2004 in Australian television

2004 in television

Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States

Contents

Events

Debuts

Program Channel Debut date
Surfing the Menu [1] ABC 14 January
My Restaurant Rules [1] Seven Network 1 February
Deal Or No Deal [1] Seven Network 1 February
ttn Network Ten 3 February
Fireflies ABC 7 February
Strictly Dancing [2] ABC 11 February
At the Movies ABC 1 July
John Safran vs God SBS 30 August
Dancing with the Stars [1] Seven Network 5 October

Pay TV

Program Channel Debut date
Love My Way [1] FOX8 22 November

New International Programming

Program Channel Debut date
Firefly Seven Network 24 November
Cold Case Nine Network 7 September
Sonic X Network Ten 13 September

Subscription Television

Program Channel Debut date
All Grown Up! All Grown Up![2] Nickelodeon February
ChalkZone ChalkZone[3] Nickelodeon Q2
Stuart Little: The Animated Series Stuart Little: The Animated Series[3] Nickelodeon Q2
Duck Dodgers [4] Cartoon Network 10 April
Cassidys, The The Cassidys [5] UKTV 26 April
My Dad the Rock Star My Dad the Rock Star[3] Nickelodeon 27 April
Romeo! Romeo![3] Nickelodeon 31 May
Pimp My Ride [6][7] MTV Australia 2 July
Drake & Josh Drake & Josh[8] Nickelodeon August
Martin Mystery / Martin Mystery[8] Nickelodeon August
Ashlee Simpson Show, The The Ashlee Simpson Show [9] MTV Australia 5 August
Dr. 90210 [10] E! 12 September
Phil of the Future[11] Disney Channel 20 September
Assistant, The The Assistant [12] MTV Australia October
Maybe It's Me[13] Nickelodeon 14 October
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County[14] MTV Australia 2 December

Specials

Program Channel Debut date
2004 Kids' Choice Awards / 2004 Kids' Choice Awards[8] Nickelodeon 25 September

Programming Changes

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

Program Subscription network Free-to-air network Date
Operation Good Guys Operation Good Guys [5][15] UKTV SBS TV 26 April

Television shows

ABC

Seven Network

Nine Network

Network Ten

Ending / Resting this year

Date Show Channel Debut
(2004 – the whole year) Behind The News ABC 1969
26 November Burke's Backyard Nine Network 1987

Revamping this year

Date Show Channel
February Wheel of Fortune Seven Network

TV movies

Miniseries

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Idato, Michael: Aches and gains, The Age, 30 December 2004.
  2. ^ "What's New On Nick? – IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WITH NICK!". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2004. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040218194541/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  3. ^ a b c d "What's New On Nick? – Term 2". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2004. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040605234534/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  4. ^ "Highlights (Kids & Family)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040401104914/http://www.foxtel.com.au/highlights/month_kids.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
  5. ^ a b Bellman, Annmaree (22 April 2004). "PAY TV – Monday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 24. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE040422AP9RN60UCFU. 
  6. ^ Frilingos, Matt (30 June 2004). "Be the bling of the road - PREVIEWS". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia: News Limited): p. T10. 
  7. ^ "Xzibit A: the custom car". The Gold Coast Bulletin (Gold Coast, Queensland: News Limited): p. T03. 1 July 2004. 
  8. ^ a b c "What's New On Nick? – Term 3". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040804173314/http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/blammo/xxwhats.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  9. ^ "McCabe". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia: News Limited): p. T13. 30 June 2004. 
  10. ^ Bellman, Annmaree (9 September 2004). "PAY TV – Sunday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 22. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE040909B158Q59O83F. 
  11. ^ Bellman, Annmaree (16 September 2004). "PAY TV – Monday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 24. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE040916D358Q2OLKBH. 
  12. ^ "the hit list nine things we love this week". The Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia: News Limited): p. IO2. 21 October 2004. 
  13. ^ Bellman, Annmaree (14 October 2004). "PAY TV". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 28. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=AGE041014E52KD50J2QP. 
  14. ^ "Orange county". The Gold Coast Bulletin (Gold Coast, Queensland: News Limited): p. 4. 25 November 2004. "Reality drama, Laguna Beach launches on Thursday, December 2." 
  15. ^ Oliver, Robin (26 October 1998). "THUMBS". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media): p. 25. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news981026_0401_7488.