5 October 1966: Bobby Bright and Laurie Allen (Dig We Must)
5 October 1974: Jennifer Cluff and Kevin Wilson (Class Of ’74)
5 October 1991: Mark Little and Lucinda Cowden (Neighbours)
5 October 1996: Emily Symons (Home And Away)
5 October 2002: Ada Nicodemou (Home And Away)
5 October 1978: ABC premieres panel game show Micro Macro, hosted by Noel Ferrier with Carol Raye and Jimmy Hannan (pictured).
5 October 1998: The Nine Network premieres animated series Skippy: Adventures In Bushtown, featuring the voices of Jamie Oxenbould, Robyn Moore and Keith Scott.
5 October 2000: The Nine Network premieres Sam And The Fatman, a sports/comedy show hosted by Sam Newman (The Footy Show, Melbourne) and Paul ‘Fatty’ Vautin (The Footy Show, Sydney) and regulars Shane Crawford, Phil Kearns and Ryan Girdler.
5 October 2003: The 2003 NRL Grand Final — Sydney Roosters versus Penrith Panthers — is live on the Nine Network with replays on Fox Sports 2.
5 October 2004: The Seven Network premieres Dancing With The Stars with Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger.
5 October 2005: Network Ten premieres Australian Princess, hosted by Jackie O, followed by the premiere of comedy series Merrick And Rosso: The B-Team.