The debut of GTV9’s new live variety program In Melbourne Tonight, hosted by Graham Kennedy. The program would end up dominating Melbourne television for over 13 years and 3000 episodes and made Kennedy a TV legend to the point that he was later dubbed the King of Australian Television.
TV At 60: In Melbourne Tonight [2017]
Source: The Age, 2 May 1957
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| 3PM | 3.30pm My Hero | ||
| 4PM | 4pm Close | ||
| 5PM | 5.30 Children’s TV Club | 5.15pm Judy Jack Show 5.45 The Mickey Mouse Club |
5.30pm The Happy Show. Happy Hammond, Ron Blaskett, Gerry Gee |
| 6PM | 6pm Close | 6.30 Annie Oakley 6.55 The Chef Presents |
6.30 Hillbilly Request Time 6.55 News Headlines. Tom Miller |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News, Weather 7.15 The Frankie Laine Show 7.45 Sherlock Holmes |
7pm News, Weather. Eric Pearce 7.15 The Patti Page Show 7.30 Disneyland |
7pm Roy Rogers 7.50 Football Survey |
| 8PM | 8.15 Meet Sir Samuel Wadham 8.30 Favourite Story |
8.30 I Love Lucy | 8pm Give It A Go. Jack Davey 8.30 Cross Current |
| 9PM | 9pm Presenting Thomas L Thomas 9.20 Royal Manor 9.35 Rhythm Round-Up 9.50 Close |
9pm Whitehall Theatre 9.30 Victory At Sea |
9pm Dragnet 9.30 News. Tom Miller 9.45 In Melbourne Tonight. Graham Kennedy PREMIERE |
| 10PM | 10pm Let’s Dance 10.15 News, Weather. Eric Pearce 10.30 Close |
10.30 Epilogue 10.35 Close |
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