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A number of [[soap opera]]s from New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States have aired in Australia over the years, in daytime and primetime slots on both [[free-to-air]] and [[Cable television|cable]] television. |
A number of [[soap opera]]s from New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States have aired in Australia over the years, in daytime and primetime slots on both [[free-to-air]] and [[Cable television|cable]] television. |
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[[Network Ten]] airs ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', the only US daytime soap on free-to-air television, at 4:30 pm each weekday. [[Foxtel]]'s [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]] screens ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and New Zealand soap opera ''[[Shortland Street]]'' twice each weekday. Foxtel's [[BBC UKTV]] airs British soaps ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' on weeknights. [[Seven Network]]'s digital channel [[7Two]] also screens ''Coronation Street'' at 10:00 am each weekday. After Nine stopped screening ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' in April 2013, the show resumed via online streaming video service, [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]] on 17 June 2013. |
[[Network Ten]] airs ''[[The Bold and the Beautiful]]'', the only US daytime soap on free-to-air television, at 4:30 pm each weekday. [[Nine Network]]'s digital channel [[GEM (Australian TV channel)|GEM]] airs primetime US soap ''[[Dallas (2012 TV series)|Dallas]]'' midnight on Thursdays. [[Foxtel]]'s [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]] screens ''[[The Young and the Restless]]'' and New Zealand soap opera ''[[Shortland Street]]'' twice each weekday. Foxtel's [[BBC UKTV]] airs British soaps ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Doctors (soap opera)|Doctors]]'', ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'', and ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' on weeknights. [[Seven Network]]'s digital channel [[7Two]] also screens ''Coronation Street'' at 10:00 am each weekday. After Nine stopped screening ''[[Days of our Lives]]'' in April 2013, the show resumed via online streaming video service, [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]] on 17 June 2013. |
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In the past, ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'', ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', and ''[[Passions]]'' have appeared on major Australian networks. |
In the past, ''[[All My Children]]'', ''[[General Hospital]]'', ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'', ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'', and ''[[Passions]]'' have appeared on major Australian networks. |
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==Current broadcasts== |
==Current broadcasts== |
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In 1996, [[Foxtel]]'s [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]] began screening ''Coronation Street'' in one-hour instalments on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:30. It was later moved to Foxtel's [[BBC UKTV]] where it currently airs at 7:30 pm (AEST) each weeknight. Episodes are around six weeks behind the UK.<ref>{{cite web |work=UKTV Australia| title = Coronation Street|url = http://www.uktv.com.au/programme.asp?id=19|accessdate=9 March 2007}}{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> [[Seven Network]] [[free-to-air]] digital channel [[7Two|7TWO]] are currently broadcasting episodes from 2005, on weekdays at 10:00 am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/tv-lounge/comment-page-1#comment-107682 |title=TV Lounge |publisher=TV Tonight |date= |accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref> |
In 1996, [[Foxtel]]'s [[Arena (TV network)|Arena]] began screening ''Coronation Street'' in one-hour instalments on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:30. It was later moved to Foxtel's [[BBC UKTV]] where it currently airs at 7:30 pm (AEST) each weeknight. Episodes are around six weeks behind the UK.<ref>{{cite web |work=UKTV Australia| title = Coronation Street|url = http://www.uktv.com.au/programme.asp?id=19|accessdate=9 March 2007}}{{dead link|date=February 2011}}</ref> [[Seven Network]] [[free-to-air]] digital channel [[7Two|7TWO]] are currently broadcasting episodes from 2005, on weekdays at 10:00 am.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/tv-lounge/comment-page-1#comment-107682 |title=TV Lounge |publisher=TV Tonight |date= |accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref> |
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===''Dallas''=== |
