1998 in Australian television

1998 in television

Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States

Contents

Events

Debuts

Subscription Television

International

Program Channel Debut date
Good & Evil[1] thecomedychannel January
Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's[2] arena 1 January
Extreme Machines[3] Discovery Channel 6 January
Guiding Light[4] FOX Soap 12 January
Singled Out[5] MTV Australia 1 April
Renford Rejects[6] Nickelodeon 5 June
Journey of Allen Strange, The The Journey of Allen Strange[6] Nickelodeon 1 July
Family Affairs[7] UKTV 3 July
CatDog[8] Nickelodeon 10 October
Wild Thornberrys, The The Wild Thornberrys[9] Nickelodeon 12 December

Telemovies

International

Program Channel Debut date
King Leek[2] arena 29 January

Specials

International

Program Channel Debut date
Paul Reiser: Three and Half Blocks From Home[1] thecomedychannel 18 January

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.

Domestic

Program Subscription network Free-to-air network Date
Crocodoo[10] Cartoon Network 5 January

International

Program Subscription network Free-to-air network Date
Taffik[11] UKTV 4 January
Adventures of Tintin, The/ The Adventures of Tintin[10] Cartoon Network ABC TV 5 January
99 - 1[2] arena 11 January
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit[11] UKTV 17 January
The Fear[11] UKTV 22 January
Lillie[12] UKTV 2 April
South Park[13] The Comedy Channel SBS TV 2 June
Seinfeld[13][14] TV1 Network Ten 6 July
Woof![8] Nickelodeon 5 September
Demon Headmaster, The The Demon Headmaster [8] Nickelodeon ABC TV 5 September
Delta Wave [8] Nickelodeon 5 September
American Gothic[15] TV1 Network Ten 5 December
Chronicles of Narnia, The The Chronicles of Narnia [9] Nickelodeon ABC TV 6 December

Television shows

ABC

Seven Network

Nine Network

Network Ten

Ending / Resting this year

Date Show Channel Debut
27 November The Midday Show Channel Nine 1985
27 November In Melbourne Tonight Channel Nine 1996 (II)

References

  1. ^ a b "thecomedychannel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142844/www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/33A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c "arena Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142806/www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/14A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  3. ^ "Discovery Channel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142655/http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/06A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "FOX Soap Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142820/www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/31A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul; Farrant, Darrin (26 March 1998). "Programs - Wednesday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 44. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980326_0218_7618. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  6. ^ a b Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze 1. 
  7. ^ Schembri, Jim; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (30 July 1998). "Programs - Monday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 32. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980730_0235_9418. Retrieved 16 January 2010. 
  8. ^ a b c d Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze 2. 
  9. ^ a b "What's New On Nick? - December 1998". Nickelodeon (Australia). 1998. Archived from the original on 1998-12-06. http://web.archive.org/web/19981206050908/http://nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/whats.html. Retrieved 2009-12-17. 
  10. ^ a b "Cartoon Network Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142640/http://www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/21A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  11. ^ a b c "UKTV Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19980117142750/www.foxtel.com.au/ChannelGuide/info/05A.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
  12. ^ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (2 April 1998). "Programs - Thursday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 42. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980402_0161_7031. Retrieved 10 Feb 2010. 
  13. ^ a b Freeman, Jane (11 May 1998). "A high-flier takes a walk". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 2. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980511_0973_9277. Retrieved 2009-12-27. "And thecomedychannel on Foxtel has already snapped up the show for pay television from June 2." 
  14. ^ TIPPET, GARY; PAUL HARRIS; PAUL KALINA; DARRIN FARRANT (2 July 1998). "Programs - Wednesday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 32. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news980702_0402_3396. Retrieved 2009-12-27. "For those who tuned in to this re-run of the sitcom - which kicked off on Monday with the rarely-seen pilot" 
  15. ^ Joyce, James (11 July 1998). "Prime skips Heartbeat". Newcastle Herald (Newcastle, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 2. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news971107_0517_6430. Retrieved 2009-12-27. "TV1 has picked up the rerun rights to Shaun Cassidy's short-lived American terror series American Gothic (originally screened on Ten) and will air the twisted drama from December 5."