The Professor's Farewell Tour

The Professor's Farewell Tour
Genre Sport
Starring James Rochford
Brett Finch
Nathan Hindmarsh
Chris Page
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 57 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 30 minutes
(including commercials)
Release
Original network Fox Sports
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release 2017 – present

The Professor's Farewell Tour (previously titled The Professor's Second Year Syndrome) is an Australian sports television show broadcast on Fox League on Friday nights at the conclusion of the nights NRL fixture. The show is hosted by James "The Professor" Rochford, who is joined each week by former Rugby League players Brett Finch and Nathan Hindmarsh, along with Triple M Sydney broadcaster Chris Page and Fox Sports News journalist Emma Lawrence. The show takes a satirical look at controversies and issues in rugby league.

Presenters

Regular appearances

Current

Past

History

The show was announced as part of the 2017 Fox League line-up of programming at the official launch of the channel at Birchgrove Oval, Balmain on 15 February 2017.[1] The show premiered on Friday 3 March 2017 at approximately 10pm following the South Sydney Rabbitohs vs West Tigers NRL fixture.[2]

Rochford was a regular on Monday Night with Matty Johns in the years prior to the shows premiere, presenting the weekly Not The NRL News segment - a satirical look at the week in NRL. The show is described as being “Not The NRL News on steroids”.[3]

The first season of the program, broadcast in 2017, was titled The Professor's Second Year Syndrome. However, the show changed its title to The Professor's Farewell Tour for its second season in 2018. The premise and content of the program however have remained much the same as the previous year.

In 2017, The Professor's Second Year Syndrome was broadcast live to air. However, in 2018 the show is pre-recorded with any swearing censored.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 30 3 March 2017 28 September 2017
2 TBA 9 March 2018 TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2017) - The Professor's Second Year Syndrome

Note: All episodes feature James Rochford, Brett Finch and Chris Page, unless otherwise noted.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian overnight viewers
11"Episode 1"3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)132,000[4]
Guests: Matthew Johns, Billy Moore
22"Episode 2"10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)286,000[5]
Guests: Andrew Rochford, Michael Crocker
33"Episode 3"17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)127,000[6]
Guests: Wade Graham
44"Episode 4"24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)108,000[7]
Guests: Nathan Hindmarsh, Jake Friend
55"Episode 5"31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)143,000[8]
Guests: Steven Menzies
66"Episode 6"7 April 2017 (2017-04-07)85,000[9]
Guests: Bryan Fletcher, Andrew Rochford
77"Episode 7"14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)110,000[10]
Guests: Mark Gasnier, Corey Norman
88"Episode 8"21 April 2017 (2017-04-21)197,000[11]
Guests: Paul Vaughan, John Hopoate, Nathan Hindmarsh
99"Episode 9"28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)101,000[12]
Guests: Jamal Idris
1010"Episode 10"12 May 2017 (2017-05-12)83,000[13]
Guests: Bryan Fletcher, John Hopoate, Nathan Ross
1111"Episode 11"19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)103,000[14]
Guests: Matthew Johns, Nick Cummins, Wade Graham
1212"Episode 12"26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)74,000[15]
Guests: Bob Katter, John Hopoate, Darcy Lussick, Curtis Sironen
1313"Episode 13"2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)81,000[16]
Guests: Andrew Voss
1414"Episode 14"9 June 2017 (2017-06-09)93,000[17]
Guests: Steven Menzies, Andrew Fifita
1515"Episode 15"16 June 2017 (2017-06-16)68,000[18]
Mid-Season Best Of Special
1616"Episode 16"23 June 2017 (2017-06-23)64,000[19]
Guests: Nathan Ross, Josh McGuire, James Segeyaro, John Hopoate
1717"Episode 17"30 June 2017 (2017-06-30)98,000[20]
Guests: Nathan Hindmarsh, Braith Anasta, Matt Shirvington
1818"Episode 18"7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)72,000[21]
Guests: Yvonne Sampson, Ruan Sims, Tariq Sims
1919"Episode 19"14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)82,000[22]
Christmas In July Special
Guests: Steven Menzies, John Hopoate, Dylan Walker, Curtis Sironen
2020"Episode 20"21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)69,000[23]
Guests: Corey Norman, Matthew Johns
2121"Episode 21"28 July 2017 (2017-07-28)92,000[24]
Guests: Eric Grothe Jr., Jordan Rapana
2222"Episode 22"4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)83,000[25]
Retro Round Special
Guests: Greg Alexander, Trent Merrin
2323"Episode 23"11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)86,000[26]
Guests: Mark Gasnier, Matt Shirvington
Note: The Professor and Pagey were absent from the episode, and were replaced by Andrew Voss as host and Bryan Fletcher behind the bar.
2424"Episode 24"18 August 2017 (2017-08-18)80,000[27]
Guests: Gorden Tallis, Konrad Hurrell
Note: Pagey was absent from the episode, and was replaced by Nathan Hindmarsh behind the bar.
2525"Episode 25"25 August 2017 (2017-08-25)91,000[28]
On The Couch With Professor
Guests: Ryan Girdler, Clint Gutherson, Andrew Rochford
2626"Episode 26"1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)100,000[29]
Guests: Phil Rothfield, Paul Kent
2727"Episode 27"8 September 2017 (2017-09-08)37,000[30]
The Professor 365
Guests: Lara Pitt, Matt Shirvington
2828"Episode 28"15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)72,000[31]
Tommy Tuxedo's Funeral
Guests: Andrew Voss
2929"Episode 29"22 September 2017 (2017-09-22)58,000[32]
Guests: Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Steven Menzies
N/AN/A"Best of 2017"28 September 2017 (2017-09-28)N/A[33]
Best Of 2017 Special
Note: This 1-hour long episode aired on a Thursday night at 9.30pm following the final episode of The Late Show with Matty Johns for 2017.

