1977 in Australian television
This is a list of Australian television-related events in 1977.
Events
- 21 January – Golden West Network is launched in Geraldton as GTW-11 and begins broadcasting. This completes the roll-out of regional commercial television across Australia.
- April – The ABC's long-running music program Countdown celebrates its 100th episode.
- April – The Seven Network successfully bids for exclusive Australian rights to televise the 1980 Olympic Games from Moscow. The network paid $1 million in the deal, outbidding rival offers from ABC and Nine Network.
- 1 April – British sitcom Fawlty Towers debuts on ABC.
- 26 May – Australian satirical radio and television sketch show The Naked Vicar Show premieres on Seven Network.
- October - Nine Network's wartime period soap opera, The Sullivans, premieres on British television when the ITV network begin showing it during daytime. It eventually becomes a regional programme, with each ITV contractor showing it as and when they wished. The most common timeslot used, however, was 12:30-13:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday. The series marks the first of several Australian soap operas to be broadcast by ITV, which continued until the early 00s.
- 5 December – The final episode of the Australian music series Flashez airs on ABC at 5:30pm.
- 6 December – The 0-10 Network screens Australian soap opera The Restless Years.
- 23 December – ABC televises the final episode of its Australian soap opera Bellbird.
- Seven Network televises the VFL Grand Final live to Melbourne for the first time.
- The Federal Government investigates a proposal to establish a domestic satellite system, enabling instant transmission of television and other communications across Australia and in particular to remote areas.
- Australian music series Flashez returns for a new series on ABC now airing at 5:30pm right after Sesame Street for most of the year.
- Gus the Snail makes his very first appearance on the long running Australian children's television series Mr. Squiggle and Friends.
Debuts
New international programming
- 25 January – Alice
- 27 January – Serpico
- 31 January – Charlie's Angels
- 2 February/23 June – The Gemini Man
- 3 February – The Good Life (1975)
- 4 February – Executive Suite
- 5 February – Baa Baa Black Sheep
- 8 February – George and Mildred
- 16 February – The New Avengers
- 18 February – Poldark
- 12 March – Holmes & Yoyo
- 1 April – Fawlty Towers
- 8 April – Jabberjaw
- 15 May – Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
- 28 May – Code R
- 17 July – Tofffsy
- 20 July – Roobarb
- 29 July – / The Muppet Show
- 6 August – One Day at a Time
- 15 August – Seventh Avenue
- 18 September – Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
- 31 October – Mr. T and Tina
- 8 November – The Andros Targets
- 9 November – Hunter
- 10 November – The Jeffersons
- 12 November – Eight is Enough
- 18 November – Hunter's Gold
- 1 December – Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
- 3 December – The Secret of Isis
- 5 December – Gibbsville
- 7 December – Ball Four
- 27 December – ''Last of the Summer Wine''