50 Years, 50 Shows

[sportznut]

As I said earliier, 50% of the vote was based on the opinion of the group of "experts" that they assembled for this. Obviously those experts just didn't rate the Comedy Company. I agree that was a big surprise!!! It's no surprise that they didn't consider Home And Away though. It's hardly outstanding TV.

 

[MagpieScouser]

pickle me grandmother,where is kingswood country

that show was a classic, and its still funny today unlike the comedy company which at the time was great but nowadays isnt funny at all

 

[rhino]

I thought it was a bit strange that the Olympics opening ceremony was considered? It was certainly on TV, but would you call it a "TV program" in the same way that the other 49 were???

Agreed, 4 Mill watched the Grand Final last saturday, maybe it should have been slotted somewhere in the top 50.

 

[rhino]

pickle me grandmother,where is kingswood country

that show was a classic, and its still funny today unlike the comedy company which at the time was great but nowadays isnt funny at all

Yes, and the work of Roy and HG has sadly been overlooked too

 

[McAlmanac]

The Mike Walsh Show at 16? Proof that quality was not the main factor.

What about Pot of Gold? ".... 68 points, 68 points Act 4".

 

[Harry]

How could you rate Kath & Kim as the 6th best show ever on Australian tv?

I'm not a Neighbours fan but I thought it would rate higher because it's been on for 20 years and for some of the talent that had their start on the show.

Would Graham Kennedy have three shows in the top 50 if he hadn't recently died when the list was compiled? IMT deserves a top 5 position; Blankety Blanks would make my list outside the top 20 but Coast to Coast was not that memorable or groundbreaking.

I agree with most of the nominees but if I could be bothered, I'd rate them in a different order.

I ask again though, how the hell could they rate Kath & Kim at no.6

 

[Bombers 2003]

but Coast to Coast was not that memorable or groundbreaking.

Perhaps not,but unlike some programs of it's type it had a comedian at the helm.

 

[Borry]

Generational factors probably have a large influence on TV show ratings.

The fact that kath and Kim is rated so highly is because it is well liked by much of the older generation (ie 40's and over) and is therefore such a high rating and popular show. Its like when a lot of 'younger' generation people hate Dame Edna, yet theres a lot of older people I know who lover watching her.

 

[Bombers 2003]

Generational factors probably have a large influence on TV show ratings.

The fact that kath and Kim is rated so highly is because it is well liked by much of the older generation (ie 40's and over) and is therefore such a high rating and popular show. Its like when a lot of 'younger' generation people hate Dame Edna, yet theres a lot of older people I know who lover watching her.

I'd rather watch Kath and Kim in preference to Dame Edna and i'm over 50.

 

[Gabbie]

I think it was 50% the votes of a group of "experts" and 50% the official TV ratings for the shows. So the show not only had to be well regarded, but popular as far as ratings were concerned as well. That's why Blue Murder's down at 35 and for example Mother And Son is down as low as 33. Also Countdown at 40 compared to Bandstand at 13 is a bit weird. I thought it was a bit strange that the Olympics opening ceremony was considered? It was certainly on TV, but would you call it a "TV program" in the same way that the other 49 were???

Funny that Bandstand better than Countdown - do you think it would have something to do with Bandstand was a Ch 9 show. Ditto for 60 mins - hmmmmmm - so was Paul Hogan come to think of it. Never take this sort of survey seriously.

 

[macca_2111]

cant believe Russell Coight wasnt no 1

 

[raskolnikov]

The Sullivans should be in the top three.

 

[sportznut]

Funny that Bandstand better than Countdown - do you think it would have something to do with Bandstand was a Ch 9 show. Ditto for 60 mins - hmmmmmm - so was Paul Hogan come to think of it. Never take this sort of survey seriously.

Yeah, that's the reason. As I said, the ratings made up 50% of the vote. Back in the late 70s & early 80s, The Paul Hogan Show was the biggest rating show on TV.

 

[MagpieScouser]

how the hell is prisoner not in the list?if that show hasnt made the top 10 let alone 50 then there is something wrong,the show didnt go for 8 years and 600 episodes for nothing,its still a classic show and not even on the list,i think we need bea smith to put the person who did this through the steamer in the laundry and 48 hours in the pound!

 

[mantis]

pickle me grandmother,where is kingswood country

that show was a classic, and its still funny today unlike the comedy company which at the time was great but nowadays isnt funny at all

I know, it would have to be in the top ten, Aunty Jack should be a lot higher as well.

 

[Borry]

50 - The D Generation
49 - Play School
48 - Sunday
47 - Foreign Correspondent
46 - Neighbours
45 - The Aunty Jack Show
44 - The Naked Vicar Show
43 - Media Watch
42 - Coast to Coast
41 - Sylvania Waters
40 - Countdown
39 - Geoffery Robertson's Hypotheticals
38 - Skippy
37 - Blue Heelers
36 - Burke's Backyard
35 - Blue Murder
34 - Bobby Limb's Sound of Music
33 - Mother and Son
32 - Young Talent Time
31 - This Is Your Life
30 - Fast Forward
29 - SeaChange
28 - Anzacs
27 - The Norman Gunston Show
26 - Parkinson In Australia
25 - Hey Hey, It's Saturday!
24 - My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?
23 - Enough Rope with Andrew Denton
22 - Frontline
21 - Bangkok Hilton
20 - Blankety Blanks
19 - The Dismissal
18 - Four Corners
17 - Australian Story
16 - The Mike Walsh Show
15 - Power Without Glory
14 - A Country Practice
13 - Bandstand
12 - Homocide
11 - A Town Like Alice
10 - The Sullivans
9 - Number 96
8 - Sixty Minutes
7 - The Don Lane Show
6 - Kath and Kim
5 - Brides of Christ
4 - The Mavis Bramston Show
3 - Sydney 2000 Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies
2 - The Paul Hogan Show
1 - In Melbourne Tonight/The Graham Kennedy Show

They should LEAVE MINI-SERIES OUT!.

Or is it because they were on channel nine?

How many shows on seven and ten got in that list. Tell me?