Logie Award for Best Sports Program | |
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Country | Australia |
Presented by | TV Week |
First awarded | 1987 |
Currently held by | The NRL Footy Show (2017) |
Most awards | The NRL Footy Show (11) |
Website | www |
The Logie for Best Sports Program is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. 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] For the 2016 ceremony, it was renamed from Most Popular Sports Program to Best Sports Program. [2] It is given to recognise an ongoing Australian sports program, where the general theme of the show is sport, with the emphasis on commentary and highlights. The award was eliminated in 1999, but was reintroduced in 2000. The winner and nominees of Most Popular Sports Program are 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.
TV Week is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news.
The Logie Awards are an annual institution that celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by magazine TV Week, with the first ceremony in 1959.
The 29th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 3 April 1987 at the Hyatt on Collins in Melbourne, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Don Lane and guests included Lee Majors, Brian Dennehy, Loretta Swit, Harry Hamlin, Laura Johnson, Leeza Gibbons, Dame Edna Everage and Nicole Kidman.
Key | Meaning |
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Indicates the winning program |
Year | Program | Network | Ref |
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1987 | Wide World of Sports | ||
1988 | Cricket | ||
1989 | Olympic Games | ||
1990 | Cricket | ||
1991 | Cricket | ||
1992 | Cricket | ||
1993 | Barcelona Olympic Games | ||
1994 | AFL Grand Final | ||
1995 | Commonwealth Games | ||
1996 | The Footy Show (AFL) | ||
1997 | The Footy Show (AFL) | ||
1998 | The Footy Show (AFL) | ||
2000 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Live and Kicking | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2001 | The Dream with Roy and HG | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
The NRL Footy Show | |||
The Olympic Show | |||
2002 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
The NRL Footy Show | |||
Planet X | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. | |||
2003 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
The Fat | |||
The NRL Footy Show | |||
The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2004 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
The Cream with Roy and HG | |||
The Fat | |||
The NRL Footy Show | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2005 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
The Dream in Athens with Roy and HG | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2006 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
RPM | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2007 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
RPM | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
2008 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
Inside Cricket | |||
The NRL Footy Show | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
The World Game | |||
2009 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2010 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
Sports Tonight | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2011 | The Footy Show (AFL) | ||
Before the Game | |||
The Footy Show (NRL) | |||
The Matty Johns Show | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2012 | 2011 AFL Grand Final | ||
Before the Game | |||
The Footy Show (AFL) | |||
The Footy Show (NRL) | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2013 | The Footy Show (NRL) | ||
Before the Game | |||
Paralympics London 2012 – Highlights | |||
The Footy Show (AFL) | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2014 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Before the Game | |||
The Cricket Show | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2015 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
The Cricket Show | |||
The Marngrook Footy Show | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2016 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
AFL 360 | |||
The Marngrook Footy Show | |||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
2017 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
Monday Night with Matty Johns | |||
The AFL Footy Show | |||
In Rio Roday | |||
Wide World of Sports | |||
Number | Program |
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Wins | |
The NRL Footy Show | |
The AFL Footy Show | |
Cricket | |
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