Program |
Channel |
Debut date |
Ghost Stories |
Network Ten |
1 January |
Ramadan Journeys |
SBS TV |
4 January |
The Lazarus Man |
Seven Network |
8 January |
Campus Cops |
Network Ten |
17 January |
The Merchant of Venice (1996) |
ABC TV |
17 January |
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series |
Seven Network |
20 January |
The Last Frontier |
Seven Network |
22 January |
Big Bad Beetleborgs |
Network Ten |
2 February |
The Great American Sex Scandal |
Seven Network |
4 February |
Jumanji |
Network Ten |
6 February |
Men in Black: The Series |
Network Ten |
6 February |
/ Nostromo |
ABC TV |
6 February |
Soul Man |
Seven Network |
8 February |
Stickin' Around (TV series) |
ABC TV |
8 February |
Veronica's Closet |
Nine Network |
9 February |
Just Shoot Me! |
Network Ten |
11 February |
/ Pingu |
ABC TV |
12 February |
Team Knight Rider |
Network Ten |
13 February |
Teletubbies |
ABC TV |
16 February |
Extreme Dinosaurs |
Network Ten |
16 February |
Materials We Need |
ABC TV |
16 February |
Stephen Hawking's Universe |
ABC TV |
21 February |
Midsomer Murders |
Nine Network |
27 February |
Dharma and Greg |
Seven Network |
1 March |
Goode Behavior |
Seven Network |
2 March |
/ Lil' Elvis Jones and the Truckstoppers |
ABC TV |
6 March |
/ The Little Lulu Show |
ABC TV |
6 March |
Jonathan Creek |
ABC TV |
6 March |
Homeboys in Outer Space |
Seven Network |
13 March |
// White Fang |
Seven Network |
14 March |
One West Waikiki |
Seven Network |
24 March |
Toonsylvania |
Nine Network |
28 March |
Kipper |
ABC TV |
8 April |
Sometime, Never |
ABC TV |
13 April |
Soul Music |
ABC TV |
17 April |
Buddies |
Seven Network |
20 April |
The Angry Beavers |
ABC TV |
21 April |
Our Mutual Friend (1998) |
ABC TV |
26 April |
Pauly |
Seven Network |
27 April |
Fly by Night |
Seven Network |
27 April |
/ Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation |
Network Ten |
4 May |
Mummies Alive! |
Seven Network |
5 May |
Spirits of the Jaguar |
ABC TV |
10 May |
Around the World in 80 Dreams |
Seven Network |
14 May |
Bureau of Alien Detectors |
Network Ten |
15 May |
Extreme Ghostbusters |
Network Ten |
18 May |
Power Rangers Turbo |
Seven Network |
21 May |
True Tilda |
ABC TV |
24 May |
Hairy Maclary |
ABC TV |
1 June |
The Forgotten Toys (TV series) |
ABC TV |
1 June |
The Morph Files |
ABC TV |
1 June |
Wyrd Sisters |
ABC TV |
5 June |
Radetzky March |
SBS TV |
8 June |
Freaky Stories |
ABC TV |
8 June |
/ Tabaluga |
Seven Network |
13 June |
A Respectable Trade |
Nine Network |
14 June |
Jungle Cubs |
Seven Network |
20 June |
Space: Above and Beyond |
SBS TV |
28 June |
Land of the Tiger |
ABC TV |
28 June |
// The Adventures of the Black Stallion |
Seven Network |
28 June |
Baywatch Nights |
Network Ten |
30 June |
Merlin |
Nine Network |
5 July |
Animal Shelf |
ABC TV |
7 July |
Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands |
ABC TV |
7 July |
EZ Streets |
Network Ten |
8 July |
Deadly Games |
Seven Network |
14 July |
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist |
SBS TV |
18 July |
Game On |
ABC TV |
23 July |
Pensacola: Wings of Gold |
Nine Network |
8 August |
Working |
Seven Network |
9 August |
Reckless |
Seven Network |
12 August |
Oscar and Friends |
ABC TV |
12 August |
The Scold's Bridle |
ABC TV |
16 August |
Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher |
Nine Network |
17 August |
The Human Body |
ABC TV |
20 August |
/ Minty |
ABC TV |
20 August |
Ally McBeal |
Seven Network |
24 August |
Fall from Grace |
Network Ten |
24 August |
Mad TV |
Nine Network |
27 August |
In the Red |
ABC TV |
30 August |
Plotlands |
ABC TV |
4 September |
Science Court |
Seven Network |
5 September |
Airport |
Nine Network |
23 September |
Cow and Chicken |
Seven Network |
24 September |
The Visitor |
Seven Network |
24 September |
The Roseanne Show |
Network Ten |
28 September |
The Magical World of Margaret Mahy |
ABC TV |
28 September |
Mr. Rhodes |
Seven Network |
1 October |
USA High |
Seven Network |
3 October |
Pokémon |
Network Ten |
5 October |
A Season in Purgatory |
Network Ten |
12 October |
Aliens in the Family (1996) |
Seven Network |
21 October |
Mr. & Mrs. Smith |
Seven Network |
21 October |
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great |
ABC TV |
24 October |
How Do You Want Me? |
ABC TV |
2 November |
Ultraviolet |
ABC TV |
4 November |
Brooklyn South |
Nine Network |
5 November |
1914-1918 |
ABC TV |
5 November |
The New Adventures of Zorro (1997) |
Nine Network |
7 November |
The Cola Conquest |
ABC TV |
21 November |
The Jerry Springer Show |
Network Ten |
26 November |
Delia's How to Cook |
ABC TV |
26 November |
The Love Boat: The Next Wave |
Network Ten |
29 November |
The Life of Birds |
ABC TV |
29 November |
La Femme Nikita |
Nine Network |
30 November |
Felicity |
Seven Network |
30 November |
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures |
Nine Network |
30 November |
Looking After Jo Jo |
ABC TV |
1 December |
The Net |
Network Ten |
2 December |
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal |
Network Ten |
2 December |
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place |
Seven Network |
3 December |
Townies |
Seven Network |
3 December |
The Ambassador |
Seven Network |
3 December |
Alright Already |
Network Ten |
3 December |
V.I.P. |
Network Ten |
4 December |
Brambly Hedge |
Nine Network |
5 December |
/ More Tales of the City |
Nine Network |
6 December |
Kids Say the Darndest Things |
Nine Network |
8 December |
Storm Warning |
Network Ten |
14 December |
The Boss |
ABC TV |
14 December |
The Gregory Hines Show |
Nine Network |
19 December |
Meego |
Nine Network |
19 December |
Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer |
Seven Network |
23 December |
/ Oscar's Orchestra |
ABC TV |
28 December |
/ Poltergeist: The Legacy |
Seven Network |
29 December |
Meet the Ancestors |
SBS TV |
30 December |
Koki |
ABC TV |
31 December |