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==Events== * 14 January – The Nine Network undergoes a major revamp in its production and logo and on-air graphics as a part of a new network re-launch, and after a two-year absence, returns the famous ''"Nine Balls"'' logo, except instead of balls, they use discs. It will see an overhaul of news and current affairs graphics (news graphics revised, not current affairs) and studios sets (also didn't happen) and a general on-air look. * 7 February – Veteran television king Ray Martin quits the Nine Network after 30 years with the network. * 8 February – ABC TV is rebranded ABC1, which is visible on on-air graphics from . * 8 February – Former ''The Great Outdoors'' host Shelley Craft quits Channel Seven and moves to Channel Nine to join the team of Domestic Blitz and take over from Toni Pearen as host of Australia's Funniest Home Videos. * 12 February – The Supreme Court of Victoria places an injunction on the broadcast and exhibition of the Nine Network's drama series ''Underbelly'' in Victoria, following concerns that the series, which depicts Melbourne's gangland wars, could prejudice an ongoing murder trial.〔(Underbelly blocked by murder trial judge ), ''Herald Sun'', 12 February 2008.〕 * 14 March – ''A Current Affair'' broadcasts its 5000th episode and celebrates its 20th anniversary. * 30 March – ''Today'' introduces a three-and-a-half hour format, starting at 5.30am and finishing at 9am. * 3 April – Kate Ritchie (Sally Fletcher), one of the original cast members of ''Home and Away'', leaves the series after twenty years. * 7 April – The Nine Network makes the first episodes of the new series ''Canal Road'' available for download over the Internet, ahead of its television broadcast on 16 April.〔(Nine downloads series ahead of TV launch ), News Limited, 7 April 2008.〕 * 27 April – Jack Chambers wins the first season of ''So You Think You Can Dance Australia''. * 4 May – Kate Ritchie wins the Gold Logie Award for the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television for the second consecutive year at the 2008 Logie Awards. * 7 May – SBS TV launches a revamped version of its logo, as well as a new slogan: "Six Billion Stories and counting". * 2 June – The Seven Network apologises after airing an episode of the hospital drama ''All Saints'' in which it is suggested that a child born of an incestuous relationship is likely to result in the child having Down's syndrome.〔Ricketson, Matthew: (Seven apologises for incest episode ), ''The Age'', 3 June 2008.〕 * 1 July - 16-year-old guitarist Smokin' Joe Robinson wins the second season of ''Australia's Got Talent''. * 21 July – The final episode of Network Ten's flaghsip reality show ''Big Brother Australia'' airs. The eighth and final season was won by 52-year-old grandmother Terri Munro.〔 * 25 July – The final episode of the Nine Network's late-night news program ''Nightline'' airs after 16 years of broadcast. * 26 July – Peter Cundall's last appearance on ''Gardening Australia'' before retiring from Australian Landscapes. It goes to air on ABC1.〔(Blooming marvellous ), ''The Age'', 24 July 2008.〕 * 3 August – The final episode of the Nine Network's flagship news and current affairs program ''Sunday'' airs. ''Sunday'' was axed by the network after 27 years of broadcast.〔 * 28 August – ''Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos'', a revival of the spin-off to ''Australia's Funniest Home Videos'', rebadged on the Nine Network. It last time played on the network is when the late CEO, Kerry Packer banned the spin-off for life 16 years ago. * 10 October – ''Today Tonight'' draws with a final goodbye with Anna Coren in the hot-seat before heading to CNN in Hong Kong. Matt White replaced by Coren the following Monday. * 20 October – National Nine News changes its name to Nine News when it launches a new-look – losing viewers to Seven News. * 9 November - ''McLeod's Daughters'' actor Luke Jacobz and his partner Luda Kroiter win the eighth season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. * 23 November – The sixth season of ''Australian Idol'' was won by Wes Carr. * 1 December – The Seven Network wins the ratings year for the second-consecutive year, and its third overall, with a record ratings share of 28.7%. The two other commercial networks, the Nine Network (27.2%) and Network Ten (21.0%), came in second and third place respectively.〔 The two public broadcasters, ABC1 and SBS TV, managed a ratings share of 17.5% and 5.6% respectively.〔 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「2008 in Australian television」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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