Football League Tonight
| Football on 5 | |
|---|---|
| Presented by |
Current: Colin Murray (2017–present) Former: Kelly Cates (2015–16) George Riley (2015–17) Lynsey Hipgrave (2016–17) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 42 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Various |
| Production company(s) | Sunset + Vine Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 5 |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 8 August 2015 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Football League Show (BBC One) |
Football on 5: The Championship and Football on 5: Goal Rush (originally called Football League Tonight) are football highlight programmes on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The show covers the English Football League, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
Channel 5 regularly covered football from its launch in 1997, including the Scottish League Cup, Serie A, the UEFA Europa League and international football, but Football on 5 had been off air for three years after losing the rights to the Europa League. In May 2015 Channel 5 won the rights to broadcast highlights for the Football League and the Football League Cup from the 2015–16 in a three-year deal. The contract succeeded the BBC's six-year coverage of the league with The Football League Show and gave Channel 5 their first foray into English domestic league football. The highlights show was agreed to be broadcast at 9pm, around an hour and a half before the typical Match of the Day slot; previously the BBC had shown The Football League Show after Match of the Day.
Initially, the show was named Football League Tonight and its format was similar to its BBC predecessor, The Football League Show. During the 2015–16 season, the format changed and the programme was split into two 30-minute segments; the first part called The Championship, which shows highlights of the games from its namesake division, and Goal Rush, which only covers the key incidents from Leagues One and Two.
League Cup highlights were originally shown under the name Capital One Cup Tonight, taking the name of the title sponsor of the competition. For 2016–17, the programme followed suit of its Championship counterpart, becoming Football on 5: The EFL Cup.
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