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Overview of the events of 1981 in Australian television
15 February - Channel Nine Celebrates 25 Years Of Television, hosted by Bert Newton[1]
2 March[citation needed] - Network Ten introduces its new breakfast TV show, Good Morning Australia, marking the return of breakfast television to Australian television screens.
December - After a two year-battle, Rupert Murdoch's News Limited finally gains control of the Melbourne headquarters of Network Ten after appealing the decision by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal which blocked the takeover.
This is a list of programs which made their premiere on an Australian television network that had previously premiered on another Australian television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.
Knots Landing (Seven Network)
Worzel Gummidge (ABC)
Monkey (ABC)
Drak Pack (Seven Network)
Romie-0 and Julie-8 (Seven Network)
The Nutty Squirrels Present
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