1996 in Australian television
- 1996 in Australian television
Events
*Jessica Rowe joins Ten News Sydney in January to co-anchor with Ron Wilson for the next nine years.
*June - Liz Hayes quits the "Today" and joins the "60 Minutes" team, Tracy Grimshaw joins "Today" to co-star for the next nine years before leaving and moving to "A Current Affair" in 2006.
*Australian television celebrates its 40th birthday with celebrations lasting throughout the year. The actual birthday was on September 16.
*July - "Wheel Of Fortune" returns and starts in 1996 without John Burgess as he retires as host. Former "Sale Of The Century" quizmaster, Tony Barber begins hosting for the very short time. "WOF" also starts 1996 with the relocation from Adelaide to Sydney.
*August - After a court battle, the first series of "Friends" screens on the Seven Network, almost two years after it premiered in the US. Subsequent series is picked up by the Nine Network, a decade later it was picked up by Network Ten.
Debuts
*February 11: "Water Rats"
ABC TV
* "Four Corners" (1961-present)
* "Rage" (1987-beyond)
* "Foreign Correspondent" (1992-present)
* "Frontline" (1994-1997)
Seven Network
* "Wheel of Fortune" (1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004-beyond)
* "A Country Practice" (1981-1994)
* "Home and Away" (1988-present)
* "Family Feud" (1988-1996)
* "The Great Outdoors" (1993-2006, 2007)
* "Full Frontal" (1993-present)
* "Blue Heelers" (1994-2006)
Nine Network
* "Sunday" (1981 – 2008)
* "Today" (1982 – present)
* "Sale of the Century" (1980-2001)
* "A Current Affair" (1971-1978, 1988-2005, 2006-present)
* "Hey Hey It's Saturday" (1971-1999)
* "The Midday Show" (1973-1998)
* "60 Minutes" (1979-present)
* "The Flying Doctors" (1986-1991)
* "Australia's Funniest Home Video Show" (1990-2000, 2000-2004, 2005-present)
* "Hey Hey It's Saturday" (1971 – 1999)
* "Getaway" (1992-present)
* "Our House" (1993-2001)
* "Money" (1993-2000)
Network Ten
* "Neighbours" (1985 – present)
* "E Street" (1989-1993)
* "Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton" (1991-2005)
* "Sports Tonight" (1993-present)
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