Any Given Sunday (TV series)
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Defunct | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
Area served | Australia (except NSW, ACT, QLD) |
Key people | James Brayshaw, Garry Lyon, Sam Newman, Mick Molloy, Nicole Livingstone, Dermott Brereton |
| Products | Sports panel discussion program |
| Parent | Nine Network |
Any Given Sunday was a television series broadcast in Australia on the Nine Network during 2005 and 2006. It was not shown in NSW, the ACT, or QLD, where viewers instead watched The Sunday Roast.
Throughout both seasons, the program consistently used the track "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand as its theme music.
Among its presenters was the sports figure James Brayshaw.
Season 1
Debuting at the commencement of the 2005 Australian Football League season, this one-hour panel discussion aired between Sunday Footy Show and Nine's Sunday AFL match coverage. The panel featured Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, and Sam Newman. Although it resembled a sports recap program similar to Wide World of Sports, its emphasis was on entertainment and comedy—especially contributions from Sam Newman and James Brayshaw—rather than comprehensive sports analysis.
Season 2
Following the appointment of Eddie McGuire as CEO of the Nine Network in early 2006, Brayshaw, Lyon, and Newman transitioned to the redesigned Footy Show, rendering a comparable Sunday morning format unnecessary. The series resumed in Round 2 of the 2006 season with new hosts: comedian Mick Molloy, former swimmer and Nine commentator Nicole Livingstone, alongside a rotating third panelist, beginning with Dermott Brereton.
While the program addressed a variety of international sports, it maintained a strong focus on the AFL, offering previews of Sunday fixtures and incorporating live commentary from Nine’s AFL broadcasts.
Shortly after the conclusion of the 2006 AFL season, the show was discontinued. Subsequently, all three presenters joined the widely viewed Footy Show, which aired on Thursday and Sunday evenings.