Rachel Riley has proved hugely popular on Countdown and some of her other TV ventures, but she was stepping into the unknown with her move to Friday Night Football.
The presenter, who was joined on her debut by experienced faces like Jeff Stelling and Jamie Carragher, has seen
her move to a regular sports slot met with plenty of approval.
Sure, some were worried her support for Manchester United might be an issue, but that was just a minority of people.
Riley seemed excited enough to be getting things underway ahead of United's Premier League meeting with Southampton at Old Trafford.
https://twitter.com/RachelRileyRR/status/766641686621609984
There may have been just one Friday night Premier League kick-off throughout last season - with United winning at Villa Park through an Adnan Januzaj goal - but we'll get to see plenty more this season.
That means more Riley, and she seems to have left a good early impression on viewers.
https://twitter.com/TommyEv3192/status/766706356174917632
https://twitter.com/EllisDavies/status/766706342505615360
https://twitter.com/kloppopedia/status/766706251120144384
https://twitter.com/Brookyboy1970/status/766706238797312000
https://twitter.com/CamStephen/status/766706169033420800
Riley aside, though, some felt as though there was a need to iron out a few kinks in the format.
https://twitter.com/TMortimerFtbl/status/766701809561923588
https://twitter.com/fateiskind/status/766703192335851520
https://twitter.com/Billie_T/status/766702358881591297
https://twitter.com/CraigEnglish92/status/766692360034062336
That's pretty understandable for the first show in a new series, so we'll forgive Sky for the time being and see if they take note for the rest of the 2016/17 campaign.
For now, we're just enjoying the fact that there's Premier League football on a Friday night.
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