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==Events== *4 January - Australian long running children's series ''Mr. Squiggle'' returns to the ABC for a brand new series with now an approximate running time for 5 minutes. *11 January - The Australian version of the hit game show series ''Jeopardy!'' hosted by ex-Sale Of The Century host Tony Barber begins a brief run on Network Ten. *1 February - ''The Morning Show'', rebranding its name to ''Good Morning Australia'' (as ''GMA with Bert Newton'') after the original title name for the previous breakfast show started in 1981 ended. ''The Morning Show'' was the future title of a morning programme which made its debut 14 years later. *7 February - The ABC launches its first foray into early-morning news and current affairs with a brand new programme called ''First Edition'' presented by Kate Dunstan and Doug Weller. *13 February - ''Hey Hey It's Saturday'' and ''Foreign Correspondent'' return for another year. At 22, Jo Beth Taylor starts hosting ''Australia's Funniest Home Video Show'' for a four-year run *1 March - Prime broadcasts a brand new 6:00pm news and current affairs programme called ''Prime 6 O'Clock News''. *3 March - The Birthday Cake Interview takes place. This is seen as a crucial factor in the surprise re-election of the ALP in the federal election. *8 March - British long running science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' returns to the ABC after a very long absence since its last air in January 1992. Now airing weekday mornings at 4:30am, the series will start with the first serial of Season 19 Castrovalva and will continue until March 3, 1994 with the fourth and final part of the sixth and final serial of Season 22 Revelation of the Daleks. *15 March - Ten News Perth presenter Rachel McNally quits after a pay dispute and is replaced by Mikayla Turner. *19 March - TV Week Logie Awards hosted by Bert Newton for the 18th time airs on Network Ten. Ray Martin wins the Gold Logie for the first time since 1987. *29 April - In Neighbours, Jim Robinson dies from a heart attack. The last ever of the original 1985 cast members, Alan Dale departs the series. Anne Haddy becomes the last original cast member in ''Neighbours'' 8-year history. *24 May - Australian teen music game show ''Vidiot'' presented by Eden Gaha returns for a brand new series on ABC. *31 May - A new drama series ''Paradise Beach'' begins on the Nine Network. *31 May - NSWRL State of Origin. Queensland vs. NSW games were broadcast on Nine Network. *5 July - British comedy series ''Absolutely Fabulous'' debuts on ABC. *30 August - A new late night sports round-up program ''Sports Tonight'' premieres on Network Ten. *8 September - American sitcom ''Seinfeld'' debuts on the Nine Network. *20 September - Australian early morning news program ''First Edition'' returns with a revamped format presented by Tony Eastley. *22 November - ''A Country Practice'' airs on Seven Network for the last time. It will soon be picked by Network Ten for a brief run in 1994. *25 November - Ray Martin presents his final episode of ''Midday''. He moves on to ''A Current Affair'' effective from 1994 and is replaced in the ''Midday'' role by Derryn Hinch. As a result, Hinch moves from Melbourne to Sydney. *1 December - The Seven Network wins the ratings year for the fifth consecutive year in primetime, with a 34.9% share for Total People. The most watched program was ''Seven's AFL: 1993 AFL Grand Final''. *7 December - American sitcom ''Seinfeld'' switches over to airing on Network Ten following bad ratings on Nine. *17 December - Australian children's weekday afternoon magazine series ''The Afternoon Show'' airs its final episode at 5:00pm on ABC with repeats of ''Widget'' and ''The Adventures of Tintin'' which were both animated series. It was also presented by Michael Tunn who will later host a replacement music show for the axed program titled ''Loud''. *Canwest buys Network Ten from Westpac. *Neighbours becomes the least watched drama for the fourth year running. *ABC/ begins having a 24-hour transmission for the second time, following the launch of the broadcaster's music block rage in April 1987. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1993 in Australian television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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