List of Australian music television shows
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This is a list of Australian produced music television shows.
Early days of music television pre-dated video clips and often hosts and guests were featured miming audio recordings of hit songs (eg. The Go!! Show). As acceptance of Australian music grew, local and visiting acts performed more often on a sound stage (eg. Bandstand), and with the advent of music videos, shows gave way to slickly prepackaged film clips with a host compère mixing live local acts (eg. Countdown). The most recent trend has been towards near and complete compère-free shows which show music videos exclusively (eg. Rage and AMV).
Talent quests and competitions are shown in the second table below.
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| name | period | network/channel | Compère/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TV Disc Jockey | 1956/7(?) | TCN9 | John Godson | Sydney only |
| Teenage Mailbag | 1957 | HSV7 | Ernie Sigley, Heather Horwood and Gaynor Bunning | Melbourne |
| The Hit Parade | 1957-1959(?) | HSV7 | John Eden (3DB) | Melbourne |
| The Astor Show | ? | GTV9 | Sydney | |
| Your Hit Parade | ? | ? | Brisbane | |
| Club Seven | ? | ? | Brisbane | |
| In Time | ? | ? | Adelaide | |
| Saturday Date | ? | ? | Tony Murphy, Jimmy Hannan | [1] |
| Bandstand | 1958-1972 | Nine Network | Brian Henderson | [2] |
| Six O'Clock Rock | 1959-1962 | ABN 2 (ABC) | Johnny O'Keefe | [3] |
| The Johnny O'Keefe Show | 1961-1962 | HSV-7 | Johnny O'Keefe | renamed Sing Sing Sing which aired from February 1963 to October 1965. [3] |
| Teen Scene | 1964-1965 | ABC | Johnny Chester | [4] |
| The Go!! Show | 1964-1967 | Channel-0 (later Network Ten) | Alan Field, Ian Turpie, Johnny Young | Melbourne only |
| Kommotion | 1964-67 | ATV-0 | Ken Sparkes | Monday to Friday at 5.30 pm. [5] |
| Club Seventeen | c.1965-c.1969 | TVW-7 | Gary Carvolth, Johnny Young | aka 7-Teen. Perth. [6][7][8] |
| It's All Happening | 1966 | Seven Network | Billy Thorpe | Sydney. [9][10] |
| It's A Gas | 1966 | ABC | Bobby & Laurie | Later renamed Dig We Must. [11] |
| Uptight | 1967-1969 | Channel 0 (now Network Ten) | Ross D. Wylie | 8am to 12pm Saturday mornings. [12][13] |
| Where The Action Is | 1967 | TEN-10 | Johnny O'Keefe | Sydney. [3] |
| GTK (Get To Know) | 1969-1974 | ABC | 10 minute show at 6:30pm weeknights/ [14] | |
| Hitscene | 1969-1972 | ABC TV | D Williams | |
| Happening '70 | 1970-1972 | Channel-0 (later Network Ten) | Ross D. Wylie | later called Happening '71 and '72 [15] |
| Sounds Unlimited | 1974-1987 | Seven Network | Donnie Sutherland | later called Sounds |
| Countdown | 1975-1987 | ABC | Ian "Molly" Meldrum | Sunday evenings at 6pm. [16] |
| Bandstand (#2) | 1976 | Nine Network | Daryl Somers | |
| Nightmoves | 1978-1981 | Seven Network, and later Network Ten | Lee Simons | |
| Rock Arena | 1979 - 1989 | ABC | ||
| Studio One | 1980 - 1983 | BTQ7 Brisbane | Channel 7 Brisbane had local program as Sounds ex ATN Channel 7 Sydney was screened on QTQ Channel 9 Brisbane. | |
| Saturday Juke Box | 1983 - 1988? | BTQ7 Brisbane | Brisbane only, replaced Studio One | |
| Rock Around The World | 1982 | SBS TV | later became The Noise, Kulture Shock, Nomad, Alchemy and Noise TV | |
| Clipz | 1983 - 1987 | QTQ9 Brisbane | Brisbane only | |
| Music Video | 1983-1987 | Network 10 | John Torv | One of the earliest all night music programs before Rage which consistently showed music clips along with interviews and reviews. Was cut in early 1987 when Video Hits started. |
| Beatbox | 1985-1988 | ABC | TBC | Saturday morning - replaced by The Factory |
| Video Hits | 1986-current | Network Ten | Kelly Cavuoto, Axle Whitehead, Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley, Nathan Sapsford | Saturday and Sunday morning |
| rage | 1987-current | ABC | Friday show is generally compère-free. Saturday show has numerous guest presenters | Friday and Saturday nights (late) until early morning |
| Nightshift | 1987 | Network Ten | ||
| MTV | 1987 | Nine Network | Richard Wilkins | late night show, later moved to pay-TV |
