ABS-2
(ABC Adelaide)

ABS-2 was a regional variant of the national public service channel ABC. The 'S' in the station code stands for South Australia. The suffix '2' denoted their channel position on the dial, not that they were the second ABC channel. There were also other variants of ABC in other states.

 The Avengers — Series 2

No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
1 Mr Teddy Bear Friday 26th June 1964, 8.30pm
2 Bullseye Friday 3rd July 1964, 8.30pm
3 Mission to Montreal Friday 10th July 1964, 8.30pm
4 The Removal Men Friday 17th July 1964, 8.30pm
5 The Mauritius Penny Friday 24th July 1964, 8.30pm
6 Death of a Great Dane Friday 31st July 1964, 8.30pm
7 The Sell-Out Friday 7th August 1964, 8.30pm
8 Death on the Rocks Friday 14th August 1964, 8.30pm
9 Traitor in Zebra Friday 21st August 1964, 8.30pm
10 The Big Thinker Friday 28th August 1964, 8.30pm
11 Death Dispatch Friday 4th September 1964, 8.30pm
12 Propellant 23 Friday 11th September 1964, 8.30pm
13 The Decapod Friday 18th September 1964, 8.30pm
14 Dead on Course Friday 25th September 1964, 8.30pm
15 Intercrime Friday 2nd October 1964, 8.35pm
16 Immortal Clay Friday 9th October 1964, 8.30pm
17 Box of Tricks Friday 16th October 1964, 9.05pm
18 The Golden Eggs Friday 23rd October 1964, 9.05pm
19 School for Traitors Friday 30th October 1964, 8.30pm
20 The White Dwarf Friday 6th November 1964, 8.30pm
21 Conspiracy of Silence Friday 13th November 1964, 8.45pm
22 A Chorus of Frogs Friday 20th November 1964, 8.50pm
23 Six Hands Across a Table Friday 27th November 1964, 8.40pm
24 Killer Whale Friday 4th December 1964, 8.35pm
— Warlock Episodes not transmitted
— Man in the Mirror

 The Avengers — Series 3

 
No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
25 Brief for Murder Friday 11th December 1964, 8.30pm
26 Concerto Friday 18th December 1964, 8.30pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until Friday 1st January 1965
27 The Nutshell Friday 1st January 1965, 8.30pm
28 Death a la Carte Friday 8th January 1965, 8.30pm
29 The Grandeur That Was Rome Friday 15th January 1965, 8.30pm
30 The Undertakers Friday 22nd January 1965, 8.30pm
31 Build a Better Mousetrap Friday 29th January 1965, 8.30pm
32 Second Sight Friday 5th February 1965, 8.30pm
33 November Five Friday 12th February 1965, 8.30pm
34 The Golden Fleece Friday 19th February 1965, 8.30pm
35 Death of a Batman Friday 26th February 1965, 8.30pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until Monday 29th November 1965
36 The Gilded Cage Monday 29th November 1965, 8.00pm
37 Dressed to Kill Monday 6th December 1965, 8.00pm
38 The Medicine Men Monday 13th December 1965, 8.00pm
39 The Secrets Broker Monday 20th December 1965, 8.00pm
40 The Charmers Monday 27th December 1965, 8.00pm
41 The Wringer Monday 3rd January 1966, 8.00pm
42 The White Elephant Monday 10th January 1966, 8.00pm
43 The Outside-In Man Monday 17th January 1966, 8.00pm
44 Trojan Horse Monday 24th January 1966, 8.00pm
45 Lobster Quadrille Monday 31st January 1966, 8.00pm
46 Esprit de Corps Monday 7th February 1966, 8.00pm
47 Mandrake Monday 14th February 1966, 8.00pm
— Man with Two Shadows Episodes not transmitted
— Don't Look Behind You
— The Little Wonders

