neighbours neighbours australian television soap opera broadcast march created executive proposed idea making focused realistic stories portrayed adults teenagers talk openly solve problems seven decided commission following success watson sons daughters aired network successful melbourne neighbours sydney market struggled months seven cancelled immediately bought rival network taking production new network build replica sets seven destroyed originals prevent rival obtaining began screening neighbours january taking previous series left commencing episode neighbours longest running drama series australian television inducted collectively hall fame january neighbours moved digital channel storylines concern domestic professional lives people live work fictional suburb melbourne victoria series primarily centres residents street short sac neighbouring area complex includes bar hotel cafe police station lawyers office park neighbours began families created watson watson said wanted families friends living small street long history involved ongoing rivalry vermont south real sac doubled houses featured real residents allow production shoot external scenes yards interior scenes filmed studios entire run australia neighbours screened minute episode week night early evening slot australia currently broadcast produced sold countries world making australia successful media exports neighbours screened united_kingdom october achieved huge popularity british audiences late 1980s 1990s moved history neighbours created early mid-1980s australian executive watson decided create soap opera working crossroads seeing successful britain created successful australian soap operas prisoner sons daughters watson proposed idea making focus realistic stories portray teens adults talk openly solve problems watson worked production company decided appeal australia britain reported watson took idea network rejected network chief executive commented biggest missed opportunities years network added remember discussed exactly sure went fact picked sale century huge business didn pressing need night week watson took idea commissioned following success soap opera titles discussed including people like network programmers voted neighbours episode broadcast march reviews favourable melbourne produced programme sydney market meeting general managers seven decided drop october seven melbourne programme boss said sydney chief told general managers seven afford dramas argued sydney based sons daughters retained neighbours immediately bought seven rival network new network build replica sets took production seven destroyed original sets prevent rival network obtaining began screening series episode january series bought bbc new daytime schedule united_kingdom neighbours debut october starting pilot episode soon gained loyal audience popular student market watched million viewers neighbours television entire cast flown appearance queen neighbours longest running drama series australian television seventh longest running serial drama air world neighbours celebrated 20th anniversary cast members returned special episode saw sitting watch documentary street award ceremony year inducted hall fame saw undergo included switch recording introduction new family departure existing characters new version familiar theme song opening titles addition episode titles abandoned having use previous years new head drama network announced street story basics follow sensational path late emphasis family relations suburban reality executive producer said new writers actors sets bring soap glory days added moved far event driven stories character driven stories neighbours failed attract viewers australia left series end neighbours new executive producer neighbours branded white black asian viewers britain australia talk policy came casting actors response criticism decision add diverse extras small walk roles speaking parts introducing character played exchange student south_korea march neighbours celebrated 25th anniversary april launched search find female actress play poppy rogers search similar magazine competition australia august saw neighbours air episode digital_spy revealed week long episode celebrations wedding regular characters later announced attempt life long term regular focus actual episode said week saw episode marks australian television history episode falls friday week special episode years ago decided character play important role special event late tonight reported neighbours reduce crew operations production upgraded changes meant location manager catering team longer required studio shoots reduced cameras location shots mainly confined complex sets occasional filming places changes said neighbours undergoing work flow upgrade accommodate advances technology production techniques ensure forefront efficiency added production model place time evolve march australian reported neighbours television available watch free iphone application viewers able watch episodes hours airing head digital media said screen approach broadcast online mobile intended build viewer engagement brand way stay touch audience coming celebrate wedding wales neighbours filmed specially commissioned scene episode airing day wedding episode aired australia marked time australian recorded extra scenes broadcaster october announced leaving neighbours december new international role departure told love neighbours wonderful felt important fresh eyes brains australian icon contemporary having said excited new role thank wonderful opportunity producer took role took role producer december confirmed leaving neighbours promoted series producer head drama executive producer associate producer march neighbours celebrated 30th anniversary cast members returned anniversary episodes revolved festival network channel aired documentary special titled neighbours 30th stars reunite featured interviews current cast members including reflecting time setting neighbours main focus fictional street residential sac fictional melbourne suburb street named grandfather original character locations include complex contains hotel bar cafe lawyers office police station ahead 25th anniversary village set underwent cafe bar remained centre complex upgraded hotel given new logo gained second floor outdoor seating area police station received new car lot created near garage new university set created vermont south real sac doubles houses featured real residents allow neighbours shoot external scenes yards occasions neighbours filmed series began popular tourists tours