The Evil Touch, a 26-episode anthology series of mysteries, makes its debut on GTV9.

The series was an Australian production but with an eye on the overseas market featured guest appearances by a list of American actors. Although Australian television was still in black-and-white, the series was produced in colour to attract overseas sales — a tactic employed by a number of Australian productions during that era.

The Evil Touch had a short run, with Nine removing the series from the schedule after only a couple of weeks with remaining episodes played out over the summer non-ratings period. The series then went on to become a regular staple of Nine’s late-night schedule for years to come.

Source: Listener In-TV, 14 July 1973.

	ABV2	HSV7	GTV9	ATV0
6AM
7AM		7am Today. Graeme Coddington in Melbourne, Bruce Webster and Pat Lovell in Sydney	7am The Super Flying Fun Show	7am The All Electric Non-Stop Cartoon Carnival
8AM	8am Sesame Street 8.55 Close			8.30 Owly’s School
9AM	9.10 For Schools: Form One Maths, Current Affairs 9.50 Play School	9am Dina And Percy 9.53 Housekeeping Club. John D’Arcy	9am Here’s Humphrey	9am Kindy. Sherry Wheeler 9.30 Movie: Ring Of Fire. 1961 [IMDB] (Jackpot Quiz at 10.58, 11.58, 12.28, 1.28, 2.58, 3.58)
10AM	10.20 For Schools: Physical Science Study Course, Form Three Maths, The Cow, Science Session, History 1917-1967	10am Tammy 10.30 Ours Is A Nice House 10.53 Housekeeping Club (cont’d)	10am Divorce Court 10.30 Good Morning Vi. Vi Greenhalf 10.32 What’s My Line
11AM		11am Beauty And The Beast 11.53 Housekeeping Clun (cont’d)	11am Peyton Place 11.30 A Current Affair (Rpt)	11am The Roy Hampson Show
12PM	12.35pm Weekend Magazine	12pm Movie: Slander. 1957 [IMDB]	12pm Days Of Our Lives 12.55 Home Edition News	12pm The New Moneymakers. Philip Brady 12.30 The Price Is Right. Garry Meadows
1PM	1pm ABC News 1.05 Close 1.15 For Schools: Forms Two Maths, Heritage: Greeks And The Sea, Current Affairs, The Cow, Making Of A Musical	1.30 Concentration. Lionel Williams	1pm No Man’s Land. Tanya Halesworth 1.30 Coronation Street	1.30 The Mike Walsh Show
2PM		2pm Temptation. Tony Barber	2pm General Hospital
3PM	3.15 Flowerpot Men 3.30 Play School	3pm Matt Lincoln	3pm Spending Spree. Jimmy Hannan 3.30 Free For All. Ugly Dave Gray	3pm Password. Philip Brady 3.30 Mayberry RFD
4PM	4pm Adventure Island. Sue Donovan 4.30 Sesame Street	4pm Abbott And Costello 4.30 The Osmonds	4pm Cartoon Corner. Daryl Somers. Includes Rocky And Bullwinkle, Josie And The Pussycats In Outer Space	4pm Storytime 4.05 Rod’s Fun Palace. Rod Kirkham
5PM	5.25 Squiggle 5.35 Cartoons 5.40 Lassie	5pm Cheyenne	5pm The Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis 5.30 The Addams Family	5pm The Patty Duke Show 5.30 Gilligan’s Island
6PM	6.05 Doctor Who 6.30 Switched On Set 6.55 Melbourne Preview	6pm The Partridge Family 6.30 Seven National News. Brian Naylor, David Johnston	6pm Here’s Lucy 6.30 National Nine News. John Bailey, Brian Smith	6pm Eyewitness News. Ralphe Neill, John Sorell, Philip Gibbs 6.30 The Brady Bunch
7PM	7pm ABC News 7.30 This Day Tonight. Bill Peach	7pm $25,000 Great Temptation. Tony Barber 7.30 The Best Of Homicide	7pm A Current Affair. Mike Willesee, Ken Burslem, Peter Meakin, Steve Raymond, Phil Davis, Judy Lynne, Tony Ward, Simon Townsend, Tim Connor 7.30 Hawaii Five O	7pm The Price Is Right. Garry Meadows 7.30 Matlock Police
8PM	8pm Focus On Football. Harry Beitzel 8.30 News In Brief 8.35 Dad’s Army	8.30 Please Sir	8.30 The Evil Touch PREMIERE	8.30 Number 96
9PM	9.05 The Regiment 9.55 Sow What. Kevin Heinze	9pm Movie: The VIPs. 1963 [IMDB]	9pm McCloud	9pm Movie: White Witch Doctor. 1953 [IMDB]
10PM	10.10 ABC News, Weather 10.20 Golf: 1973 British Open Championship		10.25 National News Headlines. Jason Davis 10.30 Movie: Last Of The Fast Guns. 1958 [IMDB]	10.45 Eyewitness News. Bruce Mansfield 10.50 The Mike Walsh Show (Rpt)
11PM	11.20 Would You Believe 11.50 Close	11.15 Two On The Aisle. Ivan Hutchinson, Jim Murphy 11.45 Movie: San Francisco. 1936 [IMDB]
12AM			12am Movie: Rhythm On The River. 1940 [IMDB]	12.20am Close
1AM		1.45am News, Weather. Greg Shackleton 1.55 Close
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3AM			3am Epilogue 3.05 Close
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