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Overview of the events of 2000 in Australian television
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- 1 January ? The
Seven Network
introduces a new logo, the first one to not have the 7 inside a circle
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, which is still in use as of today.
- 7 January ? American sitcom
Everybody Loves Raymond
airs on the
Seven Network
for the very last time. It would change broadcasts to
Network Ten
on 28 November.
- 17 January ? Australian soap opera
Something in the Air
premieres on
ABC
. It was the very first Australian television series to be filmed in widescreen
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- 31 January ? American police procedural, legal, crime drama television series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
makes it debut on
Network Ten
.
- 31 January ?
Dragon Ball Z
premieres on
Network Ten
as part of
Cheez TV
. Originally using the censored
Ocean Productions
dub before switching to the uncut
Funimation
dub.
- 1 February ?
Popstars
becomes the first
Australian
reality talent show, earning massive ratings for the Seven Network, leading to
Bardot
, the end product of the show. It becomes the first
Australian
act to debut at the number 1 position with both its debut single and debut album.
- 3 February ? Disaster strikes for the long running Australian children's TV series
Play School
as the
ABC
sacks its producer
Henrietta Clark
and long-time presenters
Benita Collings
,
David James
and Angela Moore in order to make way for a revamped version in the show’s 34-year history.
- 7 February ? Author, journalist and former
Four Corners
presenter
Paul Barry
takes over as host of the Australian media analysis television program
Media Watch
presenting up until 6 November.
- 8 February ?
Australia's Funniest Home Video Show
returns and starts in 2000 with a new look format, a new theme song and a relocation from
Sydney
to
Melbourne
. Also on that month, it moved to "Every Saturday Nights" at 6:30 PM.
- 21 February ? The
Nine Network
's Australian game show
Sale of the Century
returns by rebranding their name to
Sale of the New Century
and celebrates 20 years on air.
- 22 February - The American police procedural series
Third Watch
premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 26 February ? The
Nine Network
debuts a brand new Saturday morning
Warner Bros.
themed wrapper program for children called
The Cool Room
as a replacement of its previous program
What's Up Doc?
which had been axed on Christmas Eve 1999.
- 27 February ? The first ever reality TV show to debut in Australia,
The Mole
debuts on the
Seven Network
. Five more seasons follow.
- 6 March ? Australian sports based talk show
The Fat
premieres on
ABC
.
- 12 March – The 1997 film
Bean
, starring British comedian
Rowan Atkinson
as his most famous character
Mr. Bean
and based on the British sitcom
of the same name
, premieres on the
Seven Network
.
- 13 March ? In response to
GTV-9
's
Burgo's Catch Phrase
losing its ratings, the Seven Network's smash-hit puzzle show,
Wheel of Fortune
changes the new cash values on the Wheel. The changes including the rising of the top dollars, were from $500 to $750 in Round 1, $1000 to $1500 in Rounds 2 & 3 and $2000 to $2500 in Round 4. The
Proton
car Wedge is introduced on the wheel. The show's highest-rating 4000th Episode was screened on 13 June, then the Battle of the Champions special was screened in September, before it followed with the Sydney Olympics.
- 3 April ? American children's television series
Bear in the Big Blue House
is broadcast on
ABC
airing on free for air television in Australia for the first time two years after its Australian debut on the
Disney Channel
.
- 24 April ? Australian comedy series
Pizza
makes its premiere on
SBS
.
- 24 April ? Jan Moody wins
the first season of
The Mole
, taking home $115,000 in prize money. Alan Mason is revealed as the Mole, and
Abby Coleman
is the runner-up.
- 1 May ?
Digimon
makes it debut on
Network Ten
.
- 7 May – The 1996 film
The Frighteners
starring
Michael J. Fox
premieres on
Network Ten
.
- 20 May ? Australian-American science fiction television series
Farscape
premieres on the
Nine Network
airing for the first time in Australia after the previous year when it first aired on
The Sci-Fi Channel
in the
United States
. The series was produced by
The Jim Henson Company
and
Hallmark Entertainment
.
- 27 May ?
Network Ten
broadcasts the final episode of the Australian satirical panel game show
Good News Week
.
- 8 June ? Australian soap opera
Home and Away
airs on
ITV
in the UK for the very last time after being broadcast on the network for 11 years. It will return to air on British television on
Channel 5
on 16 July 2001. The show's year-long absence occurs because of a clause in
ITV
's contract preventing it from being broadcast for at least a year after its
ITV
run ends.
- 2 July ?
Batman & Robin
premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 16 July ? The 1997 film
Conspiracy Theory
starring
Mel Gibson
and
Julia Roberts
premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 17 July ? Australian cooking show
Fresh
premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 18 July ? Former
Hey Hey It's Saturday
team member/
Red Faces
gong master judge
Red Symons
, became the first celebrity to miss the $500,000 question on the three-hour celebrity special on
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
.
- 14 August ?
National Nine News
updates its theme and on air graphics to coincide with the launch of
Digital TV
.
- 27 August ? Australian drama series
SeaChange
returns for a third season on
ABC
.
- 28 August ? Then 58-year-old Brisbane resident Trevor Sauer becomes the first person to win $500,000 on
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
.
- 15 September ? The
Sydney
Olympics earn record ratings for Channel 7 with the Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and its continuous coverage.
- 18 September ? Australian breakfast program
Sunrise
returns to the
Seven Network
after a very long absence since its final episode in 1999.
- 9 October ?
Rove McManus
's weekly talk show
Rove Live
makes its debut on
Network Ten
after it was axed by the
Nine Network
in 1999.
- 15 October – The 1997 film
The Peacemaker
starring
George Clooney
and
Nicole Kidman
premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 6 November ? Australian media analysis television program
Media Watch
is axed by the
ABC
as the host of the program
Paul Barry
had been sacked by the network's managing director
Jonathan Shier
.
- 18 November ? The 1997 slasher film
Scream 2
, the sequel to the 1996 film
Scream
, premieres on the
Nine Network
.
- 28 November ? American sitcom
Everybody Loves Raymond
switches over to air on
Network Ten
.
- 2 December ? The 1997 film
Spice World
starring British pop group the
Spice Girls
premieres on the
Seven Network
.
- 9 December ? Final episode of the Australian drama series
SeaChange
is broadcast on the
ABC
.
- 27 December ? Long running Australian soap opera
Neighbours
begins airing on television stations in Ireland for the very first time on
RTE
.
- The famous
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Touched by
Berlei
Hands TV commercial depicting a young woman with long dark hair, shown in the lead up to the
Sydney Olympics
, goes to air for the very first time.
- TV stations conduct test transmissions in digital.
Channels
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New channels
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Debuts
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Domestic
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International
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Domestic
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International
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Specials
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Documentary Specials
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Changes to network affiliation
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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.
International
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Programming Changes
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Subscription premieres
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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
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International
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Ending This Year
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Returning this year
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- 18 September ?
Sunrise
(Seven Network)
See also
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