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Neighboursis an Australian television soapoperathat was first broadcast on the SevenNetworkon 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive RegWatson.Seven commissioned the show following the success of Watson\'s earliersoap Sonsand Daughters.Although successful in Melbourne,Neighboursunderperformed in the Sydney market and was cancelled by Seven fourmonths after it began airing. It was immediately commissioned byrival NetworkTenfor a second production season, which began screening on 20 January1986. Neighbourshas since become the longest-running drama series in Australiantelevision history. In 2005, it was inducted into the LogieHall of Fame.

Thestorylines concern the lives of the people who live and work inErinsborough,a fictional suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.The series centres on the residents of RamsayStreet,a cul-de-sac,and its neighbouring area, the Lassiters complex, which includes abar, hotel, café, police station, lawyers\' office and park.Neighboursbegan with three families created by Watson– the Ramsays,the Robinsonsand the Clarkes. Watson said that he wanted to show three familieswho are friends living in a small street. The Robinsons and theRamsays had a long history and were involved in an ongoing rivalry.Pin Oak Court, in VermontSouth,is the real cul-de-sac that has doubled for Ramsay Street since 1985.The houses featured are real and the residents allow the productionto shoot external scenes in their yards. The interior scenes arefilmed at the Global Television studios in ForestHill.

Throughits entire run in Australia, Neighbourshas been screened as a 22-minute episode each weeknight in anearly-evening slot. It moved to Ten\'s digital channel, Eleven (laterrebranded 10Peach)on 11 January 2011, and it is currently broadcast each weeknight at6:30pm. The show is produced by FremantleAustraliaand has been sold to over sixty countries around the world, making itone of Australia\'s most successful media exports. Neighbourshas been especially successful in the United Kingdom, where it wasfirst screened on 27 October 1986 on BBCOne,and achieved huge popularity among British audiences in the late1980s and 1990s. In 2008, it moved in the UK to Channel5;since 2008 it was largely paid for by the UK broadcaster as it was nolonger commercially viable for Ten to fund it alone. In 2018, theshow became the first Australian drama to air all year round aftersecuring a new deal with Channel 5. In February 2022, Channel 5announced that they would be dropping Neighboursfrom their network and the cancellation of the show was confirmed thefollowing month. On 1 July 2022, it was announced that the show\'sfinal episode (a one hour long special) will broadcast in Australiaon Thursday 28 July 2022 at 7.30p.m. on Channel 10 and 10 Peach, andin the United Kingdom on Friday 29 July 2022.

History

Neighbourswas created by Australian TV executive RegWatson.Watson got the idea for Neighboursfrom his time working on Crossroadsand watching fellow soap CoronationStreetin Britain. He had already created successful Australian made soapoperas TheYoung Doctors,Prisonerand Sonsand Daughters.Watson proposed the idea of making a show that would focus on morerealistic stories and portray teens and adults who talk openly toeach other and solve their problems together. He also wanted the showto appeal to both Australian and British audiences. Several titleswere discussed, including PeopleLike Us,OneWay Street,NoThrough Roadand LivingTogether,before Neighbourswas chosen. Watson said \"In the end it came down to being whatit is, a story around neighbours.\" Reporters from the HeraldSunsaid that Watson took his idea to the NineNetworkin 1982, but it was rejected. He then went to the SevenNetwork,who commissioned the show in September 1984. The serial went intoproduction that November with an $8millionbudget. The show\'s initial premise focused on three families, made upof 12 core characters, living in Ramsay Street, dealing with everydaylife with humour and drama. The first episode was broadcast on 18March 1985 and reviews for the show were favourable. However, theMelbourne-produced programme underperformed in the Sydney market andSeven announced on 12 July 1985 that it was cancelling the show.

