"Neighbours" is an Australian soap opera that first aired on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. The first season aired at 5:30 pm in Sydney, at 6:00 pm in Melbourne and Adelaide, and at 7.00 pm in Brisbane. "Neighbours" underperformed in Sydney, where it was then moved to a 3.30 pm timeslot. By September 1985, the show was cancelled by Seven after 170 episodes. "Neighbours" was then picked up by rival network Ten, where it began screening with episode 171 on 20 January 1986 at 7:00 pm.