List of 1957 Australian television series debuts (incomplete)
This is an incomplete list of Australian-produced television series which debuted during 1957. The schedules were very US-dominated in those days, but nevertheless as you can see there were still a fair number of locally-produced shows on the stations of the era.
Though this may seem like a lot of series, please remember that most of these only aired in a single city, and that some of these series were fairly short-lived.
It is an incomplete list, as some Australian TV series of the 1950s do not have pages on IMDb...however, the list is being expanded over time.
This was before video-tape was available in Australia, but there was an earlier method of recording live television known as "kinescope recording", also known as "telerecording". Some of these programs, particularly pre-recorded series like "Leave It to the Girls", are known to still have episodes in existence, but for most series on the list, the archival status is unknown.
Note: Melbourne commercial stations for 1957 are HSV-7 and GTV-9, while Sydney commercial stations are TCN-9 and ATN-7. Many shows of the era aired in a single city only. This was prior to the creation of the "Nine Network" and the "Seven Network".
Note: As you will notice, some of these shows aired in 15-minute time-slots. The actual running time of these series was between 12 to 14 minutes.
Additional lists:
1956 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls056053545/[/link]
1958 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls052559315/[/link]
1959 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls052600958/[/link]
1950s Australian television one-offs:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054894311/[/link]
1960 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075787888/[/link]
1961 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075413276/[/link]
1962 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075962928/[/link]
1963 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075925193/[/link]
1964 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077734471/[/link]
1965 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077200256/[/link]
1966 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls073681336/[/link]
Though this may seem like a lot of series, please remember that most of these only aired in a single city, and that some of these series were fairly short-lived.
It is an incomplete list, as some Australian TV series of the 1950s do not have pages on IMDb...however, the list is being expanded over time.
This was before video-tape was available in Australia, but there was an earlier method of recording live television known as "kinescope recording", also known as "telerecording". Some of these programs, particularly pre-recorded series like "Leave It to the Girls", are known to still have episodes in existence, but for most series on the list, the archival status is unknown.
Note: Melbourne commercial stations for 1957 are HSV-7 and GTV-9, while Sydney commercial stations are TCN-9 and ATN-7. Many shows of the era aired in a single city only. This was prior to the creation of the "Nine Network" and the "Seven Network".
Note: As you will notice, some of these shows aired in 15-minute time-slots. The actual running time of these series was between 12 to 14 minutes.
Additional lists:
1956 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls056053545/[/link]
1958 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls052559315/[/link]
1959 Australian television series debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls052600958/[/link]
1950s Australian television one-offs:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054894311/[/link]
1960 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075787888/[/link]
1961 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075413276/[/link]
1962 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075962928/[/link]
1963 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075925193/[/link]
1964 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077734471/[/link]
1965 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077200256/[/link]
1966 debuts:
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/ls073681336/[/link]
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