Post by Matthew the Swordsman on Jul 4, 2017 8:03:32 GMT
Note: I hope the previous post, a U.S. Saturday schedule from 1975, is of interest. Saturday schedules are something I've rarely done before. Now for something else....
...here is the Thursday 14 April 1977 TV schedule for Sydney Australia. A mix of American, Australian and British series.
Four stations to choose from, three commercial (ATN-7, TCN-9, TEN-10), one non-commercial (ABN-2).
Australian TV had only converted to colour in 1975, but the uptake of colour TV set ownership was rapid.
ATN-7:
10:00AM - Romper Room
11:00AM - Eleven AM
12:00PM - Easy to Love (1953) (strangely listed as B&W, even though the film and Australian TV were both in colour!)
2:00PM - Medical Center
3:00PM - Mannix
4:00PM - Batman
4:30PM - Salty
5:00PM - The Road Runner Show
5:30PM - The Flintstones
6:00PM - Bewitched
6:30PM - News
7:00PM - Willesee at Seven
7:30PM - The George Burns Special
8:30PM - Police Woman
9:30PM - Serpico (yes, Australia got America's bombs as well)
10:30PM - Bluey
11:30PM - Plantet of the Apes
12:30PM - Station close
ABN-2 (non-commercial)
8:00AM - Sesame Street (which led to complaints regarding the letter "Z")
9:00AM - Educational Program for Juniors
9:30AM - Play School
10:00AM - Selected Educational Programs
1:00PM - News
1:10PM - Horizon Five
1:30PM - Educational and Entertainment Items for Schoolchildren
5:30PM - Flashez
6:00PM - The Wombles
6:05PM - Survival with Johnny Farnham
6:30PM - Bellbird (sadly, most episodes of this series are lost)
6:55PM - Gardening
7:00PM - News
7:30PM - This Day Tonight
8:00PM - The Good Life
8:30PM - The Of Show
8:55PM - Moynihan (a Australia-New Zealand co-production?)
9:45PM - News
9:55PM - Soccer
10:50PM - Station close
TCN-9
6:00AM - Gene Autry (probably one of his old films sliced and diced for the hour time-slot)
7:00AM - The Super Flying Fun Show
9:00AM - Here's Humphrey
10:00AM - Dinah! (yes, Australia even got America's talk shows)
11:00AM - Another World
12:00PM - The Mike Walsh Show (my mother loved this show)
1:30PM - Days of Our Lives (this show has probably appeared on more schedules posted by me than any other show)
2:30PM - The Young and the Restless
3:00PM - General Hospital
3:30PM - Search for Tomorrow
4:00PM - The Daryl and Ossie Cartoon Show
5:00PM - Daktari
6:00PM - The Young Doctors
6:30PM - News
7:00PM - A Current Affair (the worst show ever produced, but maybe it wasn't as bad in 1977?)
7:30PM - Little House on the Prairie
8:30PM - The Sullivans
9:30PM - The Don Lane Show (unfortunately, many episodes are lost)
11:00PM - Archer (gee, another American bomb)
12:00AM - Film: Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958) (sounds interesting, but the Blu-ray is way too expensive)
1:40AM - La battaglia dei Mods (1966)
3:00AM - Humoresque (1946)
5:00AM - Film: Death Trap (1962)
TEN-10
7:00AM - For Young Viewers
8:30AM - Film: Death and Diamonds (1968)
9:55AM - Religious
10:00AM - Switched on Living
10:15AM - Swami Sarasvati (yoga for viewers....quite a popular little segment actually)
10:30AM - The Farmer's Daughter
11:00AM - The Maggi Eckardt Hour
12:00PM - Film: Mad about Men (1954) (I'm discovering some interesting films thanks to these posts)
1:30PM - Pot of Gold
2:30PM - Casino 10
3:00PM - Matlock Police
4:00PM - Who, What, Where
4:30PM - Julia
5:00PM - Hogan's Heroes
5:30PM - The Celebrity Game
6:00PM - News
7:00PM - Blankety Blanks (Australia's version of "Match Game")
7:30PM - M*A*S*H
8:00PM - M*A*S*H (this show was so huge in Australia)
8:30PM - Number 96 (a new low in cheap and nasty TV drama...but it was fun!)
