26 November 1969: Noel Trevarthen (The Rovers)

26 November 1980: Tony Barber (Sale Of The Century)

26 November 1988: Kylie Mole (Maryanne Fahey, The Comedy Company)

26 November 2005: Isabel Lucas and Jason Smith (Home And Away)


26 November 1966: All four networks present coverage of the 1966 Federal Election. ABC presents From London By Satellite, a short ten-minute presentation billed as the first live television connection between the United Kingdom and Australia — allowing a conversation between family members split between London and in Carnarvon, Western Australia. The program took place on the Friday afternoon, Western Australian time. Because no direct TV link existed between the east and west coasts of Australia — until 1970 — eastern states viewers only saw the telecast from videotape the next day.

26 November 1976: New TV Station — RTS5A, Loxton, South Australia — Remembering Channel 5A [2016]

25 November 1990: Major cost-cutting measures at Network Ten, including the sacking of around 300 staff, sees Ten Evening News in Melbourne trimmed from one-hour to a 30-minute bulletin and the axing of local current affairs programs Sydney With Mike Gibson and Brisbane With Anna McMahon — Ten: Rising from receivership [2014]

26 November 1993: The final episode of Seven‘s Tonight Live With Steve Vizard, ending a four-year run — 30 years since Tonight Live began [2020]

26 November 1997: The Nine Network presents coverage of the opening of Sydney’s Star City casino, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley and featuring performances by Tom Jones, Diana Ross and Michael Crawford. The Seven Network presents a commercial-free screening of the 1993 movie Schindler’s List, based on the novel Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally.

26 November 2005: The Nine Network presents the 47th annual AFI Awards from the Waterfront City Pavilion, Melbourne. Hosted by Russell Crowe.

26 November 2009: The Nine Network presents the 23rd annual ARIA Awards from Acer Arena, Sydney. Includes performances by Robbie Williams, Jessica Mauboy and Keith Urban.

26 November 2015: The Nine Network launches lifestyle channel 9Life and commenced high definition of its main channel as 9HD — 9HD and 9Life launched today [2015]


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