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''Dallas'' is an American soap opera spin off of the [[Dallas (1978 TV series)|original series of the same name]] that first aired on the [[Nine Network]] on 22 August 2012 at 8:30 pm on Wednesday nights. The series failed to attract viewers and after a few episodes it was rested due to poor ratings. ''Dallas'' then aired from the first episode of season from 16 May 2013 on the Nine Network's free-to-air digital channel, [[GEM (Australian TV channel)|GEM]]. The series aired outside of prime time hours at 12:00 am on Thursdays, while an encore episode was aired at 2:00 pm each Friday. |
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=== ''Days of our Lives'' === |
=== ''Days of our Lives'' === |
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{{Main|Loving (TV series)}} |
{{Main|Loving (TV series)}} |
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''Loving'' is an American soap opera that aired for a short time on the [[Nine Network]] in an early morning time slot in the late 1980s. [[Foxtel]] relaunched the show as part of its soap line up in 1996 keeping it on air until it reached the end and began screening The City. |
''Loving'' is an American soap opera that aired for a short time on the [[Nine Network]] in an early morning time slot in the late 1980s. [[Foxtel]] relaunched the show as part of its soap line up in 1996 keeping it on air until it reached the end and began screening The City. |
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===''Melrose Place''=== |
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{{Main|Melrose Place}} |
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''Melrose Place'' is an American soap opera that aired on [[Network Ten]] on Tuesday nights at 8:30 pm. The series also screened on [[Foxtel]]'s [[FOX8]]. |
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Revision as of 06:17, 4 October 2013
A number of soap operas from New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States have aired in Australia over the years, in daytime and primetime slots on both free-to-air and cable television.
Network Ten airs The Bold and the Beautiful, the only US daytime soap on free-to-air television, at 4:30 pm each weekday. Nine Network's digital channel GEM airs primetime US soap Dallas midnight on Thursdays. Foxtel's Arena screens The Young and the Restless and New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street twice each weekday. Foxtel's BBC UKTV airs British soaps Coronation Street, Doctors, EastEnders, Emmerdale, and Hollyoaks on weeknights. Seven Network's digital channel 7Two also screens Coronation Street at 10:00 am each weekday. After Nine stopped screening Days of our Lives in April 2013, the show resumed via online streaming video service, Crackle on 17 June 2013.
In the past, All My Children, General Hospital, Search for Tomorrow, Another World, Melrose Place, Texas, One Life to Live, Santa Barbara, and Passions have appeared on major Australian networks.
Current broadcasts
The Bold and the Beautiful
The Bold and the Beautiful is an American soap opera that began airing in November 1987 on Network Ten at 1.00 pm each weekday, where it remained until 1996 when it was moved to 4:30 pm. Due to its timeslot, classification guideline restrictions require episodes to be edited in order to retain a G classification. This includes cutting some violent or sexually explicit scenes, as well as use of words such as rape, abortion, slut, whore, and sex. On 1 December 2008, Network Ten moved the show to 6:00 pm primetime. The move was promoted heavily during the Australian summer ratings season of 2008/2009. Initially the move appeared to be successful despite widespread protests from loyal viewers, however on 19 January 2009 the show was returned to 4.30 pm as it was under-performing at 6:00 pm having to compete with news services
On 23 February 2012, Network Ten moved a children's programme to 4:00 pm resulting in timing edits being imposed on each episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. The timing edits are in addition to classification edits Network Ten make to keep the show rated G. Prior to this date, the show would have commenced at 4.28 pm, however because children timeslots are protected, The Bold and the Beautiful must not start before 4.30 pm. As a result, Network Ten remove the full opening and closing credits from all episodes, instead they insert the 10 second bumper opening, and after the final scene it cuts straight to the 'BBL Distribution Inc.' logo. Cuts are also made to dialogue and exterior location shots of buildings etc. within each episode. Network Ten edit episodes down to ensure they do not run longer than 20 minutes 30 seconds (meaning one minute is removed). On 3 December 2012, Network Ten added an encore repeat airing weekday mornings at 9:00 am. Episodes are three months behind the US screening.
