Logie Award for Most Popular Sports Program
CountryAustralia
Presented byTV Week
First awarded1987
Currently held byThe NRL Footy Show (2017)
Most awardsThe NRL Footy Show (11)
Websitewww.tvweeklogieawards.com.au

The Logie for Most Popular Sports Program was an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. It recognises the popularity of an ongoing Australian sports program, where the general theme of the show is sport, with the emphasis on commentary and highlights.

The award was first presented at the 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1987 when it was originally called Most Popular Sports Coverage.[1] It was renamed as Most Popular Sports Program in 1993, then eliminated as a category in 1999 but reintroduced in 2000. For the 2016 and 2017 ceremonies, the award was renamed as Best Sports Program before being permanently eliminated in 2018.[2]

The winner and nominees of Most Popular Sports Program were chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website.[3] The NRL Footy Show holds the record for the most wins, with eleven, followed by The AFL Footy Show with eight wins.

Winners and nominees

Key Meaning
‡ Indicates the winning program
Year Program Network Ref
1987 Wide World of Sports‡ Nine Network [1]
1988 Cricket‡ Nine Network
1989 Olympic Games‡ Network Ten
1990 Cricket‡ Nine Network [4]
1991 Cricket‡ Nine Network
1992 Cricket‡ Nine Network
1993 Barcelona Olympic Games Seven Network
1994 AFL Grand Final‡ Seven Network [5]
1995 Commonwealth Games‡ Network Ten
1996 The Footy Show (AFL)‡ Nine Network [6]
1997 The Footy Show (AFL)‡ Nine Network [7]
1998 The Footy Show (AFL)‡ Nine Network [8]
2000 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [9]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Live and Kicking Seven Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2001 The Dream with Roy and HG‡ Seven Network [10]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
The NRL Footy Show Nine Network
The Olympic Show Seven Network
2002 The AFL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [11]
The NRL Footy Show Nine Network
Planet X Seven Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. Seven Network
2003 The AFL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [12]
The Fat ABC TV
The NRL Footy Show Nine Network
The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. Seven Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2004 The AFL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [13]
The Cream with Roy and HG Seven Network
The Fat ABC TV
The NRL Footy Show Nine Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2005 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [14]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
The Dream in Athens with Roy and HG Seven Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2006 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [15]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
RPM Network Ten
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2007 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [16]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
RPM Network Ten
Sports Tonight Network Ten
2008 The AFL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [17]
Inside Cricket Fox Sports 1
The NRL Footy Show Nine Network
Sports Tonight Network Ten
The World Game SBS
2009 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [18]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
Sports Tonight Network Ten
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2010 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [19]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
Sports Tonight Network Ten
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2011 The Footy Show (AFL)‡ Nine Network [20]
Before the Game Network Ten
The Footy Show (NRL) Nine Network
The Matty Johns Show Seven Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2012 2011 AFL Grand Final‡ Network Ten [21]
Before the Game Network Ten
The Footy Show (AFL) Nine Network
The Footy Show (NRL) Nine Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2013 The Footy Show (NRL)‡ Nine Network [22]
Before the Game Network Ten
Paralympics London 2012 – Highlights ABC1
The Footy Show (AFL) Nine Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2014 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [23]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Before the Game Network Ten
The Cricket Show Nine Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2015 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [24]
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
The Cricket Show Nine Network
The Marngrook Footy Show NITV
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2016 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [25]
AFL 360 Fox Footy
The Marngrook Footy Show NITV
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network
2017 The NRL Footy Show‡ Nine Network [26]
Monday Night with Matty Johns Fox Sports
The AFL Footy Show Nine Network
In Rio Roday Seven Network
Wide World of Sports Nine Network

Multiple wins

Number Program
Wins
11 The NRL Footy Show
8 The AFL Footy Show
4 Cricket

References

  1. ^ a b "1986–1989 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. ^ Knox, David (16 November 2015). "Voting opens for 2016 Logie Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ Knox, David (5 December 2011). "Logie 2012 voting opens". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ "1990–1993 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  5. ^ "1994–1997 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  6. ^ "1996 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. ^ "1997 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "1998 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  9. ^ "2000 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  10. ^ "2001 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  11. ^ "2002 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ^ "2003 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  13. ^ "2004 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  14. ^ "2005 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  15. ^ "2006 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  16. ^ "2007 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  17. ^ "2008 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  18. ^ "2009 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  19. ^ "2010 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  20. ^ "2011 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  21. ^ "2012 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  22. ^ "2013 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  23. ^ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: Winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  24. ^ Knox, David (3 May 2015). "TV Week Logie Awards 2015: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  25. ^ Knox, David (9 May 2016). "2016 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  26. ^ Knox, David (23 April 2017). "TV Week Logie Awards 2017: winners". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

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