The Australian Football League tried Sunday Nights and….

While you wait 5 more hours on this beautiful Sunday afternoon for the fame to start, enjoy this.

Part of that plan brought about the immensely unpopular Sunday night fixtures, an idea so unbelievably flawed it’s staggering to think not one person at AFL headquarters was able to stand up and put a stop to the madness.But the madness ensued, and the public voted with their feet and their Tweets. The big ticket matches in Melbourne drew disappointing crowds, and although the TV numbers stayed high, the AFL smartly scratched the idea. The kids have to go to school the next day, after all.

Source: AFL strikes gold with Thursday night football after years of fixturing mis-steps – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)