from TV Week--Victoria edition (for Melbourne and Gippsland markets; editions for the rest of the state had a special regional section inserted carrying regional ABC listings and listings for regionals AMV4 Albury, GMV6 Shepparton, BTV6 Ballarat, and BCV8 Bendigo)
Ratings Key
G-general audiences
A-recommended for adults only
All programs in B&W, Australia didn't adopt full-time color programs until 1975
ATV0 Melbourne
3:30pm Compass
4:15 London Line
4:30 Discovery
5:00 Western Theatre (G)
5:55 Football Replay (relayed to BCV8 Bendigo)
6:55 News Headlines
7:00 Patty Duke "Patty the Diplomat"
7:30 Ed Sullivan (guests Richard Burton, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Worsley, Jackie Vernon, Topo Gigo, Carmel Quinn, the Volantes, and Augsburg's Jungle Wonders)
8:28 News Headlines
8:30 Gunsmoke "Gold Mine" (A)
9:30 Entertaining with Kerr (Graham Kerr, who's billed as being a Kiwi)
10:00 King of Diamonds "Guided Tour de Force" (A)
10:28 News Headlines
10:30 Football Replay
11:30 sign-off
ABV2 Melbourne/ABLV4 Gippsland
12:30pm Movie "Ghost of the China Sea" (G)
1:40 Barbican Regained (a look at the City of London's square mile)
1:55 Sportsview:
2:00 VFL update
2:15 Hit Parade
2:55 Football Flashback
3:10 Story of the Derby
3:45 Australian Junior Swimming Championships
4:20 Soccer: England v Scotland
5:00 Sporting Roundup
5:20 Cartoon Time
6:00 League Football Replays
7:00 News/Newsreel/Weather
7:18 Football Roundup
7:45 Danny Kaye (guests Marguerite Piazza and Freddie & the Dreamers)
8:30 Four Corners
9:20 Insurrection "Nothing in Heaven or Earth" (A/conclusion of a Telefis Eireann (now RTE) doc on the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule)
9:45 Sports Review
9:55 Movie "Simba" (A)
11:30 sign-off
HSV7 Melbourne
9:30 Aspro Footy Show (in Victoria, footy refers to Australian Rules)
10:00 HSV Turf Guide
10:30 Employment Service
11:00 Television Tutorial "Canterbury Tales"/"Music by Numbers"
noon sign-off
1:40 Station Re-Opening
1:45 Adventure Club
2:00 Hits of the Past
2:30 Consider Your Verdict "Queen vs Nelson" (A)
3:25 Football Scores
3:30 Under the Big Top
4:00 Saturday Matinee "The Big Leaguer" (G)
4:55 Football Results
5:00 Saturday Matinee cont'd
5:25 Pet's Corner
5:30 Peter's Fun Fair
6:00 Football Replay (relayed to BTV6 Ballarat and GMV6 Shepparton)
6:50 Sports/News/Weather (ditto)
7:00 Football Inquest
7:30 Perry Mason "The Case of the Unwelcome Well" (A)
8:30 Mavis Bramston
9:30 Fighting Words "Australia/Japan-Trading Partners or Rivals?"/"The Sale of War Toys Should Be Banned"/"Boxing Should Be Strictly Controlled"
10:15 International Theatre "Project-Pied Piper" (A)
11:15 Peter Gunn "Wolf Case" (A)
11:42 Tomorrow's Programs
11:45 sign-off
GTV9 Melbourne
7:30 Harveytoons
7:55 Little Tuppence Club
8:00 New Faces
9:00 Football Flashbacks
10:00 Turf Guide
11:00 Championship Bowling (from Cross Roads Bowl, Adelaide)
11:30 Country & Western Hour
12:30 Samurai "A Spy's Revenge"/"Poison Blade"
1:30 Matinee Theatre "Bail Out at 43,000" (G)
3:00 Buck Jones' Western Theatre "The Ivory Handled Guns" (A)
4:00 Saturday Date
5:00 Shindig
5:30 Sport/News
6:00 League Replay
7:00 Lucy Show "Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere at the Taj Mahal Theatre" (guest stars Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Jimmy Durante, and Vincent Edwards)
7:30 Danger Man "Someone is Liable to Get Hurt" (A)
8:30 Red Skelton "The Red Skelton Scrapwork" (Ed Wynn guest hosts, with Red performing some of his favorite sketches and mimes)
9:30 Charlie Chan Theatre "Charlie Chan at the Racetrack" (A)
10:45 Interview
11:45 News/Sport/Trotting
12:15 Epilogue (with a Catholic priest)
12:25 sign-off
GLV10 Gippsland (on weeknights, GLV10 relayed GTV9's newscasts)
5:30pm 10 on the Town
6:00 Wackiest Ship in the Army "The Day the Crew Paced the Deck"
7:00 Gidget "Ring a Ding Dingbat"
7:30 Mona McCluskey "Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend"
