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The Hit Parade was an early Australian television series which aired on HSV-7 from 1956 to 1959. It is often mentioned in books discussing Australian television of the 1950s.

Pictures of You is an Australian talk show program that aired on the Seven Network on 27 March 2012, Hosted by Brian Nankervis.

Celebrity Golf Shoot-Out is an Australian television program airing on the Nine Network. The series was screened in early 2006 and the premise was of a handful of well-known Australian celebrities to participate in a golfing contest. Handicaps were given out to each of the 8 celebrity contestants, including one wildcard, which included: ⁕Jason Akermanis ⁕James Brayshaw ⁕Scott Cam ⁕David Campese ⁕Tim Harding ⁕Kate Kendall ⁕Steve Price ⁕Todd Woodbridge ⁕Anne Fulwood The show was hosted by Trevor Marmalade.

We go behind the scenes to get a real-life insight into the trials and tribulations of one of Australia's premier independent trucking companies.

Something Stupid was a short-lived Australian sketch comedy series which aired in 1998 on the Seven Network. The program was produced, written and performed by much the same team that was behind the Fast Forward series. The series had the working title The Lazy Susan Show. The characters of Kath, Kim and Sharon from the popular sitcom Kath & Kim appeared in a regular sketch on the program, and had originally appeared on Riley and Turner's previous project, Big Girl's Blouse.

Not Quite Art is an Australian TV series that documents the many media of present-day art and culture in Australia. Two series of the series have been produced and aired on ABC1, both with 3 episodes each, the second series also aired on ABC2. The series is created and hosted by Marcus Westbury.

World of Sport was a sports programme broadcast on TCN9 in Sydney in the 1960s and 1970s. It was hosted by Ron Casey. The main sport covered was Rugby League. The panelists included Frank Hyde and Peter Frilingos.

The Fifth Quarter was an Australian rules football television program screening on Network Ten on 27 March 2004. Beginning in the 2004 season, the show was a review show focusing on the Australian rules football football competition, AFL. Following each game on Saturday night, two hosts go through the weekend's events so far in the games played and also topical matters that have appeared during the week. Early in the show's life the two hosts were solely Michael Christian and Andrew Maher, however, since 2008 the show has been hosted on a rotating basis, whereby one of Maher and Christian hosts alongside one of Network Ten's other football commentators, such as Luke Darcy, Robert Walls, Malcolm Blight and Tom Harley. They also conduct interviews with players and coaches after the match. Players to be interviewed include Cheynee Stiller and Gary Ablett, Jr. and coaches include Brett Ratten, Mark Harvey and Jade Rawlings. Before becoming senior coach of the Brisbane Lions, Michael Voss was a regular on The Fifth Quarter. In 2006, the show was merged into Network Ten's Saturday night AFL coverage, still hosted by Christian and Maher but not listed as a separate program.

An ABC Health Series that encourages kids to know themselves, like themselves and be themselves. These eight programs explore issues that concern young people and present a range of skills to help them manage their lives. The series has been researched and developed with the assistance of state and territory curriculum offers in the field of personal development, health and physical education.

Vidiot was a children's/teenage television game show broadcast from 1992 to 1995 on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was hosted by Eden Gaha for the first two series, then Scott McRae for the 1994 and 1995 season. The game format was mostly a simple verbal question-and-answer, with slight variations like timed rounds, visual aids, and audio aids. Questions were themed on popular teen culture - Chart music, recent films, etc. For each Monday to Thursday broadcast three new teenage contestants battled to win a place for the Friday broadcast. A live audience, often fellow students from the school from which the contestants originated, was present. Vidiot was recorded in ABC's Sydney studios. On the east coast of Australia it was broadcast 5:30pm weeknights. Vidiot is also the term used by Ken Nordine in a sketch titled The Vidiot, on his 1957 album Word Jazz. The sketch is of a patient in a therapists office, describing his addiction to TV, and saying he has become a vidiot. Also used as a term to describe people who spend hours on computers and watch TV a lot. It was also a 1980s video game magazine that demised in the North American Video Game Crash of 1983.

Boots 'N' All is the Sky Sports-televised rugby league, weekly magazine programme, focusing on the Super League, National Leagues and amateur game. Originally focusing on the lighter side of the game, the programme is the foremost rugby league programme on United Kingdom television and is broadcast every week during the regular rugby league season.

Rita and Wally was an Australian situation comedy series produced by ATN-7 in 1968. The series was a spin-off from My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? When the title character Dominic McGooley left that series it effectively continued as a new series under this title. The other regular cast members - John Meillon and Judi Farr as the title characters along with Noeline Brown - continued in the new series as their old characters. McGooley regular Stewart Ginn also continued in this series. Without the heavy makeup that previously transformed his appearance, he played a new character here. With the spin-off the main character Wally finally received a promotion to a white-collar job and the characters moved from their previous working-class area to more salubrious surrounds. Unfortunately once the show began it became apparent that the working class setting and conflicts, along with the character of McGooley, were crucial to the comedy of the situation and Rita and Wally ended after only a few months. Rita and Wally had a run of 23 half-hour episodes.

