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 |
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| 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 |
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