1988 in Australian television
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Australia Live, a four-hour celebration welcoming a year of celebrations for Australia's bicentennial of European settlement airs on the ABC, SBS, the Nine Network & regional solus stations.
- January 2 - Imparja starts broadcasting to remote Central Australia via satellite It would have its official launch on January 15.
- January 17 - The first episode of Home and Away one of the longest running Australian TV soaps since Neighbours
- January 18 - The very first episode of A Current Affair debuts on Channel Nine and hosted by Jana Wendt.
- January 24 - Network Ten unveils new logo, the "X" logo.
- April 29 - QSTV (now Seven Central) starts broadcasting to remote Eastern Australia via satellite.
- May 20 - Perth's third commercial television station NEW-10 opens, giving Perth the same number of stations as the eastern states.
- September 10 - Brisbane's TVQ-0 becomes TVQ-10. On the same day, Toowoomba's DDQ-10 became DDQ-0.
- Christopher Skase buys Perth's TVW-7 & SAS-7 from Alan Bond's Bell Group for $130 million, meaning that all stations in the Seven Network were owned by the one company for the first time.
- The Comedy Company starring Mark Mitchell, Glenn Robbins, Maryanne Fahey, Ian McFayden, Chris Keogh, Russell Gilbert, Shoiban Tuke, Paula Gardener and Peter Rowsthorn debuts on Network 10 (1988-1990)
[edit] Debuts
- Home & Away (Seven Network)
- A Current Affair (Seven Local TV, Nine Network, Nine Network)
- The Comedy Company (Network Ten)
- Family Feud (Seven Network, Version 2)
[edit] Television shows
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[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971-1999)
[edit] 1980s
- Wheel of Fortune (1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004 – present)
- Neighbours (1985 – present)
[edit] Ending this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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| December 1988 | Romper Room | Seven Network/NBN Television | 1963 |
| December 1988 | Young Talent Time | Channel Ten | 1971 |
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