 The Avengers — Series 4
No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
48 The Murder Market Monday 28th March 1966, 8.00pm
49 The Cybernauts Monday 4th April 1966, 8.00pm
50 Dial A Deadly Number Monday 11th April 1966, 8.00pm
51 The Grave-Diggers Monday 18th April 1966, 8.00pm
52 Room Without A View Monday 25th April 1966, 8.00pm
53 A Surfeit of H2O Monday 2nd May 1966, 8.00pm
54 The Town of No Return Monday 9th May 1966, 8.00pm
55 The Master Minds Monday 16th May 1966, 8.00pm
56 Death at Bargain Prices Monday 23rd May 1966, 8.00pm
57 Two's A Crowd Monday 30th May 1966, 8.40pm
58 Man-Eater of Surrey Green Monday 6th June 1966, 8.30pm
59 Castle De'ath Monday 13th June 1966, 8.30pm
60 The Thirteenth Hole Monday 20th June 1966, 8.30pm
61 Small Game for Big Hunters Monday 27th June 1966, 8.40pm
62 The Girl from Auntie Monday 4th July 1966, 8.35pm
63 Quick-Quick Slow Death Monday 11th July 1966, 8.30pm
64 The Danger Makers Monday 18th July 1966, 8.30pm
65 A Touch of Brimstone Monday 25th July 1966, 8.30pm
66 The Hour That Never Was Monday 1st August 1966, 8.30pm
67 What the Butler Saw Monday 8th August 1966, 8.30pm
68 Honey for the Prince Monday 15th August 1966, 8.30pm
69 How to Succeed... at Murder Monday 22nd August 1966, 8.20pm
70 A Sense of History Monday 29th August 1966, 8.30pm
71 The House That Jack Built Monday 5th September 1966, 8.30pm
72 Silent Dust Monday 12th September 1966, 8.30pm
Break in transmission
No further episodes shown until Sunday 25th December 1966
73 Too Many Christmas Trees Sunday 25th December 1966, 9.20pm

 The Avengers — Series 5
No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
74 Escape in Time Tuesday 23rd May 1967, 7.30pm
75 From Venus With Love Tuesday 30th May 1967, 7.30pm
76 The Bird Who Knew Too Much Tuesday 6th June 1967, 7.30pm
77 The See-Through Man Tuesday 13th June 1967, 7.30pm
78 The Fear Merchants Tuesday 20th June 1967, 7.30pm
79 The Living Dead Tuesday 27th June 1967, 7.30pm
80 The Hidden Tiger Tuesday 4th July 1967, 7.30pm
81 The Correct Way to Kill Tuesday 11th July 1967, 7.30pm
82 Never, Never Say Die Tuesday 18th July 1967, 7.30pm
83 Epic Tuesday 25th July 1967, 7.30pm
84 The Superlative Seven Tuesday 1st August 1967, 7.30pm
85 Something Nasty in the Nursery Tuesday 8th August 1967, 7.30pm
Break in Transmission
No further episodes shown until Tuesday 14th November 1967
86 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station Tuesday 14th November 1967, 7.30pm
87 The Joker Tuesday 21st November 1967, 7.30pm
88 Who's Who ??? Tuesday 28th November 1967, 7.30pm
89 Death's Door Tuesday 5th December 1967, 7.30pm
90 Return of the Cybernauts Tuesday 12th December 1967, 7.30pm
91 Dead Man's Treasure Tuesday 19th December 1967, 7.30pm
92 The £50,000 Breakfast Tuesday 26th December 1967, 7.30pm
93 The Positive Negative Man Tuesday 2nd January 1968, 7.30pm
94 You Have Just Been Murdered Tuesday 9th January 1968, 7.30pm
95 Murdersville Tuesday 16th January 1968, 7.30pm (1)
96 Mission... Highly Improbable Tuesday 23rd January 1968, 7.30pm (1)
— The Winged Avenger

Episode transmission not found

(1) South Australian newspaper listings do not confirm the episode titles for these two transmissions. Murdersville and Mission... Highly Improbable have been assigned to the above list based on Australian running orders for Series 5. It is, however, possible that they were shown in reverse order.

 The Avengers — Series 6
No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
97 The Forget-Me-Knot Thursday 21st November 1968, 8.00pm
98 Look — (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers... Thursday 28th November 1968, 8.00pm
99 Have Guns — Will Haggle Thursday 5th December 1968, 8.00pm
100 Invasion of the Earthmen Thursday 12th December 1968, 8.00pm
101 Split! Thursday 19th December 1968, 8.00pm
102 The Curious Case of the Countless Clues Thursday 26th December 1968, 8.00pm
103 Game Thursday 2nd January 1969, 8.00pm
104 All Done With Mirrors Thursday 9th January 1969, 8.00pm
105 Noon Doomsday Thursday 16th January 1969, 8.00pm
106 You'll Catch Your Death Thursday 23rd January 1969, 8.00pm
107 False Witness Thursday 30th January 1969, 8.00pm
108 Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40? Thursday 6th February 1969, 8.00pm
109 Legacy of Death Thursday 13th February 1969, 8.00pm
110 Wish You Were Here Thursday 20th February 1969, 8.00pm
111 They Keep Killing Steed Thursday 27th February 1969, 8.00pm
112 Super Secret Cypher Snatch Thursday 6th March 1969, 8.00pm
113 The Rotters Thursday 13th March 1969, 8.00pm
114 Killer Thursday 20th March 1969, 8.00pm
115 Love All Thursday 27th March 1969, 8.00pm (2)
116 The Interrogators Thursday 3rd April 1969, 8.00pm (2)
117 Who Was That Man I Saw You With? Thursday 10th April 1969, 8.00pm (2)
118 Take Me To Your Leader Thursday 17th April 1969, 8.00pm
119 Get-A-Way! Thursday 24th April 1969, 8.00pm (2)
120 Fog Thursday 1st May 1969, 8.00pm
121 The Morning After Thursday 8th May 1969, 8.00pm
122 Pandora Thursday 15th May 1969, 8.00pm
123 Stay Tuned Thursday 22nd May 1969, 8.00pm
124 My Wildest Dream Thursday 29th May 1969, 8.00pm
125 Homicide and Old Lace Thursday 5th June 1969, 8.00pm
116 Requiem Thursday 12th June 1969, 8.00pm (2)
127 Thingumajig Thursday 19th June 1969, 8.00pm
128 Take-Over Thursday 26th June 1969, 8.00pm
129 Bizarre Thursday 3rd July 1969, 8.00pm

