6 August 1959: Bert Newton (In Melbourne Tonight)

6 August 1983: Paula Duncan and John Orcsik (Cop Shop)

6 August 1994: Ann Burbook (Blue Heelers)

6 August 2005: Blair McDonough and Marisa Warrington (Neighbours)


6 August 1964: ATV0’s first Thursday includes the premiere of another current affairs program, The Pacemakers, hosted by station newsreader Barry McQueen (pictured).

6 August 1994: Mal Walden hosts a one-hour special, ATV 30th Anniversary, commemorating thirty years of ATV10, that was launched in 1964 as ATV0. 

6 August 2008: Hole In The Wall, possibly television’s most ridiculous physical game show, debuts on Nine.

6 August 2011: Network Ten’s music video show Video Hits ends after a 24-year run — Video Hits suffers in Ten cutbacks [2011]

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