Australia's Most Wanted
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Australia's Most Wanted was a television program based on the format made popular by America's Most Wanted
. It screened on the Seven Network
from 1989 until 1999.
An attempt was made to revive the show by the rival Nine Network
after the Seven network axed it, but this format was far from successful and was axed after only six weeks. The show was often in the headlines due to its graphic crime scene re-enactments which many deemed too frightening for the show's 7:30pm Monday timeslot. Featured presenters on the various
incarnations of the show included:
During 1993, the regular NSW police representative was Senior Constable Denise Behringer.
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
. It screened on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
from 1989 until 1999.
An attempt was made to revive the show by the rival Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
after the Seven network axed it, but this format was far from successful and was axed after only six weeks. The show was often in the headlines due to its graphic crime scene re-enactments which many deemed too frightening for the show's 7:30pm Monday timeslot. Featured presenters on the various
incarnations of the show included:
- Bryan MarshallBryan MarshallBryan Marshall is an English actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name.Marshall was born in Clapham, London...
- 1989 - Ann SandersAnn SandersAnn Sanders is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.Sanders is currently the presenter of Seven Morning News and she also presents hourly Seven News updates through The Morning Show with Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur.-Career:...
- 1993 - Sara HendersonSara HendersonSara Jane Henderson was an Australian pastoralist and author.She was named Businesswoman of the Year in 1991 for managing the Bullo River cattle station, 360 kilometres south-west of Darwin in the Northern Territory...
- 1994 - Roger ClimpsonRoger ClimpsonRoger Climpson OAM MBE is a British-born Australian newsreader, best known for his time at Seven News in the 1980s and 1990s and for his hosting duties on various shows from 1977 until 1998.- Early life :...
- 1997-99 - Alastair DuncanAlastair DuncanAlastair Neil Duncan is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is sometimes credited as Neil Duncan.-Career:Duncan's breakout role was as side-kick DS Peter Livingstone to Mark McManus's Taggart in Scottish television's eponymous detective series.Leaving the show after the first two...
- Voiceover (1989) - Hugh RimintonHugh RimintonHugh Riminton is a journalist, foreign correspondent and television news presenter.Raised in New Zealand, he began work as a cadet reporter, aged 17 in Christchurch before moving to Australia in 1983 to work for the Macquarie Radio Network in Perth and Melbourne. In 1989, he joined the Australian...
- Host (Nine network)
During 1993, the regular NSW police representative was Senior Constable Denise Behringer.