1981 in Australian television
- 1981 in Australian television
Events
Television
*March 2 - Network Ten introduces its new breakfast TV show, "Good Morning Australia", marking the return of breakfast television to Australian television screens.
*April 10 - The TV Week Logie Awards air on Ten for the first time. It is also the first time that the logies have not been screened on the Nine Network or hosted by "Bert Newton".
*July 27 - "Wheel of Fortune" premieres on the Seven Network.
*September 16 - The Nine Network celebrates 25 years of television in Australia.
*November - "A Country Practice" debuts on Channel 7.
*November 15 - The Nine Network premieres its new private-breakfast TV show, "National News Sunday", hosted by Jim Waley. The title is later shortened to title to "Sunday".
Debuts
* "Sunday" (Nine Network, 1981 – 2008)
* "Wheel of Fortune" (Seven Network, 1981 – 2008)
* "Good Morning Australia" (Network Ten, 1981 – 2008)
New International Programming
Television shows
1950s
1960s
1970s
* "Hey Hey It's Saturday" (1971 – present)
* "Young Talent Time" (1971 – present)
1980s
* "Sale Of The Century" (1980 – 2001)
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TV movies
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