Logie Award for Most Popular Sports Program
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. 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.
The winner and nominees of Most Popular Sports Program were chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website. 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
Year | Program | Network | Ref |
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 | ||
1997 | The Footy Show | ||
1998 | The Footy Show | ||
2000 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2000 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2000 | Live and Kicking | ||
2000 | Sports Tonight | ||
2001 | The Dream with Roy and HG | ||
2001 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2001 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2001 | The Olympic Show | ||
2002 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2002 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2002 | Planet X | ||
2002 | Sports Tonight | ||
2002 | The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. | ||
2003 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2003 | The Fat | ||
2003 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2003 | The Monday Dump with Roy and H.G. | ||
2003 | Sports Tonight | ||
2004 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2004 | The Cream with Roy and HG | ||
2004 | The Fat | ||
2004 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2004 | Sports Tonight | ||
2005 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2005 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2005 | Before the Game | ||
2005 | The Dream in Athens with Roy and HG | ||
2005 | Sports Tonight | ||
2006 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2006 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2006 | Before the Game | ||
2006 | RPM | ||
2006 | Sports Tonight | ||
2007 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2007 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2007 | Before the Game | ||
2007 | RPM | ||
2007 | Sports Tonight | ||
2008 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2008 | Inside Cricket | ||
2008 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2008 | Sports Tonight | ||
2008 | The World Game | ||
2009 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2009 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2009 | Before the Game | ||
2009 | Sports Tonight | ||
2009 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2010 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2010 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2010 | Before the Game | ||
2010 | Sports Tonight | ||
2010 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2011 | The Footy Show | ||
2011 | Before the Game | ||
2011 | The Footy Show | ||
2011 | The Matty Johns Show | ||
2011 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2012 | 2011 AFL Grand Final | ||
2012 | Before the Game | ||
2012 | The Footy Show | ||
2012 | The Footy Show | ||
2012 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2013 | The Footy Show | ||
2013 | Before the Game | ||
2013 | Paralympics London 2012 – Highlights | ||
2013 | The Footy Show | ||
2013 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2014 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2014 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2014 | Before the Game | ||
2014 | The Cricket Show | ||
2014 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2015 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2015 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2015 | The Cricket Show | ||
2015 | The Marngrook Footy Show | ||
2015 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2016 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2016 | AFL 360 | ||
2016 | The Marngrook Footy Show | ||
2016 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2016 | Wide World of Sports | ||
2017 | The NRL Footy Show | ||
2017 | Monday Night with Matty Johns | ||
2017 | The AFL Footy Show | ||
2017 | In Rio Roday | ||
2017 | Wide World of Sports |