For most young drivers, getting their licence is one of the biggest days of their lives – it means freedom, independence and the beginning of life’s next chapter. For most people, attempting this test can fill them with fear and anxiety.
The Catch-Up was an Australian daytime live television talk show on the Nine Network created by Mia Freedman.
The show featured a panel of women as co-hosts, with Libbi Gorr, Zoe Sheridan, Mary Moody and Lisa Oldfield. The show premiered on 26 February 2007. It was produced at Channel Nine's studio in Willoughby. The concept of The Catch-Up was to showcase women discussing views, news and gossip with each other as well as with their guests. The program followed a similar format to The View.
The show was under pressure even before it began. The Nine network decision to cancel its broadcast of the US soap opera The Young and the Restless to make way for the program caused outrage amongst fans of show which had been aired on the Nine Network since 1974.
A heartwarming series following single parents who are looking for another shot at grown up love, but what they don't know is their adult kids are coming along for the journey too. While this group of brave mums and dads are gathered at a luxury retreat, their kids have taken up residence in a remote bunker and are watching their parents' every move.
For the 2009 Sequel/Spinoff Series See: The Shak At Home
The Shak is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio, Nitro, Picasso and Eco answer viewer questions, queries, dares and challenges in an entertaining and educational manner. Each host's name relates to their personality and the type of stories they present. Viewers send questions and suggestions to the presenters via the shows website.
This Is Your Life is an Australian television documentary show based on the American show of the same name, in which the host surprises guests with a show documenting their lives, with audience participation from their friends and family.
Pyramid is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network hosted by Shura Taft. It is co-produced by Sydney-based Ambience Entertainment. It began broadcasting on 1 September 2009 and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. It involves two teams competing in games of "vocal charades". The show is based on the 1979 United States game show The Junior Partner Pyramid, a children's variant of the Sony Pictures Television Pyramid franchise.
In 2013, the show premieres with a new host, Beau Walker, and a strong focus on education and interactive media, with the release of the Pyramid Digital App.
In Their Footsteps is a ten-part documentary depicting Australian families and war.
The first episode aired in Australia on 8 May 2011 on the Nine Network.
In each episode an Australian will retrace the steps of a close ancestor’s wartime experience.
Hole in the Wall was an Australian television game show hosted by Jules Lund, based on the Japanese game show Brain Wall. In the show, contestants are required to fit though holes in a polystyrene wall that moves towards them
Produced by Fremantle Media, the show began airing on the Nine Network from 6 August 2008.
Kitchen Whiz is an Australian children's cooking game show aired on the Nine Network on 21 February 2011, presented by Beau Walker aka Nitro and Andy Minh Trieu as the ninja.
In 2013, the show premieres with a new host, Alice Zaslavsky, and a strong focus on education and interactive media, with the release of the Kitchen Whiz Digital App.
AFP is an Australian factual television show that looks at the everyday workings of the Australian Federal Police. It follows AFP investigations and operations in people smuggling, counter terrorism, bomb disposal, international drug syndicates, child sex exploitation and disaster victim identification.
All staff and crew who have worked on the show have been given Top Secret Security clearance, however it is unlikely that information from very high classification levels have been published.
In 2013, the show was transmitted in the UK on Quest under the title "Australia's Toughest Cops".
Lab Rats Challenge is an Australian children's game show. The program began broadcasting on 4 August 2008 at 4pm on the Nine Network with hosts Drew Jarvis and Nicole Dixon. On 5 March 2012, the show moved to the Seven Network with Aleisha Groth replacing Dixon for the revived series. On 12 February 2013 at 10:15am The show moved to the ABC3 The show has also been broadcast on Cartoon Network
In contrast to other Australian children's game shows such as Sharky's Friends, A*mazing, and Go Go Stop, which are filmed on a large set in front of a live studio audience, Lab Rats Challenge uses several smaller sets resembling an abandoned science laboratory as well as special effects sequences inserted in post-production. It is filmed in Brisbane's Channel 9 studio on Mount Coot-tha, Queensland.
Burke's Backyard is an Australian gardening and lifestyle programme presented by Don Burke, broadcast on both radio and television. On television, it was a regular weekly series on the Nine Network from 1987 to 2004.
Today is an Australian breakfast television program, currently hosted by Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon. It has been broadcast live by the Nine Network since 1982.
Burgo's Catch Phrase was an Australian game show that ran between 1997 and 2003, produced by Southern Star Group for the Nine Network. The show was based on the British and American versions of the game, and was originally knowned simply as Catch Phrase until 1999 where the show was renamed as Burgo's Catch Phrase after the host in its honour. The show was cancelled three times in 1998, 2001 and 2003 after failing ratings despite a revamp of the set in 2002.
Contestants would have to identify the familiar phrase represented by a piece of animation, with the show's mascot — a character called "Jimmy" — often appearing. In the original run, two contestants played in each game, but in the 2002 revamp, this was increased to three.
Celebrity Circus was an Australian reality television series which aired in May 2005 on the Nine Network. The show took celebrities and, with the help of Silvers Circus, trained them into circus acts. In the final show the celebrities performed in front of a live crowd and showcased what they had learned. It was shown over five one-hour episodes and was hosted by Bud Tingwell. Various skills include "high-wire, flying trapeze, knife throwing, fire juggling and clowning. Even better, they will be trained in two events called the Human Cannon and the Wheel of Death".
The participants were: actors Cameron Daddo and Kimberley Davies; former Home and Away star Dieter Brummer; Celebrity Big Brother winner Dylan Lewis; Australia's Funniest Home Video Show host Toni Pearen; Vadim Dale and his fiance, Natalie Franzman; Olympic beach volleyball gold medallist Kerri Pottharst; and Ricki-Lee Coulter from Australian Idol. The first episode, which aired on 1 May, was placed in the top ten of the ratings for that week.
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Stevie Jacobs explores the marvellous culture of Port Vila, Sonia Kruger experiences the scenic wonder of Lake Louise, Vince Sorrenti discovers the finest food in Paris and Florence, while Bec Hewitt spends a day in Hamilton Island.
Kerri-Anne was an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It aired weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series aired on 25 November 2011. It was replaced by Mornings, hosted by Sonia Kruger & David Campbell.
The Zone was a video games focused television programme that aired on Channel 9 on Saturday mornings at 8:30AM AEST from 1994 to 1995. The show was produced by Beyond Productions and was hosted for the majority of its run by Adam Riley.