2005 in Australian television
Events
- 8 January – Australia Unites: Reach Out To Asia raises $20 million for the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami relief effort. It is also the first time that Australia's three major commercial television stations have co-operated to broadcast such an event.
- February – Australia's Funniest Home Video Show returns and starts 2005 when AFHVS became Australia's Funniest Home Videos with a funky major revamp, a monster-revamped funky instrumental theme muzac and a relocation from Melbourne back to Sydney. This is the very first episode to be filmed at Nine's Sydney studios since 1999.
- 13 April – The Seven Network's Melbourne studio suffers a 30-minute blackout, resulting in Blue Heelers being interrupted in the midst of a four-part storyline; this episode is repeated the following week in all markets except Perth.[1]
- 7 March – ABC launches a brand new digital channel ABC2.
- 26 April - The Great Outdoors host Tom Williams and his partner Kym Johnson win the second season of Dancing with the Stars.
- 25 May – Graham Kennedy dies at age 71. The network on which most of his shows aired, the Nine Network, passes up the offer to broadcast his funeral but Seven axes Nine's coverage, picks it up and wins it. Nine does eventually show parts of the funeral live.
- June – Deal or No Deal host Andrew O'Keefe replaces Chris Reason as co-host when the title Sunday Sunrise became Weekend Sunrise.
- 26 June – Douglas Wood is interviewed by Sandra Sully about his time as a captive after Network Ten pays a reported $400,000 for an exclusive interview.
- 15 August – Big Brother: Greg Mathew, along with twin brother David Mathew, also known as "The Logan Twins" is announced the winner of the fifth series.
- 25 August – After a one-year hiatus, The Mole returns to Australian television for its fifth and final season, hosted by Tom Williams after its original host Grant Bowler was unavailable due to a prior commitment.
- 17 October – Rob "Coach" Fulton, a resident from Sydney, becomes the first ever person to win $1 million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Just four episodes later, another resident from Sydney, Martin Flood, became the second and final person won the top prize, amid allegations of cheating.
- 27 October – Liz Cantor wins the fifth and final season of The Mole, taking home $203,000 in prize money. John Whitehall is revealed as the Mole, and Craig Murrell is the runner-up. Cantor would later embark on a role with Channel Seven in Brisbane as its fill-in weather presenter.
- 8 November - Home and Away actress Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin win the third season of Dancing with the Stars.
- 21 November - Kate DeAraugo wins the third season of Australian Idol.
- 26 November – The very last ever episode of The Price Is Right goes to air on the Nine Network after a 5-year run then a 2-year run. The show was axed due to the strong competitions of rival Seven Network game show Deal or No Deal. This was host Larry Emdur's final appearance on Nine, before moving to the Seven Network.
- 2 December – A Current Affair again draws with a final goodbye with Ray Martin in the hot-seat before retiring for the very last time. As the program is rested for six weeks to try out a major reliable revamp, he is definitely to be replaced by Tracy Grimshaw from 2006 onwards. Grimshaw quits the Today show after 9 years as co-host. She will be replaced by former-Ten News anchor Jessica Rowe effective from 30 January 2006, then soon axed due to poor ratings.
- 5 December – Wheel of Fortune returns to Channel Seven with Larry Emdur & Laura Csortan as the hosts. Emdur & Csortan (as Larry & Laura) became the Wheel's second and final hosting partnership since Baby John Burgess & Adriana Xenides (as Burgo and Adriana), between 1984 and 1996. On the very first episode, the car was won! The final edition of the version was screened on 28 July 2006. Its return, host and letter turner was announced on Sunrise on 18 November.
- 16 December – Good Morning Australia ends with a final goodbye after a 12-year run on Network Ten from the studios of ATV-10. Host Bert Newton retires from Channel Ten and signs up and returns to Nine Network to host game show Bert's Family Feud. The following year, Good Morning Australia time slot was replaced by 9am with David and Kim hosted by former Getaway reporter David Reyne and former National Nine News/Nightline presenter, Kim Watkins who both moved from the Nine Network to Channel Ten.
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References
- ↑ "Blackout leaves Heelers fans hanging". AAP. Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2005. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Alarcon, Camille (2 December 2005). "Disney makes new friends". News. B & T Weekly 54 (2546): 23. ISSN 1325-9210. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 "What's New On Nick? – Term 1". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2005. Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ↑ Nighty Night – ABC TV Guide
- 1 2 3 Bellman, Annmaree (30 December 2004). "PAY TV – Monday January 3". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 24. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- 1 2 Fidgeon, Robert (26 January 2005). "Best of Pay TV". The Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia: News Limited). p. H11.
- ↑ "Highlights (Kids & Family)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ↑ "Best of Pay TV". The Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia: News Limited). 2 March 2005. p. H11.
- ↑ Bellman, Annmaree (17 March 2005). "PAY TV – MONDAY". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 24.
- ↑ Veitch, Harriet (19 April 2005). "Entertainment". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 19. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
- ↑ Hooks, Barbara (14 April 2005). "PAY TV – FRIDAY". The Age (Melbourne, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 18. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ↑ "Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 18 June 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ↑ Molitorisz, Sacha (13 June 2005). "Pay TV – Thursday". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 12. ISSN 0312-6315.
- 1 2 "Highlights (Kids & Family)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 31 July 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ↑ Oliver, Robin (8 August 2005). "Pay TV". Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 18. ISSN 0312-6315. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ↑ "September Highlights (Entertainment)". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ↑ Ellis, Scott (23 October 2005). "Pay TV". Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia: Fairfax Media). p. 17. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
- ↑ "What's New On Nick? – APRIL HOLLIDAYS ON NICK!". Nickelodeon (Australia). 2005. Archived from the original on 17 June 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ↑ "What's New On Seven? – OCTOBER HOLLIDAYS ON SEVEN!". Disney Television Animation (Australia). 2005. Archived from the original on 2 February 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ North And South – ABC TV Guide
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