2003 in Australian television
Debuts -- Subscription television
Table:
Program

Channel

Debut date

Bruiser[10]

UKTV

4 January

World of Pub[11]

UKTV

1 February

Roger Roger[11]

UKTV

25 February

Punk'd [12]

MTV

1 July

Chalk[13]

UKTV

19 July

That's So Raven[14]

Disney Channel

18 August

Baby Looney Tunes

Cartoon Network

1 September

/ Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension

Fox Kids

2003

Hamtaro

Cartoon Network

2003

/// ¡Mucha Lucha!

Cartoon Network

2003

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Bruiser is a TV comedy sketch show that was produced for BBC Two . It premiered on 28 February 2000 and ran for six episodes , ending on 15 March 2000 . The principal writers were David Mitchell and Robert Webb . Additional writers included Richard Ayoade and Ricky Gervais . The BBC writes , And if the series itself is not widely remembered , it 's notable not least for bringing together an immensely talented group of young performers who have since joined the ' A ' list of British comedians . Cast members included Olivia Colman , David Mitchell , Robert Webb , Martin Freeman , Matthew Holness and Charlotte Hudson . Due to much of the cast 's later popularity , the show has achieved cult status .
BBC UKTV is an Australian pay television channel in Australia and New Zealand , screening British entertainment programming , sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC , RTL Group ( mainly Talkback Thames material ) and ITV plc . The channel was originally a joint venture with Foxtel ( 60% ownership ) , the RTL Group ( 20% ownership ) and BBC Worldwide ( 20% ownership ) . It is now owned solely by BBC Studios . It is the home of the channel 's flagship programme The Graham Norton Show .
World of Pub is a radio and television sitcom , set in a pub in the East End of London , written by Tony Roche , directed by Michael Cumming and produced by Jane Berthoud . The radio version had two series on BBC Radio 4 , between 4 March 1998 and 28 January 1999 , both lasting four episodes . The series one episodes last 15 minutes , whereas series two had episodes lasting 30 minutes . The TV series ran for six episodes , lasting 30 minutes , between 24 June and 29 July 2001 on BBC Two .
Roger Roger is a BBC television comedy-drama written by John Sullivan . The series was about a mini-cab firm called Cresta Cabs . The pilot aired in 1996 and there were three subsequent series on BBC1 in 1998 , 1999 and 2003 .
Punk 'd is an American hidden camera-practical joke reality television program that first aired on MTV in 2003 . It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg , with Kutcher serving as producer and host . It bears a resemblance to both the classic hidden camera show Candid Camera and to TV 's Bloopers & Practical Jokes , which also featured pranks on celebrities . Being punk 'd referred to being the victim of such a prank . New episodes hosted by King Bach and DeStorm Power aired on BET . On June 4 , 2019 , it was announced that a new reboot of the series will premiere on Quibi .
MTV is a 24-hour general entertainment channel specialising in music and youth culture programming which serves Australia and New Zealand . It is operated by parent company ViacomCBS International Media Networks headquartered in London with a local office in Sydney .
Chalk is a British television sitcom set in a comprehensive school named Galfast High . Two series , both written by Steven Moffat , were broadcast on BBC1 in 1997 . Like Moffat 's earlier sitcom Joking Apart , Chalk was produced by Andre Ptaszynski for Pola Jones . The series focuses upon deputy headteacher Eric Slatt ( David Bamber ) , permanently stressed over the chaos he creates both by himself and some of his eccentric staff . His wife Janet ( Geraldine Fitzgerald ) and new English teacher Suzy Travis ( Nicola Walker ) attempt to help him solve the problems . Because of the very good reaction of the studio audience , a second series was commissioned before the first had been broadcast . However , journalists were critical of the show , highlighting stylistic similarities to Fawlty Towers . Some members of the teaching profession and its unions objected to the negative representation of teachers and the comprehensive system . The second series did not receive a stable broadcast slot , with many episodes aired after 10pm . The first series was released on DVD in December 2008 .
That 's So Raven is an American supernatural sitcom that originally ran on Disney Channel from January 17 , 2003 to November 10 , 2007 . Set in San Francisco , the series stars Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter , a teenager with psychic abilities who draws on her ingenuity , talent as a fashion designer , and a variety of disguises to get in and out of amusing adolescent and pre-adolescent situations . Orlando Brown and Anneliese van der Pol co-starred as her best friends , Eddie Thomas and Chelsea Daniels , alongside Kyle Massey as her mischievous younger brother Cory and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh and Rondell Sheridan as her parents , Tanya and Victor Baxter , respectively . That 's So Raven was the highest-rated program on Disney Channel during its initial run , and was the first series in the network 's history to produce 100 episodes . It was nominated for numerous accolades , including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Children 's Programming in 2005 and 2007 . Since its conclusion , That 's So Raven has inspired two spin-offs : Cory in the House starring Kyle Massey , which ran from 2007 to 2008 , and Raven 's Home starring Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol as Raven and Chelsea raising their children together , which began airing in 2017 .
