23 July 1966: Brian Henderson (Bandstand) and wife Mardi
23 July 1977: Garry McDonald (The Garry McDonald Show)
23 July 1988: Kylie Minogue (Neighbours)
23 July 2005: Alexandra Davies and Christopher Gabardi (All Saints)
23 July 1938: Bert Newton is born in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. He began his career in radio in the early 1950s, and in television in 1957. Over his career he worked at ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten networks, hosted 19 TV Week Logie Awards presentations, won four TV Week Gold Logies and in 1988 was inducted into the TV Week Logie Awards Hall of Fame. He died in 2021 and was given a State Funeral.
23 July 1960: GTV9 launches breakfast program Today, hosted by Barry McQueen and featuring Zara Lange and Brendan Edwards.
23 July 1986: The Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson is televised live from London on ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten.
23 July 1989: After a months-long teaser campaign following falling ratings, Network Ten is relaunched as 10 TV Australia. The new-look network promised a slew of new shows, including Double Dare spin-off Family Double Dare, revivals of Candid Camera, The Price Is Right and Superquiz, and pop culture quiz show The Great TV Game Show — 30 years since 10 TV Australia [2019]
23 July 1990: The Comedy Company‘s Mark Mitchell launches his new comedy series, The Big Time, featuring his family in real-life situations while he dreams of being a late-night TV show host.
23 July 1996: ABC medical drama GP reaches its 300th episode, with guest star Claudia Karvan (pictured)
23 July 2000: The Nine Network premieres Dot.Com.TV, demystifying technology and the online world. Hosted by Carolyn Randoe.
23 July 2003: Blue Heelers reaches its 400th episode.
23 July 2008: The Nine Network‘s This Is Your Life presents a special episode, Bert’s 70th Birthday, to pay tribute to Bert Newton. It is Newton’s third time to be honoured by the show, following earlier appearances in the 1970s and 1990s.
23 July 2009: The Seven Network premieres sketch comedy series Double Take, and an Australian version of the TV satire TV Burp. ABC premieres documentary series Whatever! The Science Of Teens, hosted by Steve Cannane.
