The Night Watchmen (TV series)

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The Night Watchmen
GenreSport
StarringJames Rochford
Andrew Barnett
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes17 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time45 minutes approx.
(including commercials)
Original release
NetworkFox Sports
Release2018 (2018) –
2020 (2020)
Related
Narrow World of Sports

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 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 (2018-12-21) 15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)
2 8 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20) 6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)

Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2018-19)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian overnight viewers
11"Episode 1"21 December 2018 (2018-12-21)136,000[5]
Guests: Darren Lehmann, Matt Okine
22"Episode 2"28 December 2018 (2018-12-28)195,000[6]
Guest: Shane Warne
33"Episode 3"4 January 2019 (2019-01-04)164,000[7]
Guests: Tim Ludeman, Arj Barker
44"Episode 4"11 January 2019 (2019-01-11)150,000[8]
Guests: Alyssa Healy, Nathan Hindmarsh
55"Episode 5"19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)154,000[9]
Guests: Nathan Lyon, Michael Vaughan
66"Episode 6"25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)51,000[10]
Guests: Ed Cowan, Dilruk Jayasinha
77"Episode 7"2 February 2019 (2019-02-02)155,000[11]
Guest: Ian Botham
88"Episode 8"9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)252,000[12]
Guests: Ian Healy, Brett Lee
99"Episode 9"15 February 2019 (2019-02-15)130,000[13]
Guests: Jason Gillespie, Felicity Ward, Jason Krejza

Season 2 (2019-20)[edit]

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian overnight viewers
101"Episode 1"20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)154,000[14]
Guests: Brett Lee and Morné Morkel
112"Episode 2"27 December 2019 (2019-12-27)181,000[15]
Guest: Shane Warne
123"Episode 3"3 January 2020 (2020-01-03)164,000[16]
Guests: Ian Smith and Callum Ferguson
134"Episode 4"10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)168,000[17]
Guest: Michael Vaughan
145"Episode 5"18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)91,000[18]
Guest: Adam Gilchrist
156"Episode 6"25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)90,000[19]
Guests: Isa Guha and Alyssa Healy
167"Episode 7"1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)166,000[20]
Guest: Steve O'Keefe
Note: Barney was absent from this episode, with Nick Rado assuming co-hosting duties.
178"Episode 8"6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)141,000[21]
Guest: David Warner

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rothfield, Phil (7 October 2018). "What's the Buzz: Saint, Sinner, Shoosh". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "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"".
  3. ^ Knox, David (10 October 2018). "FOX Cricket nods to the past as it heralds new era". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "KFC Big Bash League 08 On Fox Cricket Is GO". foxsports.com.au. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ Knox, David (22 December 2018). "Friday 21 December 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ Knox, David (29 December 2018). "Friday 28 December 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ Knox, David (5 January 2019). "Friday 4 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ Knox, David (12 January 2019). "Friday 11 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ^ Knox, David (20 January 2019). "Saturday 19 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  10. ^ Knox, David (26 January 2019). "Friday 25 January 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  11. ^ Knox, David (3 February 2019). "Saturday 2 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  12. ^ Knox, David (10 February 2019). "Saturday 9 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  13. ^ Knox, David (16 February 2019). "Friday 15 February 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ^ Knox, David (21 December 2019). "Friday 20 December 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  15. ^ Knox, David (28 December 2019). "Friday 27 December 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  16. ^ Knox, David (4 January 2020). "Friday 3 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  17. ^ Knox, David (15 January 2020). "Friday 10 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  18. ^ Knox, David (19 January 2020). "Saturday 18 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  19. ^ Knox, David (26 January 2020). "Saturday 25 January 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  20. ^ Knox, David (2 February 2020). "Saturday 1 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  21. ^ Knox, David (7 February 2020). "Thursday 6 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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