The local premiere of the ABC series A Taste For Blue Ribbons, based on the book by Eugene Lumbers, starring Ron Graham, Sheila Bradley, Sally Conabere and her father Syd Conabere. The series first debuted in Victoria a week earlier and other states during June. In 1975 it was followed up by a sequel, Lucky Colour Blue.

See also: Sunday 27 May 1973 — MELBOURNE, Sunday 27 May 1973 — CANBERRA

Source: TV Week, 26 May 1973

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7AM		7am This Week Has Seven Days
8AM			8am Name To Remember 8.05 Mr Titan 8.10 Humphrey Bear Facts
9AM		9am TV Tutorial	9am Science ’72	9.30am The Marvellous Munchkin Show
10AM	10.50am Is This Your Career?	10.30 These Children Are Ours	10.30 Religion 10.55 On This Day	10am Owly’s School 10.30 What In The World
11AM	11am Divine Service	11am Sports Action. Rex Mossop	11am Faith For Today 11.30 Nature Walkabout 11.55 Relaxing With Roma	11am Yoga 11.30 On The Line
12PM	12pm A Big Country 12.30 Science Report 12.45 In Your Garden		12pm World Championship Wrestling	12pm Ray Anthony
1PM	1pm Four Corners (Rpt) 1.55 Royal Ballet: Ondine	1pm Special: It Couldn’t Be Done	1pm World Of Sport 1.50 Point Of View	1pm Dobie Gillis 1.30 Candid Camera
2PM		2pm Motor Racing: Catalina Rallycross	2pm Movie: The Devil’s Pass. 1957 [IMDB]	2pm Movie: The Doughgirls. 1944 [IMDB]
3PM	3.20 Rugby League		3.30 Movie: Bombers B-52. 1957 [IMDB]
4PM	4.15 Movie: The Lively Set. 1964 [IMDB]	4pm Motor Racing: Calder Raceway		4pm High Chaparral
5PM	5.45 Origami 5.55 TDT Special: Johnny Farnham	5pm The Doris Day Show 5.30 It’s Academic. Andrew Harwood	5pm Daktari	5pm Bonanza
6PM	6.25 A Taste For Blue Ribbons PREMIERE 6.55 Weather	6pm Seven National News 6.30 Tom And Jerry	6pm National Nine News. Jim Waley 6.30 Disneyland	6pm Eyewitness News 6.30 Wild Kingdom
7PM	7pm ABC News. Includes Weekend Magazine 7.30 The Magic Of Music. Eric Jupp, Shirley McDonald, Neil Williams	7pm Special: Robinson Crusoe 7.30 Boney	7.30 Cade’s Country	7.30 Adam 12
8PM	8pm The Regiment 8.50 ABC News, Weather 8.55 Retrospect	8.30 Movie: Who Was That Lady? 1960 [IMDB]	8.30 Movie: Poor Cow. 1967 [IMDB]	8.30 Movie: The War Wagon. 1967 [IMDB]
9PM	9.50 Special: Local Measures On A World Scale
10PM	10.20 ABC News, Weather 10.30 Broaden Your Mind	10.45 The Flip Wilson Show	10.30 Federal File	10.25 Laugh-In
11PM	11pm Close	11.45 The Killer	11pm Bracken’s World	11.25 Here’s Harry 11.55 Psalms For Modern Men
12AM		12.15am Close	12am Religious Documentary 12.30 Late News 12.33 Viewpoint 12.43 Close	12am Close
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