The Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad from Sydney — a telecast that set a new record for the most watched program ever on Australian television.
The lead-up to the opening ceremony includes extended editions of Olympic Sunrise and Follow The Flame and a broadcast of the official film of the 1956 Olympic Games, the only other time that the Olympic Games have been hosted in Australia.
(This listing excludes community Channel 31 which is not listed in TV Week)
Source: TV Week, 9 September 2000
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| 6AM | 6am Open Learning | 6am Olympic Sunrise. Johanna Griggs, Andrew Daddo | 6am National Nine News | 6am Ocean Girl 6.30 Aerobics Oz Style |
6.05am Worldwatch: 6.05 Cantonese News, 6.25 Mandarin News, 6.55 Telegiornale, 7.30 Das Journal, 8am Ta Nea Ton Ennea, 9am Le Journal, 9.30 Sevodnia, 10.10 Telediario, 11am Siaran Berita, 11.30 The Journal, 12pm Business Report |
| 7AM | 7am Mixy 7.25 Pablo The Little Red Fox 7.30 Teletubbies |
7am Today | 7am Cheez TV. Jade Gatt, Ryan Lappin | ||
| 8AM | 8am The Forgotten Toys 8.10 Magic Mountain 8.25 Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends 8.30 Sesame Street |
8.30 The Book Place | 8.30 In The Box | ||
| 9AM | 9.25 Kitu And Woolf 9.30 Play School |
9am Olympic Sunrise. Johanna Griggs, Andrew Daddo, Georgie Gardner | 9am Hi-5 9.30 Blue’s Clues |
9am Good Morning Australia. Bert Newton | |
| 10AM | 10am For Schools: Stage One, Book Bug, Africa’s Child, Behind The News, Inside Out, Artzone, Discovering Science | 10am The Jamie Foxx Show 10.30 Fresh Cooking |
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| 11AM | 11am National Nine News 11.30 Entertainment Tonight |
11am Huey’s Cooking Adventures 11.30 Ten News |
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| 12PM | 12pm The World At Noon 12.30 Something In The Air (Rpt) |
12pm Special: The Friendly Games — The Official Film Of The Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games | 12pm Days Of Our Lives | 12pm Xena: Warrior Princess | 12.30pm Movie: C’est La Vie. 1990 (France) [IMDB] |
| 1PM | 1pm Foreign Correspondent (Rpt) | 1pm The Young And The Restless | 1pm Judge Judy 1.30 Beauty And The Beast. Stan Zemanek |
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| 2PM | 2pm Straight Talk 2.50 Consuming Passions |
2.20 Olympic Games: Dreamtime Sydney 2000 Olympics Preview | 2pm Movie: The Redhead And The Cowboy. 1950 (B&W) [IMDB] | 2.30 Oprah | 2.10 Weatherwatch, Music |
| 3PM | 3pm Tweenies 3.25 Bananas In Pyjamas 3.30 Play School 3.55 Pingu |
3.30 The Book Place | 3.30 Max Steel | 3pm TV Ed 3.30 World Sports (Rpt) |
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| 4PM | 4pm Little Bear 4.25 Small Stories 4.30 George And Martha 4.55 Little Monsters |
4pm Wipeout 4.30 Follow The Flame. Mark Beretta, Georgie Gardner |
4pm Pig’s Breakfast 4.30 The Cool Room |
4pm Thunderstone 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful |
4pm Insight (Rpt) |
| 5PM | 5pm Round The Twist 5.25 Zoo Olympics 5.30 Daria |
5pm Wings 5.30 Burgo’s Catchphrase |
5pm Ten News. Mal Walden, Jennifer Hansen | 5pm Newshour (PBS) | |
| 6PM | 6pm Stateline 6.30 Gardening Australia |
6pm Seven Nightly News. David Johnston, Anne Fulwood 6.30 Games Of The XXVII Olympiad: Opening Ceremony. Live from Homebush Olympic Stadium |
6pm National Nine News 6.30 A Current Affair. Mike Munro |
6pm The Nanny 6.30 Neighbours |
6pm Global Village 6.30 World News. Mary Kostakidis |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report |
7pm Sale Of The Century. Glenn Ridge, Karina Brown 7.30 The Best Of Burke’s Backyard |
7pm Seinfeld 7.30 Movie: Matilda. 1996 [IMDB] |
7pm World Sports. Les Murray 7.30 Sounds Of The Eighties |
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| 8PM | 8pm The Royle Family 8.30 McCallum |
8.30 Farscape | 8pm Sophie Grigson’s Herbs 8.30 About Us |
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| 9PM | 9.30 Movie: Almost An Angel. 1990 [IMDB] | 9.30 Movie: The Naked Gun. 1988 [IMDB] | 9.30 World News Tonight. Indira Naidoo | ||
| 10PM | 10.10 The Last Word 10.30 Lateline |
10.30 Seven Nightly News. Chris Bath | 10pm Movie: You Shouldn’t Have. 1996 (France) [IMDB] | ||
| 11PM | 11pm Movie: Vicious Circle. 1999 [IMDB] | 11pm Movie: Chariots Of Fire. 1981 [IMDB] | 11.30 Nightline | 11.15 Ten News | 11.40 Movie: Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. 1996 (Germany) [IMDB] |
| 12AM | 12.40am Rage (Continues to 12pm) |
12am Vengeance Unlimited | 12.15am Ground Zero | ||
| 1AM | 1.40am Today (NBC) | 1am The Late Show With David Letterman | 1.10am Close | ||
| 2AM | 2am Entertainment Tonight 2.30 The Martin Short Show |
2am Shop America | |||
| 3AM | 3.40 Home Shopping | 3.30 Home Shopping | 3am Home Shopping 3.30 Infobreak |
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| 4AM | 4.40 Infobreak | 4.30 For Your Love | 4am The Roseanne Show | ||
| 5AM | 5.10 California Dreams 5.35 Hang Time (Continues to 6am) |
5am Paradise Beach 5.30 The Bob Morrison Show (Continues to 6am) |
5am This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn 5.30 Jesus Television (Continues to 6am) |
5.30 Worldwatch: Japanese News (Continues to 6.05am) |