Wide World of Sports (Australian TV program)
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Wide World of Sports is an Australian sports television program. It is broadcast on the Nine Network.
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Wide World of Sports | |
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Genre | Sports |
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Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 24 |
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Production location | TCN-9 Willoughby, New South Wales |
Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Nine Network |
Release | 23 May 1981 (1981-05-23) – 1999 (1999) |
Release | 16 March 2008 (2008-03-16) – 2016 (2016) |
Release | 3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) – present |
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The show originally aired from 23 May 1981, until the end of 1999. After a nine-year hiatus, it returned on 16 March 2008 and had its last episode in 2016 following Ken Sutcliffe's retirement. It was replaced by a new sport talk show Sports Sunday airing its first episode on 5 March 2017.[1] It returned on 3 March 2024, after a seven-year hiatus, as a rename of Sports Sunday.[2]