1974 in Australian television
Overview of the events of 1974 in Australian television
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This is a list of Australian television-related events in 1974.
Events
- 18 March – The Reg Grundy Organisation's new Australian daily soap opera for teenagers set in a secondary school Class of 74 starts screening on Seven Network and is shown five nights a week. The following year it was changed to Class of 75, before getting axed.
- 1 April – Long running American soap opera The Young and the Restless starts its first broadcast in Australia on Nine Network.
- 9 June – Australian horror anthology series The Evil Touch airs its final episode on Nine Network.
- 21 June – A new short lived Australian science fiction television series for children called Alpha Scorpio debuts on ABC only running for six episodes.
- October – Test colour transmissions commence across all networks.
- 8 November – Australian music program Countdown premieres on ABC with Grant Goldman as the first host.
- 31 December – News Limited and Nine Network have launched a 28-hour telethon to raise funding for the relief effort of Darwin, Northern Territory after the city was wiped out by Cyclone Tracy.
Debuts
Program | Network | Debut date |
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The Ernie Sigley Show | Nine Network | 22 January |
The Box | Channel 0 | 11 February |
Class of 74 | Seven Network | 18 March |
Blind Date | Seven Network | 8 April |
Alpha Scorpio | ABC | 21 June |
Don Burrows | ABC | 15 June |
Rush | ABC | 20 August |
Countdown | ABC | 8 November |
A Touch of Reverence | ABC | 21 November |
Sounds Unlimited | Seven Network | Late 1974 |
New international programming
- 21 January –
The Electric Company (ABC)
- 15 February/4 April –
Hawkins (15 February: Seven Network - Sydney, 4 April: Seven Network - Melbourne)
- 1 April –
The Young and the Restless (Nine Network)
- 1 April –
Dusty's Trail (Nine Network)
- 15 April –
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (Nine Network)
- 21 April –
Kojak (The 0-10 Network)
- 6 May –
The Beachcombers (ABC)
- 13 May –
Mission: Magic! (The 0-10 Network)
- 26 May –
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (ABC)
- 27 May –
Wild, Wild World of Animals (ABC)
- 10 June –
Bailey's Comets (Nine Network)
- 26 June –
Shaft (Seven Network)
- 30 June –
The Six Million Dollar Man (The 0-10 Network)
- 1 July –
Thriller (Seven Network)
- 20 July –
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids (ABC)
- 28 July –
My Favorite Martians (ABC)
- 3 August –
Jack the Ripper (1973) (ABC)
- 18 August –
Man About the House (ABC)
- 14 September –
Needles and Pins (ABC)
- 22 September –
Happy Days (Nine Network)
- 17 October –
The Ascent of Man (ABC)
- 19 October –
Speed Buggy (ABC)
- 3 November –
Adam's Rib (Seven Network)
- 6 November/9 December –
Doc Elliot (6 November: Nine Network - Sydney, 9 December: Nine Network - Melbourne)
- 12 December –
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Nine Network)
Inch High, Private Eye (Nine Network)
Super Friends (1973) (The 0-10 Network)
Television shows
1950s
- Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999).
1960s
- Football Inquest (1960–1974)
- Four Corners (1961–present).
- It's Academic (1968–1978)
- Division 4 (1969–1975)
- GTK (1969–1974)
1970s
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010).
- Young Talent Time (1971–1988)
- Countdown (1974–1987).
Ending this year
Date | Show | Channel | Debut |
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13 April | Ryan | Seven Network | 27 May 1973 |
26 May | Football Inquest | HSV-7 | 9 April 1960 |
9 June | The Evil Touch | Nine Network | 19 June 1973 |
26 July | Alpha Scorpio | ABC | 21 June 1974 |
5 December | A Touch of Reverence | ABC | 21 November 1974 |
1974 | GTK | ABC | 4 August 1969 |
1974 | The Price Is Right | Channel 0 | 5 February 1973 |
See also
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