Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Program

The Silver Logie for Most Popular Australian Program was an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award was given to recognise the popularity of Australian programs, originally state based awards and then awarded nationally.

Logie Award for Most Popular Australian Program
CountryAustralia
Presented byTV Week
First awarded1961
Last awarded2004
Most awardsState Affair (15)
Websitewww.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

It was first awarded at the 3rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1961 when the award was originally called Most Popular Program.[1] This award category was eliminated in 1966 and replaced by the Most Popular Live Show category.[2] It was reintroduced in 1968 and renamed Best Show.[2] Over the years, this category has also been known as Best Local Show (1970),[3] Most Popular Show (1971, 1973–1985),[3] Most Popular Series (1993–1997)[4] and Most Popular Australian Program (2003–2004).[5]

State Affair holds the record for the most wins, with fifteen, followed by Adelaide Tonight, The Mike Walsh Show and Neighbours with nine wins each.

National

Key Meaning
Indicates the winning program
Year Program Network Ref
1989 Neighbours
Network Ten
[6]
1990 Neighbours
Network Ten
[7]
1992 E Street
Network Ten
[8]
1993 Home and Away
Seven Network
[4]
1994 Home and Away
Seven Network
[9]
1995 Home and Away
Seven Network
[9]
1996 Home and Away
Seven Network
[9]
1997 Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[9]
1998 Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[10]
Hey Hey It's Saturday
Nine Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
Midday with Kerri-Anne
Nine Network
Water Rats
Nine Network
1999 Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[11]
All Saints
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
Water Rats
Nine Network
2000 Blue Heelers
Seven Network
[12]
All Saints
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
SeaChange
ABC
2001 All Saints
Seven Network
[13]
Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
SeaChange
ABC
2002 All Saints
Seven Network
[14]
Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
2003 All Saints
Seven Network
[5]
Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
The Secret Life of Us
Network Ten
2004 McLeod's Daughters
Nine Network
[15]
All Saints
Seven Network
Australian Idol
Network Ten
Blue Heelers
Seven Network
Home and Away
Seven Network
Neighbours
Network Ten
Rove
Network Ten

States

Key Meaning
Indicates the winning program

New South Wales

Year Program Network Ref
1961 The Bobby Limb Show
Nine Network
[1]
1962 Johnny O'Keefe Show
Seven Network
[16]
1963 Startime
Seven Network
[16]
1964 Tonight with Dave Allen
Nine Network
[17]
1965 Tonight
Nine Network
[18]
1968 Tonight with Don Lane
Nine Network
[2]
1969 Tonight with Don Lane
Nine Network
[2]
1970 Tonight Show with Don Lane
Nine Network
[3]
1971 The Bob Rogers Show
Seven Network
[3]
1972 The Bob Rogers Show
Seven Network
[3]
1973 Great Temptation
Seven Network
[3]
1974 The Don Lane Show
Nine Network
[19]
1975 The Mike Walsh Show
Network Ten
[19]
1976 The Mike Walsh Show
Network Ten
[19]
1977 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network/Network Ten
[20]
1978 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[21]
1979 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[22]
1980 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[23]
1981 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[24]
1982 The Mike Walsh Show
Nine Network
[25]
1983 The Mike Walsh Show
Seven Network
[26]
1984 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[27]
1985 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[28]
1986 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[29]
1987 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[30]
1988 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[31]
1989 A Country Practice
Seven Network
[6]
1990 Home and Away
Seven Network
[7]
1991 Home and Away
Seven Network
[32]
1992 Home and Away
Seven Network
[8]

Queensland

Year Program Network Ref
1961 The Late Show
Seven Network
[1]
1962 Theatre Royal
Seven Network
[16]
1963 Theatre Royal
Seven Network
[16]
1964 Theatre Royal
Seven Network
[16]
1965 Theatre Royal
Nine Network
[16]
1968 I've Got a Secret
Nine Network
[2]
1969 I've Got a Secret
Nine Network
[2]
1970 Dick McCann Show
Network Ten
[3]
1971 I've Got a Secret
Nine Network
[3]
1972 I've Got a Secret
Nine Network
[3]
1973 I've Got a Secret
Nine Network
[3]
1974 Studio 9
Nine Network
[19]
1975 Studio 9
Nine Network
[19]
1976 Studio 9
Nine Network
[19]
1977 Studio 9
Nine Network
[21]
1978 Country Homestead
Nine Network
[21]
1979 Country Homestead
Nine Network
[22]
1980 Today Tonight
Nine Network
[23]
1981 Today Tonight
Nine Network
[24]
1982 Today Tonight
Nine Network
[25]
1983 Today Tonight
Nine Network
[26]
1984 State Affair
Seven Network
[27]
1985 Wombat
Seven Network
[28]
1986 State Affair
Seven Network
[29]
1987 State Affair
Seven Network
[30]
1988 Wombat
Seven Network
[31]
1989 Wombat
Seven Network
[6]
1990 Wombat
Seven Network
[7]
1991 Family Feud
Seven Network
[32]
1992 Family Feud
Seven Network
[8]

