The GTV9 Yooralla telethon was an annual event from 1959 to 1979, raising funds for the Yooralla school for children with a disability. The 1977 telethon was officially opened by newsreader Eric Pearce. Nine Network personalities to appear through the day included Don Lane, Mike Walsh, Daryl Somers, Paul Hogan and Bert Newton.
The 1977 telethon raised a total of $594,741.21
Source: TV Week, 26 February 1977
| ABV2 | HSV7 | GTV9 | ATV0 | |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
| 6AM | 6am (To Be Announced) | |||
| 7AM | 7am Yooralla Telethon. Eric Pearce | |||
| 8AM | 8am The Adventures Of Rupert Bear 8.15 Movie: Little Prince And The Eight Headed Dragon [IMDB] |
8am Rock ‘N’ Roll Milk Bar. Warwick Rankin | ||
| 9AM | ||||
| 10AM | 10am Sound Unlimited. Donnie Sutherland | |||
| 11AM | 11am Special: Miss Sportsgirl Of Victoria 1977. Chuck Faulkner 11.30 Yooralla Telethon (cont’d) |
11am Grecian Scene | ||
| 12PM | 12pm Movies: The Iron Glove. 1954 [IMDB]; Killers of Kilimanjaro. 1959 [IMDB] | 12pm Golf: Victorian Open | ||
| 1PM | ||||
| 2PM | ||||
| 3PM | ||||
| 4PM | 4pm Cricket: Sheffield Shield. Victoria v NSW. Live from Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4pm This Week Has Seven Days. David Johnston, Honor Walters | 4pm Cricket: Sheffield Shield. Victoria v NSW. Live from Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| 5PM | 5pm The Big Valley | |||
| 6PM | 6pm Countdown 6.57 Weather |
6pm Seven National News. David Johnston, Mal Walden, Bill Collins, Peter Landy 6.30 Space 1999 |
6pm National Nine News. Mickie de Stoop, Ted Ryan, Bert Bryant 6.30 Candid Camera |
6pm Eyewitness News. John Gatfield, Clem Dimsey, Tony Doherty 6.30 Young Talent Time |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News 7.15 Today’s Sport 7.30 The David Nixon Show |
7.30 Bluey | 7pm Paper Moon 7.30 Petrocelli |
7.30 Harry O |
| 8PM | 8.10 Four Corners. Caroline Jones | 8.30 Penthouse ’77. Mary Hardy, Bill Collins. Includes Tattslotto at 9.30 | 8.30 Yooralla Telethon (cont’d) | 8.30 Movie: The Cheyenne Social Club. 1970 [IMDB] |
| 9PM | 9.05 ABC News, Weather 9.15 Movie: The Last Outpost. 1951 [IMDB] |
|||
| 10PM | 10.40 Swimming: Australian Championships. Highlights | 10.30 Movie: Deliver Us From Evil. 1973 [IMDB] | ||
| 11PM | 11.10 Close | 11pm Star Soccer | ||
| 12AM | 12.15am Close | 12am Good Heavens 12.30 Movie: The House That Wouldn’t Die. 1970 [IMDB] |
12am Movie: Don’t Look Behind You. 1971 [IMDB] | |
| 1AM | 1.45 Movie: Pitfall. 1948 (B&W) [IMDB] | |||
| 2AM | 2.30 Close | |||
| 3AM | 3.15 Movie: The Neon Ceiling. 1970 [IMDB] | |||
| 4AM | 4.55 Movie: The Planter’s Wife. 1952 (B&W) [IMDB] (Continues to 6am) |
|||
| 5AM |
