABC | 1975 |
| Cash and Company | Seven Network | 1975 |
| This Is Your Life | Seven Network | 1975 |
| Pot of Gold | Channel 0 | 1975 |
New international programming
- 30 January –
The Manhunter (Nine Network) - 6 February – Little House on the Prairie (Nine Network)
- 10 February – The Rockford Files (Channel 0)
- 13 February –
No, Honestly (Seven Network) - 16 February – Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (ABC)
- 17 February – Police Woman (Seven Network)
- 1 March – The Wombles (1973) (ABC)
- 3 March – Casanova '73 (ABC)
- 14 March – Hong Kong Phooey (Nine Network)
- 24 March – Softly, Softly: Task Force (ABV-2)
- 6 May – Carrie's War (ABC)
- 31 May – Valley of the Dinosaurs (Nine Network)
- 7 June – Shazam! (Channel 0)
- 21 June – Movin' On (Channel 0)
- 14 July – Dinah! (Nine Network)
- 30 August – Petrocelli (Nine Network)
- 7 September – It Ain't Half Hot Mum (ABC)
- 5 October – Moody and Pegg (ABC)
- 8 October – The New Adventures of Gilligan (Channel 0)
- 20 October – Bod (ABC)
- 3 November – Nakia (Nine Network)
- 3 November – Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (Nine Network)
- 4 November – Crystal Tipps and Alistair (ABC)
- 15 November – Paper Moon (Nine Network)
Television shows
1950s
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999).
1960s
- Four Corners (1961–present).
- It's Academic (1968–1978)
- Division 4 (1969–1975)
1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010).
- Young Talent Time (1971–1988)
- Countdown (1974–1987).
- The Don Lane Show (1975–1983).
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February | The Unisexers | Nine Network | 9 February 1975 |
| 17 April | The Graham Kennedy Show | Nine Network | 19 September 1972 |
| 3 October | Until Tomorrow | Seven Network | 27 January 1975 |
| 25 November | Division 4 | Nine Network | 11 March 1969 |
| 8 December | Wollongong the Brave | ABC | 21 March 1975 |
| 1975 | Ben Hall | ABC | 7 September 1975 |
| 1975 | Class of 74 | Seven Network | 18 March 1974 |
| 1975 | Great Temptation | Seven Network | 1970 |