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1959 in Australian television

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1959 in Australian television was the fourth year of television broadcasts in Australia.

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Events

Television broadcasts in the state of Queensland (Brisbane) were aired for the very first time, starting with the Nine Network's QTQ on 16 August, followed soon after by the Seven Network's BTQ on 1 November, and the ABC's ABQ on the next day.

The first television station in Adelaide, South Australia (NWS-9) began broadcasting on 5 September.

On 1 July, Australian children's TV series Mr. Squiggle and Friends debuts on ABC starting off as a temporary fill in. Years later the show has been so popular it continues to air on the ABC until 9 July 1999.

Notable debuts and endings

Notable Australian series that debuted during 1959 included variety and/or music series Adelaide Tonight, The Bobby Limb Show, Six O'Clock Rock and Make Ours Music, game show Wheel of Fortune, discussion series The Critics, and short-lived drama series Emergency. Additionally, ATN-7 and GTV-9 experimented with local drama with the Shell Presents productions of plays.

Notable series which ended in 1959 included variety and/or music series Astor Showcase, Hit Parade and Sydney Tonight (which had been re-titled and re-formatted as Tonight), drama series Autumn Affair and Emergency, and comedy series Take That.

Domestic

  • 16 February - Emergency (Nine Network - Melbourne)
  • 1 July - Mr. Squiggle and Friends (ABC TV)
  • 1 November - Canberra Report (Seven Network - Sydney)
  • 6 December - On the Spot (Nine Network - Melbourne)
  • 29 December - New Look at New Guinea (ABC TV)

    • International

  • The Donna Reed Show (ABC TV)
  • Huckleberry Hound (Nine Network - Sydney, Seven Network - Melbourne)
  • Spunky and Tadpole (Nine Network)
  • Quick Draw McGraw (Nine Network - Sydney, Seven Network - Melbourne)
  • The Invisible Man (1958) (Seven Network)

    • 1950s

  • The Late Show (1957 – 1959)
  • The Price is Right (1957 – 1959)
  • The Happy Go Lucky Show (1957 – 1959)
  • Binnie Time (1958 – 1959)
  • My Fair Lady (1958 – 1962)
  • That's My Desire (1958 – 1960)
  • Room for Two (1958 – 1959)
  • The Toppanos (1958 – 1959)
  • The Annette Klooger Show (1959 – 1961)
  • Bandwagon (1959 – 1960)
  • Sweet and Low (1959)
  • Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959 – 1999)

    • References

    1959 in Australian television Wikipedia
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