Today Tonight is an Australian "current affairs" television program produced by the Seven Network and shown on weeknights at 6.30 pm in direct competition with rival Nine Network program A Current Affair.
There are four different national editions of the program: Helen Kapalos presents the New South Wales & Victoria edition, Sharyn Ghidella presents the Queensland edition, Rosanna Mangiarelli presents the South Australian edition and Monika Kos presents the West Australian edition.
Real Life was an Australian current affairs television program that aired on the Seven Network from 20 January 1992 to 1994.
Its format was similar to other tabloid current affairs shows airing at the time, these being A Current Affair and Hinch, which had recently been axed by the Seven Network and picked up by Network Ten. It was mainly presented by Stan Grant and the reporters included former Network Ten newsreader Eric Walters and Edwina Gatenby.
While generally not being as successful as its Nine competitor, it was popular enough for Nine to install Ray Martin as the host of A Current Affair in 1994 and it did win the Logie award for Most Popular Current Affairs Program in that year. At the end of 1994, the show was replaced with Today Tonight, a state-based current affairs program as opposed to Real Life which was a nationally-airing show.
The Bounce was an Australian sports television program which debuted 24 March 2010 at 6:30pm in most states on the Seven Network.
The Bounce was also a variety program based on Australian rules football program, hosted by comedian Peter Helliar. It features former Australian rules footballers Matthew Richardson and Leigh Matthews.
After five episodes, on 22 April 2010, the Seven Network announced that they stopped the show 'indefinitely' until the finals series in September due to poor ratings in the AFL heartland of Melbourne. Suddenly, the program was never brought back and the future of the show is unclear. Seven broadcast Game Day: Prime Time on Thursday nights during the finals series.
Sportsworld was an Australian Sunday morning sports information program shown on Seven Network. The program was broadcast from 9.00am - 11.00am following Weekend Sunrise on a Sunday morning, from Seven's Martin Place streetfront studios in Sydney.
Prior to its final format, Sportsworld had usually been shown on Sunday mornings since its debut in the 1990s. Its host then was Bruce McAvaney. It was then revamped to a sport panel show in which Johanna Griggs hosted alongside Paul Salmon out of Seven Melbourne. In 2004, it was revamped into a chat style show with Johanna Griggs and Sandy Roberts. Matthew White replaced Roberts in late 2004. The program's final season was 2006; it was not renewed due to budget concerns and time constraints due to AFL and V8 Supercars.
11AM was a news magazine program that aired on the Seven Network from 11 am AEST to midday from 1982 to 1999.
The hour-long news program started in 1975 with Roger Climpson presenting, with a number of high-profile presenters since, including Clive Robertson, Vincent Smith, Paul Lyneham, Kerry O'Brien, Don Willesee, Helen Wellings, Richard Zachariah and Ann Sanders. Ross Symonds, Sunrise co-host Melissa Doyle and Today sports presenter Cameron Williams all featured as newsreaders throughout the shows life.
Its most famous presenter was comedian Graham Kennedy.
It last aired on 28 May 1999, presented by Anne Fulwood and Andrew Daddo. Fulwood went on to co-anchor Seven's 6pm news in Melbourne with David Johnston, and Daddo to present entertainment programs. 11AM was the forerunner to Seven Morning News bulletin.
Where Are They Now? is a television show that airs on Australia's Seven Network. It is hosted by Melissa Doyle and David Koch, the main presenters of Seven's breakfast television program Sunrise.
Eclipse Music TV is an Australian music television show which broadcasts every Sunday from 12:30pm on GO!. On air, the show is referred to as AllPhones Eclipse Music TV, after its major sponsor All Phones. The first series went to air on the Seven Network in 2005, Eclipse Music TV quickly became Australia's number one Saturday music chart show til 2007. Its final show on the Seven Network aired on 28 November 2009, before moving to GO! on 8 April 2010.
Greeks on the Roof was an Australian television talk show that ran for 11 episodes on the Seven Network in 2003. It was hosted by Greek-Australian character Effie and her "family".
Based on the format of the British The Kumars at No. 42, each show had interviews with a number of Australian actors and actresses. Guests were involved in Effie's jokes and antics whilst being asked about their career and personal life.
Making a guest appearance on the show was Sam Newman, who is a personality on rival network Channel Nine. Also Molly Meldrum, before signing the contract with Seven. Dr. Harry Cooper was also a guest on the show and in promos was told he would reveal his full self by taking off his hat, but in the show he never did. American talk show host Jerry Springer also made a notable guest appearance.
