Kath And Kim, the sitcom based on characters featured in sketch comedy shows Big Girls’ Blouse and Something Stupid, makes its debut on ABC. The series continues for three seasons and a telemovie on ABC before moving across to the Seven Network for one season in 2007.

The success of Kath And Kim led to a feature film and a US remake.

(This listing excludes community Channel 31 which is not listed in The Sunday Age)

Source: The Sunday Age, 12 May 2002

	ABC*	SEVEN	NINE	TEN	SBS
6AM	6am Lies, Spies And Olympics	6am Sunrise	6am National Nine Early News	6am Yoga TV 6.30 Aerobics Oz Style	(4am) Soccer: European Champions League. Live from Glasgow 6.55 Worldwatch: 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. Includes Teletubbies, The Hoobs, Thomas The Tank Engine, Merlin The Magical Puppy, Connie The Cow, Kipper, Sesame Street, Bananas In Pyjamas, Play School		7am Today	7am Cheez TV. Includes Rescue Heroes, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon
8AM				8.30 In The Box
9AM		9am The Book Place 9.30 A Country Practice	9am Here’s Humphrey 9.30 Clifford	9am Good Morning Australia. Bert Newton
10AM	10am For Schools: For The Juniors, Our Animals, Number Crew, Scientific Eye, World 2000, Hallo Aus Berlin, Real Life Design	10.30 Seven News	10am Pacific Drive 10.30 Fresh
11AM		11am Ricki Lake	11am National Nine News 11.30 Entertainment Tonight	11am Huey’s Cooking Adventures 11.30 Ten News
12PM	12pm The World At Noon 12.30 Something In The Air	12pm Movie: Fall Into Darkness. 1996 [IMDB]	12pm Days Of Our Lives	12pm Jerry Springer	12.30pm Dateline. Jana Wendt (Rpt)
1PM	1pm Living Britain 1.50 Feedback		1pm The Young And The Restless	1pm Judge Judy 1.30 Beauty And The Beast	1.30 Worldwatch: Japanese News, 2.05 Cantonese News, 2.25 Mandarin News
2PM	2pm Parliament Question Time	2pm Chicago Hope	2pm Water Rats	2.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show	2.55 Weatherwatch, Music
3PM	3pm Tweenies 3.20 The Wombles 3.30 Play School	3pm Passions	3pm Animal Hospital. Rebecca Harris	3.30 Neighbours (Rpt)	3pm TV Ed 3.30 Worldwatch: Telegiornale
4PM	4pm Banans In Pyjamas 4.10 Bob The Builder 4.20 Big Knights 4.30 The Adventures Of Sam 4.55 El Nombre	4pm The Big Arvo 4.30 Home And Away — The Early Years	4pm Y? 4.30 Head Of The Class	4pm Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful	4pm School Torque 4.30 Das Journal
5PM	5pm The Baskervilles 5.25 Hoota And Snoz 5.30 Daria	5pm Home Improvement 5.30 Wheel Of Fortune	5pm The Looney Tunes Show 5.30 Happy Days	5pm Ten News	5pm Newshour With Jim Lehrer (PBS)
6PM	6pm Night And Day 6.20 Feedback 6.30 Consumer Dimensions	6pm Seven News 6.30 Today Tonight	6pm National Nine News 6.30 A Current Affair	6pm The Simpsons 6.30 Neighbours	6pm Global Village 6.30 World News
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.30 The 7.30 Report. Budget Special. Opposition Right Of Reply	7pm Home And Away 7.30 The Club. Craig Hutchison	7pm Frasier 7.29 Keno 7.30 Getaway — To The Movies	7pm Big Brother 7.30 Ed	7pm World Sport 7.30 ICAM
8PM	8.30 The Kumars At No 42	8.28 Powerball 8.30 JAG	8.30 ER	8.30 Law And Order	8pm Unreported World: Somalia 8.30 Insight. Jenny Brockie
9PM	9pm Kath And Kim PREMIERE Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski, Peter Rowsthorn, Glenn Robbins 9.30 Backberner	9.30 Cold Feet	9.30 The Footy Show: AFL	9.30 Big Brother Uncut	9.30 World News Tonight
10PM	10pm True Stories	10.35 Felicity		10.30 Ten News	10pm Soccer: European Champions League (Rpt)
11PM	11pm Lateline 11.30 The Guitar Show 11.55 John Williams	11.35 Seven News 11.40 Millennium	11.15 Nightline 11.45 City Of Angels	11pm Sports Tonight 11.30 Movie: Homicide. 1991 [IMDB]	11.55 Movie: Les Boys II. 1998 (Canada) [IMDB]
12AM		12.40am Once A Thief	12.45am The Footy Show: NRL
1AM	1am Parliament Question Time	1.40 Today (NBC)		1.25am Rude Awakening 1.55 Video Hits
2AM	2am Movie: Hungry Hill. 1947 [IMDB]		2.15 The Late Show With David Letterman	2am Home Shopping	2am Close
3AM	3.40 Movie: A Piece Of Cake. 1946 [IMDB]	3.40 Danoz Direct	3.15 Ananda Lewis
4AM	4.30 Movie: A Boy A Girl And A Bike. 1947 [IMDB] (Continues to 6am)	4.40 Victor Paul Home Shopping	4.15 Adventures In Rainbow Country	4.30 Kenneth Copeland
5AM		5.35 Blossom (Continues to 6am)	5am Keynotes 5.30 Entertainment Tonight (Continues to 6am)	5am Life Today With James Robison 5.30 This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn (Continues to 6am)	5am Weatherwatch, Music 5.30 Worldwatch: Japanese News (Continues to 6am)

* ABC also broadcast a secondary channel via its digital signal. ABC Kids broadcast children’s programming 6am to 6pm, and Fly TV presented youth culture programming 6pm onwards.