Neighbours' main focus is the fictional Ramsay Street, a residential cul-de-sac in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. The street was named after the grandfather of original character Max Ramsay (Francis Bell).[35] Other locations include Erinsborough High School and the Lassiter's complex, which contains the Lassiter's Hotel, Waterhole bar, Harold's Store cafe, the lawyers office Rebecchi Law, and the police station.[36] Ahead of the 25th anniversary the Erinsborough village set underwent a makeover.[37] The cafe and bar remained the same, but the centre of the complex was upgraded. Lassiter's Hotel was given a new logo and gained a second floor with outdoor seating area.[38] Erinsborough Hospital and the police station received new facades, a used car lot was created near the garage and a new university set was created.Pin Oak Court, in Vermont South, is the real cul-de-sac that doubles for Ramsay Street.[11][39] All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back yards and on occasions, in their garages.[40] Neighbours has been filmed in Pin Oak Court since the series began in 1985 and it has since become popular with tourists. Tours to the cul-de-sac run throughout the year.[41] The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill, the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located.
When the show began in 1985, the first season was broadcast on the Seven Network, at 5:30 pm in Sydney, at 6:00 pm in Melbourne and Adelaide and at 7:00 pm in Brisbane.[59] The show's transmission in other areas was varied and many regional channels declined to purchase the series. When the show debuted on Network Ten in 1986 it screened at 7:00 pm.[60] In 1992 the show moved to 6:30 pm to avoid direct competition from rival soap opera Home and Away on the Seven Network.[61] Repeat episodes of Neighbours episodes from the 1988–1991 period were broadcast between 2000 and June 2003 on Network Ten. These episodes were seen at 3:30 pm, before moving to 11:30 am. During 2008 Ten HD broadcast the previous week's episodes in an omnibus edition each Sunday. These omnibus editions did not return in 2009 as Ten HD was replaced by One HD from March 2009.In August 2010, The Daily Telegraph reported that Neighbours would be moving to Ten's new digital channel, to make way for a new current affairs show.[63] They said "It's part of a re-branding of Ten's free-to-air channel, targeting the older demographic. The 'younger' shows, like Neighbours, will go on to one of Ten's digital channels".[63] It was later confirmed that the show would be moving to digital channel, Eleven.[64] Network Ten's programmer, David Mott said "We believe Neighbours is perfectly suited to Eleven's audience strategy and will find a successful and enduring home on Eleven".[64] Neighbours moved to Eleven on 11 January 2011, the channel's launch day.[65] An encore of the previous day's episode is broadcast at 7:00 am weekdays on Network Ten.[66] Eleven also broadcast the last five aired episodes shown in an omnibus edition each Sunday.[67] Repeat episodes of Neighbours from the 2007 period, titled Old School Neighbours, were broadcast in 2013 on Eleven.[68] These episodes were seen during weekdays at 9:30 am, before moving to 11:00 am.In January 2010, Neighbours returned to Australian screens to an audience of 563,000.[111] On 20 January, the ratings fell to a low of 426,000, making it one of the programme's lowest ever ratings in Australia.[112] A July 2010 report showed figures had dropped 20%, from having 1.2 million viewers in 1991 to a low of 618,000 in 2010.[113] A Network Ten spokesperson commented "Most of the show's budget is covered by its UK deal with Channel 5 and the 50-odd other countries it is seen in, so it's not a financial problem for Ten despite the low ratings. And Ten needs the show to score the Australian content and drama points required for it to hold on to a broadcasting licence".[113] On 29 October 2010, Neighbours' ratings dropped to a low figure of 386,000 viewers.[114] Viewing numbers for Network Ten that night were down across all programmes.[114] The show's highest figure of the week was 590,000 on 25 October 2010.
When the show began in 1985, the first season was broadcast on the Seven Network, at 5:30 pm in Sydney, at 6:00 pm in Melbourne and Adelaide and at 7:00 pm in Brisbane.[59] The show's transmission in other areas was varied and many regional channels declined to purchase the series. When the show debuted on Network Ten in 1986 it screened at 7:00 pm.[60] In 1992 the show moved to 6:30 pm to avoid direct competition from rival soap opera Home and Away on the Seven Network.[61] Repeat episodes of Neighbours episodes from the 1988–1991 period were broadcast between 2000 and June 2003 on Network Ten. These episodes were seen at 3:30 pm, before moving to 11:30 am. During 2008 Ten HD broadcast the previous week's episodes in an omnibus edition each Sunday. These omnibus editions did not return in 2009 as Ten HD was replaced by One HD from March 2009.In August 2010, The Daily Telegraph reported that Neighbours would be moving to Ten's new digital channel, to make way for a new current affairs show.[63] They said "It's part of a re-branding of Ten's free-to-air channel, targeting the older demographic. The 'younger' shows, like Neighbours, will go on to one of Ten's digital channels".[63] It was later confirmed that the show would be moving to digital channel, Eleven.[64] Network Ten's programmer, David Mott said "We believe Neighbours is perfectly suited to Eleven's audience strategy and will find a successful and enduring home on Eleven".[64] Neighbours moved to Eleven on 11 January 2011, the channel's launch day.[65] An encore of the previous day's episode is broadcast at 7:00 am weekdays on Network Ten.[66] Eleven also broadcast the last five aired episodes shown in an omnibus edition each Sunday.[67] Repeat episodes of Neighbours from the 2007 period, titled Old School Neighbours, were broadcast in 2013 on Eleven.[68] These episodes were seen during weekdays at 9:30 am, before moving to 11:00 am.In January 2010, Neighbours returned to Australian screens to an audience of 563,000.[111] On 20 January, the ratings fell to a low of 426,000, making it one of the programme's lowest ever ratings in Australia.[112] A July 2010 report showed figures had dropped 20%, from having 1.2 million viewers in 1991 to a low of 618,000 in 2010.[113] A Network Ten spokesperson commented "Most of the show's budget is covered by its UK deal with Channel 5 and the 50-odd other countries it is seen in, so it's not a financial problem for Ten despite the low ratings. And Ten needs the show to score the Australian content and drama points required for it to hold on to a broadcasting licence".[113] On 29 October 2010, Neighbours' ratings dropped to a low figure of 386,000 viewers.[114] Viewing numbers for Network Ten that night were down across all programmes.[114] The show's highest figure of the week was 590,000 on 25 October 2010.
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