8:00 Bonanza "The Reluctant Rebel" (A)
9:00 Man from UNCLE "The Fiddlesticks Affair"
10:00 Theatre 10 "Moment of Indiscretion" (A)
11:30 sign-off
Ratings Key
G-general audiences
A-recommended for adults only
All programs in B&W, Australia didn't adopt full-time color programs until 1975
ATV0 Melbourne
3:30pm Compass
4:15 London Line
4:30 Discovery
5:00 Western Theatre (G)
5:55 Football Replay (relayed to BCV8 Bendigo)
6:55 News Headlines
7:00 Patty Duke "Patty the Diplomat"
7:30 Ed Sullivan (guests Richard Burton, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Worsley, Jackie Vernon, Topo Gigo, Carmel Quinn, the Volantes, and Augsburg's Jungle Wonders)
8:28 News Headlines
8:30 Gunsmoke "Gold Mine" (A)
9:30 Entertaining with Kerr (Graham Kerr, who's billed as being a Kiwi)
10:00 King of Diamonds "Guided Tour de Force" (A)
10:28 News Headlines
10:30 Football Replay
11:30 sign-off
ABV2 Melbourne/ABLV4 Gippsland
12:30pm Movie "Ghost of the China Sea" (G)
1:40 Barbican Regained (a look at the City of London's square mile)
1:55 Sportsview:
2:00 VFL update
2:15 Hit Parade
2:55 Football Flashback
3:10 Story of the Derby
3:45 Australian Junior Swimming Championships
4:20 Soccer: England v Scotland
5:00 Sporting Roundup
5:20 Cartoon Time
6:00 League Football Replays
7:00 News/Newsreel/Weather
7:18 Football Roundup
7:45 Danny Kaye (guests Marguerite Piazza and Freddie & the Dreamers)
8:30 Four Corners
9:20 Insurrection "Nothing in Heaven or Earth" (A/conclusion of a Telefis Eireann (now RTE) doc on the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule)
9:45 Sports Review
9:55 Movie "Simba" (A)
11:30 sign-off
HSV7 Melbourne
9:30 Aspro Footy Show (in Victoria, footy refers to Australian Rules)
10:00 HSV Turf Guide
10:30 Employment Service
11:00 Television Tutorial "Canterbury Tales"/"Music by Numbers"
noon sign-off
1:40 Station Re-Opening
1:45 Adventure Club
2:00 Hits of the Past
2:30 Consider Your Verdict "Queen vs Nelson" (A)
3:25 Football Scores
3:30 Under the Big Top
4:00 Saturday Matinee "The Big Leaguer" (G)
4:55 Football Results
5:00 Saturday Matinee cont'd
5:25 Pet's Corner
5:30 Peter's Fun Fair
6:00 Football Replay (relayed to BTV6 Ballarat and GMV6 Shepparton)
6:50 Sports/News/Weather (ditto)
7:00 Football Inquest
7:30 Perry Mason "The Case of the Unwelcome Well" (A)
8:30 Mavis Bramston
9:30 Fighting Words "Australia/Japan-Trading Partners or Rivals?"/"The Sale of War Toys Should Be Banned"/"Boxing Should Be Strictly Controlled"
10:15 International Theatre "Project-Pied Piper" (A)
11:15 Peter Gunn "Wolf Case" (A)
11:42 Tomorrow's Programs
11:45 sign-off
GTV9 Melbourne
7:30 Harveytoons
7:55 Little Tuppence Club
8:00 New Faces
9:00 Football Flashbacks
10:00 Turf Guide
11:00 Championship Bowling (from Cross Roads Bowl, Adelaide)
11:30 Country & Western Hour
12:30 Samurai "A Spy's Revenge"/"Poison Blade"
1:30 Matinee Theatre "Bail Out at 43,000" (G)
3:00 Buck Jones' Western Theatre "The Ivory Handled Guns" (A)
4:00 Saturday Date
5:00 Shindig
5:30 Sport/News
6:00 League Replay
7:00 Lucy Show "Lucy Goes to a Hollywood Premiere at the Taj Mahal Theatre" (guest stars Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Robinson, Jimmy Durante, and Vincent Edwards)
7:30 Danger Man "Someone is Liable to Get Hurt" (A)
8:30 Red Skelton "The Red Skelton Scrapwork" (Ed Wynn guest hosts, with Red performing some of his favorite sketches and mimes)
9:30 Charlie Chan Theatre "Charlie Chan at the Racetrack" (A)
10:45 Interview
11:45 News/Sport/Trotting
12:15 Epilogue (with a Catholic priest)
12:25 sign-off
GLV10 Gippsland (on weeknights, GLV10 relayed GTV9's newscasts)
5:30pm 10 on the Town
6:00 Wackiest Ship in the Army "The Day the Crew Paced the Deck"
7:00 Gidget "Ring a Ding Dingbat"
7:30 Mona McCluskey "Diamonds are a Girl's Worst Friend"
8:00 Bonanza "The Reluctant Rebel" (A)
9:00 Man from UNCLE "The Fiddlesticks Affair"
10:00 Theatre 10 "Moment of Indiscretion" (A)
11:30 sign-off