Friday Night Football (NRL)
| Friday Night Football | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports broadcast |
| Starring | See List of Commentators |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 23 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Network Ten (1988-1989) Nine Network (1990-present) 9Gem (2012-present) Fox Sports (2016) Fox League (2017 - Present) |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 17 June 1988 – present |
| External links | |
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Friday Night Football is an Australian sports broadcast series is currently airing on the Nine Network on 6 March 1992 in NSW & QLD only and on 9Gem From 2012 in VIC, SA, WA & TAS.
Regular non-weekend football started life as Monday Night Football in 1985, with Canterbury meeting Manly on 24 June. However moderate attendances and a night game prior to a working day eventually saw the game shifted to Friday from 1988 on. As with Monday Night Football, regular Friday fixtures only commenced in the latter half of the season, due to the midweek competition. By 1990, a Friday night game was usually scheduled in all rounds.
With the 2007 season, Monday Night Football returned to the NRL.
The Friday night game is considered to be the most watched game of the week and many NRL clubs have openly stated that they appreciate the publicity given by these matches. The Nine Network choose the game they consider to be the "match of the round" 5 or 6 weeks in advance. This system has both positive and negative consequences, as it increases the likelihood of a good game played between two in-form sides, but does not allow fans or clubs a large amount of time to know on which day they will play in any given round.
The Nine Network has broadcast Friday Night NRL games since 1990. As of 2007 the Nine Network now broadcasts two NRL games in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory on Friday Night - one live at 7.30, and the second match replayed at 9.30. Whichever of the two matches is televised first can depend on which teams are playing, for example, a match involving a Queensland-based team would in most cases be televised first into Queensland, and delayed in New South Wales; conversely, a match involving a New South Wales based team is usually televised first into New South Wales, and delayed in Queensland.
In the past, a Nine News or Nightline update separated the two broadcast matches, however in 2008 this was discontinued. In 2010, it was reinstated, before it was again scrapped.
From Round 5 of the 2012 NRL season, GEM, a sister station of the Nine Network, started showing Friday night NRL matches live into Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, pitting it against the Seven Network's live AFL coverage in those states. This allows Victorian NRL fans to see live games involving the Melbourne Storm if they are scheduled on a Friday night.
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