Countdown (1974)

About This Series

Countdown is a talk series created by Ian 'Molly' Meldrum and Robbie Weekes. Its leading cast includes Ian 'Molly' Meldrum, John Farnham and Kylie Minogue. It premiered on November 8, 1974 on ABC TV. TMDB lists 14 seasons and 37 episodes so far.

Synopsis

Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.

Synopsis from TMDB.

Trailer

Countdown: Sir John Gorton promo (1975) · plays from YouTube

Cast

• Ian 'Molly' Meldrum Host / "Humdrum" Presenter 37 episodes
• John Farnham 1 episode
• Kylie Minogue 1 episode
• Paul Kelly 1 episode
• Elton John 1 episode
• Jon English 1 episode
• Marcia Hines 1 episode

Seasons

• Season 11974 · 8 episodes
• Season 21975 · 2 episodes
• Season 31 episode
• Season 41 episode
• Season 50 episodes
• Season 60 episodes
• Season 72 episodes
• Season 80 episodes
• Season 90 episodes
• Season 100 episodes
• Season 110 episodes
• Season 120 episodes
• Season 130 episodes
• Season 141987 · 23 episodes