No.5. This music was also used in contemporary advertisements for Winfield cigarettes, which featured Hogan. Reception The show was very popular in Australia and was compared to Saturday Night Live and The Benny Hill Show. The series also became popular in the UK as a result of its scheduling within peak time on the new Channel 4, and was one of the shows shown on its launch night on 2 November 1982. Networks After appearances on A Current Affair and specials for the Nine Network, Hogan and producer John Cornell fell out with network owner Clyde Packer. The first three seasons from 1973 to 1975 of the Paul Hogan Show were on the Seven Network until Kerry Packer took over Channel 9 and invited them back. See also List of Australian television series Ocker References External links The Paul Hogan Show at the National Film and Sound Archive Australian comedy television series Seven Network original programming Nine Network original programming 1973 Australian television series debuts 1984 Australian television series endings 1970s Australian comedy television series 1980s Australian comedy television series Black-and-white Australian television shows