2000 in Australian television

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Television

• 1 January – The Seven Network introduces a new logo, the first one not to have the 7 inside a circle, which is still in use as of today.
• 17 January – Australia soap opera Something in the Air premieres on ABC. It was the very first Australian television series to be filmed in widescreen.
• 31 January – Dragon Ball Z premieres on Network Ten as part of Cheez TV. Originally using the censored Ocean dub before switching to the uncut Funimation dub.
• 1 February – Popstars becomes the first Australian reality talent show, earning massive ratings for the Seven Network, leading to Bardot, the end product of the show. It becomes the first Australian act to debut at the number 1 position with both its debut single and debut album.
• 8 February – Due to GTV-9's Burgo's Catch Phrase losing its ratings, the Seven Network's smash-hit puzzle show, Wheel Of Fortune changes the new cash values on the Wheel. The changes to top Dollars were from $500 to $750 in Round 1, $1000 to $1500 in Rounds 2 & 3 and $2000 to $2500 in Round 4. The Proton car Wedge is introduced on the wheel. The show's highest-rating 4000th Episode was screened on 13 June, then the Battle Of The Champions special was screened in September, before it followed with the Sydney Olympics.
• 8 February – Australia's Funniest Home Video Show returns and starts in 2000 with a new look format, a new theme song and a relocation from Sydney to Melbourne. Also on that month, it moved to "Every Saturday Nights" at 6:30 PM.
• 21 February – Nine Network's Australian game show Sale of the Century returns by rebranding their name to Sale of the New Century and celebrates 20 years on air.
• 27 February – The first ever reality TV show to debut in Australia, The Mole debuts on the Seven Network. Five more seasons follow.
• 6 March – Foxtel introduces a new sports channel called The Fox Footy Channel. It runs until 4:00 AM on 1 October 2006, with the final ever broadcast being the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
• 24 April – Jan Moody wins the first season of The Mole, taking home $115,000 in prize money. Alan Mason is revealed as the Mole, and Abby Coleman is the runner-up.
• 30 June – American animated sitcom Family Guy debuts on Seven Network.
• 18 July – Former Hey Hey It's Saturday team member/Red Faces gong master judge Red Symons, became the first celebrity to miss the $500,000 question on the three-hour celebrity special on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
• 27 August – Australian drama series SeaChange returns for a third season on ABC.
• 28 August – Then-58-year-old Brisbane resident Trevor Sauer becomes the first person to win $500,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
• September – The Sydney Olympics earn record ratings for Channel 7 with the Olympic Opening & Closing Ceremonies, and its continuous coverage.
• 9 October – Rove McManus's weekly talk show Rove Live makes its debut on Network Ten after it was axed by Nine Network in 1999.
• 9 December – Final episode of the Australian drama series SeaChange is broadcast on the ABC.
• 19 December – The Seven Network loses the TV rights to the AFL for the first time, since televised football began in 1957. The rights are won by a Nine Network-Network Ten-Foxtel consortium.
• TV stations conduct test transmissions in digital.

Channels

New channels

• 1 January – CNNfn^[1]
• 2 December – FOX Classics Shared with Fox Kids

Free-to-air

Domestic

Program	Channel	Debut date
Something in the Air	ABC	17 January
Gloria's House	Seven Network	16 September
Eugenie Sandler P.I.	ABC	30 October
Fresh	Nine Network	2000
Li'l Horrors	Seven Network	2000

International

Program	Channel	Debut date
Vor-Tech: Undercover Conversion Squad	Network Ten	3 January
Dragon Ball Z	Network Ten	31 January
Daring and Grace: Teen Detectives	ABC	14 March
Bear in the Big Blue House	ABC	3 April
The Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police	Network Ten	27 April
Farscape	Nine Network	20 May
Family Guy	Seven Network	30 June
Little Monsters	ABC	3 July
Tweenies	ABC	4 July
Franklin	ABC	6 July
Animal Stories	ABC	31 July
Pablo the Little Red Fox	ABC	30 August
Tales of the Little Grey Rabbit	ABC	18 September
Sheeep	ABC	3 November
The West Wing	Nine Network	28 November
Walter Melon	Network Ten	29 November
The Avengers: United They Stand	Network Ten	29 November
SimsalaGrimm	ABC	6 December
Willow Town	Network Ten	18 December
Digimon: Digital Monsters	Network Ten	2000
Bad Dog	Network Ten	2000
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs	Network Ten	2000
Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy	Seven Network	2000

Subscription Television

International

Program	Channel	Debut date
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd[2]	Nickelodeon	3 March
Rotten Ralph[2][3]	Nickelodeon	4 March
SpongeBob SquarePants[2][3]	Nickelodeon	6 March
Just a Kid[4]	Nickelodeon	7 April
Highlander: The Raven[5]	Fox8	20 November
Grange Hill[6]	Nickelodeon	December
Radio Active[6]	Nickelodeon	December
Pelswick[6]	Nickelodeon	1 December
Noah Knows Best[6]	Nickelodeon	15 December
Mega Babies	Fox Kids	2000
Mona the Vampire	Nickelodeon	2000
Anthony Ant	Nickelodeon	2000

Specials

Program	Channel	Debut date
2000 American Comedy Awards[7]	The Comedy Channel	6 August
Latin Grammy Awards 2000[5]	Arena	4 November

Documentary Specials

Program	Channel	Debut date
Africa's Deadly Dozen[8]	National Geographic Channel	4 November
When Dinosaurs Ruled: At the Ends of the Earth[8]	Discovery Channel	16 November
Destination Space[8]	National Geographic Channel	20 November
Wings: Hindenburg: Fire in the Sky[8]	Discovery Channel	26 November

Programming Changes

Subscription premieres

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on Australian subscription television that had previously premiered on Australian free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.

Domestic

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
Popstars[6]	Nickelodeon	Seven Network	December

International

Program	Subscription network	Free-to-air network	Date
Moonlighting[9]	TV1	Unknown	4 February
Miami 7[2]	Nickelodeon	Seven Network	3 March
Frasier[10]	TV1	Nine Network	3 July
Angela Anaconda[4]	Nickelodeon	ABC TV	August

Ending This Year

Program	Channel	End date	Debut date
SeaChange	ABC	9 December	10 May 1998
Lizzie's Library	ABC	29 May	6 November 1995
Good News Week	Network Ten	27 May	19 April 1996

References

1. "CNN Financial Network makes Asia-Pacific debut on Optus TV.". BusinessWorld. 15 November 1999. p. 26.
2. Nick Nooze (Nickelodeon (Australia)). Autumn. 2000.
3. "What's New On Nick? – March 2000". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2000. Archived from the original on 12 March 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
4. Nick Nooze (Nickelodeon (Australia)). Winter. 2000.
5. "FOXTEL Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
6. Nick Nooze (Nickelodeon (Australia)). Summer. 2000.
7. "FOXTEL Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 22 August 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
8. "FOXTEL Highlights (Documentaries)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 9 December 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
9. Everton, Denise (4 February 2000). "Bickering allies". Illawarra Mercury (Illawarra, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 42. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
10. Gray, Ellen (30 June 2000). "Shrink rapt". Newcastle Herald (Newcastle, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 5. Retrieved 27 December 2009.