Kris Noble was the executive producer of the show. The cast included Angus Sampson as Effie's cousin Dimi.
World of Sport was an Australian sports program that was broadcast live by HSV 7 in Melbourne from 1959 to 1987 on Sundays between 11am and 2pm. By the end of its run, the show was claimed as the world's longest running sports program.
A unique combination of talk, banter, highly informed commentary, invented and real sports, the program held a unique place in the sports-obsessed culture of Melbourne and made stars out of a number of ex-sportsman, particularly Australian rules footballers.
The show premiered on Saturday 16 May 1959, less than three years after the debut of television in Australia.
Sponsored by Westinghouse it ran for two hours and was hosted by radio commentator Ron Casey. The sponsor turned down an opportunity to renew after a thirteen week run, but Casey saw the opportunity inherent in the concept and enlisted the help of another well known radio presenter, "Uncle Doug" Elliott.
The duo bought the concept, purchased air time on a Sunday and enlisted a new sponsor, Vealls, for 1960.
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The Real Seachange is an Australian reality television series on the Seven Network, narrated by actor John Howard.
The series follows families, couples and singles who leave the big cities behind in search of a better life. This phenomenon is known as a seachange. The title also references Howard's former role on the popular drama series SeaChange.
The first season aired in late 2006. A second season aired in 2008. There is no news on whether Seven have any plans for a third season in the future.
Brynne: My Bedazzled Life is an Australian TV show, which follows the extravagant life of Brynne Edelsten, the wife of multi-millionaire Geoffrey Edelsten. The show is filmed primarily in Melbourne.
Discover Tasmania is an Australian lifestyle television series that airs on Channel Seven.
Originally broadcast from October to December 2007 in Tasmania only, it won all but one of its timeslots, with each episode receiving around 75,000 Tasmanian viewers. After its success there, and a push from the Tasmanian government, the show has since been shown across mainland Australia. In NSW, season one episodes averaged 218,000 viewers.
The first season was hosted by 'Fast Ed' and Tim Campbell.
The program was renewed for a second season which began airing nationally on 20 March 2010 on Saturday afternoons. Fast Ed returned, joined by Jack Campbell as new co-host, following Tim's move to Channel Nine.
The program is available in high-definition on Seven HD. Past episodes are also shown on 7Two and available to watch online from the official website.
No Leave, No Life is an Australian lifestyle television series, hosted by Ernie Dingo from Season 1 then James Tobin from Season 2. The program features a celebrity guest presenter each week surprising ordinary Australians with a holiday, and the destination is then profiled. An Australian celebrity, often a comedian, then fills in for them at their work while they're away.
The program premiered during the summer non-ratings period on Saturday 5 December 2009 at 6:30pm. The slogan no leave, no life is currently an Australian tourism campaign slogan.
The program returned on 4 December 2010 with a new season hosted by James Tobin.
In June 2011, Seven were casting for seven people to feature in a third season of the program. It was also announced Tim Ross would become host for the seven episode run, beginning 3 December 2011 to its traditional Saturday 6:30pm timeslot.
Wipeout was an Australian game show that aired on the Seven Network from 1999 to 2000. The show was based on the original American series of the same title and was hosted by Tony Johnston. This version was the only one to use children as contestants, and in turn used points instead of dollars.
Staines Down Drains is an Australia/New Zealand co-produced children's television series created by Jim Mora. The series was premiered on the Seven Network in October 2006 and broadcast in New Zealand on TV2 beginning on 28 February 2007. A second series of 13 episodes is being produced and due for completion at the end of 2010, each 11-minutes long.
High Rollers is an Australian version of the American television game show of the same name that aired on the Seven Network in 1975. It was hosted by Garry Meadows.
Fat Cat and Friends was an Australian children's television show starring Fat Cat, an orange anthropomorphic cat who wears red braces, a blue bow tie and a green bowler hat. The show was similar in concept to Here's Humphrey featuring Humphrey B. Bear.
Denton was an hour-long late night live interview program hosted by the eponymous Andrew Denton. It aired on the Seven Network in Australia between 1994 and 1995. Regular guests included Amanda Keller and Bobcat Goldthwaite. Andrew won the 'Most Popular Comedy Personality' Logie Award in 1996, for his role in Denton.
Million Dollar Minute is an Australian quiz show that airs on the Seven Network. It premiered on Monday, 16 September 2013.
The show is hosted by Grant Denyer and airs at 5:30pm on weeknights, replacing Deal or No Deal as the primary lead-in into Seven News.
Million Dollar Minute is filmed at Global Television Studios in Melbourne and occupies the same studio as Deal or No Deal.