Season 2 (2018) - The Professor's Farewell Tour

Note: All episodes feature James Rochford, Brett Finch, Chris Page, Nathan Hindmarsh and Emma Lawrence, unless otherwise noted.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateAustralian overnight viewers
301"Episode 1"9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)136,000[34]
Guests: James Graham
312"Episode 2"16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)167,000[35]
Guests: Chad Townsend, Emma Freedman
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode.
323"Episode 3"23 March 2018 (2018-03-23)150,000[36]
Guests: Nathan Ross, Connor Watson
334"Episode 4"30 March 2018 (2018-03-30)131,000[37]
Guests: Josh Hodgson
345"Episode 5"6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)88,000[38]
Guests: Trent Merrin
356"Episode 6"13 April 2018 (2018-04-13)122,000[39]
Guests: Chris Lawrence
Note: Pagey was absent from this episode, and was replaced by Emma Freedman.
367"Episode 7"20 April 2018 (2018-04-20)101,000[40]
Guests: Bryan Fletcher
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode.
378"Episode 8"27 April 2018 (2018-04-27)170,000[41]
Guests: Will Chambers
389"Episode 9"4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)125,000[42]
Star Wars Day Special
Guests: Josh Reynolds
3910"Episode 10"11 May 2018 (2018-05-11)93,000[43]
Guests: Gavin Cooper
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode, and was replaced by Bryan Fletcher.
4011"Episode 11"18 May 2018 (2018-05-18)140,000[44]
Guests: Brett Morris, Josh Morris
Note: Nathan Hindmarsh was absent from this episode, and was replaced by Emma Freedman.
4112"Episode 12"25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)78,000[45]
Guests: Apisai Koroisau
4213"Episode 13"1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)82,000[46]
Guests: Ethan Lowe
4314"Episode 14"8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)109,000[47]
Guests: Jason Nightingale
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode, and was replaced by Emma Freedman.
4415"Episode 15"15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)115,000[48]
Guests: Angus Crichton
4516"Episode 16"29 June 2018 (2018-06-29)91,000[49]
Guests: Andrew Voss
Note: Nathan Hindmarsh was absent from this episode.
4617"Episode 17"6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)77,000[50]
Guests: Alex Johnston, Chris Heighington
Note: Emma Lawrence was absent from this episode.
4718"Episode 18"13 July 2018 (2018-07-13)98,000[51]
Guests: Robbie Farah, Todd Carney
Note: Emma Lawrence was absent from this episode.
4819"Episode 19"20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)124,000[52]
2048 Special
Guests: Mark Gasnier, Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode.
4920"Episode 20"27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)90,000[53]
Retro Round Special
Guests: Greg Alexander, Agro
Note: Brett Finch was absent from this episode.
5021"Episode 21"3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)122,000[54]
Guests: Akmal Saleh
5122"Episode 22"10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)162,000[55]
Guests: Justin Hodges, Chris Lawrence, Wade Graham
Note: Pagey was absent from this episode, and was replaced by Emma Freedman.
5223"Episode 23"17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)118,000[56]
Guests: Arj Barker
5324"Episode 24"24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)128,000[57]
Guests: Phil Rothfield, Paul Kent
Note: This episode is the last appearance from Emma Lawrence due to her signing with Network Ten.
5425"Episode 25"31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)142,000[58]
Guests: George Burgess, Tom Burgess, Steven Menzies
5526"Episode 26"7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)66,000[59]
Mad Monday Special
Guests: Ben Ikin, Emma Freedman
5627"Episode 27"14 September 2018 (2018-09-14)68,000[60]
Guests: Chris Heighington, Ronnie Palmer
5728"Episode 28"21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)53,000[61]
Guests: Matt Shirvington

See also

References

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