19 September 1981: Paul Hogan (The Paul Hogan Show)

19 September 1987: Kylie Minogue (Neighbours)

19 September 1992: Kym Wilson and Lisa Hensley (Brides Of Christ)

19 September 2009: Tessa James, Todd Lasance, Axle Whitehead (Home And Away)


19 September 1964: All four Melbourne channels present replays of the VFL Grand Final, as live coverage of the premiership final is not permitted in Victoria until 1977.

19 September 1972: The Nine Network premieres The Graham Kennedy Show featuring Graham Kennedy and regulars Rosie Sturgess, Bert NewtonBruce Mansfield and Peter Smith. The new series comes after Kennedy’s two comedy specials that aired in November 1971 and March 1972.

19 September 1977: ABC premieres drama series Kirby’s Company, starring Willie Fennell, Edward Ogden, Vince Martin, Margaret Cruickshank, Tom Burlinson, Louise Howitt, Bunney Brooke and Margaret Nelson. The series focused on the stories of three generations of males from the one family.

19 September 1986: Nine screens the special Television The First 30 Years, a compilation of archival material from the history of Australian television.

19 September 1987: ABC premieres youth and pop culture show The Factory, hosted by Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps.

19 September 1991: Network Ten premieres tabloid current affairs show, Hard Copy, based on the American program of the same name. The Australian version is hosted by Gordon Elliott.


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