Broadcast Times
In the first couple of years of the programme, Ford Super Sunday - the title due to major sponsorship by the Ford Motor Company - used to start at 2pm, giving viewers two hours build-up before the slightly untraditional kick-off time of 4pm, as opposed to a Saturday kick-off at 3pm. Eventually, Sky decided this was a bit too much, and decided to start the programme at 3pm instead. From the 2004-05 season, some Super Sunday coverage started as early as 1pm if two live games were shown that day. From the 2005-06, coverage began at 3.30pm if only one live game was shown.
Sky advertise Ford Super Sunday as showing the Premier League's biggest match of the weekend, but, although they have first pick of live Premier League games on any weekend, there are numerous restrictions which mean the best game does not necessarily kick off at 4pm, or is even broadcast on Sky. Police restrictions mean many derby matches must kick off earlier while there are restrictions on the number of times Sky can show each team per season. Additionally, Sky can not move a game to take place on Super Sunday if one of the teams is playing in the Champions League the following Tuesday, in order to give the team time to recover.
The programme is typically broadcast on Sky Sports 1 although occasionally it may move to Sky Sports 2 to avoid clashes with the Ashes or Ryder Cup.
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