The Night Watchmen was an Australian sports television show broadcast on Fox Cricket on Friday or Saturday nights at the conclusion of the nights Big Bash League fixture.[1] The show was co-hosted by James "The Professor" Rochford and Andrew "Barney" Barnett, who were each week joined by a cricket personality. The show took a satirical look at controversies and issues in cricket.
| The Night Watchmen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Sport |
| Starring | James Rochford Andrew Barnett |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45 minutes approx. (including commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fox Sports |
| Release | 2018 – 2020 |
| Related | |
| Narrow World of Sports | |
The show was a spin-off of the Fox League program Narrow World of Sports that aired throughout the NRL season.
In an Instagram post published on 11 December 2020, host James Rochford confirmed that the show wouldn't air as planned for the 2020-21 season, as COVID-19 restrictions prevented studio audiences attending the recordings.[2]
Presenters edit
- James "The Professor" Rochford (co-host, 2018–2020)
- Andrew "Barney" Barnett (co-host, 2018–2020)
- Nick Rado (Nick's News, 2019–2020)
- Sam Taunton (Innovation Station, 2018–2019)
- Kath Loughnan ('lady with the news', 2018–2019)
History edit
The show was officially announced as part of the 2018-19 Fox Cricket line-up of programming at the launch of the channel on 9 October 2018.[3] The show premiered on Friday 21 December 2018 at approximately 10.30pm following the Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars Big Bash League fixture.[4]
Series overview edit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 9 | 21 December 2018 | 15 February 2019 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 20 December 2019 | 6 February 2020 | ||
Episodes edit
Season 1 (2018-19) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Australian overnight viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 21 December 2018 | 136,000[5] | |
| Guests: Darren Lehmann, Matt Okine | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 28 December 2018 | 195,000[6] | |
| Guest: Shane Warne | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 4 January 2019 | 164,000[7] | |
| Guests: Tim Ludeman, Arj Barker | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 11 January 2019 | 150,000[8] | |
| Guests: Alyssa Healy, Nathan Hindmarsh | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 19 January 2019 | 154,000[9] | |
| Guests: Nathan Lyon, Michael Vaughan | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 25 January 2019 | 51,000[10] | |
| Guests: Ed Cowan, Dilruk Jayasinha | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 2 February 2019 | 155,000[11] | |
| Guest: Ian Botham | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 9 February 2019 | 252,000[12] | |
| Guests: Ian Healy, Brett Lee | |||||
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | 15 February 2019 | 130,000[13] | |
| Guests: Jason Gillespie, Felicity Ward, Jason Krejza | |||||
Season 2 (2019-20) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Australian overnight viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | "Episode 1" | 20 December 2019 | 154,000[14] | |
| Guests: Brett Lee and Morné Morkel | |||||
| 11 | 2 | "Episode 2" | 27 December 2019 | 181,000[15] | |
| Guest: Shane Warne | |||||
| 12 | 3 | "Episode 3" | 3 January 2020 | 164,000[16] | |
| Guests: Ian Smith and Callum Ferguson | |||||
| 13 | 4 | "Episode 4" | 10 January 2020 | 168,000[17] | |
| Guest: Michael Vaughan | |||||
| 14 | 5 | "Episode 5" | 18 January 2020 | 91,000[18] | |
| Guest: Adam Gilchrist | |||||
| 15 | 6 | "Episode 6" | 25 January 2020 | 90,000[19] | |
| Guests: Isa Guha and Alyssa Healy | |||||
| 16 | 7 | "Episode 7" | 1 February 2020 | 166,000[20] | |
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Guest: Steve O'Keefe Note: Barney was absent from this episode, with Nick Rado assuming co-hosting duties. | |||||
| 17 | 8 | "Episode 8" | 6 February 2020 | 141,000[21] | |
| Guest: David Warner | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rothfield, Phil (7 October 2018). "What's the Buzz: Saint, Sinner, Shoosh". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "The Professor and Barney on Instagram: "NO NIGHTWATCHMEN Unfortunately 2020 has another victim. The third season of the Nightwatchmen will not be happening this year. Apologies. We'll see you in 2021"".
- ^ Knox, David (10 October 2018). "FOX Cricket nods to the past as it heralds new era". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "KFC Big Bash League 08 On Fox Cricket Is GO". foxsports.com.au. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (22 December 2018). "Friday 21 December 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (29 December 2018). "Friday 28 December 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (5 January 2019). "Friday 4 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (12 January 2019). "Friday 11 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (20 January 2019). "Saturday 19 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (26 January 2019). "Friday 25 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (3 February 2019). "Saturday 2 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (10 February 2019). "Saturday 9 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (16 February 2019). "Friday 15 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (21 December 2019). "Friday 20 December 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Knox, David (28 December 2019). "Friday 27 December 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (4 January 2020). "Friday 3 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (15 January 2020). "Friday 10 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (19 January 2020). "Saturday 18 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (26 January 2020). "Saturday 25 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (2 February 2020). "Saturday 1 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Knox, David (7 February 2020). "Thursday 6 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2020.