(2) These episode titles were not given in newspaper listings but have been assigned according to the standard running order for Series 6 as the schedule follows it for confirmed episodes.

ATV-0
(Melbourne)

 The Avengers — Series 3
No. Title ATV-0 Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
1 The Outside-In Man Monday 20th September 1971, 8.30pm (ATV-0)
— Man with Two Shadows Episode transmissions not yet found
— Don't Look Behind You
— The Little Wonders
— Trojan Horse
— Lobster Quadrille
— Esprit de Corps
— Mandrake

ABS-2
(ABC Adelaide)

 The New Avengers — Series 1

No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
125 The Eagle's Nest Wednesday 9th February 1977, 8.30pm
126 The Midas Touch Wednesday 16th February 1977, 8.30pm
127 House of Cards Wednesday 23rd February 1977, 8.30pm
128 Target! Wednesday 2nd March 1977, 8.30pm
129 To Catch A Rat Wednesday 9th March 1977, 8.30pm
— Three Handed Game Wednesday 16th March 1977, 8.30pm (3)
131 The Tale of the Big Why Wednesday 23rd March 1977, 8.30pm
132 Cat Amongst the Pigeons Wednesday 30th March 1977, 8.30pm
133 The Last of the Cybernauts...?? Wednesday 6th April 1977, 8.35pm
134 Dirtier by the Dozen Wednesday 13th April 1977, 8.30pm (4)
135 Gnaws Wednesday 20th April 1977, 8.30pm
136 Faces Wednesday 27th April 1977, 8.30pm
137 Sleeper Wednesday 4th May 1977, 8.35pm
138 Three Handed Game Wednesday 11th May 1977, 8.30pm

(3) Three Handed Game was scheduled for Wednesday 16th March 1977, but was pre-empted when ABS-2 elected to instead screen a television special dedicated to the pop star Rod Stewart, Rod the Mod Has Come of Age. Three Handed Game was then appended to the end of the run of Series 1, therefore extending it by one week.
(4) Sleeper scheduled but Dirtier by the Dozen shown in its place.

 The New Avengers — Series 2

No. Title ABS-2 (ABC) Transmissions (Australia)

ADELAIDE
138 Dead Men Are Dangerous Monday 23rd January 1978, 8.30pm
139 Trap Monday 30th January 1978, 8.30pm (5)
140 Obsession Monday 6th February 1978, 8.30pm (5)
141 Medium Rare Monday 13th February 1978, 8.30pm
142 Angels of Death Monday 20th February 1978, 8.30pm
143 The Lion and the Unicorn Monday 27th February 1978, 8.30pm
144 Hostage Monday 6th March 1978, 8.30pm
145 K is for Kill — Part One:
The Tiger Awakes		 Monday 13th March 1978, 8.30pm (5)
146 K is for Kill — Part Two:
Tiger by the Tail		 Monday 20th March 1978, 8.30pm (5)
147 Complex Monday 27th March 1978, 8.30pm (5)
148 The Gladiators Monday 3rd April 1978, 8.30pm (5)
149 Emily Monday 10th April 1978, 8.30pm (5)
150 Forward Base Monday 17th April 1978, 8.30pm (5)

(5) These episode titles were not given in newspaper listings. However, since all Australian broadcasts of this season followed a set pattern, it is safe to assign the expected episodes in their usual places.

Researched and compiled by Alan Hayes, Piers Johnson and Denis Kirsanov

Research Sources for Australian Research (The Avengers / The New Avengers):
The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun Herald, The Age, Courier-Mail, The Advertiser,
The West Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Banacoast Opinion

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