Neighbourswas immediately bought by Seven\'s rival NetworkTen.The new network had to build replica sets when it took overproduction after Seven destroyed the original sets to prevent therival network obtaining them. Ten began screening the series withepisode 171 on 20 January 1986. In 1986, the series was bought by theBBCas part of their new daytime schedule in the United Kingdom.Neighboursmade its debut on BBC1on 27 October 1986 starting with the pilot episode. It soon gained aloyal audience and the show became particularly popular with youngerviewers, and before long was watched by up to 16millionviewers– more than the entire population of Australia at thetime. In 1988, Neighboursbecame the only television show to have its entire cast flown over tothe UK to make an appearance at the RoyalVariety Performancein front of the Queen.Neighbourshas since become the longest running drama series in Australiantelevision and the seventh longest running serial drama still on theair in the world. In 2005, Neighbourscelebrated its 20th anniversary and over twenty former cast membersreturned for a specialepisode,which saw the characters sitting down to watch a documentary aboutRamsay Street and its residents. At the Logie Award ceremony thatyear, the show was inducted into the LogieHall of Fame.

In2007, the show underwent a revamp, which included a switch torecording in HDTV,the introduction of a new family, the departure of several existingcharacters and a new version of the show\'s theme song and openingtitles. In addition, episode titles were abandoned, having been inuse for the previous three years. Daniel Bennett, the new head ofdrama at Network Ten, announced that the crux of the Ramsay Streetstory would go \"back to basics\" and follow a lesssensational path than of late with the emphasis on family relationsand suburban reality. Executive producer Ric Pellizzeri said newwriters, actors and sets would bring the soap back to its glory days.He added \"We moved too far into event-driven stories rather thanthe character-driven stories that made Neighbourswhat it is\". The relaunch failed to attract more viewers inAustralia. Pellizzeri left the series at the end of 2007 and formerNeighboursscriptwriter, SusanBower,became the new executive producer. In 2008, Neighbourswas branded \"too white\" by black and Asian viewers inBritain and in Australia there was talk of a \"WhiteAustralia policy\"when it came to casting actors for soaps. In response to thecriticism, Bower made a decision to add more ethnically diverseextras, small walk on roles and speaking parts, as well asintroducing the character of SunnyLee(played by Hany Lee) an exchange student from South Korea.

On18 March 2010, Neighbourscelebrated its 25th anniversary. In April, Channel5in the UK launched a search to find a female actress to play the partof PoppyRogers.The search was similar to the Dollymagazine competition in Australia. August saw Neighboursair its 6,000th episode. DigitalSpyrevealed that the week-long 6,000th episode celebrations would seethe wedding of regular characters, DonnaFreedman(MargotRobbie)and RingoBrown(SamClark).It was later announced that an attempt on the life of long termregular, PaulRobinson(StefanDennis)would be the focus of the actual 6,000th episode. Bower said \"Lastweek I saw episode 6,000. This marks Australian television history.The 6,000th episode falls on a Friday so the whole week is a specialone. As Stefan Dennis– Paul Robinson– was in thefirst episode 25 years ago, it was decided that his character play amost important role in this very special event\".

Inlate 2010, the TVTonightwebsite reported Neighbourswas to reduce crew operations in 2011 so production could beupgraded. The changes meant that the locationmanagerand catering team were no longer required, studio shoots would bereduced from three cameras to two, and locationshootingwould be restricted. Of the changes, FremantleMedia said \"Neighboursis undergoing a work flow upgrade to accommodate advances intechnology and production techniques to ensure we are at theforefront of professionalism and efficiency.\" They added thatthe show\'s production model had been in place since 1985 and that itwas time to evolve it. On 14 March 2011, TheAustralianreported that Neighbourshas become the first television show available to watch on a freeiPhoneapplication. Viewers are able to watch whole episodes within threehours of them airing on Eleven. Nick Spooner, the head of Ten digitalmedia said \"This is part of what we call our \'three-screenapproach\'– broadcast, online and mobile– and it isintended to build viewer engagement with a show and our brand. Thisis a way for us to stay in touch with our audience and to keep themcoming back.\" To celebrate the weddingof Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton,Neighboursfilmed a specially commissioned scene for the UK episode airing onthe same day as the wedding. The episode, which had already aired inAustralia, marked the first time an Australian show recorded extrascenes for a UK broadcaster.

