1998 in Australian television
Events
- February - Kim Kilbey starts hosting Australia's Funniest Home Video Show.
- 16 February - British children's TV series Teletubbies debuts on ABC.
- 24 February - Australian hospital drama series All Saints debuts on Seven Network.
- 24 March - British Swiss children's animated TV series Pingu (which started off as a segment on Seven Network's The Book Place) makes its air on ABC for the very first time.
- 27 March - Darwin finally gets a second commercial television station when TND-34 opens, taking a Seven Network affiliation.
- WIN Television WA is granted a licence to broadcast to regional & remote Western Australia.
- 31 July - The Wiggles' first television series, titled 'The Wiggles', screens on the Seven Network.
- 23 October - Pokémon makes it debut on Network Ten same day as a release by Pokémon Red and Blue for the Game Boy.
- 27 November - After 25 years, The Midday Show is retired by the Nine Network. A Current Affair draws with a final goodbye with Ray Martin in the hot-seat before retiring for the very last time. Martin was replaced by Mike Munro from December 1998. Martin returns to the program 5 years later.
- December - The remote Central & Eastern Australia markets are aggregated, with Imparja taking a Nine Network affiliation & Seven Central (formerly QSTV) taking a joint Seven & Network Ten affiliation.
- 20 December - The pay television station, Disney Channel Australia launch the Wiggles in a TV special taking place in Disneyland, California titled The Wiggles Live at Disneyland.
- 21 December - Network Ten debuts a brand new children's series aimed at pre-schoolers called In the Box.
Debuts
Domestic
International
Subscription Television
International
Telemovies
International
| Program |
Channel |
Debut date |
 King Leek[2] |
arena |
1998-01-29 !29 January |
Specials
International
| Program |
Channel |
Debut date |
 Paul Reiser: Three and Half Blocks From Home[1] |
thecomedychannel |
1998-01-18 !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 |
Nine Network |
1998-01-05 !5 January |
International
Television shows
ABC
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)
- Four Corners (1961–present)
Seven Network
Nine Network
Network Ten
- Neighbours (Seven Network 1985, Network Ten 1986–present)
- GMA with Bert Newton (1991–2005)
- Totally Full Frontal (1998–1999)
Ending / Resting this year
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "thecomedychannel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "arena Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "Discovery Channel Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ "FOX Soap Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul; Farrant, Darrin (26 March 1998). "Programs - Wednesday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 44. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze 1.
- ↑ Schembri, Jim; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (30 July 1998). "Programs - Monday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 32. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Nickelodeon (Australia) (1998). Nick Nooze 2.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "What's New On Nick? - December 1998". Nickelodeon (Australia). 1998. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Cartoon Network Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "UKTV Highlights". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 17 January 1998. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ Shaw, Meaghan; Harris, Paul; Kalina, Paul (2 April 1998). "Programs - Thursday". The Age Green Guide (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Freeman, Jane (11 May 1998). "A high-flier takes a walk". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
And thecomedychannel on Foxtel has already snapped up the show for pay television from June 2.
- ↑ TIPPET, GARY; PAUL HARRIS; PAUL KALINA; DARRIN FARRANT (2 July 1998). "Programs - Wednesday". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 32. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
For those who tuned in to this re-run of the sitcom - which kicked off on Monday with the rarely-seen pilot
- ↑ Joyce, James (11 July 1998). "Prime skips Heartbeat". Newcastle Herald (Newcastle, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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.
The Little Lulu Show 
Pingu 
Hairy Maclary
Pokémon 
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