1 October 1969: Sonia Hofmann and Lutz Hochstraate (Woobinda Animal Doctor)
1 October 1983: John Waters and Sigrid Thornton (All The Rivers Run)
1 October 1990: Daryl Somers (Hey Hey It’s Saturday)
1 October 1994: Sofie Formica (Just Kidding)
1 October 2005: Natalie Blair and Patrick Harvey (Neighbours)
1 October 1977: The rematch of the 1977 VFL Grand Final — North Melbourne versus Collingwood — is live on the Seven Network with a replay on ABC.
1 October 1994: The 1994 AFL Grand Final — Geelong versus West Coast Eagles — is live on the Seven Network.
1 October 2001: The Nine Network premieres prime-time interview series The Ray Martin Show.
1 October 2004: The community TV show Blokesworld makes the move to Network Ten, premiering in a late Friday night timeslot.
1 October 2006: The 2006 NRL Grand Final — Melbourne Storm versus Brisbane Broncos — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
1 October 2009: Showcase premieres the drama series Tangle, starring Kat Stewart, Justine Clarke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lincoln Younes, Catherine McClements, Matt Day and Joel Tobeck.
1 October 2018: ABC Kids premieres cartoon series Bluey.