Former director and chief curator of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Edmund Capon explores the story of Australian art through the country's rich cultural traditions stretching back 30,000 years.

For most of the past one hundred years Australians have been going out to the pictures. Today, despite movies being delivered in multiple formats, more than half of us still go out to a cinema at least once a year. But there was a time when most people went every week, and it was by far the most important entertainment event in their lives.

From bush tucker to modern gourmet delights Justine Schofield catches up with the locals to find out what's on the menu in the North! On this epic road trip through Darwin, Kakadu right down to Alice Springs, Justine takes alfresco dining to a whole new level as she cooks her way through some of the oldest, most glorious natural landscapes on the planet.

SlideShow is an Australian light entertainment television series hosted by Grant Denyer, which first screened on the Seven Network on 7 August 2013. SlideShow is based on a French program Vendredi Tout est Permis Avec Arthur. Two teams of three celebrities compete in a number of challenges and parlour games, including one on a huge set that slides. The weekly team captains are Cal Wilson and Toby Truslove. Guest players include Frank Woodley, Anh Do, Jo Stanley, Russell Gilbert, Johnny Ruffo, Tiffani Wood and Lee Naimo.

Squawk Australia was a television business news program aired every weekday at 6:00am Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan time on CNBC Asia. It was broadcast live from CNBC Asia's Australia studio in Sydney, and anchored by Amanda Drury. It was produced by CNBC Asia from Australia. It was also seen in the United States on the CNBC World channel at 6:00pm ET or 5:00pm ET. On Sundays, it was simulcasted on CNBC Europe at 22.00 UK time or 23.00 CET time. The studio for the show will soon be opened up for public viewing when the Financial and Energy Exchange opens its doors sometime in 2010. The show was filmed on the floor of the exchange in front of one of the largest videowalls in the Southern Hemisphere. Jeffrey James was the original anchor of Squawk Australia until his departure from the network in October 2008. It was announced in early 2010 that Squawk Australia will be cancelled as part of a programming revamp at the network on 14 June 2010. This is also due to the relocation of Karen Tso to Singapore, and Amanda Drury to CNBC headquarters in the U.S.

The Midday Report is an Australian midday news programme that has aired on ABC1 since February 2005. The program also airs on ABC News 24.

Girl TV was a weekday afternoon television program, primarily aimed at teenage girls, that was broadcast by the Australian Seven Network between 2003 and 2004. The series was cancelled due to low ratings and lasted two seasons.

The Dingo Principle is an Australian satirical comedy series created by Patrick Cook and Phillip Scott which was produced and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1987. In addition to Cook and Scott, the show's cast included Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe, Geoff Kelso, Antonia Murphy and Deni Gordon. Cook, Scott, and Kelso had also written and performed in an earlier satirical program, The Gillies Report, but Cook stressed that the only similarities between the shows was that they "were both about current affairs and were both on the ABC". The program was recorded in front of a live audience on Saturday nights, and broadcast on Monday nights. Although only ten episodes were made and shown in a late night time-slot, the program is remembered for causing several diplomatic incidents. On 20 April 1987, the program performed a mock interview with the Ayatollah Khomeini, resulting in two Australian diplomats being expelled from Tehran and threats of trade sanctions from Iran. Two weeks later, when the program lampooned Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Lenin, the press attaché of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra wrote a letter of rebuke to the managing director of the ABC, David Hill:

Town Talk, originally T.V. Town Talk, was an Australian television series which aired on Sydney station TCN-9 during 1957, from circa May to December. Little information is available on this series. The series was hosted by early Australian television personality Robert Kennedy, who had been the original host of the Sydney version of What's My Line. Town Talk aired at 7:15PM on Fridays, following the evening news, which itself aired in a 15-minute time-slot during 1957.

Bambaloo is a children's television program formerly shown on the Seven Network. More recently it has been shown on the ABC and is suitable for 3–5-year olds. The show focuses on song repetition to help children anticipate the next activity. The show was created by famous Australian animator Yoram Gross and The Jim Henson Company for a total of 65 episodes.

StarStruck was a short-lived 2005 Australian television series, that screened on the Nine Network. It was hosted by Larry Emdur and Catriona Rowntree. It was based on the successful Stars in Their Eyes in the United Kingdom. Contestants were introduced and then whisked away to be transformed into the star of their choice. They would emerge for their performance, supported by dancers, a choir and an orchestra. Contestants were judged on their performances by Doug Mulray and Vanessa Amorosi. The program debuted strongly winning the 7.30pm timeslot with an average of 1.58 million viewers across Australia.

Hal Lashwood's Alabama Jubilee was an Australian television variety series which aired from 1958 to 1961 on ABC. It was essentially a minstrel show, with some of the performers appearing in blackface makeup. In 1960, it was retitled Hal Lashwood's Minstrels. It aired fortnightly, alternating with Cafe Continental, a variety series featuring acts of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

How the great shifts in Australians' faiths, ethics and beliefs have transformed a continent and its people.