sac run year interior scenes filmed studios adjoining suburb located run stated australian city located rivalry sydney melbourne meant scripts mention suburb city 2000s explicitly stated suburb melbourne australian locations mentioned seen series include fictitious suburbs corner real life australian towns state victoria referred queensland mentioned seen august neighbours filmed scenes sydney harbour board cruise ship episodes marked time filmed scenes outside victoria october neighbours filmed scenes queensland great barrier reef region filmed scenes filming locations outside australia included kenya united_states seen neighbours episodes filmed occasions february doubled estate set yorkshire guest starred fictitious lord episodes november characters visited london attend michael_jackson concert second london based storyline broadcast late march susan seen taking ride london eye married boat river_thames broadcasting entire run australia neighbours screened minute episode early evening slot neighbours air approximately weeks year broadcast early january early december goes air weeks christmas new year period currently airs aired episodes shown available watch neighbours official australian website service began season broadcast sydney melbourne adelaide brisbane transmission areas varied regional channels declined purchase series debuted network screened moved avoid direct competition rival soap opera home away repeat episodes neighbours episodes period broadcast june network episodes seen moving broadcast previous week episodes edition sunday editions return replaced march august daily_telegraph reported neighbours moving new digital channel way new current affairs said branding free air channel targeting older demographic younger shows like neighbours digital channels later confirmed moving digital channel network programmer said believe neighbours perfectly suited audience strategy find successful enduring home neighbours moved january channel launch day encore previous day episode broadcast network broadcast aired episodes shown edition sunday repeat episodes neighbours period titled broadcast episodes seen moving international neighbours sold countries world australia successful media exports neighbours proved popular united_kingdom australia screened bbc series started airing october revamped daytime schedules neighbours went twice day earlier morning showing channel controller advised daughter series friends kept missing school took place january started attracting larger audiences peaking million late 2000s neighbours normally attracting average million viewers showing million viewers early evening repeat frequently highest rating daytime programme outside news broadcast moved rival channel following bbc decision asked pay years times usual fee channel owned time episode shown february watched million viewers audience share drop bbc average boosted usual share slot half times february neighbours showing seen million viewers showing averaged million viewers viewers able catch episodes video catch service demand similar catch service australia deal youtube allowing viewers watch episodes free video sharing site transmitted january began broadcasting episodes day australia channel commissioning editor explained closing transmission gap reduce viewers watching illegally online began airing week night nickelodeon programming block broadcasting episode earlier seen new_zealand neighbours broadcast october began airing episodes pace australia initially broadcast removed schedule picked began broadcasting dropped returned repeats previous day episode neighbours shown shown moved late couple months moved eventually moved website offers viewers chance watch episodes online service ireland neighbours broadcast television repeated weekday secured long term deal transmit bbc pulled negotiations kenya neighbours broadcast network monday friday sunday broadcast channel monday friday canada toronto broadcast neighbours starting september moved announcing cancellation decided neighbours schedule september following numerous letters telephone calls airs monday till friday episodes months australia years air popular foreign soap belgium united_states neighbours premiered los_angeles june planned end month low ratings brought viewer demand daily time slot july august new_york_city station showed neighbours june september april began broadcasting nationally television channel oxygen channel said viewers join good bad entertaining lives neighbours episodes started scully family arrival aired week trial basis broadcast afternoon episodes shown couple weeks moved late night time slot eventually left air july variety reported signed deal subscription service giving exclusive rights recent season neighbours soap began airing july new episodes airing daily monday friday plus services episodes weeks australian broadcast past current episodes neighbours removed september stating lost rights popularity viewership 1990s neighbours initially aired seven network struggled attract high ratings leading cancellation network months premiered series picked network usual break broadcast summer non ratings period series debut revamped adding new younger cast members including began initially attracted low ratings network worked hard series publicity drive designed promote star focused campaign recalling hollywood star system stars packaged feed fan culture paid end ratings improved episode featuring scott wedding achieved highest ratings neighbours highest rating soap episodes australia episode attracted million viewers aired united_kingdom early 1990s australian audiences decreased viewing figures recovered slightly end decade network told week introducing younger look regular characters age bid generate interest introduced characters played played played quit series fell ill character temporarily recast prisoner actress producers nervous viewing figures decrease implemented series plots viewers interested included cameo james explosion destroyed doctor surgery complex 2000s 2000s rival soap opera home away emerged popular neighbours australia neighbours regularly attracting million viewers episode home away averaging million viewers australia neighbours episode broadcast july saw introduction new family updated sets new theme music graphics ratings episode averaged million viewers slot time programme viewing figures topped million end reported producers hoped neighbours push ratings million episode resulted modest boost ratings night viewing period shown increase ratings home away averaging