The 1980s saw Olivia at the pinnacle of her musical success with the album Physical and the tour in 1982, though she slowed down after giving birth to daughter Chloe with a hiatus in 1986 and 1987 so most of these shows are from the first half of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas In Washington | TNT | US | 1989 (Dec) | 18 (ONJ section) | H/P |
| Arsenio Hall Show | Syndicated | US | 1989 (Dec 7) | 8 | P/I |
| Reporters | Fox | US | 1989 (Nov) | 11 | D |
| VH1 Warm and Tender | VH1 | US | 1989 | 23 | D |
| Regis and Kathie Lee | WABC | US | 1989 (Oct 31) | 7 | I |
| The Tonight Show | NBC | US | 1989 (Oct 27) | 8 | P/I |
| Pat Sajak Show | CBS | US | 1989 | 16 | P/I |
| Home Show | ? | US | 1989 (Oct) | week | H |
| The Bert Newton Show | Seven | AU | 1989 (July) | 16 | I |
| Spirit Of The Forest interview | ? | US | 1989 (June 5) | 1 | I |
| Larry King Live | CNN | US | 1989 (May) | 20 | I |
| Bert Newton Show | Nine | AU | 1988 (November) | 6 | I |
| Down Under | HBO | US | 1988 (July 30) | 60 | S/MV |
| Olivia in Denmark | ? | DN | 1988 | 25 | I |
| Wogan | BBC1 | UK | 1988 | 9 | I/P |
| Rumour on French TV | TFI | Fr | 1988 | 4 | P |
| Wetten Dass | ZDF | Ge | 1988 (Sept 3) | 4 | P |
| The Rumour VPK | None | UK | 1988 | 30 | I |
| Making of The Rumour video | ? | ? | 1988 | 2.5 | I |
| Public People, Private Lives | Ten | US/AU | 1988 | 8 | I |
| Formel Eins | WDR 3 | Ge | 1988 (September 17) | 4 | I |
| Bicentennial Concert | Ten | AU | 1988 | 10 (ONJ) | P |
| Interview | ? | US | 1988 | 1 | I |
| American Music Awards | ABC | US | 1988 (Jan 25) | 0.5 | H |
| Australia Live | Nine | AU | 1988 (Jan 1) | 5 | P |
| Twin Cities Live | KSTP | US | 1987 (November) | 60 | I |
| Melbourne commercial | ? | US | 1987 | 2 | P |
| PSA crack cocaine warning | theaters | US | 1987 | 0.5 | P |
| 29th Annual Grammy Awards | CBS | US | 1987 (Feb 24) | 2 | H |
| This Is Your Life Susan George | ITV | UK | 1986 (Dec 3) | 1 | G |
| VFL Grand Final | Seven | AU | 1986 (Sept 27) | 6 | P |
| Soul Kiss | US | 1985 | 20 | I/P | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award, A Tribute To Gene Kelly | ? | US | 1985 | 1 | I |
| One on One | VH1 | US | 1985 | 2 | I |
| VH1 commercial | Various | US | 1985 | 0.5 | M |
| Tonight Show, AU | Nine | AU | 1984 | 40 | I |
| 1984 Olympic Gala | Nine | US/Australia | 1984 (July 28) | 8 (ONJ section) | P |
| Some You Win - Lulu | BBC1 | UK | 1984 (June 30) | 4 | I |
| Bobbie Wygant archives | NBC 5 | US | 1983 (Dec 8) | 21 | I | Good Morning America | ABC | US | 1983 | 10 | I |
| ET | ? | US | 1983 | 4 | I |
| The Today Show | NBC | US | 1983 (Dec) | 4 | I |
| Tonight Show | NBC | US | 1983 (Nov 28) | 12 | I |
| Late Late Breakfast Show | BBC1 | UK | 1983 | 8 | I |
| Breakfast TV | BBC1 | UK | 1983 (Nov 1) | 4 | I |
| Thicke of the Night | ? | US | 1983 (Oct) | 6 (ONJ) | I |
