2001 in Australian television
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Events
- 1 January – Digital Television arrives in the major state capitals of Australia and states in it, with the ABC and SBS permitted to operate multi-channel services.
- 24 January – The Seven Network loses the TV rights to the AFL for the first time, since televised football began in 1957. The rights are won by a Nine Network-Network Ten-Fox Footy Channel consortium.
- 5 February – The Weakest Link premieres on the Seven Network, airing twice a week, Mondays and Fridays, however, shortly before the commencement of the AFL season, the latter edition is moved forwards to Thursdays in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, and then in Sydney and Brisbane after the conclusion of the AFL season.
- 11 February – The Network Ten undergoes a major revamp in its production and circle logo and on air graphics as a part of a new network re-launch, with the launch of its motto Seriously Ten, which are both currently in use to the 2012 revamp.
- 22 February – The voice actors behind the Funimation dubbed version of Dragon Ball Z Sean Schemmel (Goku, Nails and King Kai) and Christopher Sabat (Piccolo, Vegeta and Yamcha) appear on Cheez TV for an interview on Network Ten.
- 26 March – The $10,000 bank target is achieved for the first time on an episode of The Weakest Link.
- 10 April – American mystery fiction television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation premieres on the Nine Network and is shown every Tuesday at 8:30 pm.
- 22 April – The Australian version of Big Brother premieres on Network Ten.
- 25 April – Brooke Marshall wins the second season of The Mole, taking home $100,000 in prize money. Michael Laffy is revealed as the Mole, and Hal Pritchard is the runner-up.
- 7 May – Nine players who were voted off The Weakest Link early in previous episodes were given a second chance to win up to $100,000.
- 27 May – Nine previous winners of The Weakest Link appear on the show again for another chance to win up to $100,000. In this episode, the $10,000 bank target is achieved again.
- 2 June – Mamma Mia: The Ultimate ABBA-Thon a 75-minute live variety special with a tribute to ABBA, goes to air live on the Nine Network. The special followed by a showing of ABBA: The Movie, a 1977 documentary on the group’s visit to Australia.
- 22 June – Hi-5 celebrates its 100th episode.
- 24 June – Australian children's Sunday morning wrapper programme Couch Potato airs its final episode on ABC hosted by Abby Coleman and David Heinrich and finishing up with a rerun of SimsalaGrimm.
- 16 July –
- Network Ten's Melbourne-based drama series The Secret Life of Us makes its first screening debut.
- The first season of Big Brother was won by Ben Williams.
- Australian soap opera Home and Away has switched over to air on Channel 5 in the UK after ITV lost the rights to the series.
- 31 July – Australian miniseries Blue Murder finally screens in NSW and the ACT for the very first time on the ABC six years after its broadcast in other states and territories due to the life sentence of Neddy Smith.
- 1 August – The ABC launches its very first digital multi-channel service ABC Kids. The channel airs programmes aimed at children and runs from 6:00am to 6:00pm.
- 7 August – The final episode of Water Rats goes to air on the Nine Network and the show was axed after six years.
- 8 August –
- Australian rural drama series McLeod's Daughters, based on the 1996 telemovie of the same name, premieres on Nine Network, which broadcasts every Wednesday at 7:30 pm.
- Long running Australian soap opera Neighbours begins airing on television stations in Ireland for the very first time on RTÉ.
- 11 September – Television networks relay coverage from CNN, NBC, ABC America and the BBC for up to 48 hours in the wake of 11 September attacks. Ten News made the record books as the first Australian Television News Service to ever cover the Coverage on its Late News bulletin with Sandra Sully.
- 29 September – The Seven Network televises its final game of AFL until March 2007.
- November – After Prime Television axes Regional television news bulletins in Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra, and Southern Cross Broadcasting axes regional bulletins in Canberra and North Queensland, the ABA holds an inquiry into the adequacy of regional news services. Bulletins eventually return to those areas in 2004, albeit in the form of two-minute updates during weekdays in the ratings season.
- 1 November – The ABC launches another digital multi-channel service called Fly TV. Airing from 6:00pm to 6:00am, the channel broadcasts music videos, reviews, comedy, drama, news programming, sport programmes, cartoons and current affairs for teenagers and young adults.
- 25 November – The 1999 Film Notting Hill starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts premieres on the Seven Network.
- 29 November – After 21 years, Sale of the Century is "rested". It later returns to the Nine Network as Temptation in 2005 and runs until 2007, and again 2008 until 2009. Also another Nine Network game show Burgo's Catch Phrase has given the axe after 4 years.
