2 October 1976: The Sammy Awards
2 October 1999: Kristy Wright (Above The Law)
2 October 2004: Simmone Jade Mackinnon and Aaron Jeffery (McLeod’s Daughters)
2 October 2010: James Stewart and Jessica Marais (Packed To The Rafters), Samara Weaving and Luke Mitchell (Home And Away), Asher Keddie (Offspring)
2 October 1978: The 0-10 Network premieres its new early afternoon line-up — game shows Pyramid Challenge and Perfect Match (no relation to the 1980s show of the same name) and variety/chat show The Steve Raymond Show.
2 October 1995: Richard Stubbs and special guest Janet Jackson host the ARIA Awards (Ten) from the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
2 October 2005: The 2005 NRL Grand Final — Wests Tigers versus North Queensland Cowboys — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
2 October 2006: The Nine Network premieres flashback series What A Year, hosted by Mike Munro and Megan Gale.
2 October 2007: SBS televises the The Deadly Awards from the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
2 October 2012: The biographical telemovie Underground: The Julian Assange Story is a rare ratings success for Network Ten.