List of Australian music television shows

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This is a list of Australian produced music television shows.

Early days of music television pre-dated video clips and often hosts and guests were featured miming audio recordings of hit songs (eg. The Go!! Show). As acceptance of Australian music grew, local and visiting acts performed more often on a sound stage (eg. Bandstand), and with the advent of music videos, shows gave way to slickly prepackaged film clips with a host compère mixing live local acts (eg. Countdown). The most recent trend has been towards near and complete compère-free shows which show music videos exclusively (eg. Rage and AMV).

Talent quests and competitions are shown in the second table below.

Contents 1 Music television 2 Music-oriented talent quests/shows 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References

[edit] Music television

name	period	network/channel	Compère/s	Notes
TV Disc Jockey	1956/7(?)	TCN9	John Godson	Sydney only
Teenage Mailbag	1957	HSV7	Ernie Sigley, Heather Horwood and Gaynor Bunning	Melbourne
The Hit Parade	1957-1959(?)	HSV7	John Eden (3DB)	Melbourne
The Astor Show	?	GTV9		Sydney
Your Hit Parade	?	?		Brisbane
Club Seven	?	?		Brisbane
In Time	?	?		Adelaide
Saturday Date	?	?	Tony Murphy, Jimmy Hannan	[1]
Bandstand	1958-1972	Nine Network	Brian Henderson	[2]
Six O'Clock Rock	1959-1962	ABN 2 (ABC)	Johnny O'Keefe	[3]
The Johnny O'Keefe Show	1961-1962	HSV-7	Johnny O'Keefe	renamed Sing Sing Sing which aired from February 1963 to October 1965. [3]
Teen Scene	1964-1965	ABC	Johnny Chester	[4]
The Go!! Show	1964-1967	Channel-0 (later Network Ten)	Alan Field, Ian Turpie, Johnny Young	Melbourne only
Kommotion	1964-67	ATV-0	Ken Sparkes	Monday to Friday at 5.30 pm. [5]
Club Seventeen	c.1965-c.1969	TVW-7	Gary Carvolth, Johnny Young	aka 7-Teen. Perth. [6][7][8]
It's All Happening	1966	Seven Network	Billy Thorpe	Sydney. [9][10] [1]
It's A Gas	1966	ABC	Bobby & Laurie	Later renamed Dig We Must. [11]
Uptight	1967-1969	Channel 0 (now Network Ten)	Ross D. Wylie	8am to 12pm Saturday mornings. [12][13]
Where The Action Is	1967	TEN-10	Johnny O'Keefe	Sydney. [3]
GTK (Get To Know)	1969-1974	ABC		10 minute show at 6:30pm weeknights/ [14]
Hitscene	1969-1972	ABC TV	D Williams
Happening '70	1970-1972	Channel-0 (later Network Ten)	Ross D. Wylie	later called Happening '71 and '72 [15]
Sounds Unlimited	1974-1987	Seven Network	Donnie Sutherland	later called Sounds
Countdown	1975-1987	ABC	Ian "Molly" Meldrum	Sunday evenings at 6pm. [16]
Bandstand (#2)	1976	Nine Network	Daryl Somers
Nightmoves	1978-1981	Seven Network, and later Network Ten	Lee Simons
Rock Arena	1979 - 1989	ABC
Studio One	1980 - 1983	BTQ7 Brisbane		Channel 7 Brisbane had local program as Sounds ex ATN Channel 7 Sydney was screened on QTQ Channel 9 Brisbane.
Saturday Juke Box	1983 - 1988?	BTQ7 Brisbane		Brisbane only, replaced Studio One
Rock Around The World	1982	SBS TV		later became The Noise, Kulture Shock, Nomad, Alchemy and Noise TV
Clipz	1983 - 1987	QTQ9 Brisbane		Brisbane only
Music Video	1983-1987	Network 10	John Torv	One of the earliest all night music programs before Rage which consistently showed music clips along with interviews and reviews. Was cut in early 1987 when Video Hits started.
Beatbox	1985-1988	ABC	TBC	Saturday morning - replaced by The Factory
Video Hits	1986-current	Network Ten	Kelly Cavuoto, Axle Whitehead, Faustina "Fuzzy" Agolley, Nathan Sapsford	Saturday and Sunday morning
rage	1987-current	ABC	Friday show is generally compère-free. Saturday show has numerous guest presenters	Friday and Saturday nights (late) until early morning
Nightshift	1987	Network Ten
MTV	1987	Nine Network	Richard Wilkins	late night show, later moved to pay-TV
The Factory	1987-1989	ABC	Andrew Daddo and Alex Papps	Saturday morning
Countdown Revolution	1989	ABC	Tania Lacy
Video Smash Hits	early to mid-1990s	Seven Network	Michael Horrocks, Emily Symons and Kym Wilson	Saturday mornings. Ran opposite Network Ten's Video Hits
Take 40 Australia	1993-current	Network Ten/2Day FM	Andrew G	produced in association with the syndicated radio program of the same name. [17]
The Drum	1993	Channel V Australia (on Foxtel)	Ian "Molly" Meldrum	Revived on Fox-8 in 2002. [13]
MC Tee Vee	early to mid 1990s	SBS TV	Annette Shun Wah	Mainly dance, house and hip hop tracks.
Recovery	1996-2000	ABC	Dylan Lewis
The House Of Hits	2000	Network Ten	Leah McLeod, Ian Meldrum	Saturdays, 6:30pm. [18]
AMV	2000-2002 (Seven Network), 2000-present (Seven Local TV)	Seven Network		7am to 9am weekday mornings
So Fresh TV	2002-2006	Nine Network	Jules Lund and Elysia Platt	Saturday Mornings. [19]
jtv	2006-current	ABC	Rosie Beaton and various other Triple J presenters	Friday nights, weekend mornings
The Music Jungle	2007-2008	Nine Network	Asha Kuerten (07), Angela Johnson (08-)	Saturday Mornings.