On25 October 2011, it was announced Bower would leave Neighboursin December 2011 to move into a new international role withFremantleMedia. Of her departure, Bower told Colin Vickery of theHeraldSun,\"I love Neighbours,it is a wonderful show and because of this I felt it was importantthat fresh eyes and brains take over to keep this Australian iconcontemporary. Having said that, I\'m really excited about the new roleand thank FremantleMedia for this wonderful opportunity.\" FormerCityHomicideproducer, RichardJasek,took over Bower\'s role, while Alan Hardy took over the role ofproducer. On 4 December 2013, it was confirmed that Jasek would beleaving Neighboursand JasonHerbisonhad been promoted to series producer. FremantleMedia\'s head of dramaJo Porter became executive producer, while Laurence Wilson became theassociate producer. The show celebrated its 7,000th episode on 24October 2014. In March 2015, Neighbourscelebrated its 30th anniversary and twelve former cast membersreturned for the anniversary episodes that revolved around anErinsborough Festival. Network Ten and Channel 5 aired a documentaryspecial titled Neighbours30th: The Stars Reunite,which featured interviews with current and former cast members,including KylieMinogue,JasonDonovanand GuyPearce,reflecting on their time on the show. Natalie Lynch succeeded Wilsonas producer in early 2016.

In2017, there was speculation that Neighbourswould cease production following the breakdown of its deals in theUnited Kingdom, and Network Ten entering voluntary administration. On9 October 2017, Stewart Clarke of Varietyreported that Channel 5 and FremantleMedia had agreed a new deal thatwould see the yearly episode count increased from 240 to 258, as wellas plans for new primetime specials. The deal meant that from 2018,Neighbourswould run across the full year for the first time in its history,including over December and January. Herbison stated, \"We valueour global audiences and are delighted to stay on this journeytogether. Come the end of 2018 we will also make history by becomingthe first Australian drama series to screen all year round.\"Following the departure of SonyaRebecchiin 2019, actor EveMoreystated that the killingoffof her character was a measure to reduce production costs for theprogramme as part of its new negotiations. When the cast and crewreturned from their annual production break on 13 January 2020, theyfilmed a scene addressing the Australianbushfiresfor the episode airing on 15 January. The scene features thecharacters AaronBrennan(Matt Wilson) discussing the fires and a charity event Sheila isorganising. Channel 5 directed its viewers to a dedicated informationpage on their website at the end of the episode. Neighbourssuspended production for two days amid thepandemicin March 2020, after a crew member came into contact with someone whohad the virus. Production shut down early for the scheduled Easterbreak before resuming after four weeks on 27 April 2020, makingNeighboursthe first mainstream scripted show to resume production during thepandemic. In order to adhere to government guidelines andsocial-distancing, Neighbourscreated separate areas to spread out the cast and crew. They removedintimate scenes between characters and editing allows producers togive the illusion of large crowds and groups. Daily temperaturechecks for cast and crew will also be carried out. Herbison said thatthe pandemic would not be included in storylines. He stated, \"Weare currently plotting episodes that won\'t air until much later inthe year, so anything we write now might feel very outdated. Furtherto this, there\'s a creative question: will our viewers want to switchon Neighboursand relive it again, or is our job to provide escapism? I tend tofeel it\'s the latter.\"

InFebruary 2022, it was announced that Channel 5 would be dropping theserial from its schedule later that year, and that production wouldcease if an alternative British broadcaster was not secured. Inresponse to the threat to the series\' future, a fan-run petition onChange.orgasking Channel 5 to reconsider its decision was launched, which wassigned by over 50,000 people, including cast member LucindaCowden.The petition reached 50,000 signatures after one week. This alsosparked #saveneighboursto become trending on social media. Former star JasonDonovanand Homeand Awayactor ShaneWithingtonalso expressed their support for the soap on Twitter.Neighboursactor JackieWoodburnesaid in an interview with TheProjectthat the cast were \"in shock\" upon hearing the news, whileAlanFletchersaid the soap needs \"a hero\" to save it and Cowdenexplained that \"the idea of no longer playing Melis devastating.\" Numerous current and former cast members, suchas AnnieJones,NatalieBassingthwaighteand GeoffPaine,expressed their sadness online, specifically RobMills,who called on the MorrisonGovernmentto step in and help. After the decision to cut the show\'s funding byBritish broadcaster Channel 5, an online campaign was launched tryingto get BarryCrocker\'sversion of the Neighbourstheme song to number one in the UK charts. This success had the tuneat number one on the iTunes chart for almost 24 hours.

