It was first published as a Melbourne-only publication in December 1957 (as TV-Radio Week), bearing a strong affiliation to television station Channel Nine, GTV9.

Around 1956, radio magazine Listener In first published in 1925 adapted with the times and began covering television and added "TV" to its title.

As part of the Herald and Weekly Times (HWT) group, Listener In-TV had an affinity to the company's new television station, HSV7.

By the end of 1958, Television Preview was incorporated into TV Week, leaving two strong rival publications in the market for the next two decades.

At the close of 1958, Melbourne readers were invited to vote for their favourite TV personalities and programs, to be presented awards along with some categories judged by an industry panel.

In 1979, Family Circle Publications introduced a local version of the American magazine TV Guide, in the compact A5 size.

TV-Radio Extra was discontinued in South Australia in 1988 when it was incorporated into the Sunday Mail's free television guide, TV Plus.

With an increasing number of these types of free magazine supplements in Sunday newspapers across the country in the 1990s, TV Week began to lose significant circulation.

A legal battle over the custody of the magazine's Logie Awards followed as both Australian Consolidated Press and Pacific Publications claimed ownership.

[8] In recent years, online program guides have had a significant effect on TV Week's traditional market with circulation dropping below 200,000.

[12] In January 2014, Bauer Media published a one-off special of TV Week Soap Extra which featured exclusive teasers and first-look photos of upcoming storylines, reviews, and interviews with the stars from local and international soap operas screening in Australia, including Neighbours, Home and Away, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives.

[19] The decision came after Bauer Media had identified a gap in the market for a contemporary magazine that covered television soaps and dramas.

We want to provide more of what we know readers love, which is in-depth chats, photo shoots with the stars, exclusive behind- the-scenes looks at favourite shows, and nostalgic trips down TV memory lane".