Current The Bold and the Beautiful cast in Australian episodesRecurring actors appear in italics. |
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Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera that first aired in Australia in 1963 on TCN-9 Sydney, GTV-9 Melbourne and NWS-9 Adelaide. By 1966, Coronation Street was more popular in Australia than in the United Kingdom.[1] The show eventually left free-to-air television in Australia in the 1970s. It briefly returned to the Nine Network in a daytime slot during 1994–95. In 2005, Channel Nine in Perth began airing Coronation Street at 5:30 pm each weekday to improve the lead in to Nine News Perth, but this did not work and the show was cancelled a few months later.[2]
In 1996, Foxtel's Arena began screening Coronation Street in one-hour instalments on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:30. It was later moved to Foxtel's BBC UKTV where it currently airs at 7:30 pm (AEST) each weeknight. Episodes are around six weeks behind the UK.[3] Seven Network free-to-air digital channel 7TWO are currently broadcasting episodes from 2005, on weekdays at 10:00 am.[4]
Dallas
Dallas is an American soap opera spin off of the original series of the same name that first aired on the Nine Network on 22 August 2012 at 8:30 pm on Wednesday nights. The series failed to attract viewers and after a few episodes it was rested due to poor ratings. Dallas then aired from the first episode of season from 16 May 2013 on the Nine Network's free-to-air digital channel, GEM. The series aired outside of prime time hours at 12:00 am on Thursdays, while an encore episode was aired at 2:00 pm each Friday.
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is an American soap opera that first aired on the Nine Network from 25 March 1968 to 26 April 2013 at 2:00 pm each weekday. Over time, the show ended up airing at a delay of nearly five years behind the US due to cricket pre-emptions in the summer, so in 2004, Nine aired a special entitled Days of our Lives: A New Day, which summarized four years of storylines in one hour, in an attempt to catch up to more current telecasts. This speed-up proved highly controversial amongst viewers as many missed several vital storylines and it landed right in the middle of the Melaswen storyline. By April 2013, episodes were 16 months behind the US. On 15 April 2013, Nine announced that they decided to not renew their contract with the show.[5] Sony Pictures Television then set up a Facebook page for Australian fans to interact with each other, while Sony looked for a new channel for Days of our Lives.[6] The show resumed to Australian viewers free and on-demand at Crackle.com on 17 June, as well as across Crackle's apps for mobile devices, connected TVs and game consoles.[7] Crackle picked up where Nine left off, and released 10 episodes in its first week. Seven new episodes are released by Crackle each Monday.[7]
Doctors
Doctors is a British soap opera that began airing in Australia on 2 April 2013 on BBC UKTV at 6:00pm (AEST) each weeknight.[8] Episodes are now around 9 weeks behind the UK screening.
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British soap opera that first aired in Australia by ABC TV from 1987 until 1991.[9] The show now airs on BBC UKTV from Mondays to Thursdays at 8:00 pm (AEST). Episodes are about six weeks behind the UK.
Emmerdale
Emmerdale is a British soap opera that began airing on BBC UKTV in July 2006 from episode 4288.[10][11] It currently airs at 7:00 pm (AEST) each weeknight. In 2006, BBC UKTV were showing episodes four months behind the UK. Emmerdale is a 6 episodes a week series. However BBC UKTV in Australia screens only 5 episodes a week. Currently as at 2013, episodes are now 15 months behind the UK screened episodes.
From 2009 until February 2012, 7TWO broadcast episodes from 2003, during weekdays at 10:30 am.
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a British soap opera that first aired in Australia on 7TWO from 18 October 2010 to January 2012, in double episodes from September 2009.[12] The show began airing on BBC UKTV on 2 April 2013 at 6:30 pm (AEST) each weeknight. Episodes are around 14 weeks behind the UK.[8]
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand soap opera that first aired in Australia on SBS TV between 1994–1995.[13] The show then aired on BBC UKTV from 1997 until 2000.[13] 7TWO previously screened Shortland Street from November 2009 to 2012 at various morning/afternoon timeslots and episodes were approximately 22 months behind New Zealand.[14] ABC1 also aired the show between 2010–2011, during weekdays at 4:30 am.[15] Arena began screening Shortland Street on 4 February 2013 from episode 5111.[16] It airs each weekday at 12:50 pm (AEST) and 5.00 pm (AEST), and on time shift channel Arena +2 at 2:50 pm (AEST) and 7:00 pm (AEST). Episodes are now 15 weeks behind New Zealand.[16]
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American soap opera that first aired in Australia on the Nine Network from 1 April 1974 to 23 February 2007. Although the show was not as popular in Australia as Days of our Lives or The Bold and the Beautiful during its broadcast on free-to-air television, Nine coupled it with Days of our Lives, with the two shows airing one after the other. As was the case with Days of our Lives, The Young and the Restless was "fast-forwarded" in September 2004 in order to bring viewers closer to the US episodes.
