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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 8PM | 8.30 Election ’96 Update 8.40 Special: Sammy Davis Jnr |
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| 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 |
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| 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] | ||
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| 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) |
