A Current Affair, hosted by Michael Willesee, makes its debut. It moves to the earlier 7.00pm timeslot in 1972.
See also: Monday 22 November 1971 — MELBOURNE
Source: TV Week, 20 November 1971
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| 6AM | 6.55am Crusader Rabbit | 6.55am Kooky | 6.50am Commander Strongarm | |
| 7AM | 7am Today | 7am The Super Flying Fun Show | ||
| 8AM | 8am Sesame Street | 8.30 Here’s Humphrey | 8.30 Owly’s School | |
| 9AM | 9am Close | 9am The Popeye Show 9.30 Romper Room |
9.25 Relaxing With Roma 9.30 Divorce Court 9.55 Jackpot Quiz (also at 10.55, 11.25) |
9am The Marvellous Munchkin Show 9.30 Kindy |
| 10AM | 10.10 Play School 10.40 For Schools: Primary Science, Science, Primary Science, English, Is This Your Career? |
10.30 Fitzpatrick Travels | 10am The Unloved 10.25 Dr Joyce Brothers 10.30 Can You Top This |
10am The Magic Circle Club 10.30 Yoga 10.45 Switched On Living |
| 11AM | 11am Consider Your Verdict 11.55 Hair Care |
11am Where The Heart Is 11.30 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 11.55 Movie: Down Argentine Way. 1940 [IMDB] |
11am The Game Game 11.20 Stars In Action 11.45 Better Half 11.55 Newsbreak |
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| 12PM | 12pm Movie: Rio [IMDB] | 12pm Movie: Arms Against The Law. 1960 [IMDB] | ||
| 1PM | 1pm ABC News 1.05 Weekend Magazine (Rpt) 1.30 Close 1.55 For Schools: Social Studies, All Join In |
1.27 A Woman’s Angle 1.30 Beat The Odds. Malcolm Searle |
1.30pm Days Of Our Lives 1.55 Jackpot Quiz (also at 2.25, 2.55) |
1.30 Doctors And Nurses |
| 2PM | 2pm Beauty And The Beast. Rex Mossop | 2pm Coronation Street 2.30 General Hospital |
2.30 Movie: Over She Goes. 1938 [IMDB] | |
| 3PM | 3.20 Andy Pandy 3.35 Play School |
3pm Run For Your Life | 3pm Texas Rangers 3.30 Ripcord |
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| 4PM | 4pm Adventure Island 4.30 Sesame Street |
4pm Sea Hunt 4.25 Strictly Not For Adults 4.30 Annie Oakley |
4pm Cartoon Corner. Includes Lancelot Link, Archie And Sabrina, Kooky, Marine Boy | 4pm The Flintstones 4.30 The Littlest Hobo |
| 5PM | 5.25 Cartoons 5.35 Freewheelers |
5pm The Monkees 5.30 The People’s Choice |
5.30 All About Faces. Tony Murphy | 5pm Bachelor Father 5.30 Dobie Gillis |
| 6PM | 6.05 My Favourite Martian 6.30 GTK 6.40 Bellbird |
6pm Camp Runamuck 6.30 News. Roger Climpson |
6pm Spending Spree. Jimmy Hannan 6.30 News. Brian Henderson |
6pm News. Eric Walters, Brian Bury 6.30 Petticoat Junction |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.30 This Day Tonight |
7pm The Great Temptation. Tony Barber, Barbara Rogers 7.30 The John Davidson Show |
7pm Arnie 7.30 Julia |
7pm The Money Makers. Philip Brady 7.30 Mission Impossible |
| 8PM | 8pm The Doctors 8.43 News In Brief 8.45 Portrait Of Petula |
8.30 Albert And Victoria | 8pm Make Room For Grandaddy 8.30 Spyforce |
8.30 Movie: The Life Of Emile Zola. 1937 [IMDB] |
| 9PM | 9.35 Monday Conference | 9pm Never Mind The Quality, Feel The Width 9.30 TV Ringside. Ron Casey, Merv Williams. Live from Melbourne |
9.30 A Current Affair PREMIERE | |
| 10PM | 10.15 ABC News, Weather 10.25 The Ed Sullivan Show |
10pm Late News 10.10 Hunter |
10.45 Newsbreak 10.50 Scales Of Justice |
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| 11PM | 11.15 Close | 11pm Then Came Bronson | 11.10 Movie: Catacombs [IMDB] | 11.20 Fishermen Only 11.50 Adventure Unlimited |
| 12AM | 12am Close | 12.50am Viewpoint 12.55 Close |
12.10am A Woman’s Angle 12.15 Close |
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