In January 2007, it was announced that Nine had not renewed its contract with The Young and the Restless, and that Foxtel would pick up the show from where Nine left off. On 2 April 2007, the show began airing on W at 12:00 pm (AEST) and 6:40 pm (AEST), and on its time shift channel W2 at 2:00 pm (AEST) and 8:40 pm (AEST). The Young and the Restless moved to Arena on 20 August 2012 after W rebranded as SoHo. It now airs on Arena at 12:00 pm (AEST), and on its timeshift channel Arena +2 at 2:00 pm (AEST). Episodes are approximately 7.5 months behind the US (as of September, 2013, Australian viewers are seeing episodes from February 2013).
Former broadcasts
All My Children
All My Children is an American soap opera that aired briefly on Network Ten in the late '80s, on Fox Soap in the late '90s, and on 7TWO from 2009 to 2011.
Another World
Another World is an American soap opera that appeared variously on both Nine Network and Network Ten. It particular became very popular in the early 1990s when Australian actress Carmen Duncan played the role of villainous Iris Wheeler. Foxtel relaunched the series in 1995 being only 3 months behind the U.S. and continued to air it til its final episode in September 1999.
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American soap opera that aired for a short period on Network Ten, first at 1.30 pm, then moved to 5:00 pm before ultimately being dropped entirely in 1987.[citation needed]
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American soap opera that first aired on the Nine Network in 1983, with episodes five years behind the US. By the late '80s, the show was in a slump, and left Australian television soon after. It was briefly revived in the early '90s by Network Ten and again in 1999, lasting less than a year. General Hospital was picked up by Foxtel in 2004. After running for several months on W, the show was moved to FOX8, before being pulled altogether in December 2005. Fans in Australia lobbied hard to get it back. General Hospital returned to Australian television on 5 July 2010, again on W, at 12:50 pm and on its time shift channel W2 at 2:50 pm, with episodes ten weeks behind after the US.[17] W dropped the show on 17 June 2011.[18]
Generations
Generations is an American soap opera that had a short run on Australian television. It was screened on the Seven Network in the early hours of the morning.
Loving
Loving is an American soap opera that aired for a short time on the Nine Network in an early morning time slot in the late 1980s. Foxtel relaunched the show as part of its soap line up in 1996 keeping it on air until it reached the end and began screening The City.
Melrose Place
Melrose Place is an American soap opera that aired on Network Ten on Tuesday nights at 8:30 pm. The series also screened on Foxtel's FOX8.
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera that appeared briefly on Network Ten's daytime schedule in the late 1980s. It was also part of Foxtel's channel Fox Soap in the 1990s.
Passions
Passions is an American soap opera that aired on the Seven Network from 2001 to 2007 and Seven affiliate Prime from 2001 to 2004. It originally began in a 3:00 pm time slot on weekday afternoons, before being shifted to a 9:30 am time slot in 2005. New episodes stopped airing in Australia later that year, as NBC Productions judged it too expensive to clear music rights for international distribution.[19] Passions then moved into re-runs at a 2:00 am time slot.
Rituals
Rituals is an American soap opera that had a short run on Australian television. It was screened on the Seven Network in the early hours of the morning.
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara is an American soap opera that aired on Network Ten from 1987 to 1994. It premiered on Australia television the same day as The Bold and the Beautiful in November, in a soap opera block from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm.
Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach is an American soap opera that aired in an early morning time slot from 1999 to 2001 on Network Ten, then Foxtel's FOX SOAP/TALK channel, and finally FOX8. After reaching the final episode, FOX8 re-screened the final 6 months in double episodes early weekday mornings.
Texas
Texas, the spin-off of Another World, is an American soap opera that aired on Network Ten in an early morning time slot in the early 1980s.[citation needed]
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