1984 in Australian television

Events

Television

• 30 January - Perfect Match is launched in the 5:30 p.m. timeslot, bringing in record ratings for that timeslot & ensuring Ten's Eyewitness News won the 6-7 p.m. timeslot.
• 3 February - Australia's first nationally-televised telethon screens on Network Ten. It is a 26-hour effort to raise money for Australia's Olympic athletes.
• 11 February - The Nine Network's Hey Hey It's Saturday moves from a Breakfast Television format to the 9:30 p.m. timeslot, Primetime format and renamed Hey Hey It's Saturday Night.
• Christopher Skase purchases TVQ-0
• Network Ten televises the 1984 Summer Olympics from Los Angeles. Also, all stations adopt a uniform on-air look for the first time.
• The first televised federal election debate takes place.

Debuts

• Perfect Match (Network Ten)

New International Programming

Television shows

1950s

1960s

1970s

• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971 – present)
• Young Talent Time (1971 – present)

1980s

• Wheel of Fortune (1981 – present)
• Sale Of The Century (1980 – 2001)
• Sunday (1981 – 2008)
• Today (1982 – present)

Ending this year

Returning this year

TV movies