[edit] Music-oriented talent quests/shows

There have been numerous music related talent quest type shows throughout Australia's television broadcasting history. The typical format for these is a selection of unknown singers or musicians (as opposed to established recording artists) performing before a panel of judges who award points with the winner receiving a cash prize or a recording contract. More recent incarnations have had the heats and eliminations running over several months with public votes included (eg. Australian Idol).

Young Talent Time was one of Australia's longest running talent quest shows (1971-1988) and had a mix of regular in-house performers with a weekly talent competition.

Name	Period	Network/channel	Compère/s	Notes
Young Talent Time	1971-1988	ATV-10/Network Ten	Johnny Young	Mainly focussed on young teens. Notable for establishing performers such as Tina Arena, Jamie Redfern, Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, and Debra Byrne.
Pot of Gold	1975-1978	0-10 Network	Tommy Hanlon Jr.	Bernard King was a regular judge. [20]
New Faces	1963-1985	GTV-9	Frank Wilson (1963-76), Bert Newton (1976-85)	Originally titled Kevin Dennis Auditions, renamed New Faces in 1968
New Faces (aka Bert's New Faces)	1991-1993	Nine Network	Bert Newton	[21]
Popstars	2000-2002	Seven Network	Luke Jacobz	Tuesday 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Australian Idol Seasons: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007	2003-current	Network Ten	Andrew G & James Mathison	Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination) Late Winter - Late Spring (Annual season)
Popstars Live	2004	Seven Network	Luke Jacobz	Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination)
The X Factor	2005	Network Ten	Daniel Macpherson	Sunday 7:30pm (performances) & Monday 7:30 (elimination)

[edit] See also

• Music of Australia
• List of Australian television series

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• http://www.televisionau.com/top40tv.htm
• http://www.milesago.com/tv/countdown.htm
• powerhousemuseum