Disney Channel ( originally called The Disney Channel from 1996 to 1997 ) is a pay television channel that is broadcast in Australia . It is the flagship television property owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company in Australia . Launched in 1996 , the network is targeted towards children and their families , with original series and movies . The network 's programming is composed of original animated and live action television series sourced from Disney Channel in the United States , including their original made-for-cable movies , as well as screenings of Disney 's theatrical releases and other acquired programming . The network closed in New Zealand on 30 November 2019 on Sky , and will be discontinued in Australia on 29 February 2020 on Foxtel , and 30 April 2020 on Fetch TV .
Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series depicting toddler and preschool versions of Looney Tunes characters . It was produced by Warner Bros . Animation . The show premiered as a full series on June 3 , 2001 and returned to WB stations usually before or after the Kids ' WB block from 2001 to 2003 and continued to air on Cartoon Network from 2004 to 2006 and when the series ended on October 16 , 2006 , it began airing reruns from 2006-2010 . The show marked as the first preschool animated series from Warner Bros . Animation . Although it was initially broadcast in the 4:3 aspect ratio , Baby Looney Tunes is the first Warner Bros. animated series to be produced in the widescreen aspect ratio ( 16:9 ) . All episodes are currently available on the subscription streaming service Boomerang ( TV network ) .
Cartoon Network is an Australian pay television television channel created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming . It was launched on 3 October 1995 .
Galidor : Defenders of the Outer Dimension , sometimes shortened as Galidor , is a 2002 Canadian/American television series that ran on YTV in Canada and Fox Kids in the United States in 2002 with a total of 26 half-hour episodes . The series was created by Thomas W. Lynch , the creator of The Secret World of Alex Mack and The Journey of Allen Strange . It was the final series to launch on Fox Kids , as the block folded only 7 months after its debut .
Fox Kids ( originally known as Fox Children 's Network and later as the Fox Kids Network ) is a defunct American children 's programming block and branding for a slate of international children 's television channels . Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company ( Fox ) and its affiliated stations , it was later owned by Fox Family Worldwide . Fox Kids originated as a programming block that aired on the Fox network from September 8 , 1990 to September 7 , 2002 . The block aired on Saturday mornings throughout its existence ( Sunday mornings in Canada ) , with an additional block on Monday through Friday afternoons airing until January 2002 . Fox Kids is the only form of daytime television programming , outside of sports , aired by the Fox network to date . Following then-Fox parent News Corporation 's sale of Fox Kids Worldwide to The Walt Disney Company in July 2001 , Fox put the remaining Saturday morning timeslot up for bidding , with 4Kids Entertainment winning and securing the rights to program that period . The Fox Kids block continued to air until September 7 , 2002 , and was replaced the following week ( on September 14 ) by the 4Kids-programmed FoxBox . Outside the United States , the first Fox Kids-branded television channel launched on October 1 , 1995 , on Foxtel in Australia . Beginning in 2004 , the international and Latin American channels were gradually relaunched under the Jetix brand following Disney 's acquisition of Fox Family Worldwide . [ citation needed ]
Hamtaro , known in Japan as Trotting Hamtaro ( とっとこハム太郎 , Tottoko Hamutarō ) , is a Japanese children 's manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai . The manga is serialized in Shogakukan 's all-girl 's magazine Ciao in 1997 , focusing on a hamster named Hamtaro who has a variety of adventures with other hamsters , known as Ham-Hams ( Hamuchans in the Japanese version ) . Viz Media published the manga adaptations and storybooks in English . Multiple anime adaptations were produced by TMS Entertainment and aired on TV Tokyo . The first series was dubbed in English by The Ocean Group .
¡Mucha Lucha ! ( later known as ¡Mucha Lucha ! : Gigante during its third and final season ) is a Mexican-American animated television series that premiered on Kids ' WB on August 17 , 2002 . It was created by Eddie Mort and Lili Chin and produced by Warner Bros . Animation . It is the first animated television series created with Adobe Flash , a program which became widely used as a medium for animation in the years following . The show was also seen on Teletoon in Canada , CITV , Pop Max and Disney XD in the United Kingdom , Nine Network in Australia and Cartoon Network worldwide ( including the United States ) . The show is set in Luchaville , a fictional Southern California town centered on lucha libre where nearly everyone in that town wears a mask ( which they never seen without ) and costume and a signature move . The series mainly focuses on three friends , Rikochet , Buena Girl , and the Flea , as they struggle through the Foremost World-Renowned International School of Lucha , where they study . In 2005 , the direct-to-video feature film ¡Mucha Lucha ! : The Return of El Maléfico was spun-off from the series . The show also contained music by Michael Tavera , who previously made music for Cartoon Network 's Time Squad .