On3 March 2022, it was confirmed that the show would end after 37 yearson air, after production company Fremantle could not obtain a new UKbroadcaster. The final episode will air on 1 August 2022 in both theUK and Australia, after 10 Peach decided to close the broadcastinggap between the two countries by airing double episodes from 13 June.Dennis said of the cancellation, \"Simply put, it is all aboutthe quickly changing landscape in the way we view our favourite TVshows. Drama on free-to-air television is dying a rapid death becausenowadays viewers are used to being able to watch what they want whenthey want. Ultimately, Neighbours is a product in the big business offilm and television and like any other business, if a product isn\'tmaking money, it will make way for one that will. All TV shows cometo an end – even the likes of long-time legends such as CoronationStreetand Daysof Our Liveswill eventually cease. Survival of these shows is in the viewers\'hands.\" Cast member GeorgieStonerevealed that she discovered the cancellation on Twitterand was initially unsure whether to believe it, until she wascontacted by a producer who told her it was true.

Setting

Neighbours\'focus is the fictional RamsayStreet,a residential cul-de-sacin the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough.The street was named after the grandfather of original character MaxRamsay(FrancisBell).Other locations include ErinsboroughHighSchool, the garage(local mechanic), hospital,and the Lassiter\'s complex, which contains the Lassiter\'sHotel,Waterholebar, Harold\'sCafé,the lawyers office RebecchiLaw,and the police station. Ahead of the 25th anniversary theErinsborough village set underwent a makeover. The café and barremained the same, but the centre of the complex was upgraded.Lassiter\'s Hotel was given a new logo and gained a second floor withoutdoor seating area. The hospital and police station received newfacades, a used car lot was created near the garage and a newuniversity set was created.

PinOak Court, in VermontSouth,is the real cul-de-sac that doubles for Ramsay Street. All of thehouses featured in the show are real and the residents allowNeighboursto shoot external scenes in their front and back yards and onoccasions, in their garages. Neighbourshas been filmed in Pin Oak Court since the series began in 1985 andit has since become popular with tourists. Tours to the cul-de-sacrun throughout the year. The interior scenes are filmed at the GlobalTelevision studios in ForestHill,the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located.

Throughmuch of the show\'s run, it was not stated in which Australian cityErinsborough was located. The rivalry between Sydney and Melbournemeant that scripts did not mention that Erinsborough was a suburb ofthe latter city, until 1994. Since the 2000s, it has been explicitlystated that Erinsborough is a suburb of Melbourne. Since 2016, theshow has begun filming more scenes in and around the city. OtherAustralian locations mentioned and sometimes seen in the seriesinclude the fictitious suburbs of WestWaratah,EdenHills,and AnsonsCorner.Real-life Australian towns in the state of Victoriasuch as Colac,Frankstonand Sheppartonare sometimes referred to. Oakeyin Queenslandis also mentioned and sometimes seen.

On27 August 2010, Neighboursfilmed scenes in Sydney\'s DarlingHarbourand on board a cruise ship. The episodes marked only the third timethat the show has filmed scenes outside of Victoria. In October 2011,Neighboursfilmed scenes in PortDouglas,Queensland and around the GreatBarrier Reefregion. Two storylines were filmed in Geelongand the GoldCoastin 2016. In March 2019, Neighboursfilmed scenes at the 2019 SydneyGay and Lesbian Mardi Grasfor an episode airing in 2020. The serial also had its own floatduring the parade. Later that year, scenes for PaulRobinson(StefanDennis)and were filmed at a resort in Queensland.

Filminglocations outside of Australia have included Kenya,the United States and the United Kingdom, which has seen Neighboursepisodes filmed there on a number of occasions. In February 1990,LymeParkin Cheshire doubled as the Ledgerwood estate set in Yorkshire. DerekNimmoguest-starred as the fictitious Lord Ledgerwood in two of theepisodes. In November 1992, the characters RickAlessi(DanFalzon)and DebbieMartin(MarnieReece-Wilmore)visit London to attend a MichaelJacksonconcert. However, producers could not film at the concert afternegotiations with Jackson\'s tour management failed. The secondLondon-based storyline was broadcast in late March 2007. SusanKennedy(JackieWoodburne)and KarlKennedy(AlanFletcher)are shown taking a ride on the LondonEyeand being married on a boat on the RiverThames.

