The Premiership (TV series)

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The Premiership
Image:The Premiership on ITV Logo.gif
The Premiership's logo used in the 2001-02 Premier League season
Genre Sports
Starring Des Lynam
Ally McCoist
Andy Townsend
Gabby Logan
Clive Tyldesley
Opening theme Beautiful Day by U2
Country of origin UK
Production
Running time Variable
Broadcast
Original channel ITV1
Original run August 18, 2001May 16, 2004

The Premiership on ITV (abbreviated as The Premiership) was ITV Sport's flagship football show, from 2001 to 2004, devoted to the English Premier League after they won a lucrative multi-million pound deal to show highlights from the FA Premier League. The programme was presented by Des Lynam, with Ally McCoist and Andy Townsend amongst others.

The theme music was a heavily edited Beautiful Day by U2.

After it went off air it was replaced with The Championship (TV show)