2 January – Hey Hey It's Saturday launches in 1995 without Ossie Ostrich as Ernie Carroll, who was Graham Kennedy's on-screenwriter from the early IMT days, retired at the end of 1994. Spin-off The Best/Worst Of Red Faces had specials aired on February 13, May 15 and August 1018 January – American sitcom The Nanny premieres on Network Ten.24 January – Australian lifestyle series Better Homes and Gardens premieres on Seven Network.30 January – Australian current affairs programme Today Tonight airs on Seven Network. The show will be launched with individual editions in each of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.10 February – Roger Climpson presents his final bulletin for Seven Nightly News after deciding to stand down after his diagnosis with prostate cancer. Ann Sanders replaced him the following Monday (13 February).14 February – Australian drama series Fire screens on Seven Network.17 February – Australian children's education series Lift Off is back with a brand new series at 4:30pm on ABC.20 March – Australian children's comedy series The Ferals return for a brand new series at 5:00pm every Monday on ABC.24 March – Final episode of the Australian children's educational series Lift Off airs on ABC.24 April – Australian comedy series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas Funky Squad debuts on the ABC only running for 7 episodes.24 April – The First Oz Lotto draw screened on Television starting on the Seven Network then the Nine Network in 2005.1 May – Kerry Stokes becomes chairman of the Seven Network after reaching 20% ownership of the company.29 May – Australian children's game show A*A*mazing returns to Seven Network for a brand new series.29 May – Australian teenage game show Vidiot returns for a new brand series on ABC at 5:30pm with Scott McRae as presenter once again.26 June – The ABC broadcasts the final episode of the Australian children's comedy series The Ferals at 5:00pm.10 July – Network Ten debuts a brand new weekday morning children's cartoon programme called Cheez TV presented by teenagers Jade Gatt and Ryan Lappin.20 July – Final episode of Australian teen game show Vidiot airs on ABC at 5:30pm with a special guest appearance by Andrew Denton.24 July - Sale Of The Century celebrates its 15th anniversary with a one-hour tribute special airs on the Nine Network at 7:30pm.3 October – Australian game show Wheel of Fortune broadcasts, produces and airs its 3000th episode.STW-9 is purchased by Sunraysia Television after a fierce bidding war with WIN Television.Juanita Phillips leaves Network Ten to join new news channel services by Foxtel, Sky News the following year.Pay television arrives in Australia with Foxtel & Optus Vision launching in the metropolitan areas & Galaxy & Austar launching in regional areas that year.Anne Fulwood returns to the Seven Network in October to present its new late night news bulletin.26 January – Premier Sports Network26 January – ANBC3 March – Showtime3 March – Encore2 April – TV122 April – Arena22 April – Max22 April – Red22 April – Quest19 September – The Movie Network19 September – Movie Greats19 September – CNN International19 September – ESPN19 September – Sports Australia3 October – Cartoon Network23 October – Nickelodeon23 October – Fox823 October – fX4 December – The Value ChannelThis is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.
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.
Today Tonight (Seven Network)Better Homes and Gardens (Seven Network)This Is Your Life (Nine Network)ABC TV
Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959–1999)Four Corners (1961–present)Rage (1987-beyond)G.P. (1989–1996)Foreign Correspondent (1992–present)Frontline (1994–1997)Seven Network
Wheel of Fortune (1981–1996, 1996–2003, 2004-beyond)A Country Practice (1981–1994)Home and Away (1988–present)Family Feud (1988–1996)The Great Outdoors (1993–2006, 2007)Full Frontal (1993–present)Blue Heelers (1994–2006)Nine Network
Sunday (1981–2008)Today (1982 – present)Sale of the Century (1980–2001)A Current Affair (1971–1978, 1988–2005, 2006–present)Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)The Midday Show (1973–1998)60 Minutes (1979–present)The Flying Doctors (1986–1991)Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990–2000, 2000–2004, 2005–present)Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999)Getaway (1992–present)Our House (1993–2001)Money (1993–2000)Network Ten
Neighbours (1985 – present)E Street (1989–1993)Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (1991–2005)Sports Tonight (1993–present)