2003 in Australian television
Events
- 10 February – 5 years since the last show, Ray Martin returns to the hosting role on Nine's A Current Affair.
- 19 April – Rove McManus wins the 2003 TV WEEK Gold Logie.
- 25 June – Neighbours producers has announced that star Delta Goodrem will not renew her contract with the Network Ten series when it expires in next month. He is expected to be seen on-air until September.
- 28 September - Shaun Faulkner wins the fourth season of The Mole, taking home $104,000 in prize money. Petrina Edge is revealed as the Mole, and Nathan Beves is the runner-up.
- 10 October - After protests from the community during the Vietnam War, SBS TV has chosen to cancel its broadcasts of the state-run news service across Vietnam.
- 23 October – Axed-Neighbours star Delta Goodrem wins the GOLD ARIA for Single of the Year at the 2003 ARIA Awards, along with 6 trophies, including John Farnham being inducted to the Hall of Fame and blasted the speakers loud to 1985's "You're The Voice".
- 19 November – The first series of Australian Idol was won by Guy Sebastian defeating Shannon Noll, along with his very first single, Angels Brought Me Here debuting at #1 on the ARIA Top 50 singles and Video Hits Top 20 singles chart reaching 4 time Platinum and album Just As I Am debuted at #1 and was reached 6 times Platinum. In 2010, Angels Brought Me Here ranked #1 on the ARIA end of decade singles chart.
- 5 December - After six years of reading the news together, Ross Symonds and Ann Sanders are both stood down as presenters of Seven News Sydney following years of dismal ratings. Ian Ross replace them as of 2004.
- December - Channel Nine takes a new record as the network wins all 40 weeks of ratings.
Debuts
New International Programming
Domestic
| Program |
Channel |
Debut date |
| Islandares[7] |
Nickelodeon |
2003-02-07 !7 February |
International
Free-to-air premieres
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian free-to-air television that had previously premiered on Australian subscription television. Programs may still air on the original subscription television network.
International
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
International
Specials
References
- ^ Eff 'n' bewdiful, The Age, 1 May 2003.
- ^ Race for year's worst show, The Age, 8 May 2003.
- ^ Who wants to be a multimillionaire?, The Age, 10 July 2003.
- ^ Hassall, Greg (19 September 2003). "Red Cap". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/18/1063625147397.html. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Warneke, Ross (2 October 2003). "Gay gurus make a splash". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/02/1064819919658.html. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Hassall, Greg (24 November 2003). "TV previews". The Sydney Morning Herald: p. 10. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=SMH031124LDJN25SSK0E. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ a b c "What's New On Nick? - February 2003". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030207170805/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "UKTV Highlights". UKTV (Australia and New Zealand). 2003. Archived from the original on 8 January 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030108051241/http://www.uktv.com.au/whatsonHighlights.asp?f=yes. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
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- ^ "Trading in Star Misery". Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia: News Limited): p. I02. 26 June 2003. "Punk'd debuts on MTV this Tuesday at 9.30pm."
- ^ "UKTV Highlights". UKTV (Australia and New Zealand). 2003. Archived from the original on 15 July 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030715202803/http://www.uktv.com.au/whatsonHighlights.asp?f=yes. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Charlotte, Charlotte (17 August 2003). "Playing in the zone". Sunday Herald Sun: p. X06.
- ^ ADAMS, CAMERON (5 February 2003). "Here comes trouble - Jackass hits Australia". Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia: News Limited): p. H07.
- ^ a b c "What's New On Nick? - Term 4". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2003. Archived from the original on 4 December 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20031211095425/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ "Today's Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 1 February 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030201092735/http://www.foxtel.com.au/highlights/today.jsp. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ ellis, scott (16 March 2003). "PAY TV HIGHLIGHTS". The Sunday Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 8. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=SAG0303165K5CH7M1UF1.
- ^ a b "What's New On Nick? - Term 2 2003". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2003. Archived from the original on 8 June 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030608142304/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ a b "What's New On Nick? - Term 3". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2003. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20030803004247/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Schembri, Jim; Paul Kalina (6 November 2003). "Wednesday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 27. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE031106EI0N4783QPH.
- ^ Courtis, Brian (20 February 2002). "Silky briefs and stolen Y-fronts". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 12. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE020220DE53P4AKVIE.
- ^ "FOXTEL Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 7 October 2003. http://web.archive.org/web/20031007011309/http://www.foxtel.com.au/highlights/month.jsp?cat=kids. Retrieved 18 January 2010.