million viewers night february new executive producer announced implementing changes programme promised retain return traditional neighbours values injection drama remains relevant ratings rose generally ratings begin fall end year usually averaging july aftermath parker family car accident dramatic death neighbours achieved higher ratings home away neighbours achieved viewers placed 6th night home away placed 7th 2010s january neighbours returned australian screens audience january ratings fell low making programme lowest ratings australia july report showed figures dropped having million viewers low network spokesperson commented budget covered deal odd countries seen financial problem despite low ratings needs score australian content drama points required hold broadcasting licence october neighbours ratings dropped low figure viewers viewing numbers network night programmes highest figure week october following digital neighbours attracted viewers episode broadcast january half number viewers watched network reported good result bosses expecting neighbours watched highest rating digital night programming chief stated night strong result neighbours suggests audience follow folks street brand new neighbourhood january neighbours achieved viewers days later viewers tuned highest rating viewers demographic june neighbours watched viewers making highest rating digital night breaking previous ratings record channel episode neighbours watched audience viewers highest rating series achieved nearly years neighbours traditionally rated moving january storylines neighbours storylines frequently focus family problems clashes school problems domestic issues despite restrictive time slot neighbours covered problems teenage pregnancy marital breakdown imprisonment career problems financial problems pregnancy abortion eating disorders alcoholism adultery drug use drug trafficking robbery stalking kidnapping accidental death hit runs murder 2000s dealt controversial issues sexuality gambling prostitution health issues focused including multiple disorder amnesia disease september featured natural disaster storyline tornado descended street characters neighbours started families created watson watson said wanted families living small street friends wife maria sons shane peter brien lived street single father lived door children paul dennis scott mother law lived invited live later married long history street involved ongoing rivalry network picked revamped brought new younger actors including replaced families including moved street years storylines certain characters tired simply family replace new mixture older characters like newer characters canning turner families watson originally wanted young people communicating older people means cast mix young actors teens early older experienced hands remaining original character departed ill health original cast member returned neighbours time paul currently remaining original character series february announced producers introducing new generation family decade family appeared kate appearances celebrity guest appearances run neighbours featured guest appearances celebrities playing characters early cameos included musician pet shop boys james 2000s 2010s series featured appearances singer wrestler theme tune theme tune neighbours composed wife wrote lyrics versions theme tune song voted world recognised television theme song lyrics quoted british shadow chancellor house_of_commons debate government economic policy theme tune neighbours sung february network announced searching australia united_kingdom singer record new version theme tune competition resulted tie new theme sung duet version theme tune began airing april new retro inspired theme tune sung debuted january 30th anniversary celebrations titles neighbours began opening titles sequence introduce major characters currently feature sequences feature characters family domestic groups episode titles sequence preceded events recent episodes featuring characters appear new episode neighbours debuted new style titles remixed version theme tune titles showed characters groups according gender change previous ones taken outside saw neighbours debut updated theme new logo new optimistic contemporary titles photo booth montage played characters seen rowing boats walking piers eating outside sequence contained shots upcoming scenes august neighbours introduced new titles format episode week begins trailer week events usual storylines switched opening titles episode time end episode returned house neighbours production team september announced neighbours introduce new opening titles 25th anniversary feature bit titles created shot series scenes featuring cast settings familiar viewers titles debut march new set opening titles debut april new version theme tune created produced titles titles depict street residents gathering outside houses street party writer explained invented graphic device uses play light formation locate houses sac overlapping circles represent houses street cast members circles reinforce sense community makes neighbours new retro inspired logo theme tune opening titles debuted january 30th anniversary celebrations new logo contemporary version original neighbours logo titles characters variety familiar settings ends look street awards nominations neighbours received wide variety awards nominations run received nominations won nominated popular daytime programme years won award best episode television drama serial neighbours actors nominated rose awards neighbours won awards home media spin offs inception spin offs produced including books music dvds internet officially licensed video game neighbours created developed label spectrum commodore released budget price game player took role courses episodes neighbours released dvds neighbours defining moments dvd box set released compilation classic episodes photo gallery neighbours iconic episodes volume dvd box set released contains episodes episode party celebration special photo gallery neighbours iconic episodes volume contains episodes discs disc dedicated character early episodes neighbours released dvd box sets germany april began releasing dvd box sets neighbours episodes broadcast order beginning october box sets released neighbours released internet series youtube channel series titled prison coincided return neighbours april following year run focusing time witness protection released neighbours zombies launched october featured returns characters previously died
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