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THE HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION

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Monday 6 May 1957 - MELBOURNE

The debut of GTV9's new live variety program In Melbourne Tonight, hosted by Graham Kennedy.  The program would end up dominating Melbourne television for over 13 years and 3000 episodes and made Kennedy a TV legend to the point that he was later dubbed the King of Australian Television. 

Source: The Age, 2 May 1957

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12PM  
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2PM  
3PM 3.30pm My Hero  
4PM 4pm Close  
5PM 5.30 Children's TV Club 5.15pm Judy Jack Show
5.45 The Mickey Mouse Club
5.30pm The Happy Show
Happy Hammond, Ron Blaskett, Gerry Gee
 
6PM 6pm Close 6.30 Annie Oakley
6.55 The Chef Presents
6.30 Hillbilly Request Time
6.55 News Headlines
Tom Miller
 
7PM 7pm News, Weather
7.15 The Frankie Laine Show
7.45 Sherlock Holmes
7pm News, Weather
Eric Pearce
7.15 The Patti Page Show
7.30 Disneyland
7pm Roy Rogers
7.50 Football Survey
 
8PM 8.15 Meet Sir Samuel Wadham
8.30 Favourite Story
8.30 I Love Lucy 8pm Give It A Go
Jack Davey
8.30 Cross Current
 
9PM 9pm Presenting Thomas L Thomas
9.20 Royal Manor
9.35 Rhythm Round-Up
9.50 Close
9pm Whitehall Theatre
9.30 Victory At Sea
9pm Dragnet
9.30 News
Tom Miller
9.45 In Melbourne Tonight
PREMIERE Graham Kennedy
 
10PM   10pm Let's Dance
10.15 News, Weather
Eric Pearce
10.30 Close
10.30 Epilogue
10.35 Close
 
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