1995 in Australian television

Events

• January - Today Tonight debuts on the Seven Network, Hey Hey It's Saturday launches in 1995 without Ossie Ostrich as Ernie Carroll, who was Graham Kennedy's on-screen writer from the early IMT days, retired at the end of 1994.
• 10 February - Roger Climpson presents his final bulletin for Seven News after deciding to stand down after his diagnosis with prostate cancer. Ann Sanders replaced him the following Monday (13 February).
• Pay television arrives in Australia with Foxtel & Optus Vision launching in the metropolitan areas & Galaxy & Austar launching in regional areas that year.
• April - The First Oz Lotto draw screened on Television starting on the Seven Network then the Nine Network in 2005.
• May - Kerry Stokes becomes chairman of the Seven Network after reaching 20% ownership of the company.
• STW-9 is purchased by Sunraysia Television after a fierce bidding war with WIN Television.
• Juanita Phillips leaves Network Ten to join Sky News the following year.
• October - Australian game show Wheel of Fortune Broadcasts its 3000th episode.
• Anne Fulwood returns to the Seven Network in October to present its new late night news bulletin.

Channels

New channels

• 26 January – Premier Sports Network^[1]
• 26 January – ANBC^[1]
• 3 March – Showtime^[2]
• 3 March – Encore^[2]
• 2 April – TV1^[3]
• 22 April – Arena^[4]
• 22 April – Max^[4]
• 22 April – Red^[4]
• 22 April – Quest^[4]
• 19 September – The Movie Network
• 19 September – Movie Greats
• 19 September – CNN International
• 19 September – ESPN
• 19 September – Sports Australia
• 3 October – Cartoon Network
• 23 October – Nickelodeon
• 23 October – FOX8
• 23 October – fX
• 4 December – The Value Channel^[5]

Debuts

Free-to-air television Domestic series

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.

International

Television shows

• Today Tonight (Seven Network)
• Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)
• This Is Your Life (Nine Network)
• G.P. (1989–1996)

ABC TV

• Four Corners (1961–present)
• Rage (1987-beyond)
• Foreign Correspondent (1992–present)
• Frontline (1994–1997)

Seven Network

• Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004-beyond)
• A Country Practice (1981–1994)
• Home and Away (1988–present)
• Family Feud (1988–1996)
• The Great Outdoors (1993–2006, 2007)
• Full Frontal (1993–present)
• Blue Heelers (1994–2006)

Nine Network

• Sunday (1981 – 2008)
• Today (1982 – present)
• Sale of the Century (1980–2001)
• A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–2005, 2006–present)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)
• The Midday Show (1973–1998)
• 60 Minutes (1979–present)
• The Flying Doctors (1986–1991)
• Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present)
• Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971 – 1999)
• Getaway (1992–present)
• Our House (1993–2001)
• Money (1993–2000)

Network Ten

• Neighbours (1985 – present)
• E Street (1989–1993)
• Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (1991–2005)
• Sports Tonight (1993–present)

Ending this year