The Magic Circle Club was an award winning Australian children's television show, produced at ATV Channel 0 from 23 January 1965 to 1967. The program's style came from live pantomime and classic fairy tales. It often featured music, original songs and dance routines. Some older female characters were performed by males, in pantomime dame style. Godfrey Philipp was the producer and director, with many scripts and song lyrics by John-Michael Howson. Max Bartlett became a regular script writer in addition to his on-screen roles. Music was by Bruce Rowland and scenery designs by Brian Thomson. The show was hosted by Nancy Cato, cousin of the author of the same name. A later addition to the regular cast was Liz Harris, who also took over as hostess when Nancy Cato suffered temporary paralysis and had to use a wheelchair. In 1966, the TV series won the first Logie Award presented to a children's show, for Outstanding Contribution To Children's Television.

Simon Townsend's Wonder World! was a multi-award–winning Australian children's television show that aired on Network Ten from 1979 until 1986. It was hosted by journalist Simon Townsend.

You May Be Right was an Australian television game show, jointly produced by dSPBeyond & the Seven Network, and was hosted by Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney. The show was aired on Sunday nights at 7:30pm and premiered on 13 August 2006. The format pitted two teams of Australian celebrities against each other, testing their knowledge on movies, music and television. Among the games involved are: Check It Out, Crate Expectations, Face Race, Looney Tunes, Slay That Song and What Happened Next. The show's in-house band is the Scared Weird Little Guys. The original working title for the pilot was Famous, but was later changed to its current title. The show was based on the Swedish concept Doobidoo.

Harry's Practice was an Australian lifestyle television program that broadcast on the Seven Network between 1997 and 2003. It is currently repeating on 7TWO at 7pm week nights. The show was hosted by vet Dr Harry Cooper, who provided advice for pet care. The show also featured Dr Katrina Warren and Dr Chris Brown as presenters.

New Faces was an Australian talent show that preceded the British show of the same name, produced at GTV-9 Melbourne. The program began in 1963 under the name Kevin Dennis Auditions, sponsored by Kevin Dennis Motors, running on Saturday mornings. The program name soon changed to Kevin Dennis New Faces, and later simply New Faces, becoming a Sunday night prime time show. Originally hosted by Frank Wilson from 1963 to 1976, and then by Bert Newton from 1976 to 1985, the show featured two serious judges, such as Geoff Brooke, Rod McLennan and Tim Evans. Contestants would compete in heats, with the winners competing in finals. Many of its contestants later became famous, including Daryl Somers, Paul Hogan, The Hawking Brothers, Col Elliott and Julia Morris.

The reality show is set in a court room with Kyle passing judgement across a whole range of real life cases. Helping him analyse the evidence is former The Bachelor Australia contestant and criminal lawyer Anna Heinrich.

Fat Cat and Friends was an Australian children's television show starring Fat Cat, an orange anthropomorphic cat who wears red braces, a blue bow tie and a green bowler hat. The show was similar in concept to Here's Humphrey featuring Humphrey B. Bear.

The Code: Crime and Justice was an Australian observational documentary series that first screened on the Nine Network on 5 February 2007. The Code followed Victorian police cases that were handed over to the Magistrates Court. It was narrated by William McInnes.

Class Of... is an Australian factual program all about schools that aired on Network Ten on 15 August 2012; originally in 2011.

The Ballad of Riverboat Bill is a 1965 Australian TV series set on the Murray River in the 1890s.

Search and Rescue is an Australian observational documentary series that is now airing on the Nine Network on 7 May 2008. Search and Rescue follows the search and rescue operations of several different Victoria Police divisions, such as the Victoria Police Air-Wing and Victoria Police Diving Squad.

Brynne: My Bedazzled Life is an Australian TV show, which follows the extravagant life of Brynne Edelsten, the wife of multi-millionaire Geoffrey Edelsten. The show is filmed primarily in Melbourne.

Adam’s Pasta Pilgrimage explores the origins of Italy’s most famous food: pasta. Australian chef Adam Swanson explores where pasta came from, how it got to Italy, and how different regions have made this Italian staple their own. Adam who owns a restaurant situated on Adelaide’s picturesque Glenelg beach, travels to Italy to not only rediscover his heritage in Italy’s south, but to discover traditional pasta recipes, shapes and cooking techniques. He discovers recipes that are steeped in history – and shows us just how easy it is to cook these recipes at home.

Weekend Magazine was a long-running television show, shown by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Its original producer was Rex Clayton, with subsequent producers including Ivan Chapman. This short format show was typically filmed by the ABC's news correspondents in their spare time, the diversity of its subject matter reflecting the diversity of their interests. During the 1970s, Weekend Magazine was run after the Sunday evening news. "Surf Rider", the distinctive theme music accompanying its credits, was played by Rhet Stoller. The program was terminated by ABC management during the 1980s, in the face of outcry from audience and journalists alike.