The 1996 Federal Election dominates the night’s viewing with coverage across all networks.

(This listing excludes community Channel C31 which is not listed in TV Week)

Source: TV Week, 2 March 1996

	ABN2	ATN7	TCN9	TEN10	SBS28
6AM	Rage (cont’d)	6am Cross Country 6.30 Heathcliff	6am World Sports Special 6.30 Barney And Friends	6am Wizard Of Oz 6.30 Button Nose	6am Worldwatch: Japanese News 6.30 Professional And Graduate Education (PAGE): 6.30 Language And Literacy Development, 7am Introduction To Language In A Social Context
7AM		7am Saturday Disney	7am Hot Science. Sue Skinner, Robin Bailey 7.30 My Generation	7am Kelly 7.30 Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	7.30 Weatherwatch, Music
8AM			8am Today On Saturday	8am King Arthur And The Knights Of Justice 8.30 Sonic The Hedgehog
9AM	9am Open Learning: 9am Images Of Australia, 9.30 Marketing Theory And Practice, 10am Visual Arts 1, 10.30 Everybody’s Business, 11am Earth Revealed	9am The Little Mermaid 9.30 Gargoyles	9am The New Adventures Of Skippy 9.30 Goodsports	9am Video Hits
10AM		10am The Mask 10.30 Dumb And Dumber	10am Wonder World! 10.30 Movie: Oliver Twist		10.30 PAGE: Introduction To Auslan
11AM	11.30 Gardening Australia (Rpt)	11am Saved By The Bell – The New Class 11.30 Hang Time		11am Basketball: NBA Game Of The Week	11am Worldwatch: 11am Das Journal, 11.30 Business Report
12PM	12pm Stateline (Rpt) 12.30 Movie: Blue Fire Lady. 1983 [IMDB]	12pm Super Bloopers And New Practical Jokes	12.30pm Motor Racing: National Drag Racing / 1996 Daytona 500	12pm Surfing: NRG 12.30 Triathlon: Grand Prix. Highlights	12.30pm Movie: Dark Journey. 1937 (B&W) [IMDB]
1PM		1pm Get Smart		1.30 National Geographic	1.50 Meeting Grappelli
2PM	2pm Tennis: Junior Challenge	2pm Football: AFL. Ansett Australia Cup. Sydney Swans v North Melbourne. Live from Bruce Stadium, Canberra		2.30 Movie: Beyond The Blue Horizon. 1942 [IMDB]	2.30 Montparnasse Revisited
3PM	3pm Athletics: Grand Prix. Highlights				3.30 Australian Biography
4PM	4.30 Netball: Goal Attack			4pm Dad’s Army 4.30 Beyond 2000	4pm Babble On 4.30 World Soccer
5PM		5pm Rex Hunt Fishing Australia 5.30 Sydney Weekender	5pm Burke’s Backyard	5pm Ten News 5.30 The Wonderful World Of Disney	5.30 Soccer: European Champions League
6PM	6pm ABC News 6.30 Federal Election 1996. Kerry O’Brien, Maxine McKew, Antony Green, Jim Middleton, Barrie Cassidy. Live from the National Tally Room, Canberra	6pm Seven Nightly News. Ross Symonds 6.30 Election ’96. David Johnston, Glenn Milne, Neil Mercer, Janet Gibson. Live from the National Tally Room, Canberra.	6pm National Nine News 6.30 Election ’96. Ray Martin, Laurie Oakes, Paul Lyneham, Tracy Grimshaw, Mike Munro, Richard Carleton, Helen Dalley, Peter Harvey. Live from the National Tally Room, Canberra	6.30 Road To Avonlea	6.30 World News. Includes Election Update
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.05 Federal Election 1996 (cont’d)			7.30 Movie: The Man From Snowy River II. 1985 [IMDB]	7pm Travels A La Carte 7.30 Election ’96 Update 7.35 Dateline. Paul Murphy
8PM					8.30 Election ’96 Update 8.40 Special: Sammy Davis Jnr
9PM				9.30 Election: Showdown ’96. Sandra Sully, Paul Bongiorno. Live from the National Tally Room, Canberra	9.30 World News: Special Edition. Includes Election Update
10PM		10.30 Movie: Fire Birds. 1990 [IMDB]	10.30 Election ’96 How Your Electorate Voted		10pm Movie: The Mask. 1988 (Italy) [IMDB]
11PM	11.30 Rage. Simulcast JJJ (Continues to 8am)		11pm Cricket: World Cup. India v Sri Lanka. From Delhi, India (Continues to 6am)	11pm Ten News. Tracey Spicer 11.30 Sports Tonight	11.30 Election ’96 Update 11.40 Eat Carpet
12AM		12.10am Mini-Series: Codename Kyril. Part One [IMDB]		12am Dad’s Army 12.30 Bless This House	12.40am Movie: Faces Of Women. 1985 (France) [IMDB]
1AM				1am Minder
2AM		2.20 Mini-Series: Voice Of The Heart. Part One [IMDB]		2am Telemall Shopping	2.30 Movie: The Phantom Of Liberty. 1974 (France) [IMDB]
3AM
4AM		4.10 Movie: The Quartermass Conclusion. 1979 [IMDB]		4am Hearts Afire 4.30 Key Of David	4.10 Close
5AM		5.55 The Ruff ‘N’ Reddy Show (Continues to 6am)		5am Hour Of Power (Continues to 6am)