Olivia Newton-John's TV appearances
| Film, TV | music video | videography | on laserdisc |
In the course of her work Olivia has appeared on TV countless times, particularly in America. It would be hard to catalogue every single appearance she has ever made. This page therefore attempts to catalogue the most important appearances. These range from TV specials, TV movies to documentaries and interviews.
| Programme | Initial broadcaster | Country of production | Date first broadcast | Length (approx) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News | Fox | US | 2001 (May 10) | 4 | I |
| Rosie | . | US | 2001 (May 9_ | 7 | I |
| GMA | ABC | US | 2001 (May 8) | 10 | I |
| Bette | CBS | US | 2001 (Feb 7) | 4 (ONJ) | A |
| Carols By Candlelight | Channel 9 | AU | 2000 (Dec 24) | 20 (ONJ) | P |
| The Cliff Richard Story | ITV | UK | 2000 (Oct 10) | 4 (ONJ section) | I |
| Celebrity Profile | E! | US | 2000 (Sept 13) | 60 | I |
| Headliners & Legends | MSNBC | US | 2000 (Aug 24) | 60 | I |
| It's Only Rock & Roll | VH-1 | US | 2000 (May 31) | 120 | H |
| Kenny Loggins December | TNN | US | 1999 (Dec 7) | 45 | G/P |
| President's Cup | Channel 7 | AU | 1998 (Dec) | 2 | P |
| Good Morning Australia | Channel 10 | AU | 1998 (Nov 2) | 19 | I |
| Intimate Portrait | Lifetime | US | 1998 (October) | 45 | I |
| Best of - Cliff Richard | BBC1 | UK | 1998 (Oct 18) | 1 | I |
| Today | Nine Network | AU | 1998 (Sept) | 5 | I |
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | AU | 1998 (Sept) | 8 | I |
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine | AU | 1998 (sept) | 4 | P |
| Precious Love Video | CMT | US | 1998 | 3 | P |
| Ralph Emery on the Record | TNN | US | 1998 (April 15) | 44 | I |
| Fame & Fortune | Channel 5 | UK | 1997 | 25 | I |
| Holiday | BBC1 | UK | 1996 (Oct 22) | 5 | D |
| Lifetime Applauds | Lifetime | US | 1996 (Oct 21) | 20 | P |
| Ned & Stacey | Fox | US | 1995 (Nov 13) | 5 (ONJ section) | A |
| Is This Your Life? | Channel 4 | UK | 1995 (Feb) | 50 | I |
| A Xmas Romance | NBC | US | 1994 (Dec 18) | 90 | TVM |
| Ray Martin | Channel 9 | AU | 1994 (Sept 8) | 50 | I/P |
| Arsenio Hall | US | 1992 | 8 | P/I | |
| Ay vida mia | TVE1 | Spain | 1991 | 9 | P |
| Viva el espectaculo | TVE1 | Spain | 1991 | 18 | P |
| Japan 24 hour concert | ? | Japan | 1991 | 26 (ONJ section) | P |
| Mothers & Others | ? | US | 1990 | 12 (ONJ section) | P |
| A Mom for Xmas | NBC | US | 1990 | 90 | TVM |
| Tetsuko Room | ? | Japan | 1990 | 35 | I |
| Christmas In Washington | ? | US | 1989 (Dec) | 18 (ONJ section) | P |
| Home Show | ? | US | 1989 (Oct) | week | H |
| Down Under | HBO | US | 1988 (July 30) | 60 | S/MV |
| Olivia in Denmark | ? | DN | 1988 | 25 | I |
| Tonight Show, AU | ? | AU | 184 | 40 | I |
| 1984 Olympic Gala | ? | US/Australia | 1984 | 8 (ONJ section) | P |
| Thicke of the Night | ? | US | 1983 (Oct) | 6 (ONJ) | I |
| Solid Gold | US | 1983 | 5 | I | |
| Sabado Sensacional Venezuela | Venevision | Venezuela | 1982 (Feb 13) | 45 | P |
| Live in Concert | HBO | US | 1982 | 60 | Concert |
| Physical | ABC | US | 1981 | 50 | S |
| AHOY | ? | Netherlands | 1981 | 15 (ONJ section) | P |
| Making Of Xanadu | ? | US | 1980 | 23 | I/S |
| Hollywood Nights | ABC | US | 1980 (April 14) | 45 | S |
| Mike Douglas | ? | US | 1979 | 35 (ONJ segment) | I |
| Japanese 1978 concert | ? | Japan | 1978 | 25 | Concert |
| ONJ in Amsterdam | ? | Netherlands | 1978 | 43 | Concert |
| Olivia | ABC | US | 1978 (May 17) | 45 | S |
| Only Olivia | BBC2 | UK | 1977 (Sept 23) | 50 | S |
| Japanese 1976 concert | ? | Japan | Dec 1976 | 44 | Concert |
| A Special ONJ | ABC TV | US | 1975 | 52 | S |
| Midnite Special | NBC | US | 1975 | 20 | P |
| The Case | BBC | UK | 1972 | 60 | TVM |
| Funny Things Happen Down Under | ? | AU | 1965 | 60 | TVM |
abbreviations:
| S | TV Special | Programme showcasing Olivia and her music |
| MV | Music video | Usually a collection of music videos, sometimes originally also available as a home video in the same or similar program format |
| TVM | TV Movie | Made for TV movie |
| I | Interview | Programme featuring Olivia either solo or with other celebrities |
| P | Performance | Olivia performs a song(s) |
| G | Guest | Olivia guests on another celebrity's show |
| D | Documentary | |
| H | Hosting | Hosting a show eg talk, music etc. |
| A | Acting | An acting part in a show |
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