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Events
- Jessica Rowe joins Ten News Sydney in January to co-anchor with Ron Wilson for the next nine years.
- June - Liz Hayes quits the Today and joins the 60 Minutes team, Tracy Grimshaw joins Today to co-star for the next nine years before leaving and moving to A Current Affair in 2006.
- Australian television celebrates its 40th birthday with celebrations lasting throughout the year. The actual birthday was on September 16.
- July - Wheel Of Fortune returns and starts in 1996 without John Burgess as he retires as host. Former Sale Of The Century quizmaster, Tony Barber begins hosting for the very short time. WOF also starts 1996 with the relocation from Adelaide to Sydney.
- August - After a court battle, the first series of Friends screens on the Seven Network, almost two years after it premiered in the US. Subsequent series is picked up by the Nine Network, a decade later it was picked up by Network Ten.
Debuts
- February 11: Water Rats
- Four Corners (1961-present)
- Rage (1987-beyond)
- Foreign Correspondent (1992-present)
- Frontline (1994-1997)
- Wheel of Fortune (1981-1996, 1996-2003, 2004-beyond)
- A Country Practice (1981-1994)
- Home and Away (1988-present)
- Family Feud (1988-1996)
- The Great Outdoors (1993-2006, 2007)
- Full Frontal (1993-present)
- Blue Heelers (1994-2006)
- Sunday (1981 – 2008)
- Today (1982 – present)
- Sale of the Century (1980-2001)
- A Current Affair (1971-1978, 1988-2005, 2006-present)
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971-1999)
- The Midday Show (1973-1998)
- 60 Minutes (1979-present)
- The Flying Doctors (1986-1991)
- Australia's Funniest Home Video Show (1990-2000, 2000-2004, 2005-present)
- Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971 – 1999)
- Getaway (1992-present)
- Our House (1993-2001)
- Money (1993-2000)
- Neighbours (1985 – present)
- E Street (1989-1993)
- Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton (1991-2005)
- Sports Tonight (1993-present)
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