Channel 5 (UK) programming series such as "Your Sport" focusing on sport in local communities. Upon launch, Channel 5's programming followed a strict schedule with the intention that viewers could tune in and always know what to expect. Major features of the Channel 5's early scheduling structure included daily soap opera "Family Affairs" at 6.30pm, a nightly news broadcast at 8.30pm, presented by Kirsty Young. That was followed by a film at 9pm every night and "The Jack Docherty Show", a comedy chat show. Daytime programmes included "Sunset Beach", the American soap opera, Leeza Gibbons' chat show, "Leeza" and "5 News Early". Weekend programming
Football on 5 1998 World Cup qualifying match between Poland and England in Chorzów. From 1997 to 2007, Channel 5 showed many away qualifying matches involving the home nations. England were shown playing in Poland (twice), Luxembourg, Bulgaria and Albania. In fact, the first game against Poland brought in the highest number of viewers the channel has ever seen to date. This was the high point of Football on 5's early coverage as they showed all the qualifying campaign for Euro 2000 for England but these qualifying matches have since transferred to the BBC and Sky Sports from 2001-2008 and ITV since 2008.