Tag: Jeopardy

On This Day — 11 January

11 January 1964: Singer Frank Ifield 11 January 1967: Tommy Hanlon Jnr (The Tommy Hanlon Show) 11 January 1975: Barrie Barkla (The Box) 11 January 1992: Kate Raison and Marcus Graham (E Street) 11 January 2003: Carla Bonner, Kym Valentine, Madeleine West (Neighbours) 11 January 1993: Tony Barber returns to TV as host of Ten’s …

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JC At 8.30: Seven’s two-week wonder

In 1973 the most popular show in Australia was the 0-10 Network‘s Number 96. Screening five nights a week at 8.30pm, it acted as a disruptor against established viewing trends that favoured the older Seven and Nine networks. Heading into 1974, Seven’s plan to tackle the popular soap was a tonight show, JC At 8.30. …

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Classic TV Guides: Ryan

Having already produced successful dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police based around the Victorian police force, Crawford Productions took a different path with its 1973 action drama, Ryan. Instead of focusing on the police force, the central character, Michael Ryan (Rod Mullinar) is a private investigator. The only other regular characters are Ryan’s secretary …

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1996: September 28-October 4

Cover: Catriona Rowntree (Getaway) and Tania Zaetta (Who Dares Wins) Tony’s above par The Seven Network‘s decision to dump John Burgess as host of Wheel Of Fortune after 12 years in the role was met with widespread disapproval. Viewers were unhappy with the signing of Tony Barber to the hosting role as well as other changes being …

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1996: July 20-26

Cover: Gillian Anderson (The X Files), Dieter Brummer (Shark Bay) Summer Bay shake-up! An earthquake is set to tear apart Summer Bay as Home And Away hits its 2000th episode. Alf (Ray Meagher) collapses from heart failure as his store is crumbling around him in the midst of the quake, and there is panic at …

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1994: September 10-16

Cover: Heather Locklear (Melrose Place) ‘It’s time to jump off the cliff again!’ A guest role in this week’s episode of GP has given actor Garry McDonald a chance to stretch his boundaries. “I felt a while ago that I was always working with the same people, that I needed certain people for a safety net,” …

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Ten: Rising from receivership

Part IV of this week’s tribute to 50 years of Network Ten.  Part I — ATV0… from Go!! to Ten Part II — ATV0: The Channel 0 Viewers’ Club Part III — ATV10… A new decade, a new channel Part V — Ten: 2000 to now The Nineties started with Australia in the “recession we had to have” …

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Ten to stage Family Feud revival

Family Feud, the classic game show format, is set for a revival on Network Ten. While the format revival is not a huge surprise — it had been circulating around the industry rumour mill for some time — the choice of host is an unlikely one. Former Sunrise weatherman and Seven Network host Grant Denyer (pictured) …

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1993: August 15-21

Cover: Jennie Garth (Beverly Hills 90210) The long goodbyes A Country Practice star Judith McGrath has been farewelled by her fellow castmates who presented her with a cake in the studio after she taped her last scenes. Her departure from the series has been well timed, with news from producer JNP that the series will …

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Mal Walden stepping down from Ten News

The Herald Sun reports that Ten News presenter Mal Walden (pictured) will be retiring from his role at Melbourne’s Ten News At Five desk at the end of this year. The announcement marks an end to on again, off again speculation about his long term future in the role.  The 68-year-old has long been speculated to be …

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