Free-to-air
Domestic
Program | Network | Debut date |
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The Adventures of Sam | ABC TV | 29 January |
Thunderstone | Network Ten | 12 February |
Crash Zone | Seven Network | 13 February |
Wipeout | Seven Network | 15 February |
Hi-5 | Nine Network | 12 April |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | Nine Network | 18 April |
The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime | Seven Network | 31 May |
See How They Run | ABC TV | 6 June |
Pig's Breakfast | Nine Network | 5 July |
The Mick Molloy Show | Nine Network | 10 July |
Sunday Sunrise | Seven Network | 25 July |
The Big Breakfast | Seven Network | 2 August |
Dog's Head Bay | ABC TV | 16 August |
BackBerner | ABC TV | 19 August |
The 10:30 Slot | ABC TV | 20 August |
High Flyers | Network Ten | 28 August |
Unreal TV | Network Ten | 5 September |
Flipper and Lopaka | Seven Network | 10 September |
Rove | Nine Network | 22 September |
Chuck Finn | Seven Network | 18 October |
Bananas in Pyjamas: Surprise Party | ABC TV | 18 October |
Y? | Nine Network | 1 November |
Ground Force | Seven Network | 1999 |
International
Program | Channel | Debut date |
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Percy the Park Keeper | Nine Network | 2 January |
/ WildC.A.T.S. | Network Ten | 6 January |
Aquila | ABC TV | 10 January |
Chicago Sons | Nine Network | 12 January |
Daria | ABC TV | 12 January |
Dawson's Creek | Network Ten | 19 January |
/ The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Network Ten | 22 January |
Gulliver's Travels | Nine Network | 30 January |
World's Wildest Police Videos | Network Ten | 1 February |
Vanity Fair (1998) | ABC TV | 7 February |
Maggie | Network Ten | 7 February |
Godzilla: The Series | Network Ten | 7 February |
Jesse | Nine Network | 8 February |
The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star | ABC TV | 10 February |
The Hello Girls | ABC TV | 11 February |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Network Ten | 13 February |
Celebrity Deathmatch | Network Ten | 18 February |
Big Train | ABC TV | 22 February |
CatDog | ABC TV | 24 February |
Power Rangers in Space | Seven Network | 25 February |
The Magnificent Seven | Seven Network | 27 February |
Rude Awakening | Network Ten | 4 March |
Is It Legal? | Seven Network | 12 March |
Faces in Contemporary Greece Song | SBS | 20 March |
/ Animal Crackers | ABC TV | 24 March |
Lesley Garrett Tonight | ABC TV | 27 March |
/ Titanic | Nine Network | 30 March |
The Jamie Foxx Show | Nine Network | 31 March |
Ted Sieger's Wildlife | ABC TV | 5 April |
Family Guy | Seven Network | 9 April |
Rocky and the Dodos | ABC TV | 16 April |
Echo | ABC TV | 24 April |
Becker | Network Ten | 24 April |
World's Most... | Nine Network | 10 May |
Animorphs | ABC TV | 10 May |
/ Dumb Bunnies | Seven Network | 15 May |
Zoo Olympics | ABC TV | 18 May |
Eye of the Storm | ABC TV | 6 June |
League of Gentlemen | ABC TV | 9 June |
Psychos | ABC TV | 9 June |
Sir Bernard's Stately Homes | ABC TV | 9 June |
Fantasy Island (1998) | Network Ten | 11 June |
Claude's Crib | Seven Network | 14 June |
Charmed | Network Ten | 18 June |
/ Croc Files | Network Ten | 28 June |
The Treasure Seekers | ABC TV | 4 July |
Bimble's Bucket | Nine Network | 4 July |
Supernatural: The Unseen Powers of Animals | ABC TV | 9 July |
Brother's Keeper | Network Ten | 11 July |
Rick Stein's Seafood Odyssey | ABC TV | 14 July |
Bodyguards | Network Ten | 17 July |
The Planets | ABC TV | 21 July |
Will & Grace | Seven Network | 22 July |
// Albert the Fifth Musketeer | ABC TV | 23 July |
Stanley's Dragon | ABC TV | 25 July |
L.A. Doctors | Network Ten | 26 July |
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor | Nine Network | 31 July |
The Wild Thornberrys | ABC TV | 2 August |
Maisy | ABC TV | 6 August |
The Worst Witch | ABC TV | 8 August |
Births, Marriages and Deaths | ABC TV | 15 August |
The New Woody Woodpecker Show | Network Ten | 15 August |
The Prince and the Pauper (1996) | ABC TV | 15 August |
For Your Love | Nine Network | 19 August |
Looking for Miracles | Nine Network | 22 August |
Raging Planet | Seven Network | 23 August |
Lisa | ABC TV | 27 August |
The First Snow of Winter | ABC TV | 30 August |
/ George and Martha | ABC TV | 30 August |
The King of Queens | Nine Network | 31 August |
Inspector Rex | SBS | 2 September |
Blue's Clues | Nine Network | 6 September |
Sex and the City[4] | Nine Network | 6 September |
Brimstone | Nine Network | 6 September |
Dinnerladies | ABC TV | 8 September |
Dilbert | Network Ten | 9 September |
Voltron: The Third Dimension | Seven Network | 9 September |
Push | Network Ten | 9 September |
Red Shoe Diaries | Network Ten | 11 September |