Threefurther storylines shot on location in London aired in March 2017,March 2018, and September 2019. The show was due to film in Irelandfor the first time in March 2020, before the shoot was cancelled dueto the pandemic. The following year, a sixth storyline was filmed onlocation in London, featuring AmandaHoldenand SophieEllis-Bextoralongside regular cast member Jemma Donovan (HarlowRobinson).

Broadcast

Throughits entire run in Australia, Neighbourshas been screened as a 22-minute episode each weeknight in anearly-evening slot. In currently airs at 6:30pm on 10Peach(formerly Eleven). Until 2018, Neighbourswas broadcast from early January to early December, before going offair for around four to five weeks during the Christmas and New Yearperiod. From 2018 the show aired all year round, although athree-week Christmas break occurred in 2021–2022. The last month\'sworth of episodes shown are available to watch on the Neighboursofficial Australian website, as a part of Network Ten\'s Catch Up TVservice. 10 Peach also broadcast the last five aired episodes shownin an omnibus edition each Sunday.

Whenthe show began in 1985, the first season was broadcast on the SevenNetwork,at 5:30pm in Sydney, at 6:00pm in Melbourne and Adelaideand at 7:00pm in Brisbane.The show\'s transmission in other areas was varied and many regionalchannels declined to purchase the series. When the show debuted onNetworkTenin 1986 it screened at 7:00pm. On 9 March 1992 the show movedto 6:30pm to avoid direct competition from rival soap operaHomeand Awayon the Seven Network. Repeat episodes of Neighboursepisodes from the 1988–1991 period were broadcast between 2000 and30 June 2003 on Network Ten. These episodes were seen at 3:30pm,before moving to 11:30am. During 2008 TenHDbroadcast the previous week\'s episodes in an omnibus edition eachSunday. These omnibus editions did not return in 2009 as Ten HD wasreplaced by OneHDfrom March 2009.

InAugust 2010, Sydney\'s DailyTelegraphreported that Neighbourswould be moving to Ten\'s new digital channel, to make way for a newcurrentaffairsshow. They said \"It\'s part of a re-branding of Ten\'s free-to-airchannel, targeting the older demographic. The \'younger\' shows, likeNeighbours,will go on to one of Ten\'s digital channels\". It was laterconfirmed that the show would be moving to digital channel, Eleven.Network Ten\'s programmer, David Mott said \"We believe Neighboursis perfectly suited to Eleven\'s audience strategy and will find asuccessful and enduring home on Eleven\". Neighboursmoved to Eleven on 11 January 2011, the channel\'s launch day.Throughout 2013, Eleven had broadcast repeat episodes of Neighboursfrom the 2007 period, titled OldSchool Neighbours,during weekday mornings. In 2015, Network Ten had broadcast an encoreof the previous day\'s episode at 7:00am weekdays. In 2018, forthe first time in the series\' history, the show\'s classificationbecame PG,due to the series\' increasingly adult subject matter.

On15 July 2021, David Knox of TVTonightconfirmed that from 26 July Neighbourswould begin airing four times a week. This marked the first time inthe show\'s history that it had not aired five episodes per week. Knoxsaid the new schedule was likely an attempt at getting the Australianepisodes to synchronise with the UK broadcast, which had fallenbehind due to the pandemic. The move caused some viewers tospeculate that the soap was on the verge of being cancelled, butAprilRose Pengilly(who plays ChloeBrennan)confirmed that the rumours were not true. On 23 November 2021, aspokesperson from Channel 5 confirmed that Neighboursepisodes would continue airing five times a week in 2022, while 10Peach would be keeping the episodes at four, putting the UK ahead ofAustralia.

International

Neighbourshas been sold to over 60 countries and is one of Australia\'s mostsuccessful media exports.

UnitedKingdom

Neighbourshas been very successful in the United Kingdom and has proved to bemore popular there than in Australia.[clarificationneeded]It was broadcast on BBCOnefor over 21 years from October 1986 until February 2008. The seriesstarted airing on 27 October 1986, as part of BBC One\'s revampeddaytime schedules. Neighbourswent out with a lunchtime broadcast and then a morning broadcastrepeat the following day. MichaelGrade,the channel\'s then controller, was advised by his daughter to movethe morning broadcast repeat to a late afternoon slot, as she and herfriends kept missing it due to their being at school, which tookplace from 4 January 1988. The show then started attracting largeraudiences, peaking at over 21 million viewers on 26 January 1990, anaggregated figure that combined the lunchtime debut and the teatimerepeat. Towards the late 2000s, Neighbourswas normally attracting an average of 3million viewers for itslunchtime showing and 2.6million viewers for its early-eveningrepeat. It was frequently the highest-rating daytime programme in theUK, outside of news bulletins.

