5 August 2000: Suzie Wilks (Changing Rooms) and Jamie Durie (Backyard Blitz)
5 August 2006: Kate Ritchie (Home And Away)
5 August 1979: Jovan — The John Sullivan Story, the telemovie spin-off from The Sullivans, airs on Nine. Starring Andrew McFarlane in the title role of John Sullivan, with Frank Gallacher, Olivia Hamnett, Carol Burns and newcomer Vera Plevnik.
5 August 1996: It has taken two years, but Friends is finally making its Australian debut on the Seven Network. The hit US sitcom has taken two years to get to Australian screens, largely due to a prolonged battle between Seven and Nine for rights to the show.
5 August 2001: Network Ten premieres mockumentary series All Aussie Adventures, following accident prone outback adventurer Russell Coight (Glenn Robbins) as he tackles Australia’s rugged outback and wildlife.
5 August 2003: The Nine Network premieres DIY Rescue, a home renovation series hosted by Leah McLeod.
5 August 2006: The Seven Network premieres A Pub Too Far. Red Symons and Wilbur Wilde go on a journey to search for the perfect watering hole, starting in Bali and then to Indonesia’s Spice Islands (Moluccas).
