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Sarah Clapson & Jamie Kemble

Figures show Nottingham Forest a favourite for live TV cameras - and they will get a cash boost

Nottingham Forest racked up the third-highest number of live televised games in the Championship this season.

The Reds were on the box 17 times in total, with only West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United featuring on more occassions.

It will mean a helpful cash boost for the club, particularly as the final nine fixtures were played behind closed doors, meaning no matchday revenue.

The English Football League signed a controversial TV deal in 2018, handing Sky Sports the rights to show 138 league games per season across the three divisions.

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As part of that deal, it was confirmed clubs would be awarded money on a game-by-game basis, as well as receiving the £2.3m Basic Award and £4.5m Solidarity Payment.

In the EFL, based on the figures reported last year - which are expected to remain the same this season - clubs receive £100,000 for every home game shown. That figure rises to £120,000 if the fixture is played on a Sunday and £140,000 if played on a Thursday.

Away teams get a fixed payment of £10,000 per game shown on TV regardless of the day.

The terms of the TV deal mean some teams receive significantly more money than others, with a handful of teams far more popular with broadcasters than others due to the viewing figures they attract.

The Baggies saw 21 of their fixtures selected for TV, which is 17 times more than the least-shown teams, Blackburn Rovers, Reading and Barnsley.

It puts Albion top of the list, with champions Leeds second (18 TV games) and Forest third.

See the full figures below.

West Brom - 21

Leeds United - 18

Brentford - 12*

Fulham - 16*

Cardiff - 14*

Swansea - 12*

Nottingham Forest - 17

Millwall - 9

Preston - 10

Derby - 16

Blackburn - 4

Bristol City - 11

Nottingham Forest boss Sabri Lamouchi faces the media (Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)

QPR - 10

Reading - 4

Stoke - 10

Sheffield Wednesday - 9

Middlesbrough - 10

Huddersfield - 10

Luton - 5

Birmingham - 10

Barnsley - 4

Wigan - 5

Hull - 7

*Play-off games not included.

**Teams in order of final league position. Figures include league games only.

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