In2008, the UK broadcast moved to rival channel Channel5following the BBC\'s decision not to keep the show after being askedto pay £300m over eight years by FremantleMedia (three times theshow\'s usual fee). Both Channel 5 and FremantleMedia were owned atthat time by the German RTLGroup.The last Neighboursepisode to be shown on BBC One aired on 8 February 2008. The firstepisode to be shown on Channel 5 was watched by 2.4millionviewers on 11 February 2008 (an audience share of 14.2%), a drop of300,000 from the BBC\'s average. However, the move boosted Channel 5\'susual share for the 5.30pm slot by three and a half times. UKviewers are able to catch up with episodes with Channel 5\'s videocatch up service, My5,similar to the catch up service in Australia. Channel 5 also had adeal with YouTube,allowing viewers to watch episodes for free on the video sharing siteafter they have been transmitted. From 4 January 2016, Channel 5began broadcasting episodes on the same day as Australia. Channel 5\'scommissioning editor Greg Barnett explained that closing thetransmission gap would reduce spoilers and the number of viewerswatching the show illegally online. From mid-2016, the show alsobegan airing every week-night on Nickelodeonas part of their Nick at Nite programming block, broadcasting thesame episode that was seen earlier on Channel 5. In March 2017, itwas reported that negotiations to continue Neighbourson Channel 5 had become \"very fraught\", and it was possiblethat the show could stop airing in Britain. In late 2021, Channel 5moved Neighboursto a 6pm timeslot, as it extended its news coverage to aone-hour-long broadcast from 5pm. The 1.45pm showing was unchanged.

On5 February 2022, a report from TheSun,later confirmed by DigitalSpy,stated that Neighbourshad been cancelled in the UK after Channel 5 pulled its funding forbudget reasons. In an official statement, a channel spokesperson said\"Neighbourswill no longer air on Channel 5 beyond this summer. It\'s been amuch-loved part of our schedule for more than a decade, and we\'d liketo thank the cast, Fremantle and all of the production team for theirfantastic work on this iconic series.\" Neighbourswill conclude on Channel 5 in July 2022 when the commissionedepisodes run out. The channel\'s spokesperson confirmed that 5 wantsto increase its investment in original UK dramas.

Elsewhere

InIreland, RTÉ began broadcasting Neighbourson 2 January 2001. The show airs weekdays at 2.00pm on RTÉOneand repeated at 6.00pm on RTÉTwo.Episodes are also available via catch-up on RTÉPlayer.RTÉ sits one episode behind the UK broadcast. In 2007, RTÉ secureda long-term deal with FremantleMediato continue broadcasting the show in Ireland after it moved from theBBC to Channel 5 in the UK. While RTÉ have only broadcast Neighbourssince 2001, it has been available to – and popular with – Irishviewers since it debuted on BBCOnein 1986, as BBC One was widely available in the Republic of Irelandon terrestrial television via signal overspill from Northern Irelandand Wales.

InNew Zealand, Neighboursis broadcast on TVNZ1at 4:30pm Mondays to Thursdays. The show was initiallybroadcast by TVNZon 25 July 1988, but by 1996 it was removed from the schedule. TV4(now Bravo) picked the show up and began broadcasting it from 1997.They dropped it in 2000 and it returned to TVNZ in 2002. Repeats ofthe previous day\'s episode of Neighbourswere formerly shown at 2:30pm weekdays, and later on TVNZ2at around 4:30am Tuesdays to Fridays. The show moved to 5:25pmweeknights on TV One in late 2007. After a couple of months, the showmoved to 3:50pm weekdays. The show eventually moved back toTV2, screening weeknights at 6:00pm and, later, 6:30pmbefore moving back to 6:00pm. TVNZ OnDemand offers viewers thechance to watch episodes online and on the app.

InBelgium,Neighbourshas aired since 1988 as Buren,with Dutchsubtitles on Één,the main TV network of VRT,the Flemishpublic broadcaster. On 14 June 2021, after more than 30 years on Eén,commercial broadcaster VTM2began broadcasting the series.