South Australia

Year Program Network Ref
1961 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[1]
1962 On the Sunnyside
Seven Network
[16]
1963 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[16]
1964 Country and Western Hour
Nine Network
[16]
1965 Country and Western Hour
Nine Network
[16]
1968 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[2]
1969 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[2]
1970 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[3]
1971 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[3]
1972 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[3]
1973 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[3]
1974 Adelaide Tonight
Nine Network
[19]
1975 The Penthouse Club
Seven Network
[19]
1976 Sound Unlimited
Seven Network
[19]
1977 Pam and Steve's Super Fun Show
Seven Network
[20]
1978 Super Fun Show
Seven Network
[21]
1979 The Ernie Sigley Show
Nine Network
[22]
1980 Music Express
Seven Network
[23]
1981 Clapperboard
Nine Network
[24]
1982 State Affair
Seven Network
[25]
1983 State Affair
Seven Network
[26]
1984 State Affair
Seven Network
[27]
1985 State Affair
Seven Network
[28]
1986 State Affair
Seven Network
[29]
1987 State Affair
Seven Network
[30]
1988 State Affair
Seven Network
[31]
1989 Wheel of Fortune
Seven Network
[6]
1990 Wheel of Fortune
Seven Network
[7]
1991 Wheel of Fortune
Seven Network
[32]
1992 Wheel of Fortune
Seven Network
[8]

Tasmania

Year Program Network Ref
1968 Line-Up
ABC
[2]
1969 Line-Up
ABC
[2]
1970 It's Just For Us
[3]
1971 The Tonight Show
[3]
1972 Smith's Weekly
[3]
1973 Smith's Weekly
[3]
1974 This Week
[19]
1975 This Week
[19]
1976 This Week
[19]
1977 This Week
[20]
1978 This Week
[21]
1979 Saturday Night Show
Nine Network
[22]
1980 People, Places, Politics
[23]
1981 Tasmanian New Faces
Nine Network
[24]
1982 People, Places, Politics
[25]
1983 TVT Documentaries
[26]
1984 Taylor's Tasmania
[27]
1985 Midweek
[28]
1986 Midweek
[29]
1987 Midweek
[30]
1988 Taylor's Tasmania
[31]
1989 KTV
[6]
1990 Taylor's Australia
Seven Network
[7]
1991 Tasmania Today
[32]
1992 Tasmania Today
[8]

Victoria

Year Program Network Ref
1961 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[1]
1962 Sunnyside Up
Seven Network
[16]
1963 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[16]
1964 Noel Ferrier's I.M.T
Nine Network
[17]
1965 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[18]
1968 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[2]
1969 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[2]
1970 In Melbourne Tonight
Nine Network
[3]
1971 The Weekend Starts Here
Nine Network
[3]
1972 The Penthouse Club
Seven Network
[3]
1973 The Graham Kennedy Show
Nine Network
[3]
1974 The Graham Kennedy Show
Nine Network
[19]
1975 The Ernie Sigley Show
Nine Network
[19]
1976 The Ernie Sigley Show
Nine Network
[19]
1977 The Don Lane Show
Nine Network
[20]
1978 The Don Lane Show
Nine Network
[21]
1979 The Don Lane Show
Nine Network
[22]
1980 The Don Lane Show
Nine Network
[23]
1981 Prisoner
Network Ten
[24]
1982 Cop Shop
Seven Network
[25]
1983 Cop Shop
Seven Network
[26]
1984 Carson's Law
Network Ten
[27]
1985 Prisoner
Network Ten
[28]
1986 Neighbours
Seven Network
[29]
1987 Neighbours
Network Ten
[30]
1988 Neighbours
Network Ten
[31]
1989 Neighbours
Network Ten
[6]
1990 Neighbours
Network Ten
[7]
1991 Neighbours
Network Ten
[33]
1992 Neighbours
Network Ten
[8]

Western Australia

Year Program Network Ref
1970 Today Tonight
ABC
[3]
1971 Spotlight
Nine Network
[3]
1972 Stars of the Future
Seven Network
[3]
1973 Anything Goes
Seven Network
[3]
1974 Stars of the Future
Seven Network
[19]
1975 Stars of the Future
Seven Network
[19]
1976 Stars of the Future
Seven Network
[19]
1977 Hey Jude
Seven Network
[20]
1978 Channel Nine News
Nine Network
[21]
1979 Channel Seven News
Seven Network
[22]
1980 Terry Willesee's Perth
Nine Network
[23]
1981 Terry Willesee's Perth
Nine Network
[24]
1982 $50,000 Letterbox
Seven Network
[25]
1983 Turpie Tonight
Seven Network
[26]
1984 Channel Nine News
Nine Network
[27]
1985 State Affair
Seven Network
[28]
1986 State Affair
Seven Network
[29]
1987 State Affair
Seven Network
[30]
1988 State Affair
Seven Network
[31]
1989 State Affair
Seven Network
[6]
1990 Seven News
Seven Network
[7]
1991 Seven News
Seven Network
[32]
1992 Seven News
Seven Network
[8]

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