Olivia's comeback with the 1992 album Back to Basics was overshadowed by the news she had breast cancer, which was successfully treated. This led to a change in direction early in this decade.
In the course of her work Olivia has appeared on TV countless times, particularly in America. It would be hard to catalogue every single appearance she has ever made. This page therefore attempts to catalogue the current and more interesting appearances.
| Programme | Initial broadcaster | Country of production | Date first broadcast | Length (approx) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Loggins December | TNN | US | 1999 (Dec 7) | 45 | G/P |
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | Channel 9 | AU | 1999 (March 27) | 6 | I |
| President's Cup | Channel 7 | AU | 1998 (Dec) | 2 | P |
| Entertainment Tonight | - | US | 1998 (Nov 26) | 3 | I |
| Good Morning Australia | Channel 10 | AU | 1998 (Nov 2) | 19 | I |
| Intimate Portrait | Lifetime | US | 1998 (October) | 45 | I |
| Best of - Cliff Richard | BBC1 | UK | 1998 (Oct 18) | 1 | I |
| Billy Thorpe This Is Your Life | Nine Network | AU | 1998 | 1 (ONJ section) | I |
| Today | Nine Network | AU | 1998 (Sept) | 5 | I |
| A Current Affair | Nine Network | AU | 1998 (Sept) | 8 | I |
| Hey Hey It's Saturday | Nine | AU | 1998 (Sept) | 4 | P |
| Precious Love Video | CMT | US | 1998 | 3 | P |
| This Morning | ITV | UK | 1998 (June 29) | 25 | I/P |
| GMTV | ITV | UK | 1998 (June 29) | 6 | I |
| TFI Friday | Ch4 | UK | 1998 (June 26) | 9 | I |
| London Tonight | ITV | UK | 1998 (June 25) | 1 | I |
| National Lottery | BBC1 | UK | 1998 (June 24) | 3 | I |
| Exclusive | Ch5 | UK | 1998 (June) | 5 | I |
| RuPaul | VH1 | US | 1998 (June 20) | 20 | I |
| Today Show | NBC | US | 1998 (June 12) | 15 | P |
| Dateline | NBC | US | 1998 (June) | 9 | I |
| Crook and Chase | TNN | US | 1998 (May 14) | 16 | I |
| Oprah | Syndicated | US | 1998 (May 1 ) | 11 | I/P |
| The View | ABC | US | 1998 (May) | 17 | I |
| Tonight Show | NBC | US | 1998 (May) | 6 | I/P |
| Extra | CNN | US | 1998 (May 11) | 3 | I |
| When Rock Was Young | Nine | AU | 1998 | 7 | I |
| Girls From Grease | VH1 | US | 1998 | 4 | I |
| Rosie O'Donnell | Syndicated | US | 1998 (April 28) | 16 | I/P |
| Ralph Emery on the Record | TNN | US | 1998 (April 15) | 44 | I |
| Crook and Chase | TNN | US | 1998 (March) | 6 | I |
| Grease 20th anniversary | VH-1 | US | 1998 (March 25) | 44 | I |
| Holmes | TV One | NZ | 1998 (Feb) | 5 | I |
| Mariah Carey Around The World | Various | AU | 1998 | 2 | P |
| This Is Your Life Ian Turpie | Nine | AU | 1998 | 1 | G |
| Murphy Brown | CBS | US | 1997 (Dec 10) | 3 | A |
| Bee Gees One Night Only | Various | US | 1997 | 1 | G |
| Scott Hamilton | CBS | US | 1997 (Nov 5) | 5 | P |
| Voices of Hope | Lifetime | US | 1997 (October) | 2 | I |
| Exposure | CBC | CA | 1997 (September) | 8 | P |
| ACM Awards | NBC | US | 1997 (April 23) | 3 | H |
| Tracey Takes On | HBO | US | 1997 (Feb 24) | 1 | A |
| Fame and Fortune | Channel 5 | UK | 1997 | 25 | I |
| Holiday | BBC1 | UK | 1996 (Oct 22) | 5 | D |
| Panasonic commercial - camcorder | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Panasonic commercial - CD player | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Panasonic commercial - microwave | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Panasonic commercial - mobile | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Panasonic commercial - widescreen TV | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Panasonic commercial - shaver | Various | AU | 1996 | 0.5 | A |
| Lifetime Applauds | Lifetime | US | 1996 (Oct 21) | 20 | P |
| Regis & Kathie Lee | Syndicated | US | 1996 (Oct 18) | 5 | I |