InKenya, Neighboursis broadcast on the KTNnetwork Monday to Friday at 12:30pm with an omnibus on Sundaymornings.

InBarbados, Neighboursis broadcast on the CBC8channel at 1:00pm Monday to Friday.

InCanada, CFMT-TVin Toronto broadcast Neighbourson weeknights at 11:00pm, starting in September 1990. From 20May 1991, CFMT moved the show to 4:00pm. After announcing itscancellation, CFMT decided to keep Neighbourson its schedule throughout September 1994, following numerous lettersand telephone calls. From April 2017 to April 2019, Neighboursaired on OutTV.Episodes were broadcast on weekdays at 2:30pm ET and 5:30pmET, with an omnibus on Saturdays. Episodes aired on the same day asthe Australian broadcast and were also available for streaming.

Inthe United States, Neighbourspremiered on KCOP-TVin Los Angeles on 3 June 1991 at 5:30pm weekdays. KCOP plannedto cancel the show by the end of the month due to low ratings, butbrought it back due to viewer demand at a 9:30am daily timeslot from 1 July to 30 August 1991. New York City station WWOR-TVshowed Neighboursweekdays 5:30pm from 17 June to 17 September 1991. 65 selectedepisodes were aired from the beginning to where Charlene leavesRamsay Street in 1988 in both markets. In April 2004, the show beganbroadcasting nationally on the television channel Oxygen.A spokeswomen from the channel said \"Now our viewers can join inon the good, the bad and the endlessly entertaining lives of ourAussie neighbours.\" The episodes started from the Scullyfamily\'s arrival in 1999 and were aired for a six-week trial basis.The show was broadcast in the afternoon with two episodes being shownback to back at 1:00pm and 2:00pm. After a couple ofweeks, and only 65 episodes aired, the show was moved to a late-nighttime slot and it eventually left the air. On 7 July 2014, ToddSpangler from Varietyreported that FremantleMedia International had signed a deal withU.S. subscription service Hulugiving it exclusive rights to the most recent season of Neighbours.The soap began airing from 14 July, with new episodes airing dailyfrom Monday through to Friday, on Hulu and Hulu Plus services. Theepisodes were four weeks behind the Australian broadcast. Allepisodes of Neighbourswere later removed from Hulu.

Popularityand viewership1985–1990s

Neighboursinitially aired on Seven Network where it struggled to attract highratings leading to its cancellation by the network four months afterit premiered. The series was then picked up by Network Ten. After theusual break in broadcast over the summer non-ratings period, theseries made its debut on Ten in 1986. Ten revamped the show, addingseveral new, younger cast members including JasonDonovanas ScottRobinsonand KylieMinogueas CharleneMitchell.When the show began on Ten it initially attracted low ratings, so theNetwork worked hard to publicise the series. Ten\'s publicity drivewas designed to promote the show in a star-focusedcampaign recalling that of the Hollywood star system where stars werepackaged to feed into a fan culture. This paid off and by the end of1987 ratings had improved for the show. The episodefeaturing Scott and Charlene\'s weddingachieved the highest ever ratings for Neighboursand it became one of the highest rating soap episodes ever inAustralia. The same episode attracted 19.6million viewers whenit was aired in the United Kingdom.

Bythe early 1990s, Australian audiences had decreased although viewingfigures had recovered slightly by the end of the decade. In 1992, dueto the decline in ratings, producers began to overhaul the show towin back viewers. They brought in more \"fresh-faced teens\",moved out older characters and gave some of their parent characters\"un-neighborly [sic]subplots\". Executive producer Ian Bradley said the changes werean attempt to return to the show\'s original concept. In 1994, NetworkTentold TVWeekthat they would be introducing a \"younger, livelier look withsix regular characters under the age of 18\" in a offer to generateinterest. It was then that they introduced the characters ofStonefishRebecchiplayed by Anthony Engelman and SerendipityGottliebplayed by RaeleeHill.

In1996, KimberleyDavies,who played AnnaliseHartman,quit the series. Then CarolineGillmerfell ill and her character CherylStarkwas temporarily recast with former Prisoneractress ColetteMann.This made producers nervous that viewing figures might decrease, sothey implemented a series of plots to keep viewers interested. Theseincluded a cameo from CliveJamesand an explosion, which destroyed the doctor\'s surgery in theLassiter\'s complex.

