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. 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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