Hallo Aus Berlin | ABC TV | 15 September |
The Powerpuff Girls | Seven Network | 16 September |
Police Academy: The Series | Nine Network | 18 September |
The Martin Short Show | Nine Network | 20 September |
The Wombles (1996) | ABC TV | 20 September |
Bob the Builder | ABC TV | 20 September |
/ Martial Law | Seven Network | 25 September |
Significant Others | Network Ten | 30 September |
Crusade | Nine Network | 30 September |
Walking with Dinosaurs | ABC TV | 17 October |
Eureka Street | ABC TV | 17 October |
Feds | Network Ten | 17 October |
/ Gogwana | ABC TV | 18 October |
Sopranos, The The Sopranos[5] | Nine Network | 24 October |
Boiling Point | Nine Network | 27 October |
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | ABC TV | 29 October |
/ Archibald the Koala | ABC TV | 10 November |
Blood on the Carpet | ABC TV | 16 November |
Shingalana the Little Hunter | Network Ten | 20 November |
Robot Wars | Nine Network | 21 November |
Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island | SBS | 23 November |
The Naked Chef | ABC TV | 26 November |
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Seven Network | 28 November |
It's Like, You Know... | Nine Network | 29 November |
Turks | Network Ten | 29 November |
Hyperion Bay | Nine Network | 29 November |
Providence | Seven Network | 30 November |
Futurama | Seven Network | 2 December |
/ Fly Tales | ABC TV | 6 December |
The Norm Show | Nine Network | 7 December |
Project G.e.e.K.e.R. | Network Ten | 7 December |
That '70s Show | Seven Network | 9 December |
Maggie Winters | Nine Network | 10 December |
Eye of the Wolf | ABC TV | 12 December |
Wing Commander Academy | Network Ten | 14 December |
Hiller and Diller | Seven Network | 16 December |
Michael Hayes | Nine Network | 16 December |
Voyage | SBS | 19 December |
Vengeance Unlimited | Nine Network | 23 December |
// Catherine the Great | Nine Network | 29 December |
Sonic Underground | Seven Network | 1999 |
Histeria! | Nine Network | 1999 |
Basket Fever | Seven Network | 1999 |
Costello | Seven Network | 1999 |
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer | Unknown | 1999 |
Film debuts
Changes to network affiliation
This 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.
Domestic
Program | New network(s) | Previous network(s) | Date |
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Good News Week | Network Ten | ABC TV | 21 March |
International
Program | New network(s) | Previous network(s) | Date |
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Brambly Hedge | ABC TV | Nine Network | 31 August |
Adventures in Rainbow Country | Nine Network | ABC TV | 19 November |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Seven Network | Nine Network | 29 November |
/ Monster Maker | ABC TV | Network Ten | 25 December |
Subscription Television
International
Program | Channel | Debut date |
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Oh Yeah! Cartoons Oh Yeah! Cartoons [6] | Nickelodeon | 24 January |
Animorphs Animorphs[7] | Nickelodeon | April |
Brothers Flub The Brothers Flub[7] | Nickelodeon | 5 April |
Wimzie's House Wimzie's House[8] | Nickelodeon | 3 May |
Birdz Birdz[8] | Nickelodeon | 16 May |
Rocket Power Rocket Power[9] | Nickelodeon | 7 December |
The Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon Network | 1999 |
I am Weasel | Cartoon Network | 1999 |
/ Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy | Cartoon Network | 1999 |
/ Bob and Margaret | The Comedy Channel | 1999 |
The Mr. Potato Head Show | Fox Kids | 1999 |
Bruno the Kid | Fox Kids | 1999 |
The Worst Witch | Nickelodeon | 1999 |
Big Wolf on Campus | Fox Kids | 1999 |
Stressed Eric | The Comedy Channel | 1999 |
Billy | Nickelodeon | 1999 |
Wiggly Park | Nickelodeon | 1999 |
Changes to network affiliation
This 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.
Domestic
Program | New network | Previous network | Date |
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Lift Off | Disney Channel | Fox Kids | 2 February |
International
Program | New network | Previous network | Date |
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EastEnders [10] | UKTV | ABC TV | 5 February |
Student Bodies | Fox Kids | Disney Channel | 1999 |
Subscription premieres
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.
Domestic
Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
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Driven Crazy | Nickelodeon [7] | Network Ten | March |
Minty / Minty | Nickelodeon [11] | ABC TV | 7 August |
International
Program | Subscription network | Free-to-air network | Date |
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The Forgotten Toys | Nickelodeon | ABC TV | 4 October |
Family Guy | Fox8 | Seven Network | 28 November |