2004 in Australian television
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| 2004 in television |
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Australia's first Digital commercial free-to-air channel, Tasmanian Digital Television begins broadcasting in Hobart as a supplementary broadcaster to existing broadcasters Southern Cross Tasmania & WIN Television. On the same day, WIN TEN goes on air in the Mount Gambier & Riverland regions of South Australia as a supplementary broadcaster to existing solus broadcaster WIN Television.
- February - Deal or No Deal debuts its 5.30pm timeslot on Seven.
- February - Top-rating game show Wheel Of Fortune makes a super international revamp and a super new-look over to continue its long-run on Seven Local TV.
- March 14 - Foxtel launches its new digital service, Foxtel Digital.
- May 12 – After 18 years at SBS, Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton resign from the station to move to the ABC to present a new program, At The Movies. Four younger presenters replace them on The Movie Show: Megan Spencer, Fenella Kernebone and Jaimie Leonarder, with Marc Fennell presenting a segment on newly released DVDs.[1]
- July 26 - Broken Hill resident Trevor Butler proposes to his girlfriend immediately after winning $A1,000,000 on Big Brother
- November 21 - 17 year old Casey Donovan wins the second series of Australian Idol defeating 21 year old favourite, Anthony Callea
- December 11 - The Network Ten is the next Australian television network to introduce a watermark on its programs, although the watermark is now broadcast on Ten News. It was located on the bottom left of the screens before switching to bottom right in 2006.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] ABC
| Date | Program | |
|---|---|---|
| February 7 | Fireflies | |
| February 11 | Strictly Dancing | [1] |
| July 1 | At the Movies |
[edit] SBS
| Date | Program | |
|---|---|---|
| August 30 | John Safran vs God |
[edit] Channel Seven
| Date | Program | |
|---|---|---|
| February 1 | My Restaurant Rules | [1] |
| February 1 (5:30pm) | Deal Or No Deal | [1] |
| October 5 | Dancing with the Stars | [1] |
[edit] Channel Nine
[edit] Channel Ten
| Date | Program | |
|---|---|---|
| February 3 | ttn |
[edit] Pay TV
| Date | Program | Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 22 | Love My Way | FOX8 | [1] |
[edit] Television shows
- Four Corners (1961-present)
- The Fat (2000-2003)
- Kath & Kim (2002-2005, 2007-present)
- The Glass House (2001-2006)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004-present)
- Sunrise (1991-1998, 2003-present)
- Home & Away (1988-2005, 2005-present)
- Blue Heelers (1994-2006)
- Today Tonight (1995-present)
- All Saints (1998-present)
- Ground Force (1999-2004)
- AMV (2000-present)
- The Big Arvo (2001-2004)
- Deal or No Deal (2003, 2004-present)
- Sale of the Century (1980-2001)
- A Current Affair (1971-1978, 1988-2005, 2006-present)
- Today (1982-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)
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1999-2006, 2007-present)
- Backyard Blitz (2000-2007)
- McLeod's Daughters (2001-present)
- Merrick & Rosso Unplanned (2003-2004)
- The Block (2003-2004)
- Neighbours (1985-1989, 1989-present)
- GMA With Bert Newton (1991-2005)
- Rove Live (2000-2006)
- Australian Idol (2003-present)
[edit] Revamping this year
| Date | Show | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| February | Wheel of Fortune | Channel Seven |
[edit] New International Programming
[edit] Channel Seven
| Date | Debut | Country |
|---|---|---|
| November 24 | Firefly |  United States |
[edit] Channel Nine
| Date | Debut | Country |
|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Cold Case | United States |
[edit] Ending / Resting this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
|---|---|---|---|
| (2004 - the whole year) | Behind The News | ABC | 1969 |
| November 26 | Burke's Backyard | Channel Nine | 1987 |
[edit] TV movies
[edit] Miniseries
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