9:30PM - The Box
10:30PM - The Ernie Sigley Show
12:00AM - Religious program
12:05AM - Station close
...here is the Thursday 14 April 1977 TV schedule for Sydney Australia. A mix of American, Australian and British series.
Four stations to choose from, three commercial (ATN-7, TCN-9, TEN-10), one non-commercial (ABN-2).
Australian TV had only converted to colour in 1975, but the uptake of colour TV set ownership was rapid.
ATN-7:
10:00AM - Romper Room
11:00AM - Eleven AM
12:00PM - Easy to Love (1953) (strangely listed as B&W, even though the film and Australian TV were both in colour!)
2:00PM - Medical Center
3:00PM - Mannix
4:00PM - Batman
4:30PM - Salty
5:00PM - The Road Runner Show
5:30PM - The Flintstones
6:00PM - Bewitched
6:30PM - News
7:00PM - Willesee at Seven
7:30PM - The George Burns Special
8:30PM - Police Woman
9:30PM - Serpico (yes, Australia got America's bombs as well)
10:30PM - Bluey
11:30PM - Plantet of the Apes
12:30PM - Station close
ABN-2 (non-commercial)
8:00AM - Sesame Street (which led to complaints regarding the letter "Z")
9:00AM - Educational Program for Juniors
9:30AM - Play School
10:00AM - Selected Educational Programs
1:00PM - News
1:10PM - Horizon Five
1:30PM - Educational and Entertainment Items for Schoolchildren
5:30PM - Flashez
6:00PM - The Wombles
6:05PM - Survival with Johnny Farnham
6:30PM - Bellbird (sadly, most episodes of this series are lost)
6:55PM - Gardening
7:00PM - News
7:30PM - This Day Tonight
8:00PM - The Good Life
8:30PM - The Of Show
8:55PM - Moynihan (a Australia-New Zealand co-production?)
9:45PM - News
9:55PM - Soccer
10:50PM - Station close
TCN-9
6:00AM - Gene Autry (probably one of his old films sliced and diced for the hour time-slot)
7:00AM - The Super Flying Fun Show
9:00AM - Here's Humphrey
10:00AM - Dinah! (yes, Australia even got America's talk shows)
11:00AM - Another World
12:00PM - The Mike Walsh Show (my mother loved this show)
1:30PM - Days of Our Lives (this show has probably appeared on more schedules posted by me than any other show)
2:30PM - The Young and the Restless
3:00PM - General Hospital
3:30PM - Search for Tomorrow
4:00PM - The Daryl and Ossie Cartoon Show
5:00PM - Daktari
6:00PM - The Young Doctors
6:30PM - News
7:00PM - A Current Affair (the worst show ever produced, but maybe it wasn't as bad in 1977?)
7:30PM - Little House on the Prairie
8:30PM - The Sullivans
9:30PM - The Don Lane Show (unfortunately, many episodes are lost)
11:00PM - Archer (gee, another American bomb)
12:00AM - Film: Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958) (sounds interesting, but the Blu-ray is way too expensive)
1:40AM - La battaglia dei Mods (1966)
3:00AM - Humoresque (1946)
5:00AM - Film: Death Trap (1962)
TEN-10
7:00AM - For Young Viewers
8:30AM - Film: Death and Diamonds (1968)
9:55AM - Religious
10:00AM - Switched on Living
10:15AM - Swami Sarasvati (yoga for viewers....quite a popular little segment actually)
10:30AM - The Farmer's Daughter
11:00AM - The Maggi Eckardt Hour
12:00PM - Film: Mad about Men (1954) (I'm discovering some interesting films thanks to these posts)
1:30PM - Pot of Gold
2:30PM - Casino 10
3:00PM - Matlock Police
4:00PM - Who, What, Where
4:30PM - Julia
5:00PM - Hogan's Heroes
5:30PM - The Celebrity Game
6:00PM - News
7:00PM - Blankety Blanks (Australia's version of "Match Game")
7:30PM - M*A*S*H
8:00PM - M*A*S*H (this show was so huge in Australia)
8:30PM - Number 96 (a new low in cheap and nasty TV drama...but it was fun!)
9:30PM - The Box
10:30PM - The Ernie Sigley Show
12:00AM - Religious program
12:05AM - Station close