| Dick Cavett | HBO | US | 1983 | 25 | I |
| Solid Gold | US | 1983 | 5 | I | |
| Greatest Hits Vol 2 commercial | Various | US | 1983 (May) | 2 | M |
| Oscars - presenting an award | ABC | US | 1983 (April 11) | 1.5 | H |
| Foreign Affair | Nine | AU | 1983 | 6 | I |
| Behind The Scenes Two of a Kind | US | 1983 | 1 | M | |
| Olivia Live in Concert | HBO | US | 1983 (Jan 23) | 60 | Concert |
| Open End | ? | SA | 1982 | I | |
| Late Late Breakfast | BBC1 | UK | 1982 (Oct) | 7 | P/I |
| Saturday Night Live | Comedy | US | 1982 (May 22) | 25 | H/P |
| City Lights | ? | Ca | 1982 | 35 | I |
| Logie Awards | Nine | AU | 1982 (March 12) | 20 | H/P |
| Der Musikladen | Radio Bremen | GE | 1982 (March 11) | 3 | P |
| Sabado Sensacional Venezuela | Venevision | Venezuela | 1982 (Feb 13) | 45 | P |
| Physical TV Special | ABC | US | 1982 (Feb 8) | 50 | S |
| Solid Gold/Superstar | Syndicated | US/AU | 1982 (Jan 29) | 3 | P |
| American Music Awards | ABC | US | 1982 (Jan 25) | 5 | H |
| Countdown | ABC | AU | 1982 (Jan 17) | 7 | I |
| Bob Hope | ? | US | 1982 (Jan 17) | 10 | I/P |
| Music Fair | Fuji | Jp | 1982 (Jan 14) | 20 | P/I |
| Solid Gold | Syndicated | US | 1981 (Nov 21) | 4 | P |
| Der Musikladen | Radio Bremen | Ge | 1981 (Oct 15) | 3 | P |
| Merv Griffin | Syndicated | US | 1981 (Oct 2) | 65 | P/I |
| Happy Circus (2) | RAI | IT | 1981 (October) | 10 | P/I |
| Happy Circus | RAI | IT | 1981 (October) | 6 | P/I |
| Popcorn (2) | Canale 5 | It | 1981 (October) | 3 | I |
| Popcorn | Canale 5 | It | 1981 (October) | 15 | P/I |
| Stars | TF1 | Fr | 1981 (Sept 26) | 10 | P/I |
| AHOY | ? | Netherlands | 1981 (Sept 25) | 15 | P |
| Get High On Yourself | NBC | US | 1981 (Sept 20) | 4 | M |
| Solid Gold | Syndicated | US | 1981 (Sept 12) | 4 | P |
| Good Morning America | ABC | US | 1981 (Sept 11) | 6 | I |
| Portrait of A Legend | ? | US | 1981 (Aug) | 20 | I |
| Tomorrow Show | NBC | US | 1981 | 15 | P/I |
| The Grammy Awards | CBS | US | 1981 (Feb 25) | 3 | H |
| Superstar Profile / Ciné Regards | ITV | Fr | 1980 (November) | 23 | I |
| 32nd Birthday | ? | AU | 1980 (Sept 26) | 19 | D |
| Top of the Pops | BBC1 | UK | 1980 (Sept 18) | 3 | H |
| Parkinson | BBC1 | UK | 1980 (Sept) | 15 | I |
| Countdown | ABC | AU | 1980 (Aug 24) | 25 | P/H |
| Don Lane Show | Nine | AU | 1980 (Aug 21) | 27 | I |
| Countdown | ABC | AU | 1980 (Aug 10) | 8 | I |
| Midnight Special | NBC | US | 1980 (Aug 1) | 5 | P |
| Midnight Special | NBC | US | 1980 (July 25) | 60 | H/P |
| Royal Variety Concert | Nine | Australia | 1980 (May 27) | 20 | P |
| Oscars, presents an award | ABC | US | 1980 (April 14) | 2 | H |
| Making Of Xanadu | ? | US | 1980 | 23 | I/S |
| Hollywood Nights | ABC | US | 1980 (April 14) | 45 | S |
| Backstage In Hollywood | HBO | US | 1980 (Feb 16) | 4 | 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 |
| M | Miscellaneous | Other, not fitting in any category |