- 12 December – The American comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls premieres on the Nine Network.
- December – The Nine Network will introduce a watermark on its programs. Until now, the Channel Nine watermark will now be broadcast on all news (until 2008 for the major revamp of its news bulletins, but reinstated in late 2009), current affairs and Live programs.
- December – A record $72,900 is won on The Weakest Link's special titled The Best of the Best.
Debuts
Free-to-air
Domestic
| Program | Channel | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Love Is a Four Letter Word | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Big Arvo | Seven Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Weakest Link | Seven Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Greed | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Sit Down, Shut Up | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Flat Chat | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Cash Bonanza | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Head Start | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Littlemore | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Big Brother | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Saddle Club | ABC TV | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Horace and Tina | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Wild Kat | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Outriders | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Insiders | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Cybergirl | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Big Brother: Adults Only | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| All Aussie Adventures | Network Ten | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| McLeod's Daughters | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Catalyst | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Glass House | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Always Greener | Seven Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Bush Mechanics | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Escape of the Artful Dodger | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Corridors of Power | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Kids, Drugs and Growing Up | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Changi | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Chaser election specials | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Effie: Just Quietly | SBS TV | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| The Shapies | Nine Network | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Tracey McBean | ABC | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Fishing Australia | WIN Television | 2001 |
| The Great South East | Seven Network (Queensland) | 2001 |
| Hook, Line and Sinker | Southern Cross Tasmania | 2001 |
| The World Game | SBS TV | 2001 |
International
Changes to network affiliation
This is a list of programmes 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
| Program | New Network(s) | Previous Network(s) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bananas in Pyjamas | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Play School | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Johnson and Friends | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | 2001 |
| The Ferals | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | 2001 |
| The Adventures of Blinky Bill | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | 2001 |
| Mr. Squiggle and Friends | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | 2001 |
| Kideo | ABC Kids (digital only) | ABC TV | 2001 |
International
Subscription television
Domestic
| Program | Channel | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Kate & Julia[1] | Arena | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Hooley Dooleys | Fox Kids | 2001 |
| Shock Jock | TV1 | 2001 |
International
Subscription premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.
Domestic
| Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugénie Sandler P.I.[6] | Nickelodeon | ABC TV | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| Hi-5 | Fox Kids | Nine Network | 2001 |
| Escape from Jupiter | Fox Kids | ABC TV | 2001 |
International
Specials
| Program | Channel | Debut date |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2001 Kids' Choice Awards[3] | Nickelodeon | Script error: No such module "sort". |
Television shows
- Four Corners (1961–present)
- The Fat (2000–2003)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004–present)
- Home and Away (1988–present)
- Blue Heelers (1994–2006)
- Today Tonight (1995–present)
- All Saints (1998–present)
- Ground Force (1999–2004)
- AMV (2000–present)
- Today (1982–present)
- Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
- A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–2005, 2006–present)
- Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present)
- The AFL Footy Show (1994–present)
- The NRL Footy Show (1994–present)
- Water Rats (1996–2001)
- Burgo's Catch Phrase (1997–2001, 2002–2003)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999–2006, 2007–2010)
- Surprise Surprise (2000–2001)
- Backyard Blitz (2000–2007)
- Neighbours (1985–1989, 1989–present)
- GMA With Bert Newton (1991–2005)
- Rove Live (2000–2006)
Ending / resting this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Zirkos Kids | NBN Television | 2000 |
| 2 March | Open Learning | ABC | 1992 |
| 1 April | Greed | Channel Ten | 11 February 2001 |
| 9 April | The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) | ABC | 1998 |
| 26 April | Quantum | ABC | 1985 |
| 8 May | Flat Chat | Channel Nine | 19 February 2001 |
| 24 June | Couch Potato | ABC | 1991 |
| 24 July | Love Is a Four Letter Word | ABC | 30 January 2001 |
| 6 August | Water Rats | Channel Nine | 1996 |
| 16 August | Above the Law | Channel Ten | 2000 |
| 19 August | Wild Kat | Channel Ten | 2 June 2001 |
| 25 August | Crash Zone | Channel Seven | 1999 |
| 21 September | Denise | Channel Seven | 1998 |
| 29 November | Burgo's Catch Phrase | Channel Nine | 1997 |
| 29 November | Sale of the Century | Channel Nine | 1980 |
| 2 December | Head Start | ABC | 4 March 2001 |
| 10 December | Escape of the Artful Dodger | Channel Nine | 17 September 2001 |
| Consuming Passions | ABC | 1992 |
See also
References
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