2000s

Inthe 2000s, rival soap opera Homeand Awayemerged as more popular than Neighboursin Australia. As of 2004, Neighbourswas regularly attracting just under a million viewers per episode. In2007, Homeand Awaywas averaging 1.4million viewers in Australia to Neighbours\'700,000. During the revamp of 2007, the episode broadcast on 23 July2007 saw the introduction of a new family, updated sets, new thememusic and graphics. Ratings for that episode averaged 1.05millionviewers in the 6:30pm. slot. It was the first time theprogramme\'s viewing figures had topped 1million in 2007. By theend of 2007 it was reported that producers had hoped the Neighboursrevamp would push the ratings up to between 900,000 to 1millionan episode. It had, however, resulted in a more modest boost, withratings hovering at about 800,000 a night. The same viewing periodhad shown an increase in ratings for Homeand Away,which was now averaging 1.4million viewers every night.

InFebruary 2008, new executive producer, Susan Bower, announced thatshe would be implementing further changes to the programme. Bowerpromised to retain the return to traditional Neighboursvalues, but with an injection of drama that remains recognisable andrelevant. Ratings rose to almost 900,000 in mid-2008, but generallyratings begin to fall towards the end of each year, usually averagingaround 700,000. On 17 July 2009, during the aftermath of the Parkerfamily\'s car accident and the dramatic death of higher ratings than Homeand Away.Neighboursachieved 998,000 viewers and placed 6th for the night, HomeAnd Awayplaced 7th.

2010s

InJanuary 2010, Neighboursreturned to Australian screens to an audience of 563,000. On 20January, the ratings fell to a low of 426,000, making it one of theprogramme\'s lowest ever ratings in Australia. A July 2010 reportshowed figures had dropped 20%, from having 1.2million viewersin 1991 to a low of 618,000 in 2010. A Network Ten spokespersoncommented \"Most of the show\'s budget is covered by its UK dealwith Channel 5 and the 50-odd other countries it is seen in, so it\'snot a financial problem for Ten despite the low ratings. And Tenneeds the show to score the Australian content and drama pointsrequired for it to hold on to a broadcasting licence\". On 29October 2010, Neighbours\'ratings dropped to a low figure of 386,000 viewers. Viewing numbersfor Network Ten that night were down across all programmes. Theshow\'s highest figure of the week was 590,000 on 25 October 2010.

Sincemoving to digital multichannel Eleven, Neighbourshas traditionally rated between 250,000 and 350,000 viewers. The showattracted 254,000 viewers for its first episode broadcast on 11January 2011. This was half the number of viewers that watched it onNetwork Ten; the HeraldSunreported that it was a good result as \"bosses were onlyexpecting 133,000.\" Neighboursbecame Eleven\'s most-watched show and the third highest rating showon digital multichannels that night. Programming chief, David Mottstated \"Last night\'s strong result for Neighboursalready suggests the audience will follow the folks from RamsayStreet to their brand new neighbourhood on Eleven.\" On 24January 2011, Neighboursachieved 330,000 viewers and three days later 355,000 viewers tunedin, becoming the show\'s highest rating yet on Eleven at the time. Theshow had more viewers than the TenEvening Newsin the 16–39 and 18–49 demographic. On 13 June 2011, Neighbourswas watched by 455,000 viewers, making it the highest rating show ondigital multichannels that night and breaking its previous ratingsrecord on the channel. On 27 May 2013, episode 6651 of Neighbourswas watched by an audience of 405,000 viewers, which was the highestrating the series had achieved in nearly two years. Neighboursbegan going through a ratings decline in 2016, with episodes nowaveraging below 200,000 viewers. Executive producer Jason Herbisontold TV Tonight, \"We know that our show is performing reallysolidly in the UK. We\'re not sure why it\'s not here [in Australia]but we\'re taking a real look at it.\" He further added, \"We\'reall trying to figure out what we need to do in order to keep ouraudience.\" The first episode screened on Eleven in March 2018gained only 118,000 viewers.

2020s

In2021, Neighboursviewers were around 1.5 million per episode in the UK.