1993 in New Zealand television

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This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres which occurred, or are scheduled to occur, in 1993, the 33rd year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand.

This is a list of New Zealand television-related events in 1993.

Events[]

24 January – TVNZ acquires 60 Minutes from TV3 with its first edition airing on Channel 2.
29 March – Long running New Zealand medical soap Shortland Street aired on ITV in Great Britain.
May - Channel 2 began broadcasting 24 hours on Friday and Saturday nights, running through to closedown on Sunday.
12 June – TV3 broadcast a 22-hour Telethon for the Starship Foundation.
18 June – The final episode of Sale of the Century aired on TV One.
10 July – An Australian-New Zealand-Canadian television series began on Channel 2.
19 July – Australian soap opera Paradise Beach arrived in New Zealand with the series airing on Channel 2.
Well known US talk show Sally Jessy Raphael aired in New Zealand for the very first time on TV One.
Various works from the TVNZ library had been purchased by British entertainment distribution company HIT Entertainment (well known for acquiring rights, producing and distributing children's television series such as Thomas and Friends, Pingu, Fireman Sam, Barney and Friends, The Wiggles, Angelina Ballerina and Bob the Builder).

Debuts[]

Domestic[]

10 July – (Channel 2) (also Australia and France) (1993)
Melody Rules (TV3) (1993–1995)
20/20 (TV3) (1993–2003, 2005–2014)

International[]

4 May – Men Behaving Badly (TV3)
X-Men (Channel 2)
(Channel 2)
(Channel 2)
Billy (Channel 2)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV3)
Paradise Beach (Channel 2)
Sally Jesse Raphael (TV One)
/ Eek! The Cat (Channel 2)
Grace & Favour (TV One)
Barrymore (TV One)
Eldorado (TV One)
Sylvania Waters (TV One)
The Adventures of Skippy (TV3)
(TV One)

Television shows[]

No information on television shows this year.

Ending this year[]

(TV One) (1989–1993)

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