The debut of Seven’s sketch comedy series Something Stupid, starring, written and produced by former Fast Forward stars Marg Downey, Magda Szubanski, Jane Turner and Gina Riley. Like Big Girl’s Blouse before it, Something Stupid featured a series of sketches centred on suburban characters Kath and Kim, that would later evolve into a top-rating stand alone series.
(This listing excludes community Channel 31 which is not listed in TV Week)
Source: TV Week, 29 August 1998
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| 6AM | 6am Open Learning: 6am Visual Arts, 6.30 Out Of Empire, 7am Dragon’s Tongue | 6am Sunrise | 6am National Nine Early News | 6am Aerobics Oz Style 6.30 Sports Tonight (Rpt) |
6am Worldwatch: 6am Ta Nea Ton Ennea, 7am Telegiornale, 7.30 Weatherwatch, Music, 7.55 Mandarin News, 8.30 Das Journal, 9am Le Journal, 9.30 Sevodnia, 10.15 Telediario, 11am Siaran Berita, 11.30 The Journal. 12pm Oto Polska |
| 7AM | 7.30 Teletubbies | 7am Cartoon Connection | 7am Today | 7am Cheez TV. Jade Gatt, Ryan Lappin | |
| 8AM | 8am Rupert 8.25 Pingu 8.30 Sesame Street |
8.30 The Book Place | 8.30 The Music Shop | ||
| 9AM | 9.25 Petals 9.30 Play School |
9am A Country Practice | 9am Here’s Humphrey 9.30 Matlock |
9am Good Morning Australia. Bert Newton | |
| 10AM | 10am The Magic Library 10.15 Discovering Japan 10.30 The India File 10.45 Many Nations One People |
10am Dateline (NBC) | 10.30 National Nine Morning News. Peter Overton | ||
| 11AM | 11am The Mechanical Universe | 11am Eleven AM | 11am What’s Cooking. Geoff Jansz 11.30 Entertainment Tonight |
11.30 Ten News | |
| 12PM | 12pm World At Noon 12.30 Quantum (Rpt) |
12pm Movie: Betrayal Of Trust. 1993 [IMDB] | 12pm Midday With Kerri-Anne. Kerri-Anne Kennerley | 12pm Sally Jessy Raphael | 12.30pm Movie: The Four Horsemen (China) |
| 1PM | 1pm Landline (Rpt) | 1.30 Days Of Our Lives | 1pm Judge Judy 1.30 FCTV. Penny Cook, Julia Zaetta |
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| 2PM | 2pm Parliament Question Time | 2pm Ricki Lake | 2.30 The Young And The Restless | 2.30 Oprah Winfrey | 2.05 Weatherwatch, Music |
| 3PM | 3pm Sesame Street 3.55 Bananas In Pyjamas |
3pm Hey Dad! 3.30 Disney Adventures |
3.30 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | 3.30 Breakers | 3pm TV Ed 3.30 World Sports (Rpt) |
| 4PM | 4pm Play School 4.30 Little Bear 4.55 Oscar And Friends |
4pm The Search For Treasure Island 4.30 Denise. Denise Drysdale |
4pm Crocadoo 2 4.30 What’s Up Doc? |
4pm Totally Wild 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful |
4pm The Intoxicated Mind (Germany) |
| 5PM | 5pm Minty 5.25 Feral TV 5.30 Rocko’s Modern Life 5.55 Gogs |
5pm Hot Streak. James O’Neill 5.30 Wheel Of Fortune. Rob Elliott, Adriana Xenides |
5pm The Price Is Right. Larry Emdur 5.30 Catch Phrase |
5pm Ten News. Mal Walden, Jennifer Hansen | 5pm Newshour (PBS) 5.50 Bobtales |
| 6PM | 6pm Heartbreak High 6.30 No Job For A Lady |
6pm Seven Nightly News 6.30 Today Tonight. Naomi Robson |
6pm National Nine News 6.30 A Current Affair |
6pm Battle Of The Sexes. Ed Phillips 6.30 Neighbours |
6pm Great Houses Of The World 6.30 World News. Mary Kostakidis |
| 7PM | 7pm ABC News. Ian Henderson 7.30 The 7.30 Report |
7pm Home And Away 7.30 Australia’s Most Wanted |
7pm Sale Of The Century. Includes Keno 7.30 Friends |
7pm Seinfeld 7.30 Healthy Wealthy And Wise |
7pm World Sports. Les Murray 7.30 Disaster 2 |
| 8PM | 8pm The Games 8.30 Four Corners |
8.30 Ally McBeal | 8.30 State Coroner | 8pm South Park | |
| 9PM | 9.15 Media Watch 9.30 Race Around The World |
9.30 Something Stupid. Marg Downey, Jane Turner, Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley PREMIERE | 9.30 IMT. Frankie J Holden, Julia Morris, Steve Jacobs | 9.30 Law & Order | 9pm World News At Nine 9.30 Soccer: English Premier League |
| 10PM | 10pm Red Dwarf 10.35 This Life |
10.30 Talking Footy | 10.30 Ten News. Sandra Sully | 10.30 Movie: Adultery – A User’s Guide. 1995 (France) [IMDB] | |
| 11PM | 11.20 Melissa | 11.30 Seven Nightly News. Georgie Gardner | 11pm Nightline. Jim Waley 11.30 Married With Children |
11pm Sports Tonight 11.30 Breakers |
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| 12AM | 12.10am Australia Television International News 12.35 Ruling Passions – Sex, Race And The Empire |
12am The Outer Limits | 12.30am Entertainment Tonight | 12am Fall From Grace | 12.05am Movie: Long Tri Festival Night. Part One. 1989 (Vietnam) [IMDB] |
| 1AM | 1.05 Parliament Question Time | 1am Today (NBC) | 1am Tennis: US Open (Continues to 6am) |
1am Sunset Beach | 1.40 Close |
| 2AM | 2.05 Movie: Zoo Baby. 1964 (B&W) [IMDB] | 2am Telemall Shopping | |||
| 3AM | 3am Open Learning: 3am Dragon’s Tongue, 3.30 Australian Environmental Studies, 4am Reading Writing Roadshow, 4.30 French In Action, 5am Perspective, 5.30 Study Skills, 5.45 Alles Gute (Continues to 6am) |
3am Telemall Shopping 3.55 US Customs Classified |
3am Home Shopping | ||
| 4AM | 4.45 Video Power | 4am Life In The Word 4.30 Kenneth Copeland |
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| 5AM | 5.10 MacGyver (Continues to 6am) |
5am Marilyn Hickey 5.30 Benny Hinn (Continues to 6am) |
5am Weatherwatch, Music 5.30 Worldwatch: Japanese News (Continues to 6am) |
