Countdown
Countdown

Countdown

1974 14 Seasons 37 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Talk

Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.

Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

8 November 1974 - Show #1

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15 November 1974 - Show #2

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22 November 1974 - Show #3

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29 November 1974 - Show #4

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6 December 1974 - Show #5

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13 December 1974 - Show #6

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20 December 1974 - Show #7

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27 December 1974 - Show #8

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1st March 1975 - Show #9

First episode of rock program, Countdown, to be transmitted in colour opening titles Countdown. MCU John Farnham opening

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29 June 1975 - Show #26

EP 41

12th December 1976 - Show #91

Show compered by Daryl Braithwaite, assisted by Molly Meldrum (hatless), surrounded by studio guests like John Paul Youn

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3 July 1977 - Show #113

Host: Jon English.

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7 September 1980 - Show #256

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5 October 1980 - Show #260

THE SHOW IS HOSTED IN TURN BY JIMMY MANZIE FROM THE BREAKERS,CHRIS VENN FROM DELANEY VENN,CHRISSY AND LINDSAY HAMMOND FR

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15 February 1987 - Show #541

Hosted by Crowded House.

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19 April 1987 - Show #550

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12 July 1987 - Show #562

Hosts: Kylie Minogue, Mike Hammond & The Village People. Performances by The Village People, Paul Kelly & The Coloured G

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19 July 1987 - Show #563

Final episode of Countdown.

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