| Today Show | NBC | US | 1996 (Oct 18) | 5 | I |
| Traumhochzeit | RTL | Ge/Ne | 1996 (Oct 5) | 6 | P/I |
| Wetten Dass | ZDF | Ge | 1996 (Jan 13) | 55 | I |
| Leeza | NBC | US | 1995 (Dec) | 45 | I/P |
| FYE | E! | US | 1995 (Dec) | 4 | I |
| Royal Variety Show | ITV | UK | 1995 (Nov 25) | 10 | P |
| Jacques Martin | ? | Fr | 1995 (Nov) | 4 | P |
| Ned & Stacey | Fox | US | 1995 (Nov 13) | 5 (ONJ section) | A |
| Fire and Ice Ball | E | US | 1995 (Nov 13) | 4 | I |
| Is This Your Life? | Channel 4 | UK | 1995 (Feb) | 50 | I |
| GMTV | ITV | UK | 1995 (Feb) | 7 | I |
| This Morning | ITV | UK | 1995 (Feb) | 20 | I/P |
| Pebble Mill | BBC1 | UK | 1995 (Feb 1) | 21 | I/P |
| Talking Telephone Numbers | ITV | UK | 1995 (Feb 1) | 4 | P |
| Des O'Connor | ITV | UK | 1995 (Jan 25) | 13 | I/P |
| A Christmas Romance | CBS | US | 1994 (Dec 18) | 90 | TVM |
| Extra | CNN | US | 1994 (Dec 16) | 4 | I |
| Human Nature | AU | 1994-1996 | 45 | I | |
| Midday | Channel 9 | AU | 1994 (Sept 27) | 10 | I |
| Ray Martin | Channel 9 | AU | 1994 (Sept 8) | 50 | I/P |
| Current Affair Challenge | Channel 9 | AU | 1994 | 5 | P |
| Snowy River | Channel 9 | AU | 1994 | 45 (3 episodes) | A |
| Brash Power Picks | ? | AU | 1994 | 10 | I |
| Today | NBC | US | 1993 | 4 | I |
| People's Choice Awards (Australia) | Seven | AU | 1993 (Nov 23) | 6 | H |
| Primetime Live | ABC | US | 1993 (Nov 4) | 12 | I |
| Paradise Beach | Nine | AU | 1993 (Oct 15) | 2 | A |
| GMA | ABC | US | 1993 (Sept) | 5 | I |
| Vicki | ? | US | 1993 (Sept 23) | 45 | I |
| Current Affair (2) | Channel 9 | AU | 1993 | 5 | I |
| Current Affair | Channel 9 | AU | 1993 | 16 | I |
| News Item | ? | AU | 1992 | 3 | I |
| In A New Light | US | 1992 | 4 | I/P | |
| Arsenio Hall | Syndicated | US | 1992 (June 12) | 8 | P/I |
| Hollywood Reporter | US | 1992 (June) | 4 | I | |
| I Need Love (Dutch) | Ne | US | 1992 | 2 | P |
| One on One | NBC | US | 1992 (May 22) | 10 | I |
| ARK adverts | Various | AU | 1992 | 1 | I |
| World Music Awards | ? | EU | 1992 | 120 | H/P |
| Terme De Montecatini | Raidue | It | 1992 | 5 | P |
| 32 Premio Regia | Raiuno | It | 1992 | 7 | P |
| Superclassifica Show | 5 | It | 1992 | 7 | P/I |
| Top Venti | 1 | It | 1992 | 7 | P/I |
| Il Maurizio Costanzo | 5 | It | 1992 | 25 | P/I |
| Ay Vida Mia | TVE1 | Spain | 1992 (8 July) | 9 | P |
| Back To Basics promo | n/a | US | 1991/92 | 11 | I |
| Choices For The Future Symposium | Internet | US | 1991 | 3 | P |
| Viva el espectaculo | TVE1 | Spain | 1991 (26 April) | 18 | P |
| The World Tonight | ? | AU | 1991 | 10 | I |
| Japan 24 hour concert | ? | Japan | 1991 | 26 (ONJ section) | P |
| A Mom for Xmas | NBC | US | 1990 (Dec) | 90 | TVM |
| Tonight Show | NBC | US | 1990 (Dec 11) | 9 | I |
| Mothers & Others | ABC | US | 1990 (Sept 19) | 12 (ONJ section) | P |
| Earth 90 | ? | US/Fr/Jp | 1990 (June 2) | 9 | P/H |
| Night of 100 Stars III | NBC | US | 1990 (May 21) | 3 | P |
| Dionne and Friends | Syndicated | US | 1990 (March 19) | 15 | P/I |
| Tetsuko Room | ? | Japan | 1990 | 35 | I |
| 32nd Annual Grammy Awards | CBS | US | 1990 (Feb 21) | 2 | H |
| Letterman | CBS | US | 1990 (Jan 18) | 8 | P/I |
abbreviations:
| S | TV Special | Programme showcasing Olivia and her music |
| MV | Music video | Usually a collection of music videos, sometimes originally also available as a home video in the same or similar program format |
| TVM | TV Movie | Made for TV movie |
| I | Interview | Programme featuring Olivia either solo or with other celebrities |
| P | Performance | Olivia performs a song(s) |
| G | Guest | Olivia guests on another celebrity's show |
| D | Documentary | |
| H | Hosting | Hosting a show eg talk, music etc. |
| A | Acting | An acting part in a show |