1984 in Australian television

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Events

Television

16 January - Australian situation comedy series Mother and Son debuts on ABC.
30 January - Perfect Match is launched in the 5:30 p.m. timeslot, bringing in record ratings for that timeslot and ensuring Ten's Eyewitness News won the 6-7 p.m. timeslot.
3 February - Australia's first nationally-televised telethon screens on Network Ten. It is a 26-hour effort to raise money for Australia's Olympic athletes.
18 February - The Nine Network's Hey Hey It's Saturday moves from a Breakfast Television format to the 9:30 p.m. timeslot, Primetime format and rebranded as Hey Hey It's Saturday Night.
9 April - Guy Blackmore joins Eyewitness News.
20 April - The Royal Children's Hospital Appeal is televised on Seven Network on Good Friday in Melbourne.
June - Christopher Skase purchases TVQ-0.
26 July - French American animated series Inspector Gadget debuts on ABC at 5:30pm.
July - Network Ten televises the 1984 Summer Olympics from Los Angeles. Also, all stations adopt a uniform on-air look for the first time.
The first televised federal election debate takes place.

Debuts

16 January - Mother and Son (ABC TV)
30 January - Perfect Match (Network Ten)
18 February - Hey Hey It's Saturday Night (Nine Network)
11 June - Secret Valley (ABC TV)
22 October - The New Adventures of Blinky Bill (ABC TV)

New International Programming

23 January - Towser (ABC TV)
10 February - Just Liz (ABC TV)
2 April - Paddington (ABC TV)
12 July - Rumpole of the Bailey (ABC TV)
17 July - All Electric Amusement Arcade (ABC TV)
20 July - Auf Weidersehen, Pet (ABC TV)
26 July - Inspector Gadget (ABC TV)
30 July - Beau Geste (ABC TV)
20 August - Educating Marmalade (ABC TV)
7 September - Rainbow Brite (Channel Seven)
1 October - Blackadder (Channel Seven)
14 November - Sorry! (ABC TV)
21 November - 3-2-1 Contact (ABC TV)
The A-Team (Channel Ten)

Changes to network affiliation

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

Program	New network(s)	Previous network(s)	Date
Roger Ramjet	ABC TV	Seven Network	6 March

Television shows

1950s

Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959 – 1999)

1970s

Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971 – present)
Young Talent Time (1971 – present)

1980s

Wheel of Fortune (1981 – present)
Sale of the Century (1980 – present)
Sunday (1981 – present)
Today (1982 – present)

Ending this year

Returning this year

TV movies

Births

August 24 - Erin Molan, journalist and TV presenter