| The Factory | 1987-1989 | ABC | Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps | Saturday morning |
| Countdown Revolution | 1989 | ABC | Tania Lacy | |
| Video Smash Hits | early to mid-1990s | Seven Network | Michael Horrocks, Emily Symons and Kym Wilson | Saturday mornings. Ran opposite Network Ten's Video Hits |
| Take 40 Australia | 1993-current | Network Ten/2Day FM | Andrew G | produced in association with the syndicated radio program of the same name. [17] |
| The Drum | 1993 | Channel V Australia (on Foxtel) | Ian "Molly" Meldrum | Revived on Fox-8 in 2002. [13] |
| MC Tee Vee | early to mid 1990s | SBS TV | Annette Shun Wah | Mainly dance, house and hip hop tracks. |
| Recovery | 1996-2000 | ABC | Dylan Lewis | |
| The House Of Hits | 2000 | Network Ten | Leah McLeod, Ian Meldrum | Saturdays, 6:30pm. [18] |
| AMV | 2000-2002 (Seven Network), 2000-present (Seven Local TV) | Seven Network | 7am to 9am weekday mornings | |
| So Fresh TV | 2002-2006 | Nine Network | Jules Lund and Elysia Platt | Saturday Mornings. [19] |
| jtv | 2006-current | ABC | Rosie Beaton and various other Triple J presenters | Friday nights, weekend mornings |
| The Music Jungle | 2007-2008 | Nine Network | Asha Kuerten (07), Angela Johnson (08-) | Saturday Mornings. |
[edit] Music-oriented talent quests/shows
There have been numerous music related talent quest type shows throughout Australia's television broadcasting history. The typical format for these is a selection of unknown singers or musicians (as opposed to established recording artists) performing before a panel of judges who award points with the winner receiving a cash prize or a recording contract. More recent incarnations have had the heats and eliminations running over several months with public votes included (eg. Australian Idol).
Young Talent Time was one of Australia's longest running talent quest shows (1971-1988) and had a mix of regular in-house performers with a weekly talent competition.
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
| Name | Period | Network/channel | Compère/s | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Talent Time | 1971-1988 | ATV-10/Network Ten | Johnny Young | Mainly focussed on young teens. Notable for establishing performers such as Tina Arena, Jamie Redfern, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, and Debra Byrne. |
| Pot of Gold | 1975-1978 | 0-10 Network | Tommy Hanlon Jr. | Bernard King was a regular judge. [20] |
| New Faces | 1963-1985 | GTV-9 | Frank Wilson (1963-76), Bert Newton (1976-85) | Originally titled Kevin Dennis Auditions, renamed New Faces in 1968 |
| New Faces (aka Bert's New Faces) |
1991-1993 | Nine Network | Bert Newton | [21] |
| Popstars | 2000-2002 | Seven Network | Luke Jacobz | Tuesday 7:30pm to 9:30pm |
| Australian Idol Seasons: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
2003-current | Network Ten | Andrew G & James Mathison | Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination) Late Winter - Late Spring (Annual season) |
| Popstars Live | 2004 | Seven Network | Luke Jacobz | Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination) |
| The X Factor | 2005 | Network Ten | Daniel Macpherson | Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination) |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b nostalgiacentral.com Bandstand
- ^ milesago.com Bandstand
- ^ a b c www.johnnyokeefe.com Johnny O'Keefe Television
- ^ www.johnnychester.com
- ^ milesago.com Kommotion
- ^ Gary Carvolth bio
- ^ Longway to the Top Johnny Young
- ^ Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964-1969
- ^ abc.net.au Rocksnaps
- ^ themusic.com Billy Thorpe
- ^ milesago.com Bobby and Laurie
- ^ Undercover Music News Melbourne Gets Uptight
- ^ a b Australian Children's Music Foundation Ian Meldrum
- ^ National film and Sound Archives GTK
- ^ poparchives.com.au Ross D. Wylie
- ^ milesago.com Countdown
- ^ History of Australian TV Take40 Australia
- ^ auspaytv.com I'm sad to leave Nine, says Molly
- ^ So Fresh Joint Venture Group announce launch of 'S. AusPayTV (01-09-2003). Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